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Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) President's Address

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06096 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Place Written: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Type: Broadside Date: 8 March 1833 Pagination: 1 p. ; 39.8 x 13.3 cm.

Summary of Content: President Jackson's second inaugural address. Printed in two columns with show-through. Printed at the New Hampshire Gazette Office. The notice at top notes when the address was received at the office by express, and also notes that Clay's Land Bill passed the Senate and House. There is a contemporary ink note on verso, which bleeds through to the front: "those that important."

Background Information:

People: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

Historical Era: National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860

Subjects: PresidentGovernment and CivicsInaugurationInaugural AddressPresidential Speeches and ProclamationsCongressLand Transaction

Sub Era: Age of Jackson

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