Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to O. F. Strickland, 17 June 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to O. F. Strickland, 17 June 1869
Date: June 17, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01916
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to O. F. Strickland, 17 June 1869." 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 17, 1869. Hon. O. F. Strickland, Asso. Justice Sup. Court, Utah Terr. Salt Lak City. Sir: I have received your letter of the 9th inst. relating to the powers and duties of the United States Court of Utah and its justices in the naturalization of aliens.—The questions you ask are judicial questions, and must be determined by the Court. I do not deem it proper for me to express an opinion upon them. Very respectfully, E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.