Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-17
From the Baltimore Patriot.
GEN. HARRISnN,s c,,

- me let er introduced below by the New York
Sommefcial, is probably the last ever written Lv
uen' Harrison. IL is faithful and beaii,inI i'm,
Pr ~ .hat goodness OF heart, and that generous
,;o ,.h:.I noel1y 20 me worthy, in whatever sta.
now mourns- And we'll indeed NAV il mourn h;n,
TUT whether Tor magnitude Of services Tendered To-
eAed PRINCIPLE or for endearing qualities of hear,
the hation may not soon look upon his like again
From the ". Y. Commercial.
GEN. HARRlSON'S LAST LETTER
"" SATURDAY, hardy, weather beaten, but very
ieSpeetaoIe looking seaman presented himself ~
the Collector at the Custom House. and ;non;,nS,
lot Mr. Curtis, said-Gen Harrison told me io s;yss
ulS euer INTO your own hand. He told me TO give
us KIND respects 10 Mr. Curtis, and said Mr. C9r,i,
was ms Trend, and would be my friendn MIR Cur.
us opened the letter, and found il TO he from, ;,s
GATE one OF the last, If the peru Ia ST letter
Ten by Cen Harrison. Ii bears date of the d,y
when ms illness commenced. The reader will sec
from petusa Of It, that amidst all the cares and
uouoes OF ms high position, he true TO the hum
n'est OF MS Old friends. Tucker says the General
made him come TO the dinner Ia BILE with the gr.o,
iolks, ana when he hestated and minated tina, Inc
hau better go btiO1 for his dinner the Genera, ID
i uehe'' you ana hive been shpmaIes, and n
Io"g time together You are an honest man; come
and eat your dinner with me, and,come here again
me-" 'S' WIN
Iucker says he General invited him 70 stav in
w ashington, and told him he would tnke cnte M
num- ~ OUT ms wife and children being in New York
4 ucker preferred TO return. He saws Gen II fol.
lowed him into the grounds on the East sids or III
"h'e tiouse, and then walked with him arm in
aIm-lhat the Genecal had no hat on and when
ueker adverted to his liability to take cold. he
~ufeu tne remark by saying he was already un-
well. Having received the letter from tbe C.Dn.s.i
Fucker says he followed him to the door and shoor
Nun by the hand, saying, "go to my friend Mr. Chr
us and afer you have been TO him. don,t FORGET IN
"Ie 10 me that you and your wife aud children are
uGker says he had no money to come home by
iand, but he did not let the General know that for
tie knew he would give il to him in a minute and
nc uiu NOT WISH TO take money from the good old
man VINO had been so kind TO him. And so Tuck.
CT went on BOARD the schooner l.. l.. Sturgis nt
Alexandra, and worked his passage home 10 NJ.
York. When he came TO the custom bons. r.. Is,
not been ashore thirty minutes, and having 6rst
heard the sad news Of the death of hi. Mind ben.
factor as he passed up the Old Slip dock, the ahun
cant tears that Tell down his hardy cheek tes,i6 ed
mat ms IS no ungrateful heart.
VIC are glad 10 hear that Mr.. Curtis Immediately,
appointed Mr Tucker an inspector of the customs.
WASHINGTON, 26th March, Is4I.
uear Sir-Ihe bearer hereof, Mr. Tho's Tuck
or' veteran seaman, came with me from CARTHAGE
M, as The mate of the brig Montidin in the veny
I1z9, In an association of several weeks inhibited
hlsh opinion OF his characterize much so ina,
depressing desire TO leave the seal invited him
70 come 10 North Bend and spend the remainder of
ms days with me. Subsequent misfortunes p,e
vented MS doing so, as he was DESTROYS to bring
some money with him to commence farming opera,
TONS. His bad fortune still continues, having been
seyera, tunes Shpwrocked within few years. He
says mat himself and family are now in such a s..
tuauon That the humblest employment would he
acceptable to him, and write this TO recommend
nun 10 your favorable notice, am persuaded thai
no one possesses, in higher degree, the virtues Of
hdeIIty, honesty and interchangeable industry; and
nv a. "aoi OF lndomiahle bravery, if that was
quality necessary for the kind of employmen, he
Seeks YOURS, very truly,
wv. III. HARRISON.
"EDwARD Curtis, Esq.
Collector, &c, New York"