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Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 17 January 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 17 January 1871
  • Date: January 17, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01644
  • 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, 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. Columbus Delano, Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I have requested the District Attorney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to commence criminal proceedings ag't Percy or Percival B. Spear. He informs me that it is necessary that the original bond should be produced before the U. S. Commissioner, who may hear the case. I therefore request that you will forward it to him. The name and address of the District Attorney are Aubrey H. Smith, Philadelphia, Penn. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
P. B. Spear's case, (eastern Pennsylvania)
see Ins. B'k B. pp. 22,~74,~127.~
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