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Porter and Rodgers were American naval officers noted for, among other things, their service in the War of 1812. In this note, David Porter promises to pay John Rodgers $700, sixty days after March 6, 1821.
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Washington March 6th 1821 $700 -- Sixty days after date I promise to pay to Jno Rodgers an order for your review, at the office of Division & Dispatch Seven Hundred Dollars D. Porter
Creation Date
3-6-1821
City
Washington, D.C.
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1780-1843
Keywords
Office of Division and Dispatch, David Porter, John Rodgers, Washington, March 6 1821, 1821, $700, promissory note, promise, payment
Resource Identifier
080601-02
Date Digital
March 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Legal | United States History
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Porter, David, "David Porter promise to pay John Rodgers $700 sixty days after March 6, 1821." (1821). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 183.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/183
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