r. Diary aJo,a General Jackson. ]
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HERMIrAeE, May 28th, l845. 1


MY DEAR siR: Aware Of your desire to


know the condition Of the patriot of the


Hermitage in the closing scenes of his lie,


| write down, from day to day, during the
short visit | make him, what occurs Of in
terest. o ,sf


Onmy arrival found ex- President Jack
son more comfortable than he had been, al
though his disease is not abated, and his
long and useful life is rapidly drawing to
its close. He has not been in condition
to lie down during the last four months.
His feet and legs, his hands and arms are
very much swollen with dropsy, which has
invaded his whole SYSTEM. Bandages are
drawn tight around the parts most affected
to prevent, as much as possible, the increase
Of the water. He has scarcely any use of
his hands. The bandages are removed
several times in the "a hours, and the parts
rubbed severely to restore animation and
the circulation Of the blood. He has not
strength to stand. His respiration is very
short and attended with much difficulty, and
the whole progress Of the disease accom-
panied with great suffering. He gets no
sleep except By opiates. His left lung was
ruptured many years ago, during the Sem
mole campaign in Florida, and is entirely
destroyed, and the other much diseased.
When the dfopsy commenced, the cough
was extremely severe, and expectoration
profuse These symptoms, which had con-
tinued for years, now gradually gave way
and almost entirely ceased. This was fol.
lowed by loss Of appetite and constant nau-
sea and prostration. This change took
place early in April; and about the first d
May diarrhna commenced which seemed
to threaten an immediate dissolution. This
continued for few days with great suffer.
ing, but fortunately reduced the swell.
ing Of the whole system. The abatement
Of the diarrhGa was succeeded by ths
swelling IL Ill parts, with violent pain and
extreme difEcnlty Of breathing, when ma.
tture would again relieve itself as above
described. &


Thursday, my 2o.-Cen. Jackaon i


rather more comfortable, having obtaines
from opiates some sleep. This day hs e.


awhile to Mr.. HealY, who had beer
sent By Louis Philippe [the King Of III
/ HresisA J topsi1 ~ possssit. Ms. Heale,
tod ms that ~ 5he deln of the Kim
lof the French = IA pls6e his portrait B,
tie side .of that "a darlington, which Il


rsaiy hangs II eaIefy y-ths most cele
bssled and intsrd hg historinsl gallery