Manuscripts

John Tyler, Gloucester Place, letter to Robert Tyler :

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Description: Tyler sends advice on behavior to his sons Robert and John Jr. while students at the College of William & Mary; also mentions Robert's work on volume 1 of "the rebelllion."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1836 November 28.
Call number: mssHM 23115
Creator: Tyler, John (1790-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries (729/1325, Learmont sale), 1918.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

John Tyler, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert Tyler, Williamsburg, Virginia :

Manuscripts

Tyler's letter to his son at the College of William & Mary is primarily an eye-witness account of the attempted assassination of President Andrew Jackson on January 30 at the funeral of Representative Warren R. Davis; also includes some family matters. Some text has been crossed out.

mssHM 23120

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John Bidwell letter to John Townsend

Manuscripts

Mr. Bidwell sends Mr. Townsend the map of the San Joaquin that was promised, and gives advice and offers assistance on procuring a land grant within that area.

mssHM 35190

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John Tyler, Sherwood Forest, Virginia, letter to Robert Tyler :

Manuscripts

Letter to his son regarding the crops at the Sherwood Forest plantation, activities of his wife and other children; also discusses strategies for the 1860 presidential convention in Charleston, cotton, his presidency, and current president James Buchanan.

mssHM 23233

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John Tyler papers

Manuscripts

This collection primarily consists of letters to John Tyler, from 1842 to 1852, many of them invitations to visit or attend various cities, clubs, societies, and celebrations. Correspondence also concerns the Democratic Party, politics; and the 1844 election, party division, and Tyler's withdrawal from the race. Also present are financial records of White House expenses while Tyler was in office in 1844, Tyler's opinion on the published correspondence of Henry Clay, and a document in Tyler's hand regarding the 1830s military leave of absence case of a Lieutenant Schamberg. In addition, the collection contains an 1838 copybook belonging to Benjamin Harker, the son of Benjamin Harker, founder of the Harker Pottery Company in East Liverpool, Ohio.

mssTyler

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Charles A. Jackson, Brooklyn, letter to John Tyler

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. Inviting Tyler to visit Brooklyn. Date taken from docket. (1 page)

HM 71046

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Andrew Jackson, Washington, D.C., letter to Rachel Jackson, near Nashville, Tennessee :

Manuscripts

Jackson reports on his health and the weather; sends instructions for Mr. Parsons' treatment of enslaved laborers at the Hermitage; expresses his expectations for the behavior of adopted sons.

mssHM 23060

John Tyler, Gloucester Place, letter to Robert Tyler :

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