boat, and he jumps from the cliffs.
In October, 1930, the paper was removed from the walls by Mr. James
Wilson from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, for the purpose of
treating the walls to insure the preservation of the paper, and was then
put back.
1. Brass candlestick, presented by Mrs. Percy Warner.
2. Glass Celande or Hurricane shade.
_The Front Parlor_
All the furnishings in this room are originals. The chandelier, the
Parian marble vase and French china vase on wall brackets, the gold oval
mirror, the mantel of Italian marble, mirror over mantel, the pair of
Dresden urn vases, the Japanese bronze clock inlaid with enamel, the
matching candelabra, the two mahogany carved chairs, marble top table,
portfolio and autograph album (inlaid with mother-of-pearl, containing
two signatures of Sam Houston and presented by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Plater), Bohemian glass dish, mahogany whatnot, brass cup, large
mahogany sofa, carpet and pier table are all pieces used when the
Jacksons were living in the Hermitage. The lace curtains are exact
reproductions of the original ones, made by Salmon Freres of Paris,
France. The original red brocatel draperies were replaced in 1954 with
exact reproductions of the fabric, made by Scalamandre Silks, which
fabric was also used to replace the upholstering on the red chairs and
the matching draperies in the back parlor. (Part of the original
curtains and draperies displayed in the museum.)
1. Two carved chairs presented to Jackson by the Khedive of Egypt,
when Jackson was President.
2. Portrait of General Jackson presented by Mrs. Thomas M. Stegor.
3. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson in ball dress.
5. Pair Dresden vases used in the White House while Jackson was
President.
6. Bronze andirons, representing the Vestal Virgin.
7. Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Healy, the artist who was
commissioned by Louis Philippe to paint the portrait, only two
of which are in existence. The other one hangs in the Louvre,
Paris, painted eight days before Jackson’s death. See Healy
letter in Museum.
8. Opal vases presented by Andrew and Albert Marble Jackson.
9. Two liqueur bottles, presented by Lafayette to General Jackson.
10. One of a pair of brass lamps with crystal prisms used at the
Hermitage by the Jackson family. Purchased from the heirs of
Samuel Jackson Lawrence by the Ladies’ Hermitage Association.
11. Silver filigree basket.
12. Chair used in the White House during President Jackson’s
administration. Presented by Miss Laura Friesbee of
Washington, D. C.
13. Portrait of General Jackson by R. E. W. Earl, given by Mr. and
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
_Back Parlor_
All furnishings in this room are also originals (except lace curtains
and draperies). The chandelier, pier table, mahogany chair, two chairs
and tilt top table with mother-of-pearl inlay, mahogany card table, two
velvet chairs, Parian marble and French china vase on wall brackets,
pair of Empire urn-shaped “mirror vases” on the mantle of Tennessee
marble (duplicate of Italian marble one in front parlor), brass andirons
and fender, gold oval mirror, beaded mat and silver candlestick are all
pieces used at the Hermitage by the Jacksons.
15. Sewing box inlaid with mother-of-pearl belonged to Mrs. Andrew
Jackson; Mrs. Jackson presented it to Mrs. Emily Donelson;
Mrs. Donelson gave it to Mrs. Wilcox (her daughter); Mrs.
Wilcox gave it to Mrs. Andrew Price; through Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Plater it was presented to the Ladies’ Hermitage
Association.
16. Portrait of General Coffee.
17. Portrait of General Bronaugh.
18. Portrait of Colonel Gadsden.
19. Portrait of Lieutenant Eastland.
(These four constituted the Staff Officers generally called “General
Jackson’s military family.”)
20. Clock, one of the oldest relics, in the Hermitage before the
death of Mrs. Rachel Jackson. The hands are set at the hour
Jackson died.
22. Jackson piano presented by Colonel Andrew Jackson, grandson of
Andrew Jackson.
23. Music book belonging to Mrs. Emily Donelson, First Lady of the
White House. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
24. Two gilt wall brackets bought by Andrew Jackson, Jr.
25. Flower jar presented by Andrew Jackson, IV, and Albert Marble
Jackson (on wall bracket). Duplicate in front parlor.
26. Mirror willed to the Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields
of Knoxville in 1934, originally at the Hermitage.
27. Nut bowls, and compote (on pier table).
28. Guitar of Mrs. Jackson, loaned by the Rev. Walton Lawrence
Smith, a descendant.
29. Mahogany center table. The only piece remaining of the set
presented to General and Mrs. Jackson when on a visit to New
Orleans after the battle. The gold spectacles on the table
were worn by Mrs. Jackson and the volume of Robert Burns’
poems is inscribed, “Rachel Jackson from her beloved husband,
Andrew Jackson.”
30. Mahogany sofa bought by Mrs. Hoffstetter at the sale of the
adopted son’s effects in 1866. Presented to the Association in
1897 by Miss Bettie Hoffstetter of Nashville.
31. Pair of silver lustre vases sent to General Jackson from the
Czar of Russia.
_General Jackson’s Bedroom_
This room is as it was the day he died, with the same furniture he
used, the bed he died upon, the chair he sat in, etc. The furnishings
consist of bedstead, bureau, wardrobe, washstand with china pieces,
table, chair, settee or sofa, wallpaper, bedspread, andirons and fender,
mirror, brass candlestick, etc. The same pictures are on the wall. The
bedspread is a replica of the original, handmade with the initials R. J.
embroidered on it. The original is in the Museum. The bed and window
draperies are exact reproductions of those used in the winter during
Jackson’s lifetime, having been made by Scalamandre Silks, Inc., in New
York, N. Y. Part of the original fabric is in the Museum.
1. Portrait of his wife by Earl, over the mantel, upon which his
dying gaze rested.
2. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., in childhood,
by Earl.
3. Earl portrait of the granddaughter, Mrs. Rachel J. Lawrence
(eldest child of the adopted son), the pet and companion of
his declining years.
3A. French china teapot or veilleuse, with place for light at
bottom, sometimes used as night light. This relic of General
Jackson’s was sold by descendants to the McIver family. The
Association purchased it in 1959 from Miss Effie McIver, in
memory of Miss Felicia Grundy Porter.
4. Chinese Mandarin scent bottles. Belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
5. Shell jewel case, which was Mrs. Jackson’s.
6. Portrait of Jackson.
7. Shell vases on mantel, which belonged to Mrs. Jackson.
8. Steel engraving, the “Sixth Seal.” This is an illustration of The
Revelation, Chapter 6:12, 17, engraved by G. H. Phillips from
the original picture by F. Danby, A. R. A., in collection of
Wm. Beckford, Esq.
9. Colored print, “Battle of the Thames.”
10. Colored print, “Battle of North Point.”
11. Tobacco box, used by the General.
12. His leather hatbox.
13. Rachel Jackson’s sewing box, made by an admirer who gathered the
shells.
14. Picture of Judge John Overton, bearing his signature, Judge
Overton was Jackson’s law partner and lifelong friend.
_Andrew Jackson, Jr.’s Bedroom_
This was General and Mrs. Jackson’s room previous to the death of Mrs.
Jackson in 1828, afterwards the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jackson,
Jr. The furniture was purchased by Jackson after the fire in 1834.
The mahogany bedstead, one of eight purchased after the fire of 1834,
the mahogany bureau with toilet articles, mahogany washstand with
original washstand set, original hair brush and clothes brush,
strawberry design painted on back, mahogany marble top center table,
triple mirror, brass andirons, cut glass oil lamp, the brass candlestick
were all used in this room. The carpet is not original, but an old one
of the period. The portrait of Sarah York Jackson was painted by Healy.
The leather chair was one used constantly by her.
The wallpaper is a reproduction, presented by the Robert Graves Company
of New York and copyrighted (1925). The wood blocks from which the paper
was made were purchased by the Association.
Candlestick on mantel, presented by Mrs. Anne Hoyte Hicks Joyce, which
was purchased by her grandmother, Mrs. Maggie L. Hicks, at an early
auction, was used by General Jackson at the Hermitage.
Bohemian glass jar, which belonged to Rachel Jackson. Presented by Mrs.
W. T. Mallison.
Andrew Jackson’s signature is on fly leaf of open volume, History of
England, 1793.
_Side Hall_
1. Famous Military Portrait (by Earl).
2. Secretary presented to General Jackson.
3. Original sofa purchased by the Association in 1937.
4. The wallpaper in the side hall (downstairs) is a copy of the
original, the part upstairs is the original.
5. Marble bust of General Jackson, presented by Hon. Lawrence
Cooper, of Huntsville, Ala.
6. Precepts, given to Jackson in his early youth by his mother,
which he said ruled his life. This copy presented by E. A.
Lindsey and Reau E. Folk.
7. Jackson’s Masonic Apron loaned by Stanley F. Horn.
8. Copy of Jackson’s portrait, which hangs in the Nashville Masonic
Temple, the original having been painted when Jackson was
Grand Master. Presented by the Grand Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons of Tennessee.
9. Presentation copy of Masonic Manual, dedicated to Jackson and
presented to him by the author, Wilkins Tannehil.
10. Early portrait of Jackson, showing in the background the
Hermitage as it was before it was remodeled in 1831 and
preceding the fire of 1834. It was presented by Mrs. Charles
W. Frear, of Troy, N. Y., in memory of her husband, who owned
it for many years.
11. Jackson portrait by Sully. Presented in 1958 by Mrs. John
Valentine Mershon of Philadelphia, whose grandfather, Jonathan
Paul Worrall, was one of the group who originally proposed
Jackson’s nomination for the presidency, and who previously
owned the portrait. It was carried at the head of political
parades.
12. 1819 Map of the United States given by Mrs. James Wemyss of
Gallatin, Tennessee.
_Office or Library_
For thirty years the Hermitage was the political center of the United
States, and Andrew Jackson was the most influential man of his party.
Many visitors, political and otherwise, were constantly being received
by General Jackson in this office.
The books are those that constituted General and Mrs. Jackson’s library
and some of those of the two succeeding generations. The bookcases,
which were General and Mrs. Jackson’s, hold volumes of history, poetry,
fiction, theology, military regulations, law, medical practices for the
home, veterinary science, gardening, bound state papers and newspapers
of the time, school books, etc., numbering over 400.
The tables of mahogany, the brass candlestick, mahogany chairs, pair of
bronze oil lamps, cut glass celande or hurricane shade, brass spittoon,
boar paperweight, and owl inkstand are all original. The carpet, not
originally in the Hermitage, was obtained from the home of Mrs. Edgar
Foster, which was built in the period of the Hermitage. Other original
furnishings are:
1. Three cherry bookcases.
2. Chair, made from wood of the frigate Constitution, presented to
Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy, 1837; Secretary of the
Treasury, 1834, to March, 1837; during the administration of
President Jackson. Presented to the Hermitage by Miss Ellen C.
Woodbury, daughter of Levi Woodbury, in 1900.
3. Mahogany bookcase and desk.
4. Bust of General Jackson by Hiram Powers. This Powers bust of
Jackson, by the sculptor before he went to Italy for study, is
one of the best examples of pure American art.
5. Old map of New Hampshire.
6. and 7. Pair of paintings of DeSoto and his wife, Isabella.
Presented by Louis Philippe to President Jackson.
8. Jackson’s bound copies of the _Globe Democrat_, Published at
Washington, D. C., while he was President of the United
States. Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
9. Old Newspapers of Jackson’s time (Bound). Presented by Mrs.
Rachel Jackson Lawrence. Atlas with Andrew Jackson’s signature
Sept. 12, 1835.
10. Bust of Levi Woodbury, of General Jackson’s cabinet.
11. Case, made of historic wood taken from the old building first
used as a statehouse in Nashville, 1812-1815. The case was
made to protect the bound volumes of newspapers of Jackson’s
day. Wood given by Mrs. Jennie C. Buntin.
12. Invalid chair, presented to General Jackson by the mechanics of
Nashville. Invented by Dr. Holmes of South Carolina, who
presented duplicates to Queen Victoria and John C. Calhoun.
13. Mahogany candlestand, upon which General Jackson always opened
his mail, and candlestick on beaded mat; his Bible and
spectacles.
14. Marble-topped table at which General Jackson issued directives
at the Battle of New Orleans. Presented by Judge John Minnick
Williams of Altus, Okla., formerly of Nashville.
15. Chair, presented to Jackson by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
16. Pair of bronze and crystal oil candelabra on mantel.
17. Portrait by Earl of General Jackson on Sam Patch, white horse
presented him in 1833 by the citizens of Pennsylvania. General
Jackson rode this horse in a civic and military parade given
in his honor in Philadelphia, after which it was sent to
Nashville. Federal soldiers whom General Geo. H. Thomas had
placed as guard at the Hermitage fired a military salute over
the grave of the horse.
18. The walnut office desk with a number of secret drawers; used
constantly when Jackson was practicing attorney.
19. Steel engraving of George Washington.
20. Bust of Lewis Cass, Secretary of War and Minister
Plenipotentiary to France under General Jackson.
21. Liquor Chest of General Jackson. Presented by Mrs. Michael
Mullens of Baltimore, Maryland.
_The Nursery_
This room, used until 1955 as the museum for relics and papers, was at
one time during the residence of the Jacksons the overseer’s room, at
another the nursery.
The cherry cradle was made at the Hermitage for Andrew Jackson, Jr., and
was purchased by the Association from a member of the family. The quilt
on the cradle was made by Mrs. W. L. Nichol, neighbor and friend of the
Jacksons, for her daughter, Julia Nichol More. Coverlet, given by Mrs.
Minos Fletcher, Jr., and Paul Shwab. The bed and the rug are types used
in that period. The chair, which was given by Mrs. D. W. Cantrell,
belonging to a member of the Jackson family. The chest of drawers and
the washstand were part of the original Hermitage furnishings, and the
china toilet set, of the Jackson period, was presented by Mrs. Edgar
Foster. The clock and the unique china candlesticks were also part of
the Hermitage furnishings, and the thermometer was General Jackson’s.
The silver cup was presented by Martin Van Buren to his godson, Andrew
Jackson, III, on the occasion of his christening at the White House. The
portrait over the mantel, which was at the White House and also hung in
the Hermitage nursery, is of the twin children of Marcus Talmage, of New
York, namesakes of Andrew and Rachel Jackson. Presented by the Talmages.
The French doll of 1830 was given to The Hermitage by the Dixie-Dollers
Club.
The wooden hat box, which belonged to Jackson’s mother, Elizabeth
Hutchinson Jackson, was given by Mrs. Clara Hudgins Cowgill. The print
of General Jackson is by Currier and Ives. One of the pictures is of
Mrs. Lucius Polk and her son, William. As Mary Eastin, she spent much
time at the White House with the Jacksons during her young ladyhood and
was married there. The other picture is of Mary Eastin and Madame Pageot
(daughter of Jackson’s close friend, Maj. Wm. B. Lewis) who was also one
of the Jacksons’ favorites and was married there. Both pictures, made
from portraits owned by the family of Mrs. Lucius E. Burch, were
presented by Mrs. Burch. The small oil painting by the ten-year-old
daughter of Peter G. Washington was a gift to Jackson during his
presidency.
THE UPPER CHAMBERS
_Earl’s Room_
Ralph E. W. Earl, son of the distinguished artist, Ralph Earl, was a
member of the Hermitage and White House households for 20 years. He
married Jane Caffery, niece of Mrs. Jackson, who died within a year and
Earl never remarried. He painted numerous fine portraits of Jackson and
other notables. He is buried in the Hermitage garden, the gravestone
being inscribed, “Erected in memory of Col. R. E. W. Earl, Friend and
Companion of General Andrew Jackson, who died at the Hermitage, Sept.
16, 1838.”
The bed, the chest, the mirror, the chair of Venetian ironwork, used as
a barber’s chair, all belonged to the original furnishings. The
wallpaper is also the original. The carpet which is of the same period
was presented by Mrs. Horatio Berry. A quilt of the period is the gift
of Mrs. Louise Blackwell, of Warrenton, Va.
1. Portrait of Col. Jeremiah George Harris. Purser of the Navy,
Editor of National Union and close friend of Jackson.
Presented by his daughter, Mrs. Van S. Lindsley.
2. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.
3. Pair of shell letter racks presented to Mrs. Jackson in 1827
(letter of presentation in the Museum.)
4. Profile portrait of Jackson by Earl. Presented by Miss Mary
McLemore, Donelson descendant, whose brother, John C.
McLemore, III, had bequeathed it to the Hermitage.
5. Banjo owned by President Jackson, loaned by Miss Emma
Hoffstetter.
_Little Rachel’s Room_
First child of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., and Sarah York
Jackson, “Little Rachel” was born at the Hermitage. She was always the
special pet of Jackson and was one of those who stood by his bedside
when he died. This room was refurnished for her with these rosewood
pieces when she married Dr. J. M. Lawrence in 1852. The table belonged
to Jackson. The wall paper is original, but the carpet is one of the
period. The quilt was made by “Little Rachel” and was presented by Mrs.
R. H. Oliphant, of San Mateo, Calif., in memory of her mother. The
portrait over the mantel of Rachel Jackson Lawrence in her latter years
was presented by her family. She is pictured wearing the miniature of
her grandmother Jackson, for whom she was named, and which was given to
her by President Jackson with the injunction never to go without it. A
portrait of Andrew Jackson by the artist Wood, acquired by the
Association in 1910. Washstand set of the period, given by Mrs. David P.
Adams.
The bronze lamp on mantle was among the original Hermitage furnishings.
_The Upper Hall_
1. Jackson’s old cedar chest.
2. Steel engraving “Sortie on Gibraltar.”
3. Steel engraving, “Siege of Gibraltar.”
4. Steel engraving of Jackson on Sam Patch, willed to the
Association by Miss Elizabeth Archer.
5. Oration on General Jackson, delivered by George Bancroft, U. S.
Secretary of the Navy, in Washington, June 27, 1845 (one of 24
public eulogies delivered by various national leaders
following Jackson’s death).
_Guest Room_
It was the Hermitage custom to welcome all travelers; this room was one
used to accommodate some of the numerous guests. The two mahogany beds
are original. The Association possesses six of the eight mahogany beds
purchased when the house was refurnished in 1835. Also among the
original furnishings are the cedar chest, mahogany washstand and
wardrobe, the mirror, the mother-of-pearl inlay plate, the small leather
trunk and the hatbox, and the wallpaper is original. The bowl and
pitcher, presented by Mary Felice Ferrell, were given to her grandfather
by Jackson. The Venetian ironwork chair was used as a barber’s chair.
The carpet is an old one of the period.
1. Portrait of Jackson by Earl.
2. Portrait of Jackson by an unknown artist.
_The Brides’ Room_
As General and Mrs. Jackson were greatly beloved by the younger members
of her family and of their friends, many came, including Henry A. Wise
(later Governor of Virginia) and his bride, to spend their honeymoons at
the Hermitage. This guest room, therefore, was known as the Brides’
Room. The mahogany bed, French dresser, wardrobe, chest and shaving
stand, table, mirror and china vases were all among the original
furnishings. The bedspread is handwoven, the silk quilt was made by Mrs.
Julia Nichol More, granddaughter of Josiah Nichol, friend and neighbor
of the Jacksons. The carpet was a gift from Miss Myrtle Drane, of
Clarksville, who inherited it from her grandfather.
1. Portrait of Mrs. Jackson. Presented to the Association by Mrs.
Ellen Call Long, whose father, General Call, eloped with Miss
Mary Kirkman and was married at the Hermitage. This portrait
and also one of General Jackson, were given to the young
couple as a bridal present.
2. Chair from the Chateau de Lafayette, presented to the Association
in 1890 by Senator Edmond de Lafayette, the grandson of
General Lafayette. Senator Lafayette’s letter in relation to
this gift is in the Museum.
3. Masonic Lodge candlestick used in Gallatin by General Jackson.
Presented by Col. Thomas H. Boyers.
4. Portrait of Jackson presented to the Association by Mr. and Mrs.
David C. Mosby, San Francisco, Calif.
_The Dining Room_
Rachel Jackson’s Blessing was: “Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech Thee, this
provision for our good and us to Thy service for Christ’s sake, Amen.”
The dining room contains the original sideboard, table, some of the
chairs, side table, pier table, sugar chest, andirons, and some of the
silver and glass. The drapery fabric is an exact reproduction of an old
brocatel pattern, by Scalamandre Silks; the curtains are of the type
originally used; the carpet is one of the period. The floor is the only
one in the mansion that has had to be replaced; a piece of the original
flooring is in the Museum.
Adjoining the dining room is the pantry and farther to the rear the
storeroom. A passageway leads directly from the dining room to the porch
connecting with the kitchen.
All articles in the dining room are originals unless otherwise
specified.
1. The “Old Hickory” or January 8 mantel, made of bits of hickory
bark worked on only on the 8th of January of successive years,
by one of Jackson’s soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans.
Presented to General Jackson January 8, 1839 and placed in the
dining room by General Jackson, January 8, 1840.
2. Pair of French vases, on the mantel.
3. The original dining table, at which several Presidents have
dined: James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Presidents Millard
Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Rutherford B.
Hayes, and William H. Taft, General Sam Houston, and the
Marquis de Lafayette were also among the distinguished guests
who have been entertained at the Hermitage.
4. Silver tray given to Jackson by Sam Houston. Presented to the
Association by Mrs. Alice Watkins Shields. The large coffee
pot with the initials A. J., once owned by Jackson, was
returned by its recent owner, Mrs. John MacVeagh, Santa
Barbara, Calif.; the three other pieces are Hermitage
originals.
5. Candelabra with “wind glasses.”
6. Epergne.
7. Silver wine cart. Mate in Museum.
8. Two of the Decatur silver vegetable dishes.
9. Silver egg and toast rack. Presented by Mr. and Mrs. T. Graham
Hall in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jennie McIver Hall, to
whose family these were given by the Jacksons.
10. Cruet set.
11. Silver covered dishes, part of the silver pieces purchased by
Jackson from the widow of Commodore Decatur. The silver
originally included sixteen round and oval dishes, which were
used constantly for years at the Hermitage.
12. Silver candelabrum, one of a pair used at the White House, given
by Miss Mary R. Wilcox.
13. Additional pieces of the Decatur silver.
14. Bohemian wine decanters and silver holders.
15. Silver wine cooler.
16. Portrait of John Donelson, one of the Tennessee pioneers,
brother of Rachel Jackson.
17. Portrait of the adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr. by Earl.
18. Portrait of Sarah York Jackson (wife of Andrew Jackson, Jr.).
The dress in which she is pictured is in the Museum.
19. Portrait of Mrs. John Donelson (Mary Purnell).
20. Portrait of Rachel Jackson, wife of Andrew Jackson.
21. Portrait of Andrew Jackson, about 1820.
22. Oil painting of Christopher Columbus (over the mantel).
Presented to Jackson by S. D. Bradford of West Roxbury, Mass
23. Portrait of General Coffee.
24. Portrait of Mary Donelson Coffee, wife of General Coffee,
daughter of John Donelson and niece of Rachel Jackson. These
portraits were presented by Hon. Alexander Donelson Coffee,
son of General and Mrs. Coffee.
_Kitchen_
The restoration of the furnishings of the old kitchen to its oldtime
glory of yawning chimney piece, its crane and pothook, its ovens and
skillets, its candle molds and spinning wheels, brings back
reminiscences of the cook, “Betty,” and the old regime of Jackson’s day.
The large stone hearth is as it was in General Jackson’s day.
Spinning wheel and reel, over 100 years old. Presented by Andrew
Jackson Baker, former custodian, who was born at the
Hermitage.
Table of the period, given by Mrs. W. H. Wemyss.
Candle molds. Presented by Miss Louise Baxter, Mrs. W. J. McMurray,
Mrs. M. A. Spurr, and Mrs. George L. Cowan.
Pothooks and Flax Hacker. Used in Revolutionary days. Presented by
Miss Louise Baxter and Miss Louise G. Lindsley.
Some of the original kitchen utensils. Presented by Mrs. Andrew
Jackson III.
Copper kettle given to Rachel Jackson by Peggy O’Neal.
Old grease lamp, given by Mrs. W. A. Hargis.
Original water cooler. Always used in the pantry.
Brass kettle. Presented by Mrs. Whitefoord Cole.
Original churn of Jackson’s. Loaned by Miss Emma Hoffstetter. Six
dish covers, pair tongs of Major Andrew Jackson Donelson’s.
Presented by Mrs. Bettie M. Donelson.
Original old wafer irons. Presented by Mrs. L. D. Hill and Mrs John
K. Maddin.
Original kitchen “safe,” for keeping food.
Pie tins and custard cups, used by Aunt Betty, the cook.
Original spice jars, brought from China.
Original flour and meal chest.
Original chest which contained Decatur silver (see letter in
Museum).
Original brass kettles, used for preserving.
Plate given by Mary Hook, once used at the Hermitage.
Iron spit, given by Mary Felice Ferrell.
The bells overhead on the back porch were rung from the parlor and
front door.
_The Old Smokehouse_
A remnant of days long gone by, when the smokehouse was the most
important house on a plantation. Built in 1831.
Original trough for salting meat made from one log, presented by Mrs.
Cleves Symmes, granddaughter of Jackson’s adopted son.
The iron kettle, used for rendering lard, was given by Mrs. E. W.
Graham, great-great-grandniece of Rachel Jackson. The imitation hams
show how they were hung from the beams.
A normal supply of meat for the 100 slaves, family and guests when hogs
were killed was from 20,000 to 25,000 pounds.
_The Garden_
To the east of the mansion is the flower garden which General Jackson
had laid out in 1819 for his wife, Rachel, whose chief interest it was.
It was designed by William Frost, a well-known English Landscapist, and
it is considered by authorities to be an outstanding example of early
American garden design.
More than an acre in area, the garden contains about fifty varieties of
old fashioned plants and great hickory and magnolia trees planted by
General Jackson.
Other interesting varieties of trees in the garden and on the grounds
have markers showing their common and botanical names.
Copy of an old English sundial given by Thomas H. Berry. Base given by
James W. Pearre.
The tomb of General and Mrs. Jackson is in the south-east corner of the
garden, and many other members of their family and household are buried
in the plot nearby.
[Illustration: Garden plan.]
THE TOMB
[Illustration: The tomb.]
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
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 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, 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. Edgar M. Foster
ELECTED MAY 20, 1931
Mrs. Edward A. Lindsey, Regent
Mrs. Reau E. Folk, First Vice-Regent
Mrs. E. W. Graham, Second Vice-Regent
Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Secretary
Miss Louise G. Lindsley
Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
Mrs. James E. Caldwell
Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
ELECTED MAY 17, 1933
Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent
Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
Miss Louise G. Lindsley
Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
Mrs. George Blackie
ELECTED MAY, 1935
Mrs. Reau E. Folk, Regent
Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
Miss Louise G. Lindsley
Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
Mrs. Jesse M. Overton
Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
Mrs. George Blackie
ELECTED MAY, 1937
Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent
Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Walter Stokes, Corresponding Sec.
Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
Miss Louise G. Lindsley
Mrs. E. A. Lindsey
Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
Mrs. George Blackie
Mrs. Reau E. Folk.
ELECTED MAY, 1939
Mrs. Jesse M. Overton, Regent
Mrs. E. W. Graham, First Vice-Regent
Mrs. James E. Caldwell, Sec. Vice-Regent
Mrs. Paul DeWitt, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Geo. Blackie, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Lyon Childress, Treasurer
Miss Louise G. Lindsley
Mrs. Charles Buntin
Mrs. Edgar M. Foster
Mrs. Walter Stokes
Mrs. James E. Caldwell expired 1939, and Mrs. Edgar Foster was
elected her successor. Miss Martha Lindsey was elected to the
Board.
ELECTED MAY, 1941
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 1926-35
John S. Bassett
An American Officer Civil and Military History of 1825
Andrew Jackson
Bassett, John S. The Life of Andrew Jackson, 2 1911
vols.
Bowers, Claude G. Party Battles of the Jackson 1922
Period
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 1845
Jackson
Cobbett, William Life of Andrew Jackson 1834
Colyar, Arthur St. C. Life and Times of Andrew 1904
Jackson
Dusenbery, Ben M. Monument to the Memory of Gen. 1845
Jackson
Eaton, John H. The Life of Andrew Jackson 1817
Frost, John Pictorial Life of Andrew 1847
Jackson
Gentleman of the Baltimore Some Account of Gen. Jackson 1828
Bar
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. 1920
History, 3 vols.
James, Marquis Andrew Jackson, 2 vols. 1938
Jenkins, Jno. S. Life and Public Services of 1880
Gen. Andrew Jackson
Johnson, Gerald W. Andrew Jackson, An Epic in 1927
Homespun
Karsner, David Andrew Jackson, The Gentle 1929
Savage
Macdonald, Wm. Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1837 1906
Mayo, Robert Political Sketches of Eight 1839
Years in Washington
Nicolay, Helen Andrew Jackson, The Fighting 1929
President
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 1926
Against the British
Schlesinger, Arthur M. The Age of Jackson 1945
Snelling, William J. A Brief, Impartial History by a 1831
Free Man
Sumner, William G. Andrew Jackson 1910
Syrett, Harold G. Andrew Jackson, His 1953
Contribution
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 1955
Age
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._
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Transcriber’s Notes
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is public-domain in the country of publication.
—Added headings in the text to match the Table of Contents
—Corrected a few palpable typos.
—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by
_underscores_.