ALS signed “W. H. Harrison,” one page both sides, 6 x 7.5, December 20, 1837. Letter to George Webb of Illinois. In full, “Your letter of the 4th Inst. was forwarded to me from Cincinnati a few days ago. I can give you no information that will be of any service to you as to the subject of your inquiry. All that I know of the…herein I communicate. The ordinance for our government of the territory as you will see by referring to it (require) that the Governor should hold twelve hundred acres of land in the Territory as a gratification. The located land was higher than the warrants which were unallocated. I could not of course buy them which I had confirmed myself. McIntosh had a number of warrants which had been issued by my…upon Gov’r. St. Clair. Vandeburgh, McIntosh myself agreed to locate the supposed mile seat at the Rapids. As I had no warrant McIntosh agreed to furnish a warrant for me at $1 per acre for which I gave him my note & as the land was I think to be entered by him in order to get a patent as I could not (issue) patent to myself he gave me a bond to convey over…to me when it was patented. The affairs remained in that situation until we quarreled upon politics. I then sold over my interest to him. I took (back) my note & he his bond. Since that time I never spoke to him nor had any intercourse with him but through a court of law. In which I sued him for slander & (earned) $3,000 damages. In relating to Judge Vanderburgh’s…or how he disposed of it I know nothing or whether he ever did dispose of the note. The difference between McIntosh & myself extended to the Judge with whom McI. lived & they continued upon intimate terms until the death of the judge with whom I was not upon terms of social intercourse for years before his death.” Integral second page bears an address panel in Harrison’s hand to Webb in White County, Illinois. In good to very good condition, with item having been professionaly restored along complete fold separations to both pages and sealed inside protective Mylar, light showthrough from text on reverse, some scattered light paper loss along repaired separations, resulting in some minor text loss, yet the letter remains boldly penned and legible. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
