1To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 18 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The term for which General Gibson was last appointed expires in the Course of next month— He is far from being a very expert Secretary but he is a very honest man which is much better & I am persuaded that his reappointment would be acceptable to a great majority of the people, it would be entirely so to. Dear Sir Your Sincerly devoted Hum Servt. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
2To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 7 July 1802 (Madison Papers)
The mail which will carry this letter is the first from this place—since the month of March last—Or I should before have done myself the honour to write to you—altho I had nothing material to communicate. This barrenness of events still continues, with the exception of such as come under my notice as Superintendant of Indian affairs & these as has been the custom will be detailed to the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 20 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Hay having declined the appointment of a member of the Legislative Council for this Territory two other persons have been nominated agreeably to the Ordinance and I presume their names have been sent on to you. Viz Mr Shadrack Bond & Mr John Perry—the former is certainly the most proper character; altho’ he has had little advantage from education he posseses a very strong natural capacity &...
4To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 12 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
As soon as I had the honour to receive your letter of the 31st. of March I wrote to such Gentlemen of my acquaintance in Upper Louisiana as I thought best acquainted with the Subject for information relative to the Situation & population of the Several Settlements in that District. My own Knowledge of that Country is very imperfect but from my present impressions I think that it might be...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 6 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr Augustus Choteau will have the Honor to deliver you this. A gentleman who is justly considered not only from his large fortune & superior information but from the Amiableness of his character, as the first Citizen of Upper Louisiana—You will I am sure derive great pleasure from his Conversation as his Knowledge of this country is certainly superior to what is possessed by any other person &...
6To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 28 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Of the merits of Mr. Peter Cheateau the bearer of this, you will no doubt be sufficiently informed by Captain Lewis—I have only to say that altho my personal acquaintance with him is of very recent date—I have long known & esteemed his character Mr. Cheateau is accompanied by a son of his & a nephew, the son of Mr. Charles Gratiot of St. Louis—these young Gentlemen possess a very ardent desire...
7William Henry Harrison to John Armstrong, 8 September 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
8 September 1813, Seneca. “I have the honor to inform you that I am now in complete readiness to embark the troops the moment Governor Shelby shall arrive. I shall march from hence for the margin of the lake in 3 days & shall loose no time in prosecuting the contemplated offensive measures. The batalln. of the U.S. rifle Regt. & the recruits from Knoxville for the 24th. Regt. will I fear not...
8To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 29 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
In the month of May last I received the letter you did me the honour to write by Mr. Parke and at that time I also received from the Department of State a renewal of my Commission as Governor of the Indiana Territory For this mark of your Confidence permit me to make you my most grateful acknowledgements—It has indeed ever been & shall Continue to be my Chief Aim to Conduct the Administration...
9To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 5 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I received a few weeks ago from the Secretary of State the new Commission with which you have been pleased to honor me and I beg you to receive my warmest thanks for this additional proof of your confidence and friendship—The emoluments of my office afford me a decent Support and will I hope from henceforth enable me to lay up a small fund for the education of my children—I have hitherto found...
10To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 16 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The petitions herewith enclosed Were put into my hands a few days ago with a request that I would forward them to you. The person Who is the Subject of them is really one of the Most abandoned men I ever Knew. You will no doubt be surprised at this declaration when you recollect that he holds his appointment as a Member of the Legislative Council by my recommendation. This is indeed a...
11From William Henry Harrison to Henry Dearborn, 27 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Delaware Tribe have determined to remove the ensuing Spring from their present habitations to Settle on the West Side of the Mississippi—Their particular destination is White River to which they Say they have been invited by the Indians of that Country. I can See no injury that will result to the United States from this removal, on the Contrary it will leave vacant a fine tract of Country...
12To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 30 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
A few days ago I received the petition herewith enclosed from Kaskaskias with a request from the Subscribers that I would forward it to you with such remarks as I thought necessary to make. Altho’ the present alarm of these citizens is not without foundation—I can hardly suppose it probable that the Delaware Nation generally have any disposition to make war upon us—I have been at great pains...
13To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 25 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Henry Harrison. 25 August 1806, Vincennes. “Please to pay John Wilkins Jnr. Esqr. or his order seventy Dollars which sum he has advanced me to pay the within account of Mr Elihu Stouts for printing done for the Executive Department of the Indiana Territory & to which there is a receipt in full & charge the same to the contingent fund of said Territory.” RC and enclosure ( DNA :...
14To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 6 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
When I had the honour to see you in Philadelphia in the Spring of the year 1800 you were pleased to recommend to me a plan for a Town which you supposed would exempt its inhabitants in a great degree from those dreadful pestilences which have become so common in the large cities of the United States. As the laws of this Territory have given to the Governor the power to designate the seats of...
15To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 26 November 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
The Governor of the Indiana Territory presents his respectful Compliments to the President of the United States and requests his acceptance of the enclosed map which is a Copy of the manuscript map of Mr. Evans who ascended the Missouri River by order of the Spanish Government much further than any other person— RC ( DLC ); in Harrison’s hand; endorsed by TJ as received 20 Dec. and so recorded...
16William Henry Harrison to John Armstrong, 18 March 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favours of the 3rd and 4th instant. Previously to the arrival of the arrangement from the Office of Coll Walback designating the Officers to superintend the recruiting service, I had ordered Colonel Miller to take command of Sandusky and Put in Bay being at that time under some apprehensions for the safety of the latter. The Colonel received...
17To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 29 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
It gives me great pleasure to have it in my power to inform you that the Conference I have lately had with the several Tribes of Indians under my Superintendance has had a most beneficial effect—that every improper prejudice has been removed from their minds and that all the chiefs have both generally & individually expressed the warmest attachment to the United States and their Willingness to...
18To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 19 January 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 January 1802, Vincennes. Believes the president should know that members of the local court, having some time ago assumed the right to grant land titles, had granted themselves rights to all formerly reserved territory extending for several square miles and excluding only the land immediately surrounding Vincennes. “The authors of this ridiculous transaction” had abandoned the claim, but it...
19To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison and Others, 28 December 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The undersigned beg leave to recommend to the President of the United States John Rice Jones Esquire the present Attorney General as a proper person to fill the appointment of a Judge of the Territory. Mr Jones has been regularly bred to the Bar and has resided as a practising Attorney in the said Territory for many years which has given him an opportunity of being acquainted with the Local...
20William Henry Harrison to John Armstrong, 15 September 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
15 September 1813 , “ Head Quarters Mouth of Portage River on Lake Erie .” “You will have been informed from the Letter of Commodore Perry to the Secretary of the Navy of the brilliant naval victory obtained by him & the capture of the whole of the Enemy’s flotilla on this lake. I arrived here the day before yesterday with a part of the troops from Seneca town & this morning General Cass has...
21To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 17 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Henry Harrison. 17 February 1806, Vincennes. “Agreeably to your instructions I employed Mr. Elihu Stout to Publish the laws passed by Congress & I do hereby Certify He has Comp[i]led those passed at the first Session of the Eighth Congress.” RC ( DNA : RG 217, First Auditor’s Accounts, no. 17,957). 1 p. Filed with Stout’s accounts, one for $86.50 (1 p.; certified by Wagner) and...
22To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 24 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The result of my enquiries relative to Upper Louisiana fixes the population of that District at 9373 Souls of Whom 7876 are Whites and 1497 blacks. I am still of Opinion that it would answer all the purposes of Civil Government & be sufficiently Convenient to the Inhabitants to lay out the Country into four or five divisions or Counties, whose boundaries might be very nearly the same as those...
23To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 10 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the Honor to enclose herewith Some Resolutions adopted by the French Inhabitants of this place on the 18th Ultimo but which were not put into my Hands until a few days ago. In the preamble to the Resolutions there are some Circumstances Mentioned which require explanation. thinking that a public declaration of attachment to the Government at this crisis would be acceptable to you &...
24To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 8 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
The late Secretary of State having neglected to send on a seal for the General Court of this Territory and as it was impossible to do without one I employed Mr. Small of this place to supply the deficiency. He has executed his task extremely well & his charge (30 Dollars) I think very reasonable. As disbursements of this kind for the Territories have usually been made through your office I...
25To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 18 June 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose herewith a list containing the names of the five persons whom I have selected for the Legislative Council of this Territory agreeably to the directions contained in your letter of the 28th. of April—In making this selection I have conformed as far as possible to the restrictions laid down in your letter. Four out of the five are I believe Staunch Republicans but...
26To Thomas Jefferson from William Henry Harrison, 12 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
This Will be handed you by Mr. Parke who has been appointed Deligate from this Territory to Congress I beg leave to recommend him to you as a man of the most unblemished Morals & of the purest Republican principles Having understood that Mr. Parke had been reported to you as a violent Federalist I must take the liberty to observe that nothing can be further from the truth. He has on the...
27William Henry Harrison to Thomas Jefferson, 3 October 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
M r John Johnston the U.S. Factor & Indian Agent at this place designing to pass through your neighbourhood on his way to the Seat of Government & having expressed a wish to pay his respects to you—I take great pleasure in the opportunity it gives me of making him personally known to you as a Gentleman of Amiable private Character & a highly zealous & usefull public Officer—Knowing the...
28To John Adams from William Henry Harrison, 29 June 1798 (Adams Papers)
That those, to whom the management of public affairs is confided, should be called from their deliberation, to listen to the opinions of popular meetings, will seldom, we think, be found warranted by discretion or compatible with the good order of society—But at a period like this, when our enemies boast of finding among ourselves the support of their purposes, we presume, that sincere...
29William Henry Harrison to James Monroe, 26 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose herewith a duplicate of my letter of the 25th. Inst: together with the official report of Col: Lewis, to Genl. Winchester of the Action of the 18th. Inst: (No 1.) That you may be enabled to judge of the propriety of the Steps which were taken by me previously to the unfortunate event at the River Raisin, I proceed to give you an account of the Situation of the...
30To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 11 May 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have this day forwarded to the Secy of War my resignation of the Commission which I hold in the army. This measure has not been determined on without a referrence to all the motives which should influence a Citizen, who is sincerely attached to the Honour and interests of his Country, who beleives that the war in which we are engaged is just, and necessary, and that the crisis requires the...