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Amos T. Akerman to Thomas Boles, 4 April 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Thomas Boles, 4 April 1871
  • Date: April 4, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02996
  • 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 Joshua Ware John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Thomas Boles, 4 April 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 24 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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April 4, 1871. Hon. Thomas Boles House of Representatives. Sir: I have received yours of the 1st instant, and have suggested to the Secretary of the Interior that he defer the sale of the Fort Smith reservation until Congress shall have an opportunity to reserve enough of the land for the purposes of the U.S. Courts. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
sale of Fort Smith Gov't lands.
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