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Amos T. Akerman to F. A. Simkins, 20 July 1870

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to F. A. Simkins, 20 July 1870
  • Date: July 20, 1870
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01422
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to F. A. Simkins, 20 July 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 24 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.01422.xml (TEI)

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July 20, 1870. F. A. Simkins, Esq. Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: In answer to your application for a position as clerk in this Department, dated the 8th inst. I have to inform you that the clerkships under my control have either been filled or promised. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
Official reply &c.
David G. Barnitz, Wash. D. C.; Edwin Frey, Charleston, W. Va} duplicates of above
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