James Speed to Caleb Baldwin, 9 April 1866

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Title: James Speed to Caleb Baldwin, 9 April 1866
Date: April 9, 1866
Creator(s): James Speed | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00093
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Cite this page: Speed, James and Walt Whitman. "James Speed to Caleb Baldwin, 9 April 1866." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Attorney General's Office, April 9, 1866. To Caleb Baldwin, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sir: You will find herewith a copy of a letter to Lieut. Gen. Grant. You will please investigate the matter, & if you find that the clerk of the court has been guilty of the disgraceful & dishonorable conduct with which he is charged, you will take such steps against him as are warranted by law. I am, sir, most respectfully, James Speed Attorney General.