Letter, November 19, 1809.

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Letter, November 19, 1809.

Holograph letter signed from Porter in New Orleans, La., November 19, 1809 to SECNAV Paul Hamilton concerning payment for repairs of Navy ships.

1 item ; 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.

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Porter, David, 1780-1843

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David Porter, U.S. naval officer, was born in 1780 and entered the Navy in 1798. He fought in the Tripolitan War and the War of 1812 abd against West Indian pirates. After resigning from the U.S. Navy, he joined the Mexican Navy for three years. He was minister to Constantinople in 1839. From the description of Signed postal cover n.d. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46403353 From the description of Letter, January 26, 1820. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: ...

Hamilton, Paul, 1762-1816

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Governor of S.C., 1804-1806; Secretary of Navy, 1809-1813; member of S.C. House, 1788-1789; member of S.C. Senate, 1794, 1798-1799; slave owner who urged S.C. legislature to prohibit African slave trade; son of Archibald and Rebecca Branford Hamilton; husband of Mary Wilkinson Hamilton. From the description of Paul Hamilton papers, 1802-1812. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44010020 Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) was born in St. Paul's Parish, South Carolina o...