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Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) to Alice Egerton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00548.01 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Place Written: Hermitage, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 October 1842 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Responding to her request for a lock of hair, and praising her piety. Accompanied by an engraved portrait of Jackson with lock of his white hair.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Egerton, Alice, fl. 1842

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