Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Hamilton Fish, 25 May 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Hamilton Fish, 25 May 1869
Date: May 25, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.00942
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Hamilton Fish, 25 May 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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May 25, 1869. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: Referring to the communication of your predecessor addressed to this office, Feb. 3, 1869, relative to the alleged arrest and homicide, in Arkansas, of one George Parker, said to be a retired officer of her Britannic Majesty's service, I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the Report of the Eastern District of Arkansas, on the case. I beg leave to call your attention to the last clause of this Report, and will be glad to hear from you any suggestions in regard to a future prosecution of the investigation. Very Respectfully, your obd't serv't, E. R. Hoar, Attorney Gen'l.