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W. A. Field to William A. Richardson, 29 December 1869

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  • Title: W. A. Field to William A. Richardson, 29 December 1869
  • Date: December 29, 1869
  • Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01136
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to William A. Richardson, 29 December 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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Hon. W. A. Richardson, Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: In accordance with your oral request, I have the honor to return herewith, without an opinion, the papers contained in the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, dated April 17, 1869, relative to the proper construction to be placed on certain Acts of Congress therein referred to, on the subject of claims for the use, loss, or damage to steamboats impressed into the military service of the United States in certain states. Very respectfully, your obd't serv't, W. A. Field, Act'g Attorney General
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