Amos T. Akerman to G. H. Sharpe, 22 November 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to G. H. Sharpe, 22 November 1871
Date: November 22, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02188
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to G. H. Sharpe, 22 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 22, 1871. G. H. Sharpe, Esq. U. S. Marshal, New York. Sir: You and your deputies will render the District Attorney any assistance in your power in discovering testimony for the Government in the cases in your District against William O. C. Ryan, and Thomas Jordan, for violation of the Neutrality Laws of the United States, and in other cases of similar character. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

Ryan & Jordan's case

392,

N. Y.