William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 30 November 1868

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Title: William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 30 November 1868
Date: November 30, 1868
Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00715
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Cite this page: Evarts, William M. and Walt Whitman. "William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 30 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 30, 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, ($1000:) of Hon. Caleb Cushing, for retainer, opinion, and counsel-fee in the case of the United States v. The Meteor—U. S. Supreme Court, December term, 1868; and to request its payment out of the appropriate fund. Yours very respectfully, &c. Wm. M. Evarts, Attorney General.