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Nephew, ward, private secretary, and liaison with Congress, Andrew Jackson Donelson disappointed his uncle during the Eaton affair. At the height of their disagreement they communicated by letter (four in a single day) -even though they resided under the same roof and ate at the same table. Ladies Hermitage Association.
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Political manager, neighbor, confidant, liaison with Congress, and White House resident, Major William Berkeley Lewis exercised considerable influence duringjackson?s first administration. Tennessee State Library and Archives.
The mutual friendship and loyalty between John Henry Eaton and Jackson ultimately caused them both personal suffering and humiliation. Library of Congress.
This engraving by T. B. Welch from a J. B. Longacre drawing captures some of John C. Calhoun?s intensity and drive. Library of Congress.
Margaret (Peggy) O?Neale Tim-berlake Eaton was long past her salad days when she sat for this picture, but it is one of a very few portraits extant. Library of Congress.
This rare, if not unusua of Martin Van Buren i: graving after a portrait Adams. It was executei proximately the time Va accepted the office of S of State. Library of Congr


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