Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 17 January 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 17 January 1871
Date: January 17, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01643
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 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. W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War. Sir: In accordance with the request in your letter of to-day, I return to you your letter of the 13th instant, and its enclosures, relating to a supposed crime by Thaddeus Roberts. No action had been taken by this Department in the matter. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

Thad. Roberts's case.