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Matthew F. Pleasants to Moses Hallett, 20 February 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Moses Hallett, 20 February 1869
  • Date: February 20, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00803
  • 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 Moses Hallett, 20 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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Feb. 20, 1869 Hon. Moses Hallett, Chief Justice, Colorado Terr. Sir: In accordance with the request of the Hon. A. A. Bradford, & in view of the circumstances stated in his letter, of this date, the Attorney Gen'l directs me to say that you are granted a leave of absence for sixty days from your post of official duty. You are requested to report your return to the Territory, to this office. Respectfully, M. F. Pleasants Ch. Cl.
Leave of absence, 60 days
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