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Letter Andrew Jackson to Thomas Butler celebrating Jackson's election victory, 23 November 1828
Title
Letter Andrew Jackson to Thomas Butler celebrating Jackson's election victory, 23 November 1828.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1828]
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Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Thomas Butler was a Louisiana Congressman.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Celebrating his inevitable election over John Quincy Adams, A triumph of the virtue of the people over the corrupting influence of executive patronage. Promises my best exertions...to promote the interest & prosperity, of the whole union. Until 1854 each state could choose when to hold popular elections. Though the winner of the election was not official until December 2nd, enough states had held their elections for Jackson to be confident of victory.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
Genre/Form
Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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