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- GLC#
- GLC02009
- Type
- Broadsides, posters & signs
- Date
- 1829
- Author/Creator
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- Title
- President's message
- Place Written
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 78 cm, Width: 46 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
An Extra of the Hartford Times, reporting from telegraph the text of Jackson's first State of the Union. The address discusses what will be many of the major issues during his Presidency. Discusses removal of Native Americans, questions the constitutionality of the Bank, and decries corruption in governmental office. Suggests an amendment to keep close Presidential elections from being decided by Congress. Also covers foreign affairs, the tariff, finances, military and other domestic matters.
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