Robards reportedly wanted to fight Jackson with his fists. Jackson said he would face Robards not in a fistfight but in a gunfight, if Robards wished to fight like a gentleman. Robards rejected the invitation to a duel, and nothing more happened between the two men.
Robards and his wife settled their differences. But a short time later, they had another dispute, and Rachel left. Court records said she left with a man — Andrew Jackson.
Rachel's family said she told Robards she wanted a divorce. They said he threatened her, telling her he would carry her away by force.
So Rachel’s family said she decided to flee. She decided to go with some traders to Natchez, in the dangerous Mississippi territory.
Portrait of Rachel Jackson
By now, Rachel meant a great deal to Andrew Jackson. He had fallen in love with her. When the traders asked him to go with them to Natchez to protect them, he agreed. The group left for the territory early in 1791.
For his part, Lewis Robards began preparations for a divorce. He allowed Rachel’s family to believe that he and Rachel were no longer married. But, in fact, he did not complete the necessary legal action to make the divorce final.
Jackson returned from Natchez after several months. His opponents later claimed that he had married Rachel while in Natchez. They said she was still another man’s wife at the time. Opponents said the couple’s relationship was both immoral and illegal. They said Jackson was an adulterer for having a relationship with a married woman. And they said Rachel was a bigamist for having two husbands.
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