Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 17 November 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 17 November 1870
Date: November 17, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01480
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 17 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 17, 1870. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: The subject of your communication of yesterday in reference to the absence of power in the Governor of Montana to fill vacancies in office during the recess of the Legislative Council, will be brought to the notice of the Committees on Territories of the two Houses, at the next session. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

question of certain power in Governor of Montana

see p 445 ante