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W. A. Field to Benjamin HelmSmith, 21 May 1869

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  • Title: W. A. Field to Benjamin HelmSmith, 21 May 1869
  • Date: May 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00940
  • 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 Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to Benjamin HelmSmith, 21 May 1869." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.00940.xml (TEI)

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May 21, 1869. B. H. Smith, Esq. Charleston, Kanawha Co. West Va. Sir: Your letter of the 17th inst. relative to the employment of assistant counsel in the ejectment case of J. B. Brown vs. D. J. Young, has been received. The Attorney General has concluded to engage Mr. H. H. Blackburn of Martinsburg to aid you; and Mr. Andrews has been so informed, and requested to turn over to him all the papers relating to the case, now in his hands. The Attorney General requests that you will inform Mr. Blackburn that his services are engaged at the request of the War Department and will be paid for by that Department. Very Resp. yours, W. A. Field, Assistant Attorney Gen'l.
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Ejectment suit
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