In Whitman's Hand

Scribal Documents

About this Item

Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Elihu B. Washburne, 11 March 1869

Date: March 11, 1869

Whitman Archive ID: nar.00833

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 correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.

Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang, Nima Najafi Kianfar, Kevin McMullen, and John Schwaninger



page image
image 1

March 11, 1869.

Hon. Elihu B. Washburne,

Secretary of State.

Sir:

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of my commission as Attorney General of the United States, and to inform you that I am a native of Massachusetts. I herewith enclose my oath of allegiance, duly executed.

I have the honor to be,

your obedient serv't.

Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar.

Attorney General.


Comments?

Published Works | In Whitman's Hand | Life & Letters | Commentary | Resources | Pictures & Sound

Support the Archive | About the Archive

Distributed under a Creative Commons License. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price, editors.