Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) to Alexander Mouton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04914 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Place Written: Hermitage, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 June 1843 Pagination: 2 p. : address : free frank ; 25 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Thanks Mouton and the Louisiana legislature for a resolution that repaid to him a fine from 1815. He thanks them for "wiping from my memory the past imputations." In 1815 Judge Hall fined Jackson for enforcing martial law in New Orleans. Jackson strongly resented the fine, since he felt he had done what was necessary. Finally, not long before his death, the state legislature agreed to repay him the fine, with interest.
Alexander Mouton was the Governor of Louisiana.
[draft]
Hermitage
June 5th 1843 -
To his Excellency
A. Mouton
Governor of Louisiana
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your [text loss: letter] of the 5th ultimo, and with [illegible] Resolutions of Legislature of Louisiana of its lost Session on the subject of the [first] imposed upon me by Judge Hall in 1815.
Through you Sir, made the organ [sic] of the Legislature will upon this occasion beg leave to make a tender to them of my gratefull [sic] acknowledgement for this act of Justice in wiping from my memory the foul imputations cast upon it by this unjust, illegal, and unconstitutional [inserted: decrees] of a vindictive tyrannical Judge - so the given [has] [accd] [illegible]tanding the [second] for sinister purpose condemning me unheard - [refusing] to hear my defence [sic], when tendered to his in open court, although - [2] it had been made under his own [suite] to appear & shew [sic] cause Why an attachment for contempt should not issue against me - [thus], depriving me of my constitutional rights gurranteed [sic] to every american [sic] Citizen by our [illegible] this act of Justice to sure, and the country in whose Service [illegible] I tender to them through you my gratefull acknowledgements.
To you Sir, for the hard[illegible] and gratefull [morover] in which you have performed the duty imposed upon you by your Legislature by [illegible]sing these [resolutions] in a good frame, as well as the kind manner you have been pleased to speak of me individually: I make you a tender of my sincere thanks, and am with sincere respect, & esteem, your most obedient Servant
Andrew Jackson
P.S. The apology for the delay in replying to your favour [sic] is, officit[illegible] a in my head, & other [debitely] - of times I cannot write A. J.
[address]
To
His Excellency
A. Mouton
Governor of Louisiana
New Orleans
[free frank]
- Free -
Andrew Jackson
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