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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to John Y. Mason re: opinions on the annexation of Texas, US claim to Oregon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03318 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Hermitage Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 05 March 1844 Pagination: 3 p. : address : Height: 25 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Written to Mason, Secretary of the Navy. Also requests an appointment for John Adams (no relation to JQ Adams) to midshipman.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
President
Letter of Introduction or Recommendation
Military History
Navy
Statehood
Texas
American West
Westward Expansion
Boundary or Property Dispute
Land Transaction
Age of Jackson

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