W. A. Field to Reverdy Johnson, 21 April 1870

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Title: W. A. Field to Reverdy Johnson, 21 April 1870
Date: April 21, 1870
Creator(s): W. A. Field | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01338
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Contributors to digital file: Nima Najafi Kianfar Courtney Rebecca Lawton Kenneth M. Price
Cite this page: Field, W. A. and Walt Whitman. "W. A. Field to Reverdy Johnson, 21 April 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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April 21, 1870 Hon. Reverdy Johnson Baltimore, Md. Sir: Agreeably to your request I send you an Opinion of the Attorney General, given April 27, 1869, relating to the compensation of Collectors, naval officers, and surveyors of customs. I have obtained the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury that this Opinion may be sent you. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, W. A. Field. Assistant Attorney General.

trans. copy of opinion