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Title: F. U. Stitt to A. Delmar, 31 October 1867
Date: October 31, 1867
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00265
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October 31, 1867.
Hon. A. Delmar,
Director Bureau of Statistics.
Sir:
I am directed by the Attorney General to say, in reply to your letter of the 30th inst. that no statistics are required by law to be prepared and published by this office. The official Register, known as the "Blue Book," contains all the information serviceable to your Bureau.
Very respectfully,
F. U. Stitt,
Act'g Ch. Clerk.