On May 6, 1833, Jackson sailed on USS Cygnet to Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he was to lay the cornerstone on a monument near the grave of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother.
La 6 mai 1833, Jackson mergea cu nava USS Cygnet la Fredericksburg⁠(d), unde urma să pună piatra de temelie a unui monument din apropierea mormântului lui Mary Ball Washington, mama lui George Washington.