J. Hubley Ashton to Evarts, Southmayd, & Choate, 31 August 1868

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Title: J. Hubley Ashton to Evarts, Southmayd, & Choate, 31 August 1868
Date: August 31, 1868
Creator(s): J. Hubley Ashton | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00685
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Cite this page: Ashton, J. Hubley and Walt Whitman. "J. Hubley Ashton to Evarts, Southmayd, & Choate, 31 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 31, 1868. Messrs. Evarts, Southmayd, & Choate, No. 52 Wall Street, New York City. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of your letter of the 28th inst, & enclose herewith proof sheets of the opinion to which I suppose you refer. If it will be convenient for you to return them, I will be obliged. Very truly yours, J. Hubley Ashton, Acting Att'y. Gen.