Three (3) documents relating to President Andrew Jackson (b. 1767-d. 1845, President 1829-1837) including two (2) letters possibly endorsed by Jackson, plus three (3) printed news items relating to Jackson, and one (1) John Eaton ALS from 1831, the year of his resignation due to the Petticoat Affair. (7 items total). 1st item: Letter dated […]
Lot 602: Andrew Jackson 1790s Legal Notes, Slave related
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, President 1829-1837) manuscript document, unsigned, containing notes on several Tennessee legal cases, including one regarding a slave, circa 1790-96. Unsigned. Ink on laid, watermarked paper; 4 taped pages (or two bi-fold pages, separated and taped back together). Cases include S. Smith vs. J. Ross in the matter of "a Negro man," with […]
Lot 603: 2 Rare Engravings of Andrew Jackson plus Inaugural Souvenir
Two (2) rare engraved portraits of President Andrew Jackson, plus an Inaugural Souvenir. 1st item: Stipple engraving print by Charles Phillips, after the oil painting by John Wesley Jarvis of Jackson in military uniform, circa 1841. Facsimile signature. 9 7/8" H x 6 3/4" W. Ref. James Barber: ANDREW JACKSON: A PORTRAIT STUDY p. 47 […]
Lot 598: 19th century Portrait of Andrew Jackson
American School, 19th century portrait painting of President Andrew Jackson. Three quarter view, bust length portrait of the 7th President of the United States after the daguerreotype portrait attributed to Anthony Edwards, taken shortly before his death in 1845. Jackson is depicted wearing a dark suit and tie with white shirt. Possibly oil on paper, […]
Lot 599: 17 Portrait Prints of Andrew Jackson
A collection of seventeen (17) engravings, etchings and lithographs of President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845, President 1829-1837). Included are two fairly scarce images: a bust length stipple engraving with "frame" by J.B. Longacre from the original miniature by Joseph Wood c. 1830, 8" x 5 1/4" sheet; and a full length portrait of Jackson holding the […]
Lot 600: Andrew Jackson Signed Loan Guarantee, Slave Related
1836 slavery related document signed by President Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson Jr., and Andrew Jackson Donelson, along with witnesses including Ralph Earl and Major William Noland. With this bond, dated September, 1836, Andrew Jackson, as President, guarantees the repayment of an $8,000 loan on behalf of his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. and nephew/protege, Andrew […]
Lot 595: Abram Maury 1799 Bond to build a TN School
Abram Maury (1766-1825), early Middle Tennessee settler and founder of Franklin, Tennessee, 1799 signed bond promising to pay James Robertson, Andrew Jackson, William T. Lewis, James Hennen, and John McNairy, Trustees of the Federal Seminary, "the sums annexed to our names for the purpose of building a school house." Dated Feb. 19, 1799. Although it […]
Lot 596: Catalog of Books in the Nashville Library, 1825, John Overton's copy
CATALOG OF BOOKS IN THE NASHVILLE LIBRARY, MARCH, 1825, printed by Joseph Norvell, Nashville, 1825. 22-page pamphlet (including covers) with inventory of books in the Nashville library by subject matter (approximately 300 titles). Latter pages list Present Officers of the library and Library Rules. The front cover of this extremely rare imprint is signed by […]
Lot 597: Emily Tennessee Donelson ALS, White House Hostess
Very scarce autograph letter, signed, by Emily Tennessee Donelson (1807-1836), wife of Andrew Jackson Donelson, who served as First Lady / White House Hostess to President Andrew Jackson from 1828 to about 1834. This letter, with both personal and political content, is dated "The Mansion, Oct. 15th, 1830," and addressed to Andrew Jackson Donelson. "The […]
Lot 593: Randolph Family of Virginia Archive
Letter archive related to the Randolph family of Virginia, including Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Lewis Meriwether Randolph – the grandson of President Jefferson and secretary of Arkansas territory- and Lewis's widow Elizabeth Martin Randolph, who became the second wife of Andrew Jackson Donelson. 13 pieces of ephemera total. Includes a circa 1838 manuscript […]