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JACKSON, Andrew. Autograph letter signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President to Andrew Jackson Donelson, Washington, 12 November 1832. 2 full pages, 4to, slight fold separations.
"OLD HICKORY" WAITS TO LEARN WHETHER HE HAS WON A SECOND TERM, AND CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF A GRAND-DAUGHTER
Jackson writes in the immediate wake of the election of 1832, and, while the outcome is still undetermined, has received encouraging reports of the voting in some states: "...The elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Hampshire, Maine and Virginia and New Jersey have all terminated favorably to the present administration, against all the corruption and power of the Bank. We have not heard from the other States in the South and West, tho my friends calculate on a large majority. New Jersey was counted certain for the opposition....". In the end, the predictions of Jackson's "friends" were right: he carried all the states named here, and nine others, tallying 55 of the popular vote to Henry Clay's 42
Jackson is elated to learn of the birth of a granddaughter named for his late wife, Rachel (1760-1828): "Your letters...has [sic] relieved me from great anxiety and solicitude about your dear Sarah. I rejoice that she and the dear little daughter is safe, and doing well...Kiss her and the dear little Rachel for me, and present them both with my blessing for their health, long life and happiness...and should I be spared, it will be a great pleasure to watch over and rear up the sweet little Rachel, and make her a fair emblem of her grandmother for whom she is called. I feel greatly indebted to you and my d[ea]r Sarah for giving me a daughter and calling it for your dear Mother, a name that is dear to my heart, and a child that will be I hope a great comfort in my declining years." He goes on to recommend a crop of cotton, and comments that his health is "better than last year."
"OLD HICKORY" WAITS TO LEARN WHETHER HE HAS WON A SECOND TERM, AND CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF A GRAND-DAUGHTER
Jackson writes in the immediate wake of the election of 1832, and, while the outcome is still undetermined, has received encouraging reports of the voting in some states: "...The elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Hampshire, Maine and Virginia and New Jersey have all terminated favorably to the present administration, against all the corruption and power of the Bank. We have not heard from the other States in the South and West, tho my friends calculate on a large majority. New Jersey was counted certain for the opposition....". In the end, the predictions of Jackson's "friends" were right: he carried all the states named here, and nine others, tallying 55 of the popular vote to Henry Clay's 42
Jackson is elated to learn of the birth of a granddaughter named for his late wife, Rachel (1760-1828): "Your letters...has [sic] relieved me from great anxiety and solicitude about your dear Sarah. I rejoice that she and the dear little daughter is safe, and doing well...Kiss her and the dear little Rachel for me, and present them both with my blessing for their health, long life and happiness...and should I be spared, it will be a great pleasure to watch over and rear up the sweet little Rachel, and make her a fair emblem of her grandmother for whom she is called. I feel greatly indebted to you and my d[ea]r Sarah for giving me a daughter and calling it for your dear Mother, a name that is dear to my heart, and a child that will be I hope a great comfort in my declining years." He goes on to recommend a crop of cotton, and comments that his health is "better than last year."