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Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph Laughlin, 24 March 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Joseph Laughlin, 24 March 1869
  • Date: March 24, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00849
  • 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 Laughlin, 24 March 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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March 24, 1869. Joseph Laughlin, Esq. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18th inst. with enclosures, and to say that he has transmitted it to the Secretary of the Treasury, with the suggestion that it be referred to the 2d Comptroller for investigation. Very resp. yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk
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