William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 21 August 1868

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Title: William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 21 August 1868
Date: August 21, 1868
Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00634
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Cite this page: Evarts, William M. and Walt Whitman. "William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 21 August 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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August 21, 1868. Hon. O. H. Browning, Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the account, approved by me, and amounting to One thousand dollars, of H. H. Wells, Esq. for services as special counsel for the United States in the case of the United States vs. Jefferson Davis, and request its payment out of the appropriate fund. Respectfully, your obd't serv't, Wm. M. Evarts, Attorney General.