Amos T. Akerman to H. W. Bennett, 10 December 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to H. W. Bennett, 10 December 1870
Date: December 10, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01536
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to H. W. Bennett, 10 December 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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December 10, 1870. H. W. Bennett, Esq. Decorah, Iowa. Sir: In answer to yours of the 5th instant, I can only say that by the rules of this office, the Attorney General is not at liberty to give opinions on legal questions to private parties who have controversies with any branch of the Government. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

opinion declined