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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Samuel Carswell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03243.01 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Letter signed Date: 13 January 1817 Pagination: 1 p. : docket : address ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Carswell to extend a line of credit to John H. Eaton on Jackson's behalf. Eaton was travelling to Philadelphia in order to publish his Life of Jackson.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Carswell, Samuel, fl. 1817
Eaton, John Henry, 1790-1856

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