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
Case No. 3
Uniform and hat of Major John T. Reid, who fought with General
Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by his
grandson, Mr. Maury T. Reid.
Case No. 4
Shelf No. 1:
1. Original letter of Amos Kendall, Nov. 20, 1829, and notation in
Jackson’s handwriting “Mr. Kendalls letter and remarks on my
plans on National Bank.”
2. Photograph of Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, in costume for a January 8
Ball. Mrs. Dorris was one of the four organizers of the
Ladies’ Hermitage Association, the first secretary and later
Regent, and a life-long worker in the preservation of the
Hermitage. Book, “Preservation of the Hermitage” by Mrs.
Dorris (Copies may be purchased in Souvenir Shop).
3. Small Liberty Bell, made from the overflow of the Columbia
Liberty Bell. These small bells were purchased by patriotic
associations to be rung on patriotic occasions.
3A. Mourning badge worn at the time of the death of General Andrew
Jackson.
4. Photograph of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, Jackson’s favorite
grandchild and namesake of Mrs. Jackson.
5. Photograph of Colonel Andrew Jackson, III, whose wife, Mrs. Amy
Jackson, conceived the idea of the Hermitage Association and
it was from this couple that most of the relics were
purchased.
6. Picture of Emily Donelson, white house hostess during Jackson’s
Administration, presented by Mrs. Frank Klapthor. Frame given
by Felice Ferrell.
7. Bust by Zolnay of Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, first Regent of the
Ladies’ Hermitage Association. Also an appeal to Association
members dated 1895 and signed by Mrs. Nathaniel Baxter,
Regent.
8. Booklet and program on the exercises held at the presentation of
Jackson’s statue by the State of Tennessee to the United
States Capitol, April 11, 1928. The statue, which is by Belle
Kinney, stands in the Capitol Rotunda.
9. Picture of Healy, artist sent by Louis Philippe to paint Andrew
Jackson and other prominent Americans.
10. Original floor plan of the Hermitage (changes in this were made
during construction).
11. Souvenirs of President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit in October,
1907. Special Register with autograph signature.
12. Poem to Rachel Jackson Lawrence by Emma Look Scott.
12A. Lace scarf worn by Emily Donelson at President Jackson’s
inaugural ball. Given by Mrs. Robert S. Cheek, in memory of
her mother, Mrs. Joseph Darling Pickslay.
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