The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson

THE TOMB

Reading edition

The tomb was built by General Jackson in 1831 and was erected over his wife, with a vault for himself.

The inscription on General Jackson’s tomb is:

General Andrew Jackson Born March 15, 1767 Died June 8, 1845

The inscription on Mrs. Jackson’s tomb was written by her husband, and is as follows:

“Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachel Jackson, wife of President Jackson, who died the 22nd of December, 1828. Age, 61 years. Her face was fair, her person pleasing, her temper amiable, her heart kind; she delighted in relieving the wants of her fellow creatures, and cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending methods; to the poor she was a benefactor; to the rich an example; to the wretched a comforter; to the prosperous an ornament; her piety went hand in hand with her benevolence, and she thanked her Creator for being permitted to do good. A being so gentle and so virtuous slander might wound, but could not dishonor. Even death, when he bore her from the arms of her husband, could but transport her to the bosom of her God.”

The other graves on the plot are those of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., and his wife, Mrs. Sarah York Jackson. Two infants lie buried there; also one son, Samuel Jackson, who was killed at 55 Chickamauga; the grave of Dr. John M. Lawrence, who married Rachel, the idol of the old General’s life. In February, 1923, the spirit of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence passed into the great beyond, and her body rests beside her husband and near her grandfather, the great hero, who affectionately looked upon and called her his “beloved little Rachel.” The grave of Col. R. E. W. Earl, friend and companion of Jackson, is there. Further apart from the other graves is that of Mrs. Marion Adams, the widowed sister of Mrs. Sarah Jackson who always resided with her, and whose family was reared at the Hermitage. On December 19, 1906, Col. Andrew Jackson, grandson, was laid beside his kindred dust in the garden, and his wife, Mrs. Amy Jackson, who died January 9, 1921, lies beside him. There are also the graves of John Marshall Lawrence, 1859-1926, and Thomas Donelson Lawrence, 1869-1942, sons of Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence; and Anne Laurie Lawrence Smith, born at the Hermitage April 3, 1855, died February 4, 1937, and Sazie Lawrence Winn, born at Hermitage March 15, 1854, died May 6, 1882, daughters of Mrs. Lawrence. Andrew Jackson, IV, son of Col. Andrew and Mrs. Amy Jackson, was buried here in 1953.

The grave of Uncle Alfred, freed slave who preferred to remain at the Hermitage and who wanted to be buried near General Jackson, is located to the north of the tomb in the garden.

The stone seat near the tomb is one of three presented to the Hermitage by Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness, Mr. Robert F. Jackson, Jr., and Mr. N. Baxter Jackson of New York, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, who served as Regent of the Ladies’ Hermitage Association. Mrs. Robert F. Jackson’s grandmother, Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, served as first Regent 1889-1899.

THE SARCOPHAGUS OFFER

In March, 1845, Commodore Elliott offered to General Jackson a sarcophagus which he had obtained at Palestine. In a letter of appreciation, but ringing with American spirit, General Jackson declined the offer.

Copies of two letters touching this incident were presented to the Association by Hon. John Wesley Gaines and are as follows:

Washington City, March 18, 1845.

My Dear General—Last night I made something of a speech at the National Institute, and have offered for their acceptance the sarcophagus which I obtained at Palestine, brought home in the Constitution, and believed to contain the remains of the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, with the 56 suggestion that it might be tendered you for your final resting place. I pray you, General, to live on in the fear of the Lord; dying the death of a Roman soldier, an emperor’s coffin awaits you.

I am, truly, your friend. Jesse D. Elliott. To Gen. Andrew Jackson.

Hermitage, Tenn., March 27, 1845.

Dear Sir—Your letter of the 18th inst. tonight with a copy of the Proceedings of the National Institute, furnished me by their corresponding secretary, on the presentation by you of the sarcophagus for acceptance on condition it shall be preserved and in honor of my memory, have been received and are now before me. Although laboring under great debility and affliction, from a severe attack from which I may not recover, I raise my pen and endeavor to reply. The steadiness of my nerves may perhaps lead you to conclude my prostration of strength is not so great as here expressed. Strange as it may appear, my nerves are as steady as they were forty years gone by, whilst from debility and affliction I am gasping for breath. I have read the whole proceedings of the presentation by you of the sarcophagus, and the resolutions passed by the board of directors so honorable to my fame, with sensations and feelings more easily to be conjectured than by me expressed. The whole proceedings call for my most grateful thanks which are hereby extended to you, and through you to the president and directors of the National Institute. BUT WITH THE WARMEST SENSATIONS THAT CAN INSPIRE A GRATEFUL HEART, I MUST DECLINE ACCEPTING THE HONOR INTENDED TO BE BESTOWED. I CANNOT CONSENT THAT MY MORTAL BODY SHALL BE LAID IN A REPOSITORY PREPARED FOR AN EMPEROR OR KING.

MY REPUBLICAN FEELINGS AND PRINCIPLES FORBID IT; THE SIMPLICITY OF OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FORBIDS IT. EVERY MONUMENT ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF OUR HEROES AND STATESMEN OUGHT TO BEAR EVIDENCE OF THE ECONOMY AND SIMPLICITY OF OUR REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS AND OF THE PLAINNESS OF OUR REPUBLICAN CITIZENS, WHO ARE THE SOVEREIGNS OF OUR GLORIOUS UNION AND WHOSE VIRTUE IT IS TO PERPETUATE IT. TRUE VIRTUE CANNOT EXIST WHERE POMP AND PARADE ARE THE GOVERNING PASSIONS. IT CAN ONLY DWELL WITH THE PEOPLE—THE GREAT LABORING AND PRODUCING CLASSES—THAT FORM THE BONE AND SINEW OF OUR CONFEDERACY.

For these reasons I cannot accept the honor you and the president and directors of the National Institute intended to bestow. I CANNOT PERMIT MY REMAINS TO BE THE FIRST IN THESE UNITED STATES TO BE DEPOSITED IN A SARCOPHAGUS MADE FOR AN EMPEROR OR A KING. I again repeat, please accept for yourself, and convey to the president and directors of the National Institute, my most profound respects for the honor you and they intended to bestow. I have prepared an humble depository for my mortal body besides that wherein lies my beloved wife, 57 where, without any pomp or parade, I have requested, when my God calls me to sleep with my fathers, to be laid; for both of us there to remain until the last trumpet sounds to call the dead to judgment, when we, I hope, shall rise together, clothed with that heavenly body promised to all who believe in our glorious Redeemer who died for us that we might live, and by whose atonement I hope for a blessed immortality.

I am, with great respect, your friend and fellow citizen, Andrew Jackson. To Commodore J. D. Elliott, United States Navy.

On January 8th, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, an annual pilgrimage is made to the tomb of Andrew Jackson by the Association, school groups, patriotic and civil official organizations. Representatives place wreaths on the tomb. The Andrew Jackson State Park, commemorating his birthplace, is located 10 miles north of Lancaster, S. C.

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, largely a memorial to General Jackson, is located on the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, on the Tallapoosa River, east central Alabama.

Uncle Alfred’s Cabin

Uncle Alfred was General Jackson’s body-servant and lived in his cabin in the rear yard. Born in 1803, he lived until 1901, and for many years entertained visitors when acting as guide through the Hermitage. At his request, he is buried near the Jackson tomb in the garden. This cabin has been furnished according to Uncle Alfred’s time. In one of the rooms of the cabin is an old spinning jinny (original) presented by Mrs. W. B. Walton, a great-niece of Mrs. Jackson. This was inherited by Mrs. Walton from the family.

Old Carriage House From Hunter’s Hill

Log building used as a carriage house during Jackson’s residence at Hunter’s Hill, was moved from there and now located near the spring, used as a tool house.

The Log House by the Spring

Completed in 1940, was built for the use of the Hermitage Association members. It consists of two spacious rooms and a kitchen equipped for simple cooking. It is used for the annual

spring and fall outings of the Association, and members have the privilege of using the kitchen and one or both rooms for entertaining, upon application to the custodian and payment of a small fee. One of the rooms was furnished in memory of Mrs. Walter Stokes, former Regent, by her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, and her son, Walter Stokes, Jr.

GENUINENESS OF THE RELICS

That there might never be a question raised as to the genuineness of the relics purchased, the Association has obtained from Colonel Jackson and his sister, Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, the following affidavit:

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to certify that all the articles of furniture or relics purchased by the Ladies’ Hermitage Association from Mrs. Rachel Jackson Lawrence, granddaughter, and Col. Andrew Jackson, grandson of General Andrew Jackson are the identical pieces of furniture owned and used by General Jackson during his lifetime. They were in the Hermitage when General Jackson died and were there when the Ladies’ Hermitage Association took possession in 1889. The entire collection was removed in 1893, when Col. Jackson left the Hermitage, and have been restored from time to time as the Association was able to purchase them.

The articles restored up to the present time, March, 1900, are those in General Jackson’s bedroom, which is complete as it was the day he died; the library, or office, entire; the hall, entire; and all furniture now in the dining room and parlors.

(SEAL) Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Col. Andrew Jackson.

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this March 13, 1900. R. S. Cowan, Notary Public.

Since 1900 many more pieces of the Jackson furniture and relics have been acquired and restored to the Hermitage by purchase, gift, or loan; and while it is well furnished throughout with original pieces, information is still being gathered and evaluated on some outstanding relics.

OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LADIES’ HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION

Regent Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith

First Vice-Regent Mrs. William P. Cooper

Second Vice-Regent Mrs. Edward W. Graham

Treasurer Mrs. Roy C. Avery

Recording Secretary Mrs. Horatio Buntin

Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Douglas M. Wright

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Miss Marian Craig

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. Henry Goodpasture

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness

Miss Martha Lindsey

Mrs. Gilbert Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. Fred Russell

Mrs. Laird Smith

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

Mrs. John Reid Woodward

Mr. Stanley F. Horn, President, Nashville

Mr. William Waller, Vice President, Nashville

Mr. C. Lawrence Winn, Secretary, Old Hickory

Mr. Henry Barker, Bristol

Mr. Thomas H. Berry, White Pine

Mr. Walter Chandler, Memphis

Mr. Lewis R. Donelson, Jr., Memphis

Mr. T. Graham Hall, Nashville

Mr. James G. Stahlman, Nashville

The Following Boards Have Had Control of the Association Since Its Organization

ELECTED MAY 15, 1889

Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent

Mrs. A. S. Colyar, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. J. M. Dickinson, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. William Morrow

Mrs. John Ruhm

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson

Mrs. Duncan B. Cooper

Mrs. Felix Demoville

L. F. Benson, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 20, 1891

Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent

Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. William Morrow

Mrs. John Ruhm

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks

Dr. William Morrow, Treasurer

ELECTED JUNE 7, 1893

Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent

Mrs. Albert S. Marks, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson

Mrs. Isabel M. Clark

Mrs. J. M. Dickinson

Mr. Edgar Jones, Treasurer

ELECTED OCTOBER 30, 1895

Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent

Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. John Ruhm, Auditor

Mrs. Hugh Craighead

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. Isabel Clark

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 19, 1897

Mrs. Mary L. Baxter, Regent

Mrs. Albert S. Marks, Acting Regent

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. R. G. Throne

Mrs. J. M. Dickinson

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill

Mrs. A. M. Shook

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 17, 1899

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent

Mrs. J. M. Dickinson. First Vice-Regent

Mrs. Eugene C. Lewis, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. R. G. Throne

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill

Mrs. A. M. Shook

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. J. C. Buntin

Mrs. A. M. Shook, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 15, 1901

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent

Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. William J. McMurray

Mrs. Thomas M. Steger

Mrs. J. C. Buntin

Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 13, 1903

Mrs. J. Berrien Lindsley, Regent

Mrs. A. M. Shook, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. John C. Gaut

Mrs. William J. McMurray

Mrs. Thomas M. Steger

Mrs. J. C. Buntin

Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Treasurer

Mrs. Lindsley expiring July 5, 1903. Mrs. A. M. Shook was elected Regent, Miss Louise Lindsley, a director.

ELECTED MAY 17, 1905

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill, First Vice-Regent

Miss Louise Lindsley, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary

Mrs. William J. McMurray

Mrs. Thomas M. Steger

Mrs. J. C. Buntin

Mrs. A. M. Shook

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 15, 1907

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Regent

Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. J. Walter Allen, Secretary

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill

Mrs. Thomas M. Steger

Mrs. B. F. Wilson

Mrs. Joseph M. Ford

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 19, 1909

Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent

Mrs. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill

Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes

Mrs. B. F. Wilson

Mrs. Joseph M. Ford

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

Mrs. M. S. Cockrill expired 1910. Mrs. Shelby Williams elected her successor.

ELECTED MAY 17, 1911

Miss Louise Grundy Lindsley, Regent

Mrs. J. Walter Allen, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. J. Cleves Symmes

Mrs. John C. Brown

Mrs. A. M. Shook

Mrs. James H. Campbell

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 21, 1913

Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent

Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Miss Carrie Sims

Mrs. R. A. Henry

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

ELECTED MAY 19, 1915

Mrs. B. F. Wilson, Regent

Miss Louise G. Lindsley, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. A. M. Shook, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Miss Carrie Sims

Mrs. R. A. Henry

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks

Mrs. P. H. Manlove, Treasurer

Mrs. P. H. Manlove expiring February 27, 1917. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks was elected treasurer and Mrs. Porter Phillips a director.

ELECTED MAY 16, 1917

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent

Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent

Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. A. M. Shook

Mrs. Porter Phillips

Mrs. R. A. Henry

Mrs. J. Washington Moore

ELECTED MAY 21, 1919

Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson, Regent

Mrs. B. F. Wilson, First Vice-Regent

Miss Louise G. Lindsley, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. E. T. Lowe

Mrs. Porter Phillips

Mrs. Harry Evans

Mrs. R. A. Henry

ELECTED MAY 18, 1921

Mrs. Harry Evans, Regent

Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. R. A. Henry

Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Mrs. Harry Evans resigned April 4th 1922. Mrs. Henry elected Regent and Mrs. McFarland a director. Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks resigned December, 1921. Mrs. E. A, Lindsey elected treasurer. Mrs. Joseph H. Thompson resigned and Mrs. Reau Folk elected October, 1921.

ELECTED MAY 1922

Mrs. R. A. Henry, Regent

Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. James S. Frazer, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, Treasurer

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. Reau Folk

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Mrs. Craig McFarland

ELECTED MAY 16, 1923

Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent

Mrs. Alex Caldwell, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. James S. Frazer, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris, Secretary

Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. Reau Folk

Mrs. Craig McFarland

Mrs. John T. Henderson

ELECTED MAY 20, 1925

Mrs. Walter Stokes, Regent

Mrs. James Frazer, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Reau Folk, Secretary

Mrs. E. A. Lindsey, Treasurer

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. Craig McFarland

Mrs. H. L. Sperry.

Mrs. J. H. Overton

ELECTED MAY 18, 1927

Mrs. James S. Frazer, Regent

Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, 1st Vice-Regent

Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Secretary

Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. H. L. Sperry

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sr.

ELECTED MAY 15, 1929

Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent

Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. E. E. Graham, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. H. L. Sperry, Secretary

Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. James E. Caldwell

Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer

Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary

Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Mrs. Charles E. Buntin

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

ELECTED MAY, 1943

Mrs. Edward W. Graham, Regent

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. George F. Blackie, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer

Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary

Miss Martha Lindsey, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Mrs. Charles E. Buntin

Miss Louise G. Lindsley

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sr.

ELECTED MAY, 1945

Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer

Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Mrs. Paul DeWitt

Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Miss Fermine Pride

Mrs. William P. Cooper

Mrs. Roy Avery

ELECTED MAY, 1947

Mrs. George F. Blackie, Regent

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Sec. Vice-Regent

Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer

Mrs. Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Mrs. Paul DeWitt

Mrs. Chas. E. Buntin

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Miss Fermine Pride

Mrs. William P. Cooper

Mrs. Roy Avery

ELECTED MAY, 1949

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson, Regent

Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent

Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy Avery, Treasurer

Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Mrs. Charles E. Buntin

Mrs. Lyon Childress

Mrs. Paul DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

ELECTED MAY, 1951

Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent

Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent

Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Mrs. Charles Buntin

Mrs. Lyon Childress

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

ELECTED MAY, 1953

Mrs. W. H. Wemyss, Regent

Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent

Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Cor. Secretary

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Mrs. Charles Buntin

Mrs. Lyon Childress

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith

ELECTED MAY, 1955

Mrs. Douglas Henry, Regent

Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent

Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Miss Martha Lindsey, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary

Mrs. Geo. F. Blackie

Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin

Mrs. Lyon Childress

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Henry Goodpasture

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

ELECTED MAY, 1957

Mrs. William P. Cooper, Regent

Miss Martha Lindsey, First Vice-Regent

Miss Fermine Pride, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. Henry Goodpasture

Mrs. E. W. Graham

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Robert F. Jackson

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

ELECTED MAY, 1959

Miss Martha Lindsey, Regent

Mrs. Douglas S. Henry, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Mrs. Horatio B. Buntin, Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corres. Secretary

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Mrs. William P. Cooper

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. Henry Goodpasture

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

Mrs. John Reid Woodward

ELECTED MAY, 1961

Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent

Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright, Corresponding Secretary

Mrs. George F. Blackie

Miss Marian Craig

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. Henry Goodpasture

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness

Miss Martha Lindsey

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. Fred Russell

Mrs. Laird Smith

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

Mrs. John Reid Woodward

ELECTED MAY, 1963

Mrs. A. MacDowell Smith, Regent

Mrs. William P. Cooper, First Vice-Regent

Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent

Mrs. Roy C. Avery, Treasurer

Mrs. Horatio Buntin, Recording Secretary

Miss Martha Lindsey, Corresponding Secretary

Mrs. George M. Blackie

Miss Marian Craig

Mrs. Paul E. DeWitt

Mrs. Edgar M. Foster

Mrs. Henry Goodpasture

Mrs. Douglas Henry

Mrs. Marvin E. Holderness

Mrs. Gilbert S. Merritt

Mrs. Jesse M. Overton

Mrs. Fred Russell

Mrs. Laird Smith

Mrs. William H. Wemyss

Mrs. John Reid Woodward

Mrs. Douglas M. Wright

Publications Sold By The Ladies’ Hermitage Association

Guide Book (Catalogue, Historical Data, Pictures)

25 Cents

The Hermitage, Home of Old Hickory, $3.95

Stanley F. Horn

Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, $1.50

Mary French Caldwell

The Battle of New Orleans, Its Real Meaning, 35 Cents

Reau E. Folk

Mr. Bancroft’s Oration on the death of Andrew Jackson

25 Cents

Preservation of the Hermitage, $2.00

Mrs. Mary C. Dorris

Rachel Jackson, 35 Cents

Mrs. Walter Stokes

Advice to Jackson from His Mother

illuminated, 25 Cents

Andrew Jackson, Man of Destiny, 10 Cents

William E. Beard

President’s Lady, $3.95

Irving Stone

Historical Homes of the Old South (Drawings)

75 Cents

The Hermitage, 50 Cents

Stanley F. Horn

Constitution of the United States, Declaration of Independence Historical Facts and Data

30 Cents

Historic Documents; Declaration of Independence, Constitution of United States, Bill of Rights, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

$1.00

Andrew Jackson and Freemasonry, By Dr. Paul E. DeWitt

25c

Various Postcards and Slides

FOR YOUNG READERS

Andrew Jackson, $2.50

Genevieve Foster

Rachel Jackson, Tennessee Girl, $1.95

Christine Noble Govan

The Jacksons of Tennessee, $2.95

Marguerite Vance

Andrew Jackson, The Fighting Frontiersman, $1.75

Frances Fitzpatrick Wright

Sam Houston, Fighter and Leader, $1.75

Frances Fitzpatrick Wright

Andrew Jackson, Frontier Statesman, $3.50

Clara Ingram Judson

Books and Pamphlets on Andrew Jackson IN THE STATE LIBRARY DIVISION OF TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Author Title Date of Publication

Jackson, Andrew Correspondence, 7 vols., ed. by John S. Bassett 1926-35

An American Officer Civil and Military History of Andrew Jackson 1825

Bassett, John S. The Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. 1911

Bowers, Claude G. Party Battles of the Jackson Period 1922

Brady, Cyrus T. The True Andrew Jackson 1906

Brown, William G. Andrew Jackson 1900

Buell, Augustus G. History of Andrew Jackson 1904

Campbell, Tom W. Two Fighters and Two Fines 1941

Citizen of New York Memoirs of General Andrew Jackson 1845

Cobbett, William Life of Andrew Jackson 1834

Colyar, Arthur St. C. Life and Times of Andrew Jackson 1904

Dusenbery, Ben M. Monument to the Memory of Gen. Jackson 1845

Eaton, John H. The Life of Andrew Jackson 1817

Frost, John Pictorial Life of Andrew Jackson 1847

Gentleman of the Baltimore Bar Some Account of Gen. Jackson 1828

Goodwin, Philo A. Biography of Andrew Jackson 1832

Headley, Joel T. The Life of Andrew Jackson 1880

Heiskell, Saml. G. Andrew Jackson and Early Tenn. History, 3 vols. 1920

James, Marquis Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. 1938

Jenkins, Jno. S. Life and Public Services of Gen. Andrew Jackson 1880

Johnson, Gerald W. Andrew Jackson, An Epic in Homespun 1927

Karsner, David Andrew Jackson, The Gentle Savage 1929

Macdonald, Wm. Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1837 1906

Mayo, Robert Political Sketches of Eight Years in Washington 1839

Nicolay, Helen Andrew Jackson, The Fighting President 1929

Ogg, Frederic A. The Reign of Andrew Jackson 1921

Parton, James Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. 1860

Peck, Charles H. The Jacksonian Epoch 1899

Rowland, Eron O. Andrew Jackson’s Campaign Against the British 1926

Schlesinger, Arthur M. The Age of Jackson 1945

Snelling, William J. A Brief, Impartial History by a Free Man 1831

Sumner, William G. Andrew Jackson 1910

Syrett, Harold G. Andrew Jackson, His Contribution 1953

Van Deusen, Glyndon The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1848 1959

Waldo, Samuel P. Memoirs of Andrew Jackson 1819

Walker, Alexander Jackson and New Orleans 1856

Ward, John W. Andrew Jackson, Symbol for an Age 1955

FOR YOUNG READERS

Coy, Harold Real Book About Andrew Jackson 1952

James, Bessie R. The Courageous Heart 1934

Judson, Clara I. Andrew Jackson 1954

In addition to the above, the State Library has many valuable, rare, and out-of-print pamphlets on General Jackson.

Microfilms of Hermitage Letters and Documents are available at Joint University Library.

Illustration from The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson

Entrance to the Hermitage