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Orville Hickman Browning to William H. Seward, 7 July 1868

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  • Title: Orville Hickman Browning to William H. Seward, 7 July 1868
  • Date: July 7, 1868
  • Creator(s): Orville Hickman Browning | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00595
  • 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: Browning, Orville Hickman and Walt Whitman. "Orville Hickman Browning to William H. Seward, 7 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 7, 1868. Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Sir: I had the honor to receive your communication of the 6th instant respecting alleged hostile expeditions supposed to be fitting out within the jurisdiction of the United States, with the object of violating the territory of a friendly power—and herewith enclose a copy of the instructions which I have issued to the Dist. Attorney and Marshal at New Orleans, in the premises. The papers which accompanied your letter are herewith returned, as requested. Respectfully, your obedient servant, OH Browning​ Attorney General ad interim
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