Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 to Ezra Stiles Ely

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GLC#
GLC03896
Type
Letters
Date
1827/05/19
Author/Creator
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Title
to Ezra Stiles Ely
Place Written
Hermitage, Tennessee
Pagination
2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Jackson explains that while he and his wife have been attacked viciously during this campaign, it has only made him more resilient. "All the slander that wickedness can suggest & falsehood invent, have been leveled against me, & my family, by the panders of power and corruption - this will recoil upon its own head - truth is mighty & will ultimately prevail - and when it does - I feel secure from the multiplied shots of slander." Also states that he is pleased with the support he has received from Philadelphia. Most of the attacks on Jackson focused on the fact that he married Rachel before she had technically been divorced from her previous husband. Besides the charge of adultery, however, were many other nasty accusations.

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