1830/10/18

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Hardy M. Cryer

Pleased about plans to open trade with British West Indies, celebrates the French Revolution of 1830, discusses his horses. Mentions the gravesite of his wife Rachel, who was "all that made this world desirable to me."

GLC02526.01

1843/02/17

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove

Jackson believes Clay is the author of "The Kentuckian on Martial Law". "Can anyone doubt but that Clay is.... 'Behind' ....This dirty, unmanly, and unjust proceeding?" A pencil note on p. 3 "in relation to my asking to be named as Coll[ector]" (see .07).

GLC06789.06

1843/02/27

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove

"....I think St. Anna has too much wisdom not to treat these men as prisoners of war, as any other course would arouse the whole civilised world against such barbarity...."

GLC06789.09

[1815]/05/15

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to James Winchester re: procedures of court of inquiry

For conduct of resigned officers. The letter, dated "Nashville 23, May 15" should actually be dated 1815; Winchester responded on June 5, 1815, per the Andrew Jackson Papers

GLC06789.01

1821/03/12

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Winchester re: tour to "Bluff and Back Again"

Differing opinions on how to equally divide land. Waterstains on the top third affect appearance but not legibility.

GLC06789.02

1842/08/01

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove re: his anger about Sen. Conrad's attack on him

"The attack of Mr. Conrad in the United States Senate upon me...He had hitherto in all his public speeches approved my course..." Requests History of Judge Martin and declares....the reign of the Whiggs will terminate with the present Congress, when honest men will again be brought into power...." The letter has some severe bleedthrough, affecting legibility.

GLC06789.03

1842/10/03

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove re: Martin's history of Louisiana, Clay's attacks on him

Jackson mentions receipt of Judge Martin's history of Louisiana and describes his belef that Henry Clay influenced the writing of Morten and the attack on Jackson by Senator Conrad: "should Mr. Conrad take back his slander and do me justice, he will be spared."

GLC06789.04

1843/01/11

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove re: falsehoods of "Kentuckian on Martial Laws"

Requests information on specific death dates of Judge Hall.

GLC06789.05

1843/05/08

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove re: improving health, congratulations on his appointment

Free frank removed. Congratulating Breedlove on his progress in obtaining an appointment as collector.

GLC06789.07

1843/07/25

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James W. Breedlove

Jackson declares that Federalism "Is really dead" and suggests that "A Requiem" be held.

GLC06789.08

1828 ca.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Broadside

Title: An account of some of the bloody deeds of Gen. Jackson [with coffins, response]

Dramatic broadside. A sarcastic rejoinder to the broadside "An Account of the Bloody Deeds of Gen. Jackson." Features coffin surrounded by dozens of smaller black coffins. With a pro-Jackson text that ironically describes the "slaughter" of the Gen. Packenham and the British Soldiers who invaded New Orleans in 1815. Sir E. Packenham led the British troops. An ironic rejoinder to GLC 5566.

GLC06797

1819/01/30

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter

Title: to Mr. Peal re: sale and delivery of slaves to his plantation

Letter in the third person, signed in the text.

GLC06800

1836/02/25

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Manuscript document signed

Title: Pardon of Leonard Prather (c/s John Forsyth)

Convicted of stealing money from letters as assistant postmaster

GLC06868.01

1835/09/04

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to T. Grover et. al.

Jackson refuses to send a copy of a letter in which he describes his feelings of Pennsylvania Governor Wolf on the grounds that doing so would interfere with a state election, and thus goes against his personal beliefs.

GLC07902

1818/04/08

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Letter signed

Title: to Daniel T. Patterson

Written at Fort St. Marks

GLC07838

1829/07/02

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: To: Amos Kendall.

Jackson states that as long as one looks to the land as their guide and keeps justice the "end in sight," they shall maintain the support of the people.

GLC07914

1833/08/28

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Tilghman Ashurst Howard

Constitution, slavery, banking, methods of electing the President: "If I can...only succeed in banishing...corrupting influences...on the Constitution and [attempts] to make the government an engine of oppression to the people instead of the agent of their will..."

GLC07931