Amos T. Akerman to Gamage & Cooke, 13 July 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Gamage & Cooke, 13 July 1870
Date: July 13, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01415
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Gamage & Cooke, 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. Messrs. Gamage & Cooke, Philadelphia, Penn. Sir: I have received yours of the 9th inst. in which you offer to aid in the arrest of J. F. Bailey. Your enclosed letter to Mr. Fish not being respectful to him, I must decline to deliver it. You can gratify your praiseworthy wish to have a criminal arrested and punished, by communicating the information which you possess to the District Attorney or Marshal of the Southern District of New York. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman Attorney General

Criminal arrest case.