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Andrew Jackson is likely to be the new figurehead for the frigate Constitution?
Andrew Jackson is likely to be the new figurehead for the frigate Constitution?
Item # 713638
July 10, 1834
DAILY EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Boston,, July 10, 1834 Page 2 has an interesting article: "Protection For the Constitution", referring to the famous frigate. It is more of a political report, referring to a Jackson newspaper which mentions: "...in speaking of the mutilation of the figurehead of the Constitution...".
Jesse Elliott, the new commander of the Boston Navy Yard, directed the installation of a new figurehead of President Jackson under the bowsprit, which became a subject of much controversy due to Jackson's political unpopularity in Boston at the time. Elliot was a Jacksonian Democrat, and he received death threats. Rumors circulated about the citizens of Boston storming the Navy Yard to remove the figurehead themselves.
Four pages, 10 3/4 by 15 inches, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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