Amos T. Akerman to George M. Robeson, 16 December 1871

Dec. 16, 1871. Hon. Geo. M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy. Dear Sir: I enclose a letter from Mr. J. S. Bean, a very respectable citizen of Augusta, Georgia, soliciting a naval cadetship for his son, Thomas S. Bean. I suppose there is no opening for the lad; but if there should be any I commend him to your favorable consideration. I know something of the family, and believe that they are well disposed politically—though perhaps not very avowedly, (for prudential reasons;) and that they are intelligent, cultivated, and moral people; originally from the North—but of a residence in Georgia long enough to be identified with that State. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.