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Harrison, Mary S. (1809-1842) [Hair sample]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07732.03 Author/Creator: Harrison, Mary S. (1809-1842) Place Written: North Bend, Ohio Type: Object Date: 1825 circa Pagination: 1 item Order a Copy

Unknown brown hair sample in a light blue envelope stamped "Made in France for the White House." Originally from the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.

Mary Harrison was the daughter of President William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison.

Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842

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