Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to J. D. Cox, 12 April 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to J. D. Cox, 12 April 1869
Date: April 12, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00870
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to J. D. Cox, 12 April 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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April 12, 1869. Hon. J. D. Cox, Secretary of the Interior. Sir: In reply to your letter of the 19th inst. touching the question of the eligibility of Gen. E. S. Parker, to the office of Chief of a Bureau of your Department, I have the honor to state that, on the facts presented, I do not perceive that he is disqualified from holding such office, under the Constitution and laws of the United States. I am sir, with great respect, Your obedient servant, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.

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