Check Signed by William Henry Harrison, Completely in His Hand
For the first bank chartered in Ohio by the state legislature.
In 1795, William Henry Harrison married Anna Symmes, daughter of Judge John C. Symmes and Anna Tuthill Symmes, owners of vast tracts of Ohio lands. Harrison and his wife settled at North Bend, near Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his name in campaigns against Native Americans just prior to the War of 1812,...
In 1795, William Henry Harrison married Anna Symmes, daughter of Judge John C. Symmes and Anna Tuthill Symmes, owners of vast tracts of Ohio lands. Harrison and his wife settled at North Bend, near Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his name in campaigns against Native Americans just prior to the War of 1812, particularly at the famous Battle of Tippecanoe, where he defeated the Chief Tecumseh. After the war broke out, he played a key role in holding what was then the West for the United States against both the British and their native allies. Harrison later quarreled with the Secretary of War, John Armstrong, and as a consequence resigned from the army in May 1814, returning home to North Bend.
The Miami Exporting Company was the first bank chartered in Ohio by the state legislature. It was located in Cincinnati and was Harrison’s bank.
Autograph check signed, North Bend, Ohio, 27th April 1815, to “Cashier of the Miami Exporting Company. Pay to Mr. Darling or bearer four Dollars ($4).” Most checks of this era signed by Harrison were printed forms. A completely autograph check such as this is uncommon. There are the expected cancellations.
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