A. J. Falls to R. S. Chew, 13 October 1871

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Title: A. J. Falls to R. S. Chew, 13 October 1871
Date: October 13, 1871
Creator(s): A. J. Falls | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02510
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Cite this page: Falls, A. J. and Walt Whitman. "A. J. Falls to R. S. Chew, 13 October 1871." 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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Oct. 13, 1871. R. S. Chew, Esq. Chief Clerk State Department. Sir: The Solicitor General has just handed me your note to him. I regret the mistake. You will please cause the Commissions to be issued now, to take effect on the 16th instant. It is desirable that these commissions should be signed by the President before he leaves the city, this noon. Very respectfully, A. J. Falls, Chief Clerk.

Indexed in Ex. B'k

certain commissions