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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 31 October 1871
Date: October 31, 1871
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03433
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Oct. 31, 1871.
Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th instant, enclosing therein the receipted account of James P. Newcomb, Esq. for $101, for expenses incurred in obtaining the deposition of Capt. James Speed; and to inform you that a draft for the amount thereof has been sent by this day's mail to Mr. Newcomb, of Austin, Texas.
Very respectfully,
A. J. Falls,
Chief Clerk.
J. P. Newcomb's acc't. $101 paid