Junius Brutus Booth, the father of John Wilkes Booth wrote a threatening letter to President Jackson demanding that he pardon a couple of pirates or "I will cut your throat whilst you are sleeping." For over 170 years this "letter" was consider to be a fraud, but it wasn't until PBS' "History Detectives" took the time to figure out what has been considered as "fake" was actually a written letter by J.B. Booth.
Learn more about the story behind the letter and President Jackson's relationship with Booth here and here.
Learn more about the story behind the letter and President Jackson's relationship with Booth here and here.
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