Amos T. Akerman to Joseph R. Lewis, 25 May 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Joseph R. Lewis, 25 May 1871
Date: May 25, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.01981
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May 25, 1871. Hon. J. R. Lewis, Boisé City, Idaho. Sir: I have received from the Department of State a commission appointing you to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico, from the first day of July next. I will thank you to let me know your address, and where you wish the commission sent. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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