J. Hubley Ashton to Hiram Willey, 23 October 1866

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to Hiram Willey, 23 October 1866
Date: October 23, 1866
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00146
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to Hiram Willey, 23 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 23, 1866. To Hiram Willey, Esq. U. S. Attorney, New London, Conn. Sir: You are instructed, by request of the Secretary of War, to defend any suit brought in a State Court, or otherwise, against Capt. & Bv't. Maj. W. R. Pease, U. S.A. Chief Must'g & Disb. Officer for Conn. & R. J., at Hartford, by one B. F. Ellis, for damages to certain premises, mentioned in the enclosed letter, to the Adj. Gen. Yours respectfully, J. Hubley Ashton, Ass't. Att'y. Gen'l.