New-York tribune., 1841-04-15
cry HARR!soN's LAST LETTER.

cI., b,rJy wcarher-bca;cn. but very rcspccta
Ia rLre seaman presented himself to the Coicc'or al he
Cs,or House and Inqur1ng tor MI curtis sad p"er
Iioo .d me give this letter into your own nara. he
- m 20 giy his kind respects Mr. Gurus, ard SAID lr
Cr,i. was is friend and would be my friend Mr. CurS
d the letter and found be-. from s date one oil the
ia, II not the rcry last letter written by General iaFro1
l. l,rs dare OF c dav when his i!ress co'nncnccd ne
dr vii, see from pcr1>al OF ii. that an,al the cares
and troubles his high position ne ~, tre 10 The hnocs
r HI. old fricnd Tucker the General made hn come
=, The dinner table with the great folks. and when ne hes
.,ed and ntinaed that he had bcjc Jel0tr for his din
nor the General said Tucker. you and have been ship
,r,tes and lorg time together You are an honest man
CONC and eat your dinner with and here again to-
morrow morning and sc, your breakfast WITH me-
Tucker .ays the Gercra invited HIM stay IN aNtns
~, and told him he would take of him. but MS wi'eand
children being NewYork Tucker preferred return lie
sa General H. followed him into the grounds the east
side of the " Whtc House and ihcn walked win ii ar-
orl-ha the General had no hat AID whc1 luc"cr ai-
,red to his liability take cold, he waved the remark Dv
saving he already unwcl Having received 'he .eer
from the General Tucker says hc followed hm 10 The door
and shook him BY the hand. snyn2' 60 20 IN! "'' -'i'
Curtis and after YOU have been him don forget to write
- MO ,h,, Won and your wife and children are happy again
Tochcr he hgd money 10 come nome D! iad OnI
c id.nor lct the General know o for he knew ne would
civ i to him il, minute ard he did wish take none"
from the good old man who had been Kind to him. And
en- Tucker then went board the schooner L. h. StursiS, at
Alexandria, ard worked his passage home to Newl or
When he came the custo-ousc he had not been ashore
minutes, nafiHg icdiu 'c 9dH news Va
death of his kind bcncctor ne passed up Old Slip dock
the abundant tia, fell down his hardy check testified
that his is ungratcui heart. Com. Adv.
WAsHxcroy 2Gh March ISL.
DEAR SrR-Thc bearer hereof Mr.. Thomas Tucker We.
team seaman came with from Carthagena the nate OF
the brig Montida the year ls29 In association seve-
raj ceks inbbed high opinion of his cheraccrso mdchso
that Expressing desire e-ve the sea- inyca him to
come 10 North Bend aud spend the remainder o his days with
me- Subsequent nortunes prevented MS doing So rs ne was
dcrous to bring money with him farming
operations His bad fortune still continues having been
raj time, s:ipwrecked within few years He says that him
self and family in such situation that the hunbest
employment would be acceptable him. and write this 10 re-
him your favorable notice am persuaded that
no one possesses in higher degree the virtues o. fidelity
honesty and nefatgable industry and might add of inde
,nbc bravc-y if that quality necessary for the kind of
employment lie seeks. -
Yours very truly, w. II. HARRISON.
EpvApn Curtis Esq Collector sc. Nc~iork
clud hear that Mr.. Curtis immediately appoint
ed Mr. Tue kcr Inspector of the customs