1840 WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SHEET MUSIC THE HARRISON SONG
Item History & Price
Exceptionally rare and original, 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music featuring a view of the General William Henry Harrison leading American Troops at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
This rare Campaign Sheet Music is titled “The Harrison Song”, written by Thomas Power, Esq and “respectfully dedicated to the Whigs of the United States”. This important American Presidential Campaign Sheet Music was published by Parker & Ditson ...of Boston and is copyright 1840 by the publisher. The cover carries the mark of the lithographer – Thayer of Boston.
This fantastic piece of original, 1840 Illustrated Presidential Campaign Sheet Music measures approx. 10 1/8” by 13” and is the entire, 4 pages Sheet Music including the illustrated cover. The Cover features a rather complex view of American troops engaging a large “army” of Native American Warriors – the Indians armed mostly with clubs and tomahawks and the soldiers firing long rifles. General Harrison is seen on horseback behind the advance line of soldiers and in front of a large formation of additional troops. Text below the image reads "Upon one occasion as he (Genl. Harrison) was approaching an angle of the Line, against which the Indians were advancing with horrible yells, Lieut. Emmerson seized the Bridle of his Horse, and earnestly entreated that he would not go there but the Governor, putting spurs to his Horse, pushed on to the point of Attack, where the Enemy were received with firmness and driven back. (Vide, Hist. Battle Tippecanoe)"
This is the first edition of this exceptionally rare, Presidential Campaign sheet music.
This original, 1840 William Henry Harrison Campaign Sheet Music was produced during the first Presidential Election that produced a significant amount of Campaign memorabilia. This Sheet Music is among the rarest of that memorabilia.
This very rare and original, 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music is in very good condition - complete with all 4 pages present. The binding is intact but there is evidence at the spine edge attesting to the fact that it was once bound in a volume of collected Sheet Music. There is no other physical damage of any kind – no tears, chipping or repairs. There are scattered spots of foxing and some soiling to all pages. Please see the scans below for a good representation of the content and condition of this rare, 1840 Presidential Campaign Sheet Music.
A very rare and highly sought after, 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music and a fantastic addition to any 19th century political collection!!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a second 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music which is also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
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This rare Campaign Sheet Music is titled “The Harrison Song”, written by Thomas Power, Esq and “respectfully dedicated to the Whigs of the United States”. This important American Presidential Campaign Sheet Music was published by Parker & Ditson ...of Boston and is copyright 1840 by the publisher. The cover carries the mark of the lithographer – Thayer of Boston.
This fantastic piece of original, 1840 Illustrated Presidential Campaign Sheet Music measures approx. 10 1/8” by 13” and is the entire, 4 pages Sheet Music including the illustrated cover. The Cover features a rather complex view of American troops engaging a large “army” of Native American Warriors – the Indians armed mostly with clubs and tomahawks and the soldiers firing long rifles. General Harrison is seen on horseback behind the advance line of soldiers and in front of a large formation of additional troops. Text below the image reads "Upon one occasion as he (Genl. Harrison) was approaching an angle of the Line, against which the Indians were advancing with horrible yells, Lieut. Emmerson seized the Bridle of his Horse, and earnestly entreated that he would not go there but the Governor, putting spurs to his Horse, pushed on to the point of Attack, where the Enemy were received with firmness and driven back. (Vide, Hist. Battle Tippecanoe)"
This is the first edition of this exceptionally rare, Presidential Campaign sheet music.
This original, 1840 William Henry Harrison Campaign Sheet Music was produced during the first Presidential Election that produced a significant amount of Campaign memorabilia. This Sheet Music is among the rarest of that memorabilia.
This very rare and original, 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music is in very good condition - complete with all 4 pages present. The binding is intact but there is evidence at the spine edge attesting to the fact that it was once bound in a volume of collected Sheet Music. There is no other physical damage of any kind – no tears, chipping or repairs. There are scattered spots of foxing and some soiling to all pages. Please see the scans below for a good representation of the content and condition of this rare, 1840 Presidential Campaign Sheet Music.
A very rare and highly sought after, 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music and a fantastic addition to any 19th century political collection!!!
Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a second 1840 William Henry Harrison Presidential Campaign Sheet Music which is also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List.
Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping.
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ATTENTION FRIENDS!!!We are pleased to announce the start up of a second weekly auction by WALNUTTS-2.0!!! The next generation of NUTS have decided to take a crack at listing some of the hundreds of items that we have accumulated over the past 38 years.Click Here to See What WALNUTTS-2.0 is Offering in this week’s Ebay Auction!! Rest assured that WALNUTTS2 will be offering the same high standard of customer service and 100% unconditional satisfaction guarantee that you have found here in our weekly auctions. The "young'uns" will be starting off slow as they learn the ropes but we ask that you support them as you have supported us over the past 22+ years!!
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