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Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph A. Ware, 24 November 1868

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph A. Ware, 24 November 1868
  • Date: November 24, 1868
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00698
  • 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: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph A. Ware, 24 November 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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November 24, 1868. Joseph A. Ware, Esq. Solicitor, P. O. Dept. Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to inquire if you have any further information relative to the P. O. cases in the Northern Dist. of Mississippi, in which Messrs. Sale & Dowd were employed to assist the Dist. Attorney. Those gentlemen are pressing for a settlement of their account, and an early answer is respectfully requested. Yours respectfully M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk
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