Matthew F. Pleasants to John Coburn, 11 June 1868

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to John Coburn, 11 June 1868
Date: June 11, 1868
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00562
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to John Coburn, 11 June 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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June 11, 1868. Hon. John Coburn. House of Representatives. Sir: The Attorney General adinterim directs me to say that your letter of the 10th instant, relative to a claim of Peter Wilkins, said to have been filed in the Adjutant General's Office in 1863, has been received, and referred to the Adjutant General, this office having no information of such claim. Very Respectfully, your obd't serv't, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.