Title	Harrison Inauguration Ball invitation
Subject	Presidents--Inauguration--United States Ohio History--Presidents and Politics Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Time Period	1840s
Description	Inauguration Ball invitation requesting Miss Mary Johnson's presence at the ball for newly-elected president William Henry Harrison, March 4, 1841. The embossed invitation reads "Tippencanoe Inauguration Ball. March 4, 1841. The Managers request the honor of Miss Mary Johnson's Company at Carver's Saloon, on Thursday Evening, 4th of March, 1841." Harrison died of pneumonia one month after the date of the ball, becoming the first president to die while in office.
Date of Original	1841
Collection	William Henry Harrison Presidential Collection
Source	P 289; Box 1, Folder 2
Format	Picture
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AL06228.tif
Image Height	1786
Image Width	1786
File Size	15294880 Bytes
Date created	2011-08-03

Harrison Inauguration Ball invitation

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