Autographs
Seven Page Autograph Letter Signed “David D. Porter” in which he Criticizes the Current Administration (R.B. Hayes)
DAVID DIXON PORTER (1813-1891). United States Navy Admiral, one of the most noted and celebrated Union Naval Heroes of the Civil War.
May 17, 1877-Dated Autograph Letter Signed, “David D. Porter,” written from Washington, D.C., to William Maury, 7 pages, octavo, 5” x 8”, Choice Extremely Fine. Great content letter from Porter, in which he criticizes the current administration, accusing them of being hypocritical as far as civil service reform is concerned, and complains of ill treatment of career naval personnel. It reads, in part: “... Politicians in this country ... are like the fellows at the gold diggings, they don’t neglect the smallest grain of gold dust. ....” Rutherford Birchard Hayes was President in 1877. Paper in excellent condition, with a rust mark from a paper clip in upper left of first page and an erased pencil notation in upper right corner. Comes with its original stamped transmittal envelope.