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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [Presidential appointment of James Dunlop, William O'Neale, and Thomas Carbery as inspectors of the District of Columbia penitentiary]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00937 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 03 May 1834 Pagination: Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State Louis McLane. With two engraved portraits of Andrew Jackson. One bust engraving of Jackson included as collateral.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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