JACKSON, Andrew. Autograph letter signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President, to his adopted son Andrew, Washington, 6 May 1832. 3 pages, 4to, with a long autograph postscript . Fine condition. WHILE CONGRESS CONTINUES "THE CORRUPT & LOG-ROLLING SYSTEM OF LEGISLATION," THE PRESIDENT TALKS OF HORSE-BREEDING AND SAM HOUSTON'S ARREST An excellent letter as President, complaining of Congress's neglect of substantive legislation, discussing horse-breeding at the Hermitage and commenting on the difficulties of his friend Sam Houston: "I have nothing new: Congress still pursues their corrupt & log-rolling system of legislation, and electioneering, neglecting the subjects appertaining to the great interests of the nation. Houston is still in custody, will be dismissed by a large vote and will sue for his false imprisonment--as daring an act of usurpation as this has never before been attempted by the Government." An Ohio Congressman, William Stanbery, had made derogatory comments about Houston and had been severaly caned by Houston in retaliation. Congress had Houston arrested, and ordered an inquiry. In the end Houston was found guilty and reprimanded. He left for Texas soon afterwards. Jackson turns to a more pleasant subject: horse-breeding, but is incensed that certain instructions of his were not followed: "...I hope you have reached the Hermitage & found all things well there. I had a hope that the colts would have been here by this time, but the foolish conduct of sending after them & bringing them back is an encumbrance to the farm, to the great mortification of Major Donelson, after incurring a heavy expense which he, and you, must meet... Steel as you know, was positively instructed to have them sent on early...to reach here before the hot season....That he should have permitted Hutchings to go after them...is more than astonishing to me. It was not the plan to make my farm a racing stable and our colts at our expense to be run in Tennessee, for others' benefit...." He asks Andrew, who is managing the Hermitage in Jackson's absence, to "Write me fully--How my family are, the state of the farm, and particularly the State & condition of my Brood stock, the colts, their looks, number and age, including the stud colt Citizen, and his colt from the...filly...The mares must be well fed until the colts get fat and begin to grow. Attend to this, for my son, you will find, the horse stock the most profitable product of the farm..." He signs himself "your affectionate father." Provenance : Joseph M. Roebling (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 28 April 1981, lot 76).
JACKSON, Andrew. Autograph letter signed ("Andrew Jackson") as President, to his adopted son Andrew, Washington, 6 May 1832. 3 pages, 4to, with a long autograph postscript . Fine condition. WHILE CONGRESS CONTINUES "THE CORRUPT & LOG-ROLLING SYSTEM OF LEGISLATION," THE PRESIDENT TALKS OF HORSE-BREEDING AND SAM HOUSTON'S ARREST An excellent letter as President, complaining of Congress's neglect of substantive legislation, discussing horse-breeding at the Hermitage and commenting on the difficulties of his friend Sam Houston: "I have nothing new: Congress still pursues their corrupt & log-rolling system of legislation, and electioneering, neglecting the subjects appertaining to the great interests of the nation. Houston is still in custody, will be dismissed by a large vote and will sue for his false imprisonment--as daring an act of usurpation as this has never before been attempted by the Government." An Ohio Congressman, William Stanbery, had made derogatory comments about Houston and had been severaly caned by Houston in retaliation. Congress had Houston arrested, and ordered an inquiry. In the end Houston was found guilty and reprimanded. He left for Texas soon afterwards. Jackson turns to a more pleasant subject: horse-breeding, but is incensed that certain instructions of his were not followed: "...I hope you have reached the Hermitage & found all things well there. I had a hope that the colts would have been here by this time, but the foolish conduct of sending after them & bringing them back is an encumbrance to the farm, to the great mortification of Major Donelson, after incurring a heavy expense which he, and you, must meet... Steel as you know, was positively instructed to have them sent on early...to reach here before the hot season....That he should have permitted Hutchings to go after them...is more than astonishing to me. It was not the plan to make my farm a racing stable and our colts at our expense to be run in Tennessee, for others' benefit...." He asks Andrew, who is managing the Hermitage in Jackson's absence, to "Write me fully--How my family are, the state of the farm, and particularly the State & condition of my Brood stock, the colts, their looks, number and age, including the stud colt Citizen, and his colt from the...filly...The mares must be well fed until the colts get fat and begin to grow. Attend to this, for my son, you will find, the horse stock the most profitable product of the farm..." He signs himself "your affectionate father." Provenance : Joseph M. Roebling (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 28 April 1981, lot 76).
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