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
Shelf No. 5:
21. Silver in daily use at the Hermitage.
22. A pair of coasters with glass decanters.
23. Salt cellar.
24. Caster with glass bottles.
25. Silver nut crackers and picks.
26. Wine cart on wheels (mate in dining room).
27. Wine glass used by President Jackson at the White House,
1829-1837. Given by Bettie Hoffstetter Reise.
27A. Hock or wine glass, used at the dinner in honor of Lafayette.
Given by a member of the Jackson family to Mrs. W. L.
Granbery, a friend and neighbor at Tulip Grove, the adjoining
plantation. Presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Granbery.
28. Bohemian decanter.
29. Cut glass used at the White House during Jackson’s
administration, including a decanter, eight wine glasses, five
tumblers.
30. Silver and cut glass pickle jar.
Case No. 4
Shelf No. 1:
1. Letter from President Jackson to Major Andrew J. Donelson,
Louisville, 1837.
2. Letter from Mrs. Heyne, presenting shell letter racks to Mrs.
Jackson (shell racks on mantel in Earl’s room).
3. Letters of General Jackson, May 24, 1833.
4. Letter from Thos. Jordan, requesting appointment as Revenue Agent
for the State of Maine, initialed “A. J.” with memorandum.
5. Letter from Columbus, Ohio, supporters of Jackson, December 12,
1832, with notation in Jackson’s handwriting.
6. Communication from Andrew Jackson to the U. S. Senate, nominating
members of his Cabinet: “Edward Livingston of Louisiana,
Secretary of State; Lewis McLane, of Delaware, Secretary of
the Treasury; Lewis Cass, of Michigan, Secretary of War; Levi
Woodbury, of New Hampshire, Secretary of the Navy; R. B.
Taney, of Maryland, Attorney General of the United States.”
Dated, December 7, 1831.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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