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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Abner Lawson Duncan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01108 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Hermitage, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 11, 1823 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 29 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Jackson asks Duncan to introduce Glossel to "the citizens of New Orleans, and particularly those who shared with me the dangers of the defense of New Orleans," and specifically Major Grimes. Major Glossel, Jackson's aide-de-camp, is passing through New Orleans, on his way to meet General Gaines.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Duncan, Abner Lawson, fl. 1823-1846
Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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