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
A. Letters from Senator Edmond de Lafayette, grandson of General
Lafayette, concerning the French chair he gave to the
Hermitage, which is in the Brides’ Room.
B. Steubenville Republican Ledger, reporting supper given in honor
of Jackson’s triumph, Nov. 26, 1828, and Jackson’s election
returns, 1828.
C. Copy of National Banner and Nashville Whig, Aug. 12, 1828, given
by C. L. Winn, great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr. and Sarah
York Jackson. Contains commendations of Jackson’s Policy
during Creek Campaign.
D. Interesting expressions of Jackson’s characteristics of
spirituality and patriotism in a letter (January 8, 1822) to
his ward, E. G. W. Butler, purchased from his grandson, E. G.
Butler.
E. Signed military orders from various officers, 1814.
F. Pay-rolls from Capt. Haley, Llewellyn Griffith and Major H. D.
Peire.
G. Military orders signed by Jackson and muster roll of regiment
commanded by Stokely Donelson, 1792. Extracts from letters of
Capt. Thos. Preston, John Overton, and J. Winchester and
receipts signed by Jackson.
H. Letter from Jackson to Dr. John L. Wynn. Photostat letter from
Rachel Jackson to her brother, Capt. John Donelson, Aug. 25,
1821.
I. Note of presentation of plaster cast of Powers bust, from Levi
Woodbury and Jackson’s reply. Letter from Jackson to Sarah
York Jackson, April 14, 1835.
J. Letter of condolence from Rachel Jackson to her niece, Catherine
Caffery Walker, on the death of her sister, Jane Caffery Earl.
A letter from Andrew Jackson to Catherine Caffery Walker,
regarding business matters, presented by a descendant, Vera
Walker Morel.
K. Letter from D. Morrison, contractor, concerning additions to the
house and erection of the tomb.
Letter from Jackson to A. Donelson, presented by Mrs. P. H. Manlove.
L. West Carolinian Extra Dec. 7, 1833, containing Jackson’s message
to Congress. This paper, which originally belonged to
Jackson’s Law instructor Judge Spruce Macay, was given by Mrs.
Fannie McNeely of Salisbury, N. C.
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