Matthew F. Pleasants to S. F. Keyes, 19 January 1870

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to S. F. Keyes, 19 January 1870
Date: January 19, 1870
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01167
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Editorial Notes: 1. This document refers to the January 19, 1870 letter from Matthew F. Pleasants to William Loughridge, which reads: "Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to say that he has forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury the opinion on the Bounty Law of March 3d, 1869, referred to in your letter of the 13th ultimo. Very respectfully, &c M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk."

2. The ditto mark in the margin of this document refers to the note, "opinion on Bounty Law," which appears in the January 19, 1870 letter from Matthew F. Pleasants to William Loughridge.
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to S. F. Keyes, 19 January 1870." 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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January 19, 1870. S. F. Keyes, Esq. 33 School st. Boston, Mass. [Same letter as preceding.]

This document refers to the January 19, 1870 letter from Matthew F. Pleasants to William Loughridge, which reads: "Sir: I am directed by the Attorney General to say that he has forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury the opinion on the Bounty Law of March 3d, 1869, referred to in your letter of the 13th ultimo. Very respectfully, &c M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk."

The ditto mark in the margin of this document refers to the note, "opinion on Bounty Law," which appears in the January 19, 1870 letter from Matthew F. Pleasants to William Loughridge.