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Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 to Robert Bruce Warden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00214.02.12 Author/Creator: Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901 Place Written: Morristown, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 26, 1887 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 14.1 cm Order a Copy

General Porter, New York City Police Commissioner, writes to Warden, an author and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio. He has given General Henry Jackson Hunt, Governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C., an introduction card. He hopes Warden will receive Hunt when he visits. He inquires as to a literary project undertaken by Warden. Discusses longevity rations for retired officers, and other military retirement issues. A year earlier Porter had been reinstated in the army, and then he retired.

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
Warden, Robert B. (Robert Bruce), 1824-1888
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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