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J. Hubley Ashton to Charles Abel, 3 September 1868

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  • Title: J. Hubley Ashton to Charles Abel, 3 September 1868
  • Date: September 3, 1868
  • Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00652
  • 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: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to Charles Abel, 3 September 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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September 3, 1868. Charles Abel, Esq. Collector Internal Revenue, 1st Dist. Penn. Philadelphia. Sir: Your letter of the 29th inst. inquiring whom you are to recognize as U. S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is received. It is not the duty of this office to instruct officers of the Internal Revenue, but I may state, what no doubt you already know, that the President has appointed and commissioned John P. O'Neill, Esq. to be District Attorney for that District—and that he has taken the official oath. These are the only facts which it is deemed necessary to mention. Very respectfully yours, J. Hubley Ashton, Act'g Attorney General
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