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21 September 1801

Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: [Legal document pertaining to the sale of land and a plantation near Rogersville, Tennessee]

Signed by Andrew Jackson as a judge in the Court of Equity for the State of Tennessee. Signed by Daniel Hamlen, the complainant, and William Paine, Commissioner of Affidavits for Hawkins County. Paine signed 21 September; Jackson also possibly signed in September. Accompanied by several fragments separated from document.

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