Matthew F. Pleasants to George Blair, 24 October 1866

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to George Blair, 24 October 1866
Date: October 24, 1866
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00149
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to George Blair, 24 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 24, 1866. To Geo. Blair, Esq. New Orleans, La. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to say, in reply to your letter of the 19th inst. that this office has no information in regard to the case of J. Lowenthal. If any proceedings have been instituted against him by the U. S., you will obtain any information you may desire relative thereto, from Hon. P. H. Morgan, the U. S. Dist. Attorney, to whom you are respectfully referred. Very truly yours, &c. M. F. Pleasants, Act'g Ch. Clerk.