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Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 13 January 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 13 January 1871
  • Date: January 13, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01625
  • 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 Columbus Delano, 13 January 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.01625.xml (TEI)

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January 13, 1871 Hon. Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I enclose a note from James P. Tustin, Esq., requesting a direction to the U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, for the return of certain papers to the Pension Bureau. Will you do me the favor to ascertain from the Commissioner of Pensions whether such a direction would be proper in this case? Please return Mr. Tustin's letter. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
certain pension papers
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