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Scope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS

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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

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Scope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS

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Scope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp....

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Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS

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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

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Scope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS

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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

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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

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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

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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

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to "injudicious husbandry" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been "no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians"; fears that destruction will be wrought by "ambitious and unpricipled demagogues" but hopes "sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil...

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Scope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS

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Scope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS

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Scope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.

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Scope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS

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Scope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS

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Scope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS