The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson

Name: The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson
Author: Dorris, Mary C. (Mary C. Currey)

Dorris, Mary C. (Mary C. Currey)

Hermitage (Hermitage, Tenn.); Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Homes and haunts -- Tennessee -- Hermitage

Shelf No. 1:
    1. Letter from Charleston, S. C., officials, expressing
          gratification over Major-General Jackson’s proposed visit to
          the city, March 7, 1821.
    2. Commodore Elliott’s invitation to Martin Van Buren to visit Navy
          Yard.
    3. Address to citizens of Connecticut by the friends of Andrew
          Jackson in 1828.
    4. Medallions, illustrating stories from the Bible. On the reverse
          side is the story itself. This unique set was presented to
          General Jackson by an admirer.
    5. Pamphlet containing refutation of charges made about Jackson’s
          marriage by political enemies in Cincinnati, 1827.
    6. Pamphlet in vindication of General Jackson regarding the
          executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, 1824.
    7. Wooden statuette given by Jackson to his granddaughter, Rachel,
          whose family gave it to the Hermitage after her death in 1923.
          The figures represent Louis Philippe and Jackson, saluting one
          another upon the payment of the indemnity due from France. The
          carving on the base represents the vessels bringing the gold
          from France; the hickory tree symbolizes the firmness of
          Jackson in demanding payment; the circle formed by the arms of
          the two symbolizes the lasting friendship between them. Carved
          by Pierre Joseph Landry, comrade-in-arms of General Jackson at
          the Battle of New Orleans; this was presumably presented to
          Jackson by the sculptor.
    8. Pamphlet on the Battle of New Orleans.
    9. Cartoon showing Jackson receiving cash payment from French
          cavalry March 1836.
    10. Copy of letter of Commodore Elliott, presenting the sarcophagus
          of Emperor Severus to General Jackson (see [Page 55]), given
          by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines.
    11. Copy of General Jackson’s letter declining the sarcophagus,
          presented by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines. (See [Page 56]).
    12. Photographs of the sarcophagus, now on the grounds of the
          Smithsonian Institute, given by former Secretary of War, Jacob
          McGavock Dickinson.
    13. Copy of New York _Herald_ of June 25, 1845, with pictures and
          description of Jackson’s funeral procession. Given by Mrs.
          James A. Wemyss, of Gallatin.
    14. Jackson’s first message to Congress, December 8, 1829, printed
          on silk. Presented by Mrs. Kendall Stickney, Monrovia,
          California.


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The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson

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