Andrew Jackson's note. some handwriting hard to recognise. Would you like to help?

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I've got most of it done, but "???" is left unfinished:

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Washington, March 6th, 1837
Gentlemen,
I have just received your note of the 4th instant, enclosing the prospectus of "The United States Magazine and Democratic Review." I have read the prospectus with much interest, as I have long thought such a work in the great city of the Union was much wanted; and as an evidence of approbation of this work, you will find me one of your subscribers.
? I am? genttlemen with
great respects, yours
Andrew Jackson
???
 

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I've got most of it done, but "???" is left unfinished:

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Washington, March 6th, 1837
Gentlemen,
I have just received your note of the 4th instant, enclosing the prospectus of "The United States Magazine and Democratic Review." I have read the prospectus with much interest, as I have long thought such a work in the great city of the Union was much wanted; and as an evidence of approbation of this work, you will find me one of your subscribers.
? I am? genttlemen with (It's "gentlemen", it just looks like a double t because his crossing of the t went over the l.)
great respects, yours
Andrew Jackson
???
There is nothing before "I am". Think of it this way -
(17th Century) I am gentlemen with great respect Andrew Jackson
(Present) Andrew Jackson
 

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There is nothing before "I am". Think of it this way -
(17th Century) I am gentlemen with great respect Andrew Jackson
(Present) Andrew Jackson


But " I am gentlemen with great respect" is logically flawed.
You may say "I am gentleman (single)...," not gentlemen (plural).
 

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But " I am gentlemen with great respect" is logically flawed. Yes, it is to modern eyes, without commas.
You may say "I am gentleman (single)...," not gentlemen (plural).
No, it means, "I am, Gentlemen, with great respect, yours." = "I am yours with great respect, Gentlemen."
There's possibly an 'etc' after 'yours'.
 

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There's possibly an 'etc' after 'yours'.
I couldn't get that. Now that you have suggested it, I think it may be in the older form of '& c'
 

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I couldn't get that. Now that you have suggested it, I think it may be in the older form of '& c'
Yes, possibly. There's obviously something after 'yours', and etc. in whatever form is common. So you're probably right.
 

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I still have no idea of what the word before Langheed O'Sulivan is.
 

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I still have no idea of what the word before Langheed O'Sulivan is.
Could it be "M.fowd" as in "mail forward", a directive to Mr O'Sullivan?
Or an indication that this was copied by O'Sullivan from an original by Jackson - mail forwarded by.
You've got me curious now too!
 

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I think it's just the name of the addressees, 'Messrs. S*ang<???> and O'Sullivan.'

Two things about 'Messrs' may need explanation:

  • it's written using the convention of this sort of script that when s is doubled the second (or maybe the first :-? I'm not sure...) is lengthened. In hasty script there may be a 'shorthand' convention that one long s = double s (a bit like German β = ss)
  • 'Messrs.' was (still is, in old-established business names) the standard abbreviation for Messieurs, the plural of Monsieur - so it just means 'the plural of Mr, but I'm not writing 'Mrs' because you're several men rather than one married woman' ;-)

b

PS This is an afterthought. I initially followed Raymott's example. ;-)
 
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Germolino! It was published by Langley and O'Sulivan.

Almost.

On enlarging the document in the link, it lists the publishers as "Langtree & O'Sullivan" - which also corresponds to the text on the letter in the OP.
Great detective work!

Regards
R21

PS "Germolino"? Keep taking the cream. ;-) :)
 

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"Langtree & O'Sullivan" - which also corresponds to the text on the letter in the OP.
Your eyesight is better than mine. I couldn't read it even when I blew it up, so relied on this page.
 

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Your eyesight is better than mine.

No. I've got used to having to read the small print and (cheap, but 3x magnification) reading glasses do help. ;-) :)

Regards
R21
 
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