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Auction: 320 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale and the Forest Park Collection
Lot: 1851

Harrison, William Henry. Ninth President of the United States (March-April, 1841). Began his military career serving in Cincinnati in the Northwest Territory during the Northwest Indian War. Gained national fame in 1811 for leading U.S. forces against Tecumseh's Native American confederacy at the Battle of Tippecanoe; served as general in the War of 1812, as Governor of Indian Territory and U.S. representative and senator from Ohio. Harrison's presidential tenure was the shortest in history for he died after only one month in office from complications resulting from pneumonia. Autograph Document Signed "Wm. H. Harrison A,d,C". Whisky Return, 8" x 3 ¾", Greenvill[e], 1 July 1794. The return is for a day's worth of whisky rations for 6 men and one woman. Harrison signs this document as the Aide-de-Camp to General "Mad Anthony" Wayne just before leaving Greenville to march against Native American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794. Wayne's victory in this battle would bring the Northwest Indian War to a successful end for the United States and it would see Harrison as one of the signatories of the Treaty of Greenville. Light soiling lower margin and tab marks on corners, otherwise Very Good with clear, bold ink. Framed and matted with a black and white depiction of Harrison.

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