Matthew F. Pleasants to W. W. Blodgett, 28 February 1870

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to W. W. Blodgett, 28 February 1870
Date: February 28, 1870
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01231
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to W. W. Blodgett, 28 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 28, 1870. W. W. Blodgett, Esq. Pawtucket, R. I. Sir: The Attorney General desires me to say that he has no copy of the opinion referred to in your letter of the 26th inst., but that it was dated May 20th, 1869, and published in the New York papers, (certainly in the Tribune,) a few days thereafter. Very respectfully, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.

Relating to certain Opinion.