Lot 1203
Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) Union Admiral. Letter Signed "D.D. Porter" as Admiral of the Navy, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 1874, 2pp (joined), folio. To Senator H.B. Anthony, discussing which Naval officers should be placed in the panels of the Navel Committee Room. In part: "Confine the list to those of the Revolution and 1812, and let those of the present Era take their chances hereafter. First comes Paul Jones who represents the Revolution….Then Truxton, who in the Quasi War with France, captured two frigates with a smaller ship the Constellation. Then comes the Era of 1812--Commodore Porter was a second Paul Jones…he annihilated the British commerce in the Pacific. Perry forms another grreat event, our whipping the British in a great fleet fight.…" More excellent content. Grayish toning to upper 1½ in. of first page, else fine.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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