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Title: Amos T. Akerman to John Angel James Creswell, 4 March 1871
Date: March 4, 1871
Whitman Archive ID: nar.02938
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March 4, 1871.
Hon. J. A. J. Creswell,
Postmaster General.
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d instant, in relation to the case of Ferdinand Kohl, against the Postmaster at Williamsburg, N. Y., and the apparent delay in the District Attorney in bringing the matter to a decision.
I have informed that officer of your complaint, and have directed him to bring the case to an early, and, if possible, to a favorable termination, without unnecessary delay.
Very respectfully, &c.
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
post office case F. Kohl N. Y.