Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Brenda Lewis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: Front view of the Hermitage, home of Old Hickory.] THE HERMITAGE _Home of Old Hickory_ By STANLEY F. HORN [Illustration: Cameo bust of Andrew Jackson] _New York_ GREENBERG : PUBLISHER Copyright, 1950, by Stanley F. Horn MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MY WIFE WITHOUT WHOSE INTEREST AND ENCOURAGEMENT THIS BOOK WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN CONTENTS PAGE I. The Pre-Hermitage Period 1 II. Original Building, Fire and Rebuilding 19 III. Rescue and Restoration 37 IV. Description of the House 58 V. The Garden and Grounds 73 VI. The Hermitage Household 97 VII. Guests at the Hermitage 137 VIII. The Tennessee Farmer 158 IX. Church and Religion, and Final Days 187 Appendices: A: Chronology 207 B: Andrew Jackson’s Will 209 C: His Goings and Comings 213 D: Governing Boards 220 Index 223 ILLUSTRATIONS