Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 March 1870

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 March 1870
Date: March 7, 1870
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01243
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 March 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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March 7, 1870. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th inst. in which you request that the papers sent me enclosed in your letter of the 3d inst. relating to the issue of warrants or notes by the State of Florida, may be returned to you. I accordingly return them herewith, without expressing any opinion upon the questions of law stated in your first letter. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.

returning papers.