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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00118.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Benjamin Harrison to Charles Hedges thanking him for editing a copy of his speeches |
| Date | 23 March 1892 |
| Author | Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901) |
| Recipient | Hedges, Charles |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Hedges for editing a copy of his (Harrison's) speeches and for a book of them which Hedges compiled. Writes that "[t]he care you have taken in the arrangement of these extempore utterances and the good style in which the book is gotten up are very gratifying to me; and I beg to thank you for your interest as well as for the copy of the book sent me." Written on lined executive stationery with header: Executive Mansion Washington. Stationery watermarked as The American Linen Paper. |
| Subjects | President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Literature and Language Arts Art, Music, Theater, and Film Election Politics |
| People | Hedges, Charles (fl. 1892) Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The book Hedges sent was a compilation of speeches President Harrison made during the campaign of 1888 and since. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |