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Amos T. Akerman to J. G. Palen, 15 April 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to J. G. Palen, 15 April 1871
  • Date: April 15, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02910
  • 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 Kevin McMullen Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to J. G. Palen, 15 April 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.02910.xml (TEI)

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April 15, 1871. Hon. J. G. Palen, Chief Justice, &c. Elizabethtown, Colfax Co. New Mexico. Sir: I have received your letter of the 3d instant, repeating your request for a leave of absence. On the 22d of March last, I answered your former letter in a communication, of which I enclose a copy. The decision therein expressed is adhered to. The action of the Department is in accordance with the Executive order, a copy of which I enclose. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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