Letters, 1834-1838.

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Letters, 1834-1838.

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These five letters were written by Porter to his friend, prominent citizen James Dellet of Claiborne, Ala. Porter discusses legal matters such as the settling of the Kidd estate, Alabama politics concerning the banking crisis, and a copy of the Alabama Supreme Court's opinions in the School Commission vs Akins case.

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Alabama. Bank of the State of Alabama.

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Kidd family.

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Dellet, James, 1788-ca.1849.

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Alabama. Supreme Court

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Porter, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Faneuil), 1808-1868

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Benjamin Faneuil Porter was a lawyer, editor and author who resided in Claiborne, Tuscaloosa, and Greenville, Alabama. He also served in the Alabama State legislature and as a circuit judge. He edited fifteen volumes of State Supreme Court reports, wrote editorials for several newspapers and authored many songs and poems during the Civil War. From the description of Letters, 1834-1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122508267 Porter, a native of Charleston, S.C., settled in ...