Amos T. Akerman to J. R. Breckwith, 23 November 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to J. R. Breckwith, 23 November 1871
Date: November 23, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02194
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to J. R. Breckwith, 23 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 23, 1871. J. R. Beckwith, Esq. U. S. Attorney, New Orleans, La. Sir: A copy of your letter of the 18th ultimo in relation to the Government wharf in New Orleans, was transmitted to the War Department, and in reply I have received from that Department copies of certain papers on file there which contain the information requested by you—and I herewith transmit them. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

U. S. wharf.

New Orleans