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Tyler, John, 1790-1862 to Anna Harrison

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02793.024 Author/Creator: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 June 1841 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

President Tyler sends William Henry Harrison's widow congressional condolence communicating "the deep sympathy felt by the representatives of the States and of the people" upon the death of her husband (not included). President Harrison had died on 4 April 1841.

Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Harrison, Anna Tuthill Symmes, 1775-1864

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