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Matthew F. Pleasants to H. Van Aernam, 22 July 1870

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to H. Van Aernam, 22 July 1870
  • Date: July 22, 1870
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01428
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to H. Van Aernam, 22 July 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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July 22, 1870. Hon. H. Van Aernam, Commissioner of Pensions. Sir: Your letter of the 30th ult. inquiring if Geo. C. Lamphere, of Galesburg, Ill., is U. S. Commissioner for the Northern District of Illinois was received this morning. In reply I am directed to say that this office has no information as to the names or dates of appointments of U. S. Commissioners. Very Resp. yours, M. F. Pleasants, Chief Clerk.
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