Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 12 November 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 12 November 1870
Date: November 12, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01473
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 12 November 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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November 12, 1870. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request you to issue a commission appointing Henry C. Hicks to be Attorney of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas, in the place of Joel C. C. Winch, appointed Judge. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

Commission of H. C. Hicks, as U. S. Att'y Ea. Texas