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Matthew F. Pleasants to D. H. Fitzgerald, 27 January 1870

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to D. H. Fitzgerald, 27 January 1870
  • Date: January 27, 1870
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01177
  • 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 Vanessa Steinroetter John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to D. H. Fitzgerald, 27 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 27, 1870. D. H. Fitzgerald, Esq. 91 South West street, Syracuse, N. Y. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th inst., and to say that, having no jurisdiction as to its subject matter, he has referred it to the Secretary of the Treasury. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.
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