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Yours truly Walt Whitman Walt Whitman to William C. and Francis P. Church, 19 May 1871
William Myers, A.D.M., U. S.
Akerman to William Lawrence, 25 May 1871
William H. Seward, late Secretary of State, for false imprisonment, now pending in the U. S.
Akerman to William Lawrence, 27 May 1871
William H.
Akerman to William H. H. Ambrough, 31 May 1871
Akerman to William H. Patterson, 2 June 1871
William H. Patterson, Esq. San Francisco, Cal. Sir: At the request of the Hon. George C.
Akerman to William H. Patterson, 2 June 1871
Understand that, like the new year's Bible, the Photo is a gift, with my best love, to you & William—to
Mother is well as usual, & sends love to you & William, & to Jeannie. My sister Martha at St.
Howells, & then I will tell you further—Beulah asked much about you & William, and Jeannie— Nothing special
small—they are literally in scores—I never tire of looking on them—All the young fellows yacht here— Dear William
you will see them out all over up & down the bay in swarms—the yachts look beautiful enough, with white
sails & many with white hulls & their long pennants flying—it is a new thing to see them so plenty.
soiree, I heard what the singers were singing so long, Heard who sprang in crimson youth from the white
She sits in an arm-chair, under the shaded porch of the farmhouse, The sun just shines on her old white
, of original grandeur and elegance of design, with the masses of gay colour, the preponderance of white
and sunny temperament, a sight to draw near and look upon with her large figure, her profuse snow-white
Rossetti Rossetti July 9 '71 see notes May 10 1888 William Michael Rossetti to Walt Whitman, 9 July 1871
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to William D. O'Connor, 14 July [1871]
Dear William O'Connor, I take it by the enclosed from Rossetti that he has sent me the Westminster by
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to William D. O'Connor, 26 July [1871]
Price Elizabeth Lorang Zachary King Eric Conrad Walt Whitman to William Michael Rossetti, 28 July 1871
Akerman to William Ellis, 31 July 1871
Akerman to William P. Appleby, 2 or 3 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 4 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 4 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 5 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 7 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 8 August 1871
Akerman to William S. Bates, 8 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 11 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 11 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 12 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 14 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 14 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 14 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 14 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 14 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 14 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 16 August 1871
Whitely, for use in the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States, in New York.
Whitely, N. Y.
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 18 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 21 August 1871
with instructions to institute, and to press with all possible vigor, criminal proceedings against William
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 22 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 22 August 1871
Akerman to William Gibson, 22 August 1871
District Attorney for New Mexico, to the Solicitor of the Treasury, in reference to the case of William
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 23 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 24 August 1871
file, as noted: Elizabeth Lorang Nima Najafi Kianfar Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger James Speed to William
Sir: I have the honor to return the account of William H. H.
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 29 August 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 2 September 1871
Akerman to William W. Belknap, 2 September 1871
William Claplin and others. 6. Opinion of Hon. Benjn. R. Curtis. 7. Opinion of Hon. E. R. Hoar. 8.