[WAR OF 1812]. New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. Concord, NH: 3 March 1828. Newspaper and single sheet supplement announcing Andrew Jackson's execution of six militia men.

New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. Vol. XX, No. 987. 4pp., folio, 21 x 15 in., accompanied by the single sheet supplement (printed on both sides), approx. 18 1/2 x 11 in. Headlined, “A Brief Account of the Execution of the Six Militia Men," the supplement contains a thorough account of the infamous event that occurred at the end of the War of 1812.

In February 1815, six militiamen under Major General Andrew Jackson's command were court-martialed for insubordination. They were later executed. Because Jackson did not prevent their execution, he was accused of murder thirteen years later when he ran for President by supporters of incumbent President John Quincy Adams. A series of "coffin-handbills" from pro-Adams publishers eulogizing the six dead men in 1828 incited a number of retaliatory blows between the two candidates, giving rise to a particularly bitter campaign season. In the end, Jackson’s huge popularity in the South and West could not be denied, and he won the election in a landslide, carrying all but a handful of New England states.

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Newspaper: loss to lower right corner of page 1, light toning near fold lines.

Supplement: toning, soiling throughout, edge and corner wear, reverse side with residue in right margin.

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[WAR OF 1812]. New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. Concord, NH: 3 March 1828. Newspaper and single sheet supplement announcing Andrew Jackson's execution of six militia men.

American Historical Ephemera and Photography

[WAR OF 1812]. New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette. Concord, NH: 3 March 1828. Newspaper and single sheet supplement announcing Andrew Jackson's execution of six militia men.

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