Griffing, L.

A national hymn. Composed to be sung on the 14th of May, 1841; the day recommended by the President to be set apart as a day of fasting and prayer, by the people of the United States, on account of the death of Gen. Wm. H. Harrison

[N.p. publisher not identified, n.d. but 1841.]. Broadside (approx. 11¾" x 9½"), 6 numbered quatrains beneath a running head and a large 4½" x 6" woodcut of the death-bed scene, with the dying President and seven others, occupying one-half the text area; all within an elaborate floral border; mounted at the edges on board; all else very good. Not in American Imprints. OCLC locates copies at: Indiana, Brown, Yale, plus the New York, Connecticut, and Cincinnati Historical Societies. Item #57368

Price: $625.00