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Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 13 December 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 13 December 1871
  • Date: December 13, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02238
  • 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 Joshua Ware Nima Najafi Kianfar John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Robert McPhail Smith, 13 December 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.02238.xml (TEI)

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Dec. 13, 1871. R. McPhail Smith, Esq. Nashville, Tenn. Sir: The President having revoked his order of the 14th ultimo suspending you from the office of Attorney of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee, you are therefore reinstated in said office. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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