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Matthew F. Pleasants to E. B. Turner, 8 October 1866

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to E. B. Turner, 8 October 1866
  • Date: October 8, 1866
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00130
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to E. B. Turner, 8 October 1866." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.00130.xml (TEI)

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October 8, 1866. To E. B. Turner, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Austin, Texas. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d ult. relative to proceedings for confiscation in your District—and to say in reply that, at present, this office has no instructions to give you on the subject. Very respectfully, &c M. F. Pleasants, Act'g. Ch'f. Clerk.
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