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Amos T. Akerman to Thomas H. Talbot, 11 August 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Thomas H. Talbot, 11 August 1871
  • Date: August 11, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03261
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Thomas H. Talbot, 11 August 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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August 11, 1871. T. H. Talbot, Esq. Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D. C. Sir: After examination of the case of Amanda Worthington, adm'x of Samuel Worthington, deceased, vs. The United States, I am not satisfied that the appeal can be maintained, or that other reasons exist for delaying the execution of the judgment of the Court of Claims. I desire, therefore, that you will prepare for my signature the proper papers withdrawing the appeal. If, as I have been informed, there are some small counter-claims of the United States which should be credited upon the judgment, you will provide for them in the papers which you draw. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
case of Worthington
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