I found this on a book called Justifying the Unjustifiable: An anthology of sources defending slavery. It is a reward notice placed in a local newspaper by President Jackson
himself offering to reward anyone who found his fugitive slave.
Stop the Runaway
Fifty Dollar Reward
Eloped from the subscriber, living near Nashville, on the 25th of June last, a Mulatto Man Slave, about thirty years old, six feet and an inch, high, stout made and active, talks sensible, stoops in his walk, and has a remarkable large foot, broad across the root of the toes. Will pass for a free man, as I am informed he has obtained by some means, certificates as such. Took with him a drab great coat, dark mixed body coat, a ruffled shirt, cotton home-spun shirts and overalls. He will make for Detroit, through the states of Kentucky and Ohio, or the upper part of Louisiana. The above reward will be given to any person that will take him, and deliver him, or secure them in jail, so that I can get him. If taken out of the state, the above reward, and all reasonable expenses paid, and ten dollars extra, for every hundred lashes any person will give him, to the amount of three hundred.
Andrew Jackson
Near Nashville, State of Tennessee.
It just goes to show the racism inherent to the early U.S goverment. Many presidents owned slaves and many defended the institution of slavery.
I wonder what anyone here knows about Jackson's slaves. How many did he own and what sort of work did he make them do. I suppose he owned a plantation near Nashville. I'd be interested in any further details.