(PRESIDENTS 1829) Barney Mary Mrs Barneys Letter to Andrew

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(PRESIDENTS--1829.) Barney, Mary. Mrs. Barney's Letter to Andrew Jackson, President of the United States. Broadside on linen, 18 x 18 inches; moderate foxing and toning. Boston, [1829?]

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An angry message from the wife of a dismissed office holder. Major Barney had been an Adams supporter in the recent election, and for some reason Mrs. Barney was surprised when Jackson soon replaced him. This articulate and extended denunciation of Jackson's patronage system was a useful piece of anti-Democrat propaganda in years to come.