Letters of John Tyler, Jr., son of the President, to Mrs. Laura Holloway, author of a book on the ladies of the White House. Letters written from Washington, D.C.

Letters of John Tyler, Jr., son of the President, to Mrs. Laura Holloway, author of a book on the ladies of the White House. Letters written from Washington, D.C.

Letters of John Tyler, Jr., son of the President, to Mrs. Laura Holloway, author of a book on the ladies of the White House. Letters written from Washington, D.C.

Reminiscence of his mother and her good deeds of charity towards the poor with an example of helping a foreign man; commentary on robbery and injustices commited at the end of the Civil War. 1 p. ALS Typescript 1 p. XCy of ALS 3 pp.

Urging Mrs. Halloway to not make any contrasts between his mother and anyone else, reference to his brother's [Robert Tyler] letter urging Mrs. Halloway to not publish a note written by the present Mrs. Tyler to Mrs. Johnson concerning her portrait, included copy of the first letter written by John Tyler [father] to Letitia Christian [mother], his future first wife. ALS 4 pp. XCy of ALS 4 pp. Typescipt 2 pp.

References to doing work on the life of his mother for Mrs. Halloway. ALS 1p. Typescipt 1 p.

Continued work done for Mrs. Halloway; request for her to return the letter about his mother and the foreign man she helped; reference to his political articles just written that he sent for her to read. ALS 1 p. Typescript 1 p.

Reference to continued work on material about his mother for Mrs. Halloway; notification that his sister Semple was worried that a picture of their mother she sent to Mrs. Halloway had not arrived safely. ALS 1p. Typescipt 1 p.

Details about a man who knew his mother and could be a possible source of information for Mrs. Halloways's book. ALS 1 p. Typescipt 1 p.

Notification that he had finished the manuscript of his mother for Mrs. Halloway's book 'Ladies of the White House' and will be mailed the next day. ALS 1p. Typescipt 1 p.

Regret at not being able to deliver the manuscipt in person and not making a copy for the press. XCy of AL, incomplete, 1 p; Typescipt 1 p.; XCy of ANS postscript from another letter 1p.; AL 1p.; ANS 1 p.

Change in a sentence of the manuscript sent to Mrs. Halloway; suggested material for her to read about Stilphon and Phocion to compare the Christian past with the present. ALS 1 p. Typescript 1 p.

Reference to an enclosed letter to Mr. Carroll Brent that had been published; further reference to the sentence in the manuscript that should be changed to his recommendation. ALS 1 p. Typescript 1 p.

Apologizes for not returning her last two letters because had been "too sad and ill to be agreeable in any sense, or in any manner;" references to his spirits and health. ALS 1p. Typescript 1 p.

Reference to portrait of his mother and that it is a poor representation of her; intentions of leaving and going west, probably to California. XCy of ALS 1p. Typescript 1p. ALS 1p.

Thanks sent for Mrs. Halloway's book Ladies of the White House and mentioned a few errors found in it. Typescript 1p. ALS 1 p.

Commentary on society, request for an autographed copy of the book so that the one he had could go to the archives at Wiliam and Mary. typescript 1 p. ALS 3 pp.

Commentary on virtues and praise for Mrs. Halloway on her "Success as an Authoress and Lecturess." ALS 1p. Typescript 1 p.

Details about four lecture halls in Washington for Mrs. Halloway to choose from for her lecture. ALS 1p. Typescript 1 p.

Reference to giving future information about Mrs. Madison and Mrs. Monroe for Mrs. Halloway's new edition of her book; some helpful hints included for getting more accurate information. ALS 1p. Typescript 1 p.

Proofs of book returned with comments and corrections to Mrs. Halloway. ALS 1p. Typescript 1 p.