Letter: Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson Coffee, 1844

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Letter from Andrew Jackson, Hermitage, Tennessee, to Andrew Jackson Coffee, near Florence, Alabama, dated September 11, 1844.

Jackson expresses his sadness at the death of John Coffee Hutchings, the son of his former ward, Andrew Jackson Hutchings, and Mary Coffee Hutchings. Says that instead of mourning “…we ought to rejoice that this dear child has been called from this world of disease, and affliction, to a happy immortality and eternal rest…” He advises Coffee not to seek office in Washington because he would not make enough money to support his family and the sedentary life would only bring him disease and death. Jackson recommends he seek new land under the preemption laws and build a farm to ensure the safety of his family. He states that he would help him to get an office if he thought it would not be destructive to Coffee and his family, or if he was still single.

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sc.0027.001_001.011

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1844 September 11

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.; Coffee, Andrew Jackson, 1819-1891.

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"Letter: Andrew Jackson to Andrew Jackson Coffee, 1844" (2021). Documents. 11.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-coffeefamily1/11