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Auction: 20025 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 755

United States of America
Andrew Jackson
Undated large part letter or draft to John H. Eaton, one side ruled with lines across text marking censorship or copying, but text still clear. The text begins some way though the letter (ruled side) with "the latter, as intended it shall be the last official act of my life, will give me time" proceeding to comment on the consequences of the recent election held in Pennsylvania predicting that The N. States Bank of Pennsylvania will be blown sky high" and "The Van Buren Tickett will be carried in that state by at least 25,000 majority". On the reverse, Jackson begins on another subject "you will, I have no doubt, have found Spain in a very perturbed and distracted state - but my belief is that the policy of adopting the constitution of 1812 will be the means of destroying Don Carlos, by drawing all the people from his standard - in this respect it will favour the Queen [the infant Isabella], and if the Cortes give good amendments to the constitution, such as to secure national freedom, & equal rights, Spain may yet be blessed with prosperity & happiness". Signed "Andrew Jackson". Although incomplete a very interesting and revealing letter.

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh President of the United States, writing here to John Henry Eaton (1790-1856) who was then the United States Minister to Spain and a close friend of Jackson's.

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