Lot 106
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States (1829-37). Autograph Letter Signed as President, one page plus integral address leaf, 9¾" x 8", n.p., 6 Nov. 1829. Very good; a few clean fold splits professionally repaired on verso; overall toning and some soiling; small area of paper loss at blank top right edge. To the Secretary of the Navy (John H. Eaton), warmly recommending Mr. Samuel P. Walker for an appointment as midshipman. "…He has been well recommended to me as a youth of great merit & much promise and great interest has been manifested by many of the good citizens of this place….I therefore recommend him to your notice…." John Eaton would resign his position in 1831 after his wife Peggy was ostracized by much of Washington society for supposedly having had an affair with Eaton while married to another man who reportedly committed suicide.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
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