Amos T. Akerman to Stephen L. Mayham, 28 January 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Stephen L. Mayham, 28 January 1871
Date: January 28, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01667
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Stephen L. Mayham, 28 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 28, 1871. Hon. S. L. Mayham, Sub-Committee on Private Land Claims, House of Representatives Washington, D. C. Sir: According to the request in your letter of the 26th instant, I send you herewith copy of a letter from Attorney General Hoar to Mr. Latimer, the Dist. Attorney of California, which is undoubtedly the document to which you refer. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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