W. A. Field to Hamilton Fish, 2 August 1869

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Title: W. A. Field to Hamilton Fish, 2 August 1869
Date: August 2, 1869
Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00972
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Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to Hamilton Fish, 2 August 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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August 2, 1869. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I have the honor to send enclosed herewith a copy of a letter received today from Messrs. Sands & Wilson, Attorneys of one Daniel Dusky. They ask that a copy of a pardon alleged to have been granted to Dusky, and to have been lost, may be transmitted to them. This letter is sent to the Department of State, for such action as may seem best to that Department. Very Respectfully, &c. &c. W. A. Field, Acting Attorney General.

Dan'l Dusky's pardon—copy of -