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Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 to Captain Julius Walker Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00214.02.10 Author/Creator: Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 11, 1881 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 14.1 cm Order a Copy

Fitz-John porter mentions a past event involving Senator Henry Moore Teller in which Porter had been banned from residing in the Colorado Territory by an individual who hoped to please Secretary of War Stanton and John Pope; both men were enemies of Porter. At the time, Teller was indifferent. Mentions the health of President James A. Garfield, who was shot on July 2. Ends with "This is private."

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Pope, John, 1822-1892
Adams, Julius Walker, fl. 1861-1862

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