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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to William W. Belknap, 7 June 1870

Date: June 7, 1870

Whitman Archive ID: nar.01361

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June 7, 1870.

Hon. W. W. Belknap,

Secretary of War.

Sir:

I have the honor to transmit for your information a letter from A. A. Horton, Esq. U. S. Attorney for Kansas, dated the 30th ult., reporting the result of the suit of J. S. Holmes against Lt. Gen. Sheridan and Major John H. Page, which I will thank you to return to this office when you are done with it.

Very respectfully,

your obd't serv't,

E. R. Hoar,

Attorney General.

(enc.)


Suit ag't Lieut. Gen Sheridan & Major Page, in Kansas.


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