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in 1856. It seems that it was with this money that Andrew Jr. went on a spending spree in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Andrew Jackson, Jr. was probably in one of his heady moods of extreme optimism when he made his new start. But other changes, of a national nature, were on the verge of affecting life as he and many others in the South were accustomed.
Andrew Jackson the General and President had been enormously popular in Mississippi. He had of course been the hero of New Orleans, so very close to hearts of the Gulf Coast people. In his presidency, he had favored Indian removal in Mississippi. Through a number of treaties with native Americans, millions of acres had become available for $1.25 per acre.
Mississippians surely would have welcomed Andrew Jr. and his family, but it is apparent thatpnly part of Andrew Jackson Jr.?s reputation had preceded him.
?	Why Jackson Jr. would choose the southwestern comer of Mississippi to make a new start is not in evidence. As stated above, Col. J.F.H. Claiborne was instrumental from the beginning in Jackson?s procurement of his first purchases in Hancock County. It may have been that they had known each other previously, possibly through the documented acquaintance of their fathers. I. Letters between the fathers of the two men are included in the J.F.H. Claiborne collection in Jackson, MS. They manifest a certain cordiality between Generals, and indeed Gen. Claiborne addresses Gen. Jackson as ?Esteemed General.?200 Also, Ferdinand Claiborne was active in politics, having served as Speaker of the Mississippi legislature..
J.F.H. Claiborne may also have known President Jackson. Claiborne was listed among twelve ?managers? on an invitation to a ball given in honor of the general in Jamuary 1828. The ball was sponsored by leading citizens of Natchez, and was held at the Mississippi Hotel of
200 Letter from General Ferdinand Claiborne to General Andrew Jackson, from the East bank of the Tombigbee, 12 November 1813; cordial letter regarding the pursuit of the Creek War. A similar letter between the same parties from Fort Stoddard dated 11 November 1813 exhibits same cordiality. Claiborne papers, Archives, Jackson, MS.
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