Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to S. M. Davis, 14 June 1870

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to S. M. Davis, 14 June 1870
Date: June 14, 1870
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01370
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to S. M. Davis, 14 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 14, 1870. S. M. Davis, Esq. Chicago, Ill. Sir: Your letter of the 9th inst. has been received. Whenever an opinion is rendered upon the question about which you inquire—which, as yet, is not done—you may ascertain what it is by corresponding with the Secretary of the Treasury. Very respectfully, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.

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