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Matthew F. Pleasants to John H. Gilmer, 29 March 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to John H. Gilmer, 29 March 1869
  • Date: March 29, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00856
  • 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 John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to John H. Gilmer, 29 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 29, John H. Gilmer, Esq. Richmond, Va. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to say, in reply to your telegram of this date, that prosecutions in the District Courts of the United States are devolved solely upon the U. S. Dist. Attorneys, unless Assistant Counsel are appointed by the Head of one of the Executive Departments. Very Resp. yours, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.
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