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JACKSON, Andrew (1767-1845), President. Autograph letter signed ("Andrew Jackson"), as former president, to Thomas Dawson, Hermitage, 2 January 1845. 1 page, 4to, discreet repairs to creases.
A DEVASTATED PRESIDENT, AND HIS PRIVATE LETTERS TO AN OLD FRIEND
The news of the death of Dawson's father leaves Jackson "scarcely able to wield my pen to acknowledge it." He tells the grieving son that "I am sure no one with more heartfelt sincerity sympathized with you in your great bereavement, the death of your much lamented father. He was my friend, peace be to his name and consolation to his family. As it respects my letters to your father, you will please keep them, allways recollecting that they were written not for publication, but in haste and for his eye, as a friend..." Dawson's father, Moses Dawson (1768-1844) was editor of the Cincinnati Advertiser, an influential, Democratic leaning paper. He corresponded frequently with Jackson about Ohio as well as national political issues. Thomas Dawson honored Jackson's wish. His letters remained in the Dawson family until 1934, when a descendant donated them to Xavier University in Cincinnati. An emotional, late letter from the great Democratic president, who died just six months later, in June 1845.
A DEVASTATED PRESIDENT, AND HIS PRIVATE LETTERS TO AN OLD FRIEND
The news of the death of Dawson's father leaves Jackson "scarcely able to wield my pen to acknowledge it." He tells the grieving son that "I am sure no one with more heartfelt sincerity sympathized with you in your great bereavement, the death of your much lamented father. He was my friend, peace be to his name and consolation to his family. As it respects my letters to your father, you will please keep them, allways recollecting that they were written not for publication, but in haste and for his eye, as a friend..." Dawson's father, Moses Dawson (1768-1844) was editor of the Cincinnati Advertiser, an influential, Democratic leaning paper. He corresponded frequently with Jackson about Ohio as well as national political issues. Thomas Dawson honored Jackson's wish. His letters remained in the Dawson family until 1934, when a descendant donated them to Xavier University in Cincinnati. An emotional, late letter from the great Democratic president, who died just six months later, in June 1845.