Gen. Robert W. Armstrong

One of those soldiers was Captain Robert Armstrong, who was to elope with the Nichol’s oldest daughter, Margaret, to the Hermitage, home of Andrew and Rachel Jackson, June 9, 1814. In a letter to the Nichols, Andrew Jackson sent the following message: “I have the pleasure to inform you that Captain Armstrong and his lady is now with me, united in the holy bonds of matrimony. I hear that this union did not meet with approbation. I have been acquainted with Captain Armstrong since his childhood, so have you!

Is there a blemish in his character?  He is honest, he is brave, he is enterprising....and  without a cent of property, he is worthy of any lady, of any family, of any  fortune.  Be good enough to present my respects, and that of Mrs. Jackson, to  Mrs. Nichol, and assure her, until her daughter meets with a full forgiveness  from her, she will find in Mrs. Jackson the tender care of a mother, and both,  with find in me the care of a father.  On Friday, I am to have my friends with  me to partake of a dinner, will you, and your lady, do Mrs. Jackson, and  myself, the pleasure of dining with me”.  Captain Armstrong was the artillery  Lieutenant at Enotalchopco who distinguished himself in that Battle.  He was  later to have a very distinguished career.

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