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Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842 [Keepsake book of Mary Harrison]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07732.02 Author/Creator: Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842 Place Written: North Bend, Ohio Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 5 April 1825-1828 Pagination: 1 v. : 102 p. ; 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed on first page. Book of poetry, some written out by Harrison, some addressed to or for Miss Mary S. Harrison, written by friends. There are dried leaves pressed between some pages.
Mary Harrison was the daughter of President William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison.

Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842

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