The ninth US president died on this day in 1841 - here's how newspapers reacted

Harrison's death shocked the nation. He had been inaugurated just 30 days earlier, making him to this day the shortest-serving president in US history.

Harrison is commonly believed to have died of pneumonia caught while giving his famously long Inaugural Address - although that theory is disputed by some modern historians.

It took several days - for the news of Harrison's death to spread across the country, as evidenced by newspaper archives available on the Library of Congress' website.

Check out how some newspapers reacted below: