John M. Binckley to Lyman Trumbull, 21 January 1868

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Title: John M. Binckley to Lyman Trumbull, 21 January 1868
Date: January 21, 1868
Creator(s): John M. Binckley | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00407
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Cite this page: Binckley, John M. and Walt Whitman. "John M. Binckley to Lyman Trumbull, 21 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 21, 1868. Hon. Lyman Trumbull, Chairman Judiciary Committee, Senate United States Sir: The District Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas having addressed the Attorney General in a letter in which he states what he supposes to be good reasons against abolishing the said judicial District, it is deemed proper to furnish you with a copy of them, which please find herewith. Respectfully, your obedient servant, John M. Binckley, Assistant Attorney Gen'l.