Hermitage, home of Jackson, shown in an advertisement for Kennedy's (La Crosse, Kansas), 1912-04-22

Item

Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- item 840

Staff Only

Dates

Other: 1912-04-22

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet

Additional Description

General

Front: "She who from April dates her years, Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears For vain repentance flow. This stone As emblem of innocence is known." - It May Be Fun to "Fool" People, But It Is a Real Pleasure to Surprise Them with Useful Gifts. - KENNEDY'S Artistic Jewelry, Optical Work Cut Glass, Art Chine, Etc. La Crosse, Kansas. April 1912 calendar

Back: The Hermitage, Home of Jackson "A weary immigrant, family and all; a tramping peddler, a belated neighbor, a political opponent, the Governor of the State - all were on the same footing of cordial welcome." - Stoddard. THE Hermitage plantation, near Nashville, Tennessee, was purchased by Jackson in 1804. The erection of the Hermitage was begun in 1819. It was a stately mansion of fine Colonial architecture, built of brick from bricks which were manufactured on the place. The original edifice was burned in 1836, but was rebuilt by Jackson on the same foundation. The tomb of Andrew Jackson on the same foundation. The tomb of Andrew Jackson is in a corner of the garden at the Hermitage. A Series of Twelve Little Journeys to the Birth-places and Homes of Famous Americans. | Handwritten: Cecelia Holmes, Rush Center, Kas.

General Postmarked date from La Crosse, Kansas