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Whig Candidate Harrison Described As Union Advocate
A lengthy portrait details General William Henry Harrison born 1773 in Virginia, his rise from student physician to military officer, territorial governor, Indian affairs superintendent, and political rise culminating in his 1835 presidential candidacy. It highlights his service at Tippecanoe, Detroit, and the Thames, plus his reforms, pensions work, and reputation for honesty and devotion to the republic.
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General Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Charles City
Virginia
James River
Berkely
Richmond
Benjamin Harrison
Hoe
Payton Randolph
Robert Morris
Hampden Sydney College
North Western Frontier
Washington
United States Artillery
L’ort
Cincinnati
St. Clair
North Western Territory
Kung Harrison
Fort Washington
Wabash
Fort Hamilton
Harrison
Wayne
The
Maumee Rapids
John Cleves Symmes
Miami
Northwestern Territory
Congress
House
Senate
Ohio
Northwestern
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Indiana Territory
Indian Affairs
Tecumseh
Tippecanoe
Great Britain
Hull
Detroit
Kentucky
Gen
Gov
Scott
Kentucky Volunteers
United States
Missouri
Winchester
Fort Wayne
North Western
Upper Canada
the Thames
Weeks and Jordan
Boston
Greenville
United States Senate
Jackson
Adams
Republic of Columbia
Bogota
South America
North Bend
Monroe