William M. Evarts to Richard H. Dana, 20 November 1868

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Title: William M. Evarts to Richard H. Dana, 20 November 1868
Date: November 20, 1868
Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00688
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Cite this page: Evarts, William M. and Walt Whitman. "William M. Evarts to Richard H. Dana, 20 November 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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November 20, 1868. R. H. Dana, Esq. Boston, Mass. Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter I have this day addressed to S. Ferguson Beach, Esq. U. S. Attorney for the District of Virginia, and to say that he will be in attendance at the Court in Richmond, prepared to make the arrangement suggested in my letter. The term commences on Monday, the 23d inst., I learn, and not the 25th as has heretofore been my impression. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Wm. M. Evarts, Attorney General.