Amos T. Akerman to John Angel James Creswell, 11 September 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to John Angel James Creswell, 11 September 1871
Date: September 11, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03332
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to John Angel James Creswell, 11 September 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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Sept. 11, 1871. Hon. J. A. J. Creswell, Postmaster General. Sir: Referring to my letter to you under date of the 24th ult. relative to the escape from jail of the mail-robber Gilmore, I now have the honor to enclose a copy of a letter addressed to this Department, under date of the 8th instant by the Marshal of the United States for the Western District of Missouri upon this subject. Very respectfully, &c A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

mail robber Gilmore

see pp. 209 219 ante