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Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) to E. D. Williams, O. Jones, William Butler, Moses Dawson and others

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06617 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Letter signed Date: 16 February 1837 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.4 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Declines a dinner invitation from a group of supporters in Cincinnati because of his health, but hopes to spend a day there to thank "the intelligent, the virtuous, the disinterested Democrats and Patriots" of that city.

Moses Dawson was the editor of the "Ohio Phoenix" and the "Cincinnati Advertiser."

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Williams, E. D., fl. 1837
Jones, O., fl. 1837
Butler, William, fl. 1837
Dawson, Moses, 1768-1844

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