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Matthew F. Pleasants to Charles G. Rumford, 28 October 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Charles G. Rumford, 28 October 1869
  • Date: October 28, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01053
  • 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 Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Charles G. Rumford, 28 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 28, 1869. Charles G. Rumford, Esq. Clerk U. S. Courts, Wilmington, Del. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to say that having no official relations with the clerks of the United States Courts, this Office has issued no circulars or instructions for their guidance in the discharge of their official duties. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
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