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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
  • 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 Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • 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 26 April 2024. <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.
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