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Amos T. Akerman to R. M. Corwine, 12 January 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to R. M. Corwine, 12 January 1871
  • Date: January 12, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01620
  • 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 R. M. Corwine, 12 January 1871." 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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January 12, 1871. R. M. Corwine, Esq. Washington, D. C. Sir: You are hereby employed as special assistant to the U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, in cases No. 191 and 192, in the Admiralty docket of the District Court for the District of Columbia, known as the Farragut Prize and Head money cases, for a reasonable compensation, to be hereafter determined by this Department. Your services as counsel for the United States in said cases since the Act to establish the Department of Justice took effect, are hereby recognized as having been properly authorized. You will take the oath required by law to be taken by District Attorneys, and will transmit a copy of the same to this office. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
employment as special U. S. Counsel (Dist. Col.)
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