Amos T. Akerman to William K. Love, 17 March 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William K. Love, 17 March 1871
Date: March 17, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01790
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William K. Love, 17 March 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 14 December 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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March 17, 1871. Mr. William K. Love. Hagerstown, Lebanon Co. Penn. Sir: I have received your letter of the 9th instant. I am not at liberty to give opinions in matters of law, except at the call of certain public officers—but I suggest that you will find the information of which you were in search in the 1st Volume of Brightly's Digest of the Laws of the U. S., pages 269, and following. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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