William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 2 December 1868

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Title: William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 2 December 1868
Date: December 2, 1868
Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00722
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Cite this page: Evarts, William M. and Walt Whitman. "William M. Evarts to Orville Hickman Browning, 2 December 1868." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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December 2, 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 $2500: of R. H. Dana, Jr. for legal services as special counsel in the case of the United States ag't Jefferson Davis—and to request its payment from the appropriate fund. Very respectfully, yours, Wm. M. Evarts, Attorney General.

Jeff'n Davis trial

Acc't of R. H. Dana