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Andrew Jackson portrait
No full textPortrait of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), who was the first man elected president from the West. Before winning the office of the president, Jackson was a war hero in the War of 1812 who successfully pushed Native Americans off their land and defended the city of New Orleans from the British. By the end of Jackson's second term in office, he had forever changed the federal government, making the presidency the most powerful branch of the United States government
Andrew Jackson portrait
No full textA portrait of Major General Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), ca. 1812. Jackson was a lawyer by education, and became one of the wealthiest men in Tennessee. During the War of 1812, he led 2,000 white men against the Creek Indians. He famously defended the city of New Orleans from British attack in 1815, and also contributed to expanding the borders of the United States during the war. He eventually won the U.S. presidency in 1828, an election which ushered in an age of "Jacksonian Democracy.
Andrew Jackson Land Certificate
No full textA certificate of the General Land Office written by U.S. President Andrew Jackson given to Robert M. Williams
Andrew Jackson Signature
No full textAn autograph and portrait of Andrew Jackson. He was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837
Andrew Jackson Letter August 6, 1825
No full textA letter written by U.S. President Andrew Jackson to Governor of Florida William Duval, discussing a future visit with Duval
Correspondence from Andrew Jackson to Sam Houston
No full textTranscription of a letter from Andrew Jackson to Sam Houston regarding the veto to a bill authorizing war against Mexic
Andrew Jackson Certificate October 20, 1835
No full textA certificate issued by U.S. President Andrew Jackson to Hezekiah Evans, granting him public land near Tallahassee, Fla. Signed October 20, 183
Letter from Andrew Jackson to Alden Partridge, 30 November 1825
No full textAndrew Jackson writes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Alden Partridge at the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in Middletown, Connecticut; his son, George H. Jackson, may visit friends in Philadelphia, if Partridge approves.Transcription by Sarah LaForce. Transcriptions may be subject to error. Identification of Andrew Jackson (1771-1850) and George Hunter Jackson (1813-1884) as writer and subject is tentative
Letter from Andrew Jackson to Alden Partridge, 15 January 1827
No full textAndrew Jackson writes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Alden Partridge at the American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy in Middletown, Connecticut, regarding a carpet and some books left behind by his son, George H. Jackson.Transcription by Raymond Bouchard. Transcriptions may be subject to error. Identification of Andrew Jackson (1771-1850) and George Hunter Jackson (1813-1884) as writer and subject is tentative
Interview with Andrew Jackson Munger
No full textAndrew Jackson Munger was born in 1909 in Munger, Missouri.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/1269/thumbnail.jp
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