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Circular letter to the public in regards to the affray with General Andrew Jackson in Nashville
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Title
Circular letter to the public in regards to the affray with General Andrew Jackson in Nashville
Location
Nashville (Tenn.)
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861).
Subject
Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858.
Circular Letter -- Tennessee -- Franklin.
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.
Resource Type
Text
Provider
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Libraries
Rights
Copyright Undetermined
Primary Identifier
volvoices:7875
Local Identifier
TU:DLC:Filename:0028_000050_000208_0000
Form
circular letter
Note
Thomas Hart Benton published this circular letter to present his side of the story in regards to his public fight with Andrew Jackson. He enumerates the order in which the fight occurred after he and his brother, Jesse Benton, arrived in Nashville. He states that Jackson sought him out, and with the aid of Colonel Coffee, Alexander Donelson, Captain Hammond and Stokely Hays, preceded to attack the brothers at the house of Judge Searcy. Andrew Jackson was shot during this encounter.
The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher.
