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Andrew Jackson's farewell address...
Andrew Jackson's farewell address...
Item # 689392
September 22, 1821
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 22, 1821 An inside page has a report headed: "Gen. Jackson's Address to the Army" datelined from his headquarters, Montpelier, & signed in type: Andrew Jackson, Major General, commanding the division of the South.
This report takes close to a full column and is his official farewell address to his soldiers, the text beginning: "This day, officers and soldiers, closes my military functions, and consequently, dissolves the military connection which has hitherto existed between you and myself..." with much more.
Also of interest is over six pages taken up with: "Coronation of George IV" with considerable detail on the festivities & ceremonies.
Among other reports are a letter signed in type by: John Adams, and an article on "Pensacola" plus so much more.
Sixteen pages, 6 1/2 by 10 inches, nice condition.
As noted in Wikipedia, this title: "...(was) one of the most widely-circulated magazines in the United States...Devoted primarily to politics...considered an important source for the history of the period."
Category: Pre-Civil War
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