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William Henry Harrison Autograph Document Signed. One page, 7" x 2.5", Cincinnati, December 2, 1834. Being a draft against h...
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William Henry Harrison Autograph Document Signed. One page, 7" x 2.5", Cincinnati, December 2, 1834. Being a draft against his own and his son's bank account, issued to Samuel Fordick. In full: "Cashier of the Bank of the US at Cincinnati. Pay to Saml Fordick or bearer Forty Six Dollars 67 cents. $46.67. W.H. & J.S. Harrison, Cincinnati 2nd Dec. 1834."William Henry Harrison had a long and successful career of military and public service, acting variously as a brigadier general in the U.S. Army, a state senator, a foreign minister, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later of the Senate, a territorial diplomat, a territorial governor, and finally as the 9th president of the United States. At the time this check was drafted, Harrison was a private citizen enjoying a respite from nearly forty years of continuous government service. In 1829, he retired to his farm in North Bend, Ohio; he lived off of his savings, a small pension, and the income produced by his farm, where he grew many acres of corn and operated a whiskey distillery. Harrison was assisted in this endeavor by his son John Scott Harrison, also a farmer, as evidenced by his son's initials as signatory on the check. John Scott Harrison is the only man to be both the son and the father of U.S. presidents.
Little is known of Samuel Fordick, to whom Harrison drafted this check. His name appears in records from 1853-54, when he was a member of the Cincinnati Committee of the Association for the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. The Association was created in response to the success of the first major international exhibition of arts and industries, which was held in London in 1851 and featured the magnificent Crystal Palace. That exhibition marked the beginning of a tradition of world's fairs, which would be held in major cities around the globe. In fact, the next international fair was held only two years later in 1853 in New York City, due in part to the efforts of Samuel Fordick and his fellow Association members.
Document is lightly age toned and bears a small stain which affects the last three letters of "Harrison." Matted and framed together with a handsome steel engraving of Harrison, to an overall size of 13.5" x 17.5". Fine condition and suitable for any presidential collection!
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2009 March Grand Format Rare Manuscripts Auction #6019 (go to Auction Home page)
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