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Amos T. Akerman to Samuel Hepburn, Jr., 18 October 1870

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Samuel Hepburn, Jr., 18 October 1870
  • Date: October 18, 1870
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01433
  • 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 Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Samuel Hepburn, Jr., 18 October 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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October 18, 1870. Samuel Hepburn, Jr. Esq. Carlisle, Penn. Sir: You are hereby retained by this Department as a special Assistant to the U. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to take charge of the defence of Lieut. Wm. T. Cain, 3d U. S. Cavalry, recently indicted in Carlisle, Pa. for assault and battery,—upon your taking the oath required by law to be taken by the District Attorneys of the United States. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
retained as special ass't. to U. S. Atty to defend Lieut. Cain, U. S.A.
see p 443 seq.
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