Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . e measure, though invo-luntarily, the cause of them. He went to Natchez inthe summer of 1791, to lay his heart at her feet; andin the autumn, Rachel Jackson assumed her stationat the head of the household of him of whose heartshe may well be called the idol. Their union pro-duced great joy among the numerous friends of bothparties, and the happy experience of subsequent yearsdemonstrated the wisdom of their choice. Two yearsafter his marriage the fact came first to the knowledgeof Jackson, that the information received by him re-lative to the divorce of Robar
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . e measure, though invo-luntarily, the cause of them. He went to Natchez inthe summer of 1791, to lay his heart at her feet; andin the autumn, Rachel Jackson assumed her stationat the head of the household of him of whose heartshe may well be called the idol. Their union pro-duced great joy among the numerous friends of bothparties, and the happy experience of subsequent yearsdemonstrated the wisdom of their choice. Two yearsafter his marriage the fact came first to the knowledgeof Jackson, that the information received by him re-lative to the divorce of Robards was incorrect; thatthe legislature had only authorized the institution ofproceedings in a court of Kentucky ; that the divorcehad been but recently decreed by that court; and that 74 PROFESSIONAL LIFE, consequently Mrs. Robards was actually another manswife when he married her. No sooner had he learntthe true state of the case, than he hastened to obtaina license, and the marriage ceremony was again per-formed in January,
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