Amos T. Akerman to M. H. Carpenter, 23 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to M. H. Carpenter, 23 December 1871
Date: December 23, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03586
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to M. H. Carpenter, 23 December 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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Dec. 23, 1871. Hon. M. H. Carpenter, U.S. Senate. Sir: Your letter of the 20th is received. I shall send a copy of it to Mr. Davis, and call for an explanation from him. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney Gen'l.

letter (Duluth canal case)