Matthew F. Pleasants to John D. Defrees, 28 December 1867

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to John D. Defrees, 28 December 1867
Date: December 28, 1867
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00373
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to John D. Defrees, 28 December 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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December 28, 1867. John D. Defrees, Esq. Congressional printer. Sir: In reply to your inquiry of the 26th instant, the Attorney General directs me to say that he would like to have fifteen (15,) copies of the "Blue Book," about to be printed—being the number of copies usually furnished to this office. Respectfully, &c. M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.