11-18-201211-18-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2621BBoston
November 18, 2012 11:00 AMCalender
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Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) Autograph Letter Signed, 19 November 1832.

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$2,640$2,200
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2621BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2012 11:00AM

Description:

Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) Autograph Letter Signed, 19 November 1832. Two bifolia inscribed over five pages. To Secretary of the Treasury Louis McLane (1786-1857) while Harrison was a private citizen in North Bend, Ohio, attempting to resolve a debt owed by Harrison's deceased son, John Cleves Symmes Harrison (1798-1830) to the U.S. Treasury Department, with reference to a report never made by General Land Commissioner Elijah Hayward, and a detailed description of Harrison's property in Vincennes, Ohio, offered to secure the debt. Age-toned, with old folds and some ink bleed, 8 x 9 3/4 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

Keywords

John Cleves Symmes Harrison, William Henry, Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury, Louis McLane, Vincennes, Elijah Hayward, U.S. Treasury Department, General Land Commissioner