John Tyler letter, 1784 May 20
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen "whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects." 2 pp. Pst of ALS.
Dates
- Creation: 1784 May 20
Creator
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947 (Person)
- From the Collection: Semple, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907 (Person)
- From the Collection: Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 11.00 Linear Feet (22 Century Boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository