Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 July 1869

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Title: Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 July 1869
Date: July 7, 1869
Creator(s): Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01965
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Cite this page: Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood and Walt Whitman. "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar to George S. Boutwell, 7 July 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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July 7, 1869. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: Your letter of the 6th inst. submits for my consideration the Internal Revenue case of A. W. Bayer & Co. of Kansas. The terms of the compromise proposed are that Bayer & Co. pay

as tax	$922.75
Assessed penalty —	804.25
Specific penalty	250.00
In all	1977.00, and costs.

I recommend that these terms be accepted. I have the honor to be, &c, &c. E. R. Hoar, Attorney General.