Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to A. E. Borie, 30 April 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to A. E. Borie, 30 April 1869
Date: April 30, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00887
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to A. E. Borie, 30 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 30, 1869. Hon. A. E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy. Sir: I have received the enclosed letter from Mr. John A. Bolles, Solicitor, etc.; but it does not appear whether or not it was written by your direction. I will be happy to learn whether you have any desire in regard to the subject matter of this communication. Very respectfully yours, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.