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David Porter correspondence
- Title
- David Porter correspondence, 1808-1840.
- Author
- Porter, David, 1780-1843.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4583 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- David Porter was an officer of the United States Navy who served in the Tripolitan War from 1801 to 1803; served with Mexican naval forces from 1826 to 1829; and was the United States Minister to Turkey from 1831 to 1840. Correspondence chiefly concerns American and Mexican naval affairs and other professional matters. Correspondents include Paul Hamilton, Smith Thompson, Thomas M. Newell, Francis H. Gregory, and others. In English and Spanish.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4583
- OCLC
- 867640875
- Author
- Porter, David, 1780-1843.
- Title
- David Porter correspondence, 1808-1840.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Added Author
- Gregory, Francis H., 1789-1866.Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816.Newell, Thomas M.Thompson, Smith, 1768-1843.Ford collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4583