American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[GADSDEN, Christopher E.] The Sermon Preached at St. Philip's Church, by the Rector, on the Fast-Day, May 14th, 1841. Charleston: A.E. Miller, 1841. Sabin 26290. -- HENSHAW, J.P.K. Funeral Sermon, occasioned by the Death of William Henry Harrison. Baltimore: D. Brunner, 1841. OCLC locates 2 copies. --SPENCER, Ichabod S. National Accountability: A Sermon, Preached May 14, 1841, the Day of the National Fast. -- PUTNAM, George. A Discourse, On the occasion of the Death of William Henry Harrison. Boston: William Crosby and Co., 1841. Sabin 66781. -- NOTT, Samuel, Jr. Lessons of Piety and Patriotism, from Harrison and Washington. Boston: Whipple & Damrell, 1841. -- Together, 5 pamphlets, all FIRST EDITION, 8vo, original wrappers, condition generally good.

[With:] PEABODY, Ephraim. Eulogy on William Henry Harrison. NewBedford: William Howe, 1841. Sabin 59261. SIGNED by the author. 

[Also with:] BOUTON, Nathaniel. A Discourse on the Death of President Harrison. Concord, NH: Asa McFarland, 1841. Sabin 6955. -- CARPENTER, Hugh S. Eulogy on the Late William Henry Harrison.  New York: Hopkins & Jennings, 1841. Sabin 10992. -- CODMAN, John. National Sins. A Sermon, Delivered in Dorchester, May 14, 1841. Boston: Samuel N. Dickinson, 1841. Sabin 14132. -- COOKE, Parsons. A Discourse Delivered Before the Citizens of Lynn, On the Occasion of the Death of William Henry Harrison. Lynn, [MA]: Freeman & Whig Press, 1841. Sabin 16332. --  EDWARDS, Tryon. God's Voice to the Nation: A Discourse. Rochester: Thomas H. Hyatt, 1841. Sabin 21996. -- With 22 additional pamphlets. Together, 27 pamphlets, most FIRST EDITION, 8vo, original wrappers, condition generally good.

After President Harrison's untimely death on 4 April 1841, the shocked nation entered into a 30-day period of mourning with a funeral on 7 April in Washington DC and a Day of National Fast on 14 May. Orators and preachers around the country composed eulogies and sermons in his memory, many delivered on the day of fast.