W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 4 May 1869

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Title: W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 4 May 1869
Date: May 4, 1869
Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00896
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May 4, 1869. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to return herewith the papers which accompanied your letter of the 1st inst. touching a suit pending in the U. S. District Court for Iowa, ag't August Kaiser, for an alleged violation of the Internal Revenue law, and to state that I concur in the recommendation of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, that a compromise of this suit be made upon the terms proposed. I am Sir, with great respect, &c. W. A. Field, Acting Attorney General.