Amos T. Akerman to William E. Walker, 8 September 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to William E. Walker, 8 September 1871
Date: September 8, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02454
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William E. Walker, 8 September 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 16 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Sept. 8, 1871. Mr. William E. Walker, Trenton, N. J. Sir: I have received your letter of the 2d instant. It has been made the subject of a communication to the U. S. Marshal for New Jersey, and if any wrong has been done the colored citizens, it will not be repeated, if I have power to prevent it. Very respectfully, &c A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

New-Jersey colored citizens.