Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to William Blount
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07547 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1814/08/27 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 24.7 x 19.9 cm Order a Copy
"The enemy expect to overrun... Louisiana before a force can be collected to stop them...every exertion must be made to have by draft & voluntary servic[e] the whole in the field or rest assured all is lost and never will be regained but with oceans of blood."
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