Amos T. Akerman to Lewis E. Johnson, 13 November 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Lewis E. Johnson, 13 November 1871
Date: November 13, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02155
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Lewis E. Johnson, 13 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 26 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 13, 1871. Lewis E. Johnson, Esq. U. S. Marshal, Columbia, S. C. Sir: The letter of Wm Magill Fleming, Esq. of Nov. 7th, with your postscript, in relation to the case of Benjamin F. Bates, has been received. The matter has been referred to the District Attorney of South Carolina, with instructions to release Mr. Bates on bail if the statements of Mr. Fleming shall be ascertained to be correct. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

B. F. Bates

S. C.