Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph Hertford, 7 January 1868

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph Hertford, 7 January 1868
Date: January 7, 1868
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00383
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph Hertford, 7 January 1868." 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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January 7, 1868. Joseph Hertford, Esq. Surveyor's Office, New York Custom House. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to say, in reply to your letter of the 3d instant, that the appointment of United States Commissioner is vested in the United States District Court. Very Respectfully, yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.