Matthew F. Pleasants to S. L. Warren, 2 August 1867

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to S. L. Warren, 2 August 1867
Date: August 2, 1867
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00235
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to S. L. Warren, 2 August 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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August 2, 1867. S. L. Warren, Esq. U. S. Attorney Memphis, Tenn. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 8th ult. I am directed by the Acting Attorney General to say that you are hereby authorized to employ Mr. M. L. Perkins as your assistant, at an annual compensation of Fifteen Hundred Dollars. His accounts should be sent, quarterly, to this Office, with a certificate from you that the services have been rendered. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clk.