Matthew F. Pleasants to Adelbert Ames, 2 October 1869

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Adelbert Ames, 2 October 1869
Date: October 2, 1869
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01011
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Adelbert Ames, 2 October 1869." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 23 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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October 2, 1869. Maj. Gen. Adelbert Ames, Jackson, Miss. General: By direction of the Attorney General, I enclose herewith the commission of Mr. Edwin Hill, as U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, with the request that you forward it to him. The endorsement on the envelope will explain the reason for this request. Very respectfully, &c. M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk. (Enc.)

commission of U. S. Att. Hill