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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09288 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1832 |
| Title | Andrew Jackson to L. Jones cancelling a slave purchase |
| Date | 25 March 1832 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Recipient | Jones, L. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Cancelling a purchase of four young slaves on behalf of his adopted son, Andrew (Donelson) Jackson, Jr.: "If the negroes have not been bought and sent on…give yourself no further trouble on the subject.… I wish him now to attend to & manage his own business." |
| Subjects | Children and Family President Finance Slavery African American History |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Children & Family; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |