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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to L. Jones

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09288 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 March 1832 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

Cancelling a purchase of four young slaves on behalf of his adopted son, Andrew (Donelson) Jackson, Jr.: "If the negroes have not been bought and sent on…give yourself no further trouble on the subject.… I wish him now to attend to & manage his own business."

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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