Andrew Jackson’s Indian Son Native Captives and American Empire

On April 8, 1818, Andrew Jackson wrote a letter to his wife Rachel in which he delighted in recounting the bloody conclusion of the First Seminole War. During his invasion of the Mikasuki towns, Jackson claimed to have found “upwards of fifty fresh scalps from the infant to the aged matron.” He call...

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Published inThe Native South p. 84
Main Author CHRISTINA SNYDER
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States UNP - Nebraska 01.07.2017
University of Nebraska Press
Subjects
American minorities
Anthropology
Armed conflict
Behavioral sciences
Borderlands
Children
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Families
Family members
Human geography
Human populations
Human societies
Information science
Kinship
Library collections
Library science
Military science
Native Americans
Persons
Political geography
Political science
Population studies
Slavery
Slaves
Social institutions
Social organization
Social sciences
Sociology
Sons
War
White people
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Summary:On April 8, 1818, Andrew Jackson wrote a letter to his wife Rachel in which he delighted in recounting the bloody conclusion of the First Seminole War. During his invasion of the Mikasuki towns, Jackson claimed to have found “upwards of fifty fresh scalps from the infant to the aged matron.” He called Mikasuki and San Marcos de Apalachee “Sodom and Gomorrow,” rejoicing in their destruction. Triumphantly, Jackson reported that Hillis Hadjo and Homathle Miko had been hanged that very morning, and that Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister awaited the trial that would be a sham. The letter ends on
ISBN:9780803296909
0803296908
DOI:10.2307/j.ctt1q1xq7h.9