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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 25 November 1871
Date: November 25, 1871
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03500
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Nov. 25, 1871.
Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.
Sir:
Referring to your letter of the 13th instant, enclosing the copy of a note from Mr. Pakenham, the Chargé D'Affaires, of Great Britain, relative to the arrest of Robert Latham by the U.S. Military authorities in South Carolina, I have the honor of herewith transmitting to you the copy of a letter on that subject, from D. T. Corbin, Esq., U.S. District Attorney for South Carolina.
Very respectfully, &c.
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
case of Robt. Latham
S. C.
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