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Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 17 August 1871

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  • Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 17 August 1871
  • Date: August 17, 1871
  • Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03283
  • 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 John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Nima Najafi Kianfar
  • Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 17 August 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 20 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Aug. 17, 1871. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: The U.S. Attorney for California has transmitted to me the copy of a letter addressed to him by the U.S. Consul at La Paz, Mexico, in relation to matters before the commission for the adjustment of claims between Mexico and the United States. I enclose a copy of this paper and add that the District Attorney reports that Manuel Castro, referred to by the consul as an important witness, is living in San Francisco. Very respectfully, A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.
Mexican claims commission matters
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