Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 to Ambrose Thompson

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GLC#
GLC03619.02.15-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
20 May 1870
Author/Creator
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
Title
to Ambrose Thompson
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

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.

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