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Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) [Presidential appointment of James Dunlop, William O'Neale, and Thomas Carbery as inspectors of the District of Columbia penitentiary]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00937 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: May 3, 1834 Pagination: 1 p.+blank 38 x 25 cm + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 27.6 x 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State Louis McLane. With two engraved portraits of Andrew Jackson. One bust engraving of Jackson included as collateral.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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