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William Henry Harrison Autograph Document Signed for Whiskey Ration

Gen. Harrison orders "ten rations of Whiskey" during the Northwest Indian War

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Gen. Harrison orders "ten rations of Whiskey" during the Northwest Indian War

ADS, signed “Wm. H. Harrison, A.D.C.,” one page, 8 x 3.75, October 22, 1794. Handwritten "Return for Whiskey" for five men over two days, in part: "The Q. Master will issue ten rations of Whiskey on the above return." In very good to fine condition, with overall toning and scattered light staining.

Harrison was just 21 years old and serving as aide-de-camp to General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne in the Ohio Indian Wars. Ten months later, he would be a signatory to the Treaty of Greenville, which ended the Northwest Indian War. In the treaty, a coalition of Native American tribes, including the Ottawa, Potawatomi, Chippewa, Miami, and Shawnee, ceded a large area of midwestern land to the United States in exchange for goods valued at $20,000. Harrison would come to national fame nearly two decades later when he again fought the Native Americans, most prominently in a victorious effort over Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #687 - Ended February 14, 2024





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