Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 to Henry Walke
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08528 Author/Creator: Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 Place Written: Cairo, Illinois Type: Document signed Date: 2 November 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Signed by Acting Rear Admiral Porter as commander of the Mississippi Squadron to Captain Walke as commander of the USS "Carondolet." Says he is sending coal down the river. Orders that army transport cannot have any of it. Says his calculations on the amount to send are based off navy needs alone and none can be loaned to the army.
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