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Title: |
Andrew Jackson II Account Books |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
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Creator: |
Jackson, Andrew II |
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Dates: |
1845-1877 |
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Quantity: |
0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
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Abstract: |
Andrew Jackson II was the adopted son of President Andrew Jackson and nephew of President Jackson's wife Rachel. The collection consists of an account book containing data on the purchase, sale, birth, marriage, and death of slaves at the Hermitage, 1845-1877, and a receipt book of Andrew Jackson II and Sarah Jackson, 1845-1877. |
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Identification: |
MS 1880 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Andrew Jackson II Account Books, 1845-1877, consist of an account book containing data on the purchase, sale, birth, marriage, and death of slaves at the Hermitage, 1845-1877, and a receipt book of Andrew Jackson II and Sarah Jackson, 1845-1877.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of slavery in the United States, particularly the practice of slavery and the lives of slaves living at the Hermitage, the estate of President Andrew Jackson and his adopted son, Andrew Jackson II. Genealogists tracing their African American roots in the United States and Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, will find this collection useful.
While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1880 Andrew Jackson II Account Books, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio