Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1845 August 20

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 1

Identifier: id87750

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Letter, 1845 August 20, Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; "The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper..."; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; "He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.

Dates

Creation: 1845 August 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

From the Collection:

English

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