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ALS, one page both sides, 7.5 x 12, January 25, 1838. Handwritten letter to "William S. Fulton, Senator in Congress," in part: "Having seen in the Globe Mr. Adams resolution, I wrote to you, to the Secretary of State & to the President on day before yesterday to which I beg leave to refer you. In my letter to the secretary of state I give all the memorandum I can find here—the letter to Gov'r Pope, & to you, and your reply…will be found on file in the War Department. It was said about that time that the forces to be employed by Gen'l Houston were the Cherokees & other Indians. The treaty with Spain required us to control our Indians & keep them…at peace with her. The Secretary of War having the Indian affairs under his charge was directed…to write Gov'r Pope on the subject…
On Gen'l Duff Green furnishing to me an extract…I have a strong impression on my mind of endorsing on your confidential report and referring it to the Department of War to remain on file. I recollect that Governor Cass thought I had better keep it on the Executive file, but I observed I would soon be out of office, and I would rather refer it to…the War office…Should you not fine it there, I have to request that you make out a statement of the facts of this case and furnish it to the Secretary of State, that he may communicate it to the House of Representatives, with my letter to him of the 23rd instant.
I have a great desire that these papers be laid before Congress, to show not only in this, but on all other occasions, I have duly guarded and maintained neutrality with all nations. You must have these letters on file in the Executive archives of Arkansas…Being so unwell, about the time I retired from office, that I could not attend to the packing up my papers, they were thrown in large boxes…& will take a long time to assort them. I have as far as my feeble health would permit searched my papers here—have found nothing—but the memorandum I have furnished the President & Secretary of State." Addressed on the integral leaf in Jackson's own hand. Matted and framed to an overall size of 18.5 x 17, with a glass backing for viewing the reverse. In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.
This letter finds Jackson in retirement at the Hermitage, still defending the conduct of his administration amid congressional scrutiny of American neutrality during the volatile Texas Revolution era. Writing to William S. Fulton—his former secretary during the Seminole campaign and, by 1838, a U.S. senator from Arkansas—Jackson urgently seeks documentary proof that he had observed treaty obligations with Spain and properly restrained Native forces from being drawn into foreign conflict. The letter reveals Jackson’s lingering sensitivity to charges of executive overreach and his desire to shape the public record, even while weakened by poor health and struggling to locate papers from the chaotic close of his presidency.
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