Orville Hickman Browning to T. B. Florence, 2 July 1868

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Title: Orville Hickman Browning to T. B. Florence, 2 July 1868
Date: July 2, 1868
Creator(s): Orville Hickman Browning | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00588
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Cite this page: Browning, Orville Hickman and Walt Whitman. "Orville Hickman Browning to T. B. Florence, 2 July 1868." 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 2, 1868. Hon. T. B. Florence, Present. Sir: In compliance with your request on behalf of the party, and of other gentlemen who have recommended him to favor, I have consented to suspend the case of Christian Priesendantz for a few days—but enclose for your information a copy of my letter of this date to Mr. Ellmaker, the United States Marshal. Respectfully, your obd't serv't, OH Browning Attorney General adinterim.