W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 5 May 1869

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Title: W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 5 May 1869
Date: May 5, 1869
Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00901
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Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to George S. Boutwell, 5 May 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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May 5th, 1869. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to request that you will issue a warrant on the Treasurer of the United States in favor of Bushrod Birch, Esq. Disbursing Clerk, Treasury Department, for the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars, ($1500:00,) and charge the same to the appropriation for the purchase of Law and other necessary books for this Office. Very Resp. Sir, &c. &c. W. A. Field, Act'g Attorney General.