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(Harrison, William Henry Group of 3 newspapers relating to William Henry Harrison's inauguration, death, and funeral
Hingham Patriot, Vol. 3, No. 37. Hingham: Jedidiah Farmer, Saturday morning, March 13 1841. 4-page folio newspaper, text in five columns. Harrison’s inaugural address—at two hours, the longest ever delivered (even after Daniel Webster had edited it for length)—occupies the entirety of the front page and most of the last. At 68, Harrison was the oldest man inaugurated as president for a first term until Ronald Reagan in 1981. Perhaps hoping to assuage concerns about his age, Harrison delivered his protracted address without a hat or overcoat, although the day was chilly and rainy. Harrison died just thirty-one days after taking the oath of office, and his interminable disquisition on the Whig agenda has been popularly blamed as the cause, making his inaugural address one of the most famous in American history. More recently, Jane McHugh and Philip A. Mackowiak examined the notes of Harrison's attending physician, Dr. Thomas Miller as well as evidence that the White House water supply was downstream of public sewage, concluding that the president died of septic shock from typhoid or paratyphoid fever. 
National Intelligencer, Vol. XLII, No. 6007. Washington, D.C.: Gales & Seaton, Tuesday, April 6, 1841. 4-page large folio newspaper, text in six columns, mourning rules at head. The death of Harrison (the first president to die in office), the arrangements for his state funeral, and the elevation of John Tyler to the presidency dominate this issue. One report cites Harrison's dying words: "The last time the President spoke was at nine o'clock—a little more than three hour before he expired; and the words which he then uttered were so remarkable that they deserve to be recorded and remembered. While Dr. Worthington and one or two other attendants were standing over him, having just administered to his comfort, he cleared his throat, as if desiring to speak audibly, and, as though he fancied himself addressing his successor or some official associate in the Government, said: 'Sir, I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.'" With Congress in recess and the Vice President at his home in Virginia, the official announcement of Harrison's death, printed here, was issued over the names of Secretary of State Daniel Webster, Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Ewing, Secretary of War John Bell Attorney General John J. Crittenden, and Postmaster General Francis Granger. Also appearing in this issue is the letter from the same five cabinent members to Vice President Tyler informing him that "William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States, has departed this life."
New-York Spectator, Vol. XLIV, No. 46. New York: Saturday evening, April 10, 1841. 4-page large folio newspaper, text in seven columns, mourning rules at head. Extensive front-page coverage of Harrison’s funeral, including a detailed accounting of the order of march for the funeral procession, which was reported to be two miles in length.
Together 3 full newspaper issues, various sizes. Some light browning and minor staining, small gouge to second leaf of the Intelligencer affecting a few words, Spectator with minor marginal chipping and tears. Two papers with subscriber’s names written in top margin. Disbound.