Box 12
Contains 22 Results:
Folder 3, 1878 April-May
Several prominent men, including: Ro[?] W. Hughes, U.S. District Judge, Petersburg; James D. Brady, Collector of U.S. Internal Revenue, Petersburg and Mayor General WIlliam Mahone., 1878 April 2
Recommends John TYler, Jr. for an appointment in the Custom House in Norfolk, [Va.]. 7 pp. CyS of AnsS.
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Elwell S. Otis, Fort Wayne, Detroit, [Mich.], to "Mr. and Miss Tyler," n.p., 1878 April 3
Wedding announcement. PM.
William Mahone, Petersburg, Va., to John W. Johnston, Washington, D.C., [18]78 April 3
Recommends John Tyler, Jr. for a position working with Braxton [in the Custom House] in Norfolk, [Va.]. 2 pp. Cy of ALS.
L[etitia] T. Semple, [Washington, D.C.?], to "brother" [John TYler, Jr., Washington, D.C.], 1878 April 5
Has been having "pain in the head" and has been seeing an "oculist" who has bandaged her eyes; family news. 2 pp. ALS.
T. C. H. Smith, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., to John Tyler, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, 1878 April 7
Explains that the "falling market" is the reason no positions are open in the Treasury Dept. 2 pp. ALS.
J. J. Holland, Jacksonville, FLorida, to General [John Tyler, Jr.], n.p., 1878 April 8
Concerns the Goode family estate and Holland's possible connection with it. 2 pp. ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City [sic], D.C., to T. C. H. Smith, n.p., 1878 April 10
Encloses letters of recommendation for his appointment to a position in Norfolk, [Va.] from several prominent men. 8 pp. ACysS.
Beverly Tucker, Washington City, D.C., to John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., 1878 April 16
Wishes that "every lazy and inert member of Congress" be made to read a certain letter from the "Tribune" which was received from Tyler; thanks Tyler for his "prompt compliance" with his request for the paper. 2 pp. ALS.
Talbot Sweeney, Williamsburg, Va., to John Tyler, Jr., n.p., [18]78 April 16
Scope and Contents
Pleads at length for an appointment in Washington in order to complete his work on Pleading [while earnestly denying that he is asking for a job]; praises Divine Providence for bringing Mr. Hayes to office; tells of his contacts with Tyler's sister and brother Robert. 4 pp. ALS. Including AMsS, "An Apostrophe to Col. Robert Tyler," the deceased brother of John Tyler, Jr. 1 p.
C. P. Linhart, Richmond, Virginia, to John Tyler, Jr., n.p., 1878 April 29
Informs Tyler of the progress of the Detective, Wren, on the case of the stolen manuscript and coat; reminisces about old times. 3 pp. ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to John Sherman, Secretary U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 4
Asks the secretary to consider his proposals for the Republican Party to "prevent the National decay, while assuring the disintegration and overthrow of the Democratic Party." 1 p. ACyS of ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 4
Talbot Sweeney, Williamsburg, Virginia, to [John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C.], [18]78 May 9
Thanks Tyler for all his effort; inquires about Charlotte, S.C., as he is considering moving there; asks for letters of introduction to any prominent people Tyler might know there. 2 pp. ALS.
Article from the New York Herald entitled "Interior Water Ways" details proposition before Congress to build an inland waterway from Cape Cod to New Orleans, enabling the US. to move men and ships without going in the Atlantic., [1878 May 13]
1 p. Nwscl.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to James Blaine, U.S. Senator, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 19
Asks the Senator to "glance over the accompanying communications and manuscripts" concerning the "course of statesmanship to be pursued by the Republican Party," 1 p. ALS.
John Sherman, Secretary of Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., to John Tyler, Jr., [Washington] City, D.C., 1878 May 21
Acknowledges receipt of Tyler's letter; expresses desire "to secure a proper position in the service of the government for Tyler; asks Tyler to confer with Mr. Hawley, Assistant Secretary, on the matter. 1 p. ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to John Sherman, Secretary U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 22
Thanks Sherman for the letter received from him; asks for a position that would "enable me to be of most service to the Country, rather than that which might be most agreeable to myself." 1 p. ACyS of ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington City, D.C., to John B. Hawley, Assn. Secretary U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 23
Asks Hawley to consider the enclosed letter from George C. Gorham to John Sherman; details plans for an agent to gather information from the congressional districts in Virginia; argues that this information from the congressional districts in Virginia; argues that this information could be very useful to the country. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.
Geo[rge] C. Gorham, Washington, D.C., to John Sherman, Sec[retar]y Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 23
Relates his impressions of John Tyler's ideas regarding "Party interests in Virginia" advocates sending Tyler to Eastern Virginia to gather information; assures Sherman of Tyler's "patriotism and sincere devotion to Republicanism." 3 pp. Cy of ALS.
John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., to James G. Blaine, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., 1878 May 29
Lists a series of additional suggestions for the Bill that Tyler had given Blaine; asks Blaine to keep in mind the "necessity of preventing popular anarchy and the preservation of our Industrial Peace." 3 pp. ACyS of ALS.
"A Bill granting aid by the National Government to Certain Companies incorporated by State Authority, for works of Internal Improvements.", [1878]
"Submitted to the Hon. John Sherman, Secretary U.S. Treasury Department, May 13th 1878." 7 pp. Cy of D.