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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00214.02.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Porter letters |
| Title | Fitz-John Porter to Robert Bruce Warden asking Warden to receive General Henry Jackson Hunt when he visits |
| Date | 26 June 1887 |
| Author | Porter, Fitz-John (1822-1901) |
| Recipient | Warden, Robert Bruce |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Porter, New York City Police Commissioner, writes to Warden, an author and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Has given General Henry Jackson Hunt, Governor of the Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C., an introduction card. Hopes Warden will receive Hunt when he visits. Inquires as to a literary project undertaken by Warden. Discusses longevity rations for retired officers, and other military retirement issues. A year earlier Porter had been reinstated in the army, and then he retired. |
| Subjects | Literature and Language Arts Civil War Union General Lincoln's Cabinet Military History Soldier's Pay |
| People | Porter, Fitz John (1822-1901) Warden, Robert B. (Robert Bruce) (1824-1888) Hunt, Henry Jackson (1819-1889) |
| Place written | Morristown, New Jersey |
| Theme | Law; Arts & Literature; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |