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Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 8 November 1870

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 8 November 1870
  • Date: November 8, 1870
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01464
  • 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 Hamilton Fish, 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. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 29th ult., enclosing a letter from the Consul of the United States at Matamoras, in which fears are expressed that the Neutrality Laws of the United States will be violated at and near Brownsville, Texas, by partisans, in Mexican controversies.—I enclose to you a copy of a letter of instructions to the marshal of the Eastern District of Texas, which shows the action this Department has taken upon the subject. I am sir, with great respect, Your ob't serv't A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
neutrality laws, Mexican frontier
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