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Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 16 November 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 16 November 1871
  • Date: November 16, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02169
  • 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 John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Melanie Krupa
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 16 November 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.02169.xml (TEI)

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Nov. 16, 1871. R. McPhail Smith, U. S. Attorney, Nashville, Tenn. Sir: I transmit herewith the copy of an order from the President of the United States, suspending you from the office of Attorney of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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