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Fry, William (1777-1855) The national gazette literary register. [Vol. 16, no. 4883 (August 9, 1836)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07732.07 Author/Creator: Fry, William (1777-1855) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Newspaper Date: 9 August 1836 Pagination: 4 p. ; 61 x 43 cm Order a Copy

Signed at top, General Wm. H. Harrison. Many items have been marked with an X. Originally in the sentiment book of Mary S. Harrison, GLC07732.02.

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

Fry, William, 1777-1855
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Harrison, Mary S., 1809-1842

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