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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02527 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1835 |
| Title | Andrew Jackson to Henry Toland agreeing to pay off some of his adopted son's debts |
| Date | 21 August 1835 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Recipient | Toland, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Jackson agrees to pay the debt that his adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr., owes on furniture that he had purchased two years earlier. Jackson adopted his son as an infant from his wife's brother and sister-in-law, Severn and Elizabeth Rucker. His high hopes for Andrew Jackson Jr. were never realized, and Jackson spent much of his last decade paying off debts for his son, as in this letter. |
| Subjects | President Children and Family Home Furnishings Debt Finance |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1808-1865) Toland, Henry (fl. 1835) Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |