Letter from Mrs. Mary Barney, of Baltimore, to Andrew Jackson, President of the United States

by Andrew Jackson, Mary Barney

$250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

16pp. 8vo. Disbound. Sabin 3543. Item #353992 Mary Barney was the wife of William Barney, who was refused reappointment as naval officer for the Port of Baltimore by the new Jackson administration. Major Barney favored John Quincy Adams in the election of 1828, and Andrew Jackson was renowned for his use of the spoils system of political patronage. Mrs. Barney who was also the daughter of Judge Samuel Chase found Jackson's reasoning dark and

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