J. Hubley Ashton to William M. Evarts, 29 August 1868

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to William M. Evarts, 29 August 1868
Date: August 29, 1868
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00647
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to William M. Evarts, 29 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 29, 1868. Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, Attorney General. Windsor, Vermont. Writs of habeas corpus applied for at Key West, for Mudd, Spangler, and Arnold. Shall I advise War Department, if asked, to obey writs, if issued? Shall I instruct Marshal at Philadelphia to recognize O'Neill? He has taken oaths before Commissioner. J. Hubley Ashton.

Telegram.