Amos T. Akerman to G. Willey Wells, 15 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to G. Willey Wells, 15 December 1871
Date: December 15, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02250
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to G. Willey Wells, 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. G. Willey Wells, Esq. U. S. Attorney Holly Springs, M'pi. Sir: In pursuance of the request in your letter of the 11th instant, in which General Ames urgently concurs, I herewith enclose a commission for Mr. Lee. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney Gen'l.

B. L. Lee Special