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Matthew F. Pleasants to A. H. Handy, 4 February 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to A. H. Handy, 4 February 1869
  • Date: February 4, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00761
  • 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 Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to A. H. Handy, 4 February 1869." 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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February 4, 1869. A. H. Handy, Esq. Baltimore Md. Sir: I am directed by Assistant Attorney General Ashton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d inst. relative to the claim of Messrs. Sale & Dowd, for professional services; and to say, in reply, that the account has been approved, (with the suspension of one item,) and transmitted to the Interior Department for payment from the appropriate fund. Very respectfully yours M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk
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