Jackson, Andrew, Jr. (1834-1926) to Francis P. Blair
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03209.09 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, Jr. (1834-1926) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 June 1855 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : envelope ; 20.5 x 16.7 cm. Order a Copy
Tells Blair that he has been deemed deficient in his French exam at West Point Military Academy, and asks for Blair to intercede on his behalf, so that he might be reinstated, and continue at school. Jackson cannot understand how he did so poorly, and tries to assure Blair that he has been a good student and well behaved. Calls on Blair as an old friend of the family to do him this favor. Jackson would eventually graduate from West Point.
Andrew Jackson Jr. (1834-1926) was the son of President Jackson's wife's nephew, Andrew Jackson (1809-1865), whom the President Andrew Jackson and his wife had adopted. Jackson Jr. continually failed to live up to the high hopes of his father, and was constantly in debt.
Francis P. Blair was the publisher of the Globe, the official paper of the Democratic party for fifteen years.
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