Amos T. Akerman to Joseph Watson, 9 September 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Joseph Watson, 9 September 1871
Date: September 9, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02461
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Joseph Watson, 9 September 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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Sept. 9, 1871. Mr. Joseph Watson, Newport, R. I. Sir: I have received your letter of the 4th instant—and, after a careful perusal, it fails to satisfy me that I should reverse the determination I expressed to you in my letter of the 2d. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

see p. 47 ante

letter answered.

R. I.