Amos T. Akerman to William P. Appleby, 2 or 3 August 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William P. Appleby, 2 or 3 August 1871
Date: August 2 or 3, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02391
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William P. Appleby, 2 or 3 August 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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Aug. 2 ?3, 1871. Mr. Wm. P. Appleby, Salt Lake City, Utah Terr. Sir: I have received your letter of the 20th ulitmo. The whole subject of compensation for taking the census belongs to the Department of the Interior, to which I have referred your letter. Very respectfully, A.T. Akerman, Attorney General.

certain census acc't.