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Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) to Captain Julius Walker Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00214.02.09 Author/Creator: Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 07 July 1881 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21.6 x 14.1 cm. Order a Copy

Declares, "When you publish anything I write you must be careful- I write without thought of the matter going beyond yourself... you bring Teller on me now- Well it's done- There is not use crying over spilt milk-" Porter had recently mentioned Senator Henry Moore Teller in a letter to Captain Adams. Written on Central Railroad Co. of New Jersey stationery.

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914
Adams, Julius Walker, fl. 1861-1862

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