Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Thomas J. Donelson

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.035 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 21, 1843 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 19 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the duties Donelson, Jackson's nephew, will be responsible for when he visits the Hermitage, Jackson's home in Hermitage, Tennessee.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Donelson, Thomas Jefferson, fl. 1809-1845

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources