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Amos T. Akerman to Alexander Garden, 30 January 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Alexander Garden, 30 January 1871
  • Date: January 30, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01668
  • 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 Joshua Ware Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Alexander Garden, 30 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.01668.xml (TEI)

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January 30, 1871. Alexander Garden, Esq. Anacostia, D. C. Sir: I enclose herewith a commission appointing you to be a member of the Levy Court of the County of Washington, District of Columbia. You will be pleased to transmit a copy of your official oath to this Department. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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