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Amos T. Akerman to Thomas G. Newman, 14 February 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Thomas G. Newman, 14 February 1871
  • Date: February 14, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01731
  • 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 John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Thomas G. Newman, 14 February 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.01731.xml (TEI)

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Feb. 14, 1871. Thos. G. Newman, Esq. Fox Lake, Lodge Co. Wisconsin. Sir: I have received your letter of the 3d instant, asking for information as to how to proceed to obtain a copy of your discharge papers, the original having been lost; and inform you that it has been referred to the Secretary of War—the subject being one with which I have no connection, and he being the proper officer to whom your application should have been made. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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