Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William Rowell, 26 March 1870

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William Rowell, 26 March 1870
Date: March 26, 1870
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01275
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William Rowell, 26 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 26, 1870. Wm Rowell, Esq. Osceola, Lewis Co. New York. Sir: I have received your letter of the 21st instant, asking for information in regard to an opinion of the Attorney General in reference to the bounty payable to soldiers who were discharged either by the expiration of their terms of service, or by the close of the war. In reply I send you a printed copy of the opinion. Very respectfully, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General (enc.)

Bounty question