Alexander Porter letter, 1833.

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Alexander Porter letter, 1833.

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Letter from Alexander Porter of St. Mary Parish, La., to Dr. John Ker of Natchez, Miss., commenting on the nature and spread of cholera as frustrating to the medical profession, the untimely death of U.S. Senator Josiah S. Johnston, and the political prospects of General Walter H. Overton of Rapides Parish, La.

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Ker, John, 1789-1850

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Medical doctor of Good Hope Plantation of Concordia Parish, La., and the father of Mary Susan and William H. Ker. From the description of John Ker thesis, 1811. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 86114709 John Ker, a medical doctor and planter of Good Hope Plantation, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, was the father of Mary Susan and William H. Ker. From the description of John Ker and family papers, 1803-1862. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat rec...

Porter, Alexander, 1785-1844

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Alexander Porter (1785-1844) was a resident of Louisiana with a 30-year political career. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, he emigrated to the United States in 1801, and in 1807 settled in Attakapas, Louisiana, to practice law. He was made delegate to the Louisiana State Convention (1812), elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives (1816-1818), appointed to the Louisiana Supreme Court (1821-1833), and elected to the United States Senate (1833-1837). He resigned from the Senate due to ill ...

Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1784-1833

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Overton, Walter Hampden, 1788-1845

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