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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.181 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
| Title | Gen. Harrison's speech at the Dayton convention, September 10, 1840 |
| Date | 10 September 1840 |
| Author | Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Campaign speech for the 1840 election. Includes comments by the publisher about the reaction of the crowds, what was going on and the atmosphere. Harrison denies being a Federalist and assures the crowd of his interest in the people's welfare: "I pledge myself before Heaven and earth, if elected President of these United States, to lay down at the end of the term faithfully that high trust at the feet of the people!" Says that he only differs from Jacksonians in favoring paper money. Does not like the banks, but is in favor of a correct banking system. Published by the Whig Republican Association, Boston. Folio size sheet folded into octavo size, with uncut top edges. |
| Subjects | Federalists President Election Government and Civics Politics Finance Economics Bank of the US Banking Whigs Republican Party |
| People | Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |