Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 24 October 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 24 October 1870
Date: October 24, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01440
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 24 October 1870." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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October 24, 1870. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: In accordance with the request contained in your letter of the 12th inst. I have the honor to return herewith a note of the 6th inst. and the documents by which it was accompanied, addressed to the Department of State by Mr. Lopez Roberts, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Spain, in relation to the steamer Hornet. Very respectfully, &c. &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney Gen'l.

letter, &c. returned