Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Boswell Seawell, 1855 September 5

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 3

Identifier: id87830

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Letter, 1855 September 5, Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boswell Seawell

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a "dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.

Dates

Creation: 1855 September 5

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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