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Matthew F. Pleasants to L. E. B. DeLorme, 28 October 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to L. E. B. DeLorme, 28 October 1869
  • Date: October 28, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01054
  • 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 L. E. B. DeLorme, 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. L. E.B. DeLorme, Esq. Darien, Ga. Sir: I am instructed to say in reply to your inquiry of the 18th inst. that this office has no information, and no means of information, as to the title of the United States to Blackbeard Island. Very Respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
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