Box 2
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Box 2: Papers of John Tyler, 1849-1853
Letters, 1849
Letters, 1850
Letters, 1850-1851
Letters, 1852
Letters, 1853
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 January 17
Scope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, [New York, New York?], 1849 March 27
Scope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, [Sacramento, Calif?], 1849 April 3
Scope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at "Sherwood Forest" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 April 24
Scope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 June 21
Scope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 June 28
Scope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 July 9
Scope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 July 13
Scope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to (Robert Tyler), 1849 July 16
Scope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to [?], 1849 July 18
Scope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 October 21
Scope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 October 23
Scope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS
John Tyler, Norfolk, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 November 6
Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 November 15
Scope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1849 December 4
Scope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, [San Francisco, California?], 1849 December 7
Scope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1850 January 7
Scope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to [Alexander Gardiner?], [New York, New York?], 1850 January 24
Scope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS
John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York, 1850 February 4
Scope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS