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Andrew Jackson, Fort Deposit, Mississippi Territory, letter to Rachel Jackson, Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Andrew Jackson, Fort Jackson, Mississippi Territory, letter to Rachel Jackson, Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Jackson mentions he will be going to Mobile soon and that he has submitted terms of peace to the Creek Indians and is waiting for response. He hopes to return to Tennessee soon or will have Rachel brought to Natchez or New Orleans; regrets their separation.
mssHM 22990
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Andrew Jackson, Fort Strother, Mississippi Territory, letter to Rachel Jackson, Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Jackson reports on the current state of military affairs including conduct, desertion and apathy of the volunteer infantry and of contractors; the state of supplies, particularly beef and pork; his inability to advance. He also sends instructions regarding Lyncoya, a Creek Indian infant orphaned during the Creek War and adopted by Jackson in November 1813.
mssHM 22963
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Andrew Jackson, Fort Strother, Mississippi Territory, letter to Rachel Jackson, Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Jackson discusses his health and state of his injured arm, his admiration for Lieutenant Harmon Hays, and mentions preparing for a movement from Fort Strother. He also discusses Theodore and Lyncoya, two Native American infants that Jackson was in the process of adopting. He mentions the recent death of Theodore, who died after his arrival at the Hermitage, and arrangements for Lyncoya to be sent to his home.
mssHM 22991
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Andrew Jackson, Washington D.C., letter to Rachel Jackson, Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Regrets to hear she has been indisposed, expresses concern for her welfare while he is away; mentions his political enemies, reports on wellbeing of various friends.
mssHM 23073
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Andrew Jackson, Staunton, Virginia, letter to Rachel Jackson, Hermitage, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Reporting on the progress of his journey to Washington, D.C. after being elected U.S. senator.
mssHM 23063
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Andrew Jackson, onboard boat near Natchez, Mississippi Territory, letter to Rachel Jackson, near Nashville, Tennessee :
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Letter includes a brief mention of activities around Natchez, Mississippi, during the War of 1812, local weather, his correspondence sent and received; also sends well wishes to various people in Tennessee.
mssHM 22961