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Matthew F. Pleasants to Walter F. Austin, 21 October 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Walter F. Austin, 21 October 1869
  • Date: October 21, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01042
  • 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 Vanessa Steinroetter John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Walter F. Austin, 21 October 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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October 21, 1869. Walter F. Austin, Esq. No. 96 Diamond street, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to say, in reply to your letter of the 18th inst. that he will give his attention to any written statement you may desire to make, relating to the question of bounties, under the Act of March 3, 1869. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
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