Jackson, Andrew, seventh President

Autograph letter signed ("Andrew Jackson"), 3 pages 7 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 190 x 195 mm) with integral address leaf,  Camp, 18 miles from Fort Gadsden, 27 March 1818, to Quartermaster General Col. George Gibson, delineating his upcoming campaign against the Seminoles in Spanish-held Florida; numerous fold splits, minor loss from seal tear, dampstaining. Double-glazed and framed.

Autograph letter signed ("Andrew Jackson"), 3 pages 7 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 190 x 195 mm) with integral address leaf, Camp, 18 miles from Fort Gadsden, 27 March 1818, to Quartermaster General Col. George Gibson, delineating his upcoming campaign against the Seminoles in Spanish-held Florida; numerous fold splits, minor loss from seal tear, dampstaining.
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Jackson's final push against the Seminoles. In his letter to his quater master general, Jackson discusses how he plans to optimize troop movements north toward the major Seminole villages. He complains that being encumbered by artillery in high water and swamps has hindered his march along the Ochlockonee River. He doubts whether he can leave the river before 29 March. In fact, his troops burned the Indian town of Tallahassee on 31 March and then set out for the Mikasuki villages around Lake Miccosukee where more than 300 Indian homes were destroyed. Jackson then turned south to continue the campaign, culminating in the surrender of Pensacola and Fort Barrancas on 28 May. Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida hastened negotiations with Spain for the sale of Florida.