Rachel Jackson, Receipt 1828
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$950.00
$950.00
Rachel Jackson wife of Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States.
Unsigned Receipt: "Miss Bonney Bo't of Henry Harland / One set Diamond & Pearl ... $75 / Topaz & Gold Cross...15 / Do Do heart ... 5 / $95. Received payment for Mrs. Andrew Jackson New Orleans 10th January 1828. / for Henry Harland / John Bliss." 4to, folds, damage to top right edge of sheet, fading. VG
In what some consider one of the most vicious elections in U.S. history, Rachel endured extensive ridicule and malice during her husband's election campaign. She died of a heart attack just three months before her husband's inauguration. Her niece, Emily Donelson, became the surrogate first lady upon her death.
Unsigned Receipt: "Miss Bonney Bo't of Henry Harland / One set Diamond & Pearl ... $75 / Topaz & Gold Cross...15 / Do Do heart ... 5 / $95. Received payment for Mrs. Andrew Jackson New Orleans 10th January 1828. / for Henry Harland / John Bliss." 4to, folds, damage to top right edge of sheet, fading. VG
In what some consider one of the most vicious elections in U.S. history, Rachel endured extensive ridicule and malice during her husband's election campaign. She died of a heart attack just three months before her husband's inauguration. Her niece, Emily Donelson, became the surrogate first lady upon her death.
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