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December 15, 1870.
George Andrews, Esq.
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Sir:
You are hereby retained for the next four months, at a compensation at the rate of Fifteen hundred dollars a year as assistant to the
U. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
You will take the oath prescribed by law, and transmit a copy to this office.
Very respectfully,
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
Ass't to U. S. Att'y Ea. Tenn.