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Amos T. Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 5 May 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 5 May 1871
  • Date: May 5, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03056
  • 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 John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 5 May 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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May 5, 1871. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I return the bill of Warburton & Courtney, New York, for services as phonographers, in the trial of a case in New York, enclosed in your letter of the 7th ultimo. Applications for pay for such services are not infrequent, and I have uniformly declined paying them.—The service was not authorized by this Department. While I have no doubt that it is a great convenience to counsel to have the aid of stenographers I do not feel at liberty to furnish that aid at the public expense, in view of the limited amount of the Judiciary fund. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
phonographer's bill, N. Y.
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