Matthew F. Pleasants to Ara Bartlett, 14 May 1868

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Ara Bartlett, 14 May 1868
Date: May 14, 1868
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00535
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Ara Bartlett, 14 May 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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May 14, 1868. Hon. Ara Bartlett, Chief Justice, Yankton, Dakota. Sir: The Attorney General ad interim directs me to say, in reply to your letter of the 24th ultimo, that you are hereby granted leave of absence for thirty days, in accordance with your request. Respectfully, Your obedient servant, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.