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A.T Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 9 November 1871

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  • Title: A.T Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 9 November 1871
  • Date: November 9, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03458
  • 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 Melanie Krupa Kenneth M. Price
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "A.T Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 9 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 26 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 9, 1871. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have received your letter of the 7th instant, requesting that proper professional defence be furnished by this Department to the Hon. E. A. Rollins, late Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in the suit now pending against him at Baltimore, in favor of John M. Binckley. I have directed Archibald Stirling, Jr. Esq. the U.S. Attorney for Maryland to appear for the defence, and will thank you to communicate this information to Mr. Rollins. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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