Amos T. Akerman to B. F. Butler, 13 July 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to B. F. Butler, 13 July 1870
Date: July 13, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01414
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to B. F. Butler, 13 July 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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July 13, 1870. Hon. B. F. Butler, House of Representatives. Sir: I have received your letter of the 12th inst. asking for a copy of the Opinion of the Attorney General in the case of R. W. Gibbes, given to the Secretary of State. I have asked the Secretary of State whether he has any objection to my sending you a copy of the opinion. If he has none, I will have it immediately copied and sent to you. Very respectfully, your obd't serv't A. T. Akerman, Attorney General

request for opinion in Gibbes's case.