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David Dixon Porter letter to Theodore Porter, 1882 Jan 5
Letter to Lieutenant Theodoric Porter (son), regarding family matters and official Navy business.
David Dixon Porter letter to Thomas E. Smith, 1865 Mar 3
Holograph letter, from USS Rhode Island, Hampton Roads, Va., to CDR Thomas E. Smith, Fort Monroe, Va., with orders to report to USS Vicksburg.
David Dixon Porter note, undated
Autographed note signed to Commodore Stephen B. Luce, with signature of Luce regarding employment of men.
David Dixon Porter postal cover, undated
Signed postal cover with signatures of Porter and Commodore Murray, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa.
Joel Abbot book, 1822
Book entitled, The Trial of Lieutenant Joel Abbot by the General Naval Court Martial by Captain David Porter, Boston, 1822. In 1822, Abbot, was on duty at the Charleston Navy Yard, where he uncovered a case of fraud and accused Captain Isaac Hull. The charges were unsubstantiated and Abbot was court martialed for two years. The book is inscribed to Charles Henry Davis.