Porter Family (Augustus Porter Books), 1780 - 1904
Scope and Contents
Books belonging to and concerning Augustus Porter, including The Seaman's Daily Assistant: Being a Short, Easy, and Plain Method of Keeping a Journal at Sea in Which are Contained Rules Shewing How the Allowances for Leeway, Variations, Heave of the Sea, Set of Currents &c. ... by Thomas Haselden (1780), Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society edited by Frank H. Severance (1904), and Life of Augustus Porter by Charles Mulford Robinson. Also included is a lithograph of Augustus Porter.
Dates
- 1780 - 1904
Extent
From the Collection: 10.0 Linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Porter, Julia (Person)
- From the Collection: Porter, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1853-1925 (Person)
- From the Collection: Porter, Peter A. (Peter Augustus), 1853-1925 (Person)
- From the Collection: Porter (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Niagara Falls Public Library Local History Repository
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