[HARRISON, William Henry]. A group of pamphlets of eulogies, sermons, and memorials to William Henry Harrison, comprising:

[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.

Collection of Tom Charles Huston