Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 15 November 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 15 November 1870
Date: November 15, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01477
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 15 November 1870." 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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November 15, 1870. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I have received your letter of the 12th inst., in relation to the suits against Fraser, Trenholm & Co., enclosing a copy of a letter received by you from Mr. Silliman, of counsel for the trustees of Fraser, Trenholm & Co. I will communicate with Mr. Cushing, and endeavor to have the forms of the judgments prepared by the time that Mr. Silliman arrives in Washington. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

Fraser, Trenholm & Co's case.