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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to William Dorsheimer, 17 June 1867
Date: June 17, 1867
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00224
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June 17, 1867.
Hon. W. Dorsheimer,
U. S. Attorney
Buffalo, N. Y.
Sir:
In accordance with your application, & the recommendation of the U. S. District Judge, you are authorized to employ Mr. Oscar Folsom as your assistant, in addition to those already allowed you, at an annual compensation of Two thousand dollars, to date from May 1st, 1867, when his services began.
By order of the Attorney General.
M. F. Pleasants,
Chief Clerk.