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Amos T. Akerman to R. M. Corwine, 2 March 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to R. M. Corwine, 2 March 1871
  • Date: March 2, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01769
  • 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 R. M. Corwine, 2 March 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 23 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.01769.xml (TEI)

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March 2, 1871 R. M. Corwine, Esq. Washington, D. C. Sir: After a consideration of your letter of the 20th ultimo in relation to the bounty claim of Farragutt and others, I have concluded to authorize you to send a person, at the expense of the United States, to obtain the testimony in Louisiana and elsewhere, to which you refer, provided that the cost to the United States shall in no event exceed $500. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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