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An Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations Vol. II

Signed on titlepage "Wm H. Harrison." Printed by Thomas Dobson. With bookplate of J. Cleves Short / Short-Hill / Nov. 17, 1817." and stamp of "Transylvania Library" on front pastedown. (Sprinkled calf binding was severely warped; front board...

GLC05192

to John Lyon

This document is a debit report to John Lyon from William Henry Harrison. James Taylor will be the agent to pay Lyon. The report is for the costs of furnishing a detatchment of Kentucky militia, under General WIlliam Henry Harrison's command, with...

GLC04619.03

to Robert Brent

Pleas with Brent to pay his troops. Explains the troops' destitute situation and his fears that they may be left without pay throughout the winter. Also discusses the location and plans of various army regiments. Brent was the Army's Paymaster...

GLC03925

Requisition for 1796 survey of U.S.-Florida boundary

Countersigned by Andrew Ellicott. A requisition for the 1796 survey of U.S.-Florida Boundary, with docketing on the back concerning supplies received.

GLC04910

An Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations Vol. I [damaged]

Signed on titlepage "Wm H. Harrison." Printed by Thomas Dobson. With bookplate of J. Cleves Short / Short-Hill / Nov. 17, 1817." and stamp of "Transylvania Library" on front pastedown. The "William Henry Harrison" written on p. 9 is not an autograph...

GLC04740

to William H. Harrison

Requests funds for the maintenance of prisoners during the War of 1812. Written aboard the schooner Ariel.

GLC05264.02

to Thomas Chilton

A very long letter to Chilton, a Kentucky congressman, in which Harrison recounts his experiences in the wars in the Northwest Territory. Voices his support for Chilton's proposal to extend the pension laws to veterans of the Indian Wars in the...

GLC05300

To the Editors of the National Intelligencer

Defends himself against General James Winchester's attack on his character and conduct in the command of the North Western Army in the War of 1812 Ohio campaign. Concerns who was to blame for sending out a detachment of the army beyond the reach of...

GLC05565

to Mary Wood

He writes to his sister about his activities in Canada at Fort George and elsewhere in the northern campaign during the War of 1812. Also discusses the heroism of their brother, Eleazor D. Wood, at Fort Meigs, as recounted by General William Henry...

GLC01043.02

to Harriette Story Paige

Writes to his sister-in-law two days after accepting appointment as Secretary of State by President William Henry Harrison. Reports that he and Mr. Curtis, (possibly Edward Curtis, fellow Congressman, lawyer, and friend) are arranging more suitable...

GLC01946.20

Portrait of William Harrison

One print of William Harrison. Color bust.

GLC04675.60

to Henry A. Muhlenberg

Comments on the 1840 presidential campaign and states that they are "in the midst of a higher political excitement than I have ever yet witnessed ... " Believes that Pennsylvania will support Democrat Martin Van Buren though the Whigs have...

GLC02919

to John Brown Dillon

Harrison offers his opinion to Dillon, who is publishing a pamphlet on the subject of slavery: "our Union is a Union of Sovereign Independent States &... in every particular where power is not expressly surrendered by that instrument to the General...

GLC02946

[Statement of sales of the property of Captain William C. Baen]

Account of the sale of the goods and chattel of the deceased Baen. Lists shirts, stockings, vests, swords, etc., the amount sold for, and to whom they were sold. One listing is for a sword belt sold to William Henry Harrison (listed as Governor...

GLC01450.716.01

[Orders to Commissary "for a Putawalimi chief one quart whisky"]

Harrison signed as Aide de camp while serving under General Anthony Wayne during the Indian Wars of the Old Northwest. Docket identifies the document as number 294.

GLC01624

to James Heaton

Harrison thanks Heaton for his continued support. He describes at length a "project" by "political friends" and others to denounce him so as to destroy his chances for election to the Senate. States that, "There is no one I believe who knows me that...

GLC01645

to Mathew Carey

Encloses (not present) a joint resolution of the Agricultural & Manufacturing Society indicating the course the Society wishes Congress to follow. Addressed at bottom of second page to Carey as the President of the Society for the Encouragement of...

GLC01803

to Gen. William H. Harrison

Letter signed "An Assistant Surgeon of the Army". Protesting Harrison's disparaging comments made in front of the Senate during the Reorganization of the Medical Department of the Navy regarding the Army Surgical Corps, of which Jeffery was a member...

GLC01896.092

[Portrait of William Henry Harrison]

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by Richard W. Dodson from an original painting by James Reid Lambdin.

GLC08878.1159.01

Engraving of William Henry Harrison

One engraving of William Henry Harrison dated circa 1840. Bust portrait of Harrison.

GLC08878.1990

Engraving of William Henry Harrison

One engraving of William Henry Harrison dated circa 1910. Bust portrait of Harrison.

GLC08878.1991

Official Portraits of Our Presidents

One book entitled, "Official Portraits of Our Presidents," published in 1912 by the Syndicate Publishing Company of New York City. The item portraits of every president up to 1912 except for William Taft.

GLC08878.2100

Engraving of seven presidents

One engraving of seven presidents dated circa 1880. Bust portraits of seven former presidents. Was engraved for Abbott's lives of the presidents. Included is William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin...

GLC08878.1270

W.H. Harrison

One print of President William Henry Harrison.

GLC08878.1156

W.H. Harrison

One silhouette print of President William Henry Harrison.

GLC08878.1157

W.H. Harrison

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved portrait with the Arms of the United States.

GLC08878.1158

Major Genl. William Henry Harrison

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by Richard W. Dodson from an original painting by James Reid Lambdin.

GLC08878.1160

[Portrait of William Henry Harrison]

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by Richard W. Dodson from an original painting by James Reid Lambdin.

GLC08878.1159a

W.H. Harrison

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by Edwards from an original painting by Wilhelm Hendrik Franquinet. Incudes an inset of the Battle of Tippicanoe.

GLC08878.1161

W.H. Harrison

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by E.H. Knight.

GLC08878.1162

[Portrait of Major General William Henry Harrison]

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by J. Kirk from an original painting by John Chester Buttre.

GLC08878.1163

[Portrait of President William Henry Harrison]

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

GLC08878.1164

W.H. Harrison

One print of President William Henry Harrison dated 1863. Engraved by Johnson, Fry & Co., from an original painting by Alonzo Chappel.

GLC08878.1165

[Portrait of President William Henry Harrison]

One print of President William Henry Harrison. Engraved by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

GLC08878.1166

[Portrait of President William Henry Harrison]

One print of President William Henry Harrison by an unknown artist. Printed by Bachrach.

GLC08878.1167

Life of Major General William Henry Harrison.... [election campaign biography]

Election campaign biography. Bound in green paper boards with glazed cloth spine. Frontispiece and three plates. Printed by Grugg and Elliot. (The only printing cited by Howes.) Howes H246, Miles 133.

GLC08607.01

to William Creighton, Jr.

Provides a copy of a statement "which took place in the Senate," discussing allegations of a deal between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to win Adams the presidency in 1824, in which an investigation into the matter was refused. Asks that it be...

GLC05462

to Solomon G. Haven re: fund raising for election of Harrison; locoism

"Like mushrooms it [locoism] springs up during the darkness of night from the steaming heaps of dung that encumber the earth...." With FF.

GLC05753

to C.S. Knapp

Discusses at length the present state of the government and the unconstitutional and monarchal rule of the current president, Andrew Jackson. Quotes Edward Gibbons' "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," and George Washington. Expresses his views...

GLC06614

to William H. Harrison re: seeking more land for the U.S. by subjugating Indians

"To promote this disposition to exchange lands,which they have to spare and we want . . . we shall push our trading houses, and be glad to see the good & influential individuals among them run in debt, because we observe that when these debts get...

GLC07171

to Joseph Gales, Jr. and William W. Seaton

Letter to the publishers of the "Annals of Congress: Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States" regarding his finances. Says he will pay them as soon as the "account for adjustment" he has before the "2nd & 3rd Auditor" is approved...

GLC00496.032

to John Cleves Short

Written after recall by Jackson as U.S. Minister to Colombia. Attacks Andrew Jackson and Simon Bolivar in some detail, and accuses them both of being ruthless men. Worries that Colombia will soon be very unstable, and that with his departure the...

GLC00632

to B. Tappin

William Henry Harrison asks Tappin to send more lime for use in the construction of an aqueduct for Harrison's distillery.

GLC00655.08

to Mary Wood

He writes to his sister about his orders to see General William Henry Harrison at Detroit. He urges her to take an educational opportunity and discusses the benefits education would bring her. Notes that the time has come for him to be tested as a...

GLC01043.01

to John Armstrong

Harrison makes an urgent request to the Secretary of War Armstrong for medical supplies to be sent to Cleveland, Ohio. Also asks that all liquor shipments be sent with a "dry-barrel" because "Experience has long since convinced all those in the...

GLC01193

to C. W. Hanson

Writes briefly of their correspondence and paying a bill for "spring wheat" he purchased. Discusses his candidacy for president in the 1840 election. Mentions Henry Clay, who was a candidate for the Whig nomination, and says he was informed there...

GLC07732.01

To: Solomon G. Haven

Abolition, William Henry Harrison, election of 1840: " The whole people seem to move spontaneously." With FF.

GLC07988

An Act concerning the introduction of Negroes & Mulattoes into this Territory

One clerical copy of a document entitled, "An Act concerning the introduction of negroes and Mulattoes into this Territory," dated September 17, 1807. Pertains to Black enslaved people over the age of 15, in the Indiana Territory which the government...

GLC00697

to the Quarter Master re: ordering forage for a public horse

Written on a quarter sheet of paper.

GLC04675.13

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of James P. Smith].

Smith, convicted of larceny, was pardoned under the recommendation of judge and jury due to his youth and good character.

GLC04911

to J. F. Cox

William Henry Harrison urges Cox to reconsider his decision not to attend an upcoming convention for he is relying on his influence to " ... counter act certain sinister movements which were apprehended." Discusses his presidential prospects in Ohio...

GLC00112

to James Morrison

William Henry Harrison writes to the deputy quartermaster in Franklinton, Ohio regarding matters of money, supplies, and ordnance. Optimistically describes his plans for the upcoming battle of Fort George. Notes that the cold is impeding his writing.

GLC00127

to J. C. S. Harrison

Written in response to a letter from his grandson, J. C. S. Harrison. President-elect Harrison advises him at Asbury University in Greencastle, Indiana, for success in life. Encloses five dollars. Harrison misspells the name of the university as...

GLC00211

A sketch of the life and public services of William Henry Harrison.

Pro-Harrison campaign document. Written as "an acceptable service to those, who are not familiar with the life of this distinguished man, to place before them the following brief sketch of his biography and public services." States that the sketch...

GLC00267.179

Outlines of the life and public services, civl and military, of William Henry Harrison

Campaign biography for the 1840 election, which Harrison won. Dedicated to the people of the third district of Massachusetts. Described by the author as "[a] brief retrospect of his career, civil and military, while it exhibits the character and...

GLC00267.180

Gen. Harrison's speech at the Dayton convention, September 10, 1840.

Campaign speech for the 1840 election. Includes comments by the publisher about the reaction of the crowds, what was going on and the atmosphere. Harrison denies being a Federalist and assures the crowd of his interest in the people's welfare: "I...

GLC00267.181

To: J[ames] Heaton, Esq.

William Henry Harrison's desire for the Vice Presidential nomination in the upcoming election.

GLC07941

To: E. Kemper.

Separation of church and state.

GLC07958

Funeral ribbon for William H. Harrison.

Silk ribbon has picture of Harrison, birth place, birth and death dates, and dying words: "Sir,--I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more."

GLC08096

[Slavery laws of the Indiana Territory]

Approved by Harrison and also signed by Jesse B. Thomas as Speaker of the House and B. Chambers as President of the Council (this is a copy). Title continues: "Laws of the Indiana Territory Comprising those Acts formerly in force and as Revised...

GLC08939

[Signature of William Henry Harrison] [Incomplete]

Scrap of paper laminated in plastic signed, W. H. Harrison. Might not be his original signature. Printed along top is Major General William Henry Harrison, and at bottom "by an Act of Congress 1836 by James B. Longacre in the Clerk's Office of the...

GLC07732.05

[Engraving of William Henry Harrison]

Engraving of Harrison, seated, with top hat and coat. Printed by Johnson Fry and Co., Publishers, New York. After an original painting by Chappel. Originally in the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.

GLC07732.06

The national gazette literary register. [Vol. 16, no. 4883 (August 9, 1836)]

Signed at top, General Wm. H. Harrison. Many items have been marked with an X. Originally in the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.

GLC07732.07

to William Henry Harrison

Asks Harrison, then governor of the Indiana Territory, to help pass laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to Indians, in hopes that it will remove a "great obstacle to their acquiring industrious habits." Also notes that the general government policy...

GLC07156