J. Hubley Ashton to D. B. Eaton, 29 October 1866

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to D. B. Eaton, 29 October 1866
Date: October 29, 1866
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00161
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to D. B. Eaton, 29 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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Oct. 29, 1866 To D. B. Eaton, Esq. Counsellor, &c. N. Y. City. Sir: I enclose a copy of a letter relative to the steamer "Pearl." If you feel free to consent to the sale of the vessel, I will thank you to transmit such a consent to the U. S. Dist. Attorney at Key Wast, Fla. Yours respectfully, J. Hubley Ashton Ass't. Att'y. Gen.