Amos T. Akerman to William H. Webb, 13 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William H. Webb, 13 December 1871
Date: December 13, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02667
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William H. Webb, 13 December 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 25 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Dec. 13, 1871. Mr. Wm. H. Webb, Rome, Geo. Sir: In answer to yours of the 4th instant, I have to say that the rules of this office do not permit the Attorney General to give opinions on legal questions to private parties. If you can see that any criminal law of the United States has been violated to your injury, the District Attorney will aid you in getting redress. That officer at present is John D. Pope, Esq. of Atlanta. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

opinion declined