Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 15 December 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 15 December 1871
Date: December 15, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03538
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 15 December 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Dec. 15, 1871. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request you to issue a commission (agreeably to the enclosed resolution of the Senate,) appointing George Andrews to the office of Attorney of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; George C. Bates to the office of Attorney of the U.S. for the Territory of Utah; and James Neville to the office of Attorney of the U.S. for the District of Nebraska. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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