Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 13 December 1870

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 13 December 1870
Date: December 13, 1870
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01541
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 13 December 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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December 13, 1870. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request you to issue a commission appointing Charles D. Drake to the office of Chief Justice of the Court of Claims, agreeably to the enclosed Resolution of the Senate. I am, Sir, very respectfully, &c, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

Commission Judge C. D. Drake