Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 6 December 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 6 December 1870
Date: December 6, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01518
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 6 December 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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December 6, 1870. Hon W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War. Sir: The District Attorney of Louisiana has been instructed to defend the officers of the United States, in the proceedings which you apprehend from Mr. Wolfley, referred to in your letter to me, of the first instant. Very respectfully, &c, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

defend certain U. S. officers