F. U. Stitt to Francis Bugbee, 4 November 1867

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Title: F. U. Stitt to Francis Bugbee, 4 November 1867
Date: November 4, 1867
Creator(s): F. U. Stitt | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00268
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Cite this page: Stitt, F. U. and Walt Whitman. "F. U. Stitt to Francis Bugbee, 4 November 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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November 4, 1867. Francis Bugbee, Esq. United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama. Sir: I am ordered by the Attorney General to direct you to report to this office, at your earliest convenience, a statement of the cases pending in your District for the confiscation of the property of Clement C. Clay, Sr. and Jr., and to instruct you to suspend all proceedings in these cases until further advised by the Attorney General. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, F. U. Stitt, Acting Chief Clerk.