Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 24 March 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 24 March 1869
Date: March 24, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00852
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 24 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 24, 1869. Hon. Geo. L. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith a number of papers respecting the settlement of the acc't of Jos. Laughlin, late a lieutenant of Volunteers, accompanied by a letter from him of the 18th inst., in which it has been alleged that a fraud has been committed by his agent upon the government,—and to suggest that they be referred to the Second Comptroller for investigation. Very Resp. yours, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.