The Hermitage, Home of General Andrew Jackson

Chapter III: Part 3

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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
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Frances Fitzpatrick Wright
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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._

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_.

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