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United States -- Politics and government -- 1825-1829.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Jackson and Decatur Broadside and John P. Decatur Letter to Andrew Jackson

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1910
Abstract

The first item in this collection is a broadside entitled Jackson and Decatur featuring the text of letters to Andrew Jackson from Susan Wheeler Decatur (dated January 22, 1828) and John Pine Decatur (dated October 3, 1828). Both letters deny Jackson's supposed threat to Senator John Eppes.

The second item is a letter from John Pine Decatur to Jackson, dated January 21, 1829, offering his condolences on Rachel (Donelson) Jackson's death.

Dates: 1828 January 22-1829 January 21