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W. A. Field to Hamilton Fish, 13 August 1869

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  • Title: W. A. Field to Hamilton Fish, 13 August 1869
  • Date: August 13, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00988
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to Hamilton Fish, 13 August 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.00988.xml (TEI)

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August 13, 1869. To the Secretary of State. Sir: At the request of the Marshal of the United States for the Southern Dist. of New York, I have the honor to transmit herewith a bill, received this morning, for the services and, expenses of certain detective police officers, in the investigation of the Cuban fili bustering​ Expeditions. Very respectfully, W. A. Field, Acting Attorney General.
Bill of detectives.
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