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Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Schuyler Colfax, 10 January 1870

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  • Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to Schuyler Colfax, 10 January 1870
  • Date: January 10, 1870
  • Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01150
  • 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 Schuyler Colfax, 10 January 1870." 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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January 10, 1870. Hon. Schuyler Colfax, President of the Senate. Sir: Pursuant to a resolution of the Senate of the United States, passed December 22, 1869, I herewith enclose a copy of the opinion of the Attorney General of July 29, 1869, relating to our National Cemeteries in the lately rebellious States, and on the question of acquiring exclusive jurisdiction by the United States over lands obtained for that purpose. Very respectfully, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.
Enc. opin. on title to national cemeteries south.
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