Draper Manuscripts: William Henry Harrison Papers, 1811-1833
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Summary Information
Title: Draper Manuscripts: William Henry Harrison Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1811-1833

Creator:
  • Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Call Number: Draper Mss X

Quantity: 0.5 cubic feet (5 volumes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers concerning William Henry Harrison's service in the War of 1812, including copies of his reports to the secretary of war (1811-1813); original correspondence of Harrison (1812-1817) and others; Harrison's 1840 manuscript defending his conduct of the 1813 Thames campaign; engravings and drawings of Harrison; and a map of the Tippecanoe battleground. Harrison was governor of Indiana Territory (1800-1812), commander of the Army of the Northwest in the War of 1812, and much later president of the United States (1841).

Note:

Descriptions of the volumes are copied from the Guide to the Draper Manuscripts by Josephine Harper. Out of date and offensive language may be present.

This collection is also available as a microfilm publication.

Forms part of the Lyman Copeland Draper Manuscripts. The fifty series included in the Draper Manuscripts have been cataloged individually. See the Draper Manuscripts Overview, and the Guide to the Draper Manuscripts by Josephine Harper (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983) for further information.

There is a restriction on use to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-draper00x
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Location of Originals

Originals of Harrison's War Department reports are in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Administrative/Restriction Information
Use Restrictions

PHOTOCOPY RESTRICTION: Photocopying originals is not permitted; researchers may copy from the microfilm available in the Library.


Contents List
Draper Mss X
Series: 1 X-4 X (Volumes 1-4)
Scope and Content Note: Copies of reports, 1811-1813, made by Harrison to the secretary of war. In the nineteenth century these reports were in War Department files in Washington, D.C., where they were transcribed for Benjamin Drake in 1839. Preceding the reports for 1811 in 1 X are a letter (1839) to Drake about the transcripts and a few articles and published materials gathered by Draper; iconographic items include an engraved portrait of Harrison, printed drawings depicting him in military action, and pictures of a commemorative medal. Harrison's reports for 1812 are in 2 X; those for 1813 fill 3 X and 4 X.
Series: 5 X (Volume 5)
Scope and Content Note: Original manuscripts, 1812-1840, but chiefly correspondence of Harrison, 1812-1817, concerning his participation in the War of 1812. In addition to Harrison himself, writers of letters include A. Beatty, Willie Blount, Green Clay, Joseph Desha, Ninian Edwards, Jno. (Jonathan?) Fisk, Edmund P. Gaines, Martin D. Hardin, Joseph H. Hawkins, Tobias Lear, Duncan McArthur, John McLean, James Miller, James Morrison, Jeremiah Morrow, James Renick, John Rhea, Isaac Shelby, Charles S. Todd, and William Woodbridge. Also found are a few later papers, most notably Harrison's manuscript defending his conduct of the Thames campaign in 1813, which he wrote in 1840 for Benjamin Drake. Draper also included a few additional engraved portraits of Harrison and several newspaper clippings about his military campaigns.
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