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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to James W. Breedlove

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06789.06 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Hermitage, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1843/02/17 Pagination: 4 p. : free frank Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Jackson believes Clay is the author of "The Kentuckian on Martial Law". "Can anyone doubt but that Clay is.... 'Behind' ....This dirty, unmanly, and unjust proceeding?" A pencil note on p. 3 "in relation to my asking to be named as Coll[ector]" (see .07).

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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