, ▁their ▁plant ation ▁on ▁the ▁James ▁River . ▁Her ▁third ▁child ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁that ▁trip , ▁at ▁Richmond ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁Harrison ' s ▁appointment ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory ▁took ▁them ▁even ▁farther ▁into ▁the ▁w ilder ness ; ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁hand some ▁house ▁at ▁V inc ennes , ▁Indiana , ▁that ▁bl ended ▁for tr ess ▁and ▁plant ation ▁m ansion . ▁ ▁F acing ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁farm ▁at ▁North ▁B end . ▁There , ▁upon ▁hearing ▁news ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁lands lide ▁elect oral ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁home - lo ving ▁Anna ▁said ▁simply : ▁" I ▁wish ▁that ▁my ▁husband ' s ▁friends ▁had ▁left ▁him ▁where ▁he ▁is , ▁happy ▁and ▁content ed ▁in ▁ret irement ." ▁ ▁First ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁When ▁William ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Anna ▁was ▁det ained ▁by ▁ill ness ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁North ▁B end . ▁She ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him ▁to ▁Washington . ▁President - elect ▁Harrison ▁asked ▁his ▁daughter - in - law ▁Jane ▁Ir win ▁Harrison , ▁wid ow ▁of ▁his ▁names ake ▁son , ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him ▁and ▁act ▁as ▁host ess ▁until ▁Anna ' s ▁proposed ▁arrival ▁in ▁May . ▁Half ▁a ▁dozen ▁other ▁relatives ▁happ ily ▁went ▁with ▁them . ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁exactly