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Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 4 April 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 4 April 1871
  • Date: April 4, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02997
  • 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 Joshua Ware John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to William W. Belknap, 4 April 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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April 4, 1871. Hon. W. W. Belknap Secretary of War. Sir: In pursuance of the request in your letter of the 3d instant, the Dist. Attorney of the Eastern Dist. of Texas has been directed to appear in defense of Liet. Col. A. McD. McCook, against the suit of Nico. Bottarris, in the Dist. Court of Cameron County, Texas. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Att'y Gen'l.
defense of Lieut. McCook, Texas
Ins. B'k B. p. 376
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