Box 5
Contains 66 Results:
Robert Tyler, Montgomery, Alabama to son Tyler, 1875 July 25
Scope and Contents Is impressed by his efforts and advises him to keep up with "painstaking energy" on the inprovement of his handwriting; advises Robert to listen to his mother; advises him to develop self-control and pereserverance; hopes he will be compensated for his suffering by "obtaining both fame and money"; he reports that all the children are well; fears that he will die soon and is worried that he will leave debts. 4 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mr. Patrick Donahue, 1857 June 24
Scope and Contents Remarks of the tendency to show Pierce "gross injustice"; feels that Donahue's paper, The Boston Pilot, has enough influence to correct this problem. 2 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 July 7
Scope and Contents Feels that the Governor of Kansas is "guilty of a great outrage"; claims that the governor, in his attempt to fill it with democrats, is "destroying" the state; believes the democratic abolitionists are looking to make a "free-state democratic party" with enough power to elect a President; warns Wise to guard the South. 4 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 January 10
Scope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.
Henry A. Wise, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert Tyler, 1857 February 8
Scope and Contents Has met Buchanan in Washington and found him "kind and confidential"; Buchanan, seemed to him, not determined only to listen to Forney and his friends; claims that Buchanan is "warm" towards Tyler, but is obviously "restrained by Forney's objections to Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 July 16
Scope and Contents Claims that "we" will "give Wise the State" if the cabal does not establish itself there; claims that Kansas will "now be a slave state." 5 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 2 pp. Printed in Auchampaugh.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to [?], 1857 July 21
Scope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if "barely possible"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 September 9
Scope and Contents States that a man looking toward the Presidency should keep himself always availablle feels that Gov. MacDonald can be persuaded to support Wise over Cobb; claims that Pennsylvania has one "clique" for Douglas; asks Wise to visit Philadelphia. 4 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 November 20
Scope and Contents Inferred from Wise's letter that pressure should be applied to Walker's press, feels that it was "necessary" to say something against the "influence" of those men "deadly opposed" to Wise; claims that Buchanan has no press "devoted" to him in Philadelphia, but that the Pennsylvanian is for Wise; claims that Wise's success "in [his] own"; believes that affairs in Kansas will help Wise's South. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.
Robert Tyler to [?], 1857 November 28
Scope and Contents Sends an article which he feels is a "sign of the times"; claims taht it is a version of "Hamlet" with the character of Hamlet or in this case, Henry A. Wise, left out; wonders how Mr. Buchana can listen to a man so "devoid of discretion as of principle." 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p. Including NwsCl of the article referred to in the letter. 1 p.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pa, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 December 24
Scope and Contents Informs Wise that the Pennsylvanian referred to Douglass unfavorably; was told by Judge Lenoir [?] that he and a friend plan to visit Richmond in July and was asked to accomplany him; thinks it is likely that he shall; notes that the press is "firing into" Hunter; is confident that there will be a time for Wise. 3 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler to James Buchanan, circa 1857
Scope and Contents Begs Buchanan to take his own course [on the Kansas Question] rather than listening to other opinions; claims taht Mr. Sickles is "a dangerous person"; he is disappointed in the Post Master General who did not live up to his word to appoint Mr. C.I. Gibbson to a mail agency. 1 p. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 December 10
Scope and Contents Claims that Buchanan's position on the "Kansas Question" is correct and will suit Wise; feels that Douglass has lost the Southl claims that Wise will be given the next Presidential nomination; believes that "we" can run Walker and his associates out of the Party. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1857 December 14
Scope and Contents Claims that the Pennsylvanian is ready "to move" for Wise, but he thinks it would be better to wait a while; claims that Judge Douglas has "destroyed himsef"; informs Wise that his own brother, John, has grown a little "weak" on Wise, but that he intends to straighten him out. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 2 pp. Pritned in Auchampaugh.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry A. Wise, 1858 February 15
Scope and Contents Claims that "LeComption" takes Wise away from his true friends; informs Wise of an article "against him" in the Union; claims that the President is "vastly annoyed" with Wise; predicts that at the State Convention, Kansas will be admitted under the LeCompton plan. 3pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Boswell Seawell, 1858 February 17
Scope and Contents Is happy to congratulate Boswell on the burth of a son; would like to be presented "affectionately" to Boswell's wife; wants information in Boswell's brother John and his daughter Julia; claims that he is "as poor as ever"; informs Boswell that his family is well. 4 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Committee, 1859 February 20
Scope and Contents Calls attention to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad; feels that the Board and Stockholders of the Railroad are being opporessed and should appeal to the Board of Public Works, claims that the Virginia Central Railroad company is making illegal encroachments. 5 pp. ADf.
Robert Tyler, Bristol, Bucks County, Pa., to Committee, 1858 July 4
Scope and Contents Apologizes for not being able to attend their 4th of July celebration; claims taht the National Democratic Party is the only one that is a truly national party; declares that the [Presidential] Administration cannot be held responsible for many of the problems and in fact has really helped the Party. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 2 pp.
Robert Tyler, Philadelpha, Pa., to Henry A. Wise, 1858 July 20
Scope and Contents States that he and Wise do not agree on Popular Sovereignty; claims that he does not want Wise to change his views, he simply wants him to manage them better; tells Wise this only because he is his friend and is genuinely worried about his political career; feels that Wise can not win if he openly declares against the President and the Party. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.
Robert Tyler, Montgomery, Alabama to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1871 May 17
Scope and Contents Empathizes with her on the loss of her daughter [his step-sister] Julia; hears taht Gardiner Tyler is in Virginia and wishes he would write to him; reports that his whole family is in good health. 2 pp. ALS.
William M. Lowe[?], Huntsville, Alabama to Robert Tyler, 1872 March 3
Beverly Tucker, Richmond, Virginia, to Robert Tyler, Montgomery, Alabama, 1874 December 2
Scope and Contents Thanks him for his "kind note"; informs him that he has told Col. S[?] about his support for aid to Texas and Pacific Railway and will try to persuade him to listen to Tyler; Tucker has been traveling a good deal, promoting the same. 2 pp. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York, no year January 6
Scope and Contents Would like Gardiner's interpretation of the leading article in the January 4th edition of Benne's paper; he is anxious to hear about the Beeman affair. 1 p. ALS.
Robert Tyler, Washington City, D.C., to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York, no year January 15
Feels that Ferris [?] is better than VanNess for chairman; asks if Beenman has been removed yet; Tyler is too busy to make it to New York. 1 p. ALS.
Broadside of Robert Tyler's views concerning the Oregon question, no year January 16
Scope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.