W. F. Peddrick to R. S. Field, 29 October 1868

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Title: W. F. Peddrick to R. S. Field, 29 October 1868
Date: October 29, 1868
Creator(s): W. F. Peddrick | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00663
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Cite this page: Peddrick, W. F. and Walt Whitman. "W. F. Peddrick to R. S. Field, 29 October 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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October 29, 1868. Hon. R. S. Field, Judge of the U. S. District Court, Princeton, N. J. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to transmit you a commission appointing Charles R. Cornwell to be U. S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey—and to request that you will deliver it to him when he shall have given the official bond, and taken the oath required by law. Very respectfully, yours, W. F. Peddrick, Clerk.