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Amos T. Akerman to J. W. Douglass, 6 December 1870

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December 6, 1870. Hon. J. W. Douglass, Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Sir: In answer to your letter of the first instant, enclosing a copy of a letter to you from the District Attorney of the Northern District of Mississippi, requesting the employment of assistant counsel in certain cases in his District, I refer you to my letter of this date upon the subject of a similar application from Virginia, for the reasons why I feel unable to employ the assistant counsel desired. Very respectfully, &c, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
special counsel declined
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