Jackson, Sarah Yorke, 1805-1887 to Emma Y. Donelson
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.034 Author/Creator: Jackson, Sarah Yorke, 1805-1887 Place Written: Hermitage, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 17, 1845 Pagination: 2 p. : free frank : address ; Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
Addressed "My dear sister." Includes updates on mutual friends and family. Andrew Jackson adopted his wife's nephew and named him Andrew Jackson, Jr. Sarah Yorke, his wife, was the president's daughter-in-law. Emma Yorke Farquhar Donelson married Jackson's nephew, Thomas Jefferson Donelson, Andrew Jackson, Jr.'s twin brother.
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