Letter from John Sevier to Andrew Jackson regarding a challenge to duel
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- 1803 October 3rd
- Description
Andrew Jackson and John Sevier were bitter enemies. In 1803, John Sevier writes this letter to Andrew Jackson in response to Jackson's challenge to a duel. Sever writes "I have heard after all your gasconading conduct that you are preparing to leave town within a day or two, you have not named a place out of the limits of this State when you and myself can have a personal interview." Dueling is illegal in Tennessee at the time so Sevier is suggesting a location outside the state.
- Creator
Sevier, John, 1745-1815
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- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Location
- Knoxville (Tenn.)
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- text
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- Chicago citation style
- Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Letter from John Sevier to Andrew Jackson regarding a challenge to duel. 1803 October 3rd. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/1117. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Sevier, John, 1745-1815, (1803 October 3rd) Letter from John Sevier to Andrew Jackson regarding a challenge to duel. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/1117
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- Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/1117>.