Lot 2003
Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841), 9th President of the U.S. (1841), grandfather of the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison.
ALS as U.S. Senator with autograph free frank on integral leaf, "Free W.H. Harrison", to his nephew Benjamin Harrison who resided at the family seat of Berkely, Va., letter datelined Washington, 25 Jul 1820 and begins, "Your letter enclosing the memorial of Major Lomax was duly recieved…I have thus returned from the Treasury when I went to enquire about your claim", letter signed "Your uncle, W. H. Harrison", Fine and very rare free frank.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
RARE WILLIAM H. HARRISON FREE FRANK WITH ALS.
William H. Harrison developed a cold after being in office less than a month, The cold developed into pneumonia which led to his death on April 4, 1841. He was the first President to die in office serving only a total of 32 days into his term.
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