[ Autographs ] ANDREW JACKSON (1767 - 1845) Seventh President of the United States, "Old Hickory" became a national hero in his defense ofNew Orleans and as president encouraged Western expansion and paid off the national debt. Scarce D.S. "Andrew Jackson" as President, 1p. folio, Washington, Oct. 1, 1830, a military commission issued to Thomas Blagden appointing him Captain of Infantry in the Militia of the District of Columbia. Co-signed by JOHN H. EATON as Secretary of War. Fine condition, with a large, dark signature.