Scope and Content Note for Additions to the Collection
The Additions to the papers of William Henry Harrison span the years 1793-1841 and consist mainly of original correspondence and photocopies of correspondence added to the Harrison Papers after the main portion of the collection was indexed and microfilmed as part of the Presidential Papers project in 1959. Included among the originals are letters exchanged between Harrison and Sherrod Williams, a Whig politician and congressman from Kentucky. In a twelve-page letter to Williams dated 1 May 1836, Harrison defines his opinions on various political issues of concern during the presidential campaign of 1836. Also in the original correspondence are letters by Harrison previously located in Subseries C of Series 4, which was not filmed or indexed with the main body of the papers. Most of the photocopies in the Addition are negative reproductions of letters contained in the microfilmed portion. The 2014 addition consists of two letters written by Harrison. In the 1836 letter, Harrison writes to John W. Taylor and other members of New York state's Whig Party conveying his acceptance of their nomination of him for the U.S. presidencey. The letter of 1839 was written to William Corwin and in it Harrison explains his opinions and actions concerning what he calls "the vexed question" of slavery.