Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, May 2, 1887, to Alfred V. Dockery, Carthage, N.C.

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Title	Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, May 2, 1887, to Alfred V. Dockery, Carthage, N.C.
Date	1887-05-02
Creator	Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.
Subject	United States--Politics and government Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901--Correspondence Presidents--United States Carthage (N.C.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Index Terms	Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901; Dockery, Alfred V.;
Place	Indianapolis (Marion County, Indiana) Carthage (Moore County, N.C.)
Description	Presidential Signature: Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) Harrison thanks Dockery for his support. He says that he left the Senate "With the determination that my profession [law] should have my undivided attention for the future... " although he admits he has not lost interest in "public affairs" or the Republican party. Speaking of the upcoming convention and party nominee, Harrison says that, "if we can assemble a convention of able, representative men in 1888-first to deliberate and thus to nominate we can easily, I think, recover what we lost in 1884." Harrison became the party nominee at the convention and was able to recover the presidency for the Republican Party in the election of 1888.
Time Period	(1876-1900) Gilded Age
Format	Letters (correspondence)
Call Number	V.C. 12
Collection	Presidential Signatures. Vault Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Physical Characteristics	8X10
Language	English
Copyright	May be protected by copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Obtain proper release forms prior to reproducing this material.
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	Treasures
Audience	All

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