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Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 to Ambrose Thompson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03619.02.15 Author/Creator: Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 20 May 1870 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Admiral Porter sends Thompson some letters (introductions) and indicates he will send fifty more the next day. Written on Navy Department stationery. Thompson, a wealthy shipping magnate, was noted for his Civil War backing of a plan to colonize Panama with freed African-Americans.

Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
Thompson, Ambrose, fl. 1870

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