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Amos T. Akerman to William Penn Clark, 28 November 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to William Penn Clark, 28 November 1871
  • Date: November 28, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02628
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Anthony Dreesen John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William Penn Clark, 28 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.02628.xml (TEI)

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Nov. 28, 1871. Wm. Penn. Clark, Esq. No. 525 13th street, N. W. Washington, D. C. Sir: In answer to your letters of August 3d and Nov. 25th, 1871, I have to say that the papers transmitted in the case of John Murphy, alias Matthew Lauman, for whom a pardon is asked for the offence of passing counterfeit money, do not show such facts as justify me in recommending to the President a remission of the sentence. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
pardon declined
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