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Matthew F. Pleasants to John J. Copp, 28 February 1870

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to John J. Copp, 28 February 1870
  • Date: February 28, 1870
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01229
  • 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
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to John J. Copp, 28 February 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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February 28, 1870. John J. Copp, Esq. Groton, Conn. Sir: The Attorney General desires me to say, in reply to your inquiry of the 25th inst., that information of the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment has not yet been officially received. As soon as so received, it will be published in a proclamation by the President. Very respectfully, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
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