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Letter from Peter Porter, Secretary of War in J.Q. Adams Administration, to William C. Bouck, 1835

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Letter from Peter Porter, Secretary of War in J.Q. Adams Administration, to William C. Bouck, 1835
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Erie, New York. 1834 Letter from Peter Porter (John Quincy Adam's Secretary of War) to William C. Bouck (Commissioner of the Erie Canal Project). Letter discusses project attempt to build the Erie Canal after the War of 1812. Secretary of War. From May 16, 1828, to March 9, 1829, Porter served as U.S. Secretary of War under President John Quincy Adams, and was an advocate for the removal of Eastern Indians beyond the Mississippi. He moved to Niagara Falls in 1836 and was a presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1840. Hand written letter in porter's hand with his signature, Evidently removed from previous mounting. VF, light stains.