Box 1
Contains 12 Results:
Folder 8, 1867 November-December
John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., to President Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1867 November 6
Cannot extend congratulations to him if the recent elections [in New York] support the Radical Republiacns, but can if the elections support the Democratic party; his correspondents in Alabama say they need more federal troops there. 2 pp. ALS. Including AN, saying the letter "...expresses teh real danger just now to the Democracy." 1 p. Also including AN, summarizing contents of the letter.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to Judge Patterson, Washington, D.C., 1867 November 9
Rarely talks about literature or politics, especially the latter, since he cannot vote. 2 pp. ALS. Including AN, that this letter was in reply to several of his remarks. Patterson is brother-in-law of Andrew Johnson.
S.S. Burch, Lynchburg, [Va.], to Major John Tyler, [Jr., Washington, D.C.], 1867 November 14
Tyler owes him $18; please pay at once; is having a hard time making a living. 1 p. ALS. Including AN, [by John Tyler, Jr.], summarizing contents of letter.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to President Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1867 November 26
[Robert Tyler], Montgomery, Alabama, to John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., 1867 December 2
About Alabama politics. 2 pp. AL.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., to Andrew Johnson, President [of the] U[nited] States, Washington, D.C., 1867 December 2
Encloses extracts from a letter of Robert Tyler giving his views of impeachment of President Johnson, and how the blacks in South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana can take over those states without armed force; recommends he take on Robert Tyler as a writer to support his position. 3 pp. ALS. Including AN, saying that Robert Tyler's articles were attached ti the letter sent to President Johnson.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to The President [Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C.], 1867 December 7
Received a letter from Robert Tyler, the contents of which would probably interest him; the different possible candidates for the 1868 election: Grant, Sweard, Chase, Seymour, and Thomas; encloses newspaper articles. 2 pp. ALS. Inluding AN, summarizing contents of letter.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to Charles A. Eldridge, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1867 December 12
Enjoyed his speech made on 10 December, upholding the Constitution; thanks him for his defense of white Southerners; Radicals unfit to uphold the constitution; there are many who have been left "...without a State, or a Status..." by the actionas of the Radical Republicans. 2 pp. [Df? or] ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., to Andrew Johnson, the President, Washington, D.C., 1867 December 14
If he continues the way he is going, he will not be reelected, and probably [Samuel P.] Chase will be; he needs to spend money in the South on behalf of the Democratic party in order to get some support among blacks. Cy of ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., to Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1867 December 27
Encloses newspaper articles; suffering of people in South and North; threat of anarchy. 2 pp. Cy of ALS. Including AN, saying that two articles from DeBow's Review were enclosed. 1 p.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington, City, D.C., to Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., 1867 December 30
Received a letter from Robert Tyler-says that the white people in Alabama are standing together politically; white Southerners support President Johnson; everyone, white and black, is ruined; encloses a newspaper article. 2 pp. Cy of ALS. Including AN, summarizing contents of letter.