Amos T. Akerman to L. D. Shoemaker, 21 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to L. D. Shoemaker, 21 December 1871
Date: December 21, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03576
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to L. D. Shoemaker, 21 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. 21, 1871. Hon. L. D. Shoemaker, H. of R, Washington, D.C. Sir: After a careful examination of the case of Richard Barrett for whom you have so earnestly urged an application for pardon, I feel bound to decline recommending one at present. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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