Scope and Content Note for Additions to the Collection
The Andrew Jackson Papers were organized in eleven series prior to publication of the Index to the Andrew Jackson Papers by the Library of Congress in 1967. Series 1 through 9 and Series 11 were microfilmed and indexed. Series 10, Nonmanuscript Material , was omitted from the microfilming and indexing but is now accounted for in this description of additions to the Jackson Papers. Series 12, Addenda , consists of items acquired for addition to the Jackson Papers since 1966.
Series 10, Nonmanuscript Material , consists mainly of transcripts of Jackson correspondence, but also includes photocopied correspondence, printed matter, a scrapbook, catalog slips, and other items dating from 1788 to 1898.
Series 12, Addenda , is organized in subseries according to the year in which the addition was processed. The 1979 Addition contains sixty-two items of correspondence, 1806-1856. Most of the correspondence was written by Jackson, and all except three items are original letters. The correspondence is arranged chronologically and an alphabetical index of correspondents follows the container list. The 1998 addition to Series 12 includes a photocopy of a facsimile of a letter dated 9 January 1815 from Jackson to Secretary of War James Monroe. It appears to have been written by John Reid, one of Jackson's aides. An authorization of 1836 allowing the secretary of state to affix the seal of the United States on a letter to the president of Mexico, and two engraved portraits of Jackson, dated 1870 and 1874, complete the addition. The 2014 addition contains a set of Alabama land grants dating from the Jackson presidency, a halftone portrait of Jackson, an autograph sentiment with Jackson's signature, and correspondence. The correspondence consists of letters by Jackson sent to R. K. Call, Commodore Jesse D. Elliott, and Andrew Jackson, Jr. The 1845 letter to Elliott is in Andrew Jackson Donelson's hand with corrections by Jackson and concerns his rejection of Elliott's proposal that Jackson be buried in a Roman sarcophagus. Jackson explains his position with a statement of his republican principles and religious beliefs. The 2023 addition includes an 1825 letter by Jackson to Edward G. W. Butler in which he discusses his resignation from the United States Senate and the health of Butler’s sister. The 2023 addition also includes an 1826 letter to General R. C. Call and an 1832 letter to Jackson’s adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr., in which Jackson mentions his attitude towards managing economic policy and illustrates Jackson's reliance on his son to maintain the Hermitage estate and social circles while serving as president.