Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to T. W. Egan, 9 June 1870

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to T. W. Egan, 9 June 1870
Date: June 9, 1870
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01364
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to T. W. Egan, 9 June 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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June 9, 1870. T. W. Egan, Esq. P. O. Box 5952, New York City. Sir: Your letter addressed to the President has been by him referred to me. The matter is not one of which the President can with propriety take any cognizance. If you have any application to make respecting the criminal charge against you, you should make it to the District Attorney, Judge Pierrepont. Very respectfully, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.