ALS, 1814 Feb. 1, Fort Strother, Miss., to Rachel Jackson.

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ALS, 1814 Feb. 1, Fort Strother, Miss., to Rachel Jackson.

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Jackson tells his wife not to be upset by his adversaries' attacks on his reputation; he is doing his duty with a clear conscience. He sends her a copy (not present) of an approving letter from the secretary of war (John Armstrong). Jackson expects soon to put an end to the Creek War, and sends a young Indian named Syncoya to her to be treated as an orphan.

1 item (1 p.); 26 cm.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

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Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828

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