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Title: W. A. Field to Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, 13 August 1869
Date: August 13, 1869
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00987
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August 13, 1869.
Hon. E. R. Hoar,
Attorney General U. S.
Concord, Mass.
In Pratt's case at New York I think we should resist interference by State Court with Commissioner's process, by military force, if necessary.
W. A. Field,
Acting Attorney General.
Telegram
Pratt's Case New York