J. Hubley Ashton to E. C. Carrington, 27 September 1866

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to E. C. Carrington, 27 September 1866
Date: September 27, 1866
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00114
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to E. C. Carrington, 27 September 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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Sept. 27, 1866. To E. C. Carrington, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Washington. Sir: I enclose a petition addressed by French Forrest to the President, relative to a proceeding pending in this District against certain property claimed by him. You will please make a full report of the present status of the case, giving all the proceedings that have been had in it. Please return the enclosed letter. Very respectfully, &c &c J. Hubley Ashton, Assistant Atty Gen.