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 Sir 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. During the War of 1812, Sir Thomas Cochrane (1789-1872) took part in the burning of Washington, D.C., and the attack on Baltimore. In 1825 he became the first governor of Newfoundland and became an Admiral of the Fleet in 1865. In Very Good+ Condition: occasional fading; a few small stains; otherwise, clean and solid. Very Good +. Item #008208
Price: $1,850.00
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