Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-04-23
From the New York Commercial
GEN. ItRRISO\-S LAST LETTER.

On Saturday, a hardy, weather beaten,
but very respectable looking seaman pre-
sentcd himself TO the Collector, at the Gus
tom house, and inquiring for Mr.. Curtis,
said, General Harrison told ING to GIVE rl,fs
letter into your own hand. lie told me to
give hts kind respects to Mr.. Curtis and said
Mr.. Curtis was his friend, and would be NV
friend" Mr.. Curi, opened the letter, and
found it to be, from its date, one Of the last
if not the rery Inst letter, written by Gcncr-
al Harrison. 1t bears date of,he day hen
his Illness commenced. The reader will see.
from pcrusal CT it, that amidst all the cares
and troubles of his high position, lie was true
to the lumblcst Of his old friends. Tucker
says the General made him come to the dim
ncr table with the great folks, and when he
Hcsitatcd and intmatcss that he had better 90
bclor for his dinner, the General said 'Tuek-
cr, you and l have been shipnatcs, and ii
long time together. You are an honest
man; come and eat your dinner with me,
and come here again tomorrow 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, hut his wife and children
being in New York, Tucker preferred to
return. lie says General II. followed him
into the grounds on the East side Of the
" he, ...l 81 Il
arm in-arm--that the General had 40 ha, ON.
and when Tucker advcrtcd 10 his liability
to take cold, he waved the remark by say
ing he was already unwcll. Having re-
ceivcd the letter from the General, Tucker
says he 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 me 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 c, the General
know that, for he knew lie would give i, to
him in minute, and nc did not wish 10 take
money from the good old man who had been
50 Kind to him. And 50 Tucker went on
board the schooner l.. l.. Siurgis, at Alex
andra, 'and worked his passage home to New
York. When he came to the custom house
he had not been ashore thirty minutes, and
having first heard the sad news of the death
Of his Kind bonciactor as he passed up the
Old slip dock, the abundant tears that fell
down his hardy cheek testified tina, lis is no
ungrateiul heart
We are glad 10 hear that Mr.. Curtis I'M
mediatcly appointed Mr.. Tucker an iuspec
tor Of the customs.
'WAsHiscros Goth March, 1871
DEAR SIE-Tho bearer hereof Mr. Thomas Tucl,cr
veteran seaman, came with ne from CarthnGeuo MS
! the mate ui the Brig M0n!La, in the year lS9g In
AN association OF several weeks lmbbcd hgh opin-
10" oil Ms characterso much 50 thaJcXprcSsug desire
to leave the sea- invited him 10 come To Nolh Bend
and spend the remain or OF his days with me- Subsr-
quenl nisortnos prevented his dong So as he was
deslroits to blng some money with him to commence
farming operh pns. His bad fortune still continues
having been several times silpwrecked within few
years. III says that himself and family nra now i'm
sucha situation that the humblcst cnlp!oymen, wou
be accol table 10 linn, and write d. 10 recommend
hH To your favorable notice. Lam persuaded that no
one possesses, IN higher degree, die virtues of e.
", honesty and lndcialigabie industry; and mioLt
add of lndumu1ble bravery, If that was quality ne
cossary for the kind of empoymeu, he seeks,
Yours, very truly w. II. HARRISON.
EDWARD CURTIS, Esq Collector, &c. n. !.