Amos T. Akerman to J. P. Southworth, 29 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to J. P. Southworth, 29 December 1871
Date: December 29, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02303
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to J. P. Southworth, 29 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. 29, 1871. J. P. Southworth, Esq. U. S. Attorney, Mobile, Ala. Sir: For the reasons stated in your letter of the 23d instant, you are authorized to enter nolle prosequis in the indictments against F. W. Kellogg and others named in your letter. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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