Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to L. F. Reuther, 26 October 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to L. F. Reuther, 26 October 1869
Date: October 26, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01050
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to L. F. Reuther, 26 October 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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October 26, 1869. L. F. Reuther, Esq. New York. Sir: Your letter of the 21st inst. to the President, has been by him referred to me. The questions you ask are not such as, in my opinion, it is his duty to answer. Very respectfully, &c. E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.

opinion declined