Amos T. Akerman to J. R. West, 5 August 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to J. R. West, 5 August 1871
Date: August 5, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02398
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to J. R. West, 5 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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August 5, 1871. J. R. West, New Orleans, Lou. I know nothing of any such scheme and shall not interfere with the convention. Is there any danger of violence in New Orleans next Monday or Wednesday? A. T. Akerman, Attorney General ch'ge

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see Ins. B'k B. p 569