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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Joseph Conn Guild

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07986 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1835/04/24 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

"It is true in politics as in morals, that those who are not for us are against ... I have long believed, that it was only by preserving the identity of the Republican party, as embodied and chracterised by the principles of Mr. Jefferson that the original rights of the States, and the people, could be maintained as contemplated by the constitution."

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Guild, Josephus Conn, 1802-1883

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