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

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Elihu B. Washburne, 11 March 1869
Date: March 11, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00833
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Elihu B. Washburne, 11 March 1869." 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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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.