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Gilbert (Tennessee)
Gilbert (August 28, 1827) was an American man enslaved by Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. One of the affiants in the case of his death described him as a man of "strong sense and determined character." The man who killed him described him as "a very strong, stout man, possessed of a most violent and ungovernable temper and disposition, among many other faults." Gilbert escaped from Jackson's plantations at least four times. In 1804, John Coffee placed a runaway slave ad seeking his return in the newspaper: In 1827, after Gilbert escaped once again, he was recaptured. He was to be whipped publicly as a result but was killed while resisting. Jackson fired Walton after Gilbert's death, and had him prosecuted. Two Tennessee grand juries declined to indict Walton for either murder or manslaughter. Gilbert's death was a political issue in the 1828 United States presidential election The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th quadrennial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
$50 Reward Gilbert Andrew Jackson Huntsville John Coffee April 27 1822
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as a general in the United States Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Although often praised as an advocate for ordinary Americans and for his work in preserving the union of states, Jackson has also been criticized for his racial policies, particularly his treatment of Native Americans. Jackson was born in the colonial Carolinas before the American Revolutionary War. He became a frontier lawyer and married Rachel Donelson Robards. He served briefly in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, representing Tennessee. After resigning, he served as a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1798 until 1804. Jackson purchased a property later known as the Hermitage, becoming a wealthy plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown substantially since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasingly strong role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, with a notable expansion during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In contemporary times, the president is also looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. As the leader of the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP, the president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power. Article II of the Constitution establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coffee
John R. Coffee (June 2, 1772 – July 7, 1833) was an American planter of Irish descent, and state militia brigadier general in Tennessee. He commanded troops under General Andrew Jackson during the Creek Wars (1813–14) and during the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. During Jackson's presidency (1829-1833), he appointed Coffee as his representative, along with Secretary of War John Eaton, to negotiate treaties with Southeast American Indian tribes to accomplish removal to the west of the Mississippi River and extinguish their land claims. This policy was authorized by Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Coffee negotiated the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 with the Choctaw, by which they ceded their lands. He started negotiations with the Chickasaw, but they did not conclude a treaty with the United States until after his death. Family Born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Coffee was the son of Joshua Coffee (January 26, 1745 – Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugitive Slave Advertisements In The United States
Fugitive slave advertisements in the United States or runaway slave ads, were paid Classified advertising, classified advertisements describing a missing person and usually offering a monetary reward for the recovery of the valuable chattel. Fugitive slave ads were a unique vernacular genre of non-fiction specific to the Antebellum South, antebellum United States. These ads often include detailed biographical information about individual enslaved Americans including "physical and distinctive features, literacy level, specialized skills," and "if they might have been headed for another plantation where they had family, or if they took their children with them when they ran." Runaway slave ads sometimes mentioned local List of American slave traders, slave traders who had sold the slave to their owner, and were occasionally placed by slave traders who had suffered a jailbreak. Some ads had implied or explicit threats against "slave stealers," be they altruistic Abolitionism, aboli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin County, Alabama
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,113. Its county seat is Russellville. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. It is a dry county, although the city of Russellville is wet. History Franklin County was established on February 6, 1818. Colbert County Colbert County was originally established on February 6, 1867, after it split from Franklin County over political issues after the American Civil War. It was abolished eight months later by an Alabama constitutional convention and then reestablished on February 24, 1870. Musical history Many musicians and songwriters are from Franklin County including Billy Sherrill, Ricky Pierce, Eddie Martin and many others. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.0%) is water. Adjacent Counties *Colbert County (north) * Lawrence County (east) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1828 United States Presidential Election
The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a repetition of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party. Both parties were new organizations, and this was the first presidential election their nominees contested. This election saw the second rematch in presidential history, something that would not occur again until 1840. With the collapse of the Federalist Party, four members of the Democratic-Republican Party, including Jackson and Adams, had sought the presidency in the 1824 election. Jackson had won a plurality (but not majority) of both the electoral vote and popular vote in the 1824 election, but had lost the contingent election that was held in the House of Representatives. In the aftermath of the election, Jackson's supporters accused Adams and Henry Clay of hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Jackson
Hannah Jackson ( 1801-1895) was an African American household slave of President Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel. She was present at both their deaths. She was interviewed twice late in her life for her stories about Jackson and is thought to be the source of some of the stories told about his life. Life The year of Hannah's birth is uncertain. It has been given as either 1792 or 1801. She became Jackson's slave around 1808. According to an 1894 interview with Hannah by the Nashville newspaper, '' Daily American'', she stated that Jackson received her as payment from a client for legal services. In her interviews, Hannah recounts many positive actions by Jackson, saying that he was very kind to her and the other enslaved African Americans. He would occasionally buy her gifts, including a red dress. She also said stated that Jackson did not want to split up slave families and would try to keep them together. The ''Daily American'' also implies that Hannah may be a source for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Jackson (Tennessee)
Alfred Jackson (c. 1812–1901) was an African American body servant, carriage driver, stableman, tenant farmer, building caretaker, and tour guide at the The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee), Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's mansion in Tennessee, United States. Alfred was born on the Hermitage around 1812. He lived at the Hermitage longer than any other person, and was a valued living history resource in later life, especially after the Ladies' Hermitage Association took over the building in 1889. He is buried next to Andrew Jackson in the Hermitage graveyard. See also * Hannah Jackson * List of presidents of the United States who owned slaves References 1810s births 1901 deaths African-American history of Tennessee People who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson {{US-bio-stub Andrew Jackson administration controversies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
