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Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to C. M. Hawley, 24 September 1869

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  • Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to C. M. Hawley, 24 September 1869
  • Date: September 24, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.00997
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to C. M. Hawley, 24 September 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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September 24, 1869. Hon. C. M. Hawley. Salt Lake City, Utah. Sir: Without expressing an opinion upon the absolute necessity of your taking the oath of office which Judge Wilson insists upon, it seems to me the easiest and simplest course to avoid all question and difficulty by taking it. It certainly can do no harm, and I should advise you to end the controversy in that way. Very Respectfully, E. R. Hoar. p 59
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