Letter to Rachel Donelson Jackson, 1818 June w.

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Letter to Rachel Donelson Jackson, 1818 June w.

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Andrew Jackson recounts events of his southern campaign against the Indians of northern Florida at St. Marks and Pensacola; gives his itinerary and hopes to meet her along the way; and sends greetings to family and friends. Also present is a printed version of the last letter from Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson to her son, Andrew Jackson written in 1781 shortly before her death.

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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...

Jackson, Rachel, 1767-1828

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Born Rachel Donelson. Some time after 1780 she married Lewis Robards and later separated from him. In 1791, believing herself divorced, she married Andrew Jackson. Later it was discovered that Robards had never completed the proceedings, and the Jacksons had to wait for a final decree and re-marry in 1794. The scandal was used by Jackson's political enemies throughout his career. Rachel died soon after his election to the presidency. From the description of ALS, 1821 July 22, Pensaco...