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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Charles Lynch

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01165 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Hermitage, Tennessee Type: Manuscript letter Date: August 7, 1836 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Letter in the hand of Andrew Jackson Donelson, President Jackson' s nephew and amanuensis. He penned the entire letter and signature. Jackson denies Texas U.S. aid because of neutrality. In the letter, he mentions countermanding order for troops to help Texans. He also notes sufficiency of men to defeat the Creeks and Seminoles. Letter written to Gov. Charles Lynch of Mississippi. Per Papers of Jackson, 5/27/97, the President wrote a similar letter to the governors of Kentucky and Louisiana the same day.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Lynch, Charles, fl. 1836
Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1799-1871

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