A.T Akerman to William W. Belknap, 9 November 1871

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Title: A.T Akerman to William W. Belknap, 9 November 1871
Date: November 9, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03459
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "A.T Akerman to William W. Belknap, 9 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 9, 1871. Hon. Wm. W. Belknap, Secretary of War. Sir: In answer to your letter of the 4th instant, transmitting the papers in relation to Capt. Charles Bentzoni, 25th U.S. Infantry, for payment of Attorney's fees incurred in defending him in a suit for acts done in the line of military duty, I have the honor to say that with some misgivings as to the technical regularity of the proceedings, I will yet make the effort to do justice in the matter by directing the payment of the accounts, out of the judiciary fund. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

bill for Capt. Bentzoni's defence.