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DAVID D. PORTER A.L.S.

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DAVID D. PORTER A.L.S.
<b>713. DAVID D. PORTER</b> (1813 - 1891) Union admiral who received the surrenders of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and was indispensable in the siege and subsequent Union victory at Vicksburg. A.L.S. "<i>David D. Porter</i>" 3pp. 8vo., Washington D.C. June 12, 1872, to Sen. John Sherman, in part: "<i>...[I] feel much indebted to you for the kind interest you have taken in Mrs. B [?] and in the application of her son to her late husband's place...It is too late to do anything and it will be necessary to wait until Congress meets again and the President returns to Washington...</i>". Very good.<b> $150-200</b>