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(Jackson takes time out from presidential duties to advise his stepson, Andrew Jackson, Jr., on farm matters such as the collection of debts and the hiring of a new overseer. The letter is sprinkled with bits of "homely philosophy.")
(Letter)
Washington june 27th 1832 in Part...
My son, I have this moment reed. your letter If 12th instant postmarked 14th having reed. Mr. Steels of the 16th instant on yesterday. in which he mentioned, your having concluded a settlement with him, and his falling in my debt one hundred & ten dollars & eighty cents, Which sum he bad paid over to you. I am happy you have concluded a settlement with him, and when I look over the account and find charges for 14 ploughs, having a blacksmith of my own, I think with you, that it is time to make a change - The sum of one hundred and forty nine dollars and 18/100 for plows in one year, is too extravagant & would, if permitted, ruin any em¬ployer - I have looked over the account, and have only to remark, look out for a good overseer engage him and then in due time I will notify him that at the close of the year we will seperate - but this must be kept secrete from him or he will neglect all business and leave everything, crop & all, in as bad a state as
he can - keep a good eye over him. keep your temper & encourage him to do well, but chide him when you see him do wrong - on no account let him bring strange horses on my farm, or yet his mules - if he has good young mules to sell & you want more on the farm, you can buy them of him, year olds well grown at twenty dollars & in proportion for older ones.
I have noted Mr. Wards conduct in enticing your cousin Andrews overseer from his service - it is an act of baseness, that
I sincerely regret any of our neighbours would be guilty of As to the loss of the mare, when all precaution bas been taken,
I never repine, it is only when loss is sustained by carelessness, or mismanagement that we ought to repine, & even then only to remember it, as a beacon to by which to shun a repetition of mismanagement or carelessness, because we cannot by repining change the event which has passed. I must here close, time will not permit me to say more at present. I do not yet know when congress will adjourn, and whether I can visit you this summer. I have just received the account of sales of my last lot of cotton from Col Mounsil \fuite he says "he has remitted the amount of sales to Mr Josiah Nichol Nashville by check on U. States Bank - Mr. Nichol has not yet advised me
of its receipt.
Present me to yr. Dr. Sarah affectionately to Emma Hutchings
& Thomas and all enauiring friends - all here is well Mary McLomore with us & all join in a tender of affectionate regards to you & Sarah Emma & all friends, & believe me yr. affectionate father
Andrew Jackson
A. Jackson Jr.
P.S. let me know the amount of crop growing each kind seperately, and the appearance ~ of the oscar fillys colt by Citizen - Citizen is a much better bred horse than Crusader A.J.
Andrew Jackson 4 Pg ALS to his Stepson AJ jr.
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