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Horace Porter – President Grant’s secretary signs a letter, with an uncommon frank.
The letter is a routine letter, perhaps to a relative, on Executive Mansion stationery. It is a nice example of an early presidential aide’s use of that paper. More unusual and important though is the accompanying official pre-printed “Executive Mansion/ Secretary” envelope which porter also add his free frank signature.
Porter received the Medal of Honor for service at Chickamauga. He became one of Grant’s White House secretaries and later wrote a biography about serving Grant during the war. Theodore Roosevelt appointed Porter to serve as Ambassador to France.
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Horace Porter – President Grant’s secretary signs a letter, with an uncommon frank.
The letter is a routine letter, perhaps to a relative, on Executive Mansion stationery. It is a nice example of an early presidential aide’s use of that paper. More unusual and important though is the accompanying official pre-printed “Executive Mansion/ Secretary” envelope which porter also add his free frank signature.
Porter received the Medal of Honor for service at Chickamauga. He became one of Grant’s White House secretaries and later wrote a biography about serving Grant during the war. Theodore Roosevelt appointed Porter to serve as Ambassador to France.
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