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Theodore (c. 1813 – before March 1814) was a Native American baby or child who was captured by Andrew Jackson during the Indian wars of the early 1810s and sent to live at the Hermitage. He is believed to have been of Muscogee/Red Stick heritage.^[1]^: 140 He was described as a "pet" or playmate for Andrew Jackson Jr., who was then about five years old. Theodore died in the spring of 1814. According to one historian, Jackson Jr. "threw a fit when his own playmate died and coveted Charley," who was another Indigenous captive and the assigned playmate of Andrew Jackson Donelson.^[2]^: 91 Lyncoya Jackson, who was captured at the Battle of Tallushatchee ("all his family is destroyed") arrived at the Hermitage in May 1814.^[3]^: 444

References

^ Peterson, Dawn (2017). "5. Adoption in Andrew Jackson's Empire". Indians in the Family: Adoption and the Politics of Antebellum Expansion. Harvard University Press. doi:10.4159/9780674978720. ISBN 978-0-674-97872-0.
^ Snyder, Christina (2017). "Andrew Jackson's Indian Son: Native Captives and American Empire". In Garrison, Tim Alan; O'Brien, Greg (eds.). The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 84–106. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1q1xq7h.9. ISBN 978-0-8032-9690-9. JSTOR j.ctt1q1xq7h.9.
^ Various; Jackson, Andrew (1984). Moser, Harold D.; MacPherson, Sharon (eds.). The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume II, 1804–1813. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-441-3. LCCN 79015078. OCLC 5029597.

[1] Peterson, Dawn (2017). "5. Adoption in Andrew Jackson's Empire". Indians in the Family: Adoption and the Politics of Antebellum Expansion. Harvard University Press. doi:10.4159/9780674978720. ISBN 978-0-674-97872-0.

[2] Snyder, Christina (2017). "Andrew Jackson's Indian Son: Native Captives and American Empire". In Garrison, Tim Alan; O'Brien, Greg (eds.). The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 84–106. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1q1xq7h.9. ISBN 978-0-8032-9690-9. JSTOR j.ctt1q1xq7h.9.

[3] Various; Jackson, Andrew (1984). Moser, Harold D.; MacPherson, Sharon (eds.). The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume II, 1804–1813. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 978-0-87049-441-3. LCCN 79015078. OCLC 5029597.

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-'''Theodore''' ({{circa|1813}}{{snd}}before March 1814) was a Native American baby or child who was captured by [[Andrew Jackson]] during the Indian wars of the early 1810s and sent to live at [[The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee)|the Hermitage]]. He may have been of [[Muscogee]]/[[Red Stick]] heritage. He was described as a "pet" or playmate for [[Andrew Jackson Jr.]], who was then about five years old. Theodore died in the spring of 1814. According to one historian, Jackson Jr. "threw a fit when his own playmate died and coveted [[Charley (Andrew Jackson captive)|Charley]]," who was another Indigenous captive and the assigned playmate of [[Andrew Jackson Donelson]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Snyder |first=Christina |title=The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies |date=2017 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-9690-9 |editor-last=Garrison |editor-first=Tim Alan |location=Lincoln |pages=84–106 |chapter=Andrew Jackson's Indian Son: Native Captives and American Empire |doi=10.2307/j.ctt1q1xq7h.9 |jstor=j.ctt1q1xq7h.9 |editor-last2=O'Brien |editor-first2=Greg}}</ref>{{Rp|page=91}} [[Lyncoya Jackson]], who was captured at the [[Battle of Tallushatchee]] ("all his family is destroyed") arrived at the Hermitage in May 1814.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Various |last2=Jackson |first2=Andrew |url=https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_jackson/5/ |title=The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume II, 1804–1813 |editor-last1=Moser |editor-first1=Harold D. |editor-last2=MacPherson |editor-first2=Sharon |year=1984 |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |location=Knoxville |isbn=978-0-87049-441-3 |lccn=79015078 |oclc=5029597 |ref={{harvid|''Papers of A. Jackson, Vol. 2''|1984}} }} {{free access}}</ref>{{Rp|page=444}}
+'''Theodore''' ({{circa|1813}}{{snd}}before March 1814) was a Native American baby or child who was captured by [[Andrew Jackson]] during the Indian wars of the early 1810s and sent to live at [[The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee)|the Hermitage]]. He is believed to have been of [[Muscogee]]/[[Red Stick]] heritage.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Peterson |first=Dawn |url= |title=Indians in the Family: Adoption and the Politics of Antebellum Expansion |date=2017 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-97872-0 |chapter=5. Adoption in Andrew Jackson's Empire |doi=10.4159/9780674978720}}</ref>{{Rp|page=140}} He was described as a "pet" or playmate for [[Andrew Jackson Jr.]], who was then about five years old. Theodore died in the spring of 1814. According to one historian, Jackson Jr. "threw a fit when his own playmate died and coveted [[Charley (Andrew Jackson captive)|Charley]]," who was another Indigenous captive and the assigned playmate of [[Andrew Jackson Donelson]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Snyder |first=Christina |title=The Native South: New Histories and Enduring Legacies |date=2017 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |isbn=978-0-8032-9690-9 |editor-last=Garrison |editor-first=Tim Alan |location=Lincoln |pages=84–106 |chapter=Andrew Jackson's Indian Son: Native Captives and American Empire |doi=10.2307/j.ctt1q1xq7h.9 |jstor=j.ctt1q1xq7h.9 |editor-last2=O'Brien |editor-first2=Greg}}</ref>{{Rp|page=91}} [[Lyncoya Jackson]], who was captured at the [[Battle of Tallushatchee]] ("all his family is destroyed") arrived at the Hermitage in May 1814.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Various |last2=Jackson |first2=Andrew |url=https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_jackson/5/ |title=The Papers of Andrew Jackson, Volume II, 1804–1813 |editor-last1=Moser |editor-first1=Harold D. |editor-last2=MacPherson |editor-first2=Sharon |year=1984 |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |location=Knoxville |isbn=978-0-87049-441-3 |lccn=79015078 |oclc=5029597 |ref={{harvid|''Papers of A. Jackson, Vol. 2''|1984}} }} {{free access}}</ref>{{Rp|page=444}}
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