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Matthew F. Pleasants to George W. Paschal, 23 October 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to George W. Paschal, 23 October 1869
  • Date: October 23, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01047
  • 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 George W. Paschal, 23 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 23, 1869. Geo. W. Paschal, Esq. 467 Sixth street, Washington, D. C. Sir: In reply to your request for the return of a letter transmitted to this Office in June last, I am instructed by the Attorney General to say that papers forwarded to this office relating to appointments to office, or the prevention of appointments, are considered to belong to the files of the Department, and it is against our rules to permit them to be taken therefrom. Very resp. yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
declining to return papers.
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