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Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 6 March 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 6 March 1871
  • Date: March 6, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.02939
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Nima Najafi Kianfar Courtney Rebecca Lawton Kenneth M. Price
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 6 March 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 16 March 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: nar.02939.xml (TEI)

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March 6, 1871. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request you to issue a Commission appointing William Story to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, agreeably to the enclosed resolution of the Senate. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
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