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December 10, 1870.
Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.
Sir:
I am directed by the President to request you to issue a Commission appointing William R. Thrall to the office of Marshal of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, agreeably to the enclosed resolution of the Senate.
Very respectfully, &c,
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
commission W. R. Thrall U. S. Marshal So. Ohio.