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Matthew F. Pleasants to T. W. Egan, 30 October 1869

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to T. W. Egan, 30 October 1869
  • Date: October 30, 1869
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01058
  • 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 T. W. Egan, 30 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 30, 1869. Gen'l T. W. Egan, Ebbitt House, Washington, D. C. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to say in reply to your note, of this date that recommendations for office transmitted to this Department are considered to belong to its files, and it is against the rules of the office to return them. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk
declining return of papers.
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