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Matthew F. Pleasants to Reason Roberts, 9 February 1870

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Reason Roberts, 9 February 1870
  • Date: February 9, 1870
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01196
  • 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 Reason Roberts, 9 February 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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February 9, 1870. Reason Roberts, Esq. Sweetwater, Tenn. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst., asking his official opinion upon your claim for bounty, and to say that the statute establishing this office does not permit him to answer questions of law except when propounded by the President or the Head of one of the Executive Departments. He is obliged therefore to decline your request. The papers are respectfully returned. Very respectfully, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk. (papers enc.)
Opinion declined
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