Matthew F. Pleasants to R. R. Collier, 13 July 1868

About This Item

Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to R. R. Collier, 13 July 1868
Date: July 13, 1868
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00599
Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to R. R. Collier, 13 July 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
Source File: nar.00599.xml (TEI)

Image 1

July 13, 1868. R. R. Collier, Esq. Petersburg, Va. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General ad interim to say, in reply to your letter of the 25th ultimo, that his Opinion in the case of the title to the National Cemetery near City Point was made up and rendered to the Secretary of War on the 9th instant. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.