Handwritten letter to Captain Porter concerning the accidental death of Lieutenant Cocke on the American ship Fox in the port of San Juan, Puerto Rico
1823. 1 handwritten letter, dated 6 March 1823, from Lord Thomas Cochrane to Captain David Porter of the U.S. Navy expressing condolences over the death of Lt. Cocke, who was killed when the Spanish commander in San Juan fired to warn the American ships from entering the port. Lord Thomas..... More