Matthew F. Pleasants to C. G. Mauro, 17 October 1866

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to C. G. Mauro, 17 October 1866
Date: October 17, 1866
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00138
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to C. G. Mauro, 17 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 17, 1866. To C. G. Mauro, Esq. U. S. Att'y. St. Louis, Mo. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to say in reply to your letter of the 13th inst. relative to the "Conspiracy Cases," that you are hereby instructed & authorized, (subject to your own discretion,) to dismiss them all. Very respectfully, &c. M. F. Pleasants, Act'g. Ch. Clerk.