Rachel Jackson letter to Katherine Duane Morgan, 1825 May 18.

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Rachel Jackson letter to Katherine Duane Morgan, 1825 May 18.

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Consists of one autograph letter signed by Rachel Jackson to Mrs. Katherine Duane Morgan regarding her trip from Washington to the Hermitage, her feelings on the outcome of the election which permitted them to retire from public life, and thanking Morgan for her hospitality. The letter is dated 18 May 1825 from the Hermitage.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8151209

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Morgan, Katherine Duane.

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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...