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Andrew Jackson letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-213

Scope and Contents

Andrew Jackson, Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn., to Major William Berkeley Lewis, February 28, 1845 (photocopy). Refers to incoming president James Polk, the election, and the appointment of the new Secretary of State, suggesting James Buchanan would do a good job. He refers back to the "intrigue" surrounding Henry Clay's appointment to that office by John Quincy Adams 20 years earlier following the election Jackson lost to Adams.

Dates

  • 1845

Creator

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Use Restrictions

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Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (: 1 item)

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Title
Andrew Jackson letter
Date
June 2012
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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