Matthew F. Pleasants to Thomas J. Durant, 11 May 1869

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Thomas J. Durant, 11 May 1869
Date: May 11, 1869
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00915
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May 11, 1869 Thos. J. Durant, Esq. Washington, D. C. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th inst. relative to the case of the United States vs. 6 Lots of ground, property of T. J. Semmes; and to say that he has forwarded to the U. S. Attorney at New Orleans instructions in the case, a copy of which will be furnished to you on your application to him. Very Resp. yours, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.

U. S. ag't. 6 Lots of land (T. J. Semmes, Louisiana)