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William M. Evarts to Hugh McCulloch, 18 December 1868

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  • Title: William M. Evarts to Hugh McCulloch, 18 December 1868
  • Date: December 18, 1868
  • Creator(s): William M. Evarts | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00734
  • 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 John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen
  • Cite this page: Evarts, William M. and Walt Whitman. "William M. Evarts to Hugh McCulloch, 18 December 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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December 18, 1868. Hon. H. McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to request that you will issue a warrant on the Treasurer of the United States in favor of Bushrod Birch, Esq. disbursing clerk, Treasury Department, for the sum of Five thousand three hundred and eighty three dollars, and ninety three cents, ($5,383:93,) and charge the same to the appropriations indicated below. Very respectfully, sir, Your obedient servant Wm. M. Evarts, Attorney General.
Salaries of the Attorney General, Ass't. Attorneys General, clerks, & messenger, for December..... $2,883:93
Contingent Expenses........... 2,000:00
Legal assistance, & other necessary expenditures in the disposal of private land claims in California....... 500:00
$5383:93
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