Title: Andrew Jackson Note

Date/Date Range :   1788

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

A copy of the original, this note was written to Col. Whitestill Avery from Jackson during court in Jonesborough, Tennessee. They were opposing council at the time, and Avery had offended Jackson. This note challenges Avery to a duel to settle the injury of character.

Call number: MS-0182

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Gift of Mrs L. McNeely, June 20, 1950.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Andrew Jackson Note, MS-0182. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This is a single folder collection.

Seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson was born in 1767. He served and became a national hero after the War of 1812, defeating the British in New Orleans. Politics changed through Jackson with the Democrats springing up, and the Whigs in great opposition. Jackson died in 1845 at his home in Hermitage, Tennessee.

A copy of the original, this note was written to Col. Whitestill Avery from Jackson during court in Jonesborough, Tennessee. They were opposing council at the time, and Avery had offended Jackson. This note challenges Avery to a duel to settle the injury of character.

• Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.