Inaugural Addresses 1829 1833 Messages to Congress Message to the Senate and House Regarding South Carolina's Nullification Ordinance; January 16, 1833 Message to the Senate Regarding a Treaty with Naples; January 16, 1833 Message to the House Regarding Instructions for U.S. Ministers in France; January 17, 1833 Continue reading “The Papers of Andrew Jackson” »

EXECUTIVE ORDER. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, June 12, 1830. ORDER 29. The following general order has been received from the War Department. It is published for the information of all concerned: DEPARTMENT OF WAR, Washington., June 12, 1830. GENERAL ORDER. Continue reading “President Jackson’s Executive Order to Transmit General Order 29 Providing a Pardon for Military Deserters in Time of Peace; June 12, 1830” »

EXECUTIVE ORDER. In all applications by any invalid to obtain a pension in consequence of any disability incurred, no payment therefore shall commence until proof shall be filed in the Department and the decision of the Secretary had thereon; and no pension will be allowed to anyone Continue reading “President Jackson’s Executive Order Regarding Military Pensions; April 8, 1829” »

VETO MESSAGE. WASHINGTON, July 10, 1832. To the Senate. The bill " to modify and continue " the act entitled "An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States " was presented to me on the 4th July instant. Having considered it with that solemn regard to the principles of the Constitution Continue reading “President Jackson’s Veto Message Regarding the Bank of the United States; July 10, 1832” »

Whereas a convention, assembled in the State of South Carolina, have passed an ordinance, by which they declare that the several acts and parts of acts of the Congress of the United States, purporting to be laws for the imposing of duties and imposts on the importation of foreign commodities Continue reading “President Jackson’s Proclamation Regarding Nullification, December 10, 1832(1)” »

By the President of the United States. A Proclamation. Whereas information has been transmitted to the President of the United States by the governor of the Territory of Arkansas that certain persons pretending to act under the authority of the Mexican Government, and without any lawful right or power Continue reading “Proclamation Regarding Public Lands in Arkansas; February 10, 1831” »

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. Whereas by an act of the Congress of the United States passed on the 29th day of May, 1830, it is provided that whenever the President of the United States shall receive satisfactory evidence that the Government of Great Britain Continue reading “Proclamation Regarding the Opening of United States Ports to British Vessels; October 5, 1830” »

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. Whereas by an act of the Congress of the United States of the 24th of May, 1828, entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled 'An act concerning discriminating duties of tonnage and impost,' and to equalize the duties on Prussian vessels Continue reading “Proclamation Regarding Duties on Vessels of the Grand Dukedom of Oldenburg; September 18, 1830” »

[From Original in General land Office.] By the President of the United States In pursuance of law, I, Andrew Jackson, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known that public sales will be held at the under-mentioned land offices, in the State of Louisiana Continue reading “Proclamation Regarding Land Sales in Louisiana; June 5, 1830” »

By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. Whereas it has been represented that many uninformed or evil-disposed persons have taken possession of or made a settlement on the public lands of the United States within the district of lands subject Continue reading “Proclamation Regarding Public Lands Near Huntsville, Alabama; March 30, 1830” »