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Amos T. Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 28 November 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 28 November 1871
  • Date: November 28, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03502
  • 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
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to George S. Boutwell, 28 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 28, 1871. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to say, in reply to your letter of the 24th inst. calling attention to the delay of Mr. Webb, U.S. Attorney for Maine, to attend to the matter of title to land at Castine, proposed to be sold to the United States by Mr. C. J. Abbott, that Mr. Webb has been directed to act promptly in the matter, and to explain his failure to do so before. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
title to land at Castine Me.
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