Hunter's Hill was the second of three plantations owned by Andrew Jackson in Tennessee, United States. Jackson owned Hunter's Hill from 1796 to 1804.
History
editThe land, originally granted to Jackson's wife's ex-husband Lewis Robards, was purchased by Jackson for $700 in 1796 from John Shannon of Kentucky.[1]: 84 According to biographer Robert V. Remini, "This was the property Robards had purchased to begin his married life with Rachel but which he was unable to occupy because of the Indian menace."[2]: 89 Jackson had a whiskey still on this property.[3] He also had a small general store at Hunter's Hill where "from a narrow window" he sold trade goods and supplies to local Indigenous people and settlers.[2]: 131 Jackson sold Hunter's Hill to Edward Ward in 1804 to pay outstanding debts.[2]: 131 Later the same year he purchased the first 420 acres of The Hermitage.[2]: 443–444
References
edit- ^ Various; Jackson, Andrew (1980). Smith, Sam B.; Owsley, Harriet Chappell; Moser, Harold D. (eds.). The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume I, 1770–1803. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-219-8. LCCN 79015078. OCLC 5029597.
- ^ a b c d Remini, Robert V. (1977). Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Empire, 1767–1821. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-8018-5912-0. LCCN 77003766. OCLC 1145801830 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Overton, John. "Entry for Andrew Jackson's distilling operations (line 21)". Jacob McGavock Dickinson Papers. Federal Distillery Tax Book for Tennessee, 1796–1801. Tennessee State Library and Archives. 42918_120. Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via Tennessee Virtual Archive.
