Andrew Jackson: “Doubtless it will be painful to leave the graves of their fathers; but…”

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Doubtless it will be painful to leave the graves of their fathers; but what do they more than our ancestors did or than our children are now doing?

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Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson acknowledges the emotional pain of leaving ancestral graves but questions its significance compared to historical migrations.

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