Description
The Broadside Farewell Address of Andrew Jackson of President Andrew Jackson, printed by A. Almon of Paterson, New Jersey in 1837.
Printed in three columns on silk, measuring 22.5″ x 26.5. Conserved and backed with cloth. Faint toning along margins. From the collection of Rexford A. Stark. Printed by various print houses, including Bailie & Gallaher (Richmond, Va); L.G. Hoffman (Albany, N.Y.); Hearld Office (Ithaca, N.Y.). (Not found in Checklist or Collins).
An attractive example, scarce.
President Andrew Jackson’s Farewell Address, delivered on March 4, 1837, warned against sectionalism, corruption, and the concentration of economic power, particularly criticizing the Bank of the United States, which he viewed as a threat to liberty and republican equality. Jackson urged adherence to the Union, the Constitution, and popular sovereignty, portraying himself as a guardian of the common people against entrenched privilege. He concluded the address: “My own race is nearly run; advanced age and failing health warn me that before long I must pass beyond the reach of human events and cease to feel the vicissitudes of human affairs. I thank God that my life has been spent in a land of liberty, and that he has given me a heart to love my country with the affection of a son. And filled with gratitude for your constant and unwavering kindness, I bid you a last and affectionate farewell.”
