The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-27

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From the NJ. Y. Commercial.
GEN. HARRISON'S LAST LETTEl

ZEN. HANRlSON . LAST LIE
On Saturday, a hardy, weather beaten, but very
respectable looking seaman presented himself to
the Collector, at the custom House, and inquiring
for Mr. Curtis, said, General Harrison told me to
give this letter into your own hand. He told me
to give his kind respects to Mr. Curtis, and said Mr.
Gusts was his friend, and would be my friend" -
Mr. Curtis opened the letter, and found it to be,
from ITS date, one of the las t, if not the rery last
letter. written by General Harrison. II bares date
Of rho day when his illness commenced. The
eadei will see, from perusa Of il, that amidst all
the canes end troubles of his high position, he
true to the hunlbles, of his old friends. Tucker
says the General made him come to the dinner Ia
BILE with the great folks and when no hositated and
minated that hv had better go below for his din
ner, the General said "Tucker you & have been
shpmates, and long time together. You are an
honest man; come and eat your dinner with me-,
and come here again to. morrow morning and get
your breakfast with me-"
Tucker says the General invited him TO stay in
Washington, and told him he would take care of
him, but his wife and children being in New York
Tucker preferred 10 return. He says General H..
followed him into the grounds on the East side Of
the White House, and then walked with him arm
in arm-,hat the General had no hat on. and when
Tucker adverted to his liability to take cold, he
waived the remark by saying he was already 'un-
we'll Having received the letter from the Gener-
al, Tucker says no followed him to the door and
shook him by the hand, saying, ego TO my friend
Mr.. Curtis, and after you have been to him don't
forget to write to that you and your wife and
children are happy again
Tucker says he had no money to come home by
land, but he did not let tho General know that, for
he knew he would give il to him in a min ute, and
he did not wish to make money from the good old
man who had been SO kind to him. And 80 Tuck
err went on board tho schooner L. l.. Sturgis, al AL
exandria and worked his passage home to New
York. When he came TO the custom house he
had no, been ashore thirty minutes, and having
first heard the sad news Of the death of his kind
benefactor as he passed up tho Old Slip dock, the
ut tears that fell down his hardy cheek esti
fed that his is no ungra te heart 'i'c 'ot'f'i
~ We are glad to hear that NJ r. Curtis immediate
ly appointed Mr.. Tucker an inspector of the GUS
toms. ,...lt, "a >. ,;.., .....- u,
"DEAR SIR-The bearer hereof Mr. Thomas
Tucker a veteran seaman, came with from Car
thagena, as the mate Of the brig Montidla, in the
wear 1929 Ia an association of several weeks,
imbibed high opinion Of his character--so muci,
SO that Depressing desire to leave the sea) invi
ted him to come with me to North Bend and spend
the remainder Of his days with me. Subsequently
misfortune prevented his doing so, as he was de-
sirous to bring some money with him to commence
farming operations. His bad fortune still .contin-
ues, having been several times shipwreckcd within
few years. He Gays that himsef and family are
now in such situation that the humblest employ
ment would DO acceptable to him, anal write this
10 recommend hin to your favorable notice ! am am
persuaded that no possesses, in higher degree
the virtues offds Ii,y honesty and interchangeable IN
dusry; and nigh, add, q ipdE9mitsbe 'brayeFy
if that was quality necessary for the Kind q EN-
poyment which he seeks. 10 y,t.tl ii e.i4.ra.a
"Yours, very truly, - /,
"EDwARp CuRris, Esq"