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Amos T. Akerman to D. M. DuBose, 25 December 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to D. M. DuBose, 25 December 1871
  • Date: December 25, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03589
  • 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 D. M. DuBose, 25 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. 25, 1871. Hon. D. M. DuBose, House of Representatives. Sir: I have received your letter of the 21st instant, and in compliance with your request return herewith the papers relative to the claim of Col. John B. Weems which were transmitted to this Department by you on the 7th instant Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney Gen'l. P. S. As the original letter of Mr. Morrill to me should remain on file, I send a copy. A. T. A.
claim of J. B. Weems, (papers returned)
see p. 382 ante
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