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Letter from Andrew Jackson, Hermitage, Tennessee, to Andrew Jackson Coffee, near Florence, Alabama, dated January 22, 1841.
Jackson laments the death of his adopted son, Colonel Andrew Jackson Hutchings. Noting it is the will of God, he states: “How I rejoice to hear of his calm and happy death – Let it, my dear Andrew, be a warning to us all to live so that we may never be afraid to die.” He suggests that because of his age he will soon follow his son.
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sc.0027.001_001.010
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1841 January 22
Keywords
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.; Coffee, Andrew Jackson, 1819-1891.
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"Letter: Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson Coffee, 1841" (2021). Documents. 10.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-coffeefamily1/10
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