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Amos T. Akerman to R. B. Rutherford, 6 December 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to R. B. Rutherford, 6 December 1871
  • Date: December 6, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02648
  • 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 Kenneth M. Price
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to R. B. Rutherford, 6 December 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.02648.xml (TEI)

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Dec. 6, 1871. R. B. Rutherford, Esq. Mattoon, Illinois. Sir: This Department has no control over the matter of soldiers' discharges, whic​ is the subject of your letter of the 30th ultimo,—and I suggest that your application be made to the War Department. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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