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Andrew Jackson Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS L34 Jackson

Scope and Content Note

Letters dated at Washington, D. C. April 19, 1830 and April 25, 1831, from President Jackson to, respectively, Samuel F. Hays at Nashville, Tennessee and the Reverend Hardy M. Cryer, near Gallatin, Tennessee. The earlier, one-page letter deals with personal affairs, principally with the care of Jackson's garden and his wife's grave at "The Hermitage." The second letter, of eight pages, discusses political affairs, especially the resignation of Martin Van Buren and John Henry Eaton from Jackson's cabinet, and other events, following upon "the Eaton affair"; Jackson's opposition to the Bank of the United States; his political controversy with John Caldwell Calhoun and Duff Green; and his interest in the political activities of Hugh Lawson White, Littleton Waller Tazewell, and John Tyler.

Dates

  • 1830
  • 1831

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Access restrictions apply: Original restricted from access. Use copies available for researchers.

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Extent

.001 Linear Feet (1 item)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

The Andrew Jackson Letters were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1958 by Dorsey Dee Jones of Fayetteville, Arkansas and in 1966 by Mrs. H. L. Pickerill of Martinsville, Indiana through Katherine Clark Hantz of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Processing Information

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Creator

Source

Title
Andrew Jackson Letters
Status
Completed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444