Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 16 April 1870

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 16 April 1870
Date: April 16, 1870
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01328
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 16 April 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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April 16, 1870. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: The enclosed papers relating to the claim of Harlow J. Phelps & Company were referred from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Attorney General by the late President of the United States. As I have been orally informed that no opinion upon the questions of law involved in the claim is desired by you, the papers are herewith respectfully returned. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.

returning papers in case of claim of H. J. Phelps & co.