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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Hermitage, by Mary C. Dorris
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+Title: The Hermitage
+       Home of General Andrew Jackson
+
+Author: Mary C. Dorris
+
+Release Date: April 2, 2016 [EBook #51641]
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+Language: English
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HERMITAGE ***
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+Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online
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+
+    [Illustration: Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage
+    _This Portrait by Earl was presented in 1944 by Mrs. Charles W.
+    Frear of Troy, N. Y., in memory of her husband, who owned it for
+    many years._]
+
+
+
+
+                             The Hermitage
+                     Home of General Andrew Jackson
+
+
+                 _Registered National Historic Landmark
+                  Seventh President of United States_
+
+
+                         P. O. HERMITAGE, TENN.
+
+
+              _Originally Compiled by_ Mrs. Mary C. Dorris
+
+                           Revised June, 1963
+
+                   Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, _Regent_
+                  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, _Secretary_
+                   Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, _Research_
+
+
+  Historical                                                       Page 3
+  Original Log Hermitage                                          Page 16
+  Museum                                                          Page 24
+  Mansion and Grounds                                             Page 41
+  Tomb                                                            Page 54
+
+
+
+
+                _Advice to Andrew Jackson by His Mother_
+
+
+In 1781 Andrew Jackson, then fourteen years of age, enlisted in the
+American Army; was captured and thrown into prison, where he had
+smallpox. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, through exchange,
+arranged for his release and nursed him back to health. Responding to an
+urgent appeal, she left him to go to Charleston to nurse some sick
+neighbors who were confined there on a British hospital ship. This
+errand of mercy cost her life. She caught yellow fever and died.
+
+  Almost her last words to her young son were:
+
+  _Andrew, if I should not see you again, I wish you to remember and
+  treasure up some things I have already said to you. In this world you
+  will have to make your own way. To do that, you must have friends. You
+  can make friends by being honest, and you can keep them by being
+  steadfast. You must keep in mind that friends worth having will in the
+  long run expect as much from you as they give to you. To forget an
+  obligation or to be ungrateful for a kindness is a base crime—not
+  merely a fault or a sin, but an actual crime. Men guilty of it sooner
+  or later must suffer the penalty. In personal conduct be always polite
+  but never obsequious. None will respect you more than you respect
+  yourself. Avoid quarrels as long as you can without yielding to
+  imposition. But sustain your manhood always. Never bring a suit in law
+  for assault and battery or for defamation. The law affords no remedy
+  for such outrages that can satisfy the feelings of a true man. Never
+  wound the feelings of others. Never brook wanton outrage upon your own
+  feelings. If ever you have to vindicate your feelings or defend your
+  honor, do it calmly. If angry at first, wait until your wrath cools
+  before you proceed._
+
+These words were repeated by General Jackson on his birthday, March 15,
+1815, at New Orleans, to three members of his military family: Major
+John H. Eaton, Major William B. Lewis, and Captain W. O. Butler.
+“Gentlemen,” said General Jackson, “I wish she could have lived to see
+this day. There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and
+as brave as a lioness. Her last words have been the law of my life.”
+
+   _Copies of the above may be purchased at the Souvenir Shop at the
+                               Hermitage_
+
+    [Illustration: MRS. ANDREW JACKSON]
+
+    [Illustration: ANDREW JACKSON]
+
+
+
+
+Andrew Jackson
+
+
+                           _By_ Reau E. Folk
+
+Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, gave the name
+“Hermitage” to his home. In his inspiring memory it is preserved.
+
+
+                                _Youth_
+
+ Andrew Jackson was of Scotch-Irish lineage. His parents were of the
+rugged pioneer type that throughout America helped to lay the foundation
+of a great republic. He was born on March 15, 1767, in what was known as
+the Waxhaws Settlement, near the line between North and South Carolina.
+There has been some dispute as to which of the two States could claim
+him. Some authorities appear to have definitely settled that at the time
+of his nativity the Waxhaws Settlement constituted a part of South
+Carolina, but that now Jackson’s birth site is comprehended in Union
+County, North Carolina. Jackson always gave South Carolina as his birth
+state.
+
+Andrew Jackson’s father, for whom he was named, died several days before
+he was born. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, to whom tribute
+should be paid as a truly remarkable woman, heroically met the hard
+situation of rearing and educating her three small sons. Young Andrew
+was nourished in the Revolutionary sentiment, which was rife in the late
+sixties and early seventies, bursting into flame in 1775. He and his
+mother and brothers were patriots from the inception of the
+Revolutionary movement. These fires of patriotism in the Waxhaws were
+fanned by the fact that there was much Tory sentiment. When in August,
+1776, a newspaper reached the Waxhaws carrying the Declaration of
+Independence young Andrew Jackson, then in his tenth year, was called
+upon to read it to an assemblage. In 1781, at the age of fourteen, he
+enlisted with the South Carolina forces and was later made prisoner and
+struck down by a sword in the hands of a British officer whose boots he
+refused to black. His two brothers also enlisted in the war and gave up
+their lives. His mother, as a result of a mission service to Charleston
+to nurse prisoners from the Waxhaws there on shipboard, contracted
+yellow fever and died. At the successful end of the struggle of the
+Colonies young Andrew Jackson, in his fifteenth year, emaciated from
+desperate prison illness, found himself alone in the world, an orphan of
+the Revolution.
+
+
+                             _Early Career_
+
+ After completing his schooling, Jackson began the study of law. In 1786
+he was licensed at Salisbury, N. C., and in 1788 went to Jonesboro, now
+in Washington County, Tenn., then in North Carolina. After a brief
+career at Jonesboro he received an appointment as U. S. Attorney for the
+Western District of North Carolina with headquarters at Nashville. He
+reached Nashville in 1788. He took an active part in Public Affairs and
+was a member of the Convention that framed the Constitution of
+Tennessee. In 1796, when Tennessee was admitted to the Union, he was
+chosen as the first Representative of the new state to Congress. A year
+later he was appointed to the United States Senate, and after a short
+service he resigned and subsequently became a member of the Superior
+Court of Law and Equity, holding this position until 1804, when he
+resigned to devote himself to personal affairs.
+
+
+                               _Military_
+
+ Andrew Jackson was Major-General of Tennessee Militia from 1802 to
+1814. It was in the War of 1812 that Jackson became a national figure.
+This war was the inevitable sequence of the Revolutionary War. It was
+occasioned by the conduct of England in restricting our commerce,
+impressing into her service seamen from our ships, acts of contempt
+intolerable to a free people. It has been called in apt phraseology the
+War OF American Independence in contra-distinction to the Revolution,
+which was FOR American Independence. Andrew Jackson, as Major-General of
+Tennessee Militia, threw himself into the conflict. He inaugurated a
+campaign against the Creek Indians, who, allied with the British, had
+been stirred to deeds of atrocity, the most revolting of which was the
+massacre at Fort Mimms, Alabama, on August 30, 1813. After a series of
+smaller engagements, General Jackson, finally, on March 27, 1814,
+overwhelmingly defeated and crushed the Creek Indians at the Great
+Horseshoe Bend. Two months later, May 31, General Jackson was made
+Major-General of the United States Army, with command of the Southern
+and Western Divisions.
+
+
+                             _New Orleans_
+
+ No sketch of Andrew Jackson, however brief, can fail of emphasis on the
+Battle of New Orleans, for it was his marvelous victory over the greatly
+outnumbering, confident, invading British Army on January 8, 1815, that
+first gave him national renown and made him a popular idol and hero. It
+came at a time when the national spirit was at its lowest ebb, as a
+result of a long series of land defeats, and sent a wave of exultant joy
+throughout the country. It was a complete and decisive victory.
+Historians agree that it was a brilliant victory, but many of them, and
+unfortunately school histories, present the view that the battle was
+fought after peace and was unnecessary. This has been exposed as an
+error. The State of Tennessee in 1927 appointed a commission to make
+research into the real value of the battle of New Orleans, and this
+commission submitted report to the Governor who transmitted it to the
+Legislature of 1935. This report has been published by the Ladies’
+Hermitage Association and is kept on sale at the Hermitage. It shows by
+quotation from the document itself that the treaty of Ghent, signed by
+the commissioners of the contending countries December 24, 1814,
+specifically provided that it should be effective when ratified by both
+sides, and that it was not ratified by the United States until February
+17, 1815, forty days after the battle at New Orleans. The report further
+shows by evidence of records that the battle saved the Louisiana
+Purchase, or another war with England. It shows also that the battle
+reestablished national integrity or peace from within. The importance of
+the battle can hardly be overestimated, viewed either from the immediate
+effects or the aftermath. The Ladies’ Hermitage Association in 1935
+joined with the National Daughters of 1812 and other patriotic entities
+in calling for revision of school histories to accord with revealed
+facts.
+
+The victory at New Orleans, one of the most decisive defensive victories
+of history, will always be celebrated as an illustrious feat of the
+American arms and of the military genius of Andrew Jackson. Jackson
+mobilized incongruous elements, every available resource, into defense
+against the enemy attack. The forces thus assembled, consisting of
+Tennessee militia, Kentucky militia, Louisiana militia, and small
+contingents of regulars, Baratarian privateers, free men of color,
+Mississippi Dragoons, and friendly Choctaw Indians, numbered in all a
+little over five thousand. The invading army consisted of about twelve
+thousand seasoned British regulars. The British soldiers fought bravely,
+as British soldiers always do, but they could not stand against the
+well-planned, unerring fire from the American breastworks. The assault
+continued for twenty-five minutes, and then the British retreated in
+confusion, having lost in killed, wounded, and captured over twenty-five
+hundred of their number, including General Pakenham, chief in command,
+and General Gibbs, second in command, both having been killed. The
+American loss was put at thirteen killed and wounded. On the west bank
+of the river the British succeeded in capturing a small redoubt, but
+owing to the catastrophe of the main attack, this was abandoned.
+
+Jackson was too prudent to yield to the impulse to pursue the retreating
+enemy, which he knew still outnumbered him by two to one, but kept in
+readiness against a return assault. The British ten days later broke
+camp and retired to their ships, and on January 28 set sail for the
+Dauphine islands. Jackson maintained himself in constant readiness
+against possibility of a return attack.
+
+
+                         _The Judge Hall Fine_
+
+ As illustrative of Jackson’s character or one phase of that remarkable
+character, brief mention is here given to the incident known as the
+Judge Hall fine. When General Jackson began organizing for the defense
+of New Orleans he put the city and environs under strict martial law.
+While this was irksome to the civil authorities it was acquiesced in
+because of the dire necessities of the situation. Rigid martial law was
+continued after the battle of January 8, and after the departure of the
+British from our shores. General Jackson took no chances of being caught
+unprepared in case of another attack. Some time in February a delegation
+was sent to the British fleet to arrange some exchanges. They reported
+upon return that a passing ship had brought the news of the agreement
+upon the peace treaty by the commissioners at Ghent. General Jackson
+refused to abrogate martial law, saying the news might be a British
+trick, or even if true the treaty must be ratified, and that in any
+event he would await official dispatches from the Government. A pamphlet
+appeared offensively criticizing the continuance of martial law.
+Authorship was traced to a member of the legislature. General Jackson
+had the offender arrested for spreading sedition in the camp. The
+prisoner applied to Federal Judge Hall for a writ of habeas corpus,
+which was granted. Thereupon General Jackson had Judge Hall also
+arrested and conveyed outside the martial law jurisdiction. When later
+(about March 13) official word came of the ratification of the treaty
+with proclamation of peace, martial law was lifted. Judge Hall returned
+and cited General Jackson to appear before him on the charge of contempt
+of court. General Jackson, in civilian dress, responded. He was followed
+to the court room by a large crowd of sympathizers. The judge showed
+uneasiness, fearing a mob. General Jackson, mounting a seat, said:
+“There is no danger here—there shall be none. The same hand that
+protected this city from outrage by the invaders of the country will
+shield and protect this court or perish in the effort.” Judge Hall
+imposed a fine of a thousand dollars which General Jackson promptly
+paid. When he left the courthouse a demonstrative populace took the
+horses from his carriage and conveyed him in triumphal way to his
+dwelling place. A public subscription was started to pay the amount of
+the fine, but General Jackson halted it. In 1843, six years after
+Jackson had retired from the Presidency, Congress refunded the fine plus
+six per cent interest. This incident is given as one distinct refutation
+of the charge so frequently made by Jackson’s enemies that he was
+lawless, that he knew no law but his own will. From this instance,
+occurring at a crucial time in his career, the conclusion, which may be
+generally interpretative, is manifest that Jackson, no matter how
+autocratic in authority, no matter how intolerant of cross current
+interference, when occasion for authority ceased, submitted to, with
+readiness if necessary to defend, the civil institutions of his country.
+
+
+                               _Interim_
+
+ In 1817 and 1818 General Jackson conducted a successful campaign
+against the Seminole Indians. His operations carried him into Spanish
+territory and international trouble was feared. It, however, happily
+ended in the cession by Spain to us of Florida. General Jackson was
+appointed Governor of this territory, but after a brief service resigned
+and returned to the Hermitage.
+
+In 1823-24 General Jackson again represented Tennessee in the United
+States Senate. In 1824 he was a candidate for President of the United
+States and received a plurality of the votes in the electoral college,
+but no candidate having received a majority, under the Constitution the
+election went to the House of Representatives, where John Quincy Adams
+was chosen.
+
+
+                            _The President_
+
+ In 1828 General Jackson was elected President, after a campaign marked
+by much bitterness. He received 178 electoral votes, and John Quincy
+Adams 83. In 1832 he was overwhelmingly re-elected, receiving 219
+electoral votes. Henry Clay received 49, John Floyd 11, and William Wirt
+7.
+
+His administrations were the first to be classed as “Democratic.” Those
+of Washington and John Adams were known as “Federal,” those of
+Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams as
+“Democratic-Republican.”
+
+General Jackson’s two administrations were marked by the force and power
+of his great personality. One of his memorable achievements was his
+prompt and effective dissipation of the cloud that hung over the Union
+when South Carolina sought to nullify the Tariff Act, which her citizens
+claimed was oppressive. President Jackson’s great proclamation in this
+crisis electrified the nation. South Carolina repealed the nullification
+act. Another outstanding feature of President Jackson’s administration
+was his veto of the act passed by Congress to re-charter the United
+States Bank. Congress declined to pass the bill over his veto, and the
+Bank went out of existence as a Federal institution at the expiration of
+its twenty-year charter in 1836. President Jackson, by direct
+instruction in October, 1833, caused the removal of the Government’s
+deposits from the U. S. Bank. This led to the establishment of the
+sub-treasury system, by which the government became the custodian of its
+own money and disbursed it in accordance with specific appropriations by
+Congress. The removal of these deposits from the U. S. Bank created a
+great furor. It was resented by the Bank and its friends. The U. S.
+Bank, operating under charter from Congress, was undoubtedly a strong
+political factor. It was the head of what was called the money power,
+and represented an opposition so strong that no public man in America,
+save Andrew Jackson, could have overcome it. An adverse Senate, under
+the leadership of Messrs. Clay, Calhoun, and Webster, adopted a
+resolution March, 1834, censuring the President for the removal of the
+public money from the U. S. Bank. The resolution provoked great
+resentment among the followers of Jackson throughout the country. Many
+States, through their Legislatures, instructed their Senators to vote to
+expunge the unwarranted resolution from the Senate records. On January
+16, 1837, after a prolonged debate, in which Clay, Calhoun, and Webster
+sought to stem the tide, a majority of the Senate voted to strike from
+the record the offensive resolution. Then and there the journal of June,
+1834, was produced and the Senate’s Secretary drew heavy ink lines
+around the resolution and wrote across the face thereof the words,
+“Expunged by order of the Senate.”
+
+In December, 1834, President Jackson announced the extinguishment of the
+public debt.
+
+In 1835, one Richard Lawrence, afterwards pronounced insane, attempted
+to assassinate President Jackson on the steps of the Capitol. The
+brave-hearted President rushed upon his assailant with uplifted cane,
+exclaiming: “Let me get to him, gentlemen; I am not afraid.” He would
+not desist until the would-be assassin was overpowered.
+
+March 4, 1837, General Jackson ended his notable administration as Chief
+Magistrate, leaving a Government practically free from debt and the
+country in a highly prosperous condition. He retired to his beloved
+Hermitage, which became a mecca for the leaders of his party. He
+continued to exercise a potent influence upon the affairs of the nation
+until his death, June 8, 1845.
+
+The direction which Andrew Jackson gave to our national life and the
+marked impress he made upon it are still manifest. In every crisis his
+memory has been, and is still being, invoked as an inspiration to
+courage, honesty, and patriotism.
+
+
+                                DOMESTIC
+
+General Jackson’s wife was Rachel Donelson. She first contracted a
+marriage with Lewis Robards, who lived in the territory of Kentucky,
+then under the jurisdiction of Virginia. The marriage was not a happy
+one and she returned to her paternal home near Nashville. Robards
+presented a petition for divorce to the Legislature of Virginia,
+alleging desertion. At that time Legislatures passed upon and granted
+divorces. The news came in 1791 that the divorce had been granted. Later
+in the year Jackson and Mrs. Robards were married. It subsequently
+developed that the Virginia Legislature had not granted the divorce
+outright, but had authorized a court in the Kentucky territory to do so
+upon hearing of the facts. The divorce was not made effective until late
+in 1793. Immediately thereafter in 1794 Jackson and his wife were
+remarried. While this irregularity was without intent on the part of
+either, it was in after years used as the basis of attack upon Jackson
+by his political enemies, being especially stressed by them in the
+acrimonious campaign of 1828. These attacks were met by a plain
+statement of the facts to the country by Judge Overton, General
+Jackson’s close friend and one-time law partner.
+
+The attacks gave deep distress to Mrs. Jackson, who was a truly good and
+noble woman and greatly beloved by all who knew her. One of the
+outstanding features of General Jackson’s life was his tender devotion
+to her. After her death this devotion continued to her memory until he
+was laid by her side. It was given beautiful expression in the epitaph
+which he himself wrote and which is carved upon her tomb in the
+Hermitage garden. No student of Jackson should fail to read and reread
+this epitaph.
+
+Mrs. Jackson died December 22, 1828, just after her husband’s election
+to the Presidency. As he sat at her bier, he said: “What are all the
+world and its honors to me since she is taken from me?”
+
+A great demonstration planned in Nashville in celebration of Jackson’s
+election was cancelled on account of Mrs. Jackson’s death.
+
+General and Mrs. Jackson had no children. In 1809 they adopted the
+infant son of Severn Donelson, brother of Mrs. Jackson, and named him
+Andrew Jackson, Jr. He bore that name and became heir to all the estate.
+
+
+                       _An Appraisal of Jackson_
+
+ Many volumes have been devoted to Andrew Jackson and probably many more
+will be written. He looms bigger and bigger in perspective. Andrew
+Jackson was absolutely and rigidly honest.
+
+He was absolutely without fear, having not only superb physical courage
+but moral courage of the same degree.
+
+He was intensely patriotic, and having been cradled in the Revolution in
+which as a boy he took part, he was imbued with the underlying spirit of
+that conflict, and carried that spirit throughout his life and expressed
+it in his acts.
+
+He agreed with Thomas Jefferson’s construction of the fundamental
+purposes of government and became an active, dynamic exponent of
+Jefferson’s democratic ideals; for example, believing in the doctrine of
+special privileges to none, with his first message to Congress he began
+the fight against renewal of the charter of the United States Bank, then
+grown into a great financial and political power, and continued until he
+finally destroyed that beneficiary of privilege.
+
+He had what might be called a dominating personality, inspiring a
+devoted and confident following, as is the case with a leader who always
+knows just where he is and why he is there; he had an iron will which
+surmounted difficulties and mastered his own physical infirmities.
+
+He had at times a violent temper, but it was always subject to his will.
+
+He had the power of forming quick, comprehensive, and just judgment, and
+the faculty of putting judgment once formed into immediate execution.
+
+In manner he was considerate and scrupulously courteous, being called by
+one writer the most polite gentleman in the world.
+
+The rare devotion of his friends and those nearest in contact to him
+gives attestation to a warm and kindly nature, probably nothing giving
+stronger evidence of this nature than the letters of fatherly advice
+written from the White House to his youthful ward, Hutchins.
+
+His messages are among the strongest papers of all the Presidents,
+breathing lofty statesmanship and patriotism inspiring to all who read.
+
+His two terms as President marked a distinct advance in popular
+government, and ushered in a new era.
+
+No appraisal of Jackson could be complete without inclusion of reference
+to the military phase of his remarkable career. His military genius was
+little short of marvelous. It aimed at and achieved success in every
+campaign he commanded. It gives him rank as one of the greatest generals
+of our history. It was conspicuously and gloriously displayed in saving
+the Republic at a critical hour. But that military genius was never
+exercised except for his country’s defense, being subordinated at all
+times to high conception of his country’s good. If, on the other hand,
+he had loved military glory for that glory’s sake, if he had been of the
+Man-on-Horseback type, that genius and his powers of leadership might
+have carried him far in the lists of the world’s military chieftains. We
+are told that Napoleon Bonaparte, during the hundred days of his return
+from Elba, studied Jackson’s defense of New Orleans.
+
+
+                       _The Duel With Dickinson_
+
+ The duel between General Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, in which
+the latter lost his life, occurred May 30, 1806. Historians commonly
+agree that the feeling between the two men had its inception in remarks
+made by Dickinson concerning Jackson’s marriage. Dickinson was reputed
+to have said that Jackson was entitled to great military honors because
+he had captured another man’s wife. Jackson taxed Dickinson with having
+made that statement and Dickinson apologized, saying he must have been
+in his cups at this time. While the incident thus passed, it is manifest
+that a spirit of animosity was engendered between the two. Being
+gentlemen, both were adverse to predicating a duel or fight upon a
+woman’s name. The duel had its ostensible origin in a projected horse
+race which did not materialize. In 1805 Jackson was the owner of a
+celebrated horse, Truxton, and in the autumn of that year a match was
+arranged between Truxton and Ploughboy, a horse owned by Captain Joseph
+Ervin, father-in-law of Charles Dickinson. The stakes were $2,000 with a
+provision for a forfeit of $800 should either horse fail to appear.
+Before the race Ploughboy went lame and was withdrawn, Captain Ervin
+paying the stipulated forfeit in certain notes. These notes became the
+subject of controversy in which Dickinson entered. It seems manifest
+that Jackson believed that Dickinson was a member of a clique in
+Nashville that wanted to draw him (Jackson) into trouble.
+
+The mock heroic challenge of one Thomas Swann, to which he responded by
+a public caning of the challenger, Jackson regarded as inspired by
+Dickinson, and in his letter to Swann (before Swann’s challenge) he
+charged that Dickinson was the instigator. Dickinson responded, using
+this language in conclusion: “As to the word ‘coward,’ I think it is as
+applicable to yourself as to anybody I know. And I shall be very glad
+when an opportunity serves to know in what manner you give your
+‘anodynes,’ and hope you will take in payment one of my most moderate
+cathartics.” After sending this letter Dickinson left for New Orleans,
+where he remained four months. In the meantime Jackson had a newspaper
+controversy with Swann, in which he did not hesitate to connect
+Dickinson with Swann and to ascribe to them sinister motives. After
+Dickinson’s return he gave a communication to the press in which he
+denounced Jackson as “a worthless scoundrel, a poltroon, and a coward.”
+Jackson immediately challenged Dickinson to a duel, and the challenge
+was accepted before the day ended. General Thomas Overton was Jackson’s
+second, and Dr. Hanson Catlet the second for Dickinson. The meeting was
+arranged for Friday, May 30, 1806, at Harrison Mills on Red River, Logan
+County, Kentucky, the hour being seven o’clock in the morning. Here is
+the language of the agreement: “The distance shall be twenty-four feet,
+the parties facing each other with their pistols down perpendicularly.
+When they are ready, the single word ‘Fire’ is to be given, at which
+they are to fire as soon as they please. Should either fire before the
+word is given, we pledge ourselves to shoot him down instantly. The
+person to give the word to be determined by lot; also the choice of
+positions. We mutually agree that the above regulations shall be
+observed in the affair of honor depending between General Andrew Jackson
+and Charles Dickinson, Esq.” The place fixed for the meeting was a long
+day’s ride from Nashville and the duelists were obliged to start about
+twenty-four hours in advance of the hour set. Dickinson, in addition to
+his second, was accompanied by a gay party of friends. On the journey he
+is said to have performed feats with his pistol, which were related to
+Jackson and Overton, who followed. After spending the night in
+neighboring cabins both combatants were on the field at the hour
+appointed. Overton won the right to give the word. As soon as he called
+“Fire,” Dickinson shot and the dust arose from Jackson’s coat. While
+badly wounded, Jackson, with deliberation, aimed and fired, and
+Dickinson reeled, shot through the body. He died that night. Jackson was
+hit in the left breast. He suffered from the wound at periods years
+afterwards.
+
+    [Illustration: ANDREW JACKSON, JR.]
+
+    [Illustration: MRS. SARAH YORK JACKSON]
+
+
+                        MRS. SARAH YORK JACKSON
+
+                        _By_ Mrs. Walter Stokes
+
+No history of the Hermitage could be complete without a sketch of Mrs.
+Sarah York Jackson, the beloved daughter-in-law of General Jackson. She
+was the daughter of Peter Stilley and Mary Haines York, a wealthy
+shipowner of Philadelphia. She and her two sisters were left orphans at
+an early age and were educated at Miss Mallon’s School for Young Ladies
+in Philadelphia. Sarah was the second and most beautiful of the sisters
+and always said she would never marry unless the President should come
+courting. One day, while out walking, in the early spring, she met a
+cousin of hers, a young army officer, in company with a very handsome
+young man. The handsome young man proved to be the President’s son,
+Andrew Jackson, Jr. They were introduced. It was love at first sight.
+The President approved, and they were married in October, 1831, at the
+home of her sister, Mrs. Joshua Lippincott, in Philadelphia, going
+immediately by carriage to the White House in Washington, where a
+brilliant reception was held in her honor, and where President Jackson
+received her with the greatest affection and pride. At this reception
+she wore the lovely wedding dress which is now on display in the
+National Museum in Washington, with the costumes of the other mistresses
+of the White House. Her portrait was painted at this time by Earl. The
+red velvet dress pictured is in the Hermitage museum.
+
+This portrait hangs in the dining room at the Hermitage, of which the
+accompanying picture is a copy. An old copy hangs in the White House, of
+which she was mistress for some years, a position which, by her natural
+grace and tact and great beauty, she was eminently fitted to fill. All
+of her children were born at the Hermitage, and the family was the
+solace and comfort of General Jackson’s declining years. She had grown
+dearer and dearer to his heart and came next to his beloved wife,
+Rachel, who had died when he was elected President.
+
+    [Illustration: HERMITAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
+
+Erected in 1823, across the Lebanon Road from Rachel’s Lane, this church
+is open to the public and services are still held there. General
+Jackson, to please his devoutly religious, beloved wife, was the largest
+contributor to the building fund and always referred to it as “Mrs.
+Jackson’s Church.” In his latter years he was a faithful member,
+frequently arriving before the service with his man servant to see that
+the fires were properly made. Two log fireplaces were used for heat,
+home-made brick for flooring, and candles for lighting.]
+
+
+
+
+                            _The_ HERMITAGE
+
+
+    [Illustration: The log cabin located at the northeast corner of the
+    Hermitage grounds is part of the group of log houses which comprised
+    the original Hermitage, where General and Mrs. Jackson resided from
+    1804 until 1819.]
+
+The first home in which Andrew Jackson and Rachel, his wife, lived was
+at Poplar Grove. This tract of land was bought by Andrew Jackson from
+Captain John Donelson, brother of Mrs. Jackson, on April 30, 1793, for
+the sum of one hundred pounds. In the deed its location is described as
+being “on the south side of Cumberland River in Jones’ Bend ... being
+the lower end of a survey of 630 acres granted the said John Donelson by
+patent....”
+
+When the Jacksons returned to Nashville from Natchez in the early autumn
+of 1791 they made their home with Mrs. Jackson’s mother, Mrs. John
+Donelson, who lived on the opposite side of the river from Jackson’s
+property in Jones’ Bend, near the present pike which leads from
+Nashville to Gallatin. Indian hostilities and the long absences
+necessitated by Andrew Jackson’s legal business in the courts of both
+the Cumberland and the Holston settlements, made it impossible for him
+to leave his bride in the home located outside of the heavily fortified
+portions of the settlement. Sometime between April 30, 1793, and the
+spring of 1794, however, a home was built at Poplar Grove and occupied.
+A letter of Andrew Jackson’s dated May 16, 1794, was headed “Poplar
+Grove.” Even then Poplar Grove was not safe, for as late as September,
+1794, reports to the War Department state that five men were fired upon
+by the Indians.
+
+On March 7, 1796, Andrew Jackson bought the Hunter’s Hill tract of 640
+acres from John Shannon for the sum of $700. The Hunter’s Hill house was
+located about two miles from the present Hermitage mansion.
+
+A little more than a month and a half after the sale of the Hunter’s
+Hill property, Andrew Jackson purchased the Hermitage estate. On the
+twenty-third of August, 1804, he paid Nathaniel Hays $3,400 for the
+425-acre tract, “with its appurtenances,” which was to become “The
+Hermitage.” This reference to appurtenances supports the statement made
+in later years by Mrs. James K. Polk, wife of the eleventh President of
+the United States, that the Hermitage of the log cabin period “was not
+the commodious country house so familiar to devout Democrats in
+pilgrimages of later years. It was a group of log houses in close
+proximity to each other. The principal one had been built for a
+block-house in the days of Indian alarms, afterwards used as a store
+and, about 1804, converted into a dwelling. It, like all block-houses,
+was two stories high. Near it were three smaller houses, one story high,
+with low attics. These were used as lodgings for members of the family
+or guests.”
+
+Aaron Burr was entertained in these log buildings when he made his
+famous visits to the Hermitage in 1805 and 1806, and it was to this
+humble home that General Jackson returned after the Battle of New
+Orleans (January 8, 1815), which had made him the Conquering Hero and
+idol of the nation.
+
+Sometime during 1818 the site of the brick mansion was selected and the
+square house which forms the central portion of the present building was
+erected. Diligent research by the leading Jackson students of the nation
+has failed to reveal the exact date or details of the construction of
+this building. It is generally agreed, however, that it was completed in
+1819 and was occupied when President Monroe was a guest at the Hermitage
+in June, 1819. The Marquis de Lafayette was entertained in this building
+in 1825, and many other celebrities knew its hospitality. The simple,
+but commodious home was the center of the 1828 campaign which resulted
+in electing Andrew Jackson to the presidency of the United States.
+
+In 1831 wings and other improvements were added to the square brick
+building which had been erected in 1818-1819. At this time the present
+kitchen and smoke-house were built and the tomb in the garden was
+erected. Three years later—October 13, 1834—fire destroyed much of the
+interior and the roof of the building. The present dining-room wing, the
+kitchen, and out-houses were not burned, however. With the exception of
+a few large pieces on the second floor, all of the furniture, as well as
+General Jackson’s valuable papers, clothing, and gifts received after
+the victory at New Orleans, were saved.
+
+With the rebuilding the gabled roofs on the wings and central portions
+of the building were changed to their present appearance and the ten
+rather unattractive columns of the 1831 building gave place to the
+present stately ones. The interior was also improved. The mansion, as it
+stands today, was repaired and ready for occupancy by May, 1835. The
+walls, being sturdily built in the beginning, withstood the fire, making
+it necessary for only the woodwork and the interiors to be rebuilt.
+
+General Jackson died in 1845 at the age of 78 years, and was buried by
+the side of his wife in the tomb in the garden.
+
+The Hermitage Farm, of 500 acres, was sold by Andrew Jackson, Jr., in
+1856, to the State of Tennessee for the sum of $48,000.
+
+Andrew Jackson, Jr., and his family then left the Hermitage, but, at the
+invitation and solicitation of Gov. Isham G. Harris, returned in 1860 to
+become its custodian until further disposition could be made of the
+property.
+
+The State of Tennessee offered the Hermitage to the United States
+Government for a branch of West Point Academy, but the Civil War
+prevented the consummation of the plan.
+
+The family of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., remained at the
+Hermitage during the Civil War.
+
+General George H. Thomas, commandant of the post at Nashville during the
+Civil War, sent out a detailed guard to protect the place and save it
+from devastation.
+
+Andrew Jackson, Jr., died at the Hermitage in 1865, leaving his widow,
+Mrs. Sarah Jackson, and her widowed sister, Mrs. Marion Adams, the sole
+occupants of the Hermitage. The daughter, Rachel, had married Dr. John
+M. Lawrence, and all the young men, the sons of Andrew and Sarah
+Jackson, also those of Mrs. Adams, five in number, joined the
+Confederate Service. Only one, Col. Andrew Jackson, returned.
+
+The State Legislature allowed Mrs. Sarah Jackson to remain tenant at
+will, during her life, at the Hermitage. She died in 1888, her sister,
+Mrs. Adams, having preceded her to the grave. Both are buried in the
+garden.
+
+Col. Andrew Jackson, III, after serving gallantly as Colonel of
+Artillery in the Confederate Army, returned, the only surviving soldier
+of the Hermitage family, a released prisoner from Camp Chase. He
+remained with his mother during her life and by her will inherited the
+household furniture, mementoes, and relics of the old hero. Colonel
+Jackson died in Knoxville, Tenn., December 17, 1906, and was buried in
+the Hermitage garden by the side of his brother, Capt. Samuel Jackson.
+Andrew Jackson, IV, son of Colonel and Mrs. Jackson, died in Los
+Angeles, California, 1953, and is buried in the Hermitage garden. His
+brother, Albert Marble Jackson, was reputedly lost at sea.
+
+
+                   THE LADIES’ HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION
+
+Mrs. Andrew Jackson, III (Amy Rich), conceived the idea of the Ladies’
+Hermitage Association. The organizers were Andrew Jackson, III, Mrs.
+Mary C. Dorris, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Donelson.
+
+On February 19, 1889, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence, Mary W. May, Mrs. Mary
+Hadly Clare, Mrs. E. L. Nicholson, Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Mrs.
+Henry Heiss, and Mrs. Mary C. Dorris applied to the State of Tennessee
+and were granted a charter incorporating the Ladies’ Hermitage
+Association. The objects of the Association stated in the charter were
+to purchase from the State of Tennessee certain land, including the
+residence and tomb of Andrew Jackson, and to “beautify, preserve, and
+adorn the same throughout all coming years, in a manner most befitting
+the memory of that great man, and commensurate with the gratitude of his
+countrymen.” The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, on April 5,
+1889, conveyed to Trustees for the Ladies’ Hermitage Association
+twenty-five acres of the Hermitage farm, including the house, tomb, and
+surrounding buildings.
+
+Dr. and Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley rendered very efficient service in
+securing from the State Legislature the original conveyance of
+twenty-five acres to the Ladies’ Hermitage Association.
+
+The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee (Chapter No. 27, Public
+Acts of Tennessee, 1923), at the earnest solicitation of the Officers
+and Directors of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association, conveyed 232⁵/₁₀
+acres of the Hermitage farm, located in the Fourth Civil District of
+Davidson County, Tennessee, to the Board of Trustees for the Ladies’
+Hermitage Association, to the end that said Ladies’ Hermitage
+Association be permitted and encouraged to preserve and beautify same,
+so as to display the respect, love, and affection which a grateful State
+and people cherish for their illustrious hero and statesman, Andrew
+Jackson.
+
+The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee in 1935, by Public Act,
+conveyed 500 acres of the original Hermitage farm tract to the Board of
+Trustees to be maintained under the care and custody of the Ladies’
+Hermitage Association. The Hermitage farm is now under the supervision
+of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association for preservation as a perpetual
+memorial. In 1960 the Association acquired 125 acres adjoining the north
+boundary as protection against future industrial or housing
+developments, bringing the total acreage to 625.
+
+The furniture and relics were in the Hermitage at the time of the
+organization of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association in 1889, and Col.
+Andrew Jackson gave the Association an option upon them. But failing to
+raise the necessary money after four years’ trial, the entire collection
+of relics and furniture was removed in 1893 by the owner, Col. Andrew
+Jackson, to Cincinnati, where he had them on exhibition for pay. This
+venture was not a success, so they were returned to Nashville. From this
+collection and from various members of the family and others, the
+Association has bought the relics it now owns, that so beautifully adorn
+the residence where they first were placed.
+
+The Association in its early years put forth untiring efforts to raise
+the funds necessary to restore the mansion and collect the original
+furnishings and relics. It inaugurated various enterprises, such as
+lectures, concerts, balls, etc.
+
+President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Hermitage, October 22, 1907,
+and in a speech then promised government aid. He incorporated the matter
+in his annual message, and as a result and through the efforts of
+Senator James B. Frazier and Congressman John W. Gaines, both of whom
+were trustees, Congress made an appropriation of $5,000 to repair and
+improve the Hermitage. The present sources of revenue are admission
+fees, souvenir shop sales, and Association membership dues.
+
+The collection of relics and furniture now in the house is the result of
+years of effort of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association. It is interesting
+to note, in this connection, that the Hermitage is the only great
+National Shrine in this country having original furnishings throughout.
+All furnishings in the house originally belonged to General Jackson,
+with the exception of a few articles which, in each case, are noted in
+the catalogue.
+
+In 1961, the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of the
+Interior designated the Hermitage as a Registered National Historic
+Landmark.
+
+For forty-five years following the opening of the Hermitage to the
+public, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Baker served as careful and dedicated
+custodians of the buildings and grounds. They were succeeded by their
+son, Andrew Jackson Baker, who was born at the Hermitage, and his wife,
+and it is due to their continued dedication and interest that the
+Hermitage has maintained its reputation as the nation’s best-kept
+shrine. Due to ill health, Mr. Baker resigned in 1963.
+
+The present custodian is Steve S. Lawrence.
+
+
+                       ANDREW JACKSON CHRONOLOGY
+                             BY W. B. MARR
+
+  1767 March 5         Born near the line between South Carolina and
+                       North Carolina.
+  1784 Fall            Began study of law.
+  1787 May             Admitted to practice law in North Carolina.
+  1788 August 2        Duel with Colonel Waightstill Avery at Jonesboro.
+  1788 Spring          Appointed public prosecutor for territory south of
+                       Ohio River.
+  1791 August          Married Mrs. Rachel Donelson Robards at Natchez,
+                       Miss.
+  1796 January 1       Member first constitutional convention of
+                       Tennessee.
+  1796                 Elected representative In Congress from Tennessee.
+  1797 November 2      Appointed by Governor Sevier Senator from
+                       Tennessee, succeeding William Blount, resigned.
+  1798 June            Resigned from Senate.
+  1798                 Elected member of the superior court of law and
+                       equity.
+  1801                 Elected major-general of Tennessee militia.
+  1804                 Moved from Hunter’s Hill to log house, original
+                       Hermitage.
+  1804 July 4          Resigned from superior court.
+  1805-6               Entertained Aaron Burr.
+  1806 May 30          Duel with Charles Dickinson.
+  1809                 Nephew of Mrs. Jackson adopted, named Andrew
+                       Jackson, Jr.
+  1812 June 5          Offered services of Tennessee Volunteers to the
+                       United States Government in the War of 1812.
+  1813 January 7       Started for New Orleans with Tennessee Militia.
+  1813 February 15     Arrived at Natchez.
+  1813 March 25        Started home from Natchez.
+  1813 April 22        Returned to Hermitage.
+  1813 September 4     Wounded in affray with Thomas H. and Jesse Benton.
+  1813 October 11      Started with his command for the Creek War.
+  1813 November 3      Battle of Talluschatches, Creek War.
+  1813 November 9      Battle of Talladega, Creek War.
+  1814 January 22      Battle of Emuckfau, Creek War.
+  1814 January 24      Battle of Enotocopco, Creek War.
+  1814 March 27        Battle of the Horseshoe, Creek War.
+  1814 April 19        Appointed Brigadier-General United States Army.
+  1814 May 1           Appointed Major-General United States Army, Vice
+                       William Henry Harrison, resigned.
+  1814 August 10       Had treaty with Creeks signed.
+  1814 September 9     Started first Florida campaign.
+  1814 December 2      Arrived at New Orleans for the defense of the city.
+  1814 December 16     Declared martial law in New Orleans.
+  1814 December 23     First battle in defense of New Orleans.
+  1815 January 1       Second battle in defense of New Orleans.
+  1815 January 8       Won battle of New Orleans.
+  1815 March 5         Caused the arrest of Judge Dominick A. Hall,
+                       United States District Judge at New Orleans.
+  1815 March 13        Abrogated martial law at New Orleans.
+  1815 March 24        Fined $1,000 by Judge Dominick A. Hall for
+                       contempt of court, which Jackson paid the same
+                       day, and which was refunded by Congress with
+                       interest in 1842.
+  1815 May 15          Arrived at Nashville from New Orleans.
+  1817 December 26     Entered upon second Florida campaign.
+  1818 April 28        Caused the execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister.
+  1819 February 8      House of Representatives in Congress sustained
+                       Jackson’s conduct in the Florida campaign.
+  1819 Jan. and Feb.   Visited eastern cities.
+  1819 February        Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
+  1819                 Built Brick Hermitage.
+  1821                 Appointed by President Monroe governor of Florida.
+  1821 May 31          Resigned from the army.
+  1821 July 17         Took possession of Florida as governor, and it
+                       became a territory of the United States.
+  1821 October         Resigned as governor of Florida, and returned to
+                       Hermitage.
+  1822 July 20         Nominated for President by the Legislature of
+                       Tennessee.
+  1823                 Offered and declined mission to Mexico.
+  1823 October         Elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee.
+  1823                 Contributed major part of funds for building
+                       Presbyterian church in Hermitage neighborhood.
+  1824 March 4         Nominated for President by the Pennsylvania
+                       convention.
+  1824 November 4      Received plurality of electoral votes for
+                       President.
+  1825 February 9      Defeated for President in the House of
+                       Representatives in Congress by John Quincy Adams,
+                       who received the vote of thirteen states, Jackson
+                       seven, William H. Crawford of Georgia four.
+  1825                 Lafayette visited the Hermitage.
+  1825 October         Resigned from the United States Senate.
+  1825 October         Renominated for President by the Legislature of
+                       Tennessee.
+  1826 or 1827         Communion Sunday, date uncertain, promised Mrs.
+                       Jackson to join the church when out of politics.
+  1828 November        Elected President of the United States.
+  1828 December 22     Death of Mrs. Jackson.
+  1829 January 17      Left Hermitage for his inauguration.
+  1829 March 4         Inaugurated President.
+  1830 April 13        Offered toast: “Our federal union, it must be
+                       preserved,” at Jefferson’s birthday dinner.
+  1830 December 7      Recommended that the Southern Indians be removed
+                       to the Indian Territory.
+  1831                 Two wings added to the Hermitage.
+  1832 July 10         Vetoed bill re-chartering the Bank of the United
+                       States.
+  1832 November        Re-elected President of the United States.
+  1832 December 10     Issued proclamation to nullifiers of South
+                       Carolina.
+  1833 June 26         Harvard College conferred the degree of LL.D.
+  1833 September 23    Ordered withdrawal of deposits from the Bank of
+                       the United States.
+  1834                 Hermitage damaged by fire; repaired. No changes
+                       since.
+  1834 March 28        Censured by Senate by resolution for removing
+                       public deposits from the Bank of the United States.
+  1835 December 29     Treaty with the Cherokee Indians for their removal
+                       to Indian Territory.
+  1835 January 8       Proclaimed the payment in full of national debt of
+                       the United States.
+  1837 January 16      Resolution passed in the Senate expunging the
+                       resolution of censure of 1834.
+  1837 March 4         Issued farewell address to people of the United
+                       States.
+  1839                 Became a member of the Presbyterian Church near
+                       the Hermitage.
+  1840 January 18      Visited New Orleans.
+  1845 June 8          Sunday, at 6 P.M., died.
+  1845 June 10         Buried by the side of Mrs. Jackson at the
+                       Hermitage.
+
+
+                          _The Carriage House_
+
+ In 1897, Col. Andrew Jackson, from whom most of the relics were
+purchased, sold to the Association the interesting old coach used by
+Jackson at the White House for state, ceremonial, and social purposes
+and for several trips to the Hermitage. The trip to the Hermitage took
+thirty days’ time. His journeys were a continual ovation.
+
+The skeleton of the phaeton is all that is left of the beautiful vehicle
+presented to General Jackson by the “Democratic-Republican” citizens of
+Philadelphia. It was made from timbers taken from the old ship
+Constitution. The phaeton in which General Jackson rode with Martin Van
+Buren to the latter’s inauguration was damaged by fire in Cincinnati,
+where the Jackson relics were stored before being acquired by the
+Ladies’ Hermitage Association. (Photograph is on wall.)
+
+Stone doorstep in front of carriage house was presented to Col. W. W.
+Parks by General Jackson. Given to the Ladies’ Hermitage Association by
+his granddaughters, Misses Annie and Grace Handly.
+
+Display boards on the walls show photostats of the Library of Congress
+letters of Rachel Jackson, personal accounts of life at the Hermitage
+taken from letters and histories, and pamphlets relating to the life and
+times of President Andrew Jackson, presented to the Hermitage by C.
+Lawrence Winn, great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+
+Anvil, used in shoeing General Jackson’s race horses.
+
+Carpenter’s plane, said to have been used by William McCreary in
+building the Hermitage. Given by Stanley F. Horn.
+
+
+                              _The Museum_
+
+ The brick house now used as a museum, which was restored and built on
+the original foundation, was formerly used for house servants. This is
+the only piece of restoration on the grounds, the brick having been made
+on the Hermitage grounds years ago.
+
+
+
+
+THE MUSEUM
+
+
+    [Illustration: The Museum]
+
+
+                               SOUTH ROOM
+
+
+  On the Walls:
+    1. Lace veil intended for Mrs. Rachel Jackson to wear at Jackson’s
+          inauguration in 1829, but her death occurred shortly before.
+          The veil was presented by the ladies of Cincinnati. Each
+          letter in the name Jackson is made from a different pattern of
+          lace. The twenty-four stars above the name represent the 24
+          states, and in the center is an emblem of peace. This veil was
+          inherited by Miss Mary Wilcox from her grandmother, Mrs.
+          Andrew J. Donelson. Miss Wilcox presented the veil to the
+          Tennessee Woman’s Historical Association, which, in turn,
+          presented it to the Hermitage Association.
+    2. Pictures of Jackson’s cabinet members in 1829.
+    3. Part of original parlor draperies.
+    4. Part of original bedroom draperies.
+    5. Jackson’s portrait by Michael Nachtreib, a copy of the Dodge
+          Miniature, is the likeness of Jackson widely used on stamp and
+          currency issues.
+    6. Part of original parlor curtains.
+
+
+                               Case No. 1
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Gold sword presented to Andrew Jackson by the City of
+          Philadelphia after the Battle of New Orleans.
+    2. Unique gun cane.
+    3. Turkish sword presented to General Jackson.
+    4. Cannon ball used in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.
+          Presented by Mrs. Burrell Jackson.
+    5. Sword captured at the Battle of New Orleans by General Jackson.
+          Bought by the Association in 1897.
+    6. Cavalry sabre, captured at the Battle of New Orleans, bearing the
+          coat of arms of the English Government and the initials G. R.
+          (George Rex, III). Presented by W. E. Metzger.
+    7. Blade of sword presented to General Jackson by the citizens of
+          New Orleans. This sword was bequeathed to Col. Andrew Jackson
+          Coffee. Presented by Alexander D. Coffee.
+    8. Air gun and pump.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    9. Leather shot pouch belonging to Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+    10. Sword said to have been used by Jackson at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. Presented by Mrs. W. M. Calhoun.
+    11. Sword used by General Coffee at the Battle of New Orleans.
+    12. Piece of dining room floor laid in 1835 and removed in 1894.
+    13. Piece of the old bridge built by General Jackson’s troops to
+          cross a swamp at the head of the Bayou Grand near Fort
+          Barrancas, Fla.
+    14. Gold sword presented to General Jackson July 4, 1822, by the
+          State of Tennessee for his services at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. It was bequeathed to Andrew J. Donelson, his former
+          secretary. Purchased by the Ladies’ Hermitage Association in
+          1940.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    15. Wax candle found in Cornwallis’ tent in Yorktown the night of
+          his surrender to Washington. Presented to General Jackson who
+          highly prized it and lighted it on each anniversary of the
+          Battle of New Orleans.
+    16. Foresight of one of the cannons used at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. Presented by Capt. E. W. Averell to Mrs. Bettie M.
+          Donelson for the Hermitage Association.
+    18. Old door knob, removed from one of the doors.
+    19. Pieces of marble from the tomb of Mary Washington, mother of
+          General George Washington; the cornerstone was laid by Jackson
+          in 1833. Presented by Walter B. Parmer.
+    20. Military Regalia of General Jackson, presented by Joseph Horton
+          Fall and John Hill Eakin.
+    21. United States cutlass used on the American Brig Carolina in a
+          fight against the British in 1814-15, under General Jackson.
+    22. Silver mounted cane of General Jackson.
+    23. Italian carved cane, presented to General Jackson.
+    24. Gold-headed cane presented to General Jackson by Lt. Col.
+          William L. Harneys, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, Sept. 30, 1838.
+    25. Walking cane of hickory.
+    26. Gun cane.
+    27. Cane made from wood that grew at the tomb of General Washington
+          at Mt. Vernon. Presented by John Bigelow to General Jackson.
+    28. Folding bamboo camp chair.
+    29. Walking stick, presented to President Jackson by Thomas Hart
+          Benton and John C. Calhoun and presented to the Hermitage
+          Association by Mrs. J. A. Mitchell, Macon, Ga.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    30. Shakespeare volume given and inscribed by Jackson to Henry L.
+          Rucker of Cincinnati, 1837. Presented by Mrs. C. P. J. Mooney,
+          1950.
+    31. A British Dragoon flintlock holster pistol found on Jackson’s
+          battlefield at New Orleans in 1850. Presented by W. E.
+          Metzger.
+    32. A stone from the grave of Andrew Jackson, father of General
+          Jackson, who died in 1767. The grave is at Waxhaws Churchyard,
+          S. C., and the stone was procured by Mr. Walter Lacoste Wilson
+          and sent to Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, who presented it to
+          the Hermitage Association.
+    33. Dueling pistol (one of a pair) owned by General Jackson.
+          Presented by Miss Spon. The whereabouts of the other is not
+          known.
+    34. Pistol used at New Orleans. Presented by Bettie Hoffstetter
+          Reise.
+    35. English bayonet embedded in cypress root, found on the
+          battlefield at New Orleans and presented to General Jackson in
+          1844.
+    36. The sword and belt of Capt. Samuel Jackson, C. S. A., grandson
+          of General Jackson.
+    37. Powder flask used by General Jackson at the Battle of New
+          Orleans.
+    38. Old pair of shears.
+    39. Rifle ornamented with plates of German silver, was given by
+          General Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr. It was given by the
+          Jacksons at the Hermitage in 1861 when a call was made for
+          guns by the Southern Confederacy. Purchased at Clarksville,
+          Tennessee, by a Federal officer whose son sold it to Mrs. B.
+          F. Wilson, who presented it to the Ladies’ Hermitage
+          Association.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 5:
+    40. Picture of Judge Spruce Macay, Justice of the North Carolina
+          Supreme Court, law preceptor of Andrew Jackson. Gift of
+          Archibald Henderson of North Carolina.
+    41. Jackson’s license to practice law, 1787, North Carolina.
+    42. Commission of Major-General, issued to Andrew Jackson, 1801, by
+          Archibald Roane, Governor of Tennessee. Given by J. McGavock
+          Dickinson.
+    43. Healy’s account of his visit to the Hermitage to paint Jackson’s
+          portrait as commissioned by Louis Philippe.
+    44. Framed Declaration of Independence.
+    45. Letter to General Jackson from Bishop Henry Conwell, Roman
+          Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia, written when he was in Rome,
+          containing a picture to Pope Leo XII. Presented by Mrs. Bettie
+          M. Donelson.
+
+
+                               Case No. 2
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Door scraper, one of a pair used on the front porch.
+    1A. Original bedspread used until recently in Jackson’s room, with
+          initials R. J. in center.
+    2. Mexican leggings, hand-tooled leather. Presented to Major-General
+          Andrew Jackson by Gov. Sam Houston.
+    3. Old account books of Jackson’s & Hutchings’ Store, December 26,
+          1803-June 15, 1804.
+    4. Part of one of the original lace curtains.
+    5. Fringe made and used by Rachel Jackson for a bedspread. Presented
+          by Miss Emma Hoffstetter.
+    6. Sample of original chintz in Jackson’s bedroom. Presented by Miss
+          Cora Watson, having been given by Rachel Jackson to a member
+          of her family, who were the Jacksons’ neighbors.
+    7. Lace collar given by Rachel Jackson to Mrs. Governor Carroll, who
+          gave it to her niece, Miss Bradford. At her death, at the age
+          of 95, it was inherited by her niece, Mrs. Lizzie Miller
+          Jones, who presented it to the Association.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    8. Flat silver used at the Hermitage and at the White House, and two
+          mahogany cases in which it was kept. Silver knife and
+          corkscrew which belonged to Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Ramsey
+          McIver, II.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    9. Gold watch of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+    9A. Memorandum book of Sarah York and Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1859, and
+          his vest.
+    10. Daguerreotype of Captain Samuel Jackson, C.S.A., grandson of
+          General Andrew Jackson, who was killed at the Battle of
+          Chickamauga.
+    11. Two daguerreotypes of Andrew Jackson, Jr., adopted son of
+          General and Mrs. Jackson.
+    12. Miniature of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, only daughter of the
+          Jacksons’ adopted son. Her visiting card and that of her
+          husband, which were given by Mrs. Richard Plater.
+    13. Portion of a gold link chain purchased by General Jackson in
+          Philadelphia, 1831, and presented to his daughter-in-law,
+          Sarah York Jackson. Given by Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson. The
+          other portion of this chain was purchased from Miss Fannie O.
+          Walton, great-great-niece of Mrs. Jackson.
+    14. The christening robe was worn by the children of Andrew and
+          Sarah York Jackson.
+    15. The baby cap, which belonged to Rachel Jackson Lawrence, was
+          given by her grandson, C. Lawrence Winn.
+    15A. Heart pin cushion, made by Rachel Jackson Lawrence of dress
+          scraps from the Hermitage household. Given by Mrs. R. H.
+          Oliphant, whose mother received it from a member of the
+          Jackson family. The second heart pincushion, also made by
+          Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the pearls from the Sarah York
+          Jackson necklace, and the sample of the lining of the Jackson
+          coach were acquired from Miss Effie McIver, whose forebears
+          were close friends of the Jacksons.
+    16. Pearls which were given to Mrs. Sarah York Jackson, wife of
+          Andrew Jackson, Jr., by President Jackson, when she went to
+          the White House as a bride in 1831. She wore them to
+          receptions given in her honor as a bride and also later as
+          lady of the White House. The pearls have adorned seven brides
+          in the immediate Jackson family. Purchased from the family by
+          the Hermitage Association.
+    17. Small knife and fork set; were given by General Jackson to his
+          grandson, Andrew Jackson, III.
+    18. Invitation to General Jackson’s funeral. Presented by Mrs. M. G.
+          Buckner.
+    19. Presidential ticket (printed on satin) announcing Andrew
+          Jackson’s candidacy for the Presidency. Presented by N. B.
+          Patterson, of Chicago. Printed by his grandfather, Col. J. B.
+          Patterson, who was subsequently editor of the _Jacksonian_.
+    20. Bank book of General Jackson, dated 1810.
+    21. Physician’s statement, 1826. Presented by Mrs. Leonard K.
+          Whitworth.
+    22. Knife of General Jackson. Presented by J. H. Baker.
+    23. Engraving of Judge John Overton, Jackson’s law partner and
+          life-long friend. Presented by his great-grandson, J. McGavock
+          Dickinson, Jr.
+    24. Letter from Andrew Jackson to the Hon. John Overton, August 21,
+          1831. Presented by Judge John H. DeWitt.
+    25. General Jackson’s ruler, with outstanding dates of his life
+          engraved thereon.
+    26. Pair of scales for weighing gold coin.
+    27. General Jackson’s lancet, used by Dr. Esselman when he bled his
+          patient. Presented by Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence.
+    28. Original photograph of Dr. Benjamin Rohrer, physician to
+          President Jackson during the entire time he was in the White
+          House. Presented by Cordelia Jackson, 1922.
+    29. Latin Bible belonging to General Jackson, printed in Anno
+          MDXCIII.
+    30. Prayer book of General Jackson.
+    31. Bible of Rachel Jackson.
+    32. Brass compass of General Jackson which was like one used by
+          George Washington at Valley Forge.
+    33. Hair of General Jackson in two frames, and lock of his hair
+          presented by Mrs. Jack M. Bass.
+    34. Jackson’s peace medal.
+    35. Jackson’s temperance medal.
+    36. Billfold purchased by General Jackson in Tuscumbia, Ala., May 3,
+          1828.
+    37. Pocket comb belonging to General Jackson.
+    38. Miniature gloves made by an admirer and presented to Andrew
+          Jackson.
+    39. Congressional medal, presented to Major-General Andrew Jackson
+          after the Battle of New Orleans.
+    40. Picture of General Jackson and lock of his hair.
+    41. Porcelain French pipe.
+    42. Real amber pipe.
+    43. Pipe from the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, where Davy Crockett
+          died.
+    44. Turkish wooden pipe.
+    45. Two snuff boxes.
+    46. Sunglass used to light his pipe. Presented by Roy Roe of Mobile,
+          Ala., to Mrs. George Nelson of Murfreesboro, who presented it
+          to the Association.
+    47. Dutch pipe.
+    48. Jackson’s watch, engraved: “Presented to General Andrew Jackson
+          by W. W. C. January 12, 1815.” Given by Rogers C. Caldwell in
+          memory of his mother.
+    49. General Jackson’s Prayer Book.
+    50. The stick pin worn by President Jackson. Presented by Mr. and
+          Mrs. T. Graham Hall, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie
+          McIver Hall.
+    51. Gold-rimmed glasses worn by General Jackson until a few years
+          before his death and presented by him to his daughter-in-law,
+          Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. She gave them to the only
+          granddaughter, Rachel Jackson, who presented them to John
+          Marshall Lawrence. Purchased from him by the Association.
+    52. Miniature of Rachel Jackson, worn by General Jackson
+          continuously until his death and only removed at night and
+          placed with his Bible on a table by his bed.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    53. “The Works of Lord Byron,” presented to Jackson by Earl.
+          Interesting letter from Byron to publishers of this volume is
+          shown in Case H in opposite room.
+    54. Tortoise shell card case which belonged to R. E. W. Earl, given
+          by Mrs. Stanley Horn.
+    54A. Card case and purse of Earl’s, presented by C. L. Winn. Pen
+          portrait of Earl.
+    55. Jackson Electoral Ticket, 1832. He was overwhelmingly reelected,
+          receiving 219 votes out of 286.
+    55A. Miniature of Jackson, given by Mrs. Benjamin A. Brakenbury, of
+          Santa Barbara, Calif.
+    56. Jackson’s Cabinet, 1829. Gift from Jackson to Major A. J.
+          Donelson, Secretary to President Jackson.
+    57. New York, Nashville, Clarksville weekly papers of 1845,
+          containing notices of the death of Jackson. Presented by W. M.
+          Drane of Clarksville in 1920.
+    58. Badge worn at Jackson’s funeral. Presented by Mrs. Frank
+          Jefferson Blodgett of New York City, through Mrs. Lindsay
+          Coleman of Nashville.
+    59. Badge used in commemoration of the death of Jackson. Presented
+          by Charles Costleigh in memory of members of his family.
+    60. Letter from Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, 1821, regarding James
+          Leander Cathcart.
+    61. Silver spoons, one of which is from a set of Jackson’s spoons
+          and the other from a set of Felix Grundy’s. The handles were
+          molded into Columbia Liberty Bells.
+    62. Silver cheese scoop, engraved, “G.W.C., Hermitage, Jan. 11,
+          1860,” Editor of Harper’s Weekly, to whom it was presented by
+          the Jackson family.
+    63. Shaving case used by General Jackson.
+    64. Water color of Stockley place in Virginia, the home of Rachel
+          Jackson’s grandfather.
+    65. Gavel made of wood taken from the birthplace of Rachel Donelson,
+          wife of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Myrtle Blair Motley,
+          Wm. Pitt Chapter, Chatham, Va.
+    66. Mortar and pestle used for compounding medicine.
+    67. Case for aquamarine necklace of Rachel Jackson (displayed on
+          figure in opposite room).
+    68. Rachel Jackson’s night cap. Presented by Mrs. John H. Cunningham
+          of San Antonio, great-granddaughter of Mrs. William Watson, a
+          neighbor and friend of Mrs. Jackson who was with her during
+          her last days and to whom Mrs. Jackson gave the cap.
+    68A. Preliminary sketch made by Sully of one of his portraits of
+          Jackson.
+    69. Sewing case made and used by Rachel Jackson.
+    70. Long beaded purse, made by Rachel Jackson.
+    71. Spinning wheel in bottle presented to General Jackson.
+    72. Flat iron used at the Hermitage during Jackson’s lifetime,
+          presented by Andrew Jackson Baker, Jr.
+    73. Miniature of Jackson in youth.
+    74. Pair of gold-rimmed spectacles used by Mrs. Jackson.
+    75. Needlepoint bag.
+    76. Jackson beaded bag. Loaned by Tennessee State Library.
+    77. Miniature frame of onyx and gold inlay, containing lock of
+          General Jackson’s hair. Presented by Mrs. Joseph H. Crenshaw
+          of Ft. Royal, Va.
+    78. Work bag of Rachel Jackson.
+    78A. Pearl comb, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Given to her
+          niece, Rachel Donelson Eckford, then to Mrs. H. J. Darden, who
+          willed it to her cousin, Dr. M. M. Cullom. Presented by Dr.
+          Cullom to the Association.
+    79. Rachel Jackson’s pearl ring.
+    80. Set of Mosaic jewelry consisting of belt clasp, necklace and ear
+          rings, each medallion representing a different ancient temple,
+          purchased by Andrew Jackson from widow of Stephen Decatur.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 5:
+    81. Part of letter written by Jackson to his wife, Rachel, regarding
+          the Hermitage church and its pastor, the Rev. William Hume.
+          Given by one of the latter’s descendants, Leland Hume.
+    82. Painting of the Hermitage church, by Cornelius Hankins.
+    83. Poem on the death of Mrs. Jackson.
+    84. Letter from John Adams, Quincy, Mass., March 25, 1822 to James
+          L. Cathcart.
+    85. Letter written by General Jackson to William Donelson, November
+          29, 1842. Presented by Miss Matilda Allison Porter, 1946.
+    86. Small portrait of Andrew Jackson, painted by Franklin Witcher of
+          New York, for Jackson’s Presidential campaign. Bought from a
+          relative Of the artist.
+    87. Springfield, Jefferson County, Miss., where Andrew and Rachel
+          Jackson were married in 1791. Presented by Daniel Clay
+          Bramlette of Woodville, Miss.
+    88. A letter of General Jackson to Mrs. Jackson, January 29, 1824.
+          Presented by Judge John H. DeWitt.
+    89. Hermitage (or Ephesus) church membership roll 1824-1839
+          including the Jacksons, given by C. L. Winn.
+    90. A photostat of Jackson’s list of contributions for repairs of
+          the Hermitage church and suggested alterations made by Andrew
+          Jackson Donelson, given by Stanley F. Horn.
+
+
+                               Case No. 3
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. The green and white covered dishes, the six flowered soup plates,
+          and the small knife and fork, which all belonged to the
+          Jacksons, were given by Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham Hall, in memory
+          of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall, a friend of the
+          Jackson family.
+    2. China platter and six matching soup plates, which were the
+          Jacksons’. Given by Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield Clark, Jr., in
+          memory of Mrs. Sheffield Clark, Sr.
+    3. Brass dinner gong.
+    3A. Pottery pitcher, given by Wylie B. Ewing, of Delray, Fla. Made
+          for a dinner given in honor of Jackson, June 11, 1834, in
+          Wheeling. W. Va.
+
+
+  Shelves No. 2 and No. 3:
+    4. Forty-three pieces of gold and white china, used at the White
+          House during Jackson’s administration.
+    5. Pieces of buff and gold china used constantly in the White House.
+          From a set of 600 pieces, which was given to Mrs. Rachel
+          Jackson Lawrence when she was married.
+    6. Cup, saucer, plate, fork and spoon used by President Franklin D.
+          Roosevelt on the occasion of his visit to the Hermitage,
+          November 17, 1934.
+    7. Six silver tablespoons of the Jacksons, loaned by Vanderbilt
+          University.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    8. Silver basket.
+    9. Some of the valuable Jackson-Decatur silver, which included 16
+          round and oval dishes, which were purchased by Jackson from
+          the widow of Commodore Decatur, and used constantly for years
+          at the Hermitage. (See letter regarding the purchase in
+          Document Standard in Case B.)
+    10. Jackson’s memorandum to his secretary regarding the purchase of
+          the Decatur silver.
+    11. Salad fork and spoon, which were presented by Mrs. Andrew
+          Jackson, Jr., to Miss Sarah Livingston on the occasion of her
+          marriage to Judge Beard, at Tulip Grove, and were presented to
+          the Hermitage Association by her daughters, Mrs. Thos. Pierce
+          of St. Louis, Mrs. Beverly R. McKennie, and Mrs. Weaver
+          Harris.
+    11A. Silver compote, one of the pieces of the Decatur silver.
+    12. Old English silver coffee pot on trivet, presented to Wm. H.
+          Calhoun, Nashville, in 1848 by Andrew Jackson, Jr. These
+          pieces were in daily use during General Jackson’s residence at
+          the White House. Loaned by Vanderbilt University.
+    12A. Pieces of flat silver in daily use at the Hermitage.
+    13. Silver sugar tongs.
+    14. Silver muffinier or sugar shaker.
+    15. Pair of silver napkin rings.
+    16. Silver cups, marked A. J. and R. J., in daily use by General and
+          Mrs. Jackson.
+    17. General Jackson’s Communion Cup.
+    18. China cup, out of which General Jackson drank on the day of his
+          death, and spoon used daily.
+    18A. A buff and gold china tea cup and saucer, given to Mrs. C. A.
+          R. Thompson by Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Presented to the
+          Hermitage by the heirs of Miss Annie Kenneth Thompson.
+    19. China cup and saucer, of Louis Philippe, purchased by Jackson
+          from his stewart, Boulanger. Obtained from the McIver family.
+    20. Original blue plate, one of set of china used by General Jackson
+          at the Hermitage. (English reproductions of this plate are
+          sold in the Souvenir Shop.)
+
+
+  Shelf No. 5:
+    21. Silver in daily use at the Hermitage.
+    22. A pair of coasters with glass decanters.
+    23. Salt cellar.
+    24. Caster with glass bottles.
+    25. Silver nut crackers and picks.
+    26. Wine cart on wheels (mate in dining room).
+    27. Wine glass used by President Jackson at the White House,
+          1829-1837. Given by Bettie Hoffstetter Reise.
+    27A. Hock or wine glass, used at the dinner in honor of Lafayette.
+          Given by a member of the Jackson family to Mrs. W. L.
+          Granbery, a friend and neighbor at Tulip Grove, the adjoining
+          plantation. Presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
+          Granbery.
+    28. Bohemian decanter.
+    29. Cut glass used at the White House during Jackson’s
+          administration, including a decanter, eight wine glasses, five
+          tumblers.
+    30. Silver and cut glass pickle jar.
+
+
+                               Case No. 4
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Letter from President Jackson to Major Andrew J. Donelson,
+          Louisville, 1837.
+    2. Letter from Mrs. Heyne, presenting shell letter racks to Mrs.
+          Jackson (shell racks on mantel in Earl’s room).
+    3. Letters of General Jackson, May 24, 1833.
+    4. Letter from Thos. Jordan, requesting appointment as Revenue Agent
+          for the State of Maine, initialed “A. J.” with memorandum.
+    5. Letter from Columbus, Ohio, supporters of Jackson, December 12,
+          1832, with notation in Jackson’s handwriting.
+    6. Communication from Andrew Jackson to the U. S. Senate, nominating
+          members of his Cabinet: “Edward Livingston of Louisiana,
+          Secretary of State; Lewis McLane, of Delaware, Secretary of
+          the Treasury; Lewis Cass, of Michigan, Secretary of War; Levi
+          Woodbury, of New Hampshire, Secretary of the Navy; R. B.
+          Taney, of Maryland, Attorney General of the United States.”
+          Dated, December 7, 1831.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    7. “The Jackson Wreath,” published 1829, includes an interesting
+          account of the last hours and death of Rachel Jackson.
+          Presented by Mrs. James A. Wemyss, of Gallatin, who inherited
+          it from her great-grandfather, John Branch, Secretary of the
+          Navy in Jackson’s cabinet.
+    7A. Invitation from General Jackson to his neighbors, Dr. and Mrs.
+          Doyle, Fountain of Health, to dine at the Hermitage, Dec. 26,
+          1840. Presented by Miss Decatur J. Page, descendant of the
+          Doyles. Copy of the Globe, Dec. 5, 1837, inscribed “Jackson,
+          Fountain of Health” which was the nearest Post Office. Given
+          by Mrs. Lee Hunt.
+    8. General Jackson’s Farewell Address (1837), printed in satin. Was
+          carried as a banner in his funeral procession in Nashville,
+          1845. Statement of Wm. W. Bell, of Chicago, who presented it.
+    9. Inaugural address of General Andrew Jackson, March 4, 1833.
+    10. Jackson’s Message refusing to re-charter the U. S. Bank, July
+          10, 1833.
+    10A. Jackson’s Nullification Proclamation.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    11. Communication of John Quincy Adams, 1819, to John Rodgers,
+          President of the Navy Board.
+    12. Invitation to the Eighth of January Ball, 1831, Nashville,
+          issued to Miss Clementine Boyd.
+    13. Letter from Emperor of San Domingo to Commodore Elliott,
+          September 6, 1832, with notation by Jackson.
+    14. Extract from letter, signed Frederick P. Ladd, Boston, August
+          29, 1829, regarding Jackson’s candidacy for President.
+    15. Letter to Andrew Jackson from N. Gevelot, Dec. 28, 1833,
+          presenting bust of Jackson.
+    16. Letter regarding supplies ordered for White House, June 19,
+          1829.
+    17. Letter from James Madison to M. Cathcart.
+
+
+                               Case No. 5
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Letter from Charleston, S. C., officials, expressing
+          gratification over Major-General Jackson’s proposed visit to
+          the city, March 7, 1821.
+    2. Commodore Elliott’s invitation to Martin Van Buren to visit Navy
+          Yard.
+    3. Address to citizens of Connecticut by the friends of Andrew
+          Jackson in 1828.
+    4. Medallions, illustrating stories from the Bible. On the reverse
+          side is the story itself. This unique set was presented to
+          General Jackson by an admirer.
+    5. Pamphlet containing refutation of charges made about Jackson’s
+          marriage by political enemies in Cincinnati, 1827.
+    6. Pamphlet in vindication of General Jackson regarding the
+          executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, 1824.
+    7. Wooden statuette given by Jackson to his granddaughter, Rachel,
+          whose family gave it to the Hermitage after her death in 1923.
+          The figures represent Louis Philippe and Jackson, saluting one
+          another upon the payment of the indemnity due from France. The
+          carving on the base represents the vessels bringing the gold
+          from France; the hickory tree symbolizes the firmness of
+          Jackson in demanding payment; the circle formed by the arms of
+          the two symbolizes the lasting friendship between them. Carved
+          by Pierre Joseph Landry, comrade-in-arms of General Jackson at
+          the Battle of New Orleans; this was presumably presented to
+          Jackson by the sculptor.
+    8. Pamphlet on the Battle of New Orleans.
+    9. Cartoon showing Jackson receiving cash payment from French
+          cavalry March 1836.
+    10. Copy of letter of Commodore Elliott, presenting the sarcophagus
+          of Emperor Severus to General Jackson (see [Page 55]), given
+          by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines.
+    11. Copy of General Jackson’s letter declining the sarcophagus,
+          presented by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines. (See [Page 56]).
+    12. Photographs of the sarcophagus, now on the grounds of the
+          Smithsonian Institute, given by former Secretary of War, Jacob
+          McGavock Dickinson.
+    13. Copy of New York _Herald_ of June 25, 1845, with pictures and
+          description of Jackson’s funeral procession. Given by Mrs.
+          James A. Wemyss, of Gallatin.
+    14. Jackson’s first message to Congress, December 8, 1829, printed
+          on silk. Presented by Mrs. Kendall Stickney, Monrovia,
+          California.
+
+
+                          NORTH ROOM (MUSEUM)
+
+
+  On the Walls:
+    1. Bronze bust of General Jackson by Belle Kinney.
+    2. Battle of New Orleans. Presented by C. F. Gunther, of Chicago,
+          Endicott & Co., Lithographers, published by T. Yeager, Race
+          Street, Philadelphia.
+    3. Print of General Jackson at New Orleans.
+    4. Portrait of Jackson.
+    5. Engraving of the Hermitage. This is not correctly drawn. (Francis
+          Strickland, Architect, Lith. of Endicott & Co., N. Y.).
+    6. Engraving of Jackson.
+    7. Picture of Jackson at the Hermitage, 1830. Given by J. McGavock
+          Dickinson.
+    9. Land Grant signed by President Jackson. Given by J. McGavock
+          Dickinson.
+    10. Appointment of Chas. A. Anderson as secretary to the French
+          Court by Jackson, 1836. Presented in memory of Ewin Lamar
+          Davis by his wife.
+    11. Illustrated Map of Nashville 1832.
+    12. Certificate of Major-General Andrew Jackson’s membership in the
+          Hibernian Society, March, 1819.
+    13. Three pictures of Uncle Alfred, colored servant, born 1803 and
+          died in 1901. He lived in the log house back of the mansion
+          and is buried in the garden next to the Jacksons’ tomb. Given
+          by Dr. Harry Vaughan and Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt.
+    14. Equestrian Statue of Jackson. This picture hung in President
+          James K. Polk’s room at the White house. Presented by Mrs.
+          George William Fall.
+    14A. Engraving of General Jackson from a painting by Thomas Sully.
+    15. Death of Pakenham. Presented by C. F. Gunther, of Chicago,
+          Endicott & Co., Lithographers, published by T. Yeager, Race
+          Street, Philadelphia.
+    16. Blueprints showing the battlefield of Chalmette at New Orleans.
+          Presented by Hon. John Wesley Gaines.
+    17. Drawing by Norman Marsh of original Hermitage. Copy of print
+          from the collection of Mrs. Samuel Heiskell, now at the
+          University of North Carolina.
+    18. Engraving of Andrew Jackson given by Mr. and Mrs. Whitefoord
+          Cole, Jr., in memory of his mother.
+
+
+  Case No. 1
+    1. Engraving of General Jackson.
+    2. Clothing worn by General Andrew Jackson: dressing gowns and
+          slippers, wool socks used when riding in winter weather; night
+          shirts, pen marked, “Andrew Jackson,” and numbered in
+          indelible ink.
+    3. Account books used in stores owned by Jackson—Gallatin, 1803;
+          Hunter’s Hill, 1804; Clover Bottom, 1805.
+    4. Picture of “Aunt Hannah,” Mrs. Jackson’s personal maid, who was
+          with her at her death.
+    5. Writing case inscribed “Presented to Andrew Jackson, President of
+          the U. S., from the State of New Hampshire.”
+
+
+  Case No. 2
+    British uniform (coat and waistcoat) taken at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. Loaned by Andrew Jackson Lawrence, grandson of Andrew
+          Jackson, Jr.
+
+
+  Case No. 3
+    Uniform and hat of Major John T. Reid, who fought with General
+          Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by his
+          grandson, Mr. Maury T. Reid.
+
+
+                               Case No. 4
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Original letter of Amos Kendall, Nov. 20, 1829, and notation in
+          Jackson’s handwriting “Mr. Kendalls letter and remarks on my
+          plans on National Bank.”
+    2. Photograph of Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, in costume for a January 8
+          Ball. Mrs. Dorris was one of the four organizers of the
+          Ladies’ Hermitage Association, the first secretary and later
+          Regent, and a life-long worker in the preservation of the
+          Hermitage. Book, “Preservation of the Hermitage” by Mrs.
+          Dorris (Copies may be purchased in Souvenir Shop).
+    3. Small Liberty Bell, made from the overflow of the Columbia
+          Liberty Bell. These small bells were purchased by patriotic
+          associations to be rung on patriotic occasions.
+    3A. Mourning badge worn at the time of the death of General Andrew
+          Jackson.
+    4. Photograph of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, Jackson’s favorite
+          grandchild and namesake of Mrs. Jackson.
+    5. Photograph of Colonel Andrew Jackson, III, whose wife, Mrs. Amy
+          Jackson, conceived the idea of the Hermitage Association and
+          it was from this couple that most of the relics were
+          purchased.
+    6. Picture of Emily Donelson, white house hostess during Jackson’s
+          Administration, presented by Mrs. Frank Klapthor. Frame given
+          by Felice Ferrell.
+    7. Bust by Zolnay of Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, first Regent of the
+          Ladies’ Hermitage Association. Also an appeal to Association
+          members dated 1895 and signed by Mrs. Nathaniel Baxter,
+          Regent.
+    8. Booklet and program on the exercises held at the presentation of
+          Jackson’s statue by the State of Tennessee to the United
+          States Capitol, April 11, 1928. The statue, which is by Belle
+          Kinney, stands in the Capitol Rotunda.
+    9. Picture of Healy, artist sent by Louis Philippe to paint Andrew
+          Jackson and other prominent Americans.
+    10. Original floor plan of the Hermitage (changes in this were made
+          during construction).
+    11. Souvenirs of President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit in October,
+          1907. Special Register with autograph signature.
+    12. Poem to Rachel Jackson Lawrence by Emma Look Scott.
+    12A. Lace scarf worn by Emily Donelson at President Jackson’s
+          inaugural ball. Given by Mrs. Robert S. Cheek, in memory of
+          her mother, Mrs. Joseph Darling Pickslay.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    13. Copy Book of Maine Student containing interesting references to
+          the Presidential election of 1825, given by Mrs. Henry W.
+          Dearborn, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
+    13A. Messages by President Andrew Jackson to U. S. Congress. Leather
+          bound volume, printed on silk.
+    13B. Commemorative and regular issue Jackson and Hermitage stamps,
+          1863-1963. Given by Dr. Pembroke J. Hart.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    14. Flag from the grave of Lafayette, procured for the Association
+          by Miss M. E. Ford through General Horace Porter, Ambassador
+          to France.
+    15. Letter written by President Jackson, 1828, to Lafayette.
+          Presented by Reed Schermerhorn.
+    16. Appointment of Samuel B. Marshall as Marshal of Western District
+          of Tennessee, April, 1831. Presented by Mrs. Joseph A. Gray.
+    17. Coin token with head of Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Wm. H. Dow,
+          Portland, Maine.
+    18. Cane. Charles Sayers, personal friend of Jackson, cut the cane
+          while walking on the Hermitage grounds with Jackson. Presented
+          by Mrs. Wm. P. Delafield, Dallas, Texas.
+    19. Cane. Presented by H. V. S. Negus of Bound Brook, N. J. It was a
+          present from General Jackson to Mr. Negus’ grandfather, James
+          Engle Negus, a native of Philadelphia who had visited General
+          Jackson at the Hermitage frequently as they were close
+          friends.
+    20. A Cane hand made by Major McCalla, who served with General
+          Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Dr. C. A.
+          Miller.
+    21. Silhouette of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.
+    23. Pictures of:
+    (A) Mrs. Emily Donelson, first hostess at the White House.
+    (B) Sarah York Jackson, wife of adopted son.
+    (C) Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, in childhood.
+    25. Picture of costume worn by Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Jr., at her
+          wedding reception in the White House, and now in the National
+          Historical Museum in Washington, D. C., with costumes of other
+          mistresses of the White House.
+    26. Centennial medal, Jackson, Michigan, designed and presented by
+          James B. Field of Jackson, Michigan, in honor of General
+          Jackson.
+    27. Octagon House, Washington, D. C., where General Jackson was
+          entertained. In a perfect state of preservation. Headquarters
+          of the American Institute of Architects. Presented by Mrs.
+          Cordelia Jackson, September 20, 1922.
+    28. Letter to Andrew Jackson written by Robert C. Foster, and
+          presented to Mrs. Harry W. Evans, Regent, by Robert Coleman
+          Foster, VII, great-grandson of the writer.
+    29. Watch given by Andrew Jackson to his ward, General Daniel Smith
+          Donelson, upon his entry to West Point. Presented by Samuel
+          Donelson, grandson of the original owner.
+    30. Home of Christopher Taylor, near Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson
+          boarded. Presented by L. M. McCowan.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    31. Photostat copies of bill from doctor attending Rachel Jackson in
+          her final illness and bill for her coffin, 1828. Presented by
+          C. Norton Owen of Chicago.
+    32. Photostat copy of Deed of Trust for family graveyard, in
+          Hermitage garden, to John H. Eaton, John Coffee, and Andrew
+          Jackson, Jr. Presented by West Morton, 1926.
+    33. Bill of conveyance of slaves. Presented in memory of Jonas
+          Redelsheimer.
+    34. Andrew Jackson (by Earl) in the capitol of Montgomery, Alabama.
+          Presented to the Ladies’ Hermitage Association by Sarah E.
+          Cowan, great-niece of Rachel Jackson.
+    35. Itemized statement of Dr. McCorkle’s bill to Andrew Jackson,
+          October, 1825. Presented by Mrs. E. A. Lindsey. Of special
+          interest in reference to Jackson’s solicitude for the health
+          and welfare of his slaves.
+    36. President Jackson’s Contract with his cook, Prevaux. Presented
+          by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    37. Currier & Ives Print; Death bed scene of General Jackson.
+
+
+                               Case No. 5
+
+Clothing and personal possessions of the Jacksons:
+
+The red velvet dress, worn by Sarah York Jackson at the White House
+(which is the same as in the Earl portrait of her in the Hermitage
+dining room) was given by her great-granddaughter, Sue Rhea Symmes
+McCutcheon, in memory of her grandmother, Rachel Jackson Lawrence.
+Velvet sample shows original color. The shawl, which was presented by
+Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, belonged to Miss Jennie Treanor, who lived at Tulip
+Grove and was a friend of the Jacksons. The letter was written by Andrew
+Jackson from the White House, 1832, to his daughter-in-law, Sarah York
+Jackson. The leather hat box has the following name plate: “General
+Andrew Jackson, President of the United States” and the hat with the
+ten-inch mourning band is the one he wore in Washington following the
+death of his wife. The rosewood cane was his favorite walking stick.
+Displayed with one of his suits is a linen shirt made by seamstress
+Gracey who lived at the Hermitage. The lavender moire dress, which was
+Rachel Jackson’s, was presented by her great-granddaughter, Marion
+Lawrence Symmes, and the white shawl, said to have been hers, was given
+by Mrs. Bertha Pierce, of Daytona, Fla. The lace cap belonged to Rachel
+Jackson, and also the aquamarine necklace (the case for this is in the
+south room of the museum).
+
+
+                             FLOOR STANDARD
+
+
+    A. Letters from Senator Edmond de Lafayette, grandson of General
+          Lafayette, concerning the French chair he gave to the
+          Hermitage, which is in the Brides’ Room.
+    B. Steubenville Republican Ledger, reporting supper given in honor
+          of Jackson’s triumph, Nov. 26, 1828, and Jackson’s election
+          returns, 1828.
+    C. Copy of National Banner and Nashville Whig, Aug. 12, 1828, given
+          by C. L. Winn, great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr. and Sarah
+          York Jackson. Contains commendations of Jackson’s Policy
+          during Creek Campaign.
+    D. Interesting expressions of Jackson’s characteristics of
+          spirituality and patriotism in a letter (January 8, 1822) to
+          his ward, E. G. W. Butler, purchased from his grandson, E. G.
+          Butler.
+    E. Signed military orders from various officers, 1814.
+    F. Pay-rolls from Capt. Haley, Llewellyn Griffith and Major H. D.
+          Peire.
+    G. Military orders signed by Jackson and muster roll of regiment
+          commanded by Stokely Donelson, 1792. Extracts from letters of
+          Capt. Thos. Preston, John Overton, and J. Winchester and
+          receipts signed by Jackson.
+    H. Letter from Jackson to Dr. John L. Wynn. Photostat letter from
+          Rachel Jackson to her brother, Capt. John Donelson, Aug. 25,
+          1821.
+    I. Note of presentation of plaster cast of Powers bust, from Levi
+          Woodbury and Jackson’s reply. Letter from Jackson to Sarah
+          York Jackson, April 14, 1835.
+    J. Letter of condolence from Rachel Jackson to her niece, Catherine
+          Caffery Walker, on the death of her sister, Jane Caffery Earl.
+          A letter from Andrew Jackson to Catherine Caffery Walker,
+          regarding business matters, presented by a descendant, Vera
+          Walker Morel.
+    K. Letter from D. Morrison, contractor, concerning additions to the
+          house and erection of the tomb.
+    Letter from Jackson to A. Donelson, presented by Mrs. P. H. Manlove.
+    L. West Carolinian Extra Dec. 7, 1833, containing Jackson’s message
+          to Congress. This paper, which originally belonged to
+          Jackson’s Law instructor Judge Spruce Macay, was given by Mrs.
+          Fannie McNeely of Salisbury, N. C.
+
+
+                             WALL STANDARD
+
+
+  Case A:
+    Jackson’s appointment as Judge of Superior Court, signed by John
+          Sevier, December 22, 1798.
+    Jackson’s receipt from post office, June 2, 1826, for payments on
+          his 17 newspaper subscriptions.
+    Invitation to Military Ball given at Huntsville Inn, 1825, in
+          commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Mrs.
+          George Dury, to whose grandmother the invitation was issued.
+    Photostatic copy of statement by Dr. Catlet regarding Dickinson
+          duel.
+    Letter from Jackson to Col. John Overton, regarding the former’s
+          “conduct in Florida” and Eaton’s appeal. September 16, 1831.
+
+
+  Case B:
+    Letter describing White House reception for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and
+          his bride, from Emily Donelson, Washington, 1831.
+    Note from Jackson to his wife, February 6, 1804.
+    Letter from Mrs. Stephen Decatur regarding sale of silver and china
+          and Jackson’s signed receipt of his purchases.
+    General Jackson’s orders for medicine and hospital stores, Nov. 4,
+          1813.
+
+
+  Case C:
+    Photostatic copy of letter regarding birthplace of Jackson and
+          burial place of his mother and father, from James H.
+          Witherspoon, Lancaster, S. C., April 16, 1825.
+    Land grant, signed by Jackson, presented by Mrs. J. C. Cartwright.
+    Letter from Dr. Beaumont to Jackson, expressing solicitude for
+          latter’s health and presenting his book on medicine.
+    Photostat of Major General Jackson’s orders to his troops, Nov. 24,
+          1812.
+    Election returns from Globe Extra, November 15, 1832. Presented by
+          Judge John H. DeWitt.
+
+
+  Case D:
+    Letter from Jackson to Maj. A. J. Donelson, 1837, relating the
+          ovations he received en route from Washington to Nashville.
+    Letter from Jackson to Maj. A. J. Donelson, July 25, 1833, giving
+          instructions for Hermitage farming operations and requesting
+          him to check and report on them.
+    Official nomination of John H. Baker as Secretary of French Treaty
+          Commission notation by Jackson.
+    Letter to Jackson from Roger B. Taney, Attorney General, regarding
+          New Orleans banks.
+
+
+  Case E:
+    Letter in French regarding Louisiana colonies.
+    Ship passport, signed by Jackson, June 4, 1835.
+    Letter accompanying original Treasury Draft, remitting the famous
+          Judge Hall fine.
+
+
+  Case F:
+    Photostatic copies of bills and letters from Philadelphia dealers
+          regarding Hermitage furnishings purchased in 1837 and of bills
+          for remodeling mansion after the fire in 1834.
+
+
+  Case G:
+    Copies of bills for Hermitage furnishings purchased in 1837.
+    Letter from Jane Caffery, Hermitage, Feb. 1815, regarding the Battle
+          of New Orleans, presented by Vera Walker Morel.
+    Poem written on Jackson’s birthday, March 15, 1837, White House.
+    Letters to Major A. J. Donelson, telling of marauder’s attempt to
+          break in to President Jackson’s bedroom.
+
+
+  Case H:
+    Letter from Jackson to his neighbor Dr. Doyle, requesting his
+          consultation with Col. Jeremiah George Harris’ physicians at
+          the time of his accident.
+    Letter from Lord Byron, Venice, 1819, to his Paris publishers,
+          remonstrating against publishing under his name volumes of
+          which he was not the author. Presented by Earl to Jackson,
+          along with volume of Byron’s poems.
+
+
+  Case I:
+    Letter from Jackson to Maj. Wm. B. Lewis, February 28, 1845,
+          regarding Polk’s cabinet and other political matters.
+    Letter to President Jackson from Edward Livingston, Paris, May 6,
+          1834.
+    Letter, Emily Donelson to Andrew Jackson Donelson.
+
+
+  Case J:
+    Letter from Andrew Jackson to Major William B. Lewis, Aug. 6, 1814,
+          referring to military matters.
+    Letter from Andrew Jackson to Dr. Doyle, Fountain of Health,
+          requesting bill for services to his ward, Dec. 27, 1840.
+    Letter, Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+
+
+
+
+                          MANSION AND GROUNDS
+
+
+The Hermitage is built in “Southern Colonial” style of architecture,
+with large verandas in front and rear, a wide hallway, with two rooms on
+either side, and wings supplementing these. The rooms are spacious, and
+are eleven in number, besides pantry, storeroom, kitchen, cellar. There
+is a smoke-house and other outhouses. In 1922 a steam furnace was
+installed at a safe distance from the mansion, eliminating danger of
+fire from this source.
+
+    [Illustration: The hall.]
+
+
+                               _The Hall_
+
+ The hall contains the original hat rack, umbrella stand, two mahogany
+sofas, pier table, Brussels stair carpet and brass rods, and the
+chandelier. The hall floor originally was covered with oilcloth. The
+pictorial wallpaper was printed by duFour in Paris, about 1825. The
+complete set consisted of twenty-five strips in colors, and was ordered
+by General Jackson in 1835, being the original paper used when the house
+was rebuilt. It was shipped by way of New Orleans up the Mississippi and
+Cumberland Rivers. This paper is of outstanding historical interest, one
+of the few historic, scenic papers preserved in this country.
+
+The paper represents the legend of the travels of Telemachus in search
+of Ulysses, his father, and is that part of the story of his landing on
+the island of Calypso. He is accompanied by Mentor.
+
+
+    Scene I. The landing and the Queen advancing to meet them.
+    Scene II. Telemachus relating the story of his travels to Calypso,
+          the faithful Mentor by his side.
+    Scene III. Calypso gives a fete in his honor, and Cupid begins to
+          play a part.
+    Scene IV. Telemachus resolves to escape; Calypso’s maidens burn his
+          boat, and he jumps from the cliffs.
+
+
+In October, 1930, the paper was removed from the walls by Mr. James
+Wilson from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, for the purpose of
+treating the walls to insure the preservation of the paper, and was then
+put back.
+
+
+    1. Brass candlestick, presented by Mrs. Percy Warner.
+    2. Glass Celande or Hurricane shade.
+
+
+                           _The Front Parlor_
+
+ All the furnishings in this room are originals. The chandelier, the
+Parian marble vase and French china vase on wall brackets, the gold oval
+mirror, the mantel of Italian marble, mirror over mantel, the pair of
+Dresden urn vases, the Japanese bronze clock inlaid with enamel, the
+matching candelabra, the two mahogany carved chairs, marble top table,
+portfolio and autograph album (inlaid with mother-of-pearl, containing
+two signatures of Sam Houston and presented by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
+Plater), Bohemian glass dish, mahogany whatnot, brass cup, large
+mahogany sofa, carpet and pier table are all pieces used when the
+Jacksons were living in the Hermitage. The lace curtains are exact
+reproductions of the original ones, made by Salmon Freres of Paris,
+France. The original red brocatel draperies were replaced in 1954 with
+exact reproductions of the fabric, made by Scalamandre Silks, which
+fabric was also used to replace the upholstering on the red chairs and
+the matching draperies in the back parlor. (Part of the original
+curtains and draperies displayed in the museum.)
+
+
+    1. Two carved chairs presented to Jackson by the Khedive of Egypt,
+          when Jackson was President.
+    2. Portrait of General Jackson presented by Mrs. Thomas M. Stegor.
+    3. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson in ball dress.
+    5. Pair Dresden vases used in the White House while Jackson was
+          President.
+    6. Bronze andirons, representing the Vestal Virgin.
+    7. Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Healy, the artist who was
+          commissioned by Louis Philippe to paint the portrait, only two
+          of which are in existence. The other one hangs in the Louvre,
+          Paris, painted eight days before Jackson’s death. See Healy
+          letter in Museum.
+    8. Opal vases presented by Andrew and Albert Marble Jackson.
+    9. Two liqueur bottles, presented by Lafayette to General Jackson.
+    10. One of a pair of brass lamps with crystal prisms used at the
+          Hermitage by the Jackson family. Purchased from the heirs of
+          Samuel Jackson Lawrence by the Ladies’ Hermitage Association.
+    11. Silver filigree basket.
+    12. Chair used in the White House during President Jackson’s
+          administration. Presented by Miss Laura Friesbee of
+          Washington, D. C.
+    13. Portrait of General Jackson by R. E. W. Earl, given by Mr. and
+          Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
+
+
+                             _Back Parlor_
+
+ All furnishings in this room are also originals (except lace curtains
+and draperies). The chandelier, pier table, mahogany chair, two chairs
+and tilt top table with mother-of-pearl inlay, mahogany card table, two
+velvet chairs, Parian marble and French china vase on wall brackets,
+pair of Empire urn-shaped “mirror vases” on the mantle of Tennessee
+marble (duplicate of Italian marble one in front parlor), brass andirons
+and fender, gold oval mirror, beaded mat and silver candlestick are all
+pieces used at the Hermitage by the Jacksons.
+
+
+    15. Sewing box inlaid with mother-of-pearl belonged to Mrs. Andrew
+          Jackson; Mrs. Jackson presented it to Mrs. Emily Donelson;
+          Mrs. Donelson gave it to Mrs. Wilcox (her daughter); Mrs.
+          Wilcox gave it to Mrs. Andrew Price; through Mr. and Mrs.
+          Richard Plater it was presented to the Ladies’ Hermitage
+          Association.
+    16. Portrait of General Coffee.
+    17. Portrait of General Bronaugh.
+    18. Portrait of Colonel Gadsden.
+    19. Portrait of Lieutenant Eastland.
+    (These four constituted the Staff Officers generally called “General
+          Jackson’s military family.”)
+    20. Clock, one of the oldest relics, in the Hermitage before the
+          death of Mrs. Rachel Jackson. The hands are set at the hour
+          Jackson died.
+    22. Jackson piano presented by Colonel Andrew Jackson, grandson of
+          Andrew Jackson.
+    23. Music book belonging to Mrs. Emily Donelson, First Lady of the
+          White House. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    24. Two gilt wall brackets bought by Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+    25. Flower jar presented by Andrew Jackson, IV, and Albert Marble
+          Jackson (on wall bracket). Duplicate in front parlor.
+    26. Mirror willed to the Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields
+          of Knoxville in 1934, originally at the Hermitage.
+    27. Nut bowls, and compote (on pier table).
+    28. Guitar of Mrs. Jackson, loaned by the Rev. Walton Lawrence
+          Smith, a descendant.
+    29. Mahogany center table. The only piece remaining of the set
+          presented to General and Mrs. Jackson when on a visit to New
+          Orleans after the battle. The gold spectacles on the table
+          were worn by Mrs. Jackson and the volume of Robert Burns’
+          poems is inscribed, “Rachel Jackson from her beloved husband,
+          Andrew Jackson.”
+    30. Mahogany sofa bought by Mrs. Hoffstetter at the sale of the
+          adopted son’s effects in 1866. Presented to the Association in
+          1897 by Miss Bettie Hoffstetter of Nashville.
+    31. Pair of silver lustre vases sent to General Jackson from the
+          Czar of Russia.
+
+
+                      _General Jackson’s Bedroom_
+
+ This room is as it was the day he died, with the same furniture he
+used, the bed he died upon, the chair he sat in, etc. The furnishings
+consist of bedstead, bureau, wardrobe, washstand with china pieces,
+table, chair, settee or sofa, wallpaper, bedspread, andirons and fender,
+mirror, brass candlestick, etc. The same pictures are on the wall. The
+bedspread is a replica of the original, handmade with the initials R. J.
+embroidered on it. The original is in the Museum. The bed and window
+draperies are exact reproductions of those used in the winter during
+Jackson’s lifetime, having been made by Scalamandre Silks, Inc., in New
+York, N. Y. Part of the original fabric is in the Museum.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of his wife by Earl, over the mantel, upon which his
+          dying gaze rested.
+    2. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., in childhood,
+          by Earl.
+    3. Earl portrait of the granddaughter, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence
+          (eldest child of the adopted son), the pet and companion of
+          his declining years.
+    3A. French china teapot or veilleuse, with place for light at
+          bottom, sometimes used as night light. This relic of General
+          Jackson’s was sold by descendants to the McIver family. The
+          Association purchased it in 1959 from Miss Effie McIver, in
+          memory of Miss Felicia Grundy Porter.
+    4. Chinese Mandarin scent bottles. Belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
+    5. Shell jewel case, which was Mrs. Jackson’s.
+    6. Portrait of Jackson.
+    7. Shell vases on mantel, which belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
+    8. Steel engraving, the “Sixth Seal.” This is an illustration of The
+          Revelation, Chapter 6:12, 17, engraved by G. H. Phillips from
+          the original picture by F. Danby, A. R. A., in collection of
+          Wm. Beckford, Esq.
+    9. Colored print, “Battle of the Thames.”
+    10. Colored print, “Battle of North Point.”
+    11. Tobacco box, used by the General.
+    12. His leather hatbox.
+    13. Rachel Jackson’s sewing box, made by an admirer who gathered the
+          shells.
+    14. Picture of Judge John Overton, bearing his signature, Judge
+          Overton was Jackson’s law partner and lifelong friend.
+
+
+                    _Andrew Jackson, Jr.’s Bedroom_
+
+ This was General and Mrs. Jackson’s room previous to the death of Mrs.
+Jackson in 1828, afterwards the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson,
+Jr. The furniture was purchased by Jackson after the fire in 1834.
+
+The mahogany bedstead, one of eight purchased after the fire of 1834,
+the mahogany bureau with toilet articles, mahogany washstand with
+original washstand set, original hair brush and clothes brush,
+strawberry design painted on back, mahogany marble top center table,
+triple mirror, brass andirons, cut glass oil lamp, the brass candlestick
+were all used in this room. The carpet is not original, but an old one
+of the period. The portrait of Sarah York Jackson was painted by Healy.
+The leather chair was one used constantly by her.
+
+The wallpaper is a reproduction, presented by the Robert Graves Company
+of New York and copyrighted (1925). The wood blocks from which the paper
+was made were purchased by the Association.
+
+Candlestick on mantel, presented by Mrs. Anne Hoyte Hicks Joyce, which
+was purchased by her grandmother, Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, at an early
+auction, was used by General Jackson at the Hermitage.
+
+Bohemian glass jar, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Presented by Mrs.
+W. T. Mallison.
+
+Andrew Jackson’s signature is on fly leaf of open volume, History of
+England, 1793.
+
+
+                              _Side Hall_
+
+
+    1. Famous Military Portrait (by Earl).
+    2. Secretary presented to General Jackson.
+    3. Original sofa purchased by the Association in 1937.
+    4. The wallpaper in the side hall (downstairs) is a copy of the
+          original, the part upstairs is the original.
+    5. Marble bust of General Jackson, presented by Hon. Lawrence
+          Cooper, of Huntsville, Ala.
+    6. Precepts, given to Jackson in his early youth by his mother,
+          which he said ruled his life. This copy presented by E. A.
+          Lindsey and Reau E. Folk.
+    7. Jackson’s Masonic Apron loaned by Stanley F. Horn.
+    8. Copy of Jackson’s portrait, which hangs in the Nashville Masonic
+          Temple, the original having been painted when Jackson was
+          Grand Master. Presented by the Grand Lodge of Free and
+          Accepted Masons of Tennessee.
+    9. Presentation copy of Masonic Manual, dedicated to Jackson and
+          presented to him by the author, Wilkins Tannehil.
+    10. Early portrait of Jackson, showing in the background the
+          Hermitage as it was before it was remodeled in 1831 and
+          preceding the fire of 1834. It was presented by Mrs. Charles
+          W. Frear, of Troy, N. Y., in memory of her husband, who owned
+          it for many years.
+    11. Jackson portrait by Sully. Presented in 1958 by Mrs. John
+          Valentine Mershon of Philadelphia, whose grandfather, Jonathan
+          Paul Worrall, was one of the group who originally proposed
+          Jackson’s nomination for the presidency, and who previously
+          owned the portrait. It was carried at the head of political
+          parades.
+    12. 1819 Map of the United States given by Mrs. James Wemyss of
+          Gallatin, Tennessee.
+
+
+                          _Office or Library_
+
+ For thirty years the Hermitage was the political center of the United
+States, and Andrew Jackson was the most influential man of his party.
+Many visitors, political and otherwise, were constantly being received
+by General Jackson in this office.
+
+The books are those that constituted General and Mrs. Jackson’s library
+and some of those of the two succeeding generations. The bookcases,
+which were General and Mrs. Jackson’s, hold volumes of history, poetry,
+fiction, theology, military regulations, law, medical practices for the
+home, veterinary science, gardening, bound state papers and newspapers
+of the time, school books, etc., numbering over 400.
+
+The tables of mahogany, the brass candlestick, mahogany chairs, pair of
+bronze oil lamps, cut glass celande or hurricane shade, brass spittoon,
+boar paperweight, and owl inkstand are all original. The carpet, not
+originally in the Hermitage, was obtained from the home of Mrs. Edgar
+Foster, which was built in the period of the Hermitage. Other original
+furnishings are:
+
+
+    1. Three cherry bookcases.
+    2. Chair, made from wood of the frigate Constitution, presented to
+          Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy, 1837; Secretary of the
+          Treasury, 1834, to March, 1837; during the administration of
+          President Jackson. Presented to the Hermitage by Miss Ellen C.
+          Woodbury, daughter of Levi Woodbury, in 1900.
+    3. Mahogany bookcase and desk.
+    4. Bust of General Jackson by Hiram Powers. This Powers bust of
+          Jackson, by the sculptor before he went to Italy for study, is
+          one of the best examples of pure American art.
+    5. Old map of New Hampshire.
+    6. and 7. Pair of paintings of DeSoto and his wife, Isabella.
+          Presented by Louis Philippe to President Jackson.
+    8. Jackson’s bound copies of the _Globe Democrat_, Published at
+          Washington, D. C., while he was President of the United
+          States. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    9. Old Newspapers of Jackson’s time (Bound). Presented by Mrs.
+          Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Atlas with Andrew Jackson’s signature
+          Sept. 12, 1835.
+    10. Bust of Levi Woodbury, of General Jackson’s cabinet.
+    11. Case, made of historic wood taken from the old building first
+          used as a statehouse in Nashville, 1812-1815. The case was
+          made to protect the bound volumes of newspapers of Jackson’s
+          day. Wood given by Mrs. Jennie C. Buntin.
+    12. Invalid chair, presented to General Jackson by the mechanics of
+          Nashville. Invented by Dr. Holmes of South Carolina, who
+          presented duplicates to Queen Victoria and John C. Calhoun.
+    13. Mahogany candlestand, upon which General Jackson always opened
+          his mail, and candlestick on beaded mat; his Bible and
+          spectacles.
+    14. Marble-topped table at which General Jackson issued directives
+          at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Judge John Minnick
+          Williams of Altus, Okla., formerly of Nashville.
+    15. Chair, presented to Jackson by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
+    16. Pair of bronze and crystal oil candelabra on mantel.
+    17. Portrait by Earl of General Jackson on Sam Patch, white horse
+          presented him in 1833 by the citizens of Pennsylvania. General
+          Jackson rode this horse in a civic and military parade given
+          in his honor in Philadelphia, after which it was sent to
+          Nashville. Federal soldiers whom General Geo. H. Thomas had
+          placed as guard at the Hermitage fired a military salute over
+          the grave of the horse.
+    18. The walnut office desk with a number of secret drawers; used
+          constantly when Jackson was practicing attorney.
+    19. Steel engraving of George Washington.
+    20. Bust of Lewis Cass, Secretary of War and Minister
+          Plenipotentiary to France under General Jackson.
+    21. Liquor Chest of General Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Michael
+          Mullens of Baltimore, Maryland.
+
+
+                             _The Nursery_
+
+ This room, used until 1955 as the museum for relics and papers, was at
+one time during the residence of the Jacksons the overseer’s room, at
+another the nursery.
+
+The cherry cradle was made at the Hermitage for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and
+was purchased by the Association from a member of the family. The quilt
+on the cradle was made by Mrs. W. L. Nichol, neighbor and friend of the
+Jacksons, for her daughter, Julia Nichol More. Coverlet, given by Mrs.
+Minos Fletcher, Jr., and Paul Shwab. The bed and the rug are types used
+in that period. The chair, which was given by Mrs. D. W. Cantrell,
+belonging to a member of the Jackson family. The chest of drawers and
+the washstand were part of the original Hermitage furnishings, and the
+china toilet set, of the Jackson period, was presented by Mrs. Edgar
+Foster. The clock and the unique china candlesticks were also part of
+the Hermitage furnishings, and the thermometer was General Jackson’s.
+
+The silver cup was presented by Martin Van Buren to his godson, Andrew
+Jackson, III, on the occasion of his christening at the White House. The
+portrait over the mantel, which was at the White House and also hung in
+the Hermitage nursery, is of the twin children of Marcus Talmage, of New
+York, namesakes of Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Presented by the Talmages.
+The French doll of 1830 was given to The Hermitage by the Dixie-Dollers
+Club.
+
+The wooden hat box, which belonged to Jackson’s mother, Elizabeth
+Hutchinson Jackson, was given by Mrs. Clara Hudgins Cowgill. The print
+of General Jackson is by Currier and Ives. One of the pictures is of
+Mrs. Lucius Polk and her son, William. As Mary Eastin, she spent much
+time at the White House with the Jacksons during her young ladyhood and
+was married there. The other picture is of Mary Eastin and Madame Pageot
+(daughter of Jackson’s close friend, Maj. Wm. B. Lewis) who was also one
+of the Jacksons’ favorites and was married there. Both pictures, made
+from portraits owned by the family of Mrs. Lucius E. Burch, were
+presented by Mrs. Burch. The small oil painting by the ten-year-old
+daughter of Peter G. Washington was a gift to Jackson during his
+presidency.
+
+
+                           THE UPPER CHAMBERS
+
+
+                             _Earl’s Room_
+
+ Ralph E. W. Earl, son of the distinguished artist, Ralph Earl, was a
+member of the Hermitage and White House households for 20 years. He
+married Jane Caffery, niece of Mrs. Jackson, who died within a year and
+Earl never remarried. He painted numerous fine portraits of Jackson and
+other notables. He is buried in the Hermitage garden, the gravestone
+being inscribed, “Erected in memory of Col. R. E. W. Earl, Friend and
+Companion of General Andrew Jackson, who died at the Hermitage, Sept.
+16, 1838.”
+
+The bed, the chest, the mirror, the chair of Venetian ironwork, used as
+a barber’s chair, all belonged to the original furnishings. The
+wallpaper is also the original. The carpet which is of the same period
+was presented by Mrs. Horatio Berry. A quilt of the period is the gift
+of Mrs. Louise Blackwell, of Warrenton, Va.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of Col. Jeremiah George Harris. Purser of the Navy,
+          Editor of National Union and close friend of Jackson.
+          Presented by his daughter, Mrs. Van S. Lindsley.
+    2. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.
+    3. Pair of shell letter racks presented to Mrs. Jackson in 1827
+          (letter of presentation in the Museum.)
+    4. Profile portrait of Jackson by Earl. Presented by Miss Mary
+          McLemore, Donelson descendant, whose brother, John C.
+          McLemore, III, had bequeathed it to the Hermitage.
+    5. Banjo owned by President Jackson, loaned by Miss Emma
+          Hoffstetter.
+
+
+                         _Little Rachel’s Room_
+
+ First child of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., and Sarah York
+Jackson, “Little Rachel” was born at the Hermitage. She was always the
+special pet of Jackson and was one of those who stood by his bedside
+when he died. This room was refurnished for her with these rosewood
+pieces when she married Dr. J. M. Lawrence in 1852. The table belonged
+to Jackson. The wall paper is original, but the carpet is one of the
+period. The quilt was made by “Little Rachel” and was presented by Mrs.
+R. H. Oliphant, of San Mateo, Calif., in memory of her mother. The
+portrait over the mantel of Rachel Jackson Lawrence in her latter years
+was presented by her family. She is pictured wearing the miniature of
+her grandmother Jackson, for whom she was named, and which was given to
+her by President Jackson with the injunction never to go without it. A
+portrait of Andrew Jackson by the artist Wood, acquired by the
+Association in 1910. Washstand set of the period, given by Mrs. David P.
+Adams.
+
+The bronze lamp on mantle was among the original Hermitage furnishings.
+
+
+                            _The Upper Hall_
+
+
+    1. Jackson’s old cedar chest.
+    2. Steel engraving “Sortie on Gibraltar.”
+    3. Steel engraving, “Siege of Gibraltar.”
+    4. Steel engraving of Jackson on Sam Patch, willed to the
+          Association by Miss Elizabeth Archer.
+    5. Oration on General Jackson, delivered by George Bancroft, U. S.
+          Secretary of the Navy, in Washington, June 27, 1845 (one of 24
+          public eulogies delivered by various national leaders
+          following Jackson’s death).
+
+
+                              _Guest Room_
+
+ It was the Hermitage custom to welcome all travelers; this room was one
+used to accommodate some of the numerous guests. The two mahogany beds
+are original. The Association possesses six of the eight mahogany beds
+purchased when the house was refurnished in 1835. Also among the
+original furnishings are the cedar chest, mahogany washstand and
+wardrobe, the mirror, the mother-of-pearl inlay plate, the small leather
+trunk and the hatbox, and the wallpaper is original. The bowl and
+pitcher, presented by Mary Felice Ferrell, were given to her grandfather
+by Jackson. The Venetian ironwork chair was used as a barber’s chair.
+The carpet is an old one of the period.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.
+    2. Portrait of Jackson by an unknown artist.
+
+
+                           _The Brides’ Room_
+
+ As General and Mrs. Jackson were greatly beloved by the younger members
+of her family and of their friends, many came, including Henry A. Wise
+(later Governor of Virginia) and his bride, to spend their honeymoons at
+the Hermitage. This guest room, therefore, was known as the Brides’
+Room. The mahogany bed, French dresser, wardrobe, chest and shaving
+stand, table, mirror and china vases were all among the original
+furnishings. The bedspread is handwoven, the silk quilt was made by Mrs.
+Julia Nichol More, granddaughter of Josiah Nichol, friend and neighbor
+of the Jacksons. The carpet was a gift from Miss Myrtle Drane, of
+Clarksville, who inherited it from her grandfather.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson. Presented to the Association by Mrs.
+          Ellen Call Long, whose father, General Call, eloped with Miss
+          Mary Kirkman and was married at the Hermitage. This portrait
+          and also one of General Jackson, were given to the young
+          couple as a bridal present.
+    2. Chair from the Chateau de Lafayette, presented to the Association
+          in 1890 by Senator Edmond de Lafayette, the grandson of
+          General Lafayette. Senator Lafayette’s letter in relation to
+          this gift is in the Museum.
+    3. Masonic Lodge candlestick used in Gallatin by General Jackson.
+          Presented by Col. Thomas H. Boyers.
+    4. Portrait of Jackson presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs.
+          David C. Mosby, San Francisco, Calif.
+
+
+                           _The Dining Room_
+
+ Rachel Jackson’s Blessing was: “Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech Thee, this
+provision for our good and us to Thy service for Christ’s sake, Amen.”
+
+The dining room contains the original sideboard, table, some of the
+chairs, side table, pier table, sugar chest, andirons, and some of the
+silver and glass. The drapery fabric is an exact reproduction of an old
+brocatel pattern, by Scalamandre Silks; the curtains are of the type
+originally used; the carpet is one of the period. The floor is the only
+one in the mansion that has had to be replaced; a piece of the original
+flooring is in the Museum.
+
+Adjoining the dining room is the pantry and farther to the rear the
+storeroom. A passageway leads directly from the dining room to the porch
+connecting with the kitchen.
+
+All articles in the dining room are originals unless otherwise
+specified.
+
+
+    1. The “Old Hickory” or January 8 mantel, made of bits of hickory
+          bark worked on only on the 8th of January of successive years,
+          by one of Jackson’s soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans.
+          Presented to General Jackson January 8, 1839 and placed in the
+          dining room by General Jackson, January 8, 1840.
+    2. Pair of French vases, on the mantel.
+    3. The original dining table, at which several Presidents have
+          dined: James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Theodore
+          Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Presidents Millard
+          Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Rutherford B.
+          Hayes, and William H. Taft, General Sam Houston, and the
+          Marquis de Lafayette were also among the distinguished guests
+          who have been entertained at the Hermitage.
+    4. Silver tray given to Jackson by Sam Houston. Presented to the
+          Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields. The large coffee
+          pot with the initials A. J., once owned by Jackson, was
+          returned by its recent owner, Mrs. John MacVeagh, Santa
+          Barbara, Calif.; the three other pieces are Hermitage
+          originals.
+    5. Candelabra with “wind glasses.”
+    6. Epergne.
+    7. Silver wine cart. Mate in Museum.
+    8. Two of the Decatur silver vegetable dishes.
+    9. Silver egg and toast rack. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham
+          Hall in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall, to
+          whose family these were given by the Jacksons.
+    10. Cruet set.
+    11. Silver covered dishes, part of the silver pieces purchased by
+          Jackson from the widow of Commodore Decatur. The silver
+          originally included sixteen round and oval dishes, which were
+          used constantly for years at the Hermitage.
+    12. Silver candelabrum, one of a pair used at the White House, given
+          by Miss Mary R. Wilcox.
+    13. Additional pieces of the Decatur silver.
+    14. Bohemian wine decanters and silver holders.
+    15. Silver wine cooler.
+    16. Portrait of John Donelson, one of the Tennessee pioneers,
+          brother of Rachel Jackson.
+    17. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. by Earl.
+    18. Portrait of Sarah York Jackson (wife of Andrew Jackson, Jr.).
+          The dress in which she is pictured is in the Museum.
+    19. Portrait of Mrs. John Donelson (Mary Purnell).
+    20. Portrait of Rachel Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson.
+    21. Portrait of Andrew Jackson, about 1820.
+    22. Oil painting of Christopher Columbus (over the mantel).
+          Presented to Jackson by S. D. Bradford of West Roxbury, Mass
+    23. Portrait of General Coffee.
+    24. Portrait of Mary Donelson Coffee, wife of General Coffee,
+          daughter of John Donelson and niece of Rachel Jackson. These
+          portraits were presented by Hon. Alexander Donelson Coffee,
+          son of General and Mrs. Coffee.
+
+
+                               _Kitchen_
+
+ The restoration of the furnishings of the old kitchen to its oldtime
+glory of yawning chimney piece, its crane and pothook, its ovens and
+skillets, its candle molds and spinning wheels, brings back
+reminiscences of the cook, “Betty,” and the old regime of Jackson’s day.
+The large stone hearth is as it was in General Jackson’s day.
+
+
+    Spinning wheel and reel, over 100 years old. Presented by Andrew
+          Jackson Baker, former custodian, who was born at the
+          Hermitage.
+    Table of the period, given by Mrs. W. H. Wemyss.
+    Candle molds. Presented by Miss Louise Baxter, Mrs. W. J. McMurray,
+          Mrs. M. A. Spurr, and Mrs. George L. Cowan.
+    Pothooks and Flax Hacker. Used in Revolutionary days. Presented by
+          Miss Louise Baxter and Miss Louise G. Lindsley.
+    Some of the original kitchen utensils. Presented by Mrs. Andrew
+          Jackson III.
+    Copper kettle given to Rachel Jackson by Peggy O’Neal.
+    Old grease lamp, given by Mrs. W. A. Hargis.
+    Original water cooler. Always used in the pantry.
+    Brass kettle. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.
+    Original churn of Jackson’s. Loaned by Miss Emma Hoffstetter. Six
+          dish covers, pair tongs of Major Andrew Jackson Donelson’s.
+          Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    Original old wafer irons. Presented by Mrs. L. D. Hill and Mrs John
+          K. Maddin.
+    Original kitchen “safe,” for keeping food.
+    Pie tins and custard cups, used by Aunt Betty, the cook.
+    Original spice jars, brought from China.
+    Original flour and meal chest.
+    Original chest which contained Decatur silver (see letter in
+          Museum).
+    Original brass kettles, used for preserving.
+    Plate given by Mary Hook, once used at the Hermitage.
+    Iron spit, given by Mary Felice Ferrell.
+    The bells overhead on the back porch were rung from the parlor and
+          front door.
+
+
+                          _The Old Smokehouse_
+
+ A remnant of days long gone by, when the smokehouse was the most
+important house on a plantation. Built in 1831.
+
+Original trough for salting meat made from one log, presented by Mrs.
+Cleves Symmes, granddaughter of Jackson’s adopted son.
+
+The iron kettle, used for rendering lard, was given by Mrs. E. W.
+Graham, great-great-grandniece of Rachel Jackson. The imitation hams
+show how they were hung from the beams.
+
+A normal supply of meat for the 100 slaves, family and guests when hogs
+were killed was from 20,000 to 25,000 pounds.
+
+
+                              _The Garden_
+
+ To the east of the mansion is the flower garden which General Jackson
+had laid out in 1819 for his wife, Rachel, whose chief interest it was.
+
+It was designed by William Frost, a well-known English Landscapist, and
+it is considered by authorities to be an outstanding example of early
+American garden design.
+
+More than an acre in area, the garden contains about fifty varieties of
+old fashioned plants and great hickory and magnolia trees planted by
+General Jackson.
+
+Other interesting varieties of trees in the garden and on the grounds
+have markers showing their common and botanical names.
+
+Copy of an old English sundial given by Thomas H. Berry. Base given by
+James W. Pearre.
+
+The tomb of General and Mrs. Jackson is in the south-east corner of the
+garden, and many other members of their family and household are buried
+in the plot nearby.
+
+    [Illustration: Garden plan.]
+
+
+
+
+THE TOMB
+
+
+    [Illustration: The tomb.]
+
+The tomb was built by General Jackson in 1831 and was erected over his
+wife, with a vault for himself.
+
+The inscription on General Jackson’s tomb is:
+
+                         General Andrew Jackson
+                          Born March 15, 1767
+                           Died June 8, 1845
+
+The inscription on Mrs. Jackson’s tomb was written by her husband, and
+is as follows:
+
+  “Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachel Jackson, wife of President
+  Jackson, who died the 22nd of December, 1828. Age, 61 years. Her face
+  was fair, her person pleasing, her temper amiable, her heart kind; she
+  delighted in relieving the wants of her fellow creatures, and
+  cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending
+  methods; to the poor she was a benefactor; to the rich an example; to
+  the wretched a comforter; to the prosperous an ornament; her piety
+  went hand in hand with her benevolence, and she thanked her Creator
+  for being permitted to do good. A being so gentle and so virtuous
+  slander might wound, but could not dishonor. Even death, when he bore
+  her from the arms of her husband, could but transport her to the bosom
+  of her God.”
+
+The other graves on the plot are those of the adopted son, Andrew
+Jackson, Jr., and his wife, Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. Two infants lie
+buried there; also one son, Samuel Jackson, who was killed at
+Chickamauga; the grave of Dr. John M. Lawrence, who married Rachel, the
+idol of the old General’s life. In February, 1923, the spirit of Mrs.
+Rachel Jackson Lawrence passed into the great beyond, and her body rests
+beside her husband and near her grandfather, the great hero, who
+affectionately looked upon and called her his “beloved little Rachel.”
+The grave of Col. R. E. W. Earl, friend and companion of Jackson, is
+there. Further apart from the other graves is that of Mrs. Marion Adams,
+the widowed sister of Mrs. Sarah Jackson who always resided with her,
+and whose family was reared at the Hermitage. On December 19, 1906, Col.
+Andrew Jackson, grandson, was laid beside his kindred dust in the
+garden, and his wife, Mrs. Amy Jackson, who died January 9, 1921, lies
+beside him. There are also the graves of John Marshall Lawrence,
+1859-1926, and Thomas Donelson Lawrence, 1869-1942, sons of Mrs. Rachel
+Jackson Lawrence; and Anne Laurie Lawrence Smith, born at the Hermitage
+April 3, 1855, died February 4, 1937, and Sazie Lawrence Winn, born at
+Hermitage March 15, 1854, died May 6, 1882, daughters of Mrs. Lawrence.
+Andrew Jackson, IV, son of Col. Andrew and Mrs. Amy Jackson, was buried
+here in 1953.
+
+The grave of Uncle Alfred, freed slave who preferred to remain at the
+Hermitage and who wanted to be buried near General Jackson, is located
+to the north of the tomb in the garden.
+
+The stone seat near the tomb is one of three presented to the Hermitage
+by Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness, Mr. Robert F. Jackson, Jr., and Mr. N.
+Baxter Jackson of New York, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Robert F.
+Jackson, who served as Regent of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association. Mrs.
+Robert F. Jackson’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, served as first
+Regent 1889-1899.
+
+
+                         THE SARCOPHAGUS OFFER
+
+  In March, 1845, Commodore Elliott offered to General Jackson a
+  sarcophagus which he had obtained at Palestine. In a letter of
+  appreciation, but ringing with American spirit, General Jackson
+  declined the offer.
+
+  Copies of two letters touching this incident were presented to the
+  Association by Hon. John Wesley Gaines and are as follows:
+
+                                        Washington City, March 18, 1845.
+
+  _My Dear General_—Last night I made something of a speech at the
+  National Institute, and have offered for their acceptance the
+  sarcophagus which I obtained at Palestine, brought home in the
+  Constitution, and believed to contain the remains of the Roman Emperor
+  Alexander Severus, with the suggestion that it might be tendered you
+  for your final resting place. I pray you, General, to live on in the
+  fear of the Lord; dying the death of a Roman soldier, an emperor’s
+  coffin awaits you.
+
+  I am, truly, your friend.
+                                                       Jesse D. Elliott.
+  To Gen. Andrew Jackson.
+
+                                       Hermitage, Tenn., March 27, 1845.
+
+  _Dear Sir_—Your letter of the 18th inst. tonight with a copy of the
+  Proceedings of the National Institute, furnished me by their
+  corresponding secretary, on the presentation by you of the sarcophagus
+  for acceptance on condition it shall be preserved and in honor of my
+  memory, have been received and are now before me. Although laboring
+  under great debility and affliction, from a severe attack from which I
+  may not recover, I raise my pen and endeavor to reply. The steadiness
+  of my nerves may perhaps lead you to conclude my prostration of
+  strength is not so great as here expressed. Strange as it may appear,
+  my nerves are as steady as they were forty years gone by, whilst from
+  debility and affliction I am gasping for breath. I have read the whole
+  proceedings of the presentation by you of the sarcophagus, and the
+  resolutions passed by the board of directors so honorable to my fame,
+  with sensations and feelings more easily to be conjectured than by me
+  expressed. The whole proceedings call for my most grateful thanks
+  which are hereby extended to you, and through you to the president and
+  directors of the National Institute. BUT WITH THE WARMEST SENSATIONS
+  THAT CAN INSPIRE A GRATEFUL HEART, I MUST DECLINE ACCEPTING THE HONOR
+  INTENDED TO BE BESTOWED. I CANNOT CONSENT THAT MY MORTAL BODY SHALL BE
+  LAID IN A REPOSITORY PREPARED FOR AN EMPEROR OR KING.
+
+  MY REPUBLICAN FEELINGS AND PRINCIPLES FORBID IT; THE SIMPLICITY OF OUR
+  SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FORBIDS IT. EVERY MONUMENT ERECTED TO PERPETUATE
+  THE MEMORY OF OUR HEROES AND STATESMEN OUGHT TO BEAR EVIDENCE OF THE
+  ECONOMY AND SIMPLICITY OF OUR REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS AND OF THE
+  PLAINNESS OF OUR REPUBLICAN CITIZENS, WHO ARE THE SOVEREIGNS OF OUR
+  GLORIOUS UNION AND WHOSE VIRTUE IT IS TO PERPETUATE IT. TRUE VIRTUE
+  CANNOT EXIST WHERE POMP AND PARADE ARE THE GOVERNING PASSIONS. IT CAN
+  ONLY DWELL WITH THE PEOPLE—THE GREAT LABORING AND PRODUCING
+  CLASSES—THAT FORM THE BONE AND SINEW OF OUR CONFEDERACY.
+
+  For these reasons I cannot accept the honor you and the president and
+  directors of the National Institute intended to bestow. I CANNOT
+  PERMIT MY REMAINS TO BE THE FIRST IN THESE UNITED STATES TO BE
+  DEPOSITED IN A SARCOPHAGUS MADE FOR AN EMPEROR OR A KING. I again
+  repeat, please accept for yourself, and convey to the president and
+  directors of the National Institute, my most profound respects for the
+  honor you and they intended to bestow. I have prepared an humble
+  depository for my mortal body besides that wherein lies my beloved
+  wife, where, without any pomp or parade, I have requested, when my God
+  calls me to sleep with my fathers, to be laid; for both of us there to
+  remain until the last trumpet sounds to call the dead to judgment,
+  when we, I hope, shall rise together, clothed with that heavenly body
+  promised to all who believe in our glorious Redeemer who died for us
+  that we might live, and by whose atonement I hope for a blessed
+  immortality.
+
+  I am, with great respect, your friend and fellow citizen,
+                                                         Andrew Jackson.
+  To Commodore J. D. Elliott, United States Navy.
+
+On January 8th, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, an annual
+pilgrimage is made to the tomb of Andrew Jackson by the Association,
+school groups, patriotic and civil official organizations.
+Representatives place wreaths on the tomb. The Andrew Jackson State
+Park, commemorating his birthplace, is located 10 miles north of
+Lancaster, S. C.
+
+Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, largely a memorial to General
+Jackson, is located on the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, on the
+Tallapoosa River, east central Alabama.
+
+
+                         _Uncle Alfred’s Cabin_
+
+ Uncle Alfred was General Jackson’s body-servant and lived in his cabin
+in the rear yard. Born in 1803, he lived until 1901, and for many years
+entertained visitors when acting as guide through the Hermitage. At his
+request, he is buried near the Jackson tomb in the garden. This cabin
+has been furnished according to Uncle Alfred’s time. In one of the rooms
+of the cabin is an old spinning jinny (original) presented by Mrs. W. B.
+Walton, a great-niece of Mrs. Jackson. This was inherited by Mrs. Walton
+from the family.
+
+
+                _Old Carriage House From Hunter’s Hill_
+
+ Log building used as a carriage house during Jackson’s residence at
+Hunter’s Hill, was moved from there and now located near the spring,
+used as a tool house.
+
+
+                     _The Log House by the Spring_
+
+ Completed in 1940, was built for the use of the Hermitage Association
+members. It consists of two spacious rooms and a kitchen equipped for
+simple cooking. It is used for the annual spring and fall outings of the
+Association, and members have the privilege of using the kitchen and one
+or both rooms for entertaining, upon application to the custodian and
+payment of a small fee. One of the rooms was furnished in memory of Mrs.
+Walter Stokes, former Regent, by her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, and
+her son, Walter Stokes, Jr.
+
+
+                       GENUINENESS OF THE RELICS
+
+That there might never be a question raised as to the genuineness of the
+relics purchased, the Association has obtained from Colonel Jackson and
+his sister, Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the following affidavit:
+
+  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
+
+  This is to certify that all the articles of furniture or relics
+  purchased by the Ladies’ Hermitage Association from Mrs. Rachel
+  Jackson Lawrence, granddaughter, and Col. Andrew Jackson, grandson of
+  General Andrew Jackson are the identical pieces of furniture owned and
+  used by General Jackson during his lifetime. They were in the
+  Hermitage when General Jackson died and were there when the Ladies’
+  Hermitage Association took possession in 1889. The entire collection
+  was removed in 1893, when Col. Jackson left the Hermitage, and have
+  been restored from time to time as the Association was able to
+  purchase them.
+
+  The articles restored up to the present time, March, 1900, are those
+  in General Jackson’s bedroom, which is complete as it was the day he
+  died; the library, or office, entire; the hall, entire; and all
+  furniture now in the dining room and parlors.
+
+  (SEAL)
+                                                Rachel Jackson Lawrence.
+                                                    Col. Andrew Jackson.
+
+  Sworn to and subscribed before me, this March 13, 1900.
+                                           R. S. Cowan, _Notary Public_.
+
+Since 1900 many more pieces of the Jackson furniture and relics have
+been acquired and restored to the Hermitage by purchase, gift, or loan;
+and while it is well furnished throughout with original pieces,
+information is still being gathered and evaluated on some outstanding
+relics.
+
+
+                    OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
+                                 OF THE
+                     LADIES’ HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION
+
+  _Regent_                                         Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  _First Vice-Regent_                               Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  _Second Vice-Regent_                               Mrs. Edward W. Graham
+  _Treasurer_                                            Mrs. Roy C. Avery
+  _Recording Secretary_                                Mrs. Horatio Buntin
+  _Corresponding Secretary_                         Mrs. Douglas M. Wright
+
+
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Miss Marian Craig
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness
+  Miss Martha Lindsey
+  Mrs. Gilbert Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Fred Russell
+  Mrs. Laird Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+
+
+  Mr. Stanley F. Horn, _President_, Nashville
+  Mr. William Waller, _Vice President_, Nashville
+  Mr. C. Lawrence Winn, _Secretary_, Old Hickory
+  Mr. Henry Barker, Bristol
+  Mr. Thomas H. Berry, White Pine
+  Mr. Walter Chandler, Memphis
+  Mr. Lewis R. Donelson, Jr., Memphis
+  Mr. T. Graham Hall, Nashville
+  Mr. James G. Stahlman, Nashville
+
+
+   The Following Boards Have Had Control of the Association Since Its
+                              Organization
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1889
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. A. S. Colyar, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. William Morrow
+  Mrs. John Ruhm
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Duncan B. Cooper
+  Mrs. Felix Demoville
+  L. F. Benson, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 20, 1891
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. William Morrow
+  Mrs. John Ruhm
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+  Dr. William Morrow, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED JUNE 7, 1893
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Isabel M. Clark
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson
+  Mr. Edgar Jones, Treasurer
+
+
+                        ELECTED OCTOBER 30, 1895
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor
+  Mrs. Hugh Craighead
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. Isabel Clark
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 19, 1897
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. R. G. Throne
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1899
+
+
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson. First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Eugene C. Lewis, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. R. G. Throne
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1901
+
+
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. William J. McMurray
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 13, 1903
+
+
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. William J. McMurray
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer
+    Mrs. Lindsley expiring July 5, 1903. Mrs. A. M. Shook was elected
+          Regent, Miss Louise Lindsley, a director.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1905
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Louise Lindsley, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary
+  Mrs. William J. McMurray
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1907
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson
+  Mrs. Joseph M. Ford
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 19, 1909
+
+
+  Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson
+  Mrs. Joseph M. Ford
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+    Mrs. M. S. Cockrill expired 1910. Mrs. Shelby Williams elected her
+          successor.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1911
+
+
+  Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes
+  Mrs. John C. Brown
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. James H. Campbell
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 21, 1913
+
+
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Miss Carrie Sims
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 19, 1915
+
+
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Miss Carrie Sims
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+    Mrs. P. H. Manlove expiring February 27, 1917. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+          was elected treasurer and Mrs. Porter Phillips a director.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 16, 1917
+
+
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. Porter Phillips
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. J. Washington Moore
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 21, 1919
+
+
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. E. T. Lowe
+  Mrs. Porter Phillips
+  Mrs. Harry Evans
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 18, 1921
+
+
+  Mrs. Harry Evans, Regent
+  Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+    Mrs. Harry Evans resigned April 4th 1922. Mrs. Henry elected Regent
+          and Mrs. McFarland a director. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks resigned
+          December, 1921. Mrs. E. A, Lindsey elected treasurer. Mrs.
+          Joseph H. Thompson resigned and Mrs. Reau Folk elected
+          October, 1921.
+
+
+                            ELECTED MAY 1922
+
+
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry, Regent
+  Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Reau Folk
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Craig McFarland
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 16, 1923
+
+
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent
+  Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Reau Folk
+  Mrs. Craig McFarland
+  Mrs. John T. Henderson
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 20, 1925
+
+
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent
+  Mrs. James Frazer, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Reau Folk, Secretary
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Craig McFarland
+  Mrs. H. L. Sperry.
+  Mrs. J. H. Overton
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 18, 1927
+
+
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Regent
+  Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, 1st Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Secretary
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. H. L. Sperry
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sr.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1929
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. E. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. H. L. Sperry, Secretary
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 20, 1931
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Secretary
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1933
+
+
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. George Blackie
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1935
+
+
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. George Blackie
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1937
+
+
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. George Blackie
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk.
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1939
+
+
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Geo. Blackie, Corresponding Secretary
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Charles Buntin
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+    Mrs. James E. Caldwell expired 1939, and Mrs. Edgar Foster was
+          elected her successor. Miss Martha Lindsey was elected to the
+          Board.
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1941
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Charles E. Buntin
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1943
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Charles E. Buntin
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sr.
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1945
+
+
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt
+  Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Miss Fermine Pride
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  Mrs. Roy Avery
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1947
+
+
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt
+  Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Miss Fermine Pride
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  Mrs. Roy Avery
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1949
+
+
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Charles E. Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1951
+
+
+  Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Charles Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1953
+
+
+  Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Charles Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1955
+
+
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary
+  Mrs. Geo. F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1957
+
+
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, Regent
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1959
+
+
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Regent
+  Mrs. Douglas S. Henry, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1961
+
+
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corresponding Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Miss Marian Craig
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness
+  Miss Martha Lindsey
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Fred Russell
+  Mrs. Laird Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1963
+
+
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Corresponding Secretary
+  Mrs. George M. Blackie
+  Miss Marian Craig
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Fred Russell
+  Mrs. Laird Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright
+
+
+         Publications Sold By The Ladies’ Hermitage Association
+
+
+  _Guide Book_ (_Catalogue, Historical Data, Pictures_)
+    25 Cents
+  _The Hermitage, Home of Old Hickory, $3.95_
+    Stanley F. Horn
+  _Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, $1.50_
+    Mary French Caldwell
+  _The Battle of New Orleans, Its Real Meaning, 35 Cents_
+    Reau E. Folk
+  Mr. Bancroft’s Oration on the death of Andrew Jackson
+    25 Cents
+  _Preservation of the Hermitage, $2.00_
+    Mrs. Mary C. Dorris
+  _Rachel Jackson_, 35 Cents
+    Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  _Advice to Jackson from His Mother_
+    illuminated, 25 Cents
+  _Andrew Jackson, Man of Destiny_, 10 Cents
+    William E. Beard
+  _President’s Lady, $3.95_
+    Irving Stone
+  _Historical Homes of the Old South_ (Drawings)
+    75 Cents
+  _The Hermitage_, 50 Cents
+    Stanley F. Horn
+  _Constitution of the United States, Declaration of Independence
+          Historical Facts and Data_
+    30 Cents
+  _Historic Documents; Declaration of Independence, Constitution of
+          United States, Bill of Rights, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address_
+    $1.00
+  _Andrew Jackson and Freemasonry_, By Dr. Paul E. DeWitt
+    25c
+  _Various Postcards and Slides_
+
+
+                           FOR YOUNG READERS
+
+
+  _Andrew Jackson, $2.50_
+    Genevieve Foster
+  _Rachel Jackson, Tennessee Girl, $1.95_
+    Christine Noble Govan
+  _The Jacksons of Tennessee, $2.95_
+    Marguerite Vance
+  _Andrew Jackson, The Fighting Frontiersman, $1.75_
+    Frances Fitzpatrick Wright
+  _Sam Houston, Fighter and Leader, $1.75_
+    Frances Fitzpatrick Wright
+  _Andrew Jackson, Frontier Statesman_, $3.50
+    Clara Ingram Judson
+
+
+                 Books and Pamphlets on Andrew Jackson
+ IN THE STATE LIBRARY DIVISION OF TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
+
+            _Author_                    _Title_                 _Date of
+                                                            Publication_
+  Jackson, Andrew                Correspondence, 7 vols., ed. by 1926-35
+                                 John S. Bassett
+  An American Officer            Civil and Military History of      1825
+                                 Andrew Jackson
+  Bassett, John S.               The Life of Andrew Jackson, 2      1911
+                                 vols.
+  Bowers, Claude G.              Party Battles of the Jackson       1922
+                                 Period
+  Brady, Cyrus T.                The True Andrew Jackson            1906
+  Brown, William G.              Andrew Jackson                     1900
+  Buell, Augustus G.             History of Andrew Jackson          1904
+  Campbell, Tom W.               Two Fighters and Two Fines         1941
+  Citizen of New York            Memoirs of General Andrew          1845
+                                 Jackson
+  Cobbett, William               Life of Andrew Jackson             1834
+  Colyar, Arthur St. C.          Life and Times of Andrew           1904
+                                 Jackson
+  Dusenbery, Ben M.              Monument to the Memory of Gen.     1845
+                                 Jackson
+  Eaton, John H.                 The Life of Andrew Jackson         1817
+  Frost, John                    Pictorial Life of Andrew           1847
+                                 Jackson
+  Gentleman of the Baltimore     Some Account of Gen. Jackson       1828
+    Bar
+  Goodwin, Philo A.              Biography of Andrew Jackson        1832
+  Headley, Joel T.               The Life of Andrew Jackson         1880
+  Heiskell, Saml. G.             Andrew Jackson and Early Tenn.     1920
+                                 History, 3 vols.
+  James, Marquis                 Andrew Jackson, 2 vols.            1938
+  Jenkins, Jno. S.               Life and Public Services of        1880
+                                 Gen. Andrew Jackson
+  Johnson, Gerald W.             Andrew Jackson, An Epic in         1927
+                                 Homespun
+  Karsner, David                 Andrew Jackson, The Gentle         1929
+                                 Savage
+  Macdonald, Wm.                 Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1837    1906
+  Mayo, Robert                   Political Sketches of Eight        1839
+                                 Years in Washington
+  Nicolay, Helen                 Andrew Jackson, The Fighting       1929
+                                 President
+  Ogg, Frederic A.               The Reign of Andrew Jackson        1921
+  Parton, James                  Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 vols.    1860
+  Peck, Charles H.               The Jacksonian Epoch               1899
+  Rowland, Eron O.               Andrew Jackson’s Campaign          1926
+                                 Against the British
+  Schlesinger, Arthur M.         The Age of Jackson                 1945
+  Snelling, William J.           A Brief, Impartial History by a    1831
+                                 Free Man
+  Sumner, William G.             Andrew Jackson                     1910
+  Syrett, Harold G.              Andrew Jackson, His                1953
+                                 Contribution
+  Van Deusen, Glyndon            The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1848      1959
+  Waldo, Samuel P.               Memoirs of Andrew Jackson          1819
+  Walker, Alexander              Jackson and New Orleans            1856
+  Ward, John W.                  Andrew Jackson, Symbol for an      1955
+                                 Age
+
+
+                           FOR YOUNG READERS
+
+  Coy, Harold                    Real Book About Andrew Jackson     1952
+  James, Bessie R.               The Courageous Heart               1934
+  Judson, Clara I.               Andrew Jackson                     1954
+
+  In addition to the above, the State Library has many valuable, rare,
+  and out-of-print pamphlets on General Jackson.
+
+  _Microfilms of Hermitage Letters and Documents are available at Joint
+  University Library._
+
+    [Illustration: Entrance to the Hermitage]
+
+
+
+
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Hermitage, by Mary C. Dorris
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+Title: The Hermitage
+       Home of General Andrew Jackson
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+Author: Mary C. Dorris
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+
+<div id="cover" class="img">
+<img id="coverpage" src="images/cover.jpg" alt="The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson" width="500" height="780" />
+</div>
+<div class="img" id="ill1">
+<img id="fig1" src="images/p02.jpg" alt="" width="527" height="800" />
+<p class="pcap"><b><span class="sc">Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage</span></b>
+<br /><i>This Portrait by Earl was presented in 1944 by Mrs. Charles W. Frear of Troy, N. Y., in memory of her husband, who owned it for many years.</i></p>
+</div>
+<div class="box">
+<h1><span class="sc">The Hermitage</span>
+<br /><span class="smaller">Home of General Andrew Jackson</span></h1>
+<p class="center"><i><b>Registered National Historic Landmark
+<br />Seventh President of United States</b></i></p>
+<p class="tbcenter">P. O. HERMITAGE, TENN.</p>
+<p class="tbcenter"><i>Originally Compiled by</i> <span class="sc">Mrs. Mary C. Dorris</span></p>
+<p class="center">Revised June, 1963</p>
+<p class="center"><span class="sc">Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith</span>, <i>Regent</i>
+<br /><span class="sc">Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin</span>, <i>Secretary</i>
+<br /><span class="sc">Mrs. Douglas M. Wright</span>, <i>Research</i></p>
+</div>
+<dl class="toc">
+<dt><a href="#c1">Historical</a> Page 3</dt>
+<dt><a href="#c2">Original Log Hermitage</a> Page 16</dt>
+<dt><a href="#c3">Museum</a> Page 24</dt>
+<dt><a href="#c4">Mansion and Grounds</a> Page 41</dt>
+<dt><a href="#c5">Tomb</a> Page 54</dt>
+</dl>
+<div class="box">
+<h2><i>Advice to Andrew Jackson by His Mother</i></h2>
+<p>In 1781 Andrew Jackson, then fourteen years of age, enlisted in
+the American Army; was captured and thrown into prison, where
+he had smallpox. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, through
+exchange, arranged for his release and nursed him back to health.
+Responding to an urgent appeal, she left him to go to Charleston to
+nurse some sick neighbors who were confined there on a British hospital
+ship. This errand of mercy cost her life. She caught yellow fever
+and died.</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>Almost her last words to her young son were:</p>
+<p><i>Andrew, if I should not see you again, I wish you to remember
+and treasure up some things I have already said to you. In this
+world you will have to make your own way. To do that, you
+must have friends. You can make friends by being honest, and
+you can keep them by being steadfast. You must keep in mind
+that friends worth having will in the long run expect as much
+from you as they give to you. To forget an obligation or to be
+ungrateful for a kindness is a base crime&mdash;not merely a fault
+or a sin, but an actual crime. Men guilty of it sooner or later
+must suffer the penalty. In personal conduct be always polite
+but never obsequious. None will respect you more than you
+respect yourself. Avoid quarrels as long as you can without
+yielding to imposition. But sustain your manhood always.
+Never bring a suit in law for assault and battery or for defamation.
+The law affords no remedy for such outrages that can satisfy
+the feelings of a true man. Never wound the feelings of others.
+Never brook wanton outrage upon your own feelings. If ever
+you have to vindicate your feelings or defend your honor, do it
+calmly. If angry at first, wait until your wrath cools before you
+proceed.</i></p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>These words were repeated by General Jackson on his birthday,
+March 15, 1815, at New Orleans, to three members of his military
+family: Major John H. Eaton, Major William B. Lewis, and Captain
+W. O. Butler. &ldquo;Gentlemen,&rdquo; said General Jackson, &ldquo;I wish she could
+have lived to see this day. There never was a woman like her. She
+was gentle as a dove and as brave as a lioness. Her last words have
+been the law of my life.&rdquo;</p>
+<p class="center"><i>Copies of the above may be purchased at the Souvenir Shop at the Hermitage</i></p>
+</div>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_3">3</div>
+<div class="img" id="ill2">
+<img id="fig2" src="images/p03.jpg" alt="" width="469" height="600" />
+<p class="pcap">MRS. ANDREW JACKSON</p>
+</div>
+<div class="img" id="ill3">
+<img id="fig3" src="images/p03a.jpg" alt="" width="467" height="600" />
+<p class="pcap">ANDREW JACKSON</p>
+</div>
+<h2 id="c1"><span class="sc">Andrew Jackson</span></h2>
+<p class="center"><i>By</i> <span class="sc">Reau E. Folk</span></p>
+<p>Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States,
+gave the name &ldquo;Hermitage&rdquo; to his home. In his inspiring
+memory it is preserved.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Youth</i></h3>
+Andrew Jackson was of Scotch-Irish lineage. His parents
+were of the rugged pioneer type that throughout America
+helped to lay the foundation of a great republic. He was born on
+March 15, 1767, in what was known as the Waxhaws Settlement,
+near the line between North and South Carolina. There has been
+some dispute as to which of the two States could claim him. Some
+authorities appear to have definitely settled that at the time of his
+nativity the Waxhaws Settlement constituted a part of South
+Carolina, but that now Jackson&rsquo;s birth site is comprehended in
+Union County, North Carolina. Jackson always gave South Carolina
+as his birth state.</div>
+<p>Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s father, for whom he was named, died several
+days before he was born. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson,
+to whom tribute should be paid as a truly remarkable woman,
+<span class="pb" id="Page_4">4</span>
+heroically met the hard situation of rearing and educating her three
+small sons. Young Andrew was nourished in the Revolutionary
+sentiment, which was rife in the late sixties and early seventies,
+bursting into flame in 1775. He and his mother and brothers were
+patriots from the inception of the Revolutionary movement. These
+fires of patriotism in the Waxhaws were fanned by the fact that
+there was much Tory sentiment. When in August, 1776, a newspaper
+reached the Waxhaws carrying the Declaration of Independence
+young Andrew Jackson, then in his tenth year, was called
+upon to read it to an assemblage. In 1781, at the age of fourteen,
+he enlisted with the South Carolina forces and was later made
+prisoner and struck down by a sword in the hands of a British
+officer whose boots he refused to black. His two brothers also
+enlisted in the war and gave up their lives. His mother, as a
+result of a mission service to Charleston to nurse prisoners from the
+Waxhaws there on shipboard, contracted yellow fever and died.
+At the successful end of the struggle of the Colonies young Andrew
+Jackson, in his fifteenth year, emaciated from desperate prison illness,
+found himself alone in the world, an orphan of the Revolution.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Early Career</i></h3>
+After completing his schooling, Jackson began the
+study of law. In 1786 he was licensed at Salisbury,
+N. C., and in 1788 went to Jonesboro, now in Washington County,
+Tenn., then in North Carolina. After a brief career at Jonesboro
+he received an appointment as U. S. Attorney for the Western
+District of North Carolina with headquarters at Nashville. He
+reached Nashville in 1788. He took an active part in Public Affairs
+and was a member of the Convention that framed the Constitution
+of Tennessee. In 1796, when Tennessee was admitted to
+the Union, he was chosen as the first Representative of the new
+state to Congress. A year later he was appointed to the United
+States Senate, and after a short service he resigned and subsequently
+became a member of the Superior Court of Law and Equity, holding
+this position until 1804, when he resigned to devote himself to
+personal affairs.</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Military</i></h3>
+Andrew Jackson was Major-General of Tennessee Militia
+from 1802 to 1814. It was in the War of 1812 that
+Jackson became a national figure. This war was the inevitable
+<div class="pb" id="Page_5">5</div>
+sequence of the Revolutionary War. It was occasioned by the
+conduct of England in restricting our commerce, impressing into
+her service seamen from our ships, acts of contempt intolerable to
+a free people. It has been called in apt phraseology the War OF
+American Independence in contra-distinction to the Revolution,
+which was FOR American Independence. Andrew Jackson, as
+Major-General of Tennessee Militia, threw himself into the conflict.
+He inaugurated a campaign against the Creek Indians, who,
+allied with the British, had been stirred to deeds of atrocity, the
+most revolting of which was the massacre at Fort Mimms, Alabama,
+on August 30, 1813. After a series of smaller engagements,
+General Jackson, finally, on March 27, 1814, overwhelmingly defeated
+and crushed the Creek Indians at the Great Horseshoe Bend.
+Two months later, May 31, General Jackson was made Major-General
+of the United States Army, with command of the Southern
+and Western Divisions.</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>New Orleans</i></h3>
+No sketch of Andrew Jackson, however brief, can
+fail of emphasis on the Battle of New Orleans, for it
+was his marvelous victory over the greatly outnumbering, confident,
+invading British Army on January 8, 1815, that first gave
+him national renown and made him a popular idol and hero. It
+came at a time when the national spirit was at its lowest ebb, as
+a result of a long series of land defeats, and sent a wave of exultant
+joy throughout the country. It was a complete and decisive victory.
+Historians agree that it was a brilliant victory, but many of
+them, and unfortunately school histories, present the view that the
+battle was fought after peace and was unnecessary. This has been
+exposed as an error. The State of Tennessee in 1927 appointed a
+commission to make research into the real value of the battle of
+New Orleans, and this commission submitted report to the Governor
+who transmitted it to the Legislature of 1935. This report
+has been published by the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association and is
+kept on sale at the Hermitage. It shows by quotation from the
+document itself that the treaty of Ghent, signed by the commissioners
+of the contending countries December 24, 1814, specifically
+provided that it should be effective when ratified by both sides,
+and that it was not ratified by the United States until February 17,
+1815, forty days after the battle at New Orleans. The report
+<div class="pb" id="Page_6">6</div>
+further shows by evidence of records that the battle saved the
+Louisiana Purchase, or another war with England. It shows also
+that the battle reestablished national integrity or peace from within.
+The importance of the battle can hardly be overestimated, viewed
+either from the immediate effects or the aftermath. The Ladies&rsquo;
+Hermitage Association in 1935 joined with the National Daughters
+of 1812 and other patriotic entities in calling for revision of school
+histories to accord with revealed facts.</div>
+<p>The victory at New Orleans, one of the most decisive defensive
+victories of history, will always be celebrated as an illustrious
+feat of the American arms and of the military genius of Andrew
+Jackson. Jackson mobilized incongruous elements, every available
+resource, into defense against the enemy attack. The forces thus
+assembled, consisting of Tennessee militia, Kentucky militia, Louisiana
+militia, and small contingents of regulars, Baratarian privateers,
+free men of color, Mississippi Dragoons, and friendly Choctaw
+Indians, numbered in all a little over five thousand. The invading
+army consisted of about twelve thousand seasoned British regulars.
+The British soldiers fought bravely, as British soldiers always do,
+but they could not stand against the well-planned, unerring fire
+from the American breastworks. The assault continued for twenty-five
+minutes, and then the British retreated in confusion, having
+lost in killed, wounded, and captured over twenty-five hundred
+of their number, including General Pakenham, chief in command,
+and General Gibbs, second in command, both having been killed.
+The American loss was put at thirteen killed and wounded. On
+the west bank of the river the British succeeded in capturing a
+small redoubt, but owing to the catastrophe of the main attack,
+this was abandoned.</p>
+<p>Jackson was too prudent to yield to the impulse to pursue the
+retreating enemy, which he knew still outnumbered him by two
+to one, but kept in readiness against a return assault. The British
+ten days later broke camp and retired to their ships, and on January
+28 set sail for the Dauphine islands. Jackson maintained himself
+in constant readiness against possibility of a return attack.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Judge Hall Fine</i></h3>
+As illustrative of Jackson&rsquo;s character or
+one phase of that remarkable character,
+brief mention is here given to the incident known as the Judge
+Hall fine. When General Jackson began organizing for the defense
+<div class="pb" id="Page_7">7</div>
+of New Orleans he put the city and environs under strict martial law.
+While this was irksome to the civil authorities it was acquiesced in
+because of the dire necessities of the situation. Rigid martial law
+was continued after the battle of January 8, and after the departure
+of the British from our shores. General Jackson took no chances
+of being caught unprepared in case of another attack. Some time
+in February a delegation was sent to the British fleet to arrange
+some exchanges. They reported upon return that a passing ship
+had brought the news of the agreement upon the peace treaty by the
+commissioners at Ghent. General Jackson refused to abrogate
+martial law, saying the news might be a British trick, or even if
+true the treaty must be ratified, and that in any event he would
+await official dispatches from the Government. A pamphlet appeared
+offensively criticizing the continuance of martial law.
+Authorship was traced to a member of the legislature. General
+Jackson had the offender arrested for spreading sedition in the camp.
+The prisoner applied to Federal Judge Hall for a writ of habeas
+corpus, which was granted. Thereupon General Jackson had
+Judge Hall also arrested and conveyed outside the martial law
+jurisdiction. When later (about March 13) official word came
+of the ratification of the treaty with proclamation of peace, martial
+law was lifted. Judge Hall returned and cited General Jackson
+to appear before him on the charge of contempt of court. General
+Jackson, in civilian dress, responded. He was followed to the
+court room by a large crowd of sympathizers. The judge showed
+uneasiness, fearing a mob. General Jackson, mounting a seat, said:
+&ldquo;There is no danger here&mdash;there shall be none. The same hand
+that protected this city from outrage by the invaders of the country
+will shield and protect this court or perish in the effort.&rdquo; Judge Hall
+imposed a fine of a thousand dollars which General Jackson promptly
+paid. When he left the courthouse a demonstrative populace took
+the horses from his carriage and conveyed him in triumphal way
+to his dwelling place. A public subscription was started to pay the
+amount of the fine, but General Jackson halted it. In 1843, six
+years after Jackson had retired from the Presidency, Congress
+refunded the fine plus six per cent interest. This incident is given
+as one distinct refutation of the charge so frequently made by
+Jackson&rsquo;s enemies that he was lawless, that he knew no law but his
+own will. From this instance, occurring at a crucial time in his
+<div class="pb" id="Page_8">8</div>
+career, the conclusion, which may be generally interpretative, is
+manifest that Jackson, no matter how autocratic in authority, no
+matter how intolerant of cross current interference, when occasion
+for authority ceased, submitted to, with readiness if necessary to
+defend, the civil institutions of his country.</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Interim</i></h3>
+In 1817 and 1818 General Jackson conducted a successful
+campaign against the Seminole Indians. His operations
+carried him into Spanish territory and international trouble was
+feared. It, however, happily ended in the cession by Spain to us of
+Florida. General Jackson was appointed Governor of this territory,
+but after a brief service resigned and returned to the Hermitage.</div>
+<p>In 1823-24 General Jackson again represented Tennessee in the
+United States Senate. In 1824 he was a candidate for President
+of the United States and received a plurality of the votes in the
+electoral college, but no candidate having received a majority,
+under the Constitution the election went to the House of Representatives,
+where John Quincy Adams was chosen.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The President</i></h3>
+In 1828 General Jackson was elected President,
+after a campaign marked by much bitterness.
+He received 178 electoral votes, and John Quincy Adams 83.
+In 1832 he was overwhelmingly re-elected, receiving 219 electoral
+votes. Henry Clay received 49, John Floyd 11, and William Wirt 7.</div>
+<p>His administrations were the first to be classed as &ldquo;Democratic.&rdquo;
+Those of Washington and John Adams were known as &ldquo;Federal,&rdquo;
+those of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams as
+&ldquo;Democratic-Republican.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>General Jackson&rsquo;s two administrations were marked by the
+force and power of his great personality. One of his memorable
+achievements was his prompt and effective dissipation of the cloud
+that hung over the Union when South Carolina sought to nullify
+the Tariff Act, which her citizens claimed was oppressive. President
+Jackson&rsquo;s great proclamation in this crisis electrified the nation.
+South Carolina repealed the nullification act. Another outstanding
+feature of President Jackson&rsquo;s administration was his veto of the
+act passed by Congress to re-charter the United States Bank.
+Congress declined to pass the bill over his veto, and the Bank went
+out of existence as a Federal institution at the expiration of its
+twenty-year charter in 1836. President Jackson, by direct instruction
+in October, 1833, caused the removal of the Government&rsquo;s
+<span class="pb" id="Page_9">9</span>
+deposits from the U. S. Bank. This led to the establishment
+of the sub-treasury system, by which the government became the
+custodian of its own money and disbursed it in accordance with
+specific appropriations by Congress. The removal of these deposits
+from the U. S. Bank created a great furor. It was resented by the
+Bank and its friends. The U. S. Bank, operating under charter
+from Congress, was undoubtedly a strong political factor. It
+was the head of what was called the money power, and represented
+an opposition so strong that no public man in America, save Andrew
+Jackson, could have overcome it. An adverse Senate, under the
+leadership of Messrs. Clay, Calhoun, and Webster, adopted a
+resolution March, 1834, censuring the President for the removal of
+the public money from the U. S. Bank. The resolution provoked
+great resentment among the followers of Jackson throughout the
+country. Many States, through their Legislatures, instructed their
+Senators to vote to expunge the unwarranted resolution from the
+Senate records. On January 16, 1837, after a prolonged debate,
+in which Clay, Calhoun, and Webster sought to stem the tide, a
+majority of the Senate voted to strike from the record the offensive
+resolution. Then and there the journal of June, 1834, was produced
+and the Senate&rsquo;s Secretary drew heavy ink lines around the resolution
+and wrote across the face thereof the words, &ldquo;Expunged by
+order of the Senate.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>In December, 1834, President Jackson announced the extinguishment
+of the public debt.</p>
+<p>In 1835, one Richard Lawrence, afterwards pronounced insane,
+attempted to assassinate President Jackson on the steps of the
+Capitol. The brave-hearted President rushed upon his assailant
+with uplifted cane, exclaiming: &ldquo;Let me get to him, gentlemen;
+I am not afraid.&rdquo; He would not desist until the would-be assassin
+was overpowered.</p>
+<p>March 4, 1837, General Jackson ended his notable administration
+as Chief Magistrate, leaving a Government practically free from
+debt and the country in a highly prosperous condition. He retired
+to his beloved Hermitage, which became a mecca for the leaders of
+his party. He continued to exercise a potent influence upon the
+affairs of the nation until his death, June 8, 1845.</p>
+<p>The direction which Andrew Jackson gave to our national life
+and the marked impress he made upon it are still manifest. In
+<span class="pb" id="Page_10">10</span>
+every crisis his memory has been, and is still being, invoked as an
+inspiration to courage, honesty, and patriotism.</p>
+<h3>DOMESTIC</h3>
+<p>General Jackson&rsquo;s wife was Rachel Donelson. She first contracted
+a marriage with Lewis Robards, who lived in the territory
+of Kentucky, then under the jurisdiction of Virginia. The marriage
+was not a happy one and she returned to her paternal home near
+Nashville. Robards presented a petition for divorce to the Legislature
+of Virginia, alleging desertion. At that time Legislatures
+passed upon and granted divorces. The news came in 1791 that
+the divorce had been granted. Later in the year Jackson and Mrs.
+Robards were married. It subsequently developed that the Virginia
+Legislature had not granted the divorce outright, but had
+authorized a court in the Kentucky territory to do so upon hearing
+of the facts. The divorce was not made effective until late in 1793.
+Immediately thereafter in 1794 Jackson and his wife were remarried.
+While this irregularity was without intent on the part of either,
+it was in after years used as the basis of attack upon Jackson by his
+political enemies, being especially stressed by them in the acrimonious
+campaign of 1828. These attacks were met by a plain statement
+of the facts to the country by Judge Overton, General Jackson&rsquo;s
+close friend and one-time law partner.</p>
+<p>The attacks gave deep distress to Mrs. Jackson, who was a
+truly good and noble woman and greatly beloved by all who knew
+her. One of the outstanding features of General Jackson&rsquo;s life
+was his tender devotion to her. After her death this devotion
+continued to her memory until he was laid by her side. It was
+given beautiful expression in the epitaph which he himself wrote and
+which is carved upon her tomb in the Hermitage garden. No
+student of Jackson should fail to read and reread this epitaph.</p>
+<p>Mrs. Jackson died December 22, 1828, just after her husband&rsquo;s
+election to the Presidency. As he sat at her bier, he said: &ldquo;What
+are all the world and its honors to me since she is taken from me?&rdquo;</p>
+<p>A great demonstration planned in Nashville in celebration of
+Jackson&rsquo;s election was cancelled on account of Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s death.</p>
+<p>General and Mrs. Jackson had no children. In 1809 they
+adopted the infant son of Severn Donelson, brother of Mrs. Jackson,
+and named him Andrew Jackson, Jr. He bore that name and became
+heir to all the estate.</p>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_11">11</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>An Appraisal of Jackson</i></h3>
+Many volumes have been devoted to Andrew
+Jackson and probably many more will be written.
+He looms bigger and bigger in perspective.
+Andrew Jackson was absolutely and rigidly honest.</div>
+<p>He was absolutely without fear, having not only superb physical
+courage but moral courage of the same degree.</p>
+<p>He was intensely patriotic, and having been cradled in the
+Revolution in which as a boy he took part, he was imbued with
+the underlying spirit of that conflict, and carried that spirit throughout
+his life and expressed it in his acts.</p>
+<p>He agreed with Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s construction of the fundamental
+purposes of government and became an active, dynamic exponent
+of Jefferson&rsquo;s democratic ideals; for example, believing in the doctrine
+of special privileges to none, with his first message to Congress
+he began the fight against renewal of the charter of the United
+States Bank, then grown into a great financial and political power,
+and continued until he finally destroyed that beneficiary of privilege.</p>
+<p>He had what might be called a dominating personality, inspiring
+a devoted and confident following, as is the case with a leader
+who always knows just where he is and why he is there; he had an
+iron will which surmounted difficulties and mastered his own physical
+infirmities.</p>
+<p>He had at times a violent temper, but it was always subject to his
+will.</p>
+<p>He had the power of forming quick, comprehensive, and just
+judgment, and the faculty of putting judgment once formed into
+immediate execution.</p>
+<p>In manner he was considerate and scrupulously courteous, being
+called by one writer the most polite gentleman in the world.</p>
+<p>The rare devotion of his friends and those nearest in contact to
+him gives attestation to a warm and kindly nature, probably
+nothing giving stronger evidence of this nature than the letters
+of fatherly advice written from the White House to his youthful
+ward, Hutchins.</p>
+<p>His messages are among the strongest papers of all the Presidents,
+breathing lofty statesmanship and patriotism inspiring to all who read.</p>
+<p>His two terms as President marked a distinct advance in popular
+government, and ushered in a new era.</p>
+<p>No appraisal of Jackson could be complete without inclusion
+of reference to the military phase of his remarkable career. His
+<span class="pb" id="Page_12">12</span>
+military genius was little short of marvelous. It aimed at and
+achieved success in every campaign he commanded. It gives
+him rank as one of the greatest generals of our history. It was
+conspicuously and gloriously displayed in saving the Republic
+at a critical hour. But that military genius was never exercised
+except for his country&rsquo;s defense, being subordinated at all times to
+high conception of his country&rsquo;s good. If, on the other hand,
+he had loved military glory for that glory&rsquo;s sake, if he had been of
+the Man-on-Horseback type, that genius and his powers of leadership
+might have carried him far in the lists of the world&rsquo;s military
+chieftains. We are told that Napoleon Bonaparte, during the
+hundred days of his return from Elba, studied Jackson&rsquo;s defense of
+New Orleans.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Duel With Dickinson</i></h3>
+The duel between General Andrew Jackson and
+Charles Dickinson, in which the latter lost his
+life, occurred May 30, 1806. Historians commonly
+agree that the feeling between the two men had its inception
+in remarks made by Dickinson concerning Jackson&rsquo;s marriage.
+Dickinson was reputed to have said that Jackson was entitled to
+great military honors because he had captured another man&rsquo;s wife.
+Jackson taxed Dickinson with having made that statement and
+Dickinson apologized, saying he must have been in his cups at this
+time. While the incident thus passed, it is manifest that a spirit
+of animosity was engendered between the two. Being gentlemen,
+both were adverse to predicating a duel or fight upon a woman&rsquo;s
+name. The duel had its ostensible origin in a projected horse
+race which did not materialize. In 1805 Jackson was the owner of a
+celebrated horse, Truxton, and in the autumn of that year a match
+was arranged between Truxton and Ploughboy, a horse owned by
+Captain Joseph Ervin, father-in-law of Charles Dickinson. The
+stakes were $2,000 with a provision for a forfeit of $800 should
+either horse fail to appear. Before the race Ploughboy went lame
+and was withdrawn, Captain Ervin paying the stipulated forfeit in
+certain notes. These notes became the subject of controversy in
+which Dickinson entered. It seems manifest that Jackson believed
+that Dickinson was a member of a clique in Nashville that wanted
+to draw him (Jackson) into trouble.</div>
+<p>The mock heroic challenge of one Thomas Swann, to which he
+responded by a public caning of the challenger, Jackson regarded
+as inspired by Dickinson, and in his letter to Swann (before Swann&rsquo;s
+<span class="pb" id="Page_13">13</span>
+challenge) he charged that Dickinson was the instigator. Dickinson
+responded, using this language in conclusion: &ldquo;As to the word
+&lsquo;coward,&rsquo; I think it is as applicable to yourself as to anybody I know.
+And I shall be very glad when an opportunity serves to know in
+what manner you give your &lsquo;anodynes,&rsquo; and hope you will take in
+payment one of my most moderate cathartics.&rdquo; After sending this
+letter Dickinson left for New Orleans, where he remained four
+months. In the meantime Jackson had a newspaper controversy
+with Swann, in which he did not hesitate to connect Dickinson with
+Swann and to ascribe to them sinister motives. After Dickinson&rsquo;s
+return he gave a communication to the press in which he denounced
+Jackson as &ldquo;a worthless scoundrel, a poltroon, and a coward.&rdquo;
+Jackson immediately challenged Dickinson to a duel, and the
+challenge was accepted before the day ended. General Thomas
+Overton was Jackson&rsquo;s second, and Dr. Hanson Catlet the second
+for Dickinson. The meeting was arranged for Friday, May 30,
+1806, at Harrison Mills on Red River, Logan County, Kentucky,
+the hour being seven o&rsquo;clock in the morning. Here is the language
+of the agreement: &ldquo;The distance shall be twenty-four feet, the
+parties facing each other with their pistols down perpendicularly.
+When they are ready, the single word &lsquo;Fire&rsquo; is to be given, at which
+they are to fire as soon as they please. Should either fire before
+the word is given, we pledge ourselves to shoot him down instantly.
+The person to give the word to be determined by lot; also the choice
+of positions. We mutually agree that the above regulations shall
+be observed in the affair of honor depending between General
+Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, Esq.&rdquo; The place fixed
+for the meeting was a long day&rsquo;s ride from Nashville and the duelists
+were obliged to start about twenty-four hours in advance of the hour
+set. Dickinson, in addition to his second, was accompanied by
+a gay party of friends. On the journey he is said to have performed
+feats with his pistol, which were related to Jackson and
+Overton, who followed. After spending the night in neighboring
+cabins both combatants were on the field at the hour appointed.
+Overton won the right to give the word. As soon as
+he called &ldquo;Fire,&rdquo; Dickinson shot and the dust arose from Jackson&rsquo;s
+coat. While badly wounded, Jackson, with deliberation, aimed
+and fired, and Dickinson reeled, shot through the body. He died
+that night. Jackson was hit in the left breast. He suffered from
+the wound at periods years afterwards.</p>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_14">14</div>
+<div class="img" id="ill4">
+<img id="fig4" src="images/p04.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="600" />
+<p class="pcap">ANDREW JACKSON, JR.</p>
+</div>
+<div class="img" id="ill5">
+<img id="fig5" src="images/p04a.jpg" alt="" width="439" height="600" />
+<p class="pcap">MRS. SARAH YORK JACKSON</p>
+</div>
+<h3>MRS. SARAH YORK JACKSON</h3>
+<p class="center"><i>By</i> <span class="sc">Mrs. Walter Stokes</span></p>
+<p>No history of the Hermitage could be complete without a
+sketch of Mrs. Sarah York Jackson, the beloved daughter-in-law
+of General Jackson. She was the daughter of Peter Stilley
+and Mary Haines York, a wealthy shipowner of Philadelphia.
+She and her two sisters were left orphans at an early age and
+were educated at Miss Mallon&rsquo;s School for Young Ladies in Philadelphia.
+Sarah was the second and most beautiful of the sisters
+and always said she would never marry unless the President should
+come courting. One day, while out walking, in the early spring,
+she met a cousin of hers, a young army officer, in company with a
+very handsome young man. The handsome young man proved
+to be the President&rsquo;s son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. They were introduced.
+It was love at first sight. The President approved, and
+they were married in October, 1831, at the home of her sister, Mrs.
+Joshua Lippincott, in Philadelphia, going immediately by carriage
+to the White House in Washington, where a brilliant reception
+was held in her honor, and where President Jackson received her
+with the greatest affection and pride. At this reception she wore
+the lovely wedding dress which is now on display in the National
+Museum in Washington, with the costumes of the other mistresses
+<span class="pb" id="Page_15">15</span>
+of the White House. Her portrait was painted at this time by
+Earl. The red velvet dress pictured is in the Hermitage museum.</p>
+<p>This portrait hangs in the dining room at the Hermitage, of
+which the accompanying picture is a copy. An old copy hangs
+in the White House, of which she was mistress for some years,
+a position which, by her natural grace and tact and great beauty,
+she was eminently fitted to fill. All of her children were born at the
+Hermitage, and the family was the solace and comfort of General
+Jackson&rsquo;s declining years. She had grown dearer and dearer to his
+heart and came next to his beloved wife, Rachel, who had died
+when he was elected President.</p>
+<div class="img" id="ill6">
+<img id="fig6" src="images/p04b.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="609" />
+<p class="pcap">HERMITAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH</p>
+<p class="small"><b>Erected in 1823, across the Lebanon Road from Rachel&rsquo;s Lane, this church is open to the
+public and services are still held there. General Jackson, to please his devoutly religious,
+beloved wife, was the largest contributor to the building fund and always referred to it as
+&ldquo;Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s Church.&rdquo; In his latter years he was a faithful member, frequently arriving
+before the service with his man servant to see that the fires were properly made. Two log
+fireplaces were used for heat, home-made brick for flooring, and candles for lighting.</b></p>
+</div>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_16">16</div>
+<h2 id="c2"><i>The</i> HERMITAGE</h2>
+<div class="img" id="ill7">
+<img id="fig7" src="images/p05.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="476" />
+<p class="pcap">The log cabin located at the northeast corner of the Hermitage grounds is part of the group
+of log houses which comprised the original Hermitage, where General and Mrs. Jackson
+resided from 1804 until 1819.</p>
+</div>
+<p>The first home in which Andrew Jackson and Rachel,
+his wife, lived was at Poplar Grove. This tract of land was
+bought by Andrew Jackson from Captain John Donelson, brother
+of Mrs. Jackson, on April 30, 1793, for the sum of one hundred
+pounds. In the deed its location is described as being &ldquo;on the
+south side of Cumberland River in Jones&rsquo; Bend ... being the
+lower end of a survey of 630 acres granted the said John Donelson
+by patent....&rdquo;</p>
+<p>When the Jacksons returned to Nashville from Natchez in the
+early autumn of 1791 they made their home with Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s
+mother, Mrs. John Donelson, who lived on the opposite side of the
+river from Jackson&rsquo;s property in Jones&rsquo; Bend, near the present
+pike which leads from Nashville to Gallatin. Indian hostilities and
+the long absences necessitated by Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s legal business
+in the courts of both the Cumberland and the Holston settlements,
+made it impossible for him to leave his bride in the home located
+outside of the heavily fortified portions of the settlement. Sometime
+between April 30, 1793, and the spring of 1794, however, a
+<span class="pb" id="Page_17">17</span>
+home was built at Poplar Grove and occupied. A letter of Andrew
+Jackson&rsquo;s dated May 16, 1794, was headed &ldquo;Poplar Grove.&rdquo; Even
+then Poplar Grove was not safe, for as late as September, 1794,
+reports to the War Department state that five men were fired upon
+by the Indians.</p>
+<p>On March 7, 1796, Andrew Jackson bought the Hunter&rsquo;s Hill
+tract of 640 acres from John Shannon for the sum of $700. The
+Hunter&rsquo;s Hill house was located about two miles from the present
+Hermitage mansion.</p>
+<p>A little more than a month and a half after the sale of the Hunter&rsquo;s
+Hill property, Andrew Jackson purchased the Hermitage estate.
+On the twenty-third of August, 1804, he paid Nathaniel Hays
+$3,400 for the 425-acre tract, &ldquo;with its appurtenances,&rdquo; which
+was to become &ldquo;The Hermitage.&rdquo; This reference to appurtenances
+supports the statement made in later years by Mrs. James K. Polk,
+wife of the eleventh President of the United States, that the Hermitage
+of the log cabin period &ldquo;was not the commodious country
+house so familiar to devout Democrats in pilgrimages of later years.
+It was a group of log houses in close proximity to each other. The
+principal one had been built for a block-house in the days of Indian
+alarms, afterwards used as a store and, about 1804, converted into a
+dwelling. It, like all block-houses, was two stories high. Near
+it were three smaller houses, one story high, with low attics. These
+were used as lodgings for members of the family or guests.&rdquo;</p>
+<p>Aaron Burr was entertained in these log buildings when he
+made his famous visits to the Hermitage in 1805 and 1806, and
+it was to this humble home that General Jackson returned after the
+Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 1815), which had made him the
+Conquering Hero and idol of the nation.</p>
+<p>Sometime during 1818 the site of the brick mansion was selected
+and the square house which forms the central portion of the present
+building was erected. Diligent research by the leading Jackson
+students of the nation has failed to reveal the exact date or details
+of the construction of this building. It is generally agreed, however,
+that it was completed in 1819 and was occupied when President
+Monroe was a guest at the Hermitage in June, 1819. The Marquis
+de Lafayette was entertained in this building in 1825, and many
+other celebrities knew its hospitality. The simple, but commodious
+<span class="pb" id="Page_18">18</span>
+home was the center of the 1828 campaign which resulted in electing
+Andrew Jackson to the presidency of the United States.</p>
+<p>In 1831 wings and other improvements were added to the square
+brick building which had been erected in 1818-1819. At this
+time the present kitchen and smoke-house were built and the
+tomb in the garden was erected. Three years later&mdash;October 13,
+1834&mdash;fire destroyed much of the interior and the roof of the building.
+The present dining-room wing, the kitchen, and out-houses
+were not burned, however. With the exception of a few large
+pieces on the second floor, all of the furniture, as well as General
+Jackson&rsquo;s valuable papers, clothing, and gifts received after the
+victory at New Orleans, were saved.</p>
+<p>With the rebuilding the gabled roofs on the wings and central
+portions of the building were changed to their present appearance
+and the ten rather unattractive columns of the 1831 building gave
+place to the present stately ones. The interior was also improved.
+The mansion, as it stands today, was repaired and ready for occupancy
+by May, 1835. The walls, being sturdily built in the
+beginning, withstood the fire, making it necessary for only the woodwork
+and the interiors to be rebuilt.</p>
+<p>General Jackson died in 1845 at the age of 78 years, and was
+buried by the side of his wife in the tomb in the garden.</p>
+<p>The Hermitage Farm, of 500 acres, was sold by Andrew Jackson,
+Jr., in 1856, to the State of Tennessee for the sum of $48,000.</p>
+<p>Andrew Jackson, Jr., and his family then left the Hermitage, but,
+at the invitation and solicitation of Gov. Isham G. Harris, returned
+in 1860 to become its custodian until further disposition could be
+made of the property.</p>
+<p>The State of Tennessee offered the Hermitage to the United
+States Government for a branch of West Point Academy, but
+the Civil War prevented the consummation of the plan.</p>
+<p>The family of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., remained
+at the Hermitage during the Civil War.</p>
+<p>General George H. Thomas, commandant of the post at Nashville
+during the Civil War, sent out a detailed guard to protect the place
+and save it from devastation.</p>
+<p>Andrew Jackson, Jr., died at the Hermitage in 1865, leaving
+his widow, Mrs. Sarah Jackson, and her widowed sister, Mrs.
+<span class="pb" id="Page_19">19</span>
+Marion Adams, the sole occupants of the Hermitage. The daughter,
+Rachel, had married Dr. John M. Lawrence, and all the young
+men, the sons of Andrew and Sarah Jackson, also those of Mrs.
+Adams, five in number, joined the Confederate Service. Only one,
+Col. Andrew Jackson, returned.</p>
+<p>The State Legislature allowed Mrs. Sarah Jackson to remain
+tenant at will, during her life, at the Hermitage. She died in 1888,
+her sister, Mrs. Adams, having preceded her to the grave. Both
+are buried in the garden.</p>
+<p>Col. Andrew Jackson, III, after serving gallantly as Colonel
+of Artillery in the Confederate Army, returned, the only surviving
+soldier of the Hermitage family, a released prisoner from Camp
+Chase. He remained with his mother during her life and by her
+will inherited the household furniture, mementoes, and relics of
+the old hero. Colonel Jackson died in Knoxville, Tenn., December
+17, 1906, and was buried in the Hermitage garden by the side of his
+brother, Capt. Samuel Jackson. Andrew Jackson, IV, son of
+Colonel and Mrs. Jackson, died in Los Angeles, California,
+1953, and is buried in the Hermitage garden. His brother, Albert
+Marble Jackson, was reputedly lost at sea.</p>
+<h3>THE LADIES&rsquo; HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION</h3>
+<p>Mrs. Andrew Jackson, III (Amy Rich), conceived the
+idea of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association. The organizers
+were Andrew Jackson, III, Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Mr. and Mrs.
+William A. Donelson.</p>
+<p>On February 19, 1889, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence, Mary W. May,
+Mrs. Mary Hadly Clare, Mrs. E. L. Nicholson, Miss Louise Grundy
+Lindsley, Mrs. Henry Heiss, and Mrs. Mary C. Dorris applied to the
+State of Tennessee and were granted a charter incorporating the
+Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association. The objects of the Association
+stated in the charter were to purchase from the State of Tennessee
+certain land, including the residence and tomb of Andrew Jackson,
+and to &ldquo;beautify, preserve, and adorn the same throughout all
+coming years, in a manner most befitting the memory of that
+great man, and commensurate with the gratitude of his countrymen.&rdquo;
+The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, on April 5,
+1889, conveyed to Trustees for the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association
+<span class="pb" id="Page_20">20</span>
+twenty-five acres of the Hermitage farm, including the house,
+tomb, and surrounding buildings.</p>
+<p>Dr. and Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley rendered very efficient service
+in securing from the State Legislature the original conveyance of
+twenty-five acres to the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association.</p>
+<p>The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee (Chapter No.
+27, Public Acts of Tennessee, 1923), at the earnest solicitation of
+the Officers and Directors of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association,
+conveyed 232&#8309;/&#8321;&#8320; acres of the Hermitage farm, located in the
+Fourth Civil District of Davidson County, Tennessee, to the
+Board of Trustees for the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association, to the
+end that said Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association be permitted and encouraged
+to preserve and beautify same, so as to display the respect,
+love, and affection which a grateful State and people cherish
+for their illustrious hero and statesman, Andrew Jackson.</p>
+<p>The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee in 1935, by
+Public Act, conveyed 500 acres of the original Hermitage farm
+tract to the Board of Trustees to be maintained under the care and
+custody of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association. The Hermitage
+farm is now under the supervision of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association
+for preservation as a perpetual memorial. In 1960 the
+Association acquired 125 acres adjoining the north boundary as
+protection against future industrial or housing developments,
+bringing the total acreage to 625.</p>
+<p>The furniture and relics were in the Hermitage at the time of the
+organization of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association in 1889, and Col.
+Andrew Jackson gave the Association an option upon them. But
+failing to raise the necessary money after four years&rsquo; trial, the entire
+collection of relics and furniture was removed in 1893 by the
+owner, Col. Andrew Jackson, to Cincinnati, where he had them on
+exhibition for pay. This venture was not a success, so they were
+returned to Nashville. From this collection and from various members
+of the family and others, the Association has bought the relics
+it now owns, that so beautifully adorn the residence where they
+first were placed.</p>
+<p>The Association in its early years put forth untiring efforts to
+raise the funds necessary to restore the mansion and collect the
+original furnishings and relics. It inaugurated various enterprises,
+such as lectures, concerts, balls, etc.</p>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_21">21</div>
+<p>President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Hermitage, October
+22, 1907, and in a speech then promised government aid. He incorporated
+the matter in his annual message, and as a result and
+through the efforts of Senator James B. Frazier and Congressman
+John W. Gaines, both of whom were trustees, Congress made an
+appropriation of $5,000 to repair and improve the Hermitage.
+The present sources of revenue are admission fees, souvenir shop
+sales, and Association membership dues.</p>
+<p>The collection of relics and furniture now in the house is the result
+of years of effort of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association. It is
+interesting to note, in this connection, that the Hermitage is the
+only great National Shrine in this country having original furnishings
+throughout. All furnishings in the house originally belonged
+to General Jackson, with the exception of a few articles which, in
+each case, are noted in the catalogue.</p>
+<p>In 1961, the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of
+the Interior designated the Hermitage as a Registered National
+Historic Landmark.</p>
+<p>For forty-five years following the opening of the Hermitage to
+the public, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Baker served as careful and dedicated
+custodians of the buildings and grounds. They were succeeded
+by their son, Andrew Jackson Baker, who was born at the
+Hermitage, and his wife, and it is due to their continued dedication
+and interest that the Hermitage has maintained its reputation as
+the nation&rsquo;s best-kept shrine. Due to ill health, Mr. Baker resigned
+in 1963.</p>
+<p>The present custodian is Steve S. Lawrence.</p>
+<h3>ANDREW JACKSON CHRONOLOGY
+<br /><span class="smaller">BY W. B. MARR</span></h3>
+<table class="center">
+<tr><td class="l">1767&nbsp;March&nbsp;5 </td><td class="j">Born near the line between South Carolina and North Carolina.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1784&nbsp;Fall </td><td class="j">Began study of law.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1787&nbsp;May </td><td class="j">Admitted to practice law in North Carolina.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1788&nbsp;August&nbsp;2 </td><td class="j">Duel with Colonel Waightstill Avery at Jonesboro.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1788&nbsp;Spring </td><td class="j">Appointed public prosecutor for territory south of Ohio River.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1791&nbsp;August </td><td class="j">Married Mrs. Rachel Donelson Robards at Natchez, Miss.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1796&nbsp;January&nbsp;1 </td><td class="j">Member first constitutional convention of Tennessee.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1796 </td><td class="j">Elected representative In Congress from Tennessee.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1797&nbsp;November&nbsp;2 </td><td class="j">Appointed by Governor Sevier Senator from Tennessee, succeeding William Blount, resigned.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1798&nbsp;June </td><td class="j">Resigned from Senate.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1798 </td><td class="j">Elected member of the superior court of law and equity.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1801 </td><td class="j">Elected major-general of Tennessee militia.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1804 </td><td class="j">Moved from Hunter&rsquo;s Hill to log house, original Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1804&nbsp;July&nbsp;4 </td><td class="j">Resigned from superior court.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1805-6 </td><td class="j">Entertained Aaron Burr.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1806&nbsp;May&nbsp;30 </td><td class="j">Duel with Charles Dickinson.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1809 </td><td class="j">Nephew of Mrs. Jackson adopted, named Andrew Jackson, Jr.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1812&nbsp;June&nbsp;5 </td><td class="j">Offered services of Tennessee Volunteers to the United States Government in the War of 1812.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;January&nbsp;7 </td><td class="j">Started for New Orleans with Tennessee Militia.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;February&nbsp;15 </td><td class="j">Arrived at Natchez.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;March&nbsp;25 </td><td class="j">Started home from Natchez.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;April&nbsp;22 </td><td class="j">Returned to Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;September&nbsp;4 </td><td class="j">Wounded in affray with Thomas H. and Jesse Benton.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;October&nbsp;11 </td><td class="j">Started with his command for the Creek War.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;November&nbsp;3 </td><td class="j">Battle of Talluschatches, Creek War.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1813&nbsp;November&nbsp;9 </td><td class="j">Battle of Talladega, Creek War.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;January&nbsp;22 </td><td class="j">Battle of Emuckfau, Creek War.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;January&nbsp;24 </td><td class="j">Battle of Enotocopco, Creek War.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;March&nbsp;27 </td><td class="j">Battle of the Horseshoe, Creek War.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;April&nbsp;19 </td><td class="j">Appointed Brigadier-General United States Army.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;May&nbsp;1 </td><td class="j">Appointed Major-General United States Army, Vice William Henry Harrison, resigned.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;August&nbsp;10 </td><td class="j">Had treaty with Creeks signed.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;September&nbsp;9 </td><td class="j">Started first Florida campaign.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;December&nbsp;2 </td><td class="j">Arrived at New Orleans for the defense of the city.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;December&nbsp;16 </td><td class="j">Declared martial law in New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1814&nbsp;December&nbsp;23 </td><td class="j">First battle in defense of New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1815&nbsp;January&nbsp;1 </td><td class="j">Second battle in defense of New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1815&nbsp;January&nbsp;8 </td><td class="j">Won battle of New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1815&nbsp;March&nbsp;5 </td><td class="j">Caused the arrest of Judge Dominick A. Hall, United States District Judge at New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1815&nbsp;March&nbsp;13 </td><td class="j">Abrogated martial law at New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1815&nbsp;March&nbsp;24 </td><td class="j">Fined $1,000 by Judge Dominick A. Hall for contempt of court, which Jackson paid the same day, and which was refunded by Congress with interest in 1842.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1815&nbsp;May&nbsp;15 </td><td class="j">Arrived at Nashville from New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1817&nbsp;December&nbsp;26 </td><td class="j">Entered upon second Florida campaign.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1818&nbsp;April&nbsp;28 </td><td class="j">Caused the execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1819&nbsp;February&nbsp;8 </td><td class="j">House of Representatives in Congress sustained Jackson&rsquo;s conduct in the Florida campaign.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1819&nbsp;Jan.&nbsp;and&nbsp;Feb. </td><td class="j">Visited eastern cities.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1819&nbsp;February </td><td class="j">Spain ceded Florida to the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1819 </td><td class="j">Built Brick Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1821 </td><td class="j">Appointed by President Monroe governor of Florida.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1821&nbsp;May&nbsp;31 </td><td class="j">Resigned from the army.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1821&nbsp;July&nbsp;17 </td><td class="j">Took possession of Florida as governor, and it became a territory of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1821&nbsp;October </td><td class="j">Resigned as governor of Florida, and returned to Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1822&nbsp;July&nbsp;20 </td><td class="j">Nominated for President by the Legislature of Tennessee.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1823 </td><td class="j">Offered and declined mission to Mexico.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1823&nbsp;October </td><td class="j">Elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1823 </td><td class="j">Contributed major part of funds for building Presbyterian church in Hermitage neighborhood.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1824&nbsp;March&nbsp;4 </td><td class="j">Nominated for President by the Pennsylvania convention.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1824&nbsp;November&nbsp;4 </td><td class="j">Received plurality of electoral votes for President.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1825&nbsp;February&nbsp;9 </td><td class="j">Defeated for President in the House of Representatives in Congress by John Quincy Adams, who received the vote of thirteen states, Jackson seven, William H. Crawford of Georgia four.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1825 </td><td class="j">Lafayette visited the Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1825&nbsp;October </td><td class="j">Resigned from the United States Senate.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1825&nbsp;October </td><td class="j">Renominated for President by the Legislature of Tennessee.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1826&nbsp;or&nbsp;1827 </td><td class="j">Communion Sunday, date uncertain, promised Mrs. Jackson to join the church when out of politics.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1828&nbsp;November </td><td class="j">Elected President of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1828&nbsp;December&nbsp;22 </td><td class="j">Death of Mrs. Jackson.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1829&nbsp;January&nbsp;17 </td><td class="j">Left Hermitage for his inauguration.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1829&nbsp;March&nbsp;4 </td><td class="j">Inaugurated President.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1830&nbsp;April&nbsp;13 </td><td class="j">Offered toast: &ldquo;Our federal union, it must be preserved,&rdquo; at Jefferson&rsquo;s birthday dinner.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1830&nbsp;December&nbsp;7 </td><td class="j">Recommended that the Southern Indians be removed to the Indian Territory.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1831 </td><td class="j">Two wings added to the Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1832&nbsp;July&nbsp;10 </td><td class="j">Vetoed bill re-chartering the Bank of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1832&nbsp;November </td><td class="j">Re-elected President of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1832&nbsp;December&nbsp;10 </td><td class="j">Issued proclamation to nullifiers of South Carolina.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1833&nbsp;June&nbsp;26 </td><td class="j">Harvard College conferred the degree of LL.D.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1833&nbsp;September&nbsp;23 </td><td class="j">Ordered withdrawal of deposits from the Bank of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1834 </td><td class="j">Hermitage damaged by fire; repaired. No changes since.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1834&nbsp;March&nbsp;28 </td><td class="j">Censured by Senate by resolution for removing public deposits from the Bank of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1835&nbsp;December&nbsp;29 </td><td class="j">Treaty with the Cherokee Indians for their removal to Indian Territory.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1835&nbsp;January&nbsp;8 </td><td class="j">Proclaimed the payment in full of national debt of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1837&nbsp;January&nbsp;16 </td><td class="j">Resolution passed in the Senate expunging the resolution of censure of&nbsp;1834.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1837&nbsp;March&nbsp;4 </td><td class="j">Issued farewell address to people of the United States.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1839 </td><td class="j">Became a member of the Presbyterian Church near the Hermitage.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1840&nbsp;January&nbsp;18 </td><td class="j">Visited New Orleans.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1845&nbsp;June&nbsp;8 </td><td class="j">Sunday, at&nbsp;6 P.M., died.</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">1845&nbsp;June&nbsp;10 </td><td class="j">Buried by the side of Mrs. Jackson at the Hermitage.</td></tr>
+</table>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_23">23</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Carriage House</i></h3>
+In 1897, Col. Andrew Jackson, from whom
+most of the relics were purchased, sold to
+the Association the interesting old coach used by Jackson at the
+White House for state, ceremonial, and social purposes and for
+several trips to the Hermitage. The trip to the Hermitage took
+thirty days&rsquo; time. His journeys were a continual ovation.</div>
+<p>The skeleton of the phaeton is all that is left of the beautiful
+vehicle presented to General Jackson by the &ldquo;Democratic-Republican&rdquo;
+citizens of Philadelphia. It was made from timbers taken
+from the old ship Constitution. The phaeton in which General
+Jackson rode with Martin Van Buren to the latter&rsquo;s inauguration
+was damaged by fire in Cincinnati, where the Jackson relics were
+stored before being acquired by the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association.
+(Photograph is on wall.)</p>
+<p>Stone doorstep in front of carriage house was presented to Col.
+W. W. Parks by General Jackson. Given to the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage
+Association by his granddaughters, Misses Annie and Grace Handly.</p>
+<p>Display boards on the walls show photostats of the Library
+of Congress letters of Rachel Jackson, personal accounts of life at
+the Hermitage taken from letters and histories, and pamphlets relating
+to the life and times of President Andrew Jackson, presented
+to the Hermitage by C. Lawrence Winn, great-grandson of Andrew
+Jackson, Jr.</p>
+<p>Anvil, used in shoeing General Jackson&rsquo;s race horses.</p>
+<p>Carpenter&rsquo;s plane, said to have been used by William McCreary
+in building the Hermitage. Given by Stanley F. Horn.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Museum</i></h3>
+The brick house now used as a museum, which
+was restored and built on the original foundation,
+was formerly used for house servants. This is the only piece of
+restoration on the grounds, the brick having been made on the
+Hermitage grounds years ago.</div>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_24">24</div>
+<h2 id="c3"><span class="sc">THE MUSEUM</span></h2>
+<div class="img" id="ill8">
+<img id="fig8" src="images/p06.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="479" />
+<p class="pcap">The Museum</p>
+</div>
+<h3>SOUTH ROOM</h3>
+<dl class="case"><dt>On the Walls:</dt>
+<dd>1. Lace veil intended for Mrs. Rachel Jackson to wear at Jackson&rsquo;s inauguration
+in 1829, but her death occurred shortly before. The veil
+was presented by the ladies of Cincinnati. Each letter in the name
+Jackson is made from a different pattern of lace. The twenty-four stars
+above the name represent the 24 states, and in the center is an emblem
+of peace. This veil was inherited by Miss Mary Wilcox from her grandmother,
+Mrs. Andrew J. Donelson. Miss Wilcox presented the veil to
+the Tennessee Woman&rsquo;s Historical Association, which, in turn, presented
+it to the Hermitage Association.</dd>
+<dd>2. Pictures of Jackson&rsquo;s cabinet members in 1829.</dd>
+<dd>3. Part of original parlor draperies.</dd>
+<dd>4. Part of original bedroom draperies.</dd>
+<dd>5. Jackson&rsquo;s portrait by Michael Nachtreib, a copy of the Dodge Miniature,
+is the likeness of Jackson widely used on stamp and currency issues.</dd>
+<dd>6. Part of original parlor curtains.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 1</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 1:</dt>
+<dd>1. Gold sword presented to Andrew Jackson by the City of Philadelphia
+after the Battle of New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>2. Unique gun cane.</dd>
+<dd>3. Turkish sword presented to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>4. Cannon ball used in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. Presented
+by Mrs. Burrell Jackson.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_25">25</dt>
+<dd>5. Sword captured at the Battle of New Orleans by General Jackson.
+Bought by the Association in 1897.</dd>
+<dd>6. Cavalry sabre, captured at the Battle of New Orleans, bearing the coat
+of arms of the English Government and the initials G. R. (George Rex,
+III). Presented by W. E. Metzger.</dd>
+<dd>7. Blade of sword presented to General Jackson by the citizens of New
+Orleans. This sword was bequeathed to Col. Andrew Jackson Coffee.
+Presented by Alexander D. Coffee.</dd>
+<dd>8. Air gun and pump.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 2:</dt>
+<dd>9. Leather shot pouch belonging to Andrew Jackson, Jr.</dd>
+<dd>10. Sword said to have been used by Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.
+Presented by Mrs. W. M. Calhoun.</dd>
+<dd>11. Sword used by General Coffee at the Battle of New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>12. Piece of dining room floor laid in 1835 and removed in 1894.</dd>
+<dd>13. Piece of the old bridge built by General Jackson&rsquo;s troops to cross a
+swamp at the head of the Bayou Grand near Fort Barrancas, Fla.</dd>
+<dd>14. Gold sword presented to General Jackson July 4, 1822, by the State of
+Tennessee for his services at the Battle of New Orleans. It was bequeathed
+to Andrew J. Donelson, his former secretary. Purchased by
+the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association in 1940.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 3:</dt>
+<dd>15. Wax candle found in Cornwallis&rsquo; tent in Yorktown the night of his surrender
+to Washington. Presented to General Jackson who highly prized
+it and lighted it on each anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>16. Foresight of one of the cannons used at the Battle of New Orleans.
+Presented by Capt. E. W. Averell to Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson for the
+Hermitage Association.</dd>
+<dd>18. Old door knob, removed from one of the doors.</dd>
+<dd>19. Pieces of marble from the tomb of Mary Washington, mother of General
+George Washington; the cornerstone was laid by Jackson in 1833.
+Presented by Walter B. Parmer.</dd>
+<dd>20. Military Regalia of General Jackson, presented by Joseph Horton Fall
+and John Hill Eakin.</dd>
+<dd>21. United States cutlass used on the American Brig Carolina in a fight
+against the British in 1814-15, under General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>22. Silver mounted cane of General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>23. Italian carved cane, presented to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>24. Gold-headed cane presented to General Jackson by Lt. Col. William L.
+Harneys, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, Sept. 30, 1838.</dd>
+<dd>25. Walking cane of hickory.</dd>
+<dd>26. Gun cane.</dd>
+<dd>27. Cane made from wood that grew at the tomb of General Washington at
+Mt. Vernon. Presented by John Bigelow to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>28. Folding bamboo camp chair.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_26">26</dt>
+<dd>29. Walking stick, presented to President Jackson by Thomas Hart Benton
+and John C. Calhoun and presented to the Hermitage Association by
+Mrs. J. A. Mitchell, Macon, Ga.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 4:</dt>
+<dd>30. Shakespeare volume given and inscribed by Jackson to Henry L. Rucker
+of Cincinnati, 1837. Presented by Mrs. C. P. J. Mooney, 1950.</dd>
+<dd>31. A British Dragoon flintlock holster pistol found on Jackson&rsquo;s battlefield
+at New Orleans in 1850. Presented by W. E. Metzger.</dd>
+<dd>32. A stone from the grave of Andrew Jackson, father of General Jackson,
+who died in 1767. The grave is at Waxhaws Churchyard, S. C., and the
+stone was procured by Mr. Walter Lacoste Wilson and sent to Mrs.
+Rachel Jackson Lawrence, who presented it to the Hermitage Association.</dd>
+<dd>33. Dueling pistol (one of a pair) owned by General Jackson. Presented by
+Miss Spon. The whereabouts of the other is not known.</dd>
+<dd>34. Pistol used at New Orleans. Presented by Bettie Hoffstetter Reise.</dd>
+<dd>35. English bayonet embedded in cypress root, found on the battlefield at
+New Orleans and presented to General Jackson in 1844.</dd>
+<dd>36. The sword and belt of Capt. Samuel Jackson, C. S. A., grandson of
+General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>37. Powder flask used by General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>38. Old pair of shears.</dd>
+<dd>39. Rifle ornamented with plates of German silver, was given by General
+Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr. It was given by the Jacksons at the
+Hermitage in 1861 when a call was made for guns by the Southern Confederacy.
+Purchased at Clarksville, Tennessee, by a Federal officer
+whose son sold it to Mrs. B. F. Wilson, who presented it to the Ladies&rsquo;
+Hermitage Association.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 5:</dt>
+<dd>40. Picture of Judge Spruce Macay, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme
+Court, law preceptor of Andrew Jackson. Gift of Archibald Henderson
+of North Carolina.</dd>
+<dd>41. Jackson&rsquo;s license to practice law, 1787, North Carolina.</dd>
+<dd>42. Commission of Major-General, issued to Andrew Jackson, 1801, by
+Archibald Roane, Governor of Tennessee. Given by J. McGavock Dickinson.</dd>
+<dd>43. Healy&rsquo;s account of his visit to the Hermitage to paint Jackson&rsquo;s portrait
+as commissioned by Louis Philippe.</dd>
+<dd>44. Framed Declaration of Independence.</dd>
+<dd>45. Letter to General Jackson from Bishop Henry Conwell, Roman Catholic
+Bishop of Philadelphia, written when he was in Rome, containing a picture
+to Pope Leo XII. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 2</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 1:</dt>
+<dd>1. Door scraper, one of a pair used on the front porch.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_27">27</dt>
+<dd>1A. Original bedspread used until recently in Jackson&rsquo;s room, with initials
+R. J. in center.</dd>
+<dd>2. Mexican leggings, hand-tooled leather. Presented to Major-General
+Andrew Jackson by Gov. Sam Houston.</dd>
+<dd>3. Old account books of Jackson&rsquo;s &amp; Hutchings&rsquo; Store, December 26, 1803-June
+15, 1804.</dd>
+<dd>4. Part of one of the original lace curtains.</dd>
+<dd>5. Fringe made and used by Rachel Jackson for a bedspread. Presented
+by Miss Emma Hoffstetter.</dd>
+<dd>6. Sample of original chintz in Jackson&rsquo;s bedroom. Presented by Miss Cora
+Watson, having been given by Rachel Jackson to a member of her
+family, who were the Jacksons&rsquo; neighbors.</dd>
+<dd>7. Lace collar given by Rachel Jackson to Mrs. Governor Carroll, who gave
+it to her niece, Miss Bradford. At her death, at the age of 95, it was
+inherited by her niece, Mrs. Lizzie Miller Jones, who presented it to the
+Association.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 2:</dt>
+<dd>8. Flat silver used at the Hermitage and at the White House, and two
+mahogany cases in which it was kept. Silver knife and corkscrew
+which belonged to Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Ramsey McIver, II.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 3:</dt>
+<dd>9. Gold watch of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.</dd>
+<dd>9A. Memorandum book of Sarah York and Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1859, and
+his vest.</dd>
+<dd>10. Daguerreotype of Captain Samuel Jackson, C.S.A., grandson of General
+Andrew Jackson, who was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga.</dd>
+<dd>11. Two daguerreotypes of Andrew Jackson, Jr., adopted son of General and
+Mrs. Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>12. Miniature of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, only daughter of the
+Jacksons&rsquo; adopted son. Her visiting card and that of her husband,
+which were given by Mrs. Richard Plater.</dd>
+<dd>13. Portion of a gold link chain purchased by General Jackson in Philadelphia,
+1831, and presented to his daughter-in-law, Sarah York Jackson.
+Given by Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson. The other portion of this chain
+was purchased from Miss Fannie O. Walton, great-great-niece of Mrs.
+Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>14. The christening robe was worn by the children of Andrew and Sarah
+York Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>15. The baby cap, which belonged to Rachel Jackson Lawrence, was given
+by her grandson, C. Lawrence Winn.</dd>
+<dd>15A. Heart pin cushion, made by Rachel Jackson Lawrence of dress scraps
+from the Hermitage household. Given by Mrs. R. H. Oliphant, whose
+mother received it from a member of the Jackson family. The second
+heart pincushion, also made by Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the pearls
+from the Sarah York Jackson necklace, and the sample of the lining
+of the Jackson coach were acquired from Miss Effie McIver, whose
+forebears were close friends of the Jacksons.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_28">28</dt>
+<dd>16. Pearls which were given to Mrs. Sarah York Jackson, wife of Andrew
+Jackson, Jr., by President Jackson, when she went to the White House
+as a bride in 1831. She wore them to receptions given in her honor as a
+bride and also later as lady of the White House. The pearls have adorned
+seven brides in the immediate Jackson family. Purchased from the
+family by the Hermitage Association.</dd>
+<dd>17. Small knife and fork set; were given by General Jackson to his grandson,
+Andrew Jackson, III.</dd>
+<dd>18. Invitation to General Jackson&rsquo;s funeral. Presented by Mrs. M. G.
+Buckner.</dd>
+<dd>19. Presidential ticket (printed on satin) announcing Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s
+candidacy for the Presidency. Presented by N. B. Patterson, of Chicago.
+Printed by his grandfather, Col. J. B. Patterson, who was subsequently
+editor of the <i>Jacksonian</i>.</dd>
+<dd>20. Bank book of General Jackson, dated 1810.</dd>
+<dd>21. Physician&rsquo;s statement, 1826. Presented by Mrs. Leonard K. Whitworth.</dd>
+<dd>22. Knife of General Jackson. Presented by J. H. Baker.</dd>
+<dd>23. Engraving of Judge John Overton, Jackson&rsquo;s law partner and life-long
+friend. Presented by his great-grandson, J. McGavock Dickinson, Jr.</dd>
+<dd>24. Letter from Andrew Jackson to the Hon. John Overton, August 21, 1831.
+Presented by Judge John H. DeWitt.</dd>
+<dd>25. General Jackson&rsquo;s ruler, with outstanding dates of his life engraved
+thereon.</dd>
+<dd>26. Pair of scales for weighing gold coin.</dd>
+<dd>27. General Jackson&rsquo;s lancet, used by Dr. Esselman when he bled his patient.
+Presented by Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence.</dd>
+<dd>28. Original photograph of Dr. Benjamin Rohrer, physician to President
+Jackson during the entire time he was in the White House. Presented
+by Cordelia Jackson, 1922.</dd>
+<dd>29. Latin Bible belonging to General Jackson, printed in Anno MDXCIII.</dd>
+<dd>30. Prayer book of General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>31. Bible of Rachel Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>32. Brass compass of General Jackson which was like one used by George
+Washington at Valley Forge.</dd>
+<dd>33. Hair of General Jackson in two frames, and lock of his hair presented
+by Mrs. Jack M. Bass.</dd>
+<dd>34. Jackson&rsquo;s peace medal.</dd>
+<dd>35. Jackson&rsquo;s temperance medal.</dd>
+<dd>36. Billfold purchased by General Jackson in Tuscumbia, Ala., May 3, 1828.</dd>
+<dd>37. Pocket comb belonging to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>38. Miniature gloves made by an admirer and presented to Andrew Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>39. Congressional medal, presented to Major-General Andrew Jackson after
+the Battle of New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>40. Picture of General Jackson and lock of his hair.</dd>
+<dd>41. Porcelain French pipe.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_29">29</dt>
+<dd>42. Real amber pipe.</dd>
+<dd>43. Pipe from the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, where Davy Crockett died.</dd>
+<dd>44. Turkish wooden pipe.</dd>
+<dd>45. Two snuff boxes.</dd>
+<dd>46. Sunglass used to light his pipe. Presented by Roy Roe of Mobile, Ala., to
+Mrs. George Nelson of Murfreesboro, who presented it to the Association.</dd>
+<dd>47. Dutch pipe.</dd>
+<dd>48. Jackson&rsquo;s watch, engraved: &ldquo;Presented to General Andrew Jackson by
+W. W. C. January 12, 1815.&rdquo; Given by Rogers C. Caldwell in memory
+of his mother.</dd>
+<dd>49. General Jackson&rsquo;s Prayer Book.</dd>
+<dd>50. The stick pin worn by President Jackson. Presented by Mr. and Mrs.
+T. Graham Hall, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall.</dd>
+<dd>51. Gold-rimmed glasses worn by General Jackson until a few years before
+his death and presented by him to his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sarah York
+Jackson. She gave them to the only granddaughter, Rachel Jackson, who
+presented them to John Marshall Lawrence. Purchased from him by
+the Association.</dd>
+<dd>52. Miniature of Rachel Jackson, worn by General Jackson continuously
+until his death and only removed at night and placed with his Bible
+on a table by his bed.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 4:</dt>
+<dd>53. &ldquo;The Works of Lord Byron,&rdquo; presented to Jackson by Earl. Interesting
+letter from Byron to publishers of this volume is shown in Case H in
+opposite room.</dd>
+<dd>54. Tortoise shell card case which belonged to R. E. W. Earl, given by
+Mrs. Stanley Horn.</dd>
+<dd>54A. Card case and purse of Earl&rsquo;s, presented by C. L. Winn.
+Pen portrait of Earl.</dd>
+<dd>55. Jackson Electoral Ticket, 1832. He was overwhelmingly reelected, receiving
+219 votes out of 286.</dd>
+<dd>55A. Miniature of Jackson, given by Mrs. Benjamin A. Brakenbury, of Santa
+Barbara, Calif.</dd>
+<dd>56. Jackson&rsquo;s Cabinet, 1829. Gift from Jackson to Major A. J. Donelson,
+Secretary to President Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>57. New York, Nashville, Clarksville weekly papers of 1845, containing
+notices of the death of Jackson. Presented by W. M. Drane of Clarksville
+in 1920.</dd>
+<dd>58. Badge worn at Jackson&rsquo;s funeral. Presented by Mrs. Frank Jefferson
+Blodgett of New York City, through Mrs. Lindsay Coleman of Nashville.</dd>
+<dd>59. Badge used in commemoration of the death of Jackson. Presented by
+Charles Costleigh in memory of members of his family.</dd>
+<dd>60. Letter from Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, 1821, regarding James Leander
+Cathcart.</dd>
+<dd>61. Silver spoons, one of which is from a set of Jackson&rsquo;s spoons and the
+other from a set of Felix Grundy&rsquo;s. The handles were molded into
+Columbia Liberty Bells.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_30">30</dt>
+<dd>62. Silver cheese scoop, engraved, &ldquo;G.W.C., Hermitage, Jan. 11, 1860,&rdquo;
+Editor of Harper&rsquo;s Weekly, to whom it was presented by the Jackson
+family.</dd>
+<dd>63. Shaving case used by General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>64. Water color of Stockley place in Virginia, the home of Rachel Jackson&rsquo;s
+grandfather.</dd>
+<dd>65. Gavel made of wood taken from the birthplace of Rachel Donelson, wife
+of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Myrtle Blair Motley, Wm. Pitt
+Chapter, Chatham, Va.</dd>
+<dd>66. Mortar and pestle used for compounding medicine.</dd>
+<dd>67. Case for aquamarine necklace of Rachel Jackson (displayed on figure in
+opposite room).</dd>
+<dd>68. Rachel Jackson&rsquo;s night cap. Presented by Mrs. John H. Cunningham of
+San Antonio, great-granddaughter of Mrs. William Watson, a neighbor
+and friend of Mrs. Jackson who was with her during her last days and
+to whom Mrs. Jackson gave the cap.</dd>
+<dd>68A. Preliminary sketch made by Sully of one of his portraits of Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>69. Sewing case made and used by Rachel Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>70. Long beaded purse, made by Rachel Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>71. Spinning wheel in bottle presented to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>72. Flat iron used at the Hermitage during Jackson&rsquo;s lifetime, presented by
+Andrew Jackson Baker, Jr.</dd>
+<dd>73. Miniature of Jackson in youth.</dd>
+<dd>74. Pair of gold-rimmed spectacles used by Mrs. Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>75. Needlepoint bag.</dd>
+<dd>76. Jackson beaded bag. Loaned by Tennessee State Library.</dd>
+<dd>77. Miniature frame of onyx and gold inlay, containing lock of General
+Jackson&rsquo;s hair. Presented by Mrs. Joseph H. Crenshaw of Ft. Royal, Va.</dd>
+<dd>78. Work bag of Rachel Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>78A. Pearl comb, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Given to her niece,
+Rachel Donelson Eckford, then to Mrs. H. J. Darden, who willed it to her
+cousin, Dr. M. M. Cullom. Presented by Dr. Cullom to the Association.</dd>
+<dd>79. Rachel Jackson&rsquo;s pearl ring.</dd>
+<dd>80. Set of Mosaic jewelry consisting of belt clasp, necklace and ear rings,
+each medallion representing a different ancient temple, purchased by
+Andrew Jackson from widow of Stephen Decatur.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 5:</dt>
+<dd>81. Part of letter written by Jackson to his wife, Rachel, regarding the
+Hermitage church and its pastor, the Rev. William Hume. Given by
+one of the latter&rsquo;s descendants, Leland Hume.</dd>
+<dd>82. Painting of the Hermitage church, by Cornelius Hankins.</dd>
+<dd>83. Poem on the death of Mrs. Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>84. Letter from John Adams, Quincy, Mass., March 25, 1822 to James L.
+Cathcart.</dd>
+<dd>85. Letter written by General Jackson to William Donelson, November 29,
+1842. Presented by Miss Matilda Allison Porter, 1946.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_31">31</dt>
+<dd>86. Small portrait of Andrew Jackson, painted by Franklin Witcher of New
+York, for Jackson&rsquo;s Presidential campaign. Bought from a relative Of
+the artist.</dd>
+<dd>87. Springfield, Jefferson County, Miss., where Andrew and Rachel Jackson
+were married in 1791. Presented by Daniel Clay Bramlette of Woodville,
+Miss.</dd>
+<dd>88. A letter of General Jackson to Mrs. Jackson, January 29, 1824. Presented
+by Judge John H. DeWitt.</dd>
+<dd>89. Hermitage (or Ephesus) church membership roll 1824-1839 including
+the Jacksons, given by C. L. Winn.</dd>
+<dd>90. A photostat of Jackson&rsquo;s list of contributions for repairs of the Hermitage
+church and suggested alterations made by Andrew Jackson Donelson,
+given by Stanley F. Horn.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 3</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 1:</dt>
+<dd>1. The green and white covered dishes, the six flowered soup plates, and the
+small knife and fork, which all belonged to the Jacksons, were given by
+Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham Hall, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie
+McIver Hall, a friend of the Jackson family.</dd>
+<dd>2. China platter and six matching soup plates, which were the Jacksons&rsquo;.
+Given by Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield Clark, Jr., in memory of Mrs. Sheffield
+Clark, Sr.</dd>
+<dd>3. Brass dinner gong.</dd>
+<dd>3A. Pottery pitcher, given by Wylie B. Ewing, of Delray, Fla. Made
+for a dinner given in honor of Jackson, June 11, 1834, in Wheeling.
+W. Va.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelves No. 2 and No. 3:</dt>
+<dd>4. Forty-three pieces of gold and white china, used at the White House
+during Jackson&rsquo;s administration.</dd>
+<dd>5. Pieces of buff and gold china used constantly in the White House. From
+a set of 600 pieces, which was given to Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence
+when she was married.</dd>
+<dd>6. Cup, saucer, plate, fork and spoon used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
+on the occasion of his visit to the Hermitage, November 17, 1934.</dd>
+<dd>7. Six silver tablespoons of the Jacksons, loaned by Vanderbilt University.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 4:</dt>
+<dd>8. Silver basket.</dd>
+<dd>9. Some of the valuable Jackson-Decatur silver, which included 16 round
+and oval dishes, which were purchased by Jackson from the widow of
+Commodore Decatur, and used constantly for years at the Hermitage.
+(See letter regarding the purchase in Document Standard in Case B.)</dd>
+<dd>10. Jackson&rsquo;s memorandum to his secretary regarding the purchase of the
+Decatur silver.</dd>
+<dd>11. Salad fork and spoon, which were presented by Mrs. Andrew Jackson,
+Jr., to Miss Sarah Livingston on the occasion of her marriage to Judge
+Beard, at Tulip Grove, and were presented to the Hermitage Association
+by her daughters, Mrs. Thos. Pierce of St. Louis, Mrs. Beverly R.
+McKennie, and Mrs. Weaver Harris.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_32">32</dt>
+<dd>11A. Silver compote, one of the pieces of the Decatur silver.</dd>
+<dd>12. Old English silver coffee pot on trivet, presented to Wm. H. Calhoun,
+Nashville, in 1848 by Andrew Jackson, Jr. These pieces were in daily
+use during General Jackson&rsquo;s residence at the White House. Loaned
+by Vanderbilt University.</dd>
+<dd>12A. Pieces of flat silver in daily use at the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>13. Silver sugar tongs.</dd>
+<dd>14. Silver muffinier or sugar shaker.</dd>
+<dd>15. Pair of silver napkin rings.</dd>
+<dd>16. Silver cups, marked A. J. and R. J., in daily use by General and Mrs.
+Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>17. General Jackson&rsquo;s Communion Cup.</dd>
+<dd>18. China cup, out of which General Jackson drank on the day of his death,
+and spoon used daily.</dd>
+<dd>18A. A buff and gold china tea cup and saucer, given to Mrs. C. A. R. Thompson
+by Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Presented to the Hermitage by the
+heirs of Miss Annie Kenneth Thompson.</dd>
+<dd>19. China cup and saucer, of Louis Philippe, purchased by Jackson from
+his stewart, Boulanger. Obtained from the McIver family.</dd>
+<dd>20. Original blue plate, one of set of china used by General Jackson at the
+Hermitage. (English reproductions of this plate are sold in the Souvenir
+Shop.)</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 5:</dt>
+<dd>21. Silver in daily use at the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>22. A pair of coasters with glass decanters.</dd>
+<dd>23. Salt cellar.</dd>
+<dd>24. Caster with glass bottles.</dd>
+<dd>25. Silver nut crackers and picks.</dd>
+<dd>26. Wine cart on wheels (mate in dining room).</dd>
+<dd>27. Wine glass used by President Jackson at the White House, 1829-1837.
+Given by Bettie Hoffstetter Reise.</dd>
+<dd>27A. Hock or wine glass, used at the dinner in honor of Lafayette. Given
+by a member of the Jackson family to Mrs. W. L. Granbery, a friend
+and neighbor at Tulip Grove, the adjoining plantation. Presented to the
+Association by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Granbery.</dd>
+<dd>28. Bohemian decanter.</dd>
+<dd>29. Cut glass used at the White House during Jackson&rsquo;s administration,
+including a decanter, eight wine glasses, five tumblers.</dd>
+<dd>30. Silver and cut glass pickle jar.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 4</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 1:</dt>
+<dd>1. Letter from President Jackson to Major Andrew J. Donelson, Louisville,
+1837.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_33">33</dt>
+<dd>2. Letter from Mrs. Heyne, presenting shell letter racks to Mrs. Jackson
+(shell racks on mantel in Earl&rsquo;s room).</dd>
+<dd>3. Letters of General Jackson, May 24, 1833.</dd>
+<dd>4. Letter from Thos. Jordan, requesting appointment as Revenue Agent
+for the State of Maine, initialed &ldquo;A. J.&rdquo; with memorandum.</dd>
+<dd>5. Letter from Columbus, Ohio, supporters of Jackson, December 12, 1832,
+with notation in Jackson&rsquo;s handwriting.</dd>
+<dd>6. Communication from Andrew Jackson to the U. S. Senate, nominating
+members of his Cabinet: &ldquo;Edward Livingston of Louisiana, Secretary
+of State; Lewis McLane, of Delaware, Secretary of the Treasury; Lewis
+Cass, of Michigan, Secretary of War; Levi Woodbury, of New Hampshire,
+Secretary of the Navy; R. B. Taney, of Maryland, Attorney
+General of the United States.&rdquo; Dated, December 7, 1831.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 2:</dt>
+<dd>7. &ldquo;The Jackson Wreath,&rdquo; published 1829, includes an interesting account
+of the last hours and death of Rachel Jackson. Presented by Mrs. James
+A. Wemyss, of Gallatin, who inherited it from her great-grandfather,
+John Branch, Secretary of the Navy in Jackson&rsquo;s cabinet.</dd>
+<dd>7A. Invitation from General Jackson to his neighbors, Dr. and Mrs. Doyle,
+Fountain of Health, to dine at the Hermitage, Dec. 26, 1840. Presented
+by Miss Decatur J. Page, descendant of the Doyles. Copy of the Globe,
+Dec. 5, 1837, inscribed &ldquo;Jackson, Fountain of Health&rdquo; which was the
+nearest Post Office. Given by Mrs. Lee Hunt.</dd>
+<dd>8. General Jackson&rsquo;s Farewell Address (1837), printed in satin. Was
+carried as a banner in his funeral procession in Nashville, 1845. Statement
+of Wm. W. Bell, of Chicago, who presented it.</dd>
+<dd>9. Inaugural address of General Andrew Jackson, March 4, 1833.</dd>
+<dd>10. Jackson&rsquo;s Message refusing to re-charter the U. S. Bank, July 10, 1833.</dd>
+<dd>10A. Jackson&rsquo;s Nullification Proclamation.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 3:</dt>
+<dd>11. Communication of John Quincy Adams, 1819, to John Rodgers, President
+of the Navy Board.</dd>
+<dd>12. Invitation to the Eighth of January Ball, 1831, Nashville, issued to
+Miss Clementine Boyd.</dd>
+<dd>13. Letter from Emperor of San Domingo to Commodore Elliott, September
+6, 1832, with notation by Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>14. Extract from letter, signed Frederick P. Ladd, Boston, August 29, 1829,
+regarding Jackson&rsquo;s candidacy for President.</dd>
+<dd>15. Letter to Andrew Jackson from N. Gevelot, Dec. 28, 1833, presenting
+bust of Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>16. Letter regarding supplies ordered for White House, June 19, 1829.</dd>
+<dd>17. Letter from James Madison to M. Cathcart.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 5</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 1:</dt>
+<dd>1. Letter from Charleston, S. C., officials, expressing gratification over
+Major-General Jackson&rsquo;s proposed visit to the city, March 7, 1821.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_34">34</dt>
+<dd>2. Commodore Elliott&rsquo;s invitation to Martin Van Buren to visit Navy Yard.</dd>
+<dd>3. Address to citizens of Connecticut by the friends of Andrew Jackson in
+1828.</dd>
+<dd>4. Medallions, illustrating stories from the Bible. On the reverse side
+is the story itself. This unique set was presented to General Jackson
+by an admirer.</dd>
+<dd>5. Pamphlet containing refutation of charges made about Jackson&rsquo;s
+marriage by political enemies in Cincinnati, 1827.</dd>
+<dd>6. Pamphlet in vindication of General Jackson regarding the executions
+of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, 1824.</dd>
+<dd>7. Wooden statuette given by Jackson to his granddaughter, Rachel,
+whose family gave it to the Hermitage after her death in 1923. The
+figures represent Louis Philippe and Jackson, saluting one another
+upon the payment of the indemnity due from France. The carving
+on the base represents the vessels bringing the gold from France;
+the hickory tree symbolizes the firmness of Jackson in demanding
+payment; the circle formed by the arms of the two symbolizes the
+lasting friendship between them. Carved by Pierre Joseph Landry,
+comrade-in-arms of General Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans;
+this was presumably presented to Jackson by the sculptor.</dd>
+<dd>8. Pamphlet on the Battle of New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>9. Cartoon showing Jackson receiving cash payment from French cavalry
+March 1836.</dd>
+<dd>10. Copy of letter of Commodore Elliott, presenting the sarcophagus of
+Emperor Severus to General Jackson (see [Page 55]), given by the Hon.
+John Wesley Gaines.</dd>
+<dd>11. Copy of General Jackson&rsquo;s letter declining the sarcophagus, presented
+by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines. (See [Page 56]).</dd>
+<dd>12. Photographs of the sarcophagus, now on the grounds of the Smithsonian
+Institute, given by former Secretary of War, Jacob McGavock
+Dickinson.</dd>
+<dd>13. Copy of New York <i>Herald</i> of June 25, 1845, with pictures and description
+of Jackson&rsquo;s funeral procession. Given by Mrs. James A. Wemyss, of
+Gallatin.</dd>
+<dd>14. Jackson&rsquo;s first message to Congress, December 8, 1829, printed on silk.
+Presented by Mrs. Kendall Stickney, Monrovia, California.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h3>NORTH ROOM (MUSEUM)</h3>
+<dl class="case"><dt>On the Walls:</dt>
+<dd>1. Bronze bust of General Jackson by Belle Kinney.</dd>
+<dd>2. Battle of New Orleans. Presented by C. F. Gunther, of Chicago,
+Endicott &amp; Co., Lithographers, published by T. Yeager, Race Street,
+Philadelphia.</dd>
+<dd>3. Print of General Jackson at New Orleans.</dd>
+<dd>4. Portrait of Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>5. Engraving of the Hermitage. This is not correctly drawn. (Francis
+Strickland, Architect, Lith. of Endicott &amp; Co., N. Y.).</dd>
+<dd>6. Engraving of Jackson.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_35">35</dt>
+<dd>7. Picture of Jackson at the Hermitage, 1830. Given by J. McGavock
+Dickinson.</dd>
+<dd>9. Land Grant signed by President Jackson. Given by J. McGavock
+Dickinson.</dd>
+<dd>10. Appointment of Chas. A. Anderson as secretary to the French Court by
+Jackson, 1836. Presented in memory of Ewin Lamar Davis by his wife.</dd>
+<dd>11. Illustrated Map of Nashville 1832.</dd>
+<dd>12. Certificate of Major-General Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s membership in the
+Hibernian Society, March, 1819.</dd>
+<dd>13. Three pictures of Uncle Alfred, colored servant, born 1803 and died in
+1901. He lived in the log house back of the mansion and is buried
+in the garden next to the Jacksons&rsquo; tomb. Given by Dr. Harry Vaughan
+and Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt.</dd>
+<dd>14. Equestrian Statue of Jackson. This picture hung in President James K.
+Polk&rsquo;s room at the White house. Presented by Mrs. George William
+Fall.</dd>
+<dd>14A. Engraving of General Jackson from a painting by Thomas Sully.</dd>
+<dd>15. Death of Pakenham. Presented by C. F. Gunther, of Chicago, Endicott
+&amp; Co., Lithographers, published by T. Yeager, Race Street, Philadelphia.</dd>
+<dd>16. Blueprints showing the battlefield of Chalmette at New Orleans.
+Presented by Hon. John Wesley Gaines.</dd>
+<dd>17. Drawing by Norman Marsh of original Hermitage. Copy of print
+from the collection of Mrs. Samuel Heiskell, now at the University of
+North Carolina.</dd>
+<dd>18. Engraving of Andrew Jackson given by Mr. and Mrs. Whitefoord Cole,
+Jr., in memory of his mother.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case No. 1</dt>
+<dd>1. Engraving of General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>2. Clothing worn by General Andrew Jackson: dressing gowns and slippers,
+wool socks used when riding in winter weather; night shirts, pen marked,
+&ldquo;Andrew Jackson,&rdquo; and numbered in indelible ink.</dd>
+<dd>3. Account books used in stores owned by Jackson&mdash;Gallatin, 1803;
+Hunter&rsquo;s Hill, 1804; Clover Bottom, 1805.</dd>
+<dd>4. Picture of &ldquo;Aunt Hannah,&rdquo; Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s personal maid, who was
+with her at her death.</dd>
+<dd>5. Writing case inscribed &ldquo;Presented to Andrew Jackson, President of the
+U. S., from the State of New Hampshire.&rdquo;</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case No. 2</dt>
+<dd>British uniform (coat and waistcoat) taken at the Battle of New Orleans.
+Loaned by Andrew Jackson Lawrence, grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case No. 3</dt>
+<dd>Uniform and hat of Major John T. Reid, who fought with General
+Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by his grandson,
+Mr. Maury T. Reid.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_36">36</div>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 4</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 1:</dt>
+<dd>1. Original letter of Amos Kendall, Nov. 20, 1829, and notation in Jackson&rsquo;s
+handwriting &ldquo;Mr. Kendalls letter and remarks on my plans on
+National Bank.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dd>2. Photograph of Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, in costume for a January 8 Ball.
+Mrs. Dorris was one of the four organizers of the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage
+Association, the first secretary and later Regent, and a life-long worker
+in the preservation of the Hermitage. Book, &ldquo;Preservation of the
+Hermitage&rdquo; by Mrs. Dorris (Copies may be purchased in Souvenir Shop).</dd>
+<dd>3. Small Liberty Bell, made from the overflow of the Columbia Liberty
+Bell. These small bells were purchased by patriotic associations to be
+rung on patriotic occasions.</dd>
+<dd>3A. Mourning badge worn at the time of the death of General Andrew
+Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>4. Photograph of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, Jackson&rsquo;s favorite
+grandchild and namesake of Mrs. Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>5. Photograph of Colonel Andrew Jackson, III, whose wife, Mrs. Amy
+Jackson, conceived the idea of the Hermitage Association and it was
+from this couple that most of the relics were purchased.</dd>
+<dd>6. Picture of Emily Donelson, white house hostess during Jackson&rsquo;s Administration,
+presented by Mrs. Frank Klapthor. Frame given by
+Felice Ferrell.</dd>
+<dd>7. Bust by Zolnay of Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, first Regent of the Ladies&rsquo;
+Hermitage Association. Also an appeal to Association members
+dated 1895 and signed by Mrs. Nathaniel Baxter, Regent.</dd>
+<dd>8. Booklet and program on the exercises held at the presentation of
+Jackson&rsquo;s statue by the State of Tennessee to the United States Capitol,
+April 11, 1928. The statue, which is by Belle Kinney, stands in the
+Capitol Rotunda.</dd>
+<dd>9. Picture of Healy, artist sent by Louis Philippe to paint Andrew Jackson
+and other prominent Americans.</dd>
+<dd>10. Original floor plan of the Hermitage (changes in this were made during
+construction).</dd>
+<dd>11. Souvenirs of President Theodore Roosevelt&rsquo;s visit in October, 1907.
+Special Register with autograph signature.</dd>
+<dd>12. Poem to Rachel Jackson Lawrence by Emma Look Scott.</dd>
+<dd>12A. Lace scarf worn by Emily Donelson at President Jackson&rsquo;s inaugural
+ball. Given by Mrs. Robert S. Cheek, in memory of her mother, Mrs.
+Joseph Darling Pickslay.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 2:</dt>
+<dd>13. Copy Book of Maine Student containing interesting references to the
+Presidential election of 1825, given by Mrs. Henry W. Dearborn, Cape
+Elizabeth, Maine.</dd>
+<dd>13A. Messages by President Andrew Jackson to U. S. Congress. Leather
+bound volume, printed on silk.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_37">37</dt>
+<dd>13B. Commemorative and regular issue Jackson and Hermitage stamps,
+1863-1963. Given by Dr. Pembroke J. Hart.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 3:</dt>
+<dd>14. Flag from the grave of Lafayette, procured for the Association by
+Miss M. E. Ford through General Horace Porter, Ambassador to France.</dd>
+<dd>15. Letter written by President Jackson, 1828, to Lafayette. Presented
+by Reed Schermerhorn.</dd>
+<dd>16. Appointment of Samuel B. Marshall as Marshal of Western District of
+Tennessee, April, 1831. Presented by Mrs. Joseph A. Gray.</dd>
+<dd>17. Coin token with head of Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Wm. H. Dow,
+Portland, Maine.</dd>
+<dd>18. Cane. Charles Sayers, personal friend of Jackson, cut the cane while
+walking on the Hermitage grounds with Jackson. Presented by Mrs.
+Wm. P. Delafield, Dallas, Texas.</dd>
+<dd>19. Cane. Presented by H. V. S. Negus of Bound Brook, N. J. It was a
+present from General Jackson to Mr. Negus&rsquo; grandfather, James Engle
+Negus, a native of Philadelphia who had visited General Jackson at
+the Hermitage frequently as they were close friends.</dd>
+<dd>20. A Cane hand made by Major McCalla, who served with General Jackson
+at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Dr. C. A. Miller.</dd>
+<dd>21. Silhouette of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.</dd>
+<dd>23. Pictures of:
+<br />(A) Mrs. Emily Donelson, first hostess at the White House.
+<br />(B) Sarah York Jackson, wife of adopted son.
+<br />(C) Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, in childhood.</dd>
+<dd>25. Picture of costume worn by Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Jr., at her wedding
+reception in the White House, and now in the National Historical
+Museum in Washington, D. C., with costumes of other mistresses of the
+White House.</dd>
+<dd>26. Centennial medal, Jackson, Michigan, designed and presented by
+James B. Field of Jackson, Michigan, in honor of General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>27. Octagon House, Washington, D. C., where General Jackson was entertained.
+In a perfect state of preservation. Headquarters of the
+American Institute of Architects. Presented by Mrs. Cordelia Jackson,
+September 20, 1922.</dd>
+<dd>28. Letter to Andrew Jackson written by Robert C. Foster, and presented
+to Mrs. Harry W. Evans, Regent, by Robert Coleman Foster, VII,
+great-grandson of the writer.</dd>
+<dd>29. Watch given by Andrew Jackson to his ward, General Daniel Smith
+Donelson, upon his entry to West Point. Presented by Samuel Donelson,
+grandson of the original owner.</dd>
+<dd>30. Home of Christopher Taylor, near Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson
+boarded. Presented by L. M. McCowan.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Shelf No. 4:</dt>
+<dd>31. Photostat copies of bill from doctor attending Rachel Jackson in her
+final illness and bill for her coffin, 1828. Presented by C. Norton
+Owen of Chicago.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_38">38</dt>
+<dd>32. Photostat copy of Deed of Trust for family graveyard, in Hermitage
+garden, to John H. Eaton, John Coffee, and Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+Presented by West Morton, 1926.</dd>
+<dd>33. Bill of conveyance of slaves. Presented in memory of Jonas Redelsheimer.</dd>
+<dd>34. Andrew Jackson (by Earl) in the capitol of Montgomery, Alabama.
+Presented to the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association by Sarah E. Cowan,
+great-niece of Rachel Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>35. Itemized statement of Dr. McCorkle&rsquo;s bill to Andrew Jackson, October,
+1825. Presented by Mrs. E. A. Lindsey. Of special interest in reference
+to Jackson&rsquo;s solicitude for the health and welfare of his slaves.</dd>
+<dd>36. President Jackson&rsquo;s Contract with his cook, Prevaux. Presented by
+Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.</dd>
+<dd>37. Currier &amp; Ives Print; Death bed scene of General Jackson.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">Case No. 5</h4>
+<p>Clothing and personal possessions of the Jacksons:</p>
+<p>The red velvet dress, worn by Sarah York Jackson at the White House
+(which is the same as in the Earl portrait of her in the Hermitage dining room)
+was given by her great-granddaughter, Sue Rhea Symmes McCutcheon,
+in memory of her grandmother, Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Velvet sample
+shows original color. The shawl, which was presented by Mrs. W. H. Wemyss,
+belonged to Miss Jennie Treanor, who lived at Tulip Grove and was a friend
+of the Jacksons. The letter was written by Andrew Jackson from the White
+House, 1832, to his daughter-in-law, Sarah York Jackson. The leather hat
+box has the following name plate: &ldquo;General Andrew Jackson, President of the
+United States&rdquo; and the hat with the ten-inch mourning band is the one he
+wore in Washington following the death of his wife. The rosewood cane
+was his favorite walking stick. Displayed with one of his suits is a linen
+shirt made by seamstress Gracey who lived at the Hermitage. The lavender
+moire dress, which was Rachel Jackson&rsquo;s, was presented by her great-granddaughter,
+Marion Lawrence Symmes, and the white shawl, said to have been
+hers, was given by Mrs. Bertha Pierce, of Daytona, Fla. The lace cap belonged
+to Rachel Jackson, and also the aquamarine necklace (the case for
+this is in the south room of the museum).</p>
+<h4 title="">FLOOR STANDARD</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dd>A. Letters from Senator Edmond de Lafayette, grandson of General
+Lafayette, concerning the French chair he gave to the Hermitage,
+which is in the Brides&rsquo; Room.</dd>
+<dd>B. Steubenville Republican Ledger, reporting supper given in honor of
+Jackson&rsquo;s triumph, Nov. 26, 1828, and Jackson&rsquo;s election returns, 1828.</dd>
+<dd>C. Copy of National Banner and Nashville Whig, Aug. 12, 1828, given by
+C. L. Winn, great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr. and Sarah York
+Jackson. Contains commendations of Jackson&rsquo;s Policy during Creek
+Campaign.</dd>
+<dd>D. Interesting expressions of Jackson&rsquo;s characteristics of spirituality and
+patriotism in a letter (January 8, 1822) to his ward, E. G. W. Butler,
+purchased from his grandson, E. G. Butler.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_39">39</dt>
+<dd>E. Signed military orders from various officers, 1814.</dd>
+<dd>F. Pay-rolls from Capt. Haley, Llewellyn Griffith and Major H. D. Peire.</dd>
+<dd>G. Military orders signed by Jackson and muster roll of regiment commanded
+by Stokely Donelson, 1792. Extracts from letters of Capt.
+Thos. Preston, John Overton, and J. Winchester and receipts signed by
+Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>H. Letter from Jackson to Dr. John L. Wynn. Photostat letter from Rachel
+Jackson to her brother, Capt. John Donelson, Aug. 25, 1821.</dd>
+<dd>I. Note of presentation of plaster cast of Powers bust, from Levi Woodbury
+and Jackson&rsquo;s reply. Letter from Jackson to Sarah York Jackson,
+April 14, 1835.</dd>
+<dd>J. Letter of condolence from Rachel Jackson to her niece, Catherine
+Caffery Walker, on the death of her sister, Jane Caffery Earl. A letter
+from Andrew Jackson to Catherine Caffery Walker, regarding business
+matters, presented by a descendant, Vera Walker Morel.</dd>
+<dd>K. Letter from D. Morrison, contractor, concerning additions to the
+house and erection of the tomb.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Jackson to A. Donelson, presented by Mrs. P. H. Manlove.</dd>
+<dd>L. West Carolinian Extra Dec. 7, 1833, containing Jackson&rsquo;s message to
+Congress. This paper, which originally belonged to Jackson&rsquo;s Law instructor
+Judge Spruce Macay, was given by Mrs. Fannie McNeely of
+Salisbury, N. C.</dd>
+</dl>
+<h4 title="">WALL STANDARD</h4>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case A:</dt>
+<dd>Jackson&rsquo;s appointment as Judge of Superior Court, signed by John Sevier,
+December 22, 1798.</dd>
+<dd>Jackson&rsquo;s receipt from post office, June 2, 1826, for payments on his 17
+newspaper subscriptions.</dd>
+<dd>Invitation to Military Ball given at Huntsville Inn, 1825, in commemoration
+of the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Mrs. George Dury, to whose
+grandmother the invitation was issued.</dd>
+<dd>Photostatic copy of statement by Dr. Catlet regarding Dickinson duel.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Jackson to Col. John Overton, regarding the former&rsquo;s &ldquo;conduct
+in Florida&rdquo; and Eaton&rsquo;s appeal. September 16, 1831.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case B:</dt>
+<dd>Letter describing White House reception for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and his
+bride, from Emily Donelson, Washington, 1831.</dd>
+<dd>Note from Jackson to his wife, February 6, 1804.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Mrs. Stephen Decatur regarding sale of silver and china and
+Jackson&rsquo;s signed receipt of his purchases.</dd>
+<dd>General Jackson&rsquo;s orders for medicine and hospital stores, Nov. 4, 1813.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case C:</dt>
+<dd>Photostatic copy of letter regarding birthplace of Jackson and burial
+place of his mother and father, from James H. Witherspoon, Lancaster,
+S. C., April 16, 1825.</dd>
+<dd>Land grant, signed by Jackson, presented by Mrs. J. C. Cartwright.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Dr. Beaumont to Jackson, expressing solicitude for latter&rsquo;s
+health and presenting his book on medicine.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_40">40</dt>
+<dd>Photostat of Major General Jackson&rsquo;s orders to his troops, Nov. 24, 1812.</dd>
+<dd>Election returns from Globe Extra, November 15, 1832. Presented
+by Judge John H. DeWitt.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case D:</dt>
+<dd>Letter from Jackson to Maj. A. J. Donelson, 1837, relating the ovations
+he received en route from Washington to Nashville.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Jackson to Maj. A. J. Donelson, July 25, 1833, giving instructions
+for Hermitage farming operations and requesting him to check
+and report on them.</dd>
+<dd>Official nomination of John H. Baker as Secretary of French Treaty Commission
+notation by Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>Letter to Jackson from Roger B. Taney, Attorney General, regarding New
+Orleans banks.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case E:</dt>
+<dd>Letter in French regarding Louisiana colonies.</dd>
+<dd>Ship passport, signed by Jackson, June 4, 1835.</dd>
+<dd>Letter accompanying original Treasury Draft, remitting the famous
+Judge Hall fine.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case F:</dt>
+<dd>Photostatic copies of bills and letters from Philadelphia dealers regarding
+Hermitage furnishings purchased in 1837 and of bills for remodeling
+mansion after the fire in 1834.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case G:</dt>
+<dd>Copies of bills for Hermitage furnishings purchased in 1837.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Jane Caffery, Hermitage, Feb. 1815, regarding the Battle of
+New Orleans, presented by Vera Walker Morel.</dd>
+<dd>Poem written on Jackson&rsquo;s birthday, March 15, 1837, White House.</dd>
+<dd>Letters to Major A. J. Donelson, telling of marauder&rsquo;s attempt to break in
+to President Jackson&rsquo;s bedroom.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case H:</dt>
+<dd>Letter from Jackson to his neighbor Dr. Doyle, requesting his consultation
+with Col. Jeremiah George Harris&rsquo; physicians at the time of his accident.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Lord Byron, Venice, 1819, to his Paris publishers, remonstrating
+against publishing under his name volumes of which he was not the
+author. Presented by Earl to Jackson, along with volume of Byron&rsquo;s
+poems.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case I:</dt>
+<dd>Letter from Jackson to Maj. Wm. B. Lewis, February 28, 1845, regarding
+Polk&rsquo;s cabinet and other political matters.</dd>
+<dd>Letter to President Jackson from Edward Livingston, Paris, May 6, 1834.</dd>
+<dd>Letter, Emily Donelson to Andrew Jackson Donelson.</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl class="case"><dt>Case J:</dt>
+<dd>Letter from Andrew Jackson to Major William B. Lewis, Aug. 6, 1814,
+referring to military matters.</dd>
+<dd>Letter from Andrew Jackson to Dr. Doyle, Fountain of Health, requesting
+bill for services to his ward, Dec. 27, 1840.</dd>
+<dd>Letter, Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_41">41</div>
+<h2 id="c4">MANSION AND GROUNDS</h2>
+<p>The Hermitage is built in &ldquo;Southern Colonial&rdquo; style of architecture,
+with large verandas in front and rear, a wide hallway, with
+two rooms on either side, and wings supplementing these. The
+rooms are spacious, and are eleven in number, besides pantry,
+storeroom, kitchen, cellar. There is a smoke-house and other
+outhouses. In 1922 a steam furnace was installed at a safe distance
+from the mansion, eliminating danger of fire from this source.</p>
+<div class="img" id="fig9">
+<img src="images/p07.jpg" alt="The hall." width="800" height="609" />
+</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Hall</i></h3>
+The hall contains the original hat rack, umbrella stand,
+two mahogany sofas, pier table, Brussels stair carpet
+and brass rods, and the chandelier. The hall floor originally was
+covered with oilcloth. The pictorial wallpaper was printed by
+duFour in Paris, about 1825. The complete set consisted of
+twenty-five strips in colors, and was ordered by General Jackson
+in 1835, being the original paper used when the house was rebuilt.
+It was shipped by way of New Orleans up the Mississippi and
+Cumberland Rivers. This paper is of outstanding historical interest,
+one of the few historic, scenic papers preserved in this country.</div>
+<p>The paper represents the legend of the travels of Telemachus
+<span class="pb" id="Page_42">42</span>
+in search of Ulysses, his father, and is that part of the story of
+his landing on the island of Calypso. He is accompanied by
+Mentor.</p>
+<dl class="case"><dd><span class="sc">Scene I.</span> The landing and the Queen advancing to meet them.</dd>
+<dd><span class="sc">Scene II.</span> Telemachus relating the story of his travels to Calypso, the
+faithful Mentor by his side.</dd>
+<dd><span class="sc">Scene III.</span> Calypso gives a fete in his honor, and Cupid begins to play
+a part.</dd>
+<dd><span class="sc">Scene IV.</span> Telemachus resolves to escape; Calypso&rsquo;s maidens burn his boat,
+and he jumps from the cliffs.</dd>
+</dl>
+<p>In October, 1930, the paper was removed from the walls by
+Mr. James Wilson from the Metropolitan Museum in New York,
+for the purpose of treating the walls to insure the preservation
+of the paper, and was then put back.</p>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Brass candlestick, presented by Mrs. Percy Warner.</dd>
+<dd>2. Glass Celande or Hurricane shade.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Front Parlor</i></h3>
+All the furnishings in this room are originals.
+The chandelier, the Parian marble vase and
+French china vase on wall brackets, the gold oval mirror, the mantel
+of Italian marble, mirror over mantel, the pair of Dresden urn vases,
+the Japanese bronze clock inlaid with enamel, the matching candelabra,
+the two mahogany carved chairs, marble top table, portfolio
+and autograph album (inlaid with mother-of-pearl, containing
+two signatures of Sam Houston and presented by Mr. and Mrs.
+Richard Plater), Bohemian glass dish, mahogany whatnot, brass
+cup, large mahogany sofa, carpet and pier table are all pieces used
+when the Jacksons were living in the Hermitage. The lace curtains
+are exact reproductions of the original ones, made by Salmon
+Freres of Paris, France. The original red brocatel draperies were
+replaced in 1954 with exact reproductions of the fabric, made by
+Scalamandre Silks, which fabric was also used to replace the upholstering
+on the red chairs and the matching draperies in the back
+parlor. (Part of the original curtains and draperies displayed in
+the museum.)</div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Two carved chairs presented to Jackson by the Khedive of Egypt, when
+Jackson was President.</dd>
+<dd>2. Portrait of General Jackson presented by Mrs. Thomas M. Stegor.</dd>
+<dd>3. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson in ball dress.</dd>
+<dd>5. Pair Dresden vases used in the White House while Jackson was President.</dd>
+<dd>6. Bronze andirons, representing the Vestal Virgin.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_43">43</dt>
+<dd>7. Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Healy, the artist who was commissioned
+by Louis Philippe to paint the portrait, only two of which are in existence.
+The other one hangs in the Louvre, Paris, painted eight days
+before Jackson&rsquo;s death. See Healy letter in Museum.</dd>
+<dd>8. Opal vases presented by Andrew and Albert Marble Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>9. Two liqueur bottles, presented by Lafayette to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>10. One of a pair of brass lamps with crystal prisms used at the Hermitage
+by the Jackson family. Purchased from the heirs of Samuel Jackson
+Lawrence by the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association.</dd>
+<dd>11. Silver filigree basket.</dd>
+<dd>12. Chair used in the White House during President Jackson&rsquo;s administration.
+Presented by Miss Laura Friesbee of Washington, D. C.</dd>
+<dd>13. Portrait of General Jackson by R. E. W. Earl, given by Mr. and Mrs.
+William Randolph Hearst, Jr.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Back Parlor</i></h3>
+All furnishings in this room are also originals
+(except lace curtains and draperies). The chandelier,
+pier table, mahogany chair, two chairs and tilt top table with
+mother-of-pearl inlay, mahogany card table, two velvet chairs,
+Parian marble and French china vase on wall brackets, pair of
+Empire urn-shaped &ldquo;mirror vases&rdquo; on the mantle of Tennessee
+marble (duplicate of Italian marble one in front parlor), brass
+andirons and fender, gold oval mirror, beaded mat and silver candlestick
+are all pieces used at the Hermitage by the Jacksons.</div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>15. Sewing box inlaid with mother-of-pearl belonged to Mrs. Andrew
+Jackson; Mrs. Jackson presented it to Mrs. Emily Donelson; Mrs.
+Donelson gave it to Mrs. Wilcox (her daughter); Mrs. Wilcox gave it to
+Mrs. Andrew Price; through Mr. and Mrs. Richard Plater it was presented
+to the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association.</dd>
+<dd>16. Portrait of General Coffee.</dd>
+<dd>17. Portrait of General Bronaugh.</dd>
+<dd>18. Portrait of Colonel Gadsden.</dd>
+<dd>19. Portrait of Lieutenant Eastland.
+<br />(These four constituted the Staff Officers generally called &ldquo;General
+Jackson&rsquo;s military family.&rdquo;)</dd>
+<dd>20. Clock, one of the oldest relics, in the Hermitage before the death of
+Mrs. Rachel Jackson. The hands are set at the hour Jackson died.</dd>
+<dd>22. Jackson piano presented by Colonel Andrew Jackson, grandson of
+Andrew Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>23. Music book belonging to Mrs. Emily Donelson, First Lady of the White
+House. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.</dd>
+<dd>24. Two gilt wall brackets bought by Andrew Jackson, Jr.</dd>
+<dd>25. Flower jar presented by Andrew Jackson, IV, and Albert Marble Jackson
+(on wall bracket). Duplicate in front parlor.</dd>
+<dd>26. Mirror willed to the Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields of
+Knoxville in 1934, originally at the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_44">44</dt>
+<dd>27. Nut bowls, and compote (on pier table).</dd>
+<dd>28. Guitar of Mrs. Jackson, loaned by the Rev. Walton Lawrence Smith,
+a descendant.</dd>
+<dd>29. Mahogany center table. The only piece remaining of the set presented
+to General and Mrs. Jackson when on a visit to New Orleans after the
+battle. The gold spectacles on the table were worn by Mrs. Jackson
+and the volume of Robert Burns&rsquo; poems is inscribed, &ldquo;Rachel Jackson
+from her beloved husband, Andrew Jackson.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dd>30. Mahogany sofa bought by Mrs. Hoffstetter at the sale of the adopted
+son&rsquo;s effects in 1866. Presented to the Association in 1897 by Miss
+Bettie Hoffstetter of Nashville.</dd>
+<dd>31. Pair of silver lustre vases sent to General Jackson from the Czar of
+Russia.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>General Jackson&rsquo;s Bedroom</i></h3>
+This room is as it was the day he died,
+with the same furniture he used, the bed
+he died upon, the chair he sat in, etc.
+The furnishings consist of bedstead, bureau, wardrobe, washstand
+with china pieces, table, chair, settee or sofa, wallpaper, bedspread,
+andirons and fender, mirror, brass candlestick, etc. The same
+pictures are on the wall. The bedspread is a replica of the original,
+handmade with the initials R. J. embroidered on it. The original
+is in the Museum. The bed and window draperies are exact
+reproductions of those used in the winter during Jackson&rsquo;s lifetime,
+having been made by Scalamandre Silks, Inc., in New York, N. Y.
+Part of the original fabric is in the Museum.</div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Portrait of his wife by Earl, over the mantel, upon which his dying
+gaze rested.</dd>
+<dd>2. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., in childhood, by Earl.</dd>
+<dd>3. Earl portrait of the granddaughter, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence (eldest
+child of the adopted son), the pet and companion of his declining years.</dd>
+<dd>3A. French china teapot or veilleuse, with place for light at bottom, sometimes
+used as night light. This relic of General Jackson&rsquo;s was sold by
+descendants to the McIver family. The Association purchased it in
+1959 from Miss Effie McIver, in memory of Miss Felicia Grundy Porter.</dd>
+<dd>4. Chinese Mandarin scent bottles. Belonged to Mrs. Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>5. Shell jewel case, which was Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s.</dd>
+<dd>6. Portrait of Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>7. Shell vases on mantel, which belonged to Mrs. Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>8. Steel engraving, the &ldquo;Sixth Seal.&rdquo; This is an illustration of The Revelation,
+Chapter 6:12, 17, engraved by G. H. Phillips from the original
+picture by F. Danby, A. R. A., in collection of Wm. Beckford, Esq.</dd>
+<dd>9. Colored print, &ldquo;Battle of the Thames.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dd>10. Colored print, &ldquo;Battle of North Point.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_45">45</dt>
+<dd>11. Tobacco box, used by the General.</dd>
+<dd>12. His leather hatbox.</dd>
+<dd>13. Rachel Jackson&rsquo;s sewing box, made by an admirer who gathered the
+shells.</dd>
+<dd>14. Picture of Judge John Overton, bearing his signature, Judge Overton
+was Jackson&rsquo;s law partner and lifelong friend.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Andrew Jackson, Jr.&rsquo;s Bedroom</i></h3>
+This was General and Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s room
+previous to the death of Mrs. Jackson in
+1828, afterwards the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs.
+Andrew Jackson, Jr. The furniture was purchased by Jackson
+after the fire in 1834.</div>
+<p>The mahogany bedstead, one of eight purchased after the fire of
+1834, the mahogany bureau with toilet articles, mahogany washstand
+with original washstand set, original hair brush and clothes
+brush, strawberry design painted on back, mahogany marble top
+center table, triple mirror, brass andirons, cut glass oil lamp, the
+brass candlestick were all used in this room. The carpet is not
+original, but an old one of the period. The portrait of Sarah York
+Jackson was painted by Healy. The leather chair was one used
+constantly by her.</p>
+<p>The wallpaper is a reproduction, presented by the Robert Graves
+Company of New York and copyrighted (1925). The wood blocks
+from which the paper was made were purchased by the Association.</p>
+<p>Candlestick on mantel, presented by Mrs. Anne Hoyte Hicks
+Joyce, which was purchased by her grandmother, Mrs. Maggie L.
+Hicks, at an early auction, was used by General Jackson at the
+Hermitage.</p>
+<p>Bohemian glass jar, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Presented
+by Mrs. W. T. Mallison.</p>
+<p>Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s signature is on fly leaf of open volume, History
+of England, 1793.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Side Hall</i></h3></div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Famous Military Portrait (by Earl).</dd>
+<dd>2. Secretary presented to General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>3. Original sofa purchased by the Association in 1937.</dd>
+<dd>4. The wallpaper in the side hall (downstairs) is a copy of the original, the
+part upstairs is the original.</dd>
+<dd>5. Marble bust of General Jackson, presented by Hon. Lawrence Cooper,
+of Huntsville, Ala.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_46">46</dt>
+<dd>6. Precepts, given to Jackson in his early youth by his mother, which he
+said ruled his life. This copy presented by E. A. Lindsey and Reau E.
+Folk.</dd>
+<dd>7. Jackson&rsquo;s Masonic Apron loaned by Stanley F. Horn.</dd>
+<dd>8. Copy of Jackson&rsquo;s portrait, which hangs in the Nashville Masonic
+Temple, the original having been painted when Jackson was Grand
+Master. Presented by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
+of Tennessee.</dd>
+<dd>9. Presentation copy of Masonic Manual, dedicated to Jackson and presented
+to him by the author, Wilkins Tannehil.</dd>
+<dd>10. Early portrait of Jackson, showing in the background the Hermitage as
+it was before it was remodeled in 1831 and preceding the fire of 1834.
+It was presented by Mrs. Charles W. Frear, of Troy, N. Y., in memory
+of her husband, who owned it for many years.</dd>
+<dd>11. Jackson portrait by Sully. Presented in 1958 by Mrs. John Valentine
+Mershon of Philadelphia, whose grandfather, Jonathan Paul Worrall,
+was one of the group who originally proposed Jackson&rsquo;s nomination for
+the presidency, and who previously owned the portrait. It was carried
+at the head of political parades.</dd>
+<dd>12. 1819 Map of the United States given by Mrs. James Wemyss of Gallatin,
+Tennessee.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Office or Library</i></h3>
+For thirty years the Hermitage was the
+political center of the United States, and
+Andrew Jackson was the most influential man of his party. Many
+visitors, political and otherwise, were constantly being received by
+General Jackson in this office.</div>
+<p>The books are those that constituted General and Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s
+library and some of those of the two succeeding generations. The
+bookcases, which were General and Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s, hold volumes
+of history, poetry, fiction, theology, military regulations, law,
+medical practices for the home, veterinary science, gardening,
+bound state papers and newspapers of the time, school books, etc.,
+numbering over 400.</p>
+<p>The tables of mahogany, the brass candlestick, mahogany
+chairs, pair of bronze oil lamps, cut glass celande or hurricane
+shade, brass spittoon, boar paperweight, and owl inkstand are all
+original. The carpet, not originally in the Hermitage, was obtained
+from the home of Mrs. Edgar Foster, which was built in
+the period of the Hermitage. Other original furnishings are:</p>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Three cherry bookcases.</dd>
+<dd>2. Chair, made from wood of the frigate Constitution, presented to Levi
+Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy, 1837; Secretary of the Treasury,
+1834, to March, 1837; during the administration of President Jackson.
+Presented to the Hermitage by Miss Ellen C. Woodbury, daughter of
+Levi Woodbury, in 1900.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_47">47</dt>
+<dd>3. Mahogany bookcase and desk.</dd>
+<dd>4. Bust of General Jackson by Hiram Powers. This Powers bust of Jackson,
+by the sculptor before he went to Italy for study, is one of the best
+examples of pure American art.</dd>
+<dd>5. Old map of New Hampshire.</dd>
+<dd>6. and 7. Pair of paintings of DeSoto and his wife, Isabella. Presented by
+Louis Philippe to President Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>8. Jackson&rsquo;s bound copies of the <i>Globe Democrat</i>, Published at Washington,
+D. C., while he was President of the United States. Presented by Mrs.
+Bettie M. Donelson.</dd>
+<dd>9. Old Newspapers of Jackson&rsquo;s time (Bound). Presented by Mrs. Rachel
+Jackson Lawrence. Atlas with Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s signature Sept. 12,
+1835.</dd>
+<dd>10. Bust of Levi Woodbury, of General Jackson&rsquo;s cabinet.</dd>
+<dd>11. Case, made of historic wood taken from the old building first used as a
+statehouse in Nashville, 1812-1815. The case was made to protect the
+bound volumes of newspapers of Jackson&rsquo;s day. Wood given by Mrs.
+Jennie C. Buntin.</dd>
+<dd>12. Invalid chair, presented to General Jackson by the mechanics of Nashville.
+Invented by Dr. Holmes of South Carolina, who presented duplicates
+to Queen Victoria and John C. Calhoun.</dd>
+<dd>13. Mahogany candlestand, upon which General Jackson always opened his
+mail, and candlestick on beaded mat; his Bible and spectacles.</dd>
+<dd>14. Marble-topped table at which General Jackson issued directives at the
+Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Judge John Minnick Williams of
+Altus, Okla., formerly of Nashville.</dd>
+<dd>15. Chair, presented to Jackson by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.</dd>
+<dd>16. Pair of bronze and crystal oil candelabra on mantel.</dd>
+<dd>17. Portrait by Earl of General Jackson on Sam Patch, white horse presented
+him in 1833 by the citizens of Pennsylvania. General Jackson rode this
+horse in a civic and military parade given in his honor in Philadelphia,
+after which it was sent to Nashville. Federal soldiers whom General
+Geo. H. Thomas had placed as guard at the Hermitage fired a military
+salute over the grave of the horse.</dd>
+<dd>18. The walnut office desk with a number of secret drawers; used constantly
+when Jackson was practicing attorney.</dd>
+<dd>19. Steel engraving of George Washington.</dd>
+<dd>20. Bust of Lewis Cass, Secretary of War and Minister Plenipotentiary to
+France under General Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>21. Liquor Chest of General Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Michael Mullens
+of Baltimore, Maryland.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Nursery</i></h3>
+This room, used until 1955 as the museum for
+relics and papers, was at one time during the
+<div class="pb" id="Page_48">48</div>
+residence of the Jacksons the overseer&rsquo;s room, at another the
+nursery.</div>
+<p>The cherry cradle was made at the Hermitage for Andrew Jackson,
+Jr., and was purchased by the Association from a member of the
+family. The quilt on the cradle was made by Mrs. W. L. Nichol,
+neighbor and friend of the Jacksons, for her daughter, Julia Nichol
+More. Coverlet, given by Mrs. Minos Fletcher, Jr., and Paul
+Shwab. The bed and the rug are types used in that period. The
+chair, which was given by Mrs. D. W. Cantrell, belonging to a member
+of the Jackson family. The chest of drawers and the washstand
+were part of the original Hermitage furnishings, and the china toilet
+set, of the Jackson period, was presented by Mrs. Edgar Foster.
+The clock and the unique china candlesticks were also part of the
+Hermitage furnishings, and the thermometer was General Jackson&rsquo;s.</p>
+<p>The silver cup was presented by Martin Van Buren to his godson,
+Andrew Jackson, III, on the occasion of his christening at the
+White House. The portrait over the mantel, which was at the
+White House and also hung in the Hermitage nursery, is of the
+twin children of Marcus Talmage, of New York, namesakes of
+Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Presented by the Talmages. The
+French doll of 1830 was given to The Hermitage by the Dixie-Dollers
+Club.</p>
+<p>The wooden hat box, which belonged to Jackson&rsquo;s mother,
+Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, was given by Mrs. Clara Hudgins
+Cowgill. The print of General Jackson is by Currier and
+Ives. One of the pictures is of Mrs. Lucius Polk and her son,
+William. As Mary Eastin, she spent much time at the White
+House with the Jacksons during her young ladyhood and was
+married there. The other picture is of Mary Eastin and Madame
+Pageot (daughter of Jackson&rsquo;s close friend, Maj. Wm. B. Lewis)
+who was also one of the Jacksons&rsquo; favorites and was married there.
+Both pictures, made from portraits owned by the family of Mrs.
+Lucius E. Burch, were presented by Mrs. Burch. The small oil
+painting by the ten-year-old daughter of Peter G. Washington was
+a gift to Jackson during his presidency.</p>
+<h3>THE UPPER CHAMBERS</h3>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Earl&rsquo;s Room</i></h3>
+Ralph E. W. Earl, son of the distinguished artist,
+Ralph Earl, was a member of the Hermitage and
+White House households for 20 years. He married Jane Caffery,
+niece of Mrs. Jackson, who died within a year and Earl never remarried.
+He painted numerous fine portraits of Jackson and other
+notables. He is buried in the Hermitage garden, the gravestone
+being inscribed, &ldquo;Erected in memory of Col. R. E. W. Earl, Friend
+and Companion of General Andrew Jackson, who died at the
+Hermitage, Sept. 16, 1838.&rdquo;</div>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_49">49</div>
+<p>The bed, the chest, the mirror, the chair of Venetian ironwork,
+used as a barber&rsquo;s chair, all belonged to the original furnishings.
+The wallpaper is also the original. The carpet which is of the
+same period was presented by Mrs. Horatio Berry. A quilt of the
+period is the gift of Mrs. Louise Blackwell, of Warrenton, Va.</p>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Portrait of Col. Jeremiah George Harris. Purser of the Navy, Editor
+of National Union and close friend of Jackson. Presented by his daughter,
+Mrs. Van S. Lindsley.</dd>
+<dd>2. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.</dd>
+<dd>3. Pair of shell letter racks presented to Mrs. Jackson in 1827 (letter of
+presentation in the Museum.)</dd>
+<dd>4. Profile portrait of Jackson by Earl. Presented by Miss Mary McLemore,
+Donelson descendant, whose brother, John C. McLemore, III,
+had bequeathed it to the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>5. Banjo owned by President Jackson, loaned by Miss Emma Hoffstetter.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Little Rachel&rsquo;s Room</i></h3>
+First child of the adopted son, Andrew
+Jackson, Jr., and Sarah York Jackson,
+&ldquo;Little Rachel&rdquo; was born at the Hermitage. She was always the
+special pet of Jackson and was one of those who stood by his bedside
+when he died. This room was refurnished for her with these
+rosewood pieces when she married Dr. J. M. Lawrence in 1852.
+The table belonged to Jackson. The wall paper is original, but the
+carpet is one of the period. The quilt was made by &ldquo;Little Rachel&rdquo;
+and was presented by Mrs. R. H. Oliphant, of San Mateo, Calif.,
+in memory of her mother. The portrait over the mantel of Rachel
+Jackson Lawrence in her latter years was presented by her family.
+She is pictured wearing the miniature of her grandmother Jackson,
+for whom she was named, and which was given to her by President
+Jackson with the injunction never to go without it. A portrait of
+Andrew Jackson by the artist Wood, acquired by the Association
+in 1910. Washstand set of the period, given by Mrs. David P.
+Adams.</div>
+<p>The bronze lamp on mantle was among the original Hermitage
+furnishings.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Upper Hall</i></h3></div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Jackson&rsquo;s old cedar chest.</dd>
+<dd>2. Steel engraving &ldquo;Sortie on Gibraltar.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dd>3. Steel engraving, &ldquo;Siege of Gibraltar.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dd>4. Steel engraving of Jackson on Sam Patch, willed to the Association by
+Miss Elizabeth Archer.</dd>
+<dd>5. Oration on General Jackson, delivered by George Bancroft, U. S. Secretary
+of the Navy, in Washington, June 27, 1845 (one of 24 public
+eulogies delivered by various national leaders following Jackson&rsquo;s death).</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Guest Room</i></h3>
+It was the Hermitage custom to welcome all travelers;
+this room was one used to accommodate some
+of the numerous guests. The two mahogany beds are original.
+<div class="pb" id="Page_50">50</div>
+The Association possesses six of the eight mahogany beds purchased
+when the house was refurnished in 1835. Also among the original
+furnishings are the cedar chest, mahogany washstand and wardrobe,
+the mirror, the mother-of-pearl inlay plate, the small leather trunk
+and the hatbox, and the wallpaper is original. The bowl and pitcher,
+presented by Mary Felice Ferrell, were given to her grandfather by
+Jackson. The Venetian ironwork chair was used as a barber&rsquo;s
+chair. The carpet is an old one of the period.</div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.</dd>
+<dd>2. Portrait of Jackson by an unknown artist.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Brides&rsquo; Room</i></h3>
+As General and Mrs. Jackson were greatly
+beloved by the younger members of her
+family and of their friends, many came, including Henry A. Wise
+(later Governor of Virginia) and his bride, to spend their honeymoons
+at the Hermitage. This guest room, therefore, was known
+as the Brides&rsquo; Room. The mahogany bed, French dresser, wardrobe,
+chest and shaving stand, table, mirror and china vases were
+all among the original furnishings. The bedspread is handwoven,
+the silk quilt was made by Mrs. Julia Nichol More, granddaughter
+of Josiah Nichol, friend and neighbor of the Jacksons. The carpet
+was a gift from Miss Myrtle Drane, of Clarksville, who inherited
+it from her grandfather.</div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson. Presented to the Association by Mrs. Ellen
+Call Long, whose father, General Call, eloped with Miss Mary Kirkman
+and was married at the Hermitage. This portrait and also one of General
+Jackson, were given to the young couple as a bridal present.</dd>
+<dd>2. Chair from the Chateau de Lafayette, presented to the Association in
+1890 by Senator Edmond de Lafayette, the grandson of General Lafayette.
+Senator Lafayette&rsquo;s letter in relation to this gift is in the
+Museum.</dd>
+<dd>3. Masonic Lodge candlestick used in Gallatin by General Jackson. Presented
+by Col. Thomas H. Boyers.</dd>
+<dd>4. Portrait of Jackson presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs. David
+C. Mosby, San Francisco, Calif.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Dining Room</i></h3>
+Rachel Jackson&rsquo;s Blessing was: &ldquo;Sanctify,
+O Lord, we beseech Thee, this provision
+for our good and us to Thy service for Christ&rsquo;s sake, Amen.&rdquo;</div>
+<p>The dining room contains the original sideboard, table, some of
+the chairs, side table, pier table, sugar chest, andirons, and some of
+the silver and glass. The drapery fabric is an exact reproduction
+of an old brocatel pattern, by Scalamandre Silks; the curtains are
+of the type originally used; the carpet is one of the period. The
+floor is the only one in the mansion that has had to be replaced; a
+piece of the original flooring is in the Museum.</p>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_51">51</div>
+<p>Adjoining the dining room is the pantry and farther to the rear
+the storeroom. A passageway leads directly from the dining room
+to the porch connecting with the kitchen.</p>
+<p>All articles in the dining room are originals unless otherwise
+specified.</p>
+<dl class="case"><dd>1. The &ldquo;Old Hickory&rdquo; or January 8 mantel, made of bits of hickory bark
+worked on only on the 8th of January of successive years, by one of
+Jackson&rsquo;s soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans. Presented to General
+Jackson January 8, 1839 and placed in the dining room by General
+Jackson, January 8, 1840.</dd>
+<dd>2. Pair of French vases, on the mantel.</dd>
+<dd>3. The original dining table, at which several Presidents have dined:
+James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Theodore Roosevelt,
+and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Presidents Millard Fillmore, Franklin
+Pierce, James Buchanan, Rutherford B. Hayes, and William H. Taft,
+General Sam Houston, and the Marquis de Lafayette were also among
+the distinguished guests who have been entertained at the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>4. Silver tray given to Jackson by Sam Houston. Presented to the Association
+by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields. The large coffee pot with the
+initials A. J., once owned by Jackson, was returned by its recent owner,
+Mrs. John MacVeagh, Santa Barbara, Calif.; the three other pieces are
+Hermitage originals.</dd>
+<dd>5. Candelabra with &ldquo;wind glasses.&rdquo;</dd>
+<dd>6. Epergne.</dd>
+<dd>7. Silver wine cart. Mate in Museum.</dd>
+<dd>8. Two of the Decatur silver vegetable dishes.</dd>
+<dd>9. Silver egg and toast rack. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham Hall
+in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall, to whose family
+these were given by the Jacksons.</dd>
+<dd>10. Cruet set.</dd>
+<dd>11. Silver covered dishes, part of the silver pieces purchased by Jackson
+from the widow of Commodore Decatur. The silver originally included
+sixteen round and oval dishes, which were used constantly for years at
+the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>12. Silver candelabrum, one of a pair used at the White House, given by
+Miss Mary R. Wilcox.</dd>
+<dd>13. Additional pieces of the Decatur silver.</dd>
+<dd>14. Bohemian wine decanters and silver holders.</dd>
+<dd>15. Silver wine cooler.</dd>
+<dd>16. Portrait of John Donelson, one of the Tennessee pioneers, brother of
+Rachel Jackson.</dd>
+<dd>17. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. by Earl.</dd>
+<dd>18. Portrait of Sarah York Jackson (wife of Andrew Jackson, Jr.). The dress
+in which she is pictured is in the Museum.</dd>
+<dd>19. Portrait of Mrs. John Donelson (Mary Purnell).</dd>
+<dd>20. Portrait of Rachel Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson.</dd>
+<dt class="pb" id="Page_52">52</dt>
+<dd>21. Portrait of Andrew Jackson, about 1820.</dd>
+<dd>22. Oil painting of Christopher Columbus (over the mantel). Presented
+to Jackson by S. D. Bradford of West Roxbury, Mass</dd>
+<dd>23. Portrait of General Coffee.</dd>
+<dd>24. Portrait of Mary Donelson Coffee, wife of General Coffee, daughter of
+John Donelson and niece of Rachel Jackson. These portraits were
+presented by Hon. Alexander Donelson Coffee, son of General and Mrs.
+Coffee.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Kitchen</i></h3>
+The restoration of the furnishings of the old kitchen
+to its oldtime glory of yawning chimney piece, its crane
+and pothook, its ovens and skillets, its candle molds and spinning
+wheels, brings back reminiscences of the cook, &ldquo;Betty,&rdquo; and the
+old regime of Jackson&rsquo;s day. The large stone hearth is as it was
+in General Jackson&rsquo;s day.</div>
+<dl class="case"><dd>Spinning wheel and reel, over 100 years old. Presented by Andrew Jackson
+Baker, former custodian, who was born at the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>Table of the period, given by Mrs. W. H. Wemyss.</dd>
+<dd>Candle molds. Presented by Miss Louise Baxter, Mrs. W. J. McMurray,
+Mrs. M. A. Spurr, and Mrs. George L. Cowan.</dd>
+<dd>Pothooks and Flax Hacker. Used in Revolutionary days. Presented by
+Miss Louise Baxter and Miss Louise G. Lindsley.</dd>
+<dd>Some of the original kitchen utensils. Presented by Mrs. Andrew Jackson
+III.</dd>
+<dd>Copper kettle given to Rachel Jackson by Peggy O&rsquo;Neal.</dd>
+<dd>Old grease lamp, given by Mrs. W. A. Hargis.</dd>
+<dd>Original water cooler. Always used in the pantry.</dd>
+<dd>Brass kettle. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.</dd>
+<dd>Original churn of Jackson&rsquo;s. Loaned by Miss Emma Hoffstetter.
+Six dish covers, pair tongs of Major Andrew Jackson Donelson&rsquo;s. Presented
+by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.</dd>
+<dd>Original old wafer irons. Presented by Mrs. L. D. Hill and Mrs John K.
+Maddin.</dd>
+<dd>Original kitchen &ldquo;safe,&rdquo; for keeping food.</dd>
+<dd>Pie tins and custard cups, used by Aunt Betty, the cook.</dd>
+<dd>Original spice jars, brought from China.</dd>
+<dd>Original flour and meal chest.</dd>
+<dd>Original chest which contained Decatur silver (see letter in Museum).</dd>
+<dd>Original brass kettles, used for preserving.</dd>
+<dd>Plate given by Mary Hook, once used at the Hermitage.</dd>
+<dd>Iron spit, given by Mary Felice Ferrell.</dd>
+<dd>The bells overhead on the back porch were rung from the parlor and front
+door.</dd>
+</dl>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Old Smokehouse</i></h3>
+A remnant of days long gone by, when
+the smokehouse was the most important
+house on a plantation. Built in 1831.</div>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_53">53</div>
+<p>Original trough for salting meat made from one log, presented by
+Mrs. Cleves Symmes, granddaughter of Jackson&rsquo;s adopted son.</p>
+<p>The iron kettle, used for rendering lard, was given by Mrs. E.
+W. Graham, great-great-grandniece of Rachel Jackson. The
+imitation hams show how they were hung from the beams.</p>
+<p>A normal supply of meat for the 100 slaves, family and guests
+when hogs were killed was from 20,000 to 25,000 pounds.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Garden</i></h3>
+To the east of the mansion is the flower garden
+which General Jackson had laid out in 1819 for
+his wife, Rachel, whose chief interest it was.</div>
+<p>It was designed by William Frost, a well-known English Landscapist,
+and it is considered by authorities to be an outstanding
+example of early American garden design.</p>
+<p>More than an acre in area, the garden contains about fifty
+varieties of old fashioned plants and great hickory and magnolia
+trees planted by General Jackson.</p>
+<p>Other interesting varieties of trees in the garden and on the
+grounds have markers showing their common and botanical names.</p>
+<p>Copy of an old English sundial given by Thomas H. Berry.
+Base given by James W. Pearre.</p>
+<p>The tomb of General and Mrs. Jackson is in the south-east corner
+of the garden, and many other members of their family and household
+are buried in the plot nearby.</p>
+<div class="img" id="fig10">
+<img src="images/p08.jpg" alt="Garden plan." width="500" height="504" />
+</div>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_54">54</div>
+<h2 id="c5">THE TOMB</h2>
+<div class="img" id="fig11">
+<img src="images/p09.jpg" alt="The tomb." width="800" height="566" />
+</div>
+<p>The tomb was built by General Jackson in 1831 and was erected
+over his wife, with a vault for himself.</p>
+<p>The inscription on General Jackson&rsquo;s tomb is:</p>
+<p class="center"><span class="sc">General Andrew Jackson</span>
+<br />Born March 15, 1767
+<br />Died June 8, 1845</p>
+<p>The inscription on Mrs. Jackson&rsquo;s tomb was written by her
+husband, and is as follows:</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>&ldquo;Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachel Jackson, wife of President Jackson, who died the 22nd
+of December, 1828. Age, 61 years. Her face was fair, her person pleasing, her temper amiable,
+her heart kind; she delighted in relieving the wants of her fellow creatures, and cultivated that
+divine pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending methods; to the poor she was a benefactor;
+to the rich an example; to the wretched a comforter; to the prosperous an ornament; her piety
+went hand in hand with her benevolence, and she thanked her Creator for being permitted to do
+good. A being so gentle and so virtuous slander might wound, but could not dishonor. Even
+death, when he bore her from the arms of her husband, could but transport her to the bosom of
+her God.&rdquo;</p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>The other graves on the plot are those of the adopted son, Andrew
+Jackson, Jr., and his wife, Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. Two infants
+lie buried there; also one son, Samuel Jackson, who was killed at
+<span class="pb" id="Page_55">55</span>
+Chickamauga; the grave of Dr. John M. Lawrence, who married
+Rachel, the idol of the old General&rsquo;s life. In February, 1923, the
+spirit of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence passed into the great
+beyond, and her body rests beside her husband and near her grandfather,
+the great hero, who affectionately looked upon and called
+her his &ldquo;beloved little Rachel.&rdquo; The grave of Col. R. E. W. Earl,
+friend and companion of Jackson, is there. Further apart from the
+other graves is that of Mrs. Marion Adams, the widowed sister of
+Mrs. Sarah Jackson who always resided with her, and whose family
+was reared at the Hermitage. On December 19, 1906, Col. Andrew
+Jackson, grandson, was laid beside his kindred dust in the garden,
+and his wife, Mrs. Amy Jackson, who died January 9, 1921, lies
+beside him. There are also the graves of John Marshall Lawrence,
+1859-1926, and Thomas Donelson Lawrence, 1869-1942, sons of
+Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence; and Anne Laurie Lawrence Smith,
+born at the Hermitage April 3, 1855, died February 4, 1937, and
+Sazie Lawrence Winn, born at Hermitage March 15, 1854, died
+May 6, 1882, daughters of Mrs. Lawrence. Andrew Jackson, IV,
+son of Col. Andrew and Mrs. Amy Jackson, was buried here in
+1953.</p>
+<p>The grave of Uncle Alfred, freed slave who preferred to remain
+at the Hermitage and who wanted to be buried near General Jackson,
+is located to the north of the tomb in the garden.</p>
+<p>The stone seat near the tomb is one of three presented to the
+Hermitage by Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness, Mr. Robert F. Jackson,
+Jr., and Mr. N. Baxter Jackson of New York, in memory of their
+mother, Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, who served as Regent of the
+Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association. Mrs. Robert F. Jackson&rsquo;s grandmother,
+Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, served as first Regent 1889-1899.</p>
+<h3>THE SARCOPHAGUS OFFER</h3>
+<blockquote>
+<p>In March, 1845, Commodore Elliott offered to General Jackson a sarcophagus
+which he had obtained at Palestine. In a letter of appreciation,
+but ringing with American spirit, General Jackson declined the offer.</p>
+<p>Copies of two letters touching this incident were presented to the Association
+by Hon. John Wesley Gaines and are as follows:</p>
+</blockquote>
+<blockquote>
+<p><span class="lr">Washington City, March 18, 1845.</span></p>
+<p><i>My Dear General</i>&mdash;Last night I made something of a speech at the National
+Institute, and have offered for their acceptance the sarcophagus which I
+obtained at Palestine, brought home in the Constitution, and believed to
+contain the remains of the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, with the
+<span class="pb" id="Page_56">56</span>
+suggestion that it might be tendered you for your final resting place. I
+pray you, General, to live on in the fear of the Lord; dying the death of a
+Roman soldier, an emperor&rsquo;s coffin awaits you.</p>
+<div class="verse">
+<p class="t0">I am, truly, your friend.</p>
+<p class="lr"><span class="sc">Jesse D. Elliott.</span></p>
+<p class="t0">To Gen. Andrew Jackson.</p>
+</div>
+</blockquote>
+<blockquote>
+<p><span class="lr">Hermitage, Tenn., March 27, 1845.</span></p>
+<p><i>Dear Sir</i>&mdash;Your letter of the 18th inst. tonight with a copy of the Proceedings
+of the National Institute, furnished me by their corresponding
+secretary, on the presentation by you of the sarcophagus for acceptance on
+condition it shall be preserved and in honor of my memory, have been received
+and are now before me. Although laboring under great debility and affliction,
+from a severe attack from which I may not recover, I raise my pen and endeavor
+to reply. The steadiness of my nerves may perhaps lead you to conclude
+my prostration of strength is not so great as here expressed. Strange
+as it may appear, my nerves are as steady as they were forty years gone by,
+whilst from debility and affliction I am gasping for breath. I have read the
+whole proceedings of the presentation by you of the sarcophagus, and the
+resolutions passed by the board of directors so honorable to my fame, with
+sensations and feelings more easily to be conjectured than by me expressed.
+The whole proceedings call for my most grateful thanks which are hereby
+extended to you, and through you to the president and directors of the
+National Institute. BUT WITH THE WARMEST SENSATIONS THAT
+CAN INSPIRE A GRATEFUL HEART, I MUST DECLINE ACCEPTING
+THE HONOR INTENDED TO BE BESTOWED. I CANNOT CONSENT
+THAT MY MORTAL BODY SHALL BE LAID IN A REPOSITORY
+PREPARED FOR AN EMPEROR OR KING.</p>
+<p>MY REPUBLICAN FEELINGS AND PRINCIPLES FORBID IT;
+THE SIMPLICITY OF OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FORBIDS IT.
+EVERY MONUMENT ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY
+OF OUR HEROES AND STATESMEN OUGHT TO BEAR EVIDENCE
+OF THE ECONOMY AND SIMPLICITY OF OUR REPUBLICAN
+INSTITUTIONS AND OF THE PLAINNESS OF OUR REPUBLICAN
+CITIZENS, WHO ARE THE SOVEREIGNS OF OUR GLORIOUS
+UNION AND WHOSE VIRTUE IT IS TO PERPETUATE IT. TRUE
+VIRTUE CANNOT EXIST WHERE POMP AND PARADE ARE THE
+GOVERNING PASSIONS. IT CAN ONLY DWELL WITH THE
+PEOPLE&mdash;THE GREAT LABORING AND PRODUCING CLASSES&mdash;THAT
+FORM THE BONE AND SINEW OF OUR CONFEDERACY.</p>
+<p>For these reasons I cannot accept the honor you and the president and
+directors of the National Institute intended to bestow. I CANNOT PERMIT
+MY REMAINS TO BE THE FIRST IN THESE UNITED STATES TO BE
+DEPOSITED IN A SARCOPHAGUS MADE FOR AN EMPEROR OR A
+KING. I again repeat, please accept for yourself, and convey to the president
+and directors of the National Institute, my most profound respects
+for the honor you and they intended to bestow. I have prepared an humble
+depository for my mortal body besides that wherein lies my beloved wife,
+<span class="pb" id="Page_57">57</span>
+where, without any pomp or parade, I have requested, when my God calls
+me to sleep with my fathers, to be laid; for both of us there to remain until
+the last trumpet sounds to call the dead to judgment, when we, I hope,
+shall rise together, clothed with that heavenly body promised to all who
+believe in our glorious Redeemer who died for us that we might live, and by
+whose atonement I hope for a blessed immortality.</p>
+<div class="verse">
+<p class="t0">I am, with great respect, your friend and fellow citizen,</p>
+<p class="lr"><span class="sc">Andrew Jackson</span>.</p>
+<p class="t0">To Commodore J. D. Elliott, United States Navy.</p>
+</div>
+</blockquote>
+<p>On January 8th, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans,
+an annual pilgrimage is made to the tomb of Andrew Jackson by
+the Association, school groups, patriotic and civil official organizations.
+Representatives place wreaths on the tomb. The Andrew
+Jackson State Park, commemorating his birthplace, is located 10
+miles north of Lancaster, S. C.</p>
+<p>Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, largely a memorial to
+General Jackson, is located on the site of the Battle of Horseshoe
+Bend, on the Tallapoosa River, east central Alabama.</p>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Uncle Alfred&rsquo;s Cabin</i></h3>
+Uncle Alfred was General Jackson&rsquo;s
+body-servant and lived in his cabin in the
+rear yard. Born in 1803, he lived until 1901, and for many years
+entertained visitors when acting as guide through the Hermitage.
+At his request, he is buried near the Jackson tomb in the garden.
+This cabin has been furnished according to Uncle Alfred&rsquo;s time.
+In one of the rooms of the cabin is an old spinning jinny (original)
+presented by Mrs. W. B. Walton, a great-niece of Mrs. Jackson.
+This was inherited by Mrs. Walton from the family.</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>Old Carriage House From Hunter&rsquo;s Hill</i></h3>
+Log building used as a carriage house
+during Jackson&rsquo;s residence at Hunter&rsquo;s
+Hill, was moved from there and now located
+near the spring, used as a tool house.</div>
+<div class="divp"><h3><i>The Log House by the Spring</i></h3>
+Completed in 1940, was built
+for the use of the Hermitage
+Association members. It consists of two spacious rooms and a
+kitchen equipped for simple cooking. It is used for the annual
+<div class="pb" id="Page_58">58</div>
+spring and fall outings of the Association, and members have the
+privilege of using the kitchen and one or both rooms for entertaining,
+upon application to the custodian and payment of a small fee.
+One of the rooms was furnished in memory of Mrs. Walter Stokes,
+former Regent, by her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, and her son,
+Walter Stokes, Jr.</div>
+<h3>GENUINENESS OF THE RELICS</h3>
+<p>That there might never be a question raised as to the genuineness
+of the relics purchased, the Association has obtained from Colonel
+Jackson and his sister, Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the following
+affidavit:</p>
+<blockquote>
+<p>TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:</p>
+<p>This is to certify that all the articles of furniture or relics purchased by the
+Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association from Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, granddaughter,
+and Col. Andrew Jackson, grandson of General Andrew Jackson
+are the identical pieces of furniture owned and used by General Jackson
+during his lifetime. They were in the Hermitage when General Jackson
+died and were there when the Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association took possession
+in 1889. The entire collection was removed in 1893, when Col. Jackson
+left the Hermitage, and have been restored from time to time as the Association
+was able to purchase them.</p>
+<p>The articles restored up to the present time, March, 1900, are those in
+General Jackson&rsquo;s bedroom, which is complete as it was the day he died;
+the library, or office, entire; the hall, entire; and all furniture now in the
+dining room and parlors.</p>
+<p>(SEAL)
+<span class="lr"><span class="sc">Rachel Jackson Lawrence.</span></span>
+<span class="lr"><span class="sc">Col. Andrew Jackson.</span></span></p>
+<p>Sworn to and subscribed before me, this March 13, 1900.
+<span class="lr"><span class="sc">R. S. Cowan</span>, <i>Notary Public</i>.</span></p>
+</blockquote>
+<p>Since 1900 many more pieces of the Jackson furniture and relics have been
+acquired and restored to the Hermitage by purchase, gift, or loan; and while
+it is well furnished throughout with original pieces, information is still being
+gathered and evaluated on some outstanding relics.</p>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_59">59</div>
+<h3>OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
+<br />OF THE
+<br />LADIES&rsquo; HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION</h3>
+<table class="center">
+<tr><td class="l"><i>Regent</i> </td><td class="r"><span class="sc">Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith</span></td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l"><i>First Vice-Regent</i> </td><td class="r"><span class="sc">Mrs. William P. Cooper</span></td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l"><i>Second Vice-Regent</i> </td><td class="r"><span class="sc">Mrs. Edward W. Graham</span></td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l"><i>Treasurer</i> </td><td class="r"><span class="sc">Mrs. Roy C. Avery</span></td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l"><i>Recording Secretary</i> </td><td class="r"><span class="sc">Mrs. Horatio Buntin</span></td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l"><i>Corresponding Secretary</i> </td><td class="r"><span class="sc">Mrs. Douglas M. Wright</span></td></tr>
+</table>
+<dl class="undent"><dt><span class="sc">Mrs. George F. Blackie</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Miss Marian Craig</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Henry Goodpasture</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Douglas Henry</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Miss Martha Lindsey</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Gilbert Merritt</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Fred Russell</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. Laird Smith</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. William H. Wemyss</span></dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mrs. John Reid Woodward</span></dt></dl>
+<dl class="undent"><dt><span class="sc">Mr. Stanley F. Horn</span>, <i>President</i>, Nashville</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. William Waller</span>, <i>Vice President</i>, Nashville</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. C. Lawrence Winn</span>, <i>Secretary</i>, Old Hickory</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. Henry Barker</span>, Bristol</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. Thomas H. Berry</span>, White Pine</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. Walter Chandler</span>, Memphis</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. Lewis R. Donelson</span>, Jr., Memphis</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. T. Graham Hall</span>, Nashville</dt>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. James G. Stahlman</span>, Nashville</dt></dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_60">60</div>
+<h3><span class="sc">The Following Boards Have Had Control of the Association Since Its Organization</span></h3>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 15, 1889</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. S. Colyar, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. M. Dickinson, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William Morrow</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Ruhm</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Duncan B. Cooper</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Felix Demoville</dt>
+<dt>L. F. Benson, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 20, 1891</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William Morrow</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Ruhm</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks</dt>
+<dt>Dr. William Morrow, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED JUNE 7, 1893</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Albert S. Marks, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Isabel M. Clark</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. M. Dickinson</dt>
+<dt>Mr. Edgar Jones, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED OCTOBER 30, 1895</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Hugh Craighead</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Isabel Clark</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 19, 1897</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. G. Throne</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. M. Dickinson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 17, 1899</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. M. Dickinson. First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Eugene C. Lewis, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. G. Throne</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. C. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 15, 1901</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William J. McMurray</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Thomas M. Steger</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. C. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 13, 1903</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Gaut</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William J. McMurray</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Thomas M. Steger</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. C. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer</dt>
+<dd>Mrs. Lindsley expiring July 5, 1903. Mrs. A. M. Shook was elected Regent, Miss Louise Lindsley, a director.</dd></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 17, 1905</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise Lindsley, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William J. McMurray</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Thomas M. Steger</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. C. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 15, 1907</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Thomas M. Steger</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Joseph M. Ford</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 19, 1909</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Joseph M. Ford</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt>
+<dd>Mrs. M. S. Cockrill expired 1910. Mrs. Shelby Williams elected her successor.</dd></dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_61">61</div>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 17, 1911</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John C. Brown</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James H. Campbell</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 21, 1913</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Miss Carrie Sims</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. A. Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 19, 1915</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Miss Carrie Sims</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. A. Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer</dt>
+<dd>Mrs. P. H. Manlove expiring February 27, 1917. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks was elected treasurer and Mrs. Porter Phillips a director.</dd></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 16, 1917</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. M. Shook</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Porter Phillips</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. A. Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. Washington Moore</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 21, 1919</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. T. Lowe</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Porter Phillips</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Harry Evans</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. A. Henry</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 18, 1921</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Harry Evans, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. R. A. Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dd>Mrs. Harry Evans resigned April 4th 1922. Mrs. Henry elected Regent and Mrs. McFarland a director. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks resigned December, 1921. Mrs. E. A, Lindsey elected treasurer. Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson resigned and Mrs. Reau Folk elected October, 1921.</dd></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 1922</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. R. A. Henry, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau Folk</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Craig McFarland</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 16, 1923</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James S. Frazer, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau Folk</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Craig McFarland</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John T. Henderson</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 20, 1925</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James Frazer, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau Folk, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Craig McFarland</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. H. L. Sperry.</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. J. H. Overton</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 18, 1927</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. James S. Frazer, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, 1st Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. H. L. Sperry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sr.</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 15, 1929</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. E. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. H. L. Sperry, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 20, 1931</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt></dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_62">62</div>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY 17, 1933</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. A. Lindsey</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George Blackie</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1935</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. A. Lindsey</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George Blackie</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1937</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. A. Lindsey</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Reau E. Folk.</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1939</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Geo. Blackie, Corresponding Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Charles Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dd>Mrs. James E. Caldwell expired 1939, and Mrs. Edgar Foster was elected her successor. Miss Martha Lindsey was elected to the Board.</dd></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1941</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Charles E. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1943</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Charles E. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Miss Louise G. Lindsley</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sr.</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1945</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy Avery</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1947</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Walter Stokes</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy Avery</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1949</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Charles E. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William H. Wemyss</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1951</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Charles Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt></dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_63">63</div>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1953</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Charles Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1955</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Geo. F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Lyon Childress</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Henry Goodpasture</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William H. Wemyss</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1957</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Henry Goodpasture</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Robert F. Jackson</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William H. Wemyss</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1959</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas S. Henry, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Henry Goodpasture</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William H. Wemyss</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Reid Woodward</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1961</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corresponding Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George F. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Miss Marian Craig</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Henry Goodpasture</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Fred Russell</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Laird Smith</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William H. Wemyss</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Reid Woodward</dt></dl>
+<h4 title="">ELECTED MAY, 1963</h4>
+<dl class="undent"><dt>Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Miss Martha Lindsey, Corresponding Secretary</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. George M. Blackie</dt>
+<dt>Miss Marian Craig</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Edgar M. Foster</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Henry Goodpasture</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas Henry</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Jesse M. Overton</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Fred Russell</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Laird Smith</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. William H. Wemyss</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. John Reid Woodward</dt>
+<dt>Mrs. Douglas M. Wright</dt></dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_64">64</div>
+<h3><span class="sc">Publications Sold By The Ladies&rsquo; Hermitage Association</span></h3>
+<dl class="undent"><dt><i>Guide Book</i> (<i>Catalogue, Historical Data, Pictures</i>)</dt>
+<dd>25 Cents</dd>
+<dt><i>The Hermitage, Home of Old Hickory, $3.95</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Stanley F. Horn</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s Hermitage, $1.50</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Mary French Caldwell</span></dd>
+<dt><i>The Battle of New Orleans, Its Real Meaning, 35 Cents</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Reau E. Folk</span></dd>
+<dt><span class="sc">Mr. Bancroft&rsquo;s Oration on the death of Andrew Jackson</span></dt>
+<dd>25 Cents</dd>
+<dt><i>Preservation of the Hermitage, $2.00</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Mrs. Mary C. Dorris</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Rachel Jackson</i>, 35 Cents</dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Mrs. Walter Stokes</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Advice to Jackson from His Mother</i></dt>
+<dd>illuminated, 25 Cents</dd>
+<dt><i>Andrew Jackson, Man of Destiny</i>, 10 Cents</dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">William E. Beard</span></dd>
+<dt><i>President&rsquo;s Lady, $3.95</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Irving Stone</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Historical Homes of the Old South</i> (Drawings)</dt>
+<dd>75 Cents</dd>
+<dt><i>The Hermitage</i>, 50 Cents</dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Stanley F. Horn</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Constitution of the United States, Declaration of Independence Historical Facts and Data</i></dt>
+<dd>30 Cents</dd>
+<dt><i>Historic Documents; Declaration of Independence, Constitution of United States, Bill of Rights, Lincoln&rsquo;s Gettysburg Address</i></dt>
+<dd>$1.00</dd>
+<dt><i>Andrew Jackson and Freemasonry</i>, <span class="sc">By Dr. Paul E. DeWitt</span></dt>
+<dd>25c</dd>
+<dt><i>Various Postcards and Slides</i></dt></dl>
+<h3>FOR YOUNG READERS</h3>
+<dl class="undent"><dt><i>Andrew Jackson, $2.50</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Genevieve Foster</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Rachel Jackson, Tennessee Girl, $1.95</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Christine Noble Govan</span></dd>
+<dt><i>The Jacksons of Tennessee, $2.95</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Marguerite Vance</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Andrew Jackson, The Fighting Frontiersman, $1.75</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Frances Fitzpatrick Wright</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Sam Houston, Fighter and Leader, $1.75</i></dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Frances Fitzpatrick Wright</span></dd>
+<dt><i>Andrew Jackson, Frontier Statesman</i>, $3.50</dt>
+<dd><span class="sc">Clara Ingram Judson</span></dd></dl>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_65">65</div>
+<h3><span class="sc">Books and Pamphlets on Andrew Jackson</span>
+<br /><span class="small">IN THE STATE LIBRARY DIVISION OF TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES</span></h3>
+<table class="center">
+<tr><td class="l"><i>Author</i> </td><td class="l"><i>Title</i> </td><td class="r"><i>Date of Publication</i></td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Jackson, Andrew </td><td class="l">Correspondence, 7 vols., ed. by John S. Bassett </td><td class="r">1926-35</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">An American Officer </td><td class="l">Civil and Military History of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1825</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Bassett, John S. </td><td class="l">The Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. </td><td class="r">1911</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Bowers, Claude G. </td><td class="l">Party Battles of the Jackson Period </td><td class="r">1922</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Brady, Cyrus T. </td><td class="l">The True Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1906</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Brown, William G. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1900</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Buell, Augustus G. </td><td class="l">History of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1904</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Campbell, Tom W. </td><td class="l">Two Fighters and Two Fines </td><td class="r">1941</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Citizen of New York </td><td class="l">Memoirs of General Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1845</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Cobbett, William </td><td class="l">Life of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1834</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Colyar, Arthur St. C. </td><td class="l">Life and Times of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1904</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Dusenbery, Ben M. </td><td class="l">Monument to the Memory of Gen. Jackson </td><td class="r">1845</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Eaton, John H. </td><td class="l">The Life of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1817</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Frost, John </td><td class="l">Pictorial Life of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1847</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Gentleman of the Baltimore Bar </td><td class="l">Some Account of Gen. Jackson </td><td class="r">1828</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Goodwin, Philo A. </td><td class="l">Biography of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1832</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Headley, Joel T. </td><td class="l">The Life of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1880</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Heiskell, Saml. G. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson and Early Tenn. History, 3 vols. </td><td class="r">1920</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">James, Marquis </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. </td><td class="r">1938</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Jenkins, Jno. S. </td><td class="l">Life and Public Services of Gen. Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1880</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Johnson, Gerald W. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson, An Epic in Homespun </td><td class="r">1927</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Karsner, David </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson, The Gentle Savage </td><td class="r">1929</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Macdonald, Wm. </td><td class="l">Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1837 </td><td class="r">1906</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Mayo, Robert </td><td class="l">Political Sketches of Eight Years in Washington </td><td class="r">1839</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Nicolay, Helen </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson, The Fighting President </td><td class="r">1929</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Ogg, Frederic A. </td><td class="l">The Reign of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1921</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Parton, James </td><td class="l">Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. </td><td class="r">1860</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Peck, Charles H. </td><td class="l">The Jacksonian Epoch </td><td class="r">1899</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Rowland, Eron O. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson&rsquo;s Campaign Against the British </td><td class="r">1926</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Schlesinger, Arthur M. </td><td class="l">The Age of Jackson </td><td class="r">1945</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Snelling, William J. </td><td class="l">A Brief, Impartial History by a Free Man </td><td class="r">1831</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Sumner, William G. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1910</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Syrett, Harold G. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson, His Contribution </td><td class="r">1953</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Van Deusen, Glyndon </td><td class="l">The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1848 </td><td class="r">1959</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Waldo, Samuel P. </td><td class="l">Memoirs of Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1819</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Walker, Alexander </td><td class="l">Jackson and New Orleans </td><td class="r">1856</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Ward, John W. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson, Symbol for an Age </td><td class="r">1955</td></tr>
+</table>
+<h3>FOR YOUNG READERS</h3>
+<table class="center">
+<tr><td class="l">Coy, Harold </td><td class="l">Real Book About Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1952</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">James, Bessie R. </td><td class="l">The Courageous Heart </td><td class="r">1934</td></tr>
+<tr><td class="l">Judson, Clara I. </td><td class="l">Andrew Jackson </td><td class="r">1954</td></tr>
+</table>
+<blockquote>
+<p>In addition to the above, the State Library has many valuable, rare,
+and out-of-print pamphlets on General Jackson.</p>
+<p><i>Microfilms of Hermitage Letters and Documents are available at
+Joint University Library.</i></p>
+</blockquote>
+<div class="pb" id="Page_66">66</div>
+<div class="img" id="ill9">
+<img id="fig12" src="images/p10.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="749" />
+<p class="pcap"><span class="sc">Entrance to the Hermitage</span></p>
+</div>
+<h2>Transcriber&rsquo;s Notes</h2>
+<ul><li>Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.</li>
+<li>Added headings in the text to match the Table of Contents</li>
+<li>Corrected a few palpable typos.</li>
+<li>In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.</li></ul>
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+End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Hermitage, by Mary C. Dorris
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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Hermitage, by Mary C. Dorris
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most
+other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions
+whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of
+the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at
+www.gutenberg.org.  If you are not located in the United States, you'll have
+to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook.
+
+Title: The Hermitage
+       Home of General Andrew Jackson
+
+Author: Mary C. Dorris
+
+Release Date: April 2, 2016 [EBook #51641]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ASCII
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HERMITAGE ***
+
+
+
+
+Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online
+Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
+
+
+
+
+
+
+    [Illustration: Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage
+    _This Portrait by Earl was presented in 1944 by Mrs. Charles W.
+    Frear of Troy, N. Y., in memory of her husband, who owned it for
+    many years._]
+
+
+
+
+                             The Hermitage
+                     Home of General Andrew Jackson
+
+
+                 _Registered National Historic Landmark
+                  Seventh President of United States_
+
+
+                         P. O. HERMITAGE, TENN.
+
+
+              _Originally Compiled by_ Mrs. Mary C. Dorris
+
+                           Revised June, 1963
+
+                   Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, _Regent_
+                  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, _Secretary_
+                   Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, _Research_
+
+
+  Historical                                                       Page 3
+  Original Log Hermitage                                          Page 16
+  Museum                                                          Page 24
+  Mansion and Grounds                                             Page 41
+  Tomb                                                            Page 54
+
+
+
+
+                _Advice to Andrew Jackson by His Mother_
+
+
+In 1781 Andrew Jackson, then fourteen years of age, enlisted in the
+American Army; was captured and thrown into prison, where he had
+smallpox. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, through exchange,
+arranged for his release and nursed him back to health. Responding to an
+urgent appeal, she left him to go to Charleston to nurse some sick
+neighbors who were confined there on a British hospital ship. This
+errand of mercy cost her life. She caught yellow fever and died.
+
+  Almost her last words to her young son were:
+
+  _Andrew, if I should not see you again, I wish you to remember and
+  treasure up some things I have already said to you. In this world you
+  will have to make your own way. To do that, you must have friends. You
+  can make friends by being honest, and you can keep them by being
+  steadfast. You must keep in mind that friends worth having will in the
+  long run expect as much from you as they give to you. To forget an
+  obligation or to be ungrateful for a kindness is a base crime--not
+  merely a fault or a sin, but an actual crime. Men guilty of it sooner
+  or later must suffer the penalty. In personal conduct be always polite
+  but never obsequious. None will respect you more than you respect
+  yourself. Avoid quarrels as long as you can without yielding to
+  imposition. But sustain your manhood always. Never bring a suit in law
+  for assault and battery or for defamation. The law affords no remedy
+  for such outrages that can satisfy the feelings of a true man. Never
+  wound the feelings of others. Never brook wanton outrage upon your own
+  feelings. If ever you have to vindicate your feelings or defend your
+  honor, do it calmly. If angry at first, wait until your wrath cools
+  before you proceed._
+
+These words were repeated by General Jackson on his birthday, March 15,
+1815, at New Orleans, to three members of his military family: Major
+John H. Eaton, Major William B. Lewis, and Captain W. O. Butler.
+"Gentlemen," said General Jackson, "I wish she could have lived to see
+this day. There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and
+as brave as a lioness. Her last words have been the law of my life."
+
+   _Copies of the above may be purchased at the Souvenir Shop at the
+                               Hermitage_
+
+    [Illustration: MRS. ANDREW JACKSON]
+
+    [Illustration: ANDREW JACKSON]
+
+
+
+
+Andrew Jackson
+
+
+                           _By_ Reau E. Folk
+
+Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, gave the name
+"Hermitage" to his home. In his inspiring memory it is preserved.
+
+
+                                _Youth_
+
+ Andrew Jackson was of Scotch-Irish lineage. His parents were of the
+rugged pioneer type that throughout America helped to lay the foundation
+of a great republic. He was born on March 15, 1767, in what was known as
+the Waxhaws Settlement, near the line between North and South Carolina.
+There has been some dispute as to which of the two States could claim
+him. Some authorities appear to have definitely settled that at the time
+of his nativity the Waxhaws Settlement constituted a part of South
+Carolina, but that now Jackson's birth site is comprehended in Union
+County, North Carolina. Jackson always gave South Carolina as his birth
+state.
+
+Andrew Jackson's father, for whom he was named, died several days before
+he was born. His mother, Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, to whom tribute
+should be paid as a truly remarkable woman, heroically met the hard
+situation of rearing and educating her three small sons. Young Andrew
+was nourished in the Revolutionary sentiment, which was rife in the late
+sixties and early seventies, bursting into flame in 1775. He and his
+mother and brothers were patriots from the inception of the
+Revolutionary movement. These fires of patriotism in the Waxhaws were
+fanned by the fact that there was much Tory sentiment. When in August,
+1776, a newspaper reached the Waxhaws carrying the Declaration of
+Independence young Andrew Jackson, then in his tenth year, was called
+upon to read it to an assemblage. In 1781, at the age of fourteen, he
+enlisted with the South Carolina forces and was later made prisoner and
+struck down by a sword in the hands of a British officer whose boots he
+refused to black. His two brothers also enlisted in the war and gave up
+their lives. His mother, as a result of a mission service to Charleston
+to nurse prisoners from the Waxhaws there on shipboard, contracted
+yellow fever and died. At the successful end of the struggle of the
+Colonies young Andrew Jackson, in his fifteenth year, emaciated from
+desperate prison illness, found himself alone in the world, an orphan of
+the Revolution.
+
+
+                             _Early Career_
+
+ After completing his schooling, Jackson began the study of law. In 1786
+he was licensed at Salisbury, N. C., and in 1788 went to Jonesboro, now
+in Washington County, Tenn., then in North Carolina. After a brief
+career at Jonesboro he received an appointment as U. S. Attorney for the
+Western District of North Carolina with headquarters at Nashville. He
+reached Nashville in 1788. He took an active part in Public Affairs and
+was a member of the Convention that framed the Constitution of
+Tennessee. In 1796, when Tennessee was admitted to the Union, he was
+chosen as the first Representative of the new state to Congress. A year
+later he was appointed to the United States Senate, and after a short
+service he resigned and subsequently became a member of the Superior
+Court of Law and Equity, holding this position until 1804, when he
+resigned to devote himself to personal affairs.
+
+
+                               _Military_
+
+ Andrew Jackson was Major-General of Tennessee Militia from 1802 to
+1814. It was in the War of 1812 that Jackson became a national figure.
+This war was the inevitable sequence of the Revolutionary War. It was
+occasioned by the conduct of England in restricting our commerce,
+impressing into her service seamen from our ships, acts of contempt
+intolerable to a free people. It has been called in apt phraseology the
+War OF American Independence in contra-distinction to the Revolution,
+which was FOR American Independence. Andrew Jackson, as Major-General of
+Tennessee Militia, threw himself into the conflict. He inaugurated a
+campaign against the Creek Indians, who, allied with the British, had
+been stirred to deeds of atrocity, the most revolting of which was the
+massacre at Fort Mimms, Alabama, on August 30, 1813. After a series of
+smaller engagements, General Jackson, finally, on March 27, 1814,
+overwhelmingly defeated and crushed the Creek Indians at the Great
+Horseshoe Bend. Two months later, May 31, General Jackson was made
+Major-General of the United States Army, with command of the Southern
+and Western Divisions.
+
+
+                             _New Orleans_
+
+ No sketch of Andrew Jackson, however brief, can fail of emphasis on the
+Battle of New Orleans, for it was his marvelous victory over the greatly
+outnumbering, confident, invading British Army on January 8, 1815, that
+first gave him national renown and made him a popular idol and hero. It
+came at a time when the national spirit was at its lowest ebb, as a
+result of a long series of land defeats, and sent a wave of exultant joy
+throughout the country. It was a complete and decisive victory.
+Historians agree that it was a brilliant victory, but many of them, and
+unfortunately school histories, present the view that the battle was
+fought after peace and was unnecessary. This has been exposed as an
+error. The State of Tennessee in 1927 appointed a commission to make
+research into the real value of the battle of New Orleans, and this
+commission submitted report to the Governor who transmitted it to the
+Legislature of 1935. This report has been published by the Ladies'
+Hermitage Association and is kept on sale at the Hermitage. It shows by
+quotation from the document itself that the treaty of Ghent, signed by
+the commissioners of the contending countries December 24, 1814,
+specifically provided that it should be effective when ratified by both
+sides, and that it was not ratified by the United States until February
+17, 1815, forty days after the battle at New Orleans. The report further
+shows by evidence of records that the battle saved the Louisiana
+Purchase, or another war with England. It shows also that the battle
+reestablished national integrity or peace from within. The importance of
+the battle can hardly be overestimated, viewed either from the immediate
+effects or the aftermath. The Ladies' Hermitage Association in 1935
+joined with the National Daughters of 1812 and other patriotic entities
+in calling for revision of school histories to accord with revealed
+facts.
+
+The victory at New Orleans, one of the most decisive defensive victories
+of history, will always be celebrated as an illustrious feat of the
+American arms and of the military genius of Andrew Jackson. Jackson
+mobilized incongruous elements, every available resource, into defense
+against the enemy attack. The forces thus assembled, consisting of
+Tennessee militia, Kentucky militia, Louisiana militia, and small
+contingents of regulars, Baratarian privateers, free men of color,
+Mississippi Dragoons, and friendly Choctaw Indians, numbered in all a
+little over five thousand. The invading army consisted of about twelve
+thousand seasoned British regulars. The British soldiers fought bravely,
+as British soldiers always do, but they could not stand against the
+well-planned, unerring fire from the American breastworks. The assault
+continued for twenty-five minutes, and then the British retreated in
+confusion, having lost in killed, wounded, and captured over twenty-five
+hundred of their number, including General Pakenham, chief in command,
+and General Gibbs, second in command, both having been killed. The
+American loss was put at thirteen killed and wounded. On the west bank
+of the river the British succeeded in capturing a small redoubt, but
+owing to the catastrophe of the main attack, this was abandoned.
+
+Jackson was too prudent to yield to the impulse to pursue the retreating
+enemy, which he knew still outnumbered him by two to one, but kept in
+readiness against a return assault. The British ten days later broke
+camp and retired to their ships, and on January 28 set sail for the
+Dauphine islands. Jackson maintained himself in constant readiness
+against possibility of a return attack.
+
+
+                         _The Judge Hall Fine_
+
+ As illustrative of Jackson's character or one phase of that remarkable
+character, brief mention is here given to the incident known as the
+Judge Hall fine. When General Jackson began organizing for the defense
+of New Orleans he put the city and environs under strict martial law.
+While this was irksome to the civil authorities it was acquiesced in
+because of the dire necessities of the situation. Rigid martial law was
+continued after the battle of January 8, and after the departure of the
+British from our shores. General Jackson took no chances of being caught
+unprepared in case of another attack. Some time in February a delegation
+was sent to the British fleet to arrange some exchanges. They reported
+upon return that a passing ship had brought the news of the agreement
+upon the peace treaty by the commissioners at Ghent. General Jackson
+refused to abrogate martial law, saying the news might be a British
+trick, or even if true the treaty must be ratified, and that in any
+event he would await official dispatches from the Government. A pamphlet
+appeared offensively criticizing the continuance of martial law.
+Authorship was traced to a member of the legislature. General Jackson
+had the offender arrested for spreading sedition in the camp. The
+prisoner applied to Federal Judge Hall for a writ of habeas corpus,
+which was granted. Thereupon General Jackson had Judge Hall also
+arrested and conveyed outside the martial law jurisdiction. When later
+(about March 13) official word came of the ratification of the treaty
+with proclamation of peace, martial law was lifted. Judge Hall returned
+and cited General Jackson to appear before him on the charge of contempt
+of court. General Jackson, in civilian dress, responded. He was followed
+to the court room by a large crowd of sympathizers. The judge showed
+uneasiness, fearing a mob. General Jackson, mounting a seat, said:
+"There is no danger here--there shall be none. The same hand that
+protected this city from outrage by the invaders of the country will
+shield and protect this court or perish in the effort." Judge Hall
+imposed a fine of a thousand dollars which General Jackson promptly
+paid. When he left the courthouse a demonstrative populace took the
+horses from his carriage and conveyed him in triumphal way to his
+dwelling place. A public subscription was started to pay the amount of
+the fine, but General Jackson halted it. In 1843, six years after
+Jackson had retired from the Presidency, Congress refunded the fine plus
+six per cent interest. This incident is given as one distinct refutation
+of the charge so frequently made by Jackson's enemies that he was
+lawless, that he knew no law but his own will. From this instance,
+occurring at a crucial time in his career, the conclusion, which may be
+generally interpretative, is manifest that Jackson, no matter how
+autocratic in authority, no matter how intolerant of cross current
+interference, when occasion for authority ceased, submitted to, with
+readiness if necessary to defend, the civil institutions of his country.
+
+
+                               _Interim_
+
+ In 1817 and 1818 General Jackson conducted a successful campaign
+against the Seminole Indians. His operations carried him into Spanish
+territory and international trouble was feared. It, however, happily
+ended in the cession by Spain to us of Florida. General Jackson was
+appointed Governor of this territory, but after a brief service resigned
+and returned to the Hermitage.
+
+In 1823-24 General Jackson again represented Tennessee in the United
+States Senate. In 1824 he was a candidate for President of the United
+States and received a plurality of the votes in the electoral college,
+but no candidate having received a majority, under the Constitution the
+election went to the House of Representatives, where John Quincy Adams
+was chosen.
+
+
+                            _The President_
+
+ In 1828 General Jackson was elected President, after a campaign marked
+by much bitterness. He received 178 electoral votes, and John Quincy
+Adams 83. In 1832 he was overwhelmingly re-elected, receiving 219
+electoral votes. Henry Clay received 49, John Floyd 11, and William Wirt
+7.
+
+His administrations were the first to be classed as "Democratic." Those
+of Washington and John Adams were known as "Federal," those of
+Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams as
+"Democratic-Republican."
+
+General Jackson's two administrations were marked by the force and power
+of his great personality. One of his memorable achievements was his
+prompt and effective dissipation of the cloud that hung over the Union
+when South Carolina sought to nullify the Tariff Act, which her citizens
+claimed was oppressive. President Jackson's great proclamation in this
+crisis electrified the nation. South Carolina repealed the nullification
+act. Another outstanding feature of President Jackson's administration
+was his veto of the act passed by Congress to re-charter the United
+States Bank. Congress declined to pass the bill over his veto, and the
+Bank went out of existence as a Federal institution at the expiration of
+its twenty-year charter in 1836. President Jackson, by direct
+instruction in October, 1833, caused the removal of the Government's
+deposits from the U. S. Bank. This led to the establishment of the
+sub-treasury system, by which the government became the custodian of its
+own money and disbursed it in accordance with specific appropriations by
+Congress. The removal of these deposits from the U. S. Bank created a
+great furor. It was resented by the Bank and its friends. The U. S.
+Bank, operating under charter from Congress, was undoubtedly a strong
+political factor. It was the head of what was called the money power,
+and represented an opposition so strong that no public man in America,
+save Andrew Jackson, could have overcome it. An adverse Senate, under
+the leadership of Messrs. Clay, Calhoun, and Webster, adopted a
+resolution March, 1834, censuring the President for the removal of the
+public money from the U. S. Bank. The resolution provoked great
+resentment among the followers of Jackson throughout the country. Many
+States, through their Legislatures, instructed their Senators to vote to
+expunge the unwarranted resolution from the Senate records. On January
+16, 1837, after a prolonged debate, in which Clay, Calhoun, and Webster
+sought to stem the tide, a majority of the Senate voted to strike from
+the record the offensive resolution. Then and there the journal of June,
+1834, was produced and the Senate's Secretary drew heavy ink lines
+around the resolution and wrote across the face thereof the words,
+"Expunged by order of the Senate."
+
+In December, 1834, President Jackson announced the extinguishment of the
+public debt.
+
+In 1835, one Richard Lawrence, afterwards pronounced insane, attempted
+to assassinate President Jackson on the steps of the Capitol. The
+brave-hearted President rushed upon his assailant with uplifted cane,
+exclaiming: "Let me get to him, gentlemen; I am not afraid." He would
+not desist until the would-be assassin was overpowered.
+
+March 4, 1837, General Jackson ended his notable administration as Chief
+Magistrate, leaving a Government practically free from debt and the
+country in a highly prosperous condition. He retired to his beloved
+Hermitage, which became a mecca for the leaders of his party. He
+continued to exercise a potent influence upon the affairs of the nation
+until his death, June 8, 1845.
+
+The direction which Andrew Jackson gave to our national life and the
+marked impress he made upon it are still manifest. In every crisis his
+memory has been, and is still being, invoked as an inspiration to
+courage, honesty, and patriotism.
+
+
+                                DOMESTIC
+
+General Jackson's wife was Rachel Donelson. She first contracted a
+marriage with Lewis Robards, who lived in the territory of Kentucky,
+then under the jurisdiction of Virginia. The marriage was not a happy
+one and she returned to her paternal home near Nashville. Robards
+presented a petition for divorce to the Legislature of Virginia,
+alleging desertion. At that time Legislatures passed upon and granted
+divorces. The news came in 1791 that the divorce had been granted. Later
+in the year Jackson and Mrs. Robards were married. It subsequently
+developed that the Virginia Legislature had not granted the divorce
+outright, but had authorized a court in the Kentucky territory to do so
+upon hearing of the facts. The divorce was not made effective until late
+in 1793. Immediately thereafter in 1794 Jackson and his wife were
+remarried. While this irregularity was without intent on the part of
+either, it was in after years used as the basis of attack upon Jackson
+by his political enemies, being especially stressed by them in the
+acrimonious campaign of 1828. These attacks were met by a plain
+statement of the facts to the country by Judge Overton, General
+Jackson's close friend and one-time law partner.
+
+The attacks gave deep distress to Mrs. Jackson, who was a truly good and
+noble woman and greatly beloved by all who knew her. One of the
+outstanding features of General Jackson's life was his tender devotion
+to her. After her death this devotion continued to her memory until he
+was laid by her side. It was given beautiful expression in the epitaph
+which he himself wrote and which is carved upon her tomb in the
+Hermitage garden. No student of Jackson should fail to read and reread
+this epitaph.
+
+Mrs. Jackson died December 22, 1828, just after her husband's election
+to the Presidency. As he sat at her bier, he said: "What are all the
+world and its honors to me since she is taken from me?"
+
+A great demonstration planned in Nashville in celebration of Jackson's
+election was cancelled on account of Mrs. Jackson's death.
+
+General and Mrs. Jackson had no children. In 1809 they adopted the
+infant son of Severn Donelson, brother of Mrs. Jackson, and named him
+Andrew Jackson, Jr. He bore that name and became heir to all the estate.
+
+
+                       _An Appraisal of Jackson_
+
+ Many volumes have been devoted to Andrew Jackson and probably many more
+will be written. He looms bigger and bigger in perspective. Andrew
+Jackson was absolutely and rigidly honest.
+
+He was absolutely without fear, having not only superb physical courage
+but moral courage of the same degree.
+
+He was intensely patriotic, and having been cradled in the Revolution in
+which as a boy he took part, he was imbued with the underlying spirit of
+that conflict, and carried that spirit throughout his life and expressed
+it in his acts.
+
+He agreed with Thomas Jefferson's construction of the fundamental
+purposes of government and became an active, dynamic exponent of
+Jefferson's democratic ideals; for example, believing in the doctrine of
+special privileges to none, with his first message to Congress he began
+the fight against renewal of the charter of the United States Bank, then
+grown into a great financial and political power, and continued until he
+finally destroyed that beneficiary of privilege.
+
+He had what might be called a dominating personality, inspiring a
+devoted and confident following, as is the case with a leader who always
+knows just where he is and why he is there; he had an iron will which
+surmounted difficulties and mastered his own physical infirmities.
+
+He had at times a violent temper, but it was always subject to his will.
+
+He had the power of forming quick, comprehensive, and just judgment, and
+the faculty of putting judgment once formed into immediate execution.
+
+In manner he was considerate and scrupulously courteous, being called by
+one writer the most polite gentleman in the world.
+
+The rare devotion of his friends and those nearest in contact to him
+gives attestation to a warm and kindly nature, probably nothing giving
+stronger evidence of this nature than the letters of fatherly advice
+written from the White House to his youthful ward, Hutchins.
+
+His messages are among the strongest papers of all the Presidents,
+breathing lofty statesmanship and patriotism inspiring to all who read.
+
+His two terms as President marked a distinct advance in popular
+government, and ushered in a new era.
+
+No appraisal of Jackson could be complete without inclusion of reference
+to the military phase of his remarkable career. His military genius was
+little short of marvelous. It aimed at and achieved success in every
+campaign he commanded. It gives him rank as one of the greatest generals
+of our history. It was conspicuously and gloriously displayed in saving
+the Republic at a critical hour. But that military genius was never
+exercised except for his country's defense, being subordinated at all
+times to high conception of his country's good. If, on the other hand,
+he had loved military glory for that glory's sake, if he had been of the
+Man-on-Horseback type, that genius and his powers of leadership might
+have carried him far in the lists of the world's military chieftains. We
+are told that Napoleon Bonaparte, during the hundred days of his return
+from Elba, studied Jackson's defense of New Orleans.
+
+
+                       _The Duel With Dickinson_
+
+ The duel between General Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson, in which
+the latter lost his life, occurred May 30, 1806. Historians commonly
+agree that the feeling between the two men had its inception in remarks
+made by Dickinson concerning Jackson's marriage. Dickinson was reputed
+to have said that Jackson was entitled to great military honors because
+he had captured another man's wife. Jackson taxed Dickinson with having
+made that statement and Dickinson apologized, saying he must have been
+in his cups at this time. While the incident thus passed, it is manifest
+that a spirit of animosity was engendered between the two. Being
+gentlemen, both were adverse to predicating a duel or fight upon a
+woman's name. The duel had its ostensible origin in a projected horse
+race which did not materialize. In 1805 Jackson was the owner of a
+celebrated horse, Truxton, and in the autumn of that year a match was
+arranged between Truxton and Ploughboy, a horse owned by Captain Joseph
+Ervin, father-in-law of Charles Dickinson. The stakes were $2,000 with a
+provision for a forfeit of $800 should either horse fail to appear.
+Before the race Ploughboy went lame and was withdrawn, Captain Ervin
+paying the stipulated forfeit in certain notes. These notes became the
+subject of controversy in which Dickinson entered. It seems manifest
+that Jackson believed that Dickinson was a member of a clique in
+Nashville that wanted to draw him (Jackson) into trouble.
+
+The mock heroic challenge of one Thomas Swann, to which he responded by
+a public caning of the challenger, Jackson regarded as inspired by
+Dickinson, and in his letter to Swann (before Swann's challenge) he
+charged that Dickinson was the instigator. Dickinson responded, using
+this language in conclusion: "As to the word 'coward,' I think it is as
+applicable to yourself as to anybody I know. And I shall be very glad
+when an opportunity serves to know in what manner you give your
+'anodynes,' and hope you will take in payment one of my most moderate
+cathartics." After sending this letter Dickinson left for New Orleans,
+where he remained four months. In the meantime Jackson had a newspaper
+controversy with Swann, in which he did not hesitate to connect
+Dickinson with Swann and to ascribe to them sinister motives. After
+Dickinson's return he gave a communication to the press in which he
+denounced Jackson as "a worthless scoundrel, a poltroon, and a coward."
+Jackson immediately challenged Dickinson to a duel, and the challenge
+was accepted before the day ended. General Thomas Overton was Jackson's
+second, and Dr. Hanson Catlet the second for Dickinson. The meeting was
+arranged for Friday, May 30, 1806, at Harrison Mills on Red River, Logan
+County, Kentucky, the hour being seven o'clock in the morning. Here is
+the language of the agreement: "The distance shall be twenty-four feet,
+the parties facing each other with their pistols down perpendicularly.
+When they are ready, the single word 'Fire' is to be given, at which
+they are to fire as soon as they please. Should either fire before the
+word is given, we pledge ourselves to shoot him down instantly. The
+person to give the word to be determined by lot; also the choice of
+positions. We mutually agree that the above regulations shall be
+observed in the affair of honor depending between General Andrew Jackson
+and Charles Dickinson, Esq." The place fixed for the meeting was a long
+day's ride from Nashville and the duelists were obliged to start about
+twenty-four hours in advance of the hour set. Dickinson, in addition to
+his second, was accompanied by a gay party of friends. On the journey he
+is said to have performed feats with his pistol, which were related to
+Jackson and Overton, who followed. After spending the night in
+neighboring cabins both combatants were on the field at the hour
+appointed. Overton won the right to give the word. As soon as he called
+"Fire," Dickinson shot and the dust arose from Jackson's coat. While
+badly wounded, Jackson, with deliberation, aimed and fired, and
+Dickinson reeled, shot through the body. He died that night. Jackson was
+hit in the left breast. He suffered from the wound at periods years
+afterwards.
+
+    [Illustration: ANDREW JACKSON, JR.]
+
+    [Illustration: MRS. SARAH YORK JACKSON]
+
+
+                        MRS. SARAH YORK JACKSON
+
+                        _By_ Mrs. Walter Stokes
+
+No history of the Hermitage could be complete without a sketch of Mrs.
+Sarah York Jackson, the beloved daughter-in-law of General Jackson. She
+was the daughter of Peter Stilley and Mary Haines York, a wealthy
+shipowner of Philadelphia. She and her two sisters were left orphans at
+an early age and were educated at Miss Mallon's School for Young Ladies
+in Philadelphia. Sarah was the second and most beautiful of the sisters
+and always said she would never marry unless the President should come
+courting. One day, while out walking, in the early spring, she met a
+cousin of hers, a young army officer, in company with a very handsome
+young man. The handsome young man proved to be the President's son,
+Andrew Jackson, Jr. They were introduced. It was love at first sight.
+The President approved, and they were married in October, 1831, at the
+home of her sister, Mrs. Joshua Lippincott, in Philadelphia, going
+immediately by carriage to the White House in Washington, where a
+brilliant reception was held in her honor, and where President Jackson
+received her with the greatest affection and pride. At this reception
+she wore the lovely wedding dress which is now on display in the
+National Museum in Washington, with the costumes of the other mistresses
+of the White House. Her portrait was painted at this time by Earl. The
+red velvet dress pictured is in the Hermitage museum.
+
+This portrait hangs in the dining room at the Hermitage, of which the
+accompanying picture is a copy. An old copy hangs in the White House, of
+which she was mistress for some years, a position which, by her natural
+grace and tact and great beauty, she was eminently fitted to fill. All
+of her children were born at the Hermitage, and the family was the
+solace and comfort of General Jackson's declining years. She had grown
+dearer and dearer to his heart and came next to his beloved wife,
+Rachel, who had died when he was elected President.
+
+    [Illustration: HERMITAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
+
+Erected in 1823, across the Lebanon Road from Rachel's Lane, this church
+is open to the public and services are still held there. General
+Jackson, to please his devoutly religious, beloved wife, was the largest
+contributor to the building fund and always referred to it as "Mrs.
+Jackson's Church." In his latter years he was a faithful member,
+frequently arriving before the service with his man servant to see that
+the fires were properly made. Two log fireplaces were used for heat,
+home-made brick for flooring, and candles for lighting.]
+
+
+
+
+                            _The_ HERMITAGE
+
+
+    [Illustration: The log cabin located at the northeast corner of the
+    Hermitage grounds is part of the group of log houses which comprised
+    the original Hermitage, where General and Mrs. Jackson resided from
+    1804 until 1819.]
+
+The first home in which Andrew Jackson and Rachel, his wife, lived was
+at Poplar Grove. This tract of land was bought by Andrew Jackson from
+Captain John Donelson, brother of Mrs. Jackson, on April 30, 1793, for
+the sum of one hundred pounds. In the deed its location is described as
+being "on the south side of Cumberland River in Jones' Bend ... being
+the lower end of a survey of 630 acres granted the said John Donelson by
+patent...."
+
+When the Jacksons returned to Nashville from Natchez in the early autumn
+of 1791 they made their home with Mrs. Jackson's mother, Mrs. John
+Donelson, who lived on the opposite side of the river from Jackson's
+property in Jones' Bend, near the present pike which leads from
+Nashville to Gallatin. Indian hostilities and the long absences
+necessitated by Andrew Jackson's legal business in the courts of both
+the Cumberland and the Holston settlements, made it impossible for him
+to leave his bride in the home located outside of the heavily fortified
+portions of the settlement. Sometime between April 30, 1793, and the
+spring of 1794, however, a home was built at Poplar Grove and occupied.
+A letter of Andrew Jackson's dated May 16, 1794, was headed "Poplar
+Grove." Even then Poplar Grove was not safe, for as late as September,
+1794, reports to the War Department state that five men were fired upon
+by the Indians.
+
+On March 7, 1796, Andrew Jackson bought the Hunter's Hill tract of 640
+acres from John Shannon for the sum of $700. The Hunter's Hill house was
+located about two miles from the present Hermitage mansion.
+
+A little more than a month and a half after the sale of the Hunter's
+Hill property, Andrew Jackson purchased the Hermitage estate. On the
+twenty-third of August, 1804, he paid Nathaniel Hays $3,400 for the
+425-acre tract, "with its appurtenances," which was to become "The
+Hermitage." This reference to appurtenances supports the statement made
+in later years by Mrs. James K. Polk, wife of the eleventh President of
+the United States, that the Hermitage of the log cabin period "was not
+the commodious country house so familiar to devout Democrats in
+pilgrimages of later years. It was a group of log houses in close
+proximity to each other. The principal one had been built for a
+block-house in the days of Indian alarms, afterwards used as a store
+and, about 1804, converted into a dwelling. It, like all block-houses,
+was two stories high. Near it were three smaller houses, one story high,
+with low attics. These were used as lodgings for members of the family
+or guests."
+
+Aaron Burr was entertained in these log buildings when he made his
+famous visits to the Hermitage in 1805 and 1806, and it was to this
+humble home that General Jackson returned after the Battle of New
+Orleans (January 8, 1815), which had made him the Conquering Hero and
+idol of the nation.
+
+Sometime during 1818 the site of the brick mansion was selected and the
+square house which forms the central portion of the present building was
+erected. Diligent research by the leading Jackson students of the nation
+has failed to reveal the exact date or details of the construction of
+this building. It is generally agreed, however, that it was completed in
+1819 and was occupied when President Monroe was a guest at the Hermitage
+in June, 1819. The Marquis de Lafayette was entertained in this building
+in 1825, and many other celebrities knew its hospitality. The simple,
+but commodious home was the center of the 1828 campaign which resulted
+in electing Andrew Jackson to the presidency of the United States.
+
+In 1831 wings and other improvements were added to the square brick
+building which had been erected in 1818-1819. At this time the present
+kitchen and smoke-house were built and the tomb in the garden was
+erected. Three years later--October 13, 1834--fire destroyed much of the
+interior and the roof of the building. The present dining-room wing, the
+kitchen, and out-houses were not burned, however. With the exception of
+a few large pieces on the second floor, all of the furniture, as well as
+General Jackson's valuable papers, clothing, and gifts received after
+the victory at New Orleans, were saved.
+
+With the rebuilding the gabled roofs on the wings and central portions
+of the building were changed to their present appearance and the ten
+rather unattractive columns of the 1831 building gave place to the
+present stately ones. The interior was also improved. The mansion, as it
+stands today, was repaired and ready for occupancy by May, 1835. The
+walls, being sturdily built in the beginning, withstood the fire, making
+it necessary for only the woodwork and the interiors to be rebuilt.
+
+General Jackson died in 1845 at the age of 78 years, and was buried by
+the side of his wife in the tomb in the garden.
+
+The Hermitage Farm, of 500 acres, was sold by Andrew Jackson, Jr., in
+1856, to the State of Tennessee for the sum of $48,000.
+
+Andrew Jackson, Jr., and his family then left the Hermitage, but, at the
+invitation and solicitation of Gov. Isham G. Harris, returned in 1860 to
+become its custodian until further disposition could be made of the
+property.
+
+The State of Tennessee offered the Hermitage to the United States
+Government for a branch of West Point Academy, but the Civil War
+prevented the consummation of the plan.
+
+The family of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., remained at the
+Hermitage during the Civil War.
+
+General George H. Thomas, commandant of the post at Nashville during the
+Civil War, sent out a detailed guard to protect the place and save it
+from devastation.
+
+Andrew Jackson, Jr., died at the Hermitage in 1865, leaving his widow,
+Mrs. Sarah Jackson, and her widowed sister, Mrs. Marion Adams, the sole
+occupants of the Hermitage. The daughter, Rachel, had married Dr. John
+M. Lawrence, and all the young men, the sons of Andrew and Sarah
+Jackson, also those of Mrs. Adams, five in number, joined the
+Confederate Service. Only one, Col. Andrew Jackson, returned.
+
+The State Legislature allowed Mrs. Sarah Jackson to remain tenant at
+will, during her life, at the Hermitage. She died in 1888, her sister,
+Mrs. Adams, having preceded her to the grave. Both are buried in the
+garden.
+
+Col. Andrew Jackson, III, after serving gallantly as Colonel of
+Artillery in the Confederate Army, returned, the only surviving soldier
+of the Hermitage family, a released prisoner from Camp Chase. He
+remained with his mother during her life and by her will inherited the
+household furniture, mementoes, and relics of the old hero. Colonel
+Jackson died in Knoxville, Tenn., December 17, 1906, and was buried in
+the Hermitage garden by the side of his brother, Capt. Samuel Jackson.
+Andrew Jackson, IV, son of Colonel and Mrs. Jackson, died in Los
+Angeles, California, 1953, and is buried in the Hermitage garden. His
+brother, Albert Marble Jackson, was reputedly lost at sea.
+
+
+                   THE LADIES' HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION
+
+Mrs. Andrew Jackson, III (Amy Rich), conceived the idea of the Ladies'
+Hermitage Association. The organizers were Andrew Jackson, III, Mrs.
+Mary C. Dorris, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Donelson.
+
+On February 19, 1889, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence, Mary W. May, Mrs. Mary
+Hadly Clare, Mrs. E. L. Nicholson, Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Mrs.
+Henry Heiss, and Mrs. Mary C. Dorris applied to the State of Tennessee
+and were granted a charter incorporating the Ladies' Hermitage
+Association. The objects of the Association stated in the charter were
+to purchase from the State of Tennessee certain land, including the
+residence and tomb of Andrew Jackson, and to "beautify, preserve, and
+adorn the same throughout all coming years, in a manner most befitting
+the memory of that great man, and commensurate with the gratitude of his
+countrymen." The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, on April 5,
+1889, conveyed to Trustees for the Ladies' Hermitage Association
+twenty-five acres of the Hermitage farm, including the house, tomb, and
+surrounding buildings.
+
+Dr. and Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley rendered very efficient service in
+securing from the State Legislature the original conveyance of
+twenty-five acres to the Ladies' Hermitage Association.
+
+The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee (Chapter No. 27, Public
+Acts of Tennessee, 1923), at the earnest solicitation of the Officers
+and Directors of the Ladies' Hermitage Association, conveyed
+232^5/_1_{0} acres of the Hermitage farm, located in the Fourth Civil
+District of Davidson County, Tennessee, to the Board of Trustees for the
+Ladies' Hermitage Association, to the end that said Ladies' Hermitage
+Association be permitted and encouraged to preserve and beautify same,
+so as to display the respect, love, and affection which a grateful State
+and people cherish for their illustrious hero and statesman, Andrew
+Jackson.
+
+The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee in 1935, by Public Act,
+conveyed 500 acres of the original Hermitage farm tract to the Board of
+Trustees to be maintained under the care and custody of the Ladies'
+Hermitage Association. The Hermitage farm is now under the supervision
+of the Ladies' Hermitage Association for preservation as a perpetual
+memorial. In 1960 the Association acquired 125 acres adjoining the north
+boundary as protection against future industrial or housing
+developments, bringing the total acreage to 625.
+
+The furniture and relics were in the Hermitage at the time of the
+organization of the Ladies' Hermitage Association in 1889, and Col.
+Andrew Jackson gave the Association an option upon them. But failing to
+raise the necessary money after four years' trial, the entire collection
+of relics and furniture was removed in 1893 by the owner, Col. Andrew
+Jackson, to Cincinnati, where he had them on exhibition for pay. This
+venture was not a success, so they were returned to Nashville. From this
+collection and from various members of the family and others, the
+Association has bought the relics it now owns, that so beautifully adorn
+the residence where they first were placed.
+
+The Association in its early years put forth untiring efforts to raise
+the funds necessary to restore the mansion and collect the original
+furnishings and relics. It inaugurated various enterprises, such as
+lectures, concerts, balls, etc.
+
+President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Hermitage, October 22, 1907,
+and in a speech then promised government aid. He incorporated the matter
+in his annual message, and as a result and through the efforts of
+Senator James B. Frazier and Congressman John W. Gaines, both of whom
+were trustees, Congress made an appropriation of $5,000 to repair and
+improve the Hermitage. The present sources of revenue are admission
+fees, souvenir shop sales, and Association membership dues.
+
+The collection of relics and furniture now in the house is the result of
+years of effort of the Ladies' Hermitage Association. It is interesting
+to note, in this connection, that the Hermitage is the only great
+National Shrine in this country having original furnishings throughout.
+All furnishings in the house originally belonged to General Jackson,
+with the exception of a few articles which, in each case, are noted in
+the catalogue.
+
+In 1961, the National Park Service of the U. S. Department of the
+Interior designated the Hermitage as a Registered National Historic
+Landmark.
+
+For forty-five years following the opening of the Hermitage to the
+public, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Baker served as careful and dedicated
+custodians of the buildings and grounds. They were succeeded by their
+son, Andrew Jackson Baker, who was born at the Hermitage, and his wife,
+and it is due to their continued dedication and interest that the
+Hermitage has maintained its reputation as the nation's best-kept
+shrine. Due to ill health, Mr. Baker resigned in 1963.
+
+The present custodian is Steve S. Lawrence.
+
+
+                       ANDREW JACKSON CHRONOLOGY
+                             BY W. B. MARR
+
+  1767 March 5         Born near the line between South Carolina and
+                       North Carolina.
+  1784 Fall            Began study of law.
+  1787 May             Admitted to practice law in North Carolina.
+  1788 August 2        Duel with Colonel Waightstill Avery at Jonesboro.
+  1788 Spring          Appointed public prosecutor for territory south of
+                       Ohio River.
+  1791 August          Married Mrs. Rachel Donelson Robards at Natchez,
+                       Miss.
+  1796 January 1       Member first constitutional convention of
+                       Tennessee.
+  1796                 Elected representative In Congress from Tennessee.
+  1797 November 2      Appointed by Governor Sevier Senator from
+                       Tennessee, succeeding William Blount, resigned.
+  1798 June            Resigned from Senate.
+  1798                 Elected member of the superior court of law and
+                       equity.
+  1801                 Elected major-general of Tennessee militia.
+  1804                 Moved from Hunter's Hill to log house, original
+                       Hermitage.
+  1804 July 4          Resigned from superior court.
+  1805-6               Entertained Aaron Burr.
+  1806 May 30          Duel with Charles Dickinson.
+  1809                 Nephew of Mrs. Jackson adopted, named Andrew
+                       Jackson, Jr.
+  1812 June 5          Offered services of Tennessee Volunteers to the
+                       United States Government in the War of 1812.
+  1813 January 7       Started for New Orleans with Tennessee Militia.
+  1813 February 15     Arrived at Natchez.
+  1813 March 25        Started home from Natchez.
+  1813 April 22        Returned to Hermitage.
+  1813 September 4     Wounded in affray with Thomas H. and Jesse Benton.
+  1813 October 11      Started with his command for the Creek War.
+  1813 November 3      Battle of Talluschatches, Creek War.
+  1813 November 9      Battle of Talladega, Creek War.
+  1814 January 22      Battle of Emuckfau, Creek War.
+  1814 January 24      Battle of Enotocopco, Creek War.
+  1814 March 27        Battle of the Horseshoe, Creek War.
+  1814 April 19        Appointed Brigadier-General United States Army.
+  1814 May 1           Appointed Major-General United States Army, Vice
+                       William Henry Harrison, resigned.
+  1814 August 10       Had treaty with Creeks signed.
+  1814 September 9     Started first Florida campaign.
+  1814 December 2      Arrived at New Orleans for the defense of the city.
+  1814 December 16     Declared martial law in New Orleans.
+  1814 December 23     First battle in defense of New Orleans.
+  1815 January 1       Second battle in defense of New Orleans.
+  1815 January 8       Won battle of New Orleans.
+  1815 March 5         Caused the arrest of Judge Dominick A. Hall,
+                       United States District Judge at New Orleans.
+  1815 March 13        Abrogated martial law at New Orleans.
+  1815 March 24        Fined $1,000 by Judge Dominick A. Hall for
+                       contempt of court, which Jackson paid the same
+                       day, and which was refunded by Congress with
+                       interest in 1842.
+  1815 May 15          Arrived at Nashville from New Orleans.
+  1817 December 26     Entered upon second Florida campaign.
+  1818 April 28        Caused the execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister.
+  1819 February 8      House of Representatives in Congress sustained
+                       Jackson's conduct in the Florida campaign.
+  1819 Jan. and Feb.   Visited eastern cities.
+  1819 February        Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
+  1819                 Built Brick Hermitage.
+  1821                 Appointed by President Monroe governor of Florida.
+  1821 May 31          Resigned from the army.
+  1821 July 17         Took possession of Florida as governor, and it
+                       became a territory of the United States.
+  1821 October         Resigned as governor of Florida, and returned to
+                       Hermitage.
+  1822 July 20         Nominated for President by the Legislature of
+                       Tennessee.
+  1823                 Offered and declined mission to Mexico.
+  1823 October         Elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee.
+  1823                 Contributed major part of funds for building
+                       Presbyterian church in Hermitage neighborhood.
+  1824 March 4         Nominated for President by the Pennsylvania
+                       convention.
+  1824 November 4      Received plurality of electoral votes for
+                       President.
+  1825 February 9      Defeated for President in the House of
+                       Representatives in Congress by John Quincy Adams,
+                       who received the vote of thirteen states, Jackson
+                       seven, William H. Crawford of Georgia four.
+  1825                 Lafayette visited the Hermitage.
+  1825 October         Resigned from the United States Senate.
+  1825 October         Renominated for President by the Legislature of
+                       Tennessee.
+  1826 or 1827         Communion Sunday, date uncertain, promised Mrs.
+                       Jackson to join the church when out of politics.
+  1828 November        Elected President of the United States.
+  1828 December 22     Death of Mrs. Jackson.
+  1829 January 17      Left Hermitage for his inauguration.
+  1829 March 4         Inaugurated President.
+  1830 April 13        Offered toast: "Our federal union, it must be
+                       preserved," at Jefferson's birthday dinner.
+  1830 December 7      Recommended that the Southern Indians be removed
+                       to the Indian Territory.
+  1831                 Two wings added to the Hermitage.
+  1832 July 10         Vetoed bill re-chartering the Bank of the United
+                       States.
+  1832 November        Re-elected President of the United States.
+  1832 December 10     Issued proclamation to nullifiers of South
+                       Carolina.
+  1833 June 26         Harvard College conferred the degree of LL.D.
+  1833 September 23    Ordered withdrawal of deposits from the Bank of
+                       the United States.
+  1834                 Hermitage damaged by fire; repaired. No changes
+                       since.
+  1834 March 28        Censured by Senate by resolution for removing
+                       public deposits from the Bank of the United States.
+  1835 December 29     Treaty with the Cherokee Indians for their removal
+                       to Indian Territory.
+  1835 January 8       Proclaimed the payment in full of national debt of
+                       the United States.
+  1837 January 16      Resolution passed in the Senate expunging the
+                       resolution of censure of 1834.
+  1837 March 4         Issued farewell address to people of the United
+                       States.
+  1839                 Became a member of the Presbyterian Church near
+                       the Hermitage.
+  1840 January 18      Visited New Orleans.
+  1845 June 8          Sunday, at 6 P.M., died.
+  1845 June 10         Buried by the side of Mrs. Jackson at the
+                       Hermitage.
+
+
+                          _The Carriage House_
+
+ In 1897, Col. Andrew Jackson, from whom most of the relics were
+purchased, sold to the Association the interesting old coach used by
+Jackson at the White House for state, ceremonial, and social purposes
+and for several trips to the Hermitage. The trip to the Hermitage took
+thirty days' time. His journeys were a continual ovation.
+
+The skeleton of the phaeton is all that is left of the beautiful vehicle
+presented to General Jackson by the "Democratic-Republican" citizens of
+Philadelphia. It was made from timbers taken from the old ship
+Constitution. The phaeton in which General Jackson rode with Martin Van
+Buren to the latter's inauguration was damaged by fire in Cincinnati,
+where the Jackson relics were stored before being acquired by the
+Ladies' Hermitage Association. (Photograph is on wall.)
+
+Stone doorstep in front of carriage house was presented to Col. W. W.
+Parks by General Jackson. Given to the Ladies' Hermitage Association by
+his granddaughters, Misses Annie and Grace Handly.
+
+Display boards on the walls show photostats of the Library of Congress
+letters of Rachel Jackson, personal accounts of life at the Hermitage
+taken from letters and histories, and pamphlets relating to the life and
+times of President Andrew Jackson, presented to the Hermitage by C.
+Lawrence Winn, great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+
+Anvil, used in shoeing General Jackson's race horses.
+
+Carpenter's plane, said to have been used by William McCreary in
+building the Hermitage. Given by Stanley F. Horn.
+
+
+                              _The Museum_
+
+ The brick house now used as a museum, which was restored and built on
+the original foundation, was formerly used for house servants. This is
+the only piece of restoration on the grounds, the brick having been made
+on the Hermitage grounds years ago.
+
+
+
+
+THE MUSEUM
+
+
+    [Illustration: The Museum]
+
+
+                               SOUTH ROOM
+
+
+  On the Walls:
+    1. Lace veil intended for Mrs. Rachel Jackson to wear at Jackson's
+          inauguration in 1829, but her death occurred shortly before.
+          The veil was presented by the ladies of Cincinnati. Each
+          letter in the name Jackson is made from a different pattern of
+          lace. The twenty-four stars above the name represent the 24
+          states, and in the center is an emblem of peace. This veil was
+          inherited by Miss Mary Wilcox from her grandmother, Mrs.
+          Andrew J. Donelson. Miss Wilcox presented the veil to the
+          Tennessee Woman's Historical Association, which, in turn,
+          presented it to the Hermitage Association.
+    2. Pictures of Jackson's cabinet members in 1829.
+    3. Part of original parlor draperies.
+    4. Part of original bedroom draperies.
+    5. Jackson's portrait by Michael Nachtreib, a copy of the Dodge
+          Miniature, is the likeness of Jackson widely used on stamp and
+          currency issues.
+    6. Part of original parlor curtains.
+
+
+                               Case No. 1
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Gold sword presented to Andrew Jackson by the City of
+          Philadelphia after the Battle of New Orleans.
+    2. Unique gun cane.
+    3. Turkish sword presented to General Jackson.
+    4. Cannon ball used in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.
+          Presented by Mrs. Burrell Jackson.
+    5. Sword captured at the Battle of New Orleans by General Jackson.
+          Bought by the Association in 1897.
+    6. Cavalry sabre, captured at the Battle of New Orleans, bearing the
+          coat of arms of the English Government and the initials G. R.
+          (George Rex, III). Presented by W. E. Metzger.
+    7. Blade of sword presented to General Jackson by the citizens of
+          New Orleans. This sword was bequeathed to Col. Andrew Jackson
+          Coffee. Presented by Alexander D. Coffee.
+    8. Air gun and pump.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    9. Leather shot pouch belonging to Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+    10. Sword said to have been used by Jackson at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. Presented by Mrs. W. M. Calhoun.
+    11. Sword used by General Coffee at the Battle of New Orleans.
+    12. Piece of dining room floor laid in 1835 and removed in 1894.
+    13. Piece of the old bridge built by General Jackson's troops to
+          cross a swamp at the head of the Bayou Grand near Fort
+          Barrancas, Fla.
+    14. Gold sword presented to General Jackson July 4, 1822, by the
+          State of Tennessee for his services at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. It was bequeathed to Andrew J. Donelson, his former
+          secretary. Purchased by the Ladies' Hermitage Association in
+          1940.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    15. Wax candle found in Cornwallis' tent in Yorktown the night of
+          his surrender to Washington. Presented to General Jackson who
+          highly prized it and lighted it on each anniversary of the
+          Battle of New Orleans.
+    16. Foresight of one of the cannons used at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. Presented by Capt. E. W. Averell to Mrs. Bettie M.
+          Donelson for the Hermitage Association.
+    18. Old door knob, removed from one of the doors.
+    19. Pieces of marble from the tomb of Mary Washington, mother of
+          General George Washington; the cornerstone was laid by Jackson
+          in 1833. Presented by Walter B. Parmer.
+    20. Military Regalia of General Jackson, presented by Joseph Horton
+          Fall and John Hill Eakin.
+    21. United States cutlass used on the American Brig Carolina in a
+          fight against the British in 1814-15, under General Jackson.
+    22. Silver mounted cane of General Jackson.
+    23. Italian carved cane, presented to General Jackson.
+    24. Gold-headed cane presented to General Jackson by Lt. Col.
+          William L. Harneys, 2nd U. S. Dragoons, Sept. 30, 1838.
+    25. Walking cane of hickory.
+    26. Gun cane.
+    27. Cane made from wood that grew at the tomb of General Washington
+          at Mt. Vernon. Presented by John Bigelow to General Jackson.
+    28. Folding bamboo camp chair.
+    29. Walking stick, presented to President Jackson by Thomas Hart
+          Benton and John C. Calhoun and presented to the Hermitage
+          Association by Mrs. J. A. Mitchell, Macon, Ga.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    30. Shakespeare volume given and inscribed by Jackson to Henry L.
+          Rucker of Cincinnati, 1837. Presented by Mrs. C. P. J. Mooney,
+          1950.
+    31. A British Dragoon flintlock holster pistol found on Jackson's
+          battlefield at New Orleans in 1850. Presented by W. E.
+          Metzger.
+    32. A stone from the grave of Andrew Jackson, father of General
+          Jackson, who died in 1767. The grave is at Waxhaws Churchyard,
+          S. C., and the stone was procured by Mr. Walter Lacoste Wilson
+          and sent to Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, who presented it to
+          the Hermitage Association.
+    33. Dueling pistol (one of a pair) owned by General Jackson.
+          Presented by Miss Spon. The whereabouts of the other is not
+          known.
+    34. Pistol used at New Orleans. Presented by Bettie Hoffstetter
+          Reise.
+    35. English bayonet embedded in cypress root, found on the
+          battlefield at New Orleans and presented to General Jackson in
+          1844.
+    36. The sword and belt of Capt. Samuel Jackson, C. S. A., grandson
+          of General Jackson.
+    37. Powder flask used by General Jackson at the Battle of New
+          Orleans.
+    38. Old pair of shears.
+    39. Rifle ornamented with plates of German silver, was given by
+          General Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr. It was given by the
+          Jacksons at the Hermitage in 1861 when a call was made for
+          guns by the Southern Confederacy. Purchased at Clarksville,
+          Tennessee, by a Federal officer whose son sold it to Mrs. B.
+          F. Wilson, who presented it to the Ladies' Hermitage
+          Association.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 5:
+    40. Picture of Judge Spruce Macay, Justice of the North Carolina
+          Supreme Court, law preceptor of Andrew Jackson. Gift of
+          Archibald Henderson of North Carolina.
+    41. Jackson's license to practice law, 1787, North Carolina.
+    42. Commission of Major-General, issued to Andrew Jackson, 1801, by
+          Archibald Roane, Governor of Tennessee. Given by J. McGavock
+          Dickinson.
+    43. Healy's account of his visit to the Hermitage to paint Jackson's
+          portrait as commissioned by Louis Philippe.
+    44. Framed Declaration of Independence.
+    45. Letter to General Jackson from Bishop Henry Conwell, Roman
+          Catholic Bishop of Philadelphia, written when he was in Rome,
+          containing a picture to Pope Leo XII. Presented by Mrs. Bettie
+          M. Donelson.
+
+
+                               Case No. 2
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Door scraper, one of a pair used on the front porch.
+    1A. Original bedspread used until recently in Jackson's room, with
+          initials R. J. in center.
+    2. Mexican leggings, hand-tooled leather. Presented to Major-General
+          Andrew Jackson by Gov. Sam Houston.
+    3. Old account books of Jackson's & Hutchings' Store, December 26,
+          1803-June 15, 1804.
+    4. Part of one of the original lace curtains.
+    5. Fringe made and used by Rachel Jackson for a bedspread. Presented
+          by Miss Emma Hoffstetter.
+    6. Sample of original chintz in Jackson's bedroom. Presented by Miss
+          Cora Watson, having been given by Rachel Jackson to a member
+          of her family, who were the Jacksons' neighbors.
+    7. Lace collar given by Rachel Jackson to Mrs. Governor Carroll, who
+          gave it to her niece, Miss Bradford. At her death, at the age
+          of 95, it was inherited by her niece, Mrs. Lizzie Miller
+          Jones, who presented it to the Association.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    8. Flat silver used at the Hermitage and at the White House, and two
+          mahogany cases in which it was kept. Silver knife and
+          corkscrew which belonged to Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Ramsey
+          McIver, II.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    9. Gold watch of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+    9A. Memorandum book of Sarah York and Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1859, and
+          his vest.
+    10. Daguerreotype of Captain Samuel Jackson, C.S.A., grandson of
+          General Andrew Jackson, who was killed at the Battle of
+          Chickamauga.
+    11. Two daguerreotypes of Andrew Jackson, Jr., adopted son of
+          General and Mrs. Jackson.
+    12. Miniature of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, only daughter of the
+          Jacksons' adopted son. Her visiting card and that of her
+          husband, which were given by Mrs. Richard Plater.
+    13. Portion of a gold link chain purchased by General Jackson in
+          Philadelphia, 1831, and presented to his daughter-in-law,
+          Sarah York Jackson. Given by Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson. The
+          other portion of this chain was purchased from Miss Fannie O.
+          Walton, great-great-niece of Mrs. Jackson.
+    14. The christening robe was worn by the children of Andrew and
+          Sarah York Jackson.
+    15. The baby cap, which belonged to Rachel Jackson Lawrence, was
+          given by her grandson, C. Lawrence Winn.
+    15A. Heart pin cushion, made by Rachel Jackson Lawrence of dress
+          scraps from the Hermitage household. Given by Mrs. R. H.
+          Oliphant, whose mother received it from a member of the
+          Jackson family. The second heart pincushion, also made by
+          Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the pearls from the Sarah York
+          Jackson necklace, and the sample of the lining of the Jackson
+          coach were acquired from Miss Effie McIver, whose forebears
+          were close friends of the Jacksons.
+    16. Pearls which were given to Mrs. Sarah York Jackson, wife of
+          Andrew Jackson, Jr., by President Jackson, when she went to
+          the White House as a bride in 1831. She wore them to
+          receptions given in her honor as a bride and also later as
+          lady of the White House. The pearls have adorned seven brides
+          in the immediate Jackson family. Purchased from the family by
+          the Hermitage Association.
+    17. Small knife and fork set; were given by General Jackson to his
+          grandson, Andrew Jackson, III.
+    18. Invitation to General Jackson's funeral. Presented by Mrs. M. G.
+          Buckner.
+    19. Presidential ticket (printed on satin) announcing Andrew
+          Jackson's candidacy for the Presidency. Presented by N. B.
+          Patterson, of Chicago. Printed by his grandfather, Col. J. B.
+          Patterson, who was subsequently editor of the _Jacksonian_.
+    20. Bank book of General Jackson, dated 1810.
+    21. Physician's statement, 1826. Presented by Mrs. Leonard K.
+          Whitworth.
+    22. Knife of General Jackson. Presented by J. H. Baker.
+    23. Engraving of Judge John Overton, Jackson's law partner and
+          life-long friend. Presented by his great-grandson, J. McGavock
+          Dickinson, Jr.
+    24. Letter from Andrew Jackson to the Hon. John Overton, August 21,
+          1831. Presented by Judge John H. DeWitt.
+    25. General Jackson's ruler, with outstanding dates of his life
+          engraved thereon.
+    26. Pair of scales for weighing gold coin.
+    27. General Jackson's lancet, used by Dr. Esselman when he bled his
+          patient. Presented by Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence.
+    28. Original photograph of Dr. Benjamin Rohrer, physician to
+          President Jackson during the entire time he was in the White
+          House. Presented by Cordelia Jackson, 1922.
+    29. Latin Bible belonging to General Jackson, printed in Anno
+          MDXCIII.
+    30. Prayer book of General Jackson.
+    31. Bible of Rachel Jackson.
+    32. Brass compass of General Jackson which was like one used by
+          George Washington at Valley Forge.
+    33. Hair of General Jackson in two frames, and lock of his hair
+          presented by Mrs. Jack M. Bass.
+    34. Jackson's peace medal.
+    35. Jackson's temperance medal.
+    36. Billfold purchased by General Jackson in Tuscumbia, Ala., May 3,
+          1828.
+    37. Pocket comb belonging to General Jackson.
+    38. Miniature gloves made by an admirer and presented to Andrew
+          Jackson.
+    39. Congressional medal, presented to Major-General Andrew Jackson
+          after the Battle of New Orleans.
+    40. Picture of General Jackson and lock of his hair.
+    41. Porcelain French pipe.
+    42. Real amber pipe.
+    43. Pipe from the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, where Davy Crockett
+          died.
+    44. Turkish wooden pipe.
+    45. Two snuff boxes.
+    46. Sunglass used to light his pipe. Presented by Roy Roe of Mobile,
+          Ala., to Mrs. George Nelson of Murfreesboro, who presented it
+          to the Association.
+    47. Dutch pipe.
+    48. Jackson's watch, engraved: "Presented to General Andrew Jackson
+          by W. W. C. January 12, 1815." Given by Rogers C. Caldwell in
+          memory of his mother.
+    49. General Jackson's Prayer Book.
+    50. The stick pin worn by President Jackson. Presented by Mr. and
+          Mrs. T. Graham Hall, in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie
+          McIver Hall.
+    51. Gold-rimmed glasses worn by General Jackson until a few years
+          before his death and presented by him to his daughter-in-law,
+          Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. She gave them to the only
+          granddaughter, Rachel Jackson, who presented them to John
+          Marshall Lawrence. Purchased from him by the Association.
+    52. Miniature of Rachel Jackson, worn by General Jackson
+          continuously until his death and only removed at night and
+          placed with his Bible on a table by his bed.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    53. "The Works of Lord Byron," presented to Jackson by Earl.
+          Interesting letter from Byron to publishers of this volume is
+          shown in Case H in opposite room.
+    54. Tortoise shell card case which belonged to R. E. W. Earl, given
+          by Mrs. Stanley Horn.
+    54A. Card case and purse of Earl's, presented by C. L. Winn. Pen
+          portrait of Earl.
+    55. Jackson Electoral Ticket, 1832. He was overwhelmingly reelected,
+          receiving 219 votes out of 286.
+    55A. Miniature of Jackson, given by Mrs. Benjamin A. Brakenbury, of
+          Santa Barbara, Calif.
+    56. Jackson's Cabinet, 1829. Gift from Jackson to Major A. J.
+          Donelson, Secretary to President Jackson.
+    57. New York, Nashville, Clarksville weekly papers of 1845,
+          containing notices of the death of Jackson. Presented by W. M.
+          Drane of Clarksville in 1920.
+    58. Badge worn at Jackson's funeral. Presented by Mrs. Frank
+          Jefferson Blodgett of New York City, through Mrs. Lindsay
+          Coleman of Nashville.
+    59. Badge used in commemoration of the death of Jackson. Presented
+          by Charles Costleigh in memory of members of his family.
+    60. Letter from Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, 1821, regarding James
+          Leander Cathcart.
+    61. Silver spoons, one of which is from a set of Jackson's spoons
+          and the other from a set of Felix Grundy's. The handles were
+          molded into Columbia Liberty Bells.
+    62. Silver cheese scoop, engraved, "G.W.C., Hermitage, Jan. 11,
+          1860," Editor of Harper's Weekly, to whom it was presented by
+          the Jackson family.
+    63. Shaving case used by General Jackson.
+    64. Water color of Stockley place in Virginia, the home of Rachel
+          Jackson's grandfather.
+    65. Gavel made of wood taken from the birthplace of Rachel Donelson,
+          wife of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Myrtle Blair Motley,
+          Wm. Pitt Chapter, Chatham, Va.
+    66. Mortar and pestle used for compounding medicine.
+    67. Case for aquamarine necklace of Rachel Jackson (displayed on
+          figure in opposite room).
+    68. Rachel Jackson's night cap. Presented by Mrs. John H. Cunningham
+          of San Antonio, great-granddaughter of Mrs. William Watson, a
+          neighbor and friend of Mrs. Jackson who was with her during
+          her last days and to whom Mrs. Jackson gave the cap.
+    68A. Preliminary sketch made by Sully of one of his portraits of
+          Jackson.
+    69. Sewing case made and used by Rachel Jackson.
+    70. Long beaded purse, made by Rachel Jackson.
+    71. Spinning wheel in bottle presented to General Jackson.
+    72. Flat iron used at the Hermitage during Jackson's lifetime,
+          presented by Andrew Jackson Baker, Jr.
+    73. Miniature of Jackson in youth.
+    74. Pair of gold-rimmed spectacles used by Mrs. Jackson.
+    75. Needlepoint bag.
+    76. Jackson beaded bag. Loaned by Tennessee State Library.
+    77. Miniature frame of onyx and gold inlay, containing lock of
+          General Jackson's hair. Presented by Mrs. Joseph H. Crenshaw
+          of Ft. Royal, Va.
+    78. Work bag of Rachel Jackson.
+    78A. Pearl comb, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Given to her
+          niece, Rachel Donelson Eckford, then to Mrs. H. J. Darden, who
+          willed it to her cousin, Dr. M. M. Cullom. Presented by Dr.
+          Cullom to the Association.
+    79. Rachel Jackson's pearl ring.
+    80. Set of Mosaic jewelry consisting of belt clasp, necklace and ear
+          rings, each medallion representing a different ancient temple,
+          purchased by Andrew Jackson from widow of Stephen Decatur.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 5:
+    81. Part of letter written by Jackson to his wife, Rachel, regarding
+          the Hermitage church and its pastor, the Rev. William Hume.
+          Given by one of the latter's descendants, Leland Hume.
+    82. Painting of the Hermitage church, by Cornelius Hankins.
+    83. Poem on the death of Mrs. Jackson.
+    84. Letter from John Adams, Quincy, Mass., March 25, 1822 to James
+          L. Cathcart.
+    85. Letter written by General Jackson to William Donelson, November
+          29, 1842. Presented by Miss Matilda Allison Porter, 1946.
+    86. Small portrait of Andrew Jackson, painted by Franklin Witcher of
+          New York, for Jackson's Presidential campaign. Bought from a
+          relative Of the artist.
+    87. Springfield, Jefferson County, Miss., where Andrew and Rachel
+          Jackson were married in 1791. Presented by Daniel Clay
+          Bramlette of Woodville, Miss.
+    88. A letter of General Jackson to Mrs. Jackson, January 29, 1824.
+          Presented by Judge John H. DeWitt.
+    89. Hermitage (or Ephesus) church membership roll 1824-1839
+          including the Jacksons, given by C. L. Winn.
+    90. A photostat of Jackson's list of contributions for repairs of
+          the Hermitage church and suggested alterations made by Andrew
+          Jackson Donelson, given by Stanley F. Horn.
+
+
+                               Case No. 3
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. The green and white covered dishes, the six flowered soup plates,
+          and the small knife and fork, which all belonged to the
+          Jacksons, were given by Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham Hall, in memory
+          of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall, a friend of the
+          Jackson family.
+    2. China platter and six matching soup plates, which were the
+          Jacksons'. Given by Mr. and Mrs. Sheffield Clark, Jr., in
+          memory of Mrs. Sheffield Clark, Sr.
+    3. Brass dinner gong.
+    3A. Pottery pitcher, given by Wylie B. Ewing, of Delray, Fla. Made
+          for a dinner given in honor of Jackson, June 11, 1834, in
+          Wheeling. W. Va.
+
+
+  Shelves No. 2 and No. 3:
+    4. Forty-three pieces of gold and white china, used at the White
+          House during Jackson's administration.
+    5. Pieces of buff and gold china used constantly in the White House.
+          From a set of 600 pieces, which was given to Mrs. Rachel
+          Jackson Lawrence when she was married.
+    6. Cup, saucer, plate, fork and spoon used by President Franklin D.
+          Roosevelt on the occasion of his visit to the Hermitage,
+          November 17, 1934.
+    7. Six silver tablespoons of the Jacksons, loaned by Vanderbilt
+          University.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    8. Silver basket.
+    9. Some of the valuable Jackson-Decatur silver, which included 16
+          round and oval dishes, which were purchased by Jackson from
+          the widow of Commodore Decatur, and used constantly for years
+          at the Hermitage. (See letter regarding the purchase in
+          Document Standard in Case B.)
+    10. Jackson's memorandum to his secretary regarding the purchase of
+          the Decatur silver.
+    11. Salad fork and spoon, which were presented by Mrs. Andrew
+          Jackson, Jr., to Miss Sarah Livingston on the occasion of her
+          marriage to Judge Beard, at Tulip Grove, and were presented to
+          the Hermitage Association by her daughters, Mrs. Thos. Pierce
+          of St. Louis, Mrs. Beverly R. McKennie, and Mrs. Weaver
+          Harris.
+    11A. Silver compote, one of the pieces of the Decatur silver.
+    12. Old English silver coffee pot on trivet, presented to Wm. H.
+          Calhoun, Nashville, in 1848 by Andrew Jackson, Jr. These
+          pieces were in daily use during General Jackson's residence at
+          the White House. Loaned by Vanderbilt University.
+    12A. Pieces of flat silver in daily use at the Hermitage.
+    13. Silver sugar tongs.
+    14. Silver muffinier or sugar shaker.
+    15. Pair of silver napkin rings.
+    16. Silver cups, marked A. J. and R. J., in daily use by General and
+          Mrs. Jackson.
+    17. General Jackson's Communion Cup.
+    18. China cup, out of which General Jackson drank on the day of his
+          death, and spoon used daily.
+    18A. A buff and gold china tea cup and saucer, given to Mrs. C. A.
+          R. Thompson by Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Presented to the
+          Hermitage by the heirs of Miss Annie Kenneth Thompson.
+    19. China cup and saucer, of Louis Philippe, purchased by Jackson
+          from his stewart, Boulanger. Obtained from the McIver family.
+    20. Original blue plate, one of set of china used by General Jackson
+          at the Hermitage. (English reproductions of this plate are
+          sold in the Souvenir Shop.)
+
+
+  Shelf No. 5:
+    21. Silver in daily use at the Hermitage.
+    22. A pair of coasters with glass decanters.
+    23. Salt cellar.
+    24. Caster with glass bottles.
+    25. Silver nut crackers and picks.
+    26. Wine cart on wheels (mate in dining room).
+    27. Wine glass used by President Jackson at the White House,
+          1829-1837. Given by Bettie Hoffstetter Reise.
+    27A. Hock or wine glass, used at the dinner in honor of Lafayette.
+          Given by a member of the Jackson family to Mrs. W. L.
+          Granbery, a friend and neighbor at Tulip Grove, the adjoining
+          plantation. Presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
+          Granbery.
+    28. Bohemian decanter.
+    29. Cut glass used at the White House during Jackson's
+          administration, including a decanter, eight wine glasses, five
+          tumblers.
+    30. Silver and cut glass pickle jar.
+
+
+                               Case No. 4
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Letter from President Jackson to Major Andrew J. Donelson,
+          Louisville, 1837.
+    2. Letter from Mrs. Heyne, presenting shell letter racks to Mrs.
+          Jackson (shell racks on mantel in Earl's room).
+    3. Letters of General Jackson, May 24, 1833.
+    4. Letter from Thos. Jordan, requesting appointment as Revenue Agent
+          for the State of Maine, initialed "A. J." with memorandum.
+    5. Letter from Columbus, Ohio, supporters of Jackson, December 12,
+          1832, with notation in Jackson's handwriting.
+    6. Communication from Andrew Jackson to the U. S. Senate, nominating
+          members of his Cabinet: "Edward Livingston of Louisiana,
+          Secretary of State; Lewis McLane, of Delaware, Secretary of
+          the Treasury; Lewis Cass, of Michigan, Secretary of War; Levi
+          Woodbury, of New Hampshire, Secretary of the Navy; R. B.
+          Taney, of Maryland, Attorney General of the United States."
+          Dated, December 7, 1831.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    7. "The Jackson Wreath," published 1829, includes an interesting
+          account of the last hours and death of Rachel Jackson.
+          Presented by Mrs. James A. Wemyss, of Gallatin, who inherited
+          it from her great-grandfather, John Branch, Secretary of the
+          Navy in Jackson's cabinet.
+    7A. Invitation from General Jackson to his neighbors, Dr. and Mrs.
+          Doyle, Fountain of Health, to dine at the Hermitage, Dec. 26,
+          1840. Presented by Miss Decatur J. Page, descendant of the
+          Doyles. Copy of the Globe, Dec. 5, 1837, inscribed "Jackson,
+          Fountain of Health" which was the nearest Post Office. Given
+          by Mrs. Lee Hunt.
+    8. General Jackson's Farewell Address (1837), printed in satin. Was
+          carried as a banner in his funeral procession in Nashville,
+          1845. Statement of Wm. W. Bell, of Chicago, who presented it.
+    9. Inaugural address of General Andrew Jackson, March 4, 1833.
+    10. Jackson's Message refusing to re-charter the U. S. Bank, July
+          10, 1833.
+    10A. Jackson's Nullification Proclamation.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    11. Communication of John Quincy Adams, 1819, to John Rodgers,
+          President of the Navy Board.
+    12. Invitation to the Eighth of January Ball, 1831, Nashville,
+          issued to Miss Clementine Boyd.
+    13. Letter from Emperor of San Domingo to Commodore Elliott,
+          September 6, 1832, with notation by Jackson.
+    14. Extract from letter, signed Frederick P. Ladd, Boston, August
+          29, 1829, regarding Jackson's candidacy for President.
+    15. Letter to Andrew Jackson from N. Gevelot, Dec. 28, 1833,
+          presenting bust of Jackson.
+    16. Letter regarding supplies ordered for White House, June 19,
+          1829.
+    17. Letter from James Madison to M. Cathcart.
+
+
+                               Case No. 5
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Letter from Charleston, S. C., officials, expressing
+          gratification over Major-General Jackson's proposed visit to
+          the city, March 7, 1821.
+    2. Commodore Elliott's invitation to Martin Van Buren to visit Navy
+          Yard.
+    3. Address to citizens of Connecticut by the friends of Andrew
+          Jackson in 1828.
+    4. Medallions, illustrating stories from the Bible. On the reverse
+          side is the story itself. This unique set was presented to
+          General Jackson by an admirer.
+    5. Pamphlet containing refutation of charges made about Jackson's
+          marriage by political enemies in Cincinnati, 1827.
+    6. Pamphlet in vindication of General Jackson regarding the
+          executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, 1824.
+    7. Wooden statuette given by Jackson to his granddaughter, Rachel,
+          whose family gave it to the Hermitage after her death in 1923.
+          The figures represent Louis Philippe and Jackson, saluting one
+          another upon the payment of the indemnity due from France. The
+          carving on the base represents the vessels bringing the gold
+          from France; the hickory tree symbolizes the firmness of
+          Jackson in demanding payment; the circle formed by the arms of
+          the two symbolizes the lasting friendship between them. Carved
+          by Pierre Joseph Landry, comrade-in-arms of General Jackson at
+          the Battle of New Orleans; this was presumably presented to
+          Jackson by the sculptor.
+    8. Pamphlet on the Battle of New Orleans.
+    9. Cartoon showing Jackson receiving cash payment from French
+          cavalry March 1836.
+    10. Copy of letter of Commodore Elliott, presenting the sarcophagus
+          of Emperor Severus to General Jackson (see [Page 55]), given
+          by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines.
+    11. Copy of General Jackson's letter declining the sarcophagus,
+          presented by the Hon. John Wesley Gaines. (See [Page 56]).
+    12. Photographs of the sarcophagus, now on the grounds of the
+          Smithsonian Institute, given by former Secretary of War, Jacob
+          McGavock Dickinson.
+    13. Copy of New York _Herald_ of June 25, 1845, with pictures and
+          description of Jackson's funeral procession. Given by Mrs.
+          James A. Wemyss, of Gallatin.
+    14. Jackson's first message to Congress, December 8, 1829, printed
+          on silk. Presented by Mrs. Kendall Stickney, Monrovia,
+          California.
+
+
+                          NORTH ROOM (MUSEUM)
+
+
+  On the Walls:
+    1. Bronze bust of General Jackson by Belle Kinney.
+    2. Battle of New Orleans. Presented by C. F. Gunther, of Chicago,
+          Endicott & Co., Lithographers, published by T. Yeager, Race
+          Street, Philadelphia.
+    3. Print of General Jackson at New Orleans.
+    4. Portrait of Jackson.
+    5. Engraving of the Hermitage. This is not correctly drawn. (Francis
+          Strickland, Architect, Lith. of Endicott & Co., N. Y.).
+    6. Engraving of Jackson.
+    7. Picture of Jackson at the Hermitage, 1830. Given by J. McGavock
+          Dickinson.
+    9. Land Grant signed by President Jackson. Given by J. McGavock
+          Dickinson.
+    10. Appointment of Chas. A. Anderson as secretary to the French
+          Court by Jackson, 1836. Presented in memory of Ewin Lamar
+          Davis by his wife.
+    11. Illustrated Map of Nashville 1832.
+    12. Certificate of Major-General Andrew Jackson's membership in the
+          Hibernian Society, March, 1819.
+    13. Three pictures of Uncle Alfred, colored servant, born 1803 and
+          died in 1901. He lived in the log house back of the mansion
+          and is buried in the garden next to the Jacksons' tomb. Given
+          by Dr. Harry Vaughan and Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt.
+    14. Equestrian Statue of Jackson. This picture hung in President
+          James K. Polk's room at the White house. Presented by Mrs.
+          George William Fall.
+    14A. Engraving of General Jackson from a painting by Thomas Sully.
+    15. Death of Pakenham. Presented by C. F. Gunther, of Chicago,
+          Endicott & Co., Lithographers, published by T. Yeager, Race
+          Street, Philadelphia.
+    16. Blueprints showing the battlefield of Chalmette at New Orleans.
+          Presented by Hon. John Wesley Gaines.
+    17. Drawing by Norman Marsh of original Hermitage. Copy of print
+          from the collection of Mrs. Samuel Heiskell, now at the
+          University of North Carolina.
+    18. Engraving of Andrew Jackson given by Mr. and Mrs. Whitefoord
+          Cole, Jr., in memory of his mother.
+
+
+  Case No. 1
+    1. Engraving of General Jackson.
+    2. Clothing worn by General Andrew Jackson: dressing gowns and
+          slippers, wool socks used when riding in winter weather; night
+          shirts, pen marked, "Andrew Jackson," and numbered in
+          indelible ink.
+    3. Account books used in stores owned by Jackson--Gallatin, 1803;
+          Hunter's Hill, 1804; Clover Bottom, 1805.
+    4. Picture of "Aunt Hannah," Mrs. Jackson's personal maid, who was
+          with her at her death.
+    5. Writing case inscribed "Presented to Andrew Jackson, President of
+          the U. S., from the State of New Hampshire."
+
+
+  Case No. 2
+    British uniform (coat and waistcoat) taken at the Battle of New
+          Orleans. Loaned by Andrew Jackson Lawrence, grandson of Andrew
+          Jackson, Jr.
+
+
+  Case No. 3
+    Uniform and hat of Major John T. Reid, who fought with General
+          Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by his
+          grandson, Mr. Maury T. Reid.
+
+
+                               Case No. 4
+
+
+  Shelf No. 1:
+    1. Original letter of Amos Kendall, Nov. 20, 1829, and notation in
+          Jackson's handwriting "Mr. Kendalls letter and remarks on my
+          plans on National Bank."
+    2. Photograph of Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, in costume for a January 8
+          Ball. Mrs. Dorris was one of the four organizers of the
+          Ladies' Hermitage Association, the first secretary and later
+          Regent, and a life-long worker in the preservation of the
+          Hermitage. Book, "Preservation of the Hermitage" by Mrs.
+          Dorris (Copies may be purchased in Souvenir Shop).
+    3. Small Liberty Bell, made from the overflow of the Columbia
+          Liberty Bell. These small bells were purchased by patriotic
+          associations to be rung on patriotic occasions.
+    3A. Mourning badge worn at the time of the death of General Andrew
+          Jackson.
+    4. Photograph of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, Jackson's favorite
+          grandchild and namesake of Mrs. Jackson.
+    5. Photograph of Colonel Andrew Jackson, III, whose wife, Mrs. Amy
+          Jackson, conceived the idea of the Hermitage Association and
+          it was from this couple that most of the relics were
+          purchased.
+    6. Picture of Emily Donelson, white house hostess during Jackson's
+          Administration, presented by Mrs. Frank Klapthor. Frame given
+          by Felice Ferrell.
+    7. Bust by Zolnay of Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, first Regent of the
+          Ladies' Hermitage Association. Also an appeal to Association
+          members dated 1895 and signed by Mrs. Nathaniel Baxter,
+          Regent.
+    8. Booklet and program on the exercises held at the presentation of
+          Jackson's statue by the State of Tennessee to the United
+          States Capitol, April 11, 1928. The statue, which is by Belle
+          Kinney, stands in the Capitol Rotunda.
+    9. Picture of Healy, artist sent by Louis Philippe to paint Andrew
+          Jackson and other prominent Americans.
+    10. Original floor plan of the Hermitage (changes in this were made
+          during construction).
+    11. Souvenirs of President Theodore Roosevelt's visit in October,
+          1907. Special Register with autograph signature.
+    12. Poem to Rachel Jackson Lawrence by Emma Look Scott.
+    12A. Lace scarf worn by Emily Donelson at President Jackson's
+          inaugural ball. Given by Mrs. Robert S. Cheek, in memory of
+          her mother, Mrs. Joseph Darling Pickslay.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 2:
+    13. Copy Book of Maine Student containing interesting references to
+          the Presidential election of 1825, given by Mrs. Henry W.
+          Dearborn, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
+    13A. Messages by President Andrew Jackson to U. S. Congress. Leather
+          bound volume, printed on silk.
+    13B. Commemorative and regular issue Jackson and Hermitage stamps,
+          1863-1963. Given by Dr. Pembroke J. Hart.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 3:
+    14. Flag from the grave of Lafayette, procured for the Association
+          by Miss M. E. Ford through General Horace Porter, Ambassador
+          to France.
+    15. Letter written by President Jackson, 1828, to Lafayette.
+          Presented by Reed Schermerhorn.
+    16. Appointment of Samuel B. Marshall as Marshal of Western District
+          of Tennessee, April, 1831. Presented by Mrs. Joseph A. Gray.
+    17. Coin token with head of Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Wm. H. Dow,
+          Portland, Maine.
+    18. Cane. Charles Sayers, personal friend of Jackson, cut the cane
+          while walking on the Hermitage grounds with Jackson. Presented
+          by Mrs. Wm. P. Delafield, Dallas, Texas.
+    19. Cane. Presented by H. V. S. Negus of Bound Brook, N. J. It was a
+          present from General Jackson to Mr. Negus' grandfather, James
+          Engle Negus, a native of Philadelphia who had visited General
+          Jackson at the Hermitage frequently as they were close
+          friends.
+    20. A Cane hand made by Major McCalla, who served with General
+          Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Dr. C. A.
+          Miller.
+    21. Silhouette of Andrew Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.
+    23. Pictures of:
+    (A) Mrs. Emily Donelson, first hostess at the White House.
+    (B) Sarah York Jackson, wife of adopted son.
+    (C) Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, in childhood.
+    25. Picture of costume worn by Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Jr., at her
+          wedding reception in the White House, and now in the National
+          Historical Museum in Washington, D. C., with costumes of other
+          mistresses of the White House.
+    26. Centennial medal, Jackson, Michigan, designed and presented by
+          James B. Field of Jackson, Michigan, in honor of General
+          Jackson.
+    27. Octagon House, Washington, D. C., where General Jackson was
+          entertained. In a perfect state of preservation. Headquarters
+          of the American Institute of Architects. Presented by Mrs.
+          Cordelia Jackson, September 20, 1922.
+    28. Letter to Andrew Jackson written by Robert C. Foster, and
+          presented to Mrs. Harry W. Evans, Regent, by Robert Coleman
+          Foster, VII, great-grandson of the writer.
+    29. Watch given by Andrew Jackson to his ward, General Daniel Smith
+          Donelson, upon his entry to West Point. Presented by Samuel
+          Donelson, grandson of the original owner.
+    30. Home of Christopher Taylor, near Jonesboro where Andrew Jackson
+          boarded. Presented by L. M. McCowan.
+
+
+  Shelf No. 4:
+    31. Photostat copies of bill from doctor attending Rachel Jackson in
+          her final illness and bill for her coffin, 1828. Presented by
+          C. Norton Owen of Chicago.
+    32. Photostat copy of Deed of Trust for family graveyard, in
+          Hermitage garden, to John H. Eaton, John Coffee, and Andrew
+          Jackson, Jr. Presented by West Morton, 1926.
+    33. Bill of conveyance of slaves. Presented in memory of Jonas
+          Redelsheimer.
+    34. Andrew Jackson (by Earl) in the capitol of Montgomery, Alabama.
+          Presented to the Ladies' Hermitage Association by Sarah E.
+          Cowan, great-niece of Rachel Jackson.
+    35. Itemized statement of Dr. McCorkle's bill to Andrew Jackson,
+          October, 1825. Presented by Mrs. E. A. Lindsey. Of special
+          interest in reference to Jackson's solicitude for the health
+          and welfare of his slaves.
+    36. President Jackson's Contract with his cook, Prevaux. Presented
+          by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    37. Currier & Ives Print; Death bed scene of General Jackson.
+
+
+                               Case No. 5
+
+Clothing and personal possessions of the Jacksons:
+
+The red velvet dress, worn by Sarah York Jackson at the White House
+(which is the same as in the Earl portrait of her in the Hermitage
+dining room) was given by her great-granddaughter, Sue Rhea Symmes
+McCutcheon, in memory of her grandmother, Rachel Jackson Lawrence.
+Velvet sample shows original color. The shawl, which was presented by
+Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, belonged to Miss Jennie Treanor, who lived at Tulip
+Grove and was a friend of the Jacksons. The letter was written by Andrew
+Jackson from the White House, 1832, to his daughter-in-law, Sarah York
+Jackson. The leather hat box has the following name plate: "General
+Andrew Jackson, President of the United States" and the hat with the
+ten-inch mourning band is the one he wore in Washington following the
+death of his wife. The rosewood cane was his favorite walking stick.
+Displayed with one of his suits is a linen shirt made by seamstress
+Gracey who lived at the Hermitage. The lavender moire dress, which was
+Rachel Jackson's, was presented by her great-granddaughter, Marion
+Lawrence Symmes, and the white shawl, said to have been hers, was given
+by Mrs. Bertha Pierce, of Daytona, Fla. The lace cap belonged to Rachel
+Jackson, and also the aquamarine necklace (the case for this is in the
+south room of the museum).
+
+
+                             FLOOR STANDARD
+
+
+    A. Letters from Senator Edmond de Lafayette, grandson of General
+          Lafayette, concerning the French chair he gave to the
+          Hermitage, which is in the Brides' Room.
+    B. Steubenville Republican Ledger, reporting supper given in honor
+          of Jackson's triumph, Nov. 26, 1828, and Jackson's election
+          returns, 1828.
+    C. Copy of National Banner and Nashville Whig, Aug. 12, 1828, given
+          by C. L. Winn, great-grandson of Andrew Jackson, Jr. and Sarah
+          York Jackson. Contains commendations of Jackson's Policy
+          during Creek Campaign.
+    D. Interesting expressions of Jackson's characteristics of
+          spirituality and patriotism in a letter (January 8, 1822) to
+          his ward, E. G. W. Butler, purchased from his grandson, E. G.
+          Butler.
+    E. Signed military orders from various officers, 1814.
+    F. Pay-rolls from Capt. Haley, Llewellyn Griffith and Major H. D.
+          Peire.
+    G. Military orders signed by Jackson and muster roll of regiment
+          commanded by Stokely Donelson, 1792. Extracts from letters of
+          Capt. Thos. Preston, John Overton, and J. Winchester and
+          receipts signed by Jackson.
+    H. Letter from Jackson to Dr. John L. Wynn. Photostat letter from
+          Rachel Jackson to her brother, Capt. John Donelson, Aug. 25,
+          1821.
+    I. Note of presentation of plaster cast of Powers bust, from Levi
+          Woodbury and Jackson's reply. Letter from Jackson to Sarah
+          York Jackson, April 14, 1835.
+    J. Letter of condolence from Rachel Jackson to her niece, Catherine
+          Caffery Walker, on the death of her sister, Jane Caffery Earl.
+          A letter from Andrew Jackson to Catherine Caffery Walker,
+          regarding business matters, presented by a descendant, Vera
+          Walker Morel.
+    K. Letter from D. Morrison, contractor, concerning additions to the
+          house and erection of the tomb.
+    Letter from Jackson to A. Donelson, presented by Mrs. P. H. Manlove.
+    L. West Carolinian Extra Dec. 7, 1833, containing Jackson's message
+          to Congress. This paper, which originally belonged to
+          Jackson's Law instructor Judge Spruce Macay, was given by Mrs.
+          Fannie McNeely of Salisbury, N. C.
+
+
+                             WALL STANDARD
+
+
+  Case A:
+    Jackson's appointment as Judge of Superior Court, signed by John
+          Sevier, December 22, 1798.
+    Jackson's receipt from post office, June 2, 1826, for payments on
+          his 17 newspaper subscriptions.
+    Invitation to Military Ball given at Huntsville Inn, 1825, in
+          commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Mrs.
+          George Dury, to whose grandmother the invitation was issued.
+    Photostatic copy of statement by Dr. Catlet regarding Dickinson
+          duel.
+    Letter from Jackson to Col. John Overton, regarding the former's
+          "conduct in Florida" and Eaton's appeal. September 16, 1831.
+
+
+  Case B:
+    Letter describing White House reception for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and
+          his bride, from Emily Donelson, Washington, 1831.
+    Note from Jackson to his wife, February 6, 1804.
+    Letter from Mrs. Stephen Decatur regarding sale of silver and china
+          and Jackson's signed receipt of his purchases.
+    General Jackson's orders for medicine and hospital stores, Nov. 4,
+          1813.
+
+
+  Case C:
+    Photostatic copy of letter regarding birthplace of Jackson and
+          burial place of his mother and father, from James H.
+          Witherspoon, Lancaster, S. C., April 16, 1825.
+    Land grant, signed by Jackson, presented by Mrs. J. C. Cartwright.
+    Letter from Dr. Beaumont to Jackson, expressing solicitude for
+          latter's health and presenting his book on medicine.
+    Photostat of Major General Jackson's orders to his troops, Nov. 24,
+          1812.
+    Election returns from Globe Extra, November 15, 1832. Presented by
+          Judge John H. DeWitt.
+
+
+  Case D:
+    Letter from Jackson to Maj. A. J. Donelson, 1837, relating the
+          ovations he received en route from Washington to Nashville.
+    Letter from Jackson to Maj. A. J. Donelson, July 25, 1833, giving
+          instructions for Hermitage farming operations and requesting
+          him to check and report on them.
+    Official nomination of John H. Baker as Secretary of French Treaty
+          Commission notation by Jackson.
+    Letter to Jackson from Roger B. Taney, Attorney General, regarding
+          New Orleans banks.
+
+
+  Case E:
+    Letter in French regarding Louisiana colonies.
+    Ship passport, signed by Jackson, June 4, 1835.
+    Letter accompanying original Treasury Draft, remitting the famous
+          Judge Hall fine.
+
+
+  Case F:
+    Photostatic copies of bills and letters from Philadelphia dealers
+          regarding Hermitage furnishings purchased in 1837 and of bills
+          for remodeling mansion after the fire in 1834.
+
+
+  Case G:
+    Copies of bills for Hermitage furnishings purchased in 1837.
+    Letter from Jane Caffery, Hermitage, Feb. 1815, regarding the Battle
+          of New Orleans, presented by Vera Walker Morel.
+    Poem written on Jackson's birthday, March 15, 1837, White House.
+    Letters to Major A. J. Donelson, telling of marauder's attempt to
+          break in to President Jackson's bedroom.
+
+
+  Case H:
+    Letter from Jackson to his neighbor Dr. Doyle, requesting his
+          consultation with Col. Jeremiah George Harris' physicians at
+          the time of his accident.
+    Letter from Lord Byron, Venice, 1819, to his Paris publishers,
+          remonstrating against publishing under his name volumes of
+          which he was not the author. Presented by Earl to Jackson,
+          along with volume of Byron's poems.
+
+
+  Case I:
+    Letter from Jackson to Maj. Wm. B. Lewis, February 28, 1845,
+          regarding Polk's cabinet and other political matters.
+    Letter to President Jackson from Edward Livingston, Paris, May 6,
+          1834.
+    Letter, Emily Donelson to Andrew Jackson Donelson.
+
+
+  Case J:
+    Letter from Andrew Jackson to Major William B. Lewis, Aug. 6, 1814,
+          referring to military matters.
+    Letter from Andrew Jackson to Dr. Doyle, Fountain of Health,
+          requesting bill for services to his ward, Dec. 27, 1840.
+    Letter, Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+
+
+
+
+                          MANSION AND GROUNDS
+
+
+The Hermitage is built in "Southern Colonial" style of architecture,
+with large verandas in front and rear, a wide hallway, with two rooms on
+either side, and wings supplementing these. The rooms are spacious, and
+are eleven in number, besides pantry, storeroom, kitchen, cellar. There
+is a smoke-house and other outhouses. In 1922 a steam furnace was
+installed at a safe distance from the mansion, eliminating danger of
+fire from this source.
+
+    [Illustration: The hall.]
+
+
+                               _The Hall_
+
+ The hall contains the original hat rack, umbrella stand, two mahogany
+sofas, pier table, Brussels stair carpet and brass rods, and the
+chandelier. The hall floor originally was covered with oilcloth. The
+pictorial wallpaper was printed by duFour in Paris, about 1825. The
+complete set consisted of twenty-five strips in colors, and was ordered
+by General Jackson in 1835, being the original paper used when the house
+was rebuilt. It was shipped by way of New Orleans up the Mississippi and
+Cumberland Rivers. This paper is of outstanding historical interest, one
+of the few historic, scenic papers preserved in this country.
+
+The paper represents the legend of the travels of Telemachus in search
+of Ulysses, his father, and is that part of the story of his landing on
+the island of Calypso. He is accompanied by Mentor.
+
+
+    Scene I. The landing and the Queen advancing to meet them.
+    Scene II. Telemachus relating the story of his travels to Calypso,
+          the faithful Mentor by his side.
+    Scene III. Calypso gives a fete in his honor, and Cupid begins to
+          play a part.
+    Scene IV. Telemachus resolves to escape; Calypso's maidens burn his
+          boat, and he jumps from the cliffs.
+
+
+In October, 1930, the paper was removed from the walls by Mr. James
+Wilson from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, for the purpose of
+treating the walls to insure the preservation of the paper, and was then
+put back.
+
+
+    1. Brass candlestick, presented by Mrs. Percy Warner.
+    2. Glass Celande or Hurricane shade.
+
+
+                           _The Front Parlor_
+
+ All the furnishings in this room are originals. The chandelier, the
+Parian marble vase and French china vase on wall brackets, the gold oval
+mirror, the mantel of Italian marble, mirror over mantel, the pair of
+Dresden urn vases, the Japanese bronze clock inlaid with enamel, the
+matching candelabra, the two mahogany carved chairs, marble top table,
+portfolio and autograph album (inlaid with mother-of-pearl, containing
+two signatures of Sam Houston and presented by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
+Plater), Bohemian glass dish, mahogany whatnot, brass cup, large
+mahogany sofa, carpet and pier table are all pieces used when the
+Jacksons were living in the Hermitage. The lace curtains are exact
+reproductions of the original ones, made by Salmon Freres of Paris,
+France. The original red brocatel draperies were replaced in 1954 with
+exact reproductions of the fabric, made by Scalamandre Silks, which
+fabric was also used to replace the upholstering on the red chairs and
+the matching draperies in the back parlor. (Part of the original
+curtains and draperies displayed in the museum.)
+
+
+    1. Two carved chairs presented to Jackson by the Khedive of Egypt,
+          when Jackson was President.
+    2. Portrait of General Jackson presented by Mrs. Thomas M. Stegor.
+    3. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson in ball dress.
+    5. Pair Dresden vases used in the White House while Jackson was
+          President.
+    6. Bronze andirons, representing the Vestal Virgin.
+    7. Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Healy, the artist who was
+          commissioned by Louis Philippe to paint the portrait, only two
+          of which are in existence. The other one hangs in the Louvre,
+          Paris, painted eight days before Jackson's death. See Healy
+          letter in Museum.
+    8. Opal vases presented by Andrew and Albert Marble Jackson.
+    9. Two liqueur bottles, presented by Lafayette to General Jackson.
+    10. One of a pair of brass lamps with crystal prisms used at the
+          Hermitage by the Jackson family. Purchased from the heirs of
+          Samuel Jackson Lawrence by the Ladies' Hermitage Association.
+    11. Silver filigree basket.
+    12. Chair used in the White House during President Jackson's
+          administration. Presented by Miss Laura Friesbee of
+          Washington, D. C.
+    13. Portrait of General Jackson by R. E. W. Earl, given by Mr. and
+          Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
+
+
+                             _Back Parlor_
+
+ All furnishings in this room are also originals (except lace curtains
+and draperies). The chandelier, pier table, mahogany chair, two chairs
+and tilt top table with mother-of-pearl inlay, mahogany card table, two
+velvet chairs, Parian marble and French china vase on wall brackets,
+pair of Empire urn-shaped "mirror vases" on the mantle of Tennessee
+marble (duplicate of Italian marble one in front parlor), brass andirons
+and fender, gold oval mirror, beaded mat and silver candlestick are all
+pieces used at the Hermitage by the Jacksons.
+
+
+    15. Sewing box inlaid with mother-of-pearl belonged to Mrs. Andrew
+          Jackson; Mrs. Jackson presented it to Mrs. Emily Donelson;
+          Mrs. Donelson gave it to Mrs. Wilcox (her daughter); Mrs.
+          Wilcox gave it to Mrs. Andrew Price; through Mr. and Mrs.
+          Richard Plater it was presented to the Ladies' Hermitage
+          Association.
+    16. Portrait of General Coffee.
+    17. Portrait of General Bronaugh.
+    18. Portrait of Colonel Gadsden.
+    19. Portrait of Lieutenant Eastland.
+    (These four constituted the Staff Officers generally called "General
+          Jackson's military family.")
+    20. Clock, one of the oldest relics, in the Hermitage before the
+          death of Mrs. Rachel Jackson. The hands are set at the hour
+          Jackson died.
+    22. Jackson piano presented by Colonel Andrew Jackson, grandson of
+          Andrew Jackson.
+    23. Music book belonging to Mrs. Emily Donelson, First Lady of the
+          White House. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    24. Two gilt wall brackets bought by Andrew Jackson, Jr.
+    25. Flower jar presented by Andrew Jackson, IV, and Albert Marble
+          Jackson (on wall bracket). Duplicate in front parlor.
+    26. Mirror willed to the Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields
+          of Knoxville in 1934, originally at the Hermitage.
+    27. Nut bowls, and compote (on pier table).
+    28. Guitar of Mrs. Jackson, loaned by the Rev. Walton Lawrence
+          Smith, a descendant.
+    29. Mahogany center table. The only piece remaining of the set
+          presented to General and Mrs. Jackson when on a visit to New
+          Orleans after the battle. The gold spectacles on the table
+          were worn by Mrs. Jackson and the volume of Robert Burns'
+          poems is inscribed, "Rachel Jackson from her beloved husband,
+          Andrew Jackson."
+    30. Mahogany sofa bought by Mrs. Hoffstetter at the sale of the
+          adopted son's effects in 1866. Presented to the Association in
+          1897 by Miss Bettie Hoffstetter of Nashville.
+    31. Pair of silver lustre vases sent to General Jackson from the
+          Czar of Russia.
+
+
+                      _General Jackson's Bedroom_
+
+ This room is as it was the day he died, with the same furniture he
+used, the bed he died upon, the chair he sat in, etc. The furnishings
+consist of bedstead, bureau, wardrobe, washstand with china pieces,
+table, chair, settee or sofa, wallpaper, bedspread, andirons and fender,
+mirror, brass candlestick, etc. The same pictures are on the wall. The
+bedspread is a replica of the original, handmade with the initials R. J.
+embroidered on it. The original is in the Museum. The bed and window
+draperies are exact reproductions of those used in the winter during
+Jackson's lifetime, having been made by Scalamandre Silks, Inc., in New
+York, N. Y. Part of the original fabric is in the Museum.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of his wife by Earl, over the mantel, upon which his
+          dying gaze rested.
+    2. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., in childhood,
+          by Earl.
+    3. Earl portrait of the granddaughter, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence
+          (eldest child of the adopted son), the pet and companion of
+          his declining years.
+    3A. French china teapot or veilleuse, with place for light at
+          bottom, sometimes used as night light. This relic of General
+          Jackson's was sold by descendants to the McIver family. The
+          Association purchased it in 1959 from Miss Effie McIver, in
+          memory of Miss Felicia Grundy Porter.
+    4. Chinese Mandarin scent bottles. Belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
+    5. Shell jewel case, which was Mrs. Jackson's.
+    6. Portrait of Jackson.
+    7. Shell vases on mantel, which belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
+    8. Steel engraving, the "Sixth Seal." This is an illustration of The
+          Revelation, Chapter 6:12, 17, engraved by G. H. Phillips from
+          the original picture by F. Danby, A. R. A., in collection of
+          Wm. Beckford, Esq.
+    9. Colored print, "Battle of the Thames."
+    10. Colored print, "Battle of North Point."
+    11. Tobacco box, used by the General.
+    12. His leather hatbox.
+    13. Rachel Jackson's sewing box, made by an admirer who gathered the
+          shells.
+    14. Picture of Judge John Overton, bearing his signature, Judge
+          Overton was Jackson's law partner and lifelong friend.
+
+
+                    _Andrew Jackson, Jr.'s Bedroom_
+
+ This was General and Mrs. Jackson's room previous to the death of Mrs.
+Jackson in 1828, afterwards the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson,
+Jr. The furniture was purchased by Jackson after the fire in 1834.
+
+The mahogany bedstead, one of eight purchased after the fire of 1834,
+the mahogany bureau with toilet articles, mahogany washstand with
+original washstand set, original hair brush and clothes brush,
+strawberry design painted on back, mahogany marble top center table,
+triple mirror, brass andirons, cut glass oil lamp, the brass candlestick
+were all used in this room. The carpet is not original, but an old one
+of the period. The portrait of Sarah York Jackson was painted by Healy.
+The leather chair was one used constantly by her.
+
+The wallpaper is a reproduction, presented by the Robert Graves Company
+of New York and copyrighted (1925). The wood blocks from which the paper
+was made were purchased by the Association.
+
+Candlestick on mantel, presented by Mrs. Anne Hoyte Hicks Joyce, which
+was purchased by her grandmother, Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, at an early
+auction, was used by General Jackson at the Hermitage.
+
+Bohemian glass jar, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Presented by Mrs.
+W. T. Mallison.
+
+Andrew Jackson's signature is on fly leaf of open volume, History of
+England, 1793.
+
+
+                              _Side Hall_
+
+
+    1. Famous Military Portrait (by Earl).
+    2. Secretary presented to General Jackson.
+    3. Original sofa purchased by the Association in 1937.
+    4. The wallpaper in the side hall (downstairs) is a copy of the
+          original, the part upstairs is the original.
+    5. Marble bust of General Jackson, presented by Hon. Lawrence
+          Cooper, of Huntsville, Ala.
+    6. Precepts, given to Jackson in his early youth by his mother,
+          which he said ruled his life. This copy presented by E. A.
+          Lindsey and Reau E. Folk.
+    7. Jackson's Masonic Apron loaned by Stanley F. Horn.
+    8. Copy of Jackson's portrait, which hangs in the Nashville Masonic
+          Temple, the original having been painted when Jackson was
+          Grand Master. Presented by the Grand Lodge of Free and
+          Accepted Masons of Tennessee.
+    9. Presentation copy of Masonic Manual, dedicated to Jackson and
+          presented to him by the author, Wilkins Tannehil.
+    10. Early portrait of Jackson, showing in the background the
+          Hermitage as it was before it was remodeled in 1831 and
+          preceding the fire of 1834. It was presented by Mrs. Charles
+          W. Frear, of Troy, N. Y., in memory of her husband, who owned
+          it for many years.
+    11. Jackson portrait by Sully. Presented in 1958 by Mrs. John
+          Valentine Mershon of Philadelphia, whose grandfather, Jonathan
+          Paul Worrall, was one of the group who originally proposed
+          Jackson's nomination for the presidency, and who previously
+          owned the portrait. It was carried at the head of political
+          parades.
+    12. 1819 Map of the United States given by Mrs. James Wemyss of
+          Gallatin, Tennessee.
+
+
+                          _Office or Library_
+
+ For thirty years the Hermitage was the political center of the United
+States, and Andrew Jackson was the most influential man of his party.
+Many visitors, political and otherwise, were constantly being received
+by General Jackson in this office.
+
+The books are those that constituted General and Mrs. Jackson's library
+and some of those of the two succeeding generations. The bookcases,
+which were General and Mrs. Jackson's, hold volumes of history, poetry,
+fiction, theology, military regulations, law, medical practices for the
+home, veterinary science, gardening, bound state papers and newspapers
+of the time, school books, etc., numbering over 400.
+
+The tables of mahogany, the brass candlestick, mahogany chairs, pair of
+bronze oil lamps, cut glass celande or hurricane shade, brass spittoon,
+boar paperweight, and owl inkstand are all original. The carpet, not
+originally in the Hermitage, was obtained from the home of Mrs. Edgar
+Foster, which was built in the period of the Hermitage. Other original
+furnishings are:
+
+
+    1. Three cherry bookcases.
+    2. Chair, made from wood of the frigate Constitution, presented to
+          Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy, 1837; Secretary of the
+          Treasury, 1834, to March, 1837; during the administration of
+          President Jackson. Presented to the Hermitage by Miss Ellen C.
+          Woodbury, daughter of Levi Woodbury, in 1900.
+    3. Mahogany bookcase and desk.
+    4. Bust of General Jackson by Hiram Powers. This Powers bust of
+          Jackson, by the sculptor before he went to Italy for study, is
+          one of the best examples of pure American art.
+    5. Old map of New Hampshire.
+    6. and 7. Pair of paintings of DeSoto and his wife, Isabella.
+          Presented by Louis Philippe to President Jackson.
+    8. Jackson's bound copies of the _Globe Democrat_, Published at
+          Washington, D. C., while he was President of the United
+          States. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    9. Old Newspapers of Jackson's time (Bound). Presented by Mrs.
+          Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Atlas with Andrew Jackson's signature
+          Sept. 12, 1835.
+    10. Bust of Levi Woodbury, of General Jackson's cabinet.
+    11. Case, made of historic wood taken from the old building first
+          used as a statehouse in Nashville, 1812-1815. The case was
+          made to protect the bound volumes of newspapers of Jackson's
+          day. Wood given by Mrs. Jennie C. Buntin.
+    12. Invalid chair, presented to General Jackson by the mechanics of
+          Nashville. Invented by Dr. Holmes of South Carolina, who
+          presented duplicates to Queen Victoria and John C. Calhoun.
+    13. Mahogany candlestand, upon which General Jackson always opened
+          his mail, and candlestick on beaded mat; his Bible and
+          spectacles.
+    14. Marble-topped table at which General Jackson issued directives
+          at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Judge John Minnick
+          Williams of Altus, Okla., formerly of Nashville.
+    15. Chair, presented to Jackson by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
+    16. Pair of bronze and crystal oil candelabra on mantel.
+    17. Portrait by Earl of General Jackson on Sam Patch, white horse
+          presented him in 1833 by the citizens of Pennsylvania. General
+          Jackson rode this horse in a civic and military parade given
+          in his honor in Philadelphia, after which it was sent to
+          Nashville. Federal soldiers whom General Geo. H. Thomas had
+          placed as guard at the Hermitage fired a military salute over
+          the grave of the horse.
+    18. The walnut office desk with a number of secret drawers; used
+          constantly when Jackson was practicing attorney.
+    19. Steel engraving of George Washington.
+    20. Bust of Lewis Cass, Secretary of War and Minister
+          Plenipotentiary to France under General Jackson.
+    21. Liquor Chest of General Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Michael
+          Mullens of Baltimore, Maryland.
+
+
+                             _The Nursery_
+
+ This room, used until 1955 as the museum for relics and papers, was at
+one time during the residence of the Jacksons the overseer's room, at
+another the nursery.
+
+The cherry cradle was made at the Hermitage for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and
+was purchased by the Association from a member of the family. The quilt
+on the cradle was made by Mrs. W. L. Nichol, neighbor and friend of the
+Jacksons, for her daughter, Julia Nichol More. Coverlet, given by Mrs.
+Minos Fletcher, Jr., and Paul Shwab. The bed and the rug are types used
+in that period. The chair, which was given by Mrs. D. W. Cantrell,
+belonging to a member of the Jackson family. The chest of drawers and
+the washstand were part of the original Hermitage furnishings, and the
+china toilet set, of the Jackson period, was presented by Mrs. Edgar
+Foster. The clock and the unique china candlesticks were also part of
+the Hermitage furnishings, and the thermometer was General Jackson's.
+
+The silver cup was presented by Martin Van Buren to his godson, Andrew
+Jackson, III, on the occasion of his christening at the White House. The
+portrait over the mantel, which was at the White House and also hung in
+the Hermitage nursery, is of the twin children of Marcus Talmage, of New
+York, namesakes of Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Presented by the Talmages.
+The French doll of 1830 was given to The Hermitage by the Dixie-Dollers
+Club.
+
+The wooden hat box, which belonged to Jackson's mother, Elizabeth
+Hutchinson Jackson, was given by Mrs. Clara Hudgins Cowgill. The print
+of General Jackson is by Currier and Ives. One of the pictures is of
+Mrs. Lucius Polk and her son, William. As Mary Eastin, she spent much
+time at the White House with the Jacksons during her young ladyhood and
+was married there. The other picture is of Mary Eastin and Madame Pageot
+(daughter of Jackson's close friend, Maj. Wm. B. Lewis) who was also one
+of the Jacksons' favorites and was married there. Both pictures, made
+from portraits owned by the family of Mrs. Lucius E. Burch, were
+presented by Mrs. Burch. The small oil painting by the ten-year-old
+daughter of Peter G. Washington was a gift to Jackson during his
+presidency.
+
+
+                           THE UPPER CHAMBERS
+
+
+                             _Earl's Room_
+
+ Ralph E. W. Earl, son of the distinguished artist, Ralph Earl, was a
+member of the Hermitage and White House households for 20 years. He
+married Jane Caffery, niece of Mrs. Jackson, who died within a year and
+Earl never remarried. He painted numerous fine portraits of Jackson and
+other notables. He is buried in the Hermitage garden, the gravestone
+being inscribed, "Erected in memory of Col. R. E. W. Earl, Friend and
+Companion of General Andrew Jackson, who died at the Hermitage, Sept.
+16, 1838."
+
+The bed, the chest, the mirror, the chair of Venetian ironwork, used as
+a barber's chair, all belonged to the original furnishings. The
+wallpaper is also the original. The carpet which is of the same period
+was presented by Mrs. Horatio Berry. A quilt of the period is the gift
+of Mrs. Louise Blackwell, of Warrenton, Va.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of Col. Jeremiah George Harris. Purser of the Navy,
+          Editor of National Union and close friend of Jackson.
+          Presented by his daughter, Mrs. Van S. Lindsley.
+    2. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.
+    3. Pair of shell letter racks presented to Mrs. Jackson in 1827
+          (letter of presentation in the Museum.)
+    4. Profile portrait of Jackson by Earl. Presented by Miss Mary
+          McLemore, Donelson descendant, whose brother, John C.
+          McLemore, III, had bequeathed it to the Hermitage.
+    5. Banjo owned by President Jackson, loaned by Miss Emma
+          Hoffstetter.
+
+
+                         _Little Rachel's Room_
+
+ First child of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., and Sarah York
+Jackson, "Little Rachel" was born at the Hermitage. She was always the
+special pet of Jackson and was one of those who stood by his bedside
+when he died. This room was refurnished for her with these rosewood
+pieces when she married Dr. J. M. Lawrence in 1852. The table belonged
+to Jackson. The wall paper is original, but the carpet is one of the
+period. The quilt was made by "Little Rachel" and was presented by Mrs.
+R. H. Oliphant, of San Mateo, Calif., in memory of her mother. The
+portrait over the mantel of Rachel Jackson Lawrence in her latter years
+was presented by her family. She is pictured wearing the miniature of
+her grandmother Jackson, for whom she was named, and which was given to
+her by President Jackson with the injunction never to go without it. A
+portrait of Andrew Jackson by the artist Wood, acquired by the
+Association in 1910. Washstand set of the period, given by Mrs. David P.
+Adams.
+
+The bronze lamp on mantle was among the original Hermitage furnishings.
+
+
+                            _The Upper Hall_
+
+
+    1. Jackson's old cedar chest.
+    2. Steel engraving "Sortie on Gibraltar."
+    3. Steel engraving, "Siege of Gibraltar."
+    4. Steel engraving of Jackson on Sam Patch, willed to the
+          Association by Miss Elizabeth Archer.
+    5. Oration on General Jackson, delivered by George Bancroft, U. S.
+          Secretary of the Navy, in Washington, June 27, 1845 (one of 24
+          public eulogies delivered by various national leaders
+          following Jackson's death).
+
+
+                              _Guest Room_
+
+ It was the Hermitage custom to welcome all travelers; this room was one
+used to accommodate some of the numerous guests. The two mahogany beds
+are original. The Association possesses six of the eight mahogany beds
+purchased when the house was refurnished in 1835. Also among the
+original furnishings are the cedar chest, mahogany washstand and
+wardrobe, the mirror, the mother-of-pearl inlay plate, the small leather
+trunk and the hatbox, and the wallpaper is original. The bowl and
+pitcher, presented by Mary Felice Ferrell, were given to her grandfather
+by Jackson. The Venetian ironwork chair was used as a barber's chair.
+The carpet is an old one of the period.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.
+    2. Portrait of Jackson by an unknown artist.
+
+
+                           _The Brides' Room_
+
+ As General and Mrs. Jackson were greatly beloved by the younger members
+of her family and of their friends, many came, including Henry A. Wise
+(later Governor of Virginia) and his bride, to spend their honeymoons at
+the Hermitage. This guest room, therefore, was known as the Brides'
+Room. The mahogany bed, French dresser, wardrobe, chest and shaving
+stand, table, mirror and china vases were all among the original
+furnishings. The bedspread is handwoven, the silk quilt was made by Mrs.
+Julia Nichol More, granddaughter of Josiah Nichol, friend and neighbor
+of the Jacksons. The carpet was a gift from Miss Myrtle Drane, of
+Clarksville, who inherited it from her grandfather.
+
+
+    1. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson. Presented to the Association by Mrs.
+          Ellen Call Long, whose father, General Call, eloped with Miss
+          Mary Kirkman and was married at the Hermitage. This portrait
+          and also one of General Jackson, were given to the young
+          couple as a bridal present.
+    2. Chair from the Chateau de Lafayette, presented to the Association
+          in 1890 by Senator Edmond de Lafayette, the grandson of
+          General Lafayette. Senator Lafayette's letter in relation to
+          this gift is in the Museum.
+    3. Masonic Lodge candlestick used in Gallatin by General Jackson.
+          Presented by Col. Thomas H. Boyers.
+    4. Portrait of Jackson presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs.
+          David C. Mosby, San Francisco, Calif.
+
+
+                           _The Dining Room_
+
+ Rachel Jackson's Blessing was: "Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech Thee, this
+provision for our good and us to Thy service for Christ's sake, Amen."
+
+The dining room contains the original sideboard, table, some of the
+chairs, side table, pier table, sugar chest, andirons, and some of the
+silver and glass. The drapery fabric is an exact reproduction of an old
+brocatel pattern, by Scalamandre Silks; the curtains are of the type
+originally used; the carpet is one of the period. The floor is the only
+one in the mansion that has had to be replaced; a piece of the original
+flooring is in the Museum.
+
+Adjoining the dining room is the pantry and farther to the rear the
+storeroom. A passageway leads directly from the dining room to the porch
+connecting with the kitchen.
+
+All articles in the dining room are originals unless otherwise
+specified.
+
+
+    1. The "Old Hickory" or January 8 mantel, made of bits of hickory
+          bark worked on only on the 8th of January of successive years,
+          by one of Jackson's soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans.
+          Presented to General Jackson January 8, 1839 and placed in the
+          dining room by General Jackson, January 8, 1840.
+    2. Pair of French vases, on the mantel.
+    3. The original dining table, at which several Presidents have
+          dined: James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Theodore
+          Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Presidents Millard
+          Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Rutherford B.
+          Hayes, and William H. Taft, General Sam Houston, and the
+          Marquis de Lafayette were also among the distinguished guests
+          who have been entertained at the Hermitage.
+    4. Silver tray given to Jackson by Sam Houston. Presented to the
+          Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields. The large coffee
+          pot with the initials A. J., once owned by Jackson, was
+          returned by its recent owner, Mrs. John MacVeagh, Santa
+          Barbara, Calif.; the three other pieces are Hermitage
+          originals.
+    5. Candelabra with "wind glasses."
+    6. Epergne.
+    7. Silver wine cart. Mate in Museum.
+    8. Two of the Decatur silver vegetable dishes.
+    9. Silver egg and toast rack. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham
+          Hall in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall, to
+          whose family these were given by the Jacksons.
+    10. Cruet set.
+    11. Silver covered dishes, part of the silver pieces purchased by
+          Jackson from the widow of Commodore Decatur. The silver
+          originally included sixteen round and oval dishes, which were
+          used constantly for years at the Hermitage.
+    12. Silver candelabrum, one of a pair used at the White House, given
+          by Miss Mary R. Wilcox.
+    13. Additional pieces of the Decatur silver.
+    14. Bohemian wine decanters and silver holders.
+    15. Silver wine cooler.
+    16. Portrait of John Donelson, one of the Tennessee pioneers,
+          brother of Rachel Jackson.
+    17. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. by Earl.
+    18. Portrait of Sarah York Jackson (wife of Andrew Jackson, Jr.).
+          The dress in which she is pictured is in the Museum.
+    19. Portrait of Mrs. John Donelson (Mary Purnell).
+    20. Portrait of Rachel Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson.
+    21. Portrait of Andrew Jackson, about 1820.
+    22. Oil painting of Christopher Columbus (over the mantel).
+          Presented to Jackson by S. D. Bradford of West Roxbury, Mass
+    23. Portrait of General Coffee.
+    24. Portrait of Mary Donelson Coffee, wife of General Coffee,
+          daughter of John Donelson and niece of Rachel Jackson. These
+          portraits were presented by Hon. Alexander Donelson Coffee,
+          son of General and Mrs. Coffee.
+
+
+                               _Kitchen_
+
+ The restoration of the furnishings of the old kitchen to its oldtime
+glory of yawning chimney piece, its crane and pothook, its ovens and
+skillets, its candle molds and spinning wheels, brings back
+reminiscences of the cook, "Betty," and the old regime of Jackson's day.
+The large stone hearth is as it was in General Jackson's day.
+
+
+    Spinning wheel and reel, over 100 years old. Presented by Andrew
+          Jackson Baker, former custodian, who was born at the
+          Hermitage.
+    Table of the period, given by Mrs. W. H. Wemyss.
+    Candle molds. Presented by Miss Louise Baxter, Mrs. W. J. McMurray,
+          Mrs. M. A. Spurr, and Mrs. George L. Cowan.
+    Pothooks and Flax Hacker. Used in Revolutionary days. Presented by
+          Miss Louise Baxter and Miss Louise G. Lindsley.
+    Some of the original kitchen utensils. Presented by Mrs. Andrew
+          Jackson III.
+    Copper kettle given to Rachel Jackson by Peggy O'Neal.
+    Old grease lamp, given by Mrs. W. A. Hargis.
+    Original water cooler. Always used in the pantry.
+    Brass kettle. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.
+    Original churn of Jackson's. Loaned by Miss Emma Hoffstetter. Six
+          dish covers, pair tongs of Major Andrew Jackson Donelson's.
+          Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
+    Original old wafer irons. Presented by Mrs. L. D. Hill and Mrs John
+          K. Maddin.
+    Original kitchen "safe," for keeping food.
+    Pie tins and custard cups, used by Aunt Betty, the cook.
+    Original spice jars, brought from China.
+    Original flour and meal chest.
+    Original chest which contained Decatur silver (see letter in
+          Museum).
+    Original brass kettles, used for preserving.
+    Plate given by Mary Hook, once used at the Hermitage.
+    Iron spit, given by Mary Felice Ferrell.
+    The bells overhead on the back porch were rung from the parlor and
+          front door.
+
+
+                          _The Old Smokehouse_
+
+ A remnant of days long gone by, when the smokehouse was the most
+important house on a plantation. Built in 1831.
+
+Original trough for salting meat made from one log, presented by Mrs.
+Cleves Symmes, granddaughter of Jackson's adopted son.
+
+The iron kettle, used for rendering lard, was given by Mrs. E. W.
+Graham, great-great-grandniece of Rachel Jackson. The imitation hams
+show how they were hung from the beams.
+
+A normal supply of meat for the 100 slaves, family and guests when hogs
+were killed was from 20,000 to 25,000 pounds.
+
+
+                              _The Garden_
+
+ To the east of the mansion is the flower garden which General Jackson
+had laid out in 1819 for his wife, Rachel, whose chief interest it was.
+
+It was designed by William Frost, a well-known English Landscapist, and
+it is considered by authorities to be an outstanding example of early
+American garden design.
+
+More than an acre in area, the garden contains about fifty varieties of
+old fashioned plants and great hickory and magnolia trees planted by
+General Jackson.
+
+Other interesting varieties of trees in the garden and on the grounds
+have markers showing their common and botanical names.
+
+Copy of an old English sundial given by Thomas H. Berry. Base given by
+James W. Pearre.
+
+The tomb of General and Mrs. Jackson is in the south-east corner of the
+garden, and many other members of their family and household are buried
+in the plot nearby.
+
+    [Illustration: Garden plan.]
+
+
+
+
+THE TOMB
+
+
+    [Illustration: The tomb.]
+
+The tomb was built by General Jackson in 1831 and was erected over his
+wife, with a vault for himself.
+
+The inscription on General Jackson's tomb is:
+
+                         General Andrew Jackson
+                          Born March 15, 1767
+                           Died June 8, 1845
+
+The inscription on Mrs. Jackson's tomb was written by her husband, and
+is as follows:
+
+  "Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachel Jackson, wife of President
+  Jackson, who died the 22nd of December, 1828. Age, 61 years. Her face
+  was fair, her person pleasing, her temper amiable, her heart kind; she
+  delighted in relieving the wants of her fellow creatures, and
+  cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending
+  methods; to the poor she was a benefactor; to the rich an example; to
+  the wretched a comforter; to the prosperous an ornament; her piety
+  went hand in hand with her benevolence, and she thanked her Creator
+  for being permitted to do good. A being so gentle and so virtuous
+  slander might wound, but could not dishonor. Even death, when he bore
+  her from the arms of her husband, could but transport her to the bosom
+  of her God."
+
+The other graves on the plot are those of the adopted son, Andrew
+Jackson, Jr., and his wife, Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. Two infants lie
+buried there; also one son, Samuel Jackson, who was killed at
+Chickamauga; the grave of Dr. John M. Lawrence, who married Rachel, the
+idol of the old General's life. In February, 1923, the spirit of Mrs.
+Rachel Jackson Lawrence passed into the great beyond, and her body rests
+beside her husband and near her grandfather, the great hero, who
+affectionately looked upon and called her his "beloved little Rachel."
+The grave of Col. R. E. W. Earl, friend and companion of Jackson, is
+there. Further apart from the other graves is that of Mrs. Marion Adams,
+the widowed sister of Mrs. Sarah Jackson who always resided with her,
+and whose family was reared at the Hermitage. On December 19, 1906, Col.
+Andrew Jackson, grandson, was laid beside his kindred dust in the
+garden, and his wife, Mrs. Amy Jackson, who died January 9, 1921, lies
+beside him. There are also the graves of John Marshall Lawrence,
+1859-1926, and Thomas Donelson Lawrence, 1869-1942, sons of Mrs. Rachel
+Jackson Lawrence; and Anne Laurie Lawrence Smith, born at the Hermitage
+April 3, 1855, died February 4, 1937, and Sazie Lawrence Winn, born at
+Hermitage March 15, 1854, died May 6, 1882, daughters of Mrs. Lawrence.
+Andrew Jackson, IV, son of Col. Andrew and Mrs. Amy Jackson, was buried
+here in 1953.
+
+The grave of Uncle Alfred, freed slave who preferred to remain at the
+Hermitage and who wanted to be buried near General Jackson, is located
+to the north of the tomb in the garden.
+
+The stone seat near the tomb is one of three presented to the Hermitage
+by Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness, Mr. Robert F. Jackson, Jr., and Mr. N.
+Baxter Jackson of New York, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Robert F.
+Jackson, who served as Regent of the Ladies' Hermitage Association. Mrs.
+Robert F. Jackson's grandmother, Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, served as first
+Regent 1889-1899.
+
+
+                         THE SARCOPHAGUS OFFER
+
+  In March, 1845, Commodore Elliott offered to General Jackson a
+  sarcophagus which he had obtained at Palestine. In a letter of
+  appreciation, but ringing with American spirit, General Jackson
+  declined the offer.
+
+  Copies of two letters touching this incident were presented to the
+  Association by Hon. John Wesley Gaines and are as follows:
+
+                                        Washington City, March 18, 1845.
+
+  _My Dear General_--Last night I made something of a speech at the
+  National Institute, and have offered for their acceptance the
+  sarcophagus which I obtained at Palestine, brought home in the
+  Constitution, and believed to contain the remains of the Roman Emperor
+  Alexander Severus, with the suggestion that it might be tendered you
+  for your final resting place. I pray you, General, to live on in the
+  fear of the Lord; dying the death of a Roman soldier, an emperor's
+  coffin awaits you.
+
+  I am, truly, your friend.
+                                                       Jesse D. Elliott.
+  To Gen. Andrew Jackson.
+
+                                       Hermitage, Tenn., March 27, 1845.
+
+  _Dear Sir_--Your letter of the 18th inst. tonight with a copy of the
+  Proceedings of the National Institute, furnished me by their
+  corresponding secretary, on the presentation by you of the sarcophagus
+  for acceptance on condition it shall be preserved and in honor of my
+  memory, have been received and are now before me. Although laboring
+  under great debility and affliction, from a severe attack from which I
+  may not recover, I raise my pen and endeavor to reply. The steadiness
+  of my nerves may perhaps lead you to conclude my prostration of
+  strength is not so great as here expressed. Strange as it may appear,
+  my nerves are as steady as they were forty years gone by, whilst from
+  debility and affliction I am gasping for breath. I have read the whole
+  proceedings of the presentation by you of the sarcophagus, and the
+  resolutions passed by the board of directors so honorable to my fame,
+  with sensations and feelings more easily to be conjectured than by me
+  expressed. The whole proceedings call for my most grateful thanks
+  which are hereby extended to you, and through you to the president and
+  directors of the National Institute. BUT WITH THE WARMEST SENSATIONS
+  THAT CAN INSPIRE A GRATEFUL HEART, I MUST DECLINE ACCEPTING THE HONOR
+  INTENDED TO BE BESTOWED. I CANNOT CONSENT THAT MY MORTAL BODY SHALL BE
+  LAID IN A REPOSITORY PREPARED FOR AN EMPEROR OR KING.
+
+  MY REPUBLICAN FEELINGS AND PRINCIPLES FORBID IT; THE SIMPLICITY OF OUR
+  SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FORBIDS IT. EVERY MONUMENT ERECTED TO PERPETUATE
+  THE MEMORY OF OUR HEROES AND STATESMEN OUGHT TO BEAR EVIDENCE OF THE
+  ECONOMY AND SIMPLICITY OF OUR REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS AND OF THE
+  PLAINNESS OF OUR REPUBLICAN CITIZENS, WHO ARE THE SOVEREIGNS OF OUR
+  GLORIOUS UNION AND WHOSE VIRTUE IT IS TO PERPETUATE IT. TRUE VIRTUE
+  CANNOT EXIST WHERE POMP AND PARADE ARE THE GOVERNING PASSIONS. IT CAN
+  ONLY DWELL WITH THE PEOPLE--THE GREAT LABORING AND PRODUCING
+  CLASSES--THAT FORM THE BONE AND SINEW OF OUR CONFEDERACY.
+
+  For these reasons I cannot accept the honor you and the president and
+  directors of the National Institute intended to bestow. I CANNOT
+  PERMIT MY REMAINS TO BE THE FIRST IN THESE UNITED STATES TO BE
+  DEPOSITED IN A SARCOPHAGUS MADE FOR AN EMPEROR OR A KING. I again
+  repeat, please accept for yourself, and convey to the president and
+  directors of the National Institute, my most profound respects for the
+  honor you and they intended to bestow. I have prepared an humble
+  depository for my mortal body besides that wherein lies my beloved
+  wife, where, without any pomp or parade, I have requested, when my God
+  calls me to sleep with my fathers, to be laid; for both of us there to
+  remain until the last trumpet sounds to call the dead to judgment,
+  when we, I hope, shall rise together, clothed with that heavenly body
+  promised to all who believe in our glorious Redeemer who died for us
+  that we might live, and by whose atonement I hope for a blessed
+  immortality.
+
+  I am, with great respect, your friend and fellow citizen,
+                                                         Andrew Jackson.
+  To Commodore J. D. Elliott, United States Navy.
+
+On January 8th, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, an annual
+pilgrimage is made to the tomb of Andrew Jackson by the Association,
+school groups, patriotic and civil official organizations.
+Representatives place wreaths on the tomb. The Andrew Jackson State
+Park, commemorating his birthplace, is located 10 miles north of
+Lancaster, S. C.
+
+Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, largely a memorial to General
+Jackson, is located on the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, on the
+Tallapoosa River, east central Alabama.
+
+
+                         _Uncle Alfred's Cabin_
+
+ Uncle Alfred was General Jackson's body-servant and lived in his cabin
+in the rear yard. Born in 1803, he lived until 1901, and for many years
+entertained visitors when acting as guide through the Hermitage. At his
+request, he is buried near the Jackson tomb in the garden. This cabin
+has been furnished according to Uncle Alfred's time. In one of the rooms
+of the cabin is an old spinning jinny (original) presented by Mrs. W. B.
+Walton, a great-niece of Mrs. Jackson. This was inherited by Mrs. Walton
+from the family.
+
+
+                _Old Carriage House From Hunter's Hill_
+
+ Log building used as a carriage house during Jackson's residence at
+Hunter's Hill, was moved from there and now located near the spring,
+used as a tool house.
+
+
+                     _The Log House by the Spring_
+
+ Completed in 1940, was built for the use of the Hermitage Association
+members. It consists of two spacious rooms and a kitchen equipped for
+simple cooking. It is used for the annual spring and fall outings of the
+Association, and members have the privilege of using the kitchen and one
+or both rooms for entertaining, upon application to the custodian and
+payment of a small fee. One of the rooms was furnished in memory of Mrs.
+Walter Stokes, former Regent, by her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, and
+her son, Walter Stokes, Jr.
+
+
+                       GENUINENESS OF THE RELICS
+
+That there might never be a question raised as to the genuineness of the
+relics purchased, the Association has obtained from Colonel Jackson and
+his sister, Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the following affidavit:
+
+  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
+
+  This is to certify that all the articles of furniture or relics
+  purchased by the Ladies' Hermitage Association from Mrs. Rachel
+  Jackson Lawrence, granddaughter, and Col. Andrew Jackson, grandson of
+  General Andrew Jackson are the identical pieces of furniture owned and
+  used by General Jackson during his lifetime. They were in the
+  Hermitage when General Jackson died and were there when the Ladies'
+  Hermitage Association took possession in 1889. The entire collection
+  was removed in 1893, when Col. Jackson left the Hermitage, and have
+  been restored from time to time as the Association was able to
+  purchase them.
+
+  The articles restored up to the present time, March, 1900, are those
+  in General Jackson's bedroom, which is complete as it was the day he
+  died; the library, or office, entire; the hall, entire; and all
+  furniture now in the dining room and parlors.
+
+  (SEAL)
+                                                Rachel Jackson Lawrence.
+                                                    Col. Andrew Jackson.
+
+  Sworn to and subscribed before me, this March 13, 1900.
+                                           R. S. Cowan, _Notary Public_.
+
+Since 1900 many more pieces of the Jackson furniture and relics have
+been acquired and restored to the Hermitage by purchase, gift, or loan;
+and while it is well furnished throughout with original pieces,
+information is still being gathered and evaluated on some outstanding
+relics.
+
+
+                    OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
+                                 OF THE
+                     LADIES' HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION
+
+  _Regent_                                         Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  _First Vice-Regent_                               Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  _Second Vice-Regent_                               Mrs. Edward W. Graham
+  _Treasurer_                                            Mrs. Roy C. Avery
+  _Recording Secretary_                                Mrs. Horatio Buntin
+  _Corresponding Secretary_                         Mrs. Douglas M. Wright
+
+
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Miss Marian Craig
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness
+  Miss Martha Lindsey
+  Mrs. Gilbert Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Fred Russell
+  Mrs. Laird Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+
+
+  Mr. Stanley F. Horn, _President_, Nashville
+  Mr. William Waller, _Vice President_, Nashville
+  Mr. C. Lawrence Winn, _Secretary_, Old Hickory
+  Mr. Henry Barker, Bristol
+  Mr. Thomas H. Berry, White Pine
+  Mr. Walter Chandler, Memphis
+  Mr. Lewis R. Donelson, Jr., Memphis
+  Mr. T. Graham Hall, Nashville
+  Mr. James G. Stahlman, Nashville
+
+
+   The Following Boards Have Had Control of the Association Since Its
+                              Organization
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1889
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. A. S. Colyar, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. William Morrow
+  Mrs. John Ruhm
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Duncan B. Cooper
+  Mrs. Felix Demoville
+  L. F. Benson, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 20, 1891
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. William Morrow
+  Mrs. John Ruhm
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+  Dr. William Morrow, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED JUNE 7, 1893
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Isabel M. Clark
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson
+  Mr. Edgar Jones, Treasurer
+
+
+                        ELECTED OCTOBER 30, 1895
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor
+  Mrs. Hugh Craighead
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. Isabel Clark
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 19, 1897
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent
+  Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. R. G. Throne
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1899
+
+
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. J. M. Dickinson. First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Eugene C. Lewis, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. R. G. Throne
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1901
+
+
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. William J. McMurray
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 13, 1903
+
+
+  Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. John C. Gaut
+  Mrs. William J. McMurray
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer
+    Mrs. Lindsley expiring July 5, 1903. Mrs. A. M. Shook was elected
+          Regent, Miss Louise Lindsley, a director.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1905
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Louise Lindsley, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary
+  Mrs. William J. McMurray
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. J. C. Buntin
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1907
+
+
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. Thomas M. Steger
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson
+  Mrs. Joseph M. Ford
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 19, 1909
+
+
+  Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. M. S. Cockrill
+  Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson
+  Mrs. Joseph M. Ford
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+    Mrs. M. S. Cockrill expired 1910. Mrs. Shelby Williams elected her
+          successor.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1911
+
+
+  Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent
+  Mrs. J. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes
+  Mrs. John C. Brown
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. James H. Campbell
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 21, 1913
+
+
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Miss Carrie Sims
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 19, 1915
+
+
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Miss Carrie Sims
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+  Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer
+    Mrs. P. H. Manlove expiring February 27, 1917. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks
+          was elected treasurer and Mrs. Porter Phillips a director.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 16, 1917
+
+
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. A. M. Shook
+  Mrs. Porter Phillips
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. J. Washington Moore
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 21, 1919
+
+
+  Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent
+  Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. E. T. Lowe
+  Mrs. Porter Phillips
+  Mrs. Harry Evans
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 18, 1921
+
+
+  Mrs. Harry Evans, Regent
+  Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry
+  Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+    Mrs. Harry Evans resigned April 4th 1922. Mrs. Henry elected Regent
+          and Mrs. McFarland a director. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks resigned
+          December, 1921. Mrs. E. A, Lindsey elected treasurer. Mrs.
+          Joseph H. Thompson resigned and Mrs. Reau Folk elected
+          October, 1921.
+
+
+                            ELECTED MAY 1922
+
+
+  Mrs. R. A. Henry, Regent
+  Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Reau Folk
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Craig McFarland
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 16, 1923
+
+
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent
+  Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Reau Folk
+  Mrs. Craig McFarland
+  Mrs. John T. Henderson
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 20, 1925
+
+
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent
+  Mrs. James Frazer, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Reau Folk, Secretary
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Craig McFarland
+  Mrs. H. L. Sperry.
+  Mrs. J. H. Overton
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 18, 1927
+
+
+  Mrs. James S. Frazer, Regent
+  Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, 1st Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Secretary
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. H. L. Sperry
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sr.
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 15, 1929
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. E. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. H. L. Sperry, Secretary
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 20, 1931
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Secretary
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+
+
+                          ELECTED MAY 17, 1933
+
+
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. George Blackie
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1935
+
+
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. George Blackie
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1937
+
+
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. George Blackie
+  Mrs. Reau E. Folk.
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1939
+
+
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Geo. Blackie, Corresponding Secretary
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Charles Buntin
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+    Mrs. James E. Caldwell expired 1939, and Mrs. Edgar Foster was
+          elected her successor. Miss Martha Lindsey was elected to the
+          Board.
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1941
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Charles E. Buntin
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1943
+
+
+  Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Charles E. Buntin
+  Miss Louise G. Lindsley
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sr.
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1945
+
+
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt
+  Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Miss Fermine Pride
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  Mrs. Roy Avery
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1947
+
+
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. Walter Stokes
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt
+  Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Miss Fermine Pride
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  Mrs. Roy Avery
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1949
+
+
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Charles E. Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1951
+
+
+  Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Charles Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1953
+
+
+  Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Charles Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1955
+
+
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary
+  Mrs. Geo. F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin
+  Mrs. Lyon Childress
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1957
+
+
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, Regent
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, First Vice-Regent
+  Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Robert F. Jackson
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1959
+
+
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Regent
+  Mrs. Douglas S. Henry, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1961
+
+
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corresponding Secretary
+  Mrs. George F. Blackie
+  Miss Marian Craig
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness
+  Miss Martha Lindsey
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Fred Russell
+  Mrs. Laird Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+
+
+                           ELECTED MAY, 1963
+
+
+  Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent
+  Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
+  Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer
+  Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary
+  Miss Martha Lindsey, Corresponding Secretary
+  Mrs. George M. Blackie
+  Miss Marian Craig
+  Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt
+  Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
+  Mrs. Henry Goodpasture
+  Mrs. Douglas Henry
+  Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness
+  Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt
+  Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
+  Mrs. Fred Russell
+  Mrs. Laird Smith
+  Mrs. William H. Wemyss
+  Mrs. John Reid Woodward
+  Mrs. Douglas M. Wright
+
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+                                                            Publication_
+  Jackson, Andrew                Correspondence, 7 vols., ed. by 1926-35
+                                 John S. Bassett
+  An American Officer            Civil and Military History of      1825
+                                 Andrew Jackson
+  Bassett, John S.               The Life of Andrew Jackson, 2      1911
+                                 vols.
+  Bowers, Claude G.              Party Battles of the Jackson       1922
+                                 Period
+  Brady, Cyrus T.                The True Andrew Jackson            1906
+  Brown, William G.              Andrew Jackson                     1900
+  Buell, Augustus G.             History of Andrew Jackson          1904
+  Campbell, Tom W.               Two Fighters and Two Fines         1941
+  Citizen of New York            Memoirs of General Andrew          1845
+                                 Jackson
+  Cobbett, William               Life of Andrew Jackson             1834
+  Colyar, Arthur St. C.          Life and Times of Andrew           1904
+                                 Jackson
+  Dusenbery, Ben M.              Monument to the Memory of Gen.     1845
+                                 Jackson
+  Eaton, John H.                 The Life of Andrew Jackson         1817
+  Frost, John                    Pictorial Life of Andrew           1847
+                                 Jackson
+  Gentleman of the Baltimore     Some Account of Gen. Jackson       1828
+    Bar
+  Goodwin, Philo A.              Biography of Andrew Jackson        1832
+  Headley, Joel T.               The Life of Andrew Jackson         1880
+  Heiskell, Saml. G.             Andrew Jackson and Early Tenn.     1920
+                                 History, 3 vols.
+  James, Marquis                 Andrew Jackson, 2 vols.            1938
+  Jenkins, Jno. S.               Life and Public Services of        1880
+                                 Gen. Andrew Jackson
+  Johnson, Gerald W.             Andrew Jackson, An Epic in         1927
+                                 Homespun
+  Karsner, David                 Andrew Jackson, The Gentle         1929
+                                 Savage
+  Macdonald, Wm.                 Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1837    1906
+  Mayo, Robert                   Political Sketches of Eight        1839
+                                 Years in Washington
+  Nicolay, Helen                 Andrew Jackson, The Fighting       1929
+                                 President
+  Ogg, Frederic A.               The Reign of Andrew Jackson        1921
+  Parton, James                  Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 vols.    1860
+  Peck, Charles H.               The Jacksonian Epoch               1899
+  Rowland, Eron O.               Andrew Jackson's Campaign          1926
+                                 Against the British
+  Schlesinger, Arthur M.         The Age of Jackson                 1945
+  Snelling, William J.           A Brief, Impartial History by a    1831
+                                 Free Man
+  Sumner, William G.             Andrew Jackson                     1910
+  Syrett, Harold G.              Andrew Jackson, His                1953
+                                 Contribution
+  Van Deusen, Glyndon            The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1848      1959
+  Waldo, Samuel P.               Memoirs of Andrew Jackson          1819
+  Walker, Alexander              Jackson and New Orleans            1856
+  Ward, John W.                  Andrew Jackson, Symbol for an      1955
+                                 Age
+
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+                           FOR YOUNG READERS
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+  Coy, Harold                    Real Book About Andrew Jackson     1952
+  James, Bessie R.               The Courageous Heart               1934
+  Judson, Clara I.               Andrew Jackson                     1954
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