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Amos T. Akerman to John Lowell, 13 March 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to John Lowell, 13 March 1871
  • Date: March 13, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01782
  • 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 John Lowell, 13 March 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.01782.xml (TEI)

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March 13, 1871. Hon. John Lowell, U. S. Dist. Judge, Massachusetts. Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith a commission appointing Roland G. Usher to be Marshal of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, and to request you to hand it to him when he shall have taken the oath, and given the bond required by law. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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