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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William Gibson, 22 August 1871
Date: August 22, 1871
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02417
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Aug. 22, 1871.
Mr. Wm. Gibson,
Twiggs County, Geo.
Sir:
I have received your letter of the 18th instant.
If you know of any Ku Klux lawlessness, make the facts known to the U. S. District Attorney, John D. Pope, of Atlanta, or to his Assistant, Andrew Sloan, of Savannah.
Very respectfully,
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
Ku Klux, Geo.
see above