Matthew F. Pleasants to L. H. Chandler, 12 January 1867

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to L. H. Chandler, 12 January 1867
Date: January 12, 1867
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00179
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to L. H. Chandler, 12 January 1867." 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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January 12, 1867. Hon. L. H. Chandler, U. S. Attorney, Norfolk, Va. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to transmit you a copy of a letter (with its enclosures.) from the Secretary of War, relative to a suit against Rev. Vincent Palen, pending in your District. The Attorney General desires that you give proper attention to the case. Very Respectfully your obd't serv't. M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.