William Henry Harrison papers
Contributors: Cleaves, Freeman, 1904-
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1000
Subjects: Correspondence; Government relations; Indians of North America; Presidents; History; Wars; Election
Description: Correspondence and military papers, chiefly for the period 1796-1841, with special emphasis on Indian campaigns and affairs; letterbook (1812-1813) reporting on the War of 1812 in the Northwest Territory; and correspondence regarding Harrison's unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in 1836.  Includes a few posthumous family papers and letters and a chronology of Harrison's life by his biographer, Freeman Cleaves.  Correspondents include John Armstrong, William Eustis, Duff Green, John Johnston, Joel Leftwich, Duncan McArthur, Return Jonathan Meigs, James Monroe, John C. Payne, William C. Schenck, Isaac Shelby, Edward Tupper, James Wilkinson, James Winchester, and John Wingate.
Notes: Open to research.

Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.

Available on microfilm, in part, nos. 3,636 & no. 11,950.

Deposit, Mary Lord Harrison, 1916.

Converted to gift, 1933.

Other gifts, exchanges, and purchases, 1901-1958.

U. S. president, senator, representative, and army officer from Ohio.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and on Internet.

Index published by the Library of Congress in 1960 available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and on Internet.  Cataloged in record 60060012.