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Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Person & French, 12 October 1869

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  • Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Person & French, 12 October 1869
  • Date: October 12, 1869
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01027
  • 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 Vanessa Steinroetter John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Person & French, 12 October 1869." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.01027.xml (TEI)

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October 12, 1869. Messrs. Person & French, Wilmington, N. C. Have you libelled the Hornet—or only prosecuted the officers?—or both? Telegraph. E. R. Hoar, Attorney General. (charge.)
Telegram
"Hornet" case
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