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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to W. J. Conkling, 21 December 1868
Date: December 21, 1868
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00735
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December 21, 1868.
W. J. Conkling, Esq.
Springfield, Ill.
Sir:
By direction of the Attorney General I return herewith your letter of the 17th instant.
The case mentioned therein is one that requires the action of the U. S. District Attorney, or the State District Attorney; but the Attorney General has no official connection with it whatever.
Very respectfully yours,
M. F. Pleasants,
Chief Clerk.
[letter enclosed]