David Porter to James Madison, 12 January 1815

From David Porter

New York 12th January 1815

Sir,

By the hands of my Brother in Law Dr. Samuel D Heap of the U S Navy I have the honor to present you with a copy of the Journal of my Cruize in the Essex, which I beg you to accept as a small token of my respect.1 I have the honor to be Your obedient and very Humble Servant

D Porter

RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.

1. David Porter, Journal of a Cruize Made to the Pacific Ocean, by Captain David Porter, in the United States Frigate Essex, in the Years 1812, 1813, and 1814. . . . (Philadelphia, 1815; Shaw and Shoemaker description begins R. R. Shaw and R. H. Shoemaker, comps., American Bibliography: A Preliminary Checklist for 1801–1819 (22 vols.; New York, 1958–66). description ends 35674).

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Title: David Porter to James Madison, 12 January 1815
Author: Porter, David
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 12 January 1815

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Cite as: “David Porter to James Madison, 12 January 1815,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-08-02-0442. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 8, July 1814–18 February 1815 and supplement December 1779–18 April 1814, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 506.]

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