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Amos T. Akerman to B. R. Cowen, 12 September 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to B. R. Cowen, 12 September 1871
  • Date: September 12, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03333
  • 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 Anthony Dreesen Nima Najafi Kianfar Melanie Krupa
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to B. R. Cowen, 12 September 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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Sept. 12, 1871 Hon. B. R. Cowen, Acting Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst. on the subject of a supposed murder of two Indians, near Alexandria, Minnesota, and to enclose a copy of my letter of instructions to the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota in relation thereto. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
murder of two Indians
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