Amos T. Akerman to Lewis Merrill, 4 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Lewis Merrill, 4 December 1871
Date: December 4, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02640
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Lewis Merrill, 4 December 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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Dec. 4, 1871. Major Lewis Merrill, U.S. A. Yorkville, S. C. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo, enclosing warrants for the arrest of James Wm. Avery, now a fugitive from justice. These papers shall receive prompt attention. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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