Carolina QuotesYou are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see.
Andrew Jackson Carolinian
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Remark to an elderly gentleman who was sailing with Jackson down Chesapeake Bay in an old steamboat, and who exhibited a little fear. Life of Jackson (Parton). Vol. iii. p. 493.
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“You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see.” Andrew Jackson. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C2660041B0. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c2660041b0
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