English: Identifier: historicalnarrat00daws (find matches) Title: A historical narrative of the civil and military services of Major-General William H. Harrison : and a vindication of his character and conduct as a statesman, a citizen, and a soldier ; with a detail of his negotiations and wars with the Indians, until the final overthrow of the celebrated chief Tecumseh, and his brother the Prophet ; the whole written and compiled from original and authentic documents furnished by many of the most respectable characters in the United States Year: 1824 (1820s) Authors: Dawson, Moses, 1768-1844 Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 Shawnee Indians Indians of North America Publisher: Cincinnati : Printed by M. Dawson, at the Advertiser Office Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: slander, or the detractorof innocence and public virtue. As the calumnies propagated against General Harrison havebeen founded upon those parts of his conduct immediately con-nected with the public affairs of his country, it will appear toevery candid, thinking mind, that there cannot be a better planof drawing up a defence than by putting that defence into theshape of a historical narrative, for how can the slanders of the de-tractor of public character be more effectually refuted than byimpartially detailing the public transactions of the person calum-niated. To deny that the writer of this memoir has not had the assis-tance of General Harrison would be culpable affectation, be-cause many of the most important documents have been furnish-ed by him, and could not have been procured from any othersource, but it is confidently relied on that the circumstancesabove alluded to will acquit that gentleman of any improper de-gree of egotism in having this appeal made to the public opinion. Text Appearing After Image: ^nal Porrrau by < R.Lanibdm painted tor the Nauonal Ponrai Oaller.- £/^. -Zc-^ CHAPTER I, JTlAJOR General William Henry Harrison was bom ofrespectable parents on the 9th February, 1773, at a placecalled Berkely, on the banks of the James River, about 25 milesfi^m Richmond, in the State of Virginia. His father, Mr,Benjamin Harrison, descended from one of Cromwells Gene-rals of the name, repi^sented the State of Virginia in Congress,in the years 1774, 1775, and 1776; he was Chairman of theCommittee of the whole House, when the celebrated Declara-tion of Independence was agreed to, and was one of thoseillustrious patriots who signed that impprtant instrument. Inthe year 77 he was chosen Speaker of the House of Delegatesin the State Legislature, which office he continued to fill tillthe year 1782, when he succeeded Governor Nelson as Govern-or of Virginia, on that gentleman resigning that situation. In all those offices, Mr. Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.