Matthew F. Pleasants to F. W. Power, 12 August 1868

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to F. W. Power, 12 August 1868
Date: August 12, 1868
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00625
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to F. W. Power, 12 August 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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August 12, 1868. F. W. Power, Esq. Richmond, Va. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 11th instant, I am directed by the Attorney General to say that the case of the National Cemetery near Yorktown is now under examination in this office. The Attorney General has no duty to perform in reference to the price of the land, but confines himself to the investigation of the validity of the title proposed to be conveyed. Very respectfully, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.