J. Hubley Ashton to John McAllister Schofield, 5 September 1868

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to John McAllister Schofield, 5 September 1868
Date: September 5, 1868
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00655
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to John McAllister Schofield, 5 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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Washington, September 5, 1868. Hon. J. M. Schofield, Secretary of War. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I received a telegram from the United States Marshal at Key West, stating that Judge Boynton refuses a writ of habeas corpus in the cases of Mudd and others. Respectfully, your obd't serv't, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Attorney General.