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JACKSON, Andrew (1767-1845). Letter signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President, to Edmund Anderson, [Washington, c.1831.]
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JACKSON, Andrew (1767-1845). Letter signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President, to Edmund Anderson, [Washington, c.1831.]
Two pages, 245 x 200mm (address leaf detached, some toning, especially at margins).
Jackson Recalls the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson graciously thanks an admirer for a cane made from a tree on the battlefield at New Orleans: "I have rec'd thro Majr Barry your note of the 21st Dec. last, and the cane which it offers to my acceptance as a token of your good feelings for those who took a part in the defense of our common country at New Orleans." Jackson accepts the gift "with much thankfulness in the name of the brave men whose valor, at the period we refer to, was the shield of New Orleans and the security of the Union. On this account and as a memento of your favorable opinion of my own conduct in that memorable siege, be assured sir, that I shall prize most highly this cane, which is alas the more valuable for being part of a tree that stood on the battle ground." In command of a motley an army of 4,700 volunteers, militia, free blacks and the pirates of Jean Laffite, Jackson soundly defeated a massive, superbly trained and equipped British army near New Orleans. Due to slow communications, Jackson's victory was fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent officially ended hostilities.The impact of the victory was profound, and in time "produced a President and an enduring belief in the military ability of free people to protect and preserve their society and their way of life" (Remini, The Battle of New Orleans, p. 198).
Two pages, 245 x 200mm (address leaf detached, some toning, especially at margins).
Jackson Recalls the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson graciously thanks an admirer for a cane made from a tree on the battlefield at New Orleans: "I have rec'd thro Majr Barry your note of the 21st Dec. last, and the cane which it offers to my acceptance as a token of your good feelings for those who took a part in the defense of our common country at New Orleans." Jackson accepts the gift "with much thankfulness in the name of the brave men whose valor, at the period we refer to, was the shield of New Orleans and the security of the Union. On this account and as a memento of your favorable opinion of my own conduct in that memorable siege, be assured sir, that I shall prize most highly this cane, which is alas the more valuable for being part of a tree that stood on the battle ground." In command of a motley an army of 4,700 volunteers, militia, free blacks and the pirates of Jean Laffite, Jackson soundly defeated a massive, superbly trained and equipped British army near New Orleans. Due to slow communications, Jackson's victory was fought after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent officially ended hostilities.The impact of the victory was profound, and in time "produced a President and an enduring belief in the military ability of free people to protect and preserve their society and their way of life" (Remini, The Battle of New Orleans, p. 198).