Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, "Sherwood Forest," business matters and his family. Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife,...

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Scope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.

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Scope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS

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Scope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS

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Scope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS

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Scope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS

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Discusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.