The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson — John Shaqi
The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew JacksonDorris, Mary C. (Mary C. Currey)
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The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson
Dorris, Mary C. (Mary C. Currey)
Hermitage (Hermitage, Tenn.); Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Homes and haunts -- Tennessee -- Hermitage
Ala., to Mrs. George Nelson of Murfreesboro, who presented it
to the Association.
47. Dutch pipe.
48. Jackson’s watch, engraved: “Presented to General Andrew Jackson
by W. W. C. January 12, 1815.” Given by Rogers C. Caldwell in
memory of his mother.
49. General Jackson’s Prayer Book.
50. The stick pin worn by President Jackson. Presented by Mr. and
Mrs. T. Graham Hall, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie
McIver Hall.
51. Gold-rimmed glasses worn by General Jackson until a few years
before his death and presented by him to his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. She gave them to the only
granddaughter, Rachel Jackson, who presented them to John
Marshall Lawrence. Purchased from him by the Association.
52. Miniature of Rachel Jackson, worn by General Jackson
continuously until his death and only removed at night and
placed with his Bible on a table by his bed.
Shelf No. 4:
53. “The Works of Lord Byron,” presented to Jackson by Earl.
Interesting letter from Byron to publishers of this volume is
shown in Case H in opposite room.
54. Tortoise shell card case which belonged to R. E. W. Earl, given
by Mrs. Stanley Horn.
54A. Card case and purse of Earl’s, presented by C. L. Winn. Pen
portrait of Earl.
55. Jackson Electoral Ticket, 1832. He was overwhelmingly reelected,
receiving 219 votes out of 286.
55A. Miniature of Jackson, given by Mrs. Benjamin A. Brakenbury, of
Santa Barbara, Calif.
56. Jackson’s Cabinet, 1829. Gift from Jackson to Major A. J.
Donelson, Secretary to President Jackson.
57. New York, Nashville, Clarksville weekly papers of 1845,
containing notices of the death of Jackson. Presented by W. M.
Drane of Clarksville in 1920.
58. Badge worn at Jackson’s funeral. Presented by Mrs. Frank
Jefferson Blodgett of New York City, through Mrs. Lindsay
Coleman of Nashville.
59. Badge used in commemoration of the death of Jackson. Presented
by Charles Costleigh in memory of members of his family.
60. Letter from Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, 1821, regarding James
Leander Cathcart.
61. Silver spoons, one of which is from a set of Jackson’s spoons
and the other from a set of Felix Grundy’s. The handles were
molded into Columbia Liberty Bells.
62. Silver cheese scoop, engraved, “G.W.C., Hermitage, Jan. 11,
1860,” Editor of Harper’s Weekly, to whom it was presented by
the Jackson family.
63. Shaving case used by General Jackson.
64. Water color of Stockley place in Virginia, the home of Rachel
Jackson’s grandfather.
65. Gavel made of wood taken from the birthplace of Rachel Donelson,
wife of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Myrtle Blair Motley,
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