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Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 8 February 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 8 February 1871
  • Date: February 8, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01698
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang Joshua Ware Kevin McMullen John Schwaninger
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 8 February 1871." 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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Feb. 8, 1871. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I am directed by the President to request you to issue Commissions agreeably to the enclosed resolution of the Senate, as follows: A. P. Gray to be Marshal of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Robert W. Hughes to be Attorney for the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Alexander Rives to be District Judge of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
Commissions.
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