Porter family papers, (Record no. 39200)
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| LC control number | mm 70053041 |
| NUCMC control number | ms 70000967 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | N |
| Source | lcmd |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Porter family papers, |
| Inclusive dates | 1811-1881. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 100 |
| Type of unit | items. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 2 |
| Type of unit | containers. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 0.6 |
| Type of unit | linear feet. |
| 506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Open to research. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | David Porter's papers consist of letters written to his wife, Evelina, and to Samuel Hambleton, James P. McCorkle, and George W. Walker; a draft of his resignation as commander in chief of the Mexican Navy (Armada); and his will. Subjects include Porter's command of the frigate Essex (1811-1814) and of the Mexican Navy (1826-1829) and life in Minorca, Spain, in 1830. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | David Dixon Porter's papers include letterbooks, a draft of a letter to William Henry Seward, and printed general orders. A letter from Porter while in New Orleans in 1862 to his wife, George Ann, discussed the life of their southern relatives during the Union occupation of that city. Other correspondents include Nathan Goff, William H. Hunt, and Richard W. Thompson. |
| 545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | Family members represented are David Porter (1780-1843) and his son, David Dixon Porter (1813-1891), naval officers and authors. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Collection material in English. |
| 555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE | |
| Cumulative index/finding aids note | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007026">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007026</a> |
| 580 ## - LINKING ENTRY COMPLEXITY NOTE | |
| Linking entry complexity note | Forms part of: Naval Historical Foundation collection. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Goff, Nathan, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1843-1920 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hambleton, Samuel, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1777-1851 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hunt, William H. |
| Fuller form of name | (William Henry), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1823-1883 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | McCorkle, James P. |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Porter, Evelina Anderson, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1790-1871 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Porter, George Ann Patterson |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Seward, William Henry, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1801-1872 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thompson, Richard W. |
| Fuller form of name | (Richard Wigginton), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1809-1900 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Walker, George W. |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 30 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Porter family. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Mexico. |
| Subordinate unit | Armada. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Essex (Frigate) |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Minorca (Spain) |
| General subdivision | Social life and customs. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | New Orleans (La.) |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Authors. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Naval officers. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Porter, David, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1780-1843. |
| Title of a work | David Porter papers. |
| Date of a work | 1811-1841. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Porter, David D. |
| Fuller form of name | (David Dixon), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1813-1891. |
| Title of a work | David D. Porter papers. |
| Date of a work | 1861-1881. |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007026">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007026</a> |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid (PDF) |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007026.3">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007026.3</a> |
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