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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Hardy M. Cryer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02526.01 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1830/10/18 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Pleased about plans to open trade with British West Indies, celebrates the French Revolution of 1830, discusses his horses. Mentions the gravesite of his wife Rachel, who was "all that made this world desirable to me."

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Cryer, Hardy M., 1792-1846

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