Title: Amos T. Akerman to William H. Hooper, 13 December 1871
Date: December 13, 1871
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03526
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Dec. 13, 1871.
Hon. W. H. Hooper,
House of Representatives.
Sir:
I have received your letter of the 5th instant, with the enclosed draft of a bill to allow writs of error to the Supreme Court of the United States from the Supreme Courts of the Territories.
I do not feel at liberty to express any opinion upon the merits of your proposed bill.
Very respectfully,
A. T. Akerman,
Attorney General.
certain proposed bill.