Ninth President of the United States, governor Territory of Indiana (1801-1813), promoted to major general, resigned in 1814. Whig candidate for president, elected President 1840. He served as President from March 4 to April 4. He died of pneumonia after just one month of his presidential term. The country was in shock. Harrison was the first President to die in office. W.H . Harrison material as President is scarce.

ADS, "Wm. H. Harrison". 1p., 8" x 2", Greenville, 19th July 1795. While serving as Aide de Camp to General Anthony Wayne one of Harrison's responsibilities was to issue orders for provisions. Here he instructs "the commissary will issue for the Shawanoes twenty six pounds of flour and beef." Wm. H. Harrison, A.D.C. (Shawanoes is the native spelling and pronunciation of Shawnee)

Lured to the western frontier by tales of the Indian wars. Harrison was commissioned by President George Washington as an ensign in the infantry. In 1791, he arrived at Fort Washington (Cincinnati) and soon became an aide to General Anthony Wayne. He fought in the Battle of Fallen Timbers with Wayne and was present when the Treaty of Greenville was negotiated. The Treaty of Greenville was signed on August 3,1795 by the Wyandot, Delaware, Shawnee, Ottawa, Miami, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Wea, Kickapoo, Eel River, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia tribes. They agreed to give up their claim to the lands east and south of a boundary line beginning at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and running south to Fort Laurens while keeping the right to hunt on that land.

In return, the United States gave up its claim to the lands north and west of the Greenville Treaty line, east of the Mississippi River, north of the Ohio River, and south of the Great Lakes. The United States also in accordance with the Greenville Treaty gave the Indians $20,000 worth of goods and promised to deliver $9,500 worth of goods to them each year. The Wyandots, Delawares, Shawnees, Miamis, Ottawas, Chippewas, and Potawatomis would each get $1000 worth of goods every year. The provisions described in this order may be those offered in good faith in advance compliance to fulfill the US's terms of the treaty. The Treaty of Greenville marked the end of the Indian Wars in Ohio. A interesting and historically significant piece of Native American history. Some burn through on some text. (#PVP)