Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 to Darius H. Ingraham
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02998 Author/Creator: Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891 Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 March 1866 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy
Written as Rear Admiral and Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy on Naval Academy letterhead. Written to Ingraham as the chairman of committee to aid widows and orphans of union soldiers. References Ingraham's letter about a "Grand Fair" in honor of the orphans of soldiers. Would be pleased if the orphans of Salem, Massachusetts are included. Also mentions his hope that orphans of sailors will not be forgotten. Porter had been an orphan himself.
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