Andrew Jackson letters : ALS, 1828, 1838.

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Andrew Jackson letters : ALS, 1828, 1838.

Autograph letters, signed, by Andrew Jackson: letter of 1828 Feb. 3, from the Hermitage, to Colonel William Robison, Oak Grove, Westmorland Co., Va., regarding Jackson's political opponents, with remarks on Henry Clay; and letter of 1838 Sept. 19, from the Hermitage, to Major Edward G.W. Butler, regarding personal matters and Jackson's opinions on the national banking system and the constitutional powers of Congress.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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