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Matthew F. Pleasants to Edgar L. Booraem, 3 November 1870

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  • Title: Matthew F. Pleasants to Edgar L. Booraem, 3 November 1870
  • Date: November 3, 1870
  • Creator(s): Matthew F. Pleasants | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01453
  • 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 Vanessa Steinroetter John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Pleasants, Matthew F. and Walt Whitman. "Matthew F. Pleasants to Edgar L. Booraem, 3 November 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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November 3, 1870. Edgar J. Booraem, Esq. Secretary, P. O. Box. 679, Washington, D. C. Sir: The Attorney General directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, and to say in reply that he has no means of furnishing you with the desired information as to the Justices of Peace of the District of Columbia. You are respectfully referred for it to the Superintendent of Metropolitan Police. Very respectfully, M. F. Pleasants, Ch. Clerk.
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