JACKSON, Andrew.
Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address Broadside.
"It admonishes me that the best return I can make, is the zealous dedication of my humble abilities to their service and their good": Broadside of Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address, Printed Just Six Days After Its Delivery
Pennsylvania: Marietta, March 10, 1829.
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Item Number: RRB-147278
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Rare broadside of the seventh President of the United States' first inaugural address, printed in the Marietta Pilot six days after his being sworn in on March 4, 1829. Quarto, broadside printing of Andrew Jackson's inaugural address, the speech reads in part, 'Fellow Citizens: About to undertake the arduous duties that I have been appointed to perform, by the choice of a free people, I avail myself of this customary and solemn occasion, to express the gratitude which this confidence inspires, and to acknowledge the accountability which my situation enjoins... As the instrument of the Federal Constitution, it will devolve on me... to execute the laws of the United States; to superintend their foreign and confederate relations; to manage their revenue; to command their forces; and, by communications to the Legislature, to watch over and to promote their interests generally.' Framed. In very good condition with mail folds, some toning. The piece measures 11 inches by 15 inches.
Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address Broadside.
$1,500.00
In Stock
