From the Hiram Powers and Powers family papers, 1827-1953, a letter from Andrew Jackson, Dec. 7, 1835, to sculptor Hiram Powers, accepting a sculpture likeness of the late Chief Justice Marshall that Powers had just completed. The two first made acquaintance in the fall of 1834, when the sculptor came to Washington, D.C. After several sittings with the President, Powers completed his first bust of  Jackson in January  1835. 1 page, 13.5 x 21 cm.