Amos T. Akerman to Powell Clayton, 14 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Powell Clayton, 14 December 1871
Date: December 14, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03535
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Powell Clayton, 14 December 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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Dec. 14, 1871. Hon. Powell Clayton U.S. Senate. Sir: In answer to yours of this date, I have the honor to say that upon examination, no complaints are found on file in this Department of a political or official nature against Isaac C. Mills, formerly Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas, from the date of his appointment in 1868 to his removal in 1870. I have at your request sent to Senator Trumbull, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, all papers now on file relating to his removal. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

no complaints, &c.