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

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Description
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.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1835 January 31.
Call number
mssHM 23120
Creator
Tyler, John (1790-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Anderson Galleries 2397/1490, 1920.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Tyler, Robert, (1816-1877,)
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