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Amos T. Akerman to David Noggle, 22 October 1870

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to David Noggle, 22 October 1870
  • Date: October 22, 1870
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01443
  • 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 David Noggle, 22 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 22, 1870. Hon. David Noggle, Chief Justice Supreme Court, Idaho Territory. Sir: Absence and sickness have prevented an earlier response to your letter of September 3d. It has not been customary for Attorneys General to give opinions on legal questions, except upon the call of the President, or of the Head of some other Department; and therefore I do not feel at liberty to give the opinion which you desire. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
declining opinion
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