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His seven dollars received; cane will be sent to him; will see Col. Capers for him. 1 p. ALS. Including AN, [by John Tyler, Jr.], summarizing letter. 1 p.

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Agrees with his article; would cooperate in any plan to annex Cuba or Mexico but the president [Grant] is not interested; the members of the [Republican] party in Florida need to learn to compromise and not quarrel so much with each other. 2 pp. ALS.

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Was in Washington, D.C., one day and did not see the president; will return shortly and press his case; dislikes interfering with the wishes of the governor of Florida about appointments to judgeships; needs letters of recommendations, anyway, which he has not sent; consults with Governor [Harrison] Reed about a suitable office for him. 4 pp. ALS. Including AN, [by John Tyler, Jr.], summarizing contents of letter.1 p.

Scope and Contents All he knows about the state of things in Florida is what he [JT] has told him and what he reads i nthe Sentinel; President Grant relies on his friends in Florida to tell him what is happening there; he cannot request a specific post for him because he doesn't know if the governor would approve; asks him to tell about the men holding posts he desires and he will see if they can be removed; asks who in Florida has the most influence with President Grant. 4 pp. ALS. Including AN, [by John...

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Purman, Jenkins, and Conast failed in their scheme which would have caused half the Republican party members to leave; they should lose their commissions so that party harmony can be restored; they don't have much influence anyway. 3 pp. ALS. Including ANS, by John Tyler, Jr., summarizing contents of letter; letter was sent by Mr. Bowes but was never delivered. 1 p.

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2 pp. AD.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Series 1: Group A, Acc. 78 T97 and 1992.63:  Papers, 1856-1895, of John Tyler, Jr., post Civil War Republican Party activist. Subjects covered by the collection include alcoholism, Republican Party politics, Presidential elections, political patronage, Reconstruction, Methodist Episcopal Church, Florida, Braxton Bragg, and the Fenian Brotherhood. Prominent correspondents include Charles Francis Adams, Chester Alan Arthur, Pierre G. T. Beauregard, James Gillespie Blaine, James Buchanan,...