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Box 3

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Contains 71 Results:

"Song", undated

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: id87714
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled "Song." 1 p. TCy of poem.

Dates: undated

"To M.G.B.", undated

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: id87715
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled "To M.G.B." 1 p. TCy of poem.

Dates: undated

"John Tyler and His Presidency", 1907 May

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: id87727
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; "John Tyler and His Presidency"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM

Dates: 1907 May

Address given by Jon. George L. Christian, 1913 October

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: id87728
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled "John Tyler"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV

Dates: 1913 October

"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States", 1915 October 12

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: id87729
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Scope and Contents Address entitled "John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV

Dates: 1915 October 12

"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States", undated

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: id87730
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Scope and Contents Article "John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM

Dates: undated

Engraving of John Tyler, undated

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: id87731
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Scope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8" X 9 1/4", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.

Dates: undated

John Tyler (Robert Tyler?, Curl's Wharf to Mrs. Pearl Tyler), [no year] June 14

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: id87376
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Robert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at "Sherwood [Forest]"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.

Dates: [no year] June 14

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, New York, New York, 1854 January 14

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87382
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.

Dates: 1854 January 14

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, Castleton, North Shore, Staten Island, New York, 1854 January 23

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87383
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS

Dates: 1854 January 23

John Tyler, Norfolk, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, New York, New York, 1854 January 7

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87381
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.

Dates: 1854 January 7

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," (Charles City County, Virginia) to Col. David L. Gardiner, Esq., [New York, New York?], 1854 May 2

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87384
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.

Dates: 1854 May 2

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, Castleton, North Shore, Staten Island, New York, 1854 May 31

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87386
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.

Dates: 1854 May 31

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to David L. Gardiner, Castleton, North Shore, Staten Island, New York, 1855 January 2

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87390
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS

Dates: 1855 January 2

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to John Young Mason, 1854 June 6

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87388
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS

Dates: 1854 June 6

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, Castelton, North Shore, Staten Island, New York, 1855 February 23

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87391
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.

Dates: 1855 February 23

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, Castleton, North Shore, Staten Island, New York, 1855 February 27

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87393
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.

Dates: 1855 February 27

John Tyler, Barnums Hotel, to Col. David L. Gardiner, Esq., New York, New York, 1855 March 23

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87394
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.

Dates: 1855 March 23

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," (Charles City County, Virginia), to Mrs. Julia Gardiner, Staten Island, New York, 1855 August 6

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87610
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Scope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS

Dates: 1855 August 6

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," (Charles City County, Virginia), to Professor Eben N. Horsford, 1855 October 1

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87611
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Scope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS

Dates: 1855 October 1

John Tyler, James River Steamer, Baltimore, to Col. David L. Gardiner, New York, New York, 1855 March 24

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87396
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.

Dates: 1855 March 24

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest, [Charles City County, Virginia], to son Robert Tyler, 1855 June 25

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87609
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Scope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS

Dates: 1855 June 25

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," (Charles City County, Virginia), to Col. David Lyon Gardiner, Staten Island, New York, 1855 December 4

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: id87612
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS

Dates: 1855 December 4

John Tyler, "Sherwood Forest," (Charles City County, Virginia), to David L. Gardiner, 1857 April 6

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: id87617
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.

Dates: 1857 April 6

John Tyler, Norfolk, Virginia, to Col. David L. Gardiner, Castleton, North Shore, Staten Island, New York, 1858 May 28

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: id87682
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Scope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at "Sherwood Forest," (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS

Dates: 1858 May 28