States that should a vacancy occur in the secretaryship of the Interior, the assistant secretary may act as the successor but the statute says that it must not be temporarily filled for longer than ten days. Fish will need to sign a commission before he goes to Colorado. Title: Letter signed Hamilton Fish, Washington, to Genl. Grant [Ulysses S. Grant], President, St. Louis, Mo., September 26, 1875 . 26 September 1875. Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893

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