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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.46 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | David Dixon Porter to William Lewis Maury regarding a vacancy |
| Date | 16 July 1878 |
| Author | Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Recipient | Maury, William Lewis |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Includes a letter for Maury to forward to the Collector (of Customs in New York). Failed to get the endorsement of any cabinet members because they are too busy, and presumes that if they knew the vacancy existed they would want to fill it with their own people. Admiral Porter was a former Union naval commander and superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. |
| Subjects | Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Confederate General or Leader Union General Government and Civics Navy Reconstruction |
| People | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |