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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05566 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1828 |
| Title | An account of the bloody deeds of General Jackson |
| Date | 1828 |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Broadside with four woodcuts. The first shows an officer, likely Jackson, ordering an execution squad to "Fire!!" on six militiamen. In the second two Jacksonian officers, one ordering "F-F-Fire!" against a kneeling man in front of his coffin, saying "O God!! My poor mother," while another, probably Jackson, exclaims "Blow ten balls thro' the d-d rascal." The third depicts Jackson dueling with Charles Dickinson, saying as he shoots, "I'll have your heart's blood." The fourth is a simple coffin illustrating "The Case of Neil Cameron." The text summarizes the events depicted, and a number of other bloody deeds done by the General. Among the most graphic of the famous "Coffin Handbills," used by Adams' supporters before the 1828 election. See an ironic pro-Jackson response, GLC 6797. |
| Subjects | Corruption and Scandal Politics President Morality and Ethics Death Penalty Militia Duel Death Election Government and Civics |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | An account of some of the bloody deeds of Gen. Jackson [with coffins, response] |