Amos T. Akerman to J. P. Southworth, 15 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to J. P. Southworth, 15 December 1871
Date: December 15, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02249
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to J. P. Southworth, 15 December 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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Dec. 15, 1871. J. P. Southworth Esq. U. S. Attorney, Mobile, Ala. Sir: I enclosed the copy of a letter from Mr. F. W. Kellogg to Senator Spencer, which he has referred to this Department. Will you report what are the facts of the case, and give your judgment upon the propriety of a direction to nolle pros. the indictment ag't Mr. Kellogg. Very resplly', A. T. Akerman, Att'y. Gen'l.

F. W. Kellogg, Ala.