Box 1
Contains 87 Results:
Letter, London, England, to Daniel Webster, 1842 September 16
Scope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.
George Booth Cary, Washington, D.C., to the President of the U.S. John Tyler, Washington City, 1841 September 21
Scope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.
Edward Curtis, New York, New York, to The President John Tyler, 1842 February 19
Scope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.
William Henry Roane, Washington, D.C., to the President John Tyler, 1841 July 19
Scope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p. ALS
E. Littell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Daniel Webster, 1841 September 14
Mentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.
S. Jones, King's Creek, to John Tyler, President of the United States, Washington City, 1841 April 14
Congratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS
John Tyler, President of the U.S., Washington, D.C., to John Bell, Secretary of War, Washington, D.C., 1841 April
Recommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.
John Tyler, Washington, D.C, to Mrs. Harrison, 1841 June 13
Expresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.
John Tyler, Williamsburg, Virginia, to George E. Belcher, New York, New York, 1840 July 10
Mentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS
John Tyler (Vice-President of the U.S., Washington, D.C.), to Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C., 1841 March 15
Scope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS
John Tyler, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Hon. Henry A. Wise, "Member of Congress", Washington, D.C., 1840 June 10
Scope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.
John Tyler to Daniel Webster, 1842 August 1
Scope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.