Letter : Niagara Falls, to Peter B. Porter, 1821 Dec. 8.

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Letter : Niagara Falls, to Peter B. Porter, 1821 Dec. 8.

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Concerns soundings in Niagara River from Bird Island to Squaw Island; lists soundings taken with Judge Geddes of the Canal Commission, and discusses the Buffalo reaction to Geddes.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844

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Porter was a member of the New York State Legislature, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State, a major general in the War of 1812, and United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829. He was a strong supporter of the Whig Party. From the description of Letter, 1839 February 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407205 Congressman, general of New York State Militia during the War of 1812, and partner in Porter, Barton & Company. ...

Geddes, James, 1763-1838

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U.S. representative from and public official of New York, engineer, and jurist. From the description of Letter of James Geddes, 1805. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450412 ...

Porter, Augustus, 1769-1849

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Surveyor and partner with Benjamin Barton in Porter, Barton and Company, a portage and forwarding firm, and first judge in Niagara County. From the description of Reminiscences of events connected with the early settlement of the west, 1848. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 52728188 From the description of Mortgage, 1814 Aug. 25. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33310813 ...