Matthew F. Pleasants to Philip H. Morgan, 29 January 1867

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Philip H. Morgan, 29 January 1867
Date: January 29, 1867
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00197
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Philip H. Morgan, 29 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 29, 1867. Hon. P. H. Morgan, U. S. Attorney, New Orleans, La. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to transmit you the enclosed copy of a letter from the commissioner of the General Land Office, relative to certain suits in Louisiana, to which the U. S. is a party. Concurring in the views of the Commissioner, the Attorney General declines to give any instructions in regard to the cases mentioned, & leaves them to your own sense of official duty. Very respectfully, yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.