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Amos T. Akerman to Stephen L. Mayham, 17 January 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Stephen L. Mayham, 17 January 1871
  • Date: January 17, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01636
  • 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 Stephen L. Mayham, 17 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 17, 1871. Hon. S. L. Mayham, House of Representatives Washington, D. C. Sir: In answer to yours of the 14th instant, I herewith transmit to you, for the use of the Committee on Private Land Claims of the House of Representatives, a copy of the letter of Attorney General Bates to the Secretary of the Interior, of the 18th of March, 1862. This letter contains the final action of the Attorney General upon the matter therein discussed. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
trans. opinion of Mr. Bates.
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