Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 31 March 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 31 March 1871
Date: March 31, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02992
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 31 March 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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March 31, 1871. Hon. C. Delano, Secretary of the Interior. Sir: The enclosed communication has been referred by the President to this office. As the subject to which it refers to wit, that of United states prisoners in Penitentiaries, is under the control of your Department, I transmit it for such action as you may deem proper in the premises. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

U.S. prisoners &c.