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Story June 19, 1833

The National Republican And Cincinnati Daily Mercantile Advertiser

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

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Anecdote from Stuart's Three Years in America showing General Jackson's benevolence: He investigates and promises to help Tennessee planter Cycle, who lost his land due to unextinguished Indian title, later securing him a favorable spot in the Jackson purchase.

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The following anecdote, picked up accidentally by a foreigner, is one among a multitude of instances that prove the native benevolence of General Jackson's character. and his innate hatred of injustice, through every scene of his extraordinary career:-

"GENERAL JACKSON. From Stuart's Three Years in America, "We had no alternative but to proceed six miles further to Cycle's Hotel. Cycle was formerly a planter in Tennessee. and lost his plantation in consequence of a judicial decision, importing that the Indian title had remained unextinguished in the district where his settlement was, and that the land must be restored. General Jackson knew the particulars of the case, and thought it attended with circumstances of peculiar hardship upon Cycle. He therefore came to his plantation, and staid a day and night at his house, to make minute enquiries on the subject; and being satisfied that Cycle was not to blame, he promised, whenever it was in his power, to see Cycle put to his rights. Soon afterwards Cycle acquired the plantation, where he now lives, and laid out some money in improving it; but Gen. Jackson did not forget his profession of kindness; and a tract of land, called the Jackson purchase, being afterwards set apart from the Indian territory for settlements, he obtained authority for placing Cycle in a favorable situation.""

What sub-type of article is it?

Biography Heroic Act

What themes does it cover?

Moral Virtue Justice

What keywords are associated?

General Jackson Benevolence Indian Title Land Restoration Tennessee Planter

What entities or persons were involved?

General Jackson Cycle

Where did it happen?

Tennessee, Indian Territory

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Key Persons

General Jackson Cycle

Location

Tennessee, Indian Territory

Story Details

General Jackson investigates Cycle's loss of plantation due to unextinguished Indian title, promises aid, and later secures him land in the Jackson purchase.

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