This program details the agenda for a presidential visit to Andover in 1833. U.S. President Andrew Jackson and Vice President Martin Van Buren had stayed at the Mansion House at Phillips Academy in Andover on July 1, 1833, while traveling between Lowell and Cambridge. At the end of the trip, President Jackson would receive an Honorary Degree of Law from Harvard University. The trip was planned as an attempt to gather support in New England, where the U.S. President was greatly unpopular. In Andover, a parade featured local dignitaries and school children and led to a speech by President Jackson. This document details the schedule for the day’s events.
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ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS,
FOR THE
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT
IN ANDOVER
Marshal.
Committee of Arrangements.
Marshal. PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES. Marshal.
PRESIDENT’S SUITE.
Cavalcade.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Music.
MILITARY ESCORT.
Aid. Chief Marshal. Aid.
Committee of Arrangements and Selectmen,
IN CARRIAGES.
2 Marshals. PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES 2 Marshals.
IN A BAROUCHE.
President’s Suite.
Marshals.
INVITED GUESTS.
Three Marshals.
Committees, from other towns, and Strangers.
School Committees, Civil Officers of Andover and other towns.
Citizens.
CAVALCADE.
Three Marshals.
The arrival of the President at the Andover line, will be announced by the ringing of bells.
A Salue will be fired by the Artillery, from an eminence near the house of Maj. J. L. Low, commencing on the arrival of the President at the line between the North and South Parishes.
The Pupils of the several Schools will be arranged on the Turnpike, between the Mansion House and Locke’s Hotel.
Gentlemen who intend to join the cavalcade, are requested to meet on the common near the North Meeting-House, and follow the directions of the Marshals.
Citation
Order of Arrangements for the Reception of the President in Andover, 1833. Andover Center for History and Culture, Andover, MA.
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