Lot 256
Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) 9th President of the United States (1841). Rare Autograph Letter Signed "W H Harrison" as Ohio state senator, 1p, 13"x7¾", Columbus, 1820 Feb. 24. Fine. With holograph address leaf and manuscript "Free." To Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, regarding a possible appointment in the U.S. Army for Col. John Stokes of Harrison County, Ohio. In part: "He is a very active intelligent young man & served under my command with great zeal during the last war. Great pecuniary losses occasioned…whilst acting as the Sheriff of his county together with his passion for a military life induces him to ask for a commission so much below the rank which he holds in the militia of his state & which evinces the confidence which the Government of Ohio & his fellow citizens have in his Integrity & Patriotism. I would prefer his getting an appointment in the Rifle Regt…."
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
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