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Title: Amos T. Akerman to T. H. Talbot, 11 May 1871
Date: May 11, 1871
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03062
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May 11, 1871.
Hon. T. H. Talbot,
Assistant Attorney General,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Senator Spencer has requested a favor in the case of Carlisle vs. Henderson, vs. The United States, No. 2615 on the Court of Claims docket, to wit, that printed briefs may be filed by the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision at this term.
Please inform me whether this can properly be consented to, and let me have an answer to-morrow morning.
Very respectfully,
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
certain Court of Claims case