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William Henry Harrison, Former Minister to Colombia, Writes His Legation Secretary on Efforts to Get the U.S. Government to Pay Their Expenses Getting to South America

William Henry Harrison, Former Minister to Colombia, Writes His Legation Secretary on Efforts to Get the U.S. Government to Pay Their Expenses Getting to South America by William Henry Harrison

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William Henry Harrison, Former Minister to Colombia, Writes His Legation Secretary on Efforts to Get the U.S. Government to Pay Their Expenses Getting to South America
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William Henry Harrison
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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07/03/1831. “I was informed some time ago that the government has refused to allow Mr. Thornton credit for the $200 which was paid for our passage from Erie to Maracaibo. I have remonstrated against this and have gotten the promise of a reconsideration. I have just written a note to Mr. Van Buren [President Van Buren] on the subject. If you come here shortly, I wish you would attend to this business.” A scarce ALS of Harrison relating to his time as a diplomatIn 1828, President John Quincy Adams appointed William Henry Harrison as the first U.S. Minister to Colombia. Edward Tayloe became Secretary to Harrison at the Colombian Legation. He had previously held a similar post in Mexico.Before the party left for Bogota, President Adams was defeated by Andrew Jackson, and the patrician Virginians and New Englanders who had ruled America since its creation were out. Gen. Harrison and Edward Tayloe proceeded to Colombia, hoping the new administration would leave them in place. They ventured by ship through the Caribbean to Maracaibo in Venezuela. Eventually, they took a 10-day trip by mule to the Colombian capital of Bogotá. There Harrison met Colombian President Simon Bolivar. Bolivar, who had been the Great Liberator, was now bordering on becoming the Great Dictator. Harrison sent dispatches back to Washington, warning of Bolivar’s increasing paranoia and restrictions of personal liberties. After an attempted coup against Bolivar, Bolivar's second in command blamed the affair on the meddling of Harrison and Tayloe. In 1829, Andrew Jackson appointed a new minister to Colombia. Harrison returned home to Ohio and Tayloe to Virginia.Rensselaer Van Rensselaer was a friend of Harrison, who joined him in Colombia during Harrison’s service there. Sir Edward Thornton was a British diplomat who was Rensselaer’s godfather.For several years after returning to Ohio, Harrison managed his estate, welcomed back veterans of his various campaigns, wrote books, and had books written about him. But based on his experience and expertise, he was still contacted about affairs in Colombia.Autograph letter signed, Washington, March 7, 1831, to Edward Tayloe, on matters relating to Colombia, how they got there, and monies still owed Thornton for financing their trip in 1828. “Circumstances which Col. Van Rensselaer will explain to you prevented me from visiting you as I had constantly intended until just last week. I submitted all the evidence I had of Moore’s business to a friend who offered to bring it before the government for the purpose of getting Moore dismissed. He was of opinion, however, that although he was satisfied of his guilt, he approved of my determination not to bring the matter forward until some legal proof could be procured. I have spoken to VR [Van Rensselaer] further on this subject.“I was informed some time ago that the government has refused to allow Mr. Thornton credit for the $200 which was paid for our passage from Erie to Maracaibo. I have remonstrated against this and have gotten the promise of a reconsideration. I have just written a note to Mr. Van Buren [President Van Buren] on the subject. If you come here shortly, I wish you would attend to this business. The grounds upon which I continue to have it allowed is that Turner was directed to landing at some part of Colombia which I should denigrate. That I would of course have preferred to be taken to the…in the Erie but to avoid putting her in any danger I proposed to encounter the dangers in a crazy vessel that the schooner was engaged to pilot in the Erie or take us where she left Curacao that it was not determined which until we got near the capes of the bay. If they ultimately decide against allowing it we must certainly not suffer our friend Turner to say it but decide it I having two thirds. Present me most respectfully to your better half…” This is a scarce ALS of Harrison relating to his time as a diplomat.In 1836, the Whig Party decided on a unique strategy for the Presidential election. Instead of nominating one candidate, the Whigs would nominate several candidates, each of whom was supposed to be very popular in one part of the country. The hope was then to split the electoral vote and send the election to the House. This plan had several flaws. First, the Democrats controlled the House and would win any election there. Second, it is hard enough to find one good presidential nominee, let alone two or three. In 1836, the Whigs nominated four candidates: Daniel Webster, Hugh White, Willie Mangum, and Harrison. Harrison was chosen because of his military background and his popularity in the West. In the end, Martin Van Buren won the election. Harrison polled the second most votes of any of the Whigs and won 73 electoral votes. In 1840 Harrison would be nominated for president by the Whigs and would be elected.
A New Frigorifick Experiment Shewing How a Considerable Degree of Cold May be Suddenly Produced Without the Help of Snow, Ice, Haile....at Any Time of Year

A New Frigorifick Experiment Shewing How a Considerable Degree of Cold May be Suddenly Produced Without the Help of Snow, Ice, Haile....at Any Time of Year by BOYLE, Robert (After Robert Boyle)

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A New Frigorifick Experiment Shewing How a Considerable Degree of Cold May be Suddenly Produced Without the Help of Snow, Ice, Haile....at Any Time of Year
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BOYLE, Robert (After Robert Boyle)
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Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
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London: The Royal Society of London, 1666. First Edition. Very Good. Octavo, pp. 255 - 262 of the Philosophical transactions, Number 15. This article is a supplement to Boyle's 1663 publication "New Experiments and Observations Touching Cold." This was published shortly after "Boyle's Law" (1662), stating that the volume of a gas varies inversely with pressure. Printed on laid paper, unbound.
Prospectus of the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Co., a Corporation Organized under the Laws of the State of Alabama

Prospectus of the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Co., a Corporation Organized under the Laws of the State of Alabama

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Prospectus of the Fort Payne Coal and Iron Co., a Corporation Organized under the Laws of the State of Alabama
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
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Boston, MA: Washington Press, Geo. E. Crosby & Co., Printers (for the company), 1888. First edition. 8vo. 32 pp. Announcing plans to build a manufacturing city in the Wills Valley at Fort Payne. OCLC locates ten copies (five in Alabama, North Carolina, Texas-Austin, Virginia, Wisconsin-Milwaukee). Very good copy, lacking the folding map that was laid into most copies (all?) on publication. Original printed light green-gray wrappers. (#6940).
AIDS in Amsterdam

AIDS in Amsterdam by Mariëlle Hageman

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AIDS in Amsterdam
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Mariëlle Hageman
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Gerard Koskovich Queer Antiquarian Books (United States)
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Extensively illustrated overview of the history of AIDS in Amsterdam prepared by the Amsterdam City Archives and other municipal agencies for distribution in conjunction with the 22nd International Conference on AIDS, held in Amsterdam in June 2018. Discusses the responses of policymakers, healthcare providers and affected populations, including community organ­izing, activism and cultural expression. CONDITION: Slight dent to head of spine.
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Winterthur Portfolio, Volume 5 by Doud, Richard K. (editor)

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Winterthur Portfolio, Volume 5
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Doud, Richard K. (editor)
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
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9780813902807
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Wilmington, Del: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1969. Hardbound. VG. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. 226 pp. Numerous bw illustrations. Contains 14 articles on American Arts, Architecture, and related topics to the research and programs at Winterthur. Articles include Stephen Bordley of Colonial Annapolis; The Baltimore Glass Trade, 1780-1820; Rinaldo and Armida: An Example of Classical Nudity in 18th Century American Painting; Interior Decoration of City Houses in Baltimore: Federal Period ; Library of Edward Lloyd IV of Wye House; History of A Bandbox: A Pictorial Record of the Founding of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; John Hesselius, Maryland Limner; Furniture Designs of Henry W Jenkins & Sons; The Indian Queen. Index.

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