Henry Stanbery to G. B. Lamar, 18 November 1867

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Title: Henry Stanbery to G. B. Lamar, 18 November 1867
Date: November 18, 1867
Creator(s): Henry Stanbery | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00302
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November 18, 1867. G. B. Lamar, Esq. Savannah, Geo. Sir: In answer to yours of the 4th inst. I have to say that upon application to the Secretary of the Treasury I was informed that your box of papers had been returned by him to the War Department. I have since communicated your request to the Secretary of War ad int., and he declines to surrender any of the papers. Very respectfully yours, Henry Stanbery.