Andrew Jackson: “I am not hostile to internal improvements, and wish to see them…”

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I am not hostile to internal improvements, and wish to see them extended to every part of the country.

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Democratic · Tennessee

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Jackson expresses his support for internal improvements across the nation.

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Andrew Jackson: “I am not hostile to internal improvements, and wish to see them extended to every part of the country.”