Title: Andrew Jackson Letter

Date/Date Range :   1845

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This letter was written in confidence from Jackson in Hermitage to his friend Major William Lewis just a few months before his death in 1845. There is strong conversation about running mates and politics, including mention of Buchanan, Tyler, and Polk. The strong language towards Polk shows disdain toward his administration.

Call number: MS-0219

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

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Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Andrew Jackson Letter, MS-0219. 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.

This letter was written in confidence from Jackson in Hermitage to his friend Major William Lewis just a few months before his death in 1845. There is strong conversation about running mates and politics, including mention of Buchanan, Tyler, and Polk. The strong language towards Polk shows disdain toward his administration.

• Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.