Andrew Jackson letter, 29 January 1824.

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Andrew Jackson letter, 29 January 1824.

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Facsimile of a letter written to his wife in which Jackson expresses his happiness about a new church being built near the Hermitage and the impact it will have on the community. Praises "that pious good man Mr. [William] Hume," the minister who was chosen to dedicate the church, and states that "the church will be of great benefit in christianizing the people in our settlement." Includes a letter written 25 March 1929 by William Hume's descendant Leland Hume which provides background information on William Hume and the Jackson letter.

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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...

Hume, William, b. 1770.

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Hermitage Church (Hermitage, Tenn.)

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