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Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 16 November 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 16 November 1871
  • Date: November 16, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02165
  • 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 John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Melanie Krupa
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 16 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.02165.xml (TEI)

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Nov. 16, 1871. R. McPhail Smith, U. S. Attorney, Nashville, Tenn. Sir: At the request of the bearer, A. B. Williams, Esq. you will procure the release of Eli Hatfield, now under arrest in your District for offences against the laws of the United States. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
release E. Hatfield
Tenn.
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