Matthew F. Pleasants to Jacob P. Leese, 10 October 1866

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Jacob P. Leese, 10 October 1866
Date: October 10, 1866
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00134
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Jacob P. Leese, 10 October 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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October 10, 1866. To Jacob P. Leese, Esq. Metropolitan Hotel New York City. Sir: By direction of the Attorney General, I send you herewith a copy of a letter addressed to him by Hon. J. A. McDougall, U. S. Senator from California, dated Oct. 8, 1866, relative to your appointment as U. S. Marshal for California. The charges contained therein are so grave that the Attorney General desires from you as prompt an answer as possible; indeed, he suggests a personal interview, as perhaps best for your own & the public interest. Very respectfully, &c. M. F. Pleasants, Act'g Chief Clerk.