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Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 16 August 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Columbus Delano, 16 August 1871
  • Date: August 16, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03278
  • 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 Columbus Delano, 16 August 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.03278.xml (TEI)

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Aug. 16, 1871. Hon. C. Delano, Secretary of the Interior. Sir: I herewith transmit a copy of a letter from R. McP. Smith, Esq., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, in reference to a pension claim of A. E. Garrett, supposed to be fraudulent; and I have the honor to request that the certified copy of Garrett's affidavit which the District Attorney requests, may be furnished to him. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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