This is the second book I've read about this fire. The first book referenced Steve Inskeep's research. I just finished Inskeep's book and he just mentions this event briefly in passing. I could not find any information about it online. Inskeep said during the 1824 campaign, Jackson's opponents created a pamphlet questioning the land dealings between Jackson and his associations regarding the transactions of former Native American land. Soon after the pamphlet was distributed there was a fire in the records building and the transaction records were destroyed. Inskeep did not provide many details about the fire. He said it occurred in a town named Florence, but did not provide the state or date of the fire.
Does anyone have any background or additional information about the fire?
Found additional information. It was Florence, Alabama. The real estate associates he was friendly with was Cypress Land Company. They were surveying Alabama. The fire occurred on December 14, 1827 so it was during the 1828 campaign season not 1824. Many of the surveys in the fire were saved due to the fact outside attorneys had copies. It isn't clear if the land records or anything traced to Jackson was destroyed here. The pamphlet Inskeep talked about was from a Henry Clay publication in Kentucky. It isn't clear if this was as widespread as the "Coffin Handbills" or if it motivated Jackson's associates into covering up the land records by the fire.