The Papers of Andrew Jackson ─ 1832

Originating some years ago with a worldwide canvass for Jackson papers with the goal of systematically presenting Andrew Jackson’s full extant literary remains, the project yielded photocopies of thousands of documents held by hundreds of libraries, archives, and private owners. This volume includes letters sent and received, official documents, drafts, memoranda, and financial and legal records. It begins with January 2, 1832 and Jackson’s thank-you letter to Edmond-Charles Genet (1763-1834), who had come to the U.S. in 1793 as the minister of revolutionary France, but stayed and became an American citizen. Genet had given Jackson a Roman coin he had struck in honor of Julius Caesar to commemorate Jackson’s victory at New Orleans. The volume ends with an undated draft by Francis Preston Blair on the Bank of the United States, evidently intended for use in a message to Congress. This volume X includes subjects such as Jackson’s feud with Vice Present John C. Calhoun; Indian affairs regarding the Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws and the Cherokees; the Black Hawk War; a cholera epidemic that was sweeping the country; and Jackson’s plan to destroy the Bank of the United States. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)