Matthew F. Pleasants to John Phillips, 9 February 1867

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to John Phillips, 9 February 1867
Date: February 9, 1867
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00206
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Feb. 9, 1867. John Phillips, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Charleston, S. C. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General, to whom was referred your letter of the 1st inst. to the President, to say that the resignation of your Office, tendered therein, is hereby accepted. Respectfully, &c. M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.