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Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 11 February 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 11 February 1871
  • Date: February 11, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.01706
  • 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 John Schwaninger Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 11 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. 11, 1871. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 8th inst. enclosing a communication from Sir Edward Thornton, K.C.B., the British Minister, at Washington, in regard to the case of the British Brig "Three Sisters," and her cargo, wrecked on the coast of Florida. The action of this office in the matter will appear from the enclosed copy of a letter addressed by me to the District Attorney of the U. S. for the Southern District of Florida. The enclosures in your letter are returned, agreeably to your request. signed, A. T. Akerman, Attorney Gen'l.
"Three Sisters" case
see Ins. B'k B. p. 53.
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