BIO

My name is Charles Manuel and I am from Saint Augustine, Florida. I currently am a freshman at Florida State University studying Biochemistry on a premed track. I am currently involved with the LA program, Presidential Scholars Program, and the Unconquered by Debt Program.

Dr. James Caine Bronaugh: The Controversial Aide to Andrew Jackson

Abstract

In this poster, the life of Andrew Craine Bronaugh and his influence on Jackson will be analyzed. Quotations from the letters such as the use of words such as “we” to describe decisions of Jackson, exhibit the close-knit relationship between the two. Throughout Bronaugh’s career Andrew Jackson made some key steps to gaining political power across the country allowing him to grow his influence. Bronaugh, acting as Jackson’s aid had great influence on this growth through many controversial and aggressive tactics most notably the controversial arrest of the old Spanish governor José María Callava.

Keywords: Tallahassee, History, Jackson