Lot 275
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Ninth President of the U.S. (1841), Secretary of Northwest Territory (1798), Territorial Delegate to Congress (1799-1801), Territorial Governor of Indiana (1801-1813), U.S. Congressman (1816-1819) and Senator (1825-1828) from Ohio. Autograph Letter Signed as Whig Presidential candidate, one page, 7¾ x 9¾ North Bend, Ohio, July 23, 1840. To "Rufus S. Reed, Thos. H. Sile, Wm. M. Watts Esq & others of the Committee of Erie County, Pennsylvania", in full:
"Gentlemen. Your letter was received… It would have afforded me great pleasure to be able to inform you that I could comply with the kind invitation which it contains. But I have not yet brought my mind to the determination to relinquish the rule which I had prescribed to myself not to leave the State pending the canvass [voting] for the Presidency & should I ever determine to do so the receipt of several previous invitations (which in point of time would conflict with yours) will prevent me from being with you on the day named in your letter. With Great Respect I am Gentlemen your fellow citizen W H Harrison"
With integral address leaf in Harrison’s hand postmarked red "Cleves. O. July" straightline with manuscript "22" day, small repaired hole in address panel not affecting text, Very Fine condition, accompanied by an engraved portrait.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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