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Amos T. Akerman to A. B. Cornell, 19 October 1870

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to A. B. Cornell, 19 October 1870
  • Date: October 19, 1870
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01437
  • 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 A. B. Cornell, 19 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 19, 1870. A. B. Cornell, Esq. Republican Committe Rooms, Fifth av. Hotel, New York City. Sir: In answer to your letter of the 30th ult. I beg leave to say that I have taken the opinion of the Department of the Interior, and that the Acting Secretary declines making any recommendation for the postponement of the case of Jesse T. Reynolds. Under these circumstances I do not think it my duty to interfere. your obde't serv't, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General
declining official action in case of J. T. Reynolds
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