Matthew F. Pleasants to W. W. Jones, 20 May 1870

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Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to W. W. Jones, 20 May 1870
Date: May 20, 1870
Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01345
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Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to W. W. Jones, 20 May 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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May 20, 1870. W. W. Jones, Esq. Deer Lodge City Montana Terr. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 9th inst. I am directed to say that the U. S. Marshal for the Northern Dist. of Ohio is Russell Hastings, Esq. at Cleveland. Your letter has been referred to the Solicitor of the Treasury, to whose jurisdiction the subject matter belongs. Very respectfully yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.

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