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Two discourses: : the first occasioned by the death of General Washington, delivered at Spencertown, January 19, 1800. The second, delivered on a thanksgiving occasion, at the same place, December 13, 1799. By David Porter. Published at the request of a number who heard them
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David D. Porter papers
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Collection includes correspondence, dispatches, communications, and other military documents received by David D. Porter during his command of the Union's Mississippi River Squadron during the U.S. Civil War from November 1862 to April 1864. Also included are telegrams to and from Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles and his assistant, Gustavus Vasa Fox, and a few postwar documents concerning naval affairs.Two contemporary copies of Ulysses S. Grant letters are present in the collection: Grant to Salmon P. Chase (enclosure of William P. Mellen letter to Stephen G. Hicks, 1863 December 4), 1863 September 26 (PR 194) and Grant to William P. Mellen, 1863 November 16 (PR 197).
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A discourse, delivered on the day of annual thanksgiving, November 19, 1795. : By David Osgood, A.M. Pastor of the church in Medford
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Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. 19 letters (1793, Apr. - 1799, Sep.) to Anna Maria Porter, 1780- 1832, London, Epsom, Grantham (Lincolnshire, England)
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Collection strengths include the family correspondence of Jane Porter, Robert Ker Porter, and Anna Maria Porter spanning the years 1795-1841.The letters describe the social customs of the Regency and early Victorian eras, as well as the family's struggle to maintain an expected place in society despite great financial difficulties. The letters also mention, over the years, various novels, plays, and travel narratives the Porters are writing and publishing. The main weakness of the collection is the lack of manuscript material for Jane, Robert Ker, and Anna Maria Porter.
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