Peter B. Porter Papers
Peter Buell Porter by Daniel Huntington after Matthew Harris Jouett, Courtesy US Army Center of Military History
(Microfilm Edition)
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Additional information at http://www.worldcat.org/title/microfilm-edition-of-the-peter-b-porter-papers-in-the-buffalo-and-erie-county-historical-society/oclc/12167788
Peter Buell Porter (1773 –1844) represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives (1809-1813), a major general in the War of 1812, and Secretary of War from 1828-1829. The bulk of the papers (1810-1844) pertain to his career. Also included are the papers of Porter’s grandson, Peter A. Porter, who served one term (1907–9) in the House of Representatives.
12 reels, 22-page guide
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