Letter: Robert J. Chester to Mary Jane Chester, 1840

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Letter written by Robert J. Chester, Jackson, Tennessee, to his daughter Mary Jane in Columbia, Tennessee, dated September 29, 1840.  Robert and his wife are concerned about their daughter's health even as they want her to continue her education. That she is ill is confirmed in the note that continues on pages 2 and 3 following receipt of a letter from her cousin. Robert urges her to get well before going back to school. Notes that former president Andrew Jackson will be visiting Jackson on October 8 which will result in a large number of visitors to the town. Since Andrew Jackson is expected to travel through Columbia on his way home to Nashville, Mary Jane may get the opportunity to see him.

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sc.0025.001_002.004

Date

1840 September 29

Keywords

Chester, Robert J.

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"Letter: Robert J. Chester to Mary Jane Chester, 1840" (2026). Documents. 1.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-chester1/1