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Rachel Donelson Jackson | The White House - 0 views

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shared by Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Andrew Jackson married her in 1791; and after two happy years they learned to their dismay that Robards had not obtained a divorce
  • When Jackson was elected President, he planned to have young Donelson for private secretary, with Emily as company for Rachel.
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Andrew Jackson presidendcy - 1 views

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shared by Michael Scott on 28 Feb 14 - Cached
  • But in his late teens he read law for about two years, and he became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee.
  • Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a duel killed a man who cast an unjustified slur on his wife Rachel.
  • He was the first man elected from Tennessee to the House of Representatives, and he served briefly in the Senate
  • Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14
     
    in the duel did Andrew Jackson purposely kill the other man?
  • Michael Scott on 03 Mar 14
     
    what was the insult to Mrs.Jackson that started the duel?
  • Michael Scott on 04 Mar 14
     
    who was the other person in the duel?
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