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Amos T. Akerman to J. F. Hartley, 8 November 1870

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to J. F. Hartley, 8 November 1870
  • Date: November 8, 1870
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01460
  • 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 Vanessa Steinroetter John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to J. F. Hartley, 8 November 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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November 8, 1870. Hon. J. F. Hartley, Acting Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: In answer to your letter of the 7th instant, relating to the employment of special counsel to assist the U. S. Attorney of Iowa in the Rhomberg cases, I enclose to you a copy of a letter of this date upon the subject, addressed to the Dist. Attorney of Iowa—and respectfully call your attention to the reasons therein stated for declining to employ special counsel. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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