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Amos T. Akerman to C. T. Garland, 20 December 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to C. T. Garland, 20 December 1871
  • Date: December 20, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02274
  • 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: Courtney Rebecca Lawton Elizabeth Lorang Kenneth M. Price
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to C. T. Garland, 20 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.02274.xml (TEI)

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Dec. 20. 1871. C. T. Garland, Esq. U.S. Attorney, Jefferson, Texas. Sir: On the 29th of July last, I addressed to you a letter enclosing a copy of a communication from J. Hubley Ashton, Esq. Attorney for the U.S. before the Joint Claims Commission with Mexico, and directing you to endeavor to obtain as soon as possible the affidavits which Mr. Ashton desired. No response to this letter has been received. You are desired to make one with all possible promptness. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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