Lot 79
Harrison, William Henry. The deed shows light age toning and some slight water staining, with weakened folds (archivally restored). William Henry Harrison's signature (the furture President) is quite bold. Deed is matted and framed to 12½ x 16", and this frame is suspended from a second larger frame (31¼ x 30") which is also matted with an engraving of William Henry Harrison, and collateral material. Interesting associations in this fine Harrison family document. 9th President of the United States, 1841.
Manuscript Document Signed ("W.H. Harrison") 2 pages (recto-verso), folio, May 14, 1830. As noted in this land deed, on January 29, 1816, Judge John Cleves Symmes granted a tract of land comprising three acres to William Henry Harrison and his business partner John Cleves Short. (Harrison was Judge Symmes' son-in-law.) Twenty-four years later, Harrison and Short, still partners, sign this deed granting the same three acres to Samuel Ramsey for $50. The deed is witnessed by two of Harrison's ten children - John Scott Harrison and Benjamin Harrison. Benjamin Harrison later became a doctor, but died at the relatively young age of 34, making his signature something of a rarity. John Scott Harrison would later be elected to the United States Congress, as had his father, and his father's father before him (John's grandfather, Benjamin Harrison, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and served four terms in Congress). John Scott Harrison's son, also named Benjamin Harrison, would become President just as his father's father did before him, making John Scott Harrison the only man in history of the United States to be the son of one President (William Henry Harrison) and the father of another (Benjamin Harrison).
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
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