Manuscripts

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

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1859 October 6.
Call number: mssHM 23233
Creator: Tyler, John (1790-1862)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries (396/1449), 1919.
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