Matthew F. Pleasants to Charles C. Wilson, 13 February 1869

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Charles C. Wilson, 13 February 1869
Date: February 13, 1869
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00782
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Feb. 13, 1869. Hon. C. C. Wilson, Kewanee, Ill. Sir: The Attorney Gen. directs me to say that for reasons assigned in your letter of the 9th inst. your leave of absence is hereby extended so long as the illness of your family may require your presence with them—not to exceed sixty days, without further consultation with this office. Res. &c &c. M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Cl'k.