Matthew F. Pleasants to John McAllister Schofield, 11 July 1868

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to John McAllister Schofield, 11 July 1868
Date: July 11, 1868
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00598
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to John McAllister Schofield, 11 July 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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July 11, 1868. Hon. J. M. Schofield, Secretary of War. Sir: By direction of the Attorney General, ad interim, I have the honor to request that you will furnish this office with copies of the letter of General U. S. Grant, Secretary of War ad interim, dated October 7, 1867, and the accompanying report of the Adjutant General and Paymaster General of the Army, relating to bounties to certain Indian regiments—the originals having been mislaid or lost. I am sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.