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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) has been divided into three groups, A, B, and C. This finding aid is for Group A only. Overall, the papers of the Myers, Burrage and Graham families document six generations of a prominent Jewish family of Norfolk, Va. The bulk of the collection relates to Moses Myers and his children, particularly Samuel (1790-1829), John Myers (1787-1830) and his grandson Barton Myers (1853-1927). There are papers of collateral relatives Col. James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), topographical engineer and Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954).","Moses Myers (1752-1835) was born in New York City. He was a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Va. moving there in 1787. He was consul for the Netherlands, vice-consul for Denmark and served as collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served in the Revolutionary War and later in the Virginia militia. He was President of the Norfolk Common Council.","Processed by Antonio Bly in 2000.","See also; Gustavus A. Myers Papers, 1834-1869, Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, and the Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups B and C, Myers Papers (II), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Mss. Acc. 2008.147 Myers Papers of the Chrysler Museum of Art","Cy of ALS. 1 p.","Pass allows safe-passage through the Province of Quebec to the colonies. Signed by Frederic Haldimand and R. Mathews. XCy and Photo of DS. 1 p.","DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents There, goods imported from \"Europe or other parts of the world\" would be sold. DS and XCy. 10 pp.","Assures Nicholas of his choice to locate his investment in Virginia with them; outlines reasons why Virginia is an excellent site for their business. XCy of DS. 1 p.","Mentions Moses Myers. frag. of D. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder— David Simons. Frederick District no. 82. DS. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder—David Simons. Fredericksburg district no. 83. DS. 1 p.","Statement confirms the prices of several staple/farm products.","DS. 1 p.","Booklet/oration eulogizing the death of George Washington. P. 20 pp.","Signed by Ja[me]s Monroe. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Includes document of March 10, 1804, stating that Moses Myers has given one hundred dollars \"for his subscription toward building\" the Court House in Portsmouth. Signed by Tubman Laws. DS. 1 p.","Sk. 1 p.","Signed by Alexander Stuart. DS. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Recommends not purchasing oranges unless \"remarkably fine and cheap\"; sends draft on Moses Myers for $100 which applies to his credit; has had troubles collecting amount due Murphy \u0026 Blackburn. ALS. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Informs Myers of a duel between Cabell and Jones; Jones was wounded in the thigh. Mentions a prospect to buy cider. ALS. 1 p.","1 p.","Propose to appoint Myers as Danish Vice Consul. ALS. 1 p.","Informing Myers that he \"Will receive his father's trunk, case, cain \u0026 hat,\" etc. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by James Madison and Robert Smith, Secretary of State. DS. 1 p.","D. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Sending Myers a complete copying book, pistols, etc.","Scope and Contents John Myers's intent to visit Europe; Samuel Myers has not contacts; gives him a commission to buy a set of \"glass\" and \"floor cloth.\" ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents John has gone to London. MM and the family are \"extremely anxious to hear\" from him; business here is dull including ship sales. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions letter he (John) wrote to his brother on the \"15th\" with a present. Mrs. Wickham's health; philosophizes a crisis in Europe; compares to America; war would bring unity to us. ALS. 3 pp.","Mentions the sale of vessel, Victory; business notes, news of family and acquaintances. ALS. 5 pp.","Discusses revolutions in Europe; John Myers being a merchant not held in high regard; shipping; cargoes; computing houses; foodstuffs for sale. ALS. 5 pp.","Recommends acquiring a knowledge of the arts of the countries during a brief tour of England; keeping a journal on national and local politics in America. ALS. 7 pp.","Discusses foreign affairs between America and England; approaching dissolution of the U.S. Bank. ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","3 cards.","Probably acquired by John Myers during the trip to England in 1810/1811. PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Discuss foreign affairs among the French, English and America; non-importation against England \"great events have generated this chaos\"; \"great events can restore\" political peace. ALS. 3 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Shipping concerns; mercantile business; banking matters, list of ayes and noes \"for striking out.\" ALS. 5 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","U.S. Cabinet; people clamor for war; public improvements. ALS. 5 pp.","Mentions the purchase of a new ship, the Norfolk Pucket, and other shipping news; increase in business; burning of French privateer at Gosport; Monroe as Secretary of State, probably next President. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions how the French are \"confiscating all American property\"; we are a \"sinking nation\"; critical of President Madison; \"cripled commerce of the world\"; farmers producing tobacco; party every night in Norfolk. ALS. 4 pp.","PM. 3 pp.","PM. 1 p.","Also a list of names of the \"stewards for the Trinity breakfast.\" PM. 2 pp.","Dull trade; shipping news; news of family. ALS. 2 pp.","(Collected by John Myers.) PM. 9 pp.","(Collected by John Myers). PM. 9 pp.","Moses Myers's health is better; business dull; money matters, Mr. Foster in correspondence with [James] Monroe. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Mentions Myers's letters to his father, and his application to restore goods he deposited in the Custom House from the frigate Constitution. Includes list of articles sent to Custom House. ALS. 4 pp.","Signed by President and faculty of Harvard. ADS. 1 p.","Purchase of corn. ALS. 1 p.","Samuel is going to England on the Packet; severe battle between French and the allies at Leipzig. ALS. 1 p.","Taylor accepts their approbation. ALS. 1 p.","Expression of friendship. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas. DS. 1 p.","Have not met with the king yet, still waiting in Vienna; return of Napoleon to France; European affairs; Danish \"will not adventure much to America.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Letter of introduction for the son of a mutual acquaintance. ALS. 1 p.","Informs Myers that he has been \"elected a director of the office of Discount \u0026 Deposit of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk.\" ALS. 1 p.","Passport for Myer Myers to enter France signed by Myers and John Quincy Adams. DS. 3 pp.","Including a note by \"W.B. Lamb,\" 11 August 1817. DS. 1 p.","Including document of statement John Marshall is Chief Justice signed by Richard Reed. Including John Marshall's ALS attesting to Moses, John, Samuel, Myers as merchants in Norfolk and citizens of the U.S., 12 September 1817. 2 DS \u0026 ALS. 3 pp.","frag. of DS. 2 pp.","Thanks him for writing him, importance of family and friendship; mention of W. Etting, Mrs. French's music; duty calls him to support his family; fifteen years younger he would be a novel writer. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by James P. preston. DS. 1 p.","His little girl is poisoned by a ring of debased metal; Governor Ridgely wants Wirt to join in working a mine in Botetourt, Virginia. Needs a coachman. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Writes about his own \"afflictions\"; healthwise and other burdens; refers to an appointment in Pennsylvania and the importance of a personal application. Mention of the Etting family. ALS. 2 pp.","Expresses his pleasure in writing to him (Myers). Has recommended him to be a commissioner to settle claims under Spanish treaty. Mention of Judge Washington, Mr. Patterson, and General Taylor. ALS. 4 pp.","Mentions John Myers's application to the commissioner under the late Spanish treaty for the adjustment of American claims. ALS. 2 pp.","In Dutch. DS. 2 pp.","The Myers application for the commissionership for settling claims; definition of professional man; discussion of regulations of Spanish treaty; U.S. President comes to Norfolk; mention of Ettings. ALS. 7 pp.","Mutual friends; visit of U.S. President to Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. DS. 1 p.","Concerning purchases of American editions of books; includes list of legal titles and prices. ALS. 3 pp.","Selected a revised code of law for him. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Captain Downes of U.S. ship Macedonian is \"authorized\" to being home \"specie.\" ALS. 1 p.","Thanks Myer for the \"foreign newspapers,\" containing opinion in slave case. AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Myers's account against Dr. George Buzman\" in debt case. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents He is authorized to practice law. Signed by Spencer Roane and William Brockenbrough.","Signed by Thomas M. Randolph. DS. 1 p.","DS. 3 pp.","Regrets missing his visit concerning financial relief for Myers. ALS. 1 p.","News. 4 pp.","Discuss the route that Perderver intends to take when he returns north. Engage passage on the Miss George Packet. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning representing John Myers and his father in case before comptroller. ALS. 3 pp.","At Charlotte's Villa. PM. 1 p.","Sending enclosed [not enclosed] by M.M. Robinson. ALS. 1 p.","On board the Constitution. Naval case. ALS. 4 pp.","NewsCl. 1 p.","Accepts Myers's loan of his pistols. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William P. DuVal. DS. 1 p.","Commemorating forty-seventh anniversary of American independence.","PM. 1 p.","Discusses the formation of volunteer militia. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the selection by the President of claim by Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William DuVal. APsS. 2 pp.","Myers has been elected as the representative of the ward of Pensacola. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning lottery. PM including ALS. 1 p.","Letter Myers left for President sent to him. ALS. 1 p.","Letter of recommendation for Samuel Myers. ALS; includes postcard. 1 p.","Mentions the illness of \"Mr. C.\" Offers to assist Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discuss his meeting with AlexanderBrown. Tells Myers not to hurry his suit. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Pleasants. DS. 1 p.","Concerning trade. ALS includig note by Michael Lazarus to Brooke Cosby. ALS. 3 pp.","frag. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Apologizes for not writing him back sooner. Situation prevents him from complying with Myers's request. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Activities of day. ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses the \"system of customs.\" ALS. 1 p.","Turns down his request for a recommendation for collector of customs in Norfolk as he [Giles] is not in the favor of the administration. ALS. 2 pp.","ANS. 1 p.","Mentions writing \"Mr. Rush.\" ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the appointment of the collection of customs in Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Reference to favor for Moses Myers. Discusses planting a cotton crop next year. ALS. 1 p.","Reference to collectorship. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush. DS. 1 p.","Signed John Q. Adams and H. Clay. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Cannot find the papers he (Myers) requested in regards to his father's appointment to \"Collector at Norfolk.\" Isn't sure whether name of father Moses Myers has been sent to the president or not. ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions the re-election of \"Gov. [Joseph] Kent\" of Maryland. ALS. 1 p.","Myers's father's appointment has been approved by the Senate. ALS. 1 p.","Document also signed by Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. DS. 1 p.","frag. 1 p.","Refers to case on the docket of Reuben M. Whitney v. the United States. ALS. 1 p.","ANS. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Included is a poetic newspaper clipping. D. 2 p.","NwsCl.","Instructions concerning customs. LS. 1 p.","Address leaf.","Mentions his memorial to the committee of commerce. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Moses Myers from the secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. PDS. 2 pp.","Concerning memorial about Moses Myers, collector of customs, and no intention to remove him. ALS. 1 p.","Thanks him for conveying liberal benefaction from donor. ALS. 1 p.","Frederick Myers of Norfolk. DS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Signed by John Floyd. DS. 1 p.","Srock certificate entitling holder to five shares of stock in the Virginia and North Carolina Transportation Co. DS. 1 p.","Concerning health, banking, and European politics including Ireland. ALS. 4 pp.","Concerning health and business. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Including letter by Myer Myers. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Travelling and travel plans. ALS. 4 pp.","Family news. Illness of child. ALS. 3 pp.","Illness of father. Mention of Mr. Etting; social news. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions a \"convention\" of which Myers was the host. Social and family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by John M. Gregory. DS. 1 p.","Among a number of these concerned citizens appear M[yer] Myers's and Moses Myers's signatures. D. 3 pp.","Petition states that the city will not pave Free Mason Street. Signed by M. Myers, Executor, among others. DS. 1 p.","Discusses an ongoing chess game between two with plays. ALS. 4 pp.","Social, family news, weather, flowers. ALS. 4 pp.","ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","Civil War military news of John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise. AMS. 2 pp.","Accepts Myers's resignation of his commission as 1st lieutenant \"4 Reg. Cavalry.\" ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Commissions Olinger \"First Lieutenant of Riflemen in the 94th\" Regiment. DS. 1 p.","Gives orders for the regiment to move from Camp Jackson at 10 o'clock AM in the direction of Kanawha Valley. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Letcher on verso. Is a note from William Lamb certifying Moses Myers's commission. D. 2 pp.","Has written the Whig as Hughes suggested.","\"Dispose of me as you see fit and accept my heart-felt sympathy.\" ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an overruling on the part of the judge. ALS. 1 p.","Discusses the appointment of an unnamed person to an \"officer.\" Will check facts with Judge Rives. ALS. 1 p.","Refers to a charter that has become a law. ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an examination of Daniel's paper on the appointment of the Inspector of Borders. ALS. 1 p.","Refers the action of some mischievous school boys during the Easter holiday. Including note by James Barron Hope, 16 April 1887. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers Arthur's appointment as the Brazilian consulate general of New York and hopes for Barton Myers's cooperation and friendship. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions the change within the Brazilian government from empire to republic. TLS. 1 p.","Turns down social invitation. Looks forward to discussing with Hughes law, literature, etc. ALS. 2 pp.","Holiday declines Myers's invitation to him and his wife. ALS. 2 pp.","Is obliged to you for the address on \"Editors of the Past,\" which I have read with great interest. TLS. 1 p.","Refers to an appointment of Paymaster in the Navy. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges condolences of British residents on the death of Queen Victoria. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions Marquis of Lansdowne and Myers's telegram on the queen's death. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers to the president of Jamestown Exposition Company, Incorporated, account. Marked \"Confidential.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Thanks Barton Myers for the copy of the book, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. Comments on Lee and Jackson. ALS. 3 pp.","Addresses the subject of tickets for a White House reception. TLS 1 p.","Dewey declines Myers's invitation to address the Naval Young Men's Christian Association. TLS. 1 p.","Metcalf declines Myers's invitation to be his guest at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. TLS 1 p.","Declines invitation. ALS. 3 pp.","PM. 4 pp.","Discussion of Miss Heyl's promotion in Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Since it is a civil service job Martin has little influence. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions an appointment of Judge White to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Boykin's death. TLS. 1 p.","Makes reference to Hughes's letter of the 15th. TLS. 1 p.","Penal codes. TLS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Thanks Myers for his \"elegant hospitality\" during his visit. TLS. 2 pp.","C. 1 p.","Mentions the war, and an appointment of William Stanley Edmonds as vice-consul to the post of Norfolk to replace Myers. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges receipt of Rice's dispatch of the 7th. Mentions Myers's acceptance of Mr. Edmonds as vice-consul. Details of office of vice-consul. TL. 2 pp.","Letter discusses Mr. Edmond's position as vice-consul and something of his salary arrangement. Details of office of vice-consul. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges letters of the \"17th/25th.\" Also indicates a change in vice-consul; rather than Edmonds, Will Royds has been appointed the position to assist Myers. Adf. 3 pp.","To Myers visiting him and German ships. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Rice's letter of 11th, mentions \"consular business.\" ALS. 2 pp.","\"Sorry out of town unless specially urgent could you come Wednesday.\" Telegram. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports on the \"consular business\"; Meyers expresses his satisfaction with Mr. Royds. Details of consular business. TL. 4 pp.","Discusses the reallocation of work within the consular office. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Cecil's letter of the 23rd. Also conveys Myers's apprval of the arrangement of the vice-consul office. TL. 1 p.","Promised to send Taylor's book. Travel plans. ALS. 1 p.","Registers the Admiralty's great appreciation of Myers's assistance given to Commodore Wells. TLS. 1 p.","Concerning the destruction of Old Fort Norfolk. TLS. 2 pp.","Family and social news.","Letter of instruction for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williams.","Concerning death of friend. ALS. 2 pp.","Discussion of accusation and prejudice against the Myers brothers. ALS. 3 pp.","Ms. 1 p.","AMs. 1 p.","Signed imprint by Meyer Myers and others. PDoc. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Concerning consular duties. ALS. 1 p.","ADoc. 2 pp.","Marital problems. Family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed in print by Moses Myers, president. See Oversize Box. PDoc. 1 p.","See Oversize Folder. ADS. 1 p.","Accomplishments of Barton Myers, Sr. Sketches of Barton Myers, Sr. for National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Speech, 1907, by Barton Myers concerning Young Men's Christian Association. Notes for a speech dedicating a church building. Genealogy of the late Archibald Stuart Baldwin.","Writings of Barton Myers, Sr. including a toast to the coronation of George V., notes concerning a contract to build a grain elevator in Norfolk, Va., report, 1919, to the congregation concerning the removal of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, memorandum concerning purchase or lease for the Army Supply Base, speech concerning Tidewater Women's Associations, notes concerning Rev. James Blair, and notes concerning erection of a monument at Blackwall, England.","Writings of Barton Myers. Most concern religious subjects but there are notes concerning liquidation of the debt of Virginia, Myers genealogy, liquor on election days, Henry Clay's ideas on tariffs, the shipyard at norfolk, English legal history, and a daily schedule for Myers.","Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, excerpt of a Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, statement concerning the Jamestown Exposition, Myers to Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and to Portsmouth Star concerning advocating of Claude A. Swanson as Senator, and advocating of Col. E. E. Holland for Congress, speech to League of Virginia Municipalities.","Report of a committee to argue why the office of customs should be located at Norfolk and not Newport News, speech of Barton Myers, Sr. outlining Norfolk Chamber of Commerce activities during the past year (during World War I), resolution opposing the lease of the Virginian Railway to Norfolk and Western Railroad (by Barton Myers as chairman of Norfolk Port Commission), committee report on building of wharves and docks (Norfolk \u0026 Portsmouth Belt Line Company), testimony of S. Heth Tyler and Barton Myers concerning application of the Norfolk and Western Railway to acquire control by lease of the ... Virginia Railway Company., notes concerning the needs of the city of Norfolk, Va. for development in 1912, report of a committee on the suitable location for union terminals, docks, and warehouse and railroad routes (Myers as chair), bill to amend the charter and extend and define the boundaries of Norfolk, Printed report of a committee and editorials concerning the port of Baltimore, speech, 1915, to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, deposition 7 June 1894, concerning the election of 1894 and black voters in Norfolk, Va., and applications for First Families of America.","Annual Report, 10 February 1891, of the trade and commerce of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.","Includes several written to him as vice-consul for the Netherlands written in Dutch. includes business cards from his sons Baldwin Myers and Barton Myers, Jr.","Edward Thornton (concerning the mother of Joesph D. Pinner), Frances Caperton Preston, Barton Myers, Jr. (at the University of Virginia), ToTo to uncle [Barton Myers, Sr.], Katherine Barton Myers (describing a Liberty Loan Parade), Frances Stuart Myers, Dayman O. Holmes (concerning Myers portraits), A. W. Sully (concerning Myers portraits), E. Lee Trinkle, Mrs. Benjamin Mordecai Siegel, T.W. Harrison, Robert M. Hughes, letter transmitting an admission to the House of Commons.","Frances Stuart Myers, Robertson-Northrop Sport Shop, Inc., D. T. Bohun Company, Sarah B. Killam, J. M. Barton, Tiffany \u0026 Co., Willie Galt, M.J.G. (regarding a prospective suitor for a family member).","Some concern Myers desire to continue as vice-consul at Norfolk, Va. Includes blueprints of Fort Norfolk.","Correspondence of Barton Myers with Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy and other documents relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard as well as invitations to naval events. Herbert Hoover letter as Secretary of Commerce.","Letters to Barton Myers concerning Fort Norfolk, condemnation of Cape Henry land, and appointment of Myers as a member of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention.","Correspondence, 1916-1918, as member of Norfolk Dock Commission (Myers as president) and minutes of the commission concerning proposals to build a dock in Nofolk, Va., and 1917 dock commission blueprint.","Correspondence and documents, 1916-1923-24 concerning pleas for Barton Myers to remain active in the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Dock Commission.","Memo includes addresses, expenses on trips, and notes concerning real estate; handwritten birthday card and a list.","Back is labeled \"Myers.\" Included is a photograph of Myers from a book.","Includes tickets to events as well as a souvenir anchor made from iron of the \"Merrimack.\"","Includes tickets to events.","Includes engravings of \"Landing at Jamestown,\" \"Braddock's Retreat,\" and \"Perils of our Forefathers,\" all by Dempsey \u0026 Carroll, N.Y.","2 copies.","Letters from Barton Myers, Jr. to his parents and family. Includes letters written from Woodberry Forest School, the University of Virginia and Cornell University.","Letters written by Barton Myers, Jr. to his family while serving in the Quartermaster Corps in World War I. Includes letters from Fort Myer, Fort Thomas, Ky., Newport News, Va., in France and in London, Eng.","Letters written by R. Baldwin Myers to his family. Includes letters written form Winchester, Salem Willows, Staunton, Woodberry Forest, London and France. Includes letter, 1914, to Baldwin from John Scott Walker concerning Woodberry Forest Reunion. Includes letter and material concerning his service in World War I.","One issue of a weekly newsletter, \"Music in the Camps,\" Vol. 1, No. 37, July 13, 1918. and war camp community service worker notices. Toast from World War I. Probably from the papers of either Barton Myers, Jr. or R. Baldwin Myers while serving in World War I.","Scope and Contents Letters from Louisa \"Loutie\" Barton Myers Lloyd (wife of, James Hubard Lloyd, a Protestant Episcopal missionary to Japan). Letter written from Kyoto. Includes letters, 1921, exchanged between James Hubard Lloyd and W. E. Rollings concerning Japanese students studying in America. Includes letter written by Japanese student studying English in Japan.","Letters of C. M. Barton to grandchildren Katherine and Willie; letter of Miss Cary M. Barton to Kate; L. B. B. Lloyd to Kate; Mary D. Whitlow to Miss Katherine Myers.","New York Surrogate's Court.","Soda coupons, Libby Prison Escape postcard, paint samples, typescript of letter written from Winchester, 1799, by Mrs. Susanna Knox, ad for foods for diabetes and other ailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Electric Division, Sunday School lessons, list of pledges, program, 1921, League of Virginia Municipalities, Practice of Prayer by James J. McConkey, admission ticket, Governor's Island Boat, fertilizer mixtures, invitation, fireside club, from S. L. Taylor, Automobile Association of America and Rules of the Road in Norfolk, and envelopes.","(Alternative Form). Photocopies of newspaper clipping relating to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.","Typescript. 8 pp. Apparently published in the Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk, Va.","Located with Oversize.","Scope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk resolutions by Barton Myers, 1886 (2 copies); Certificate appointing Barton Myers as a Councilman for the City of Norfolk, 1881; Lay Readers License from the Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1919, 1920, 1926; Appointment, with seal, of Barton Myers as British Vice Consul, 1877; Handwritten document, with seal, appointing Barton Myers as British Pro Vice-Consul at the Port of Norfolk and Portsmouth. 1876; Certification that Barton Myers paid his dues for the \"Company 'A' 4th Regt. Infantry (\"Lee Rifles\") Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. 1913; and Indenture, with a seal, between Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and Dr. Robert F. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia for a cemetery lot. undated.","Correspondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.","Correspondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.","1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.","Family letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.","Scope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.","Scope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the \"Secretary of the Navy\" in 1913; pamphlet \"The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'\" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3, 1926 and Vol. 1 No. 1 edition of \"Norfolk Commerce\" bulletin of the Chamber of Commerce for 1914.","Scope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.","Letters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.","Invitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made \"by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk.\"","Obituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.","Includes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.","Correspondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing \"value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865,\" War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922 and a November 1885 \"Monthly Examination\" for \"2nd Class N.C.\" with \"Burrage\" written on reverse.","Scope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of \"Pig Point\" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.","Correspondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.","Blueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of \"Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties.\"","A partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.","Board Minutes for the Infant Sanitarium in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mrs. Barton Myers was president. Includes many newspaper clippings with details of the annual reports. Quotation from an article in The Virginian-Pilot (October 4, 2010): \"For nearly 60 years, sickly children were sent to the Infant Sanitarium on Atlantic Avenue at 18th Street [...] and tended to by medical staff, free of charge. The facility was founded in 1888 by Kate Baldwin Myers, the wife of Barton Myers, who served as Norfolk's mayor from 1886 to 1888.\"","Scrapbook of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets and personal written material included, created by Barton Myers.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)","Myers family","Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. Baldwin, 1883-","Myers, Samuel, 1790-1829","Myers, John, 1787-1830","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A, 1776/1925"],"collection_ssim":["Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A, 1776/1925"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 98 M99 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/8553"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 98 M99 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/8553"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Militia"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Militia"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Militia"],"creator_ssm":["Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. Baldwin, 1883-","Myers family","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)","Myers, Samuel, 1790-1829","Myers, John, 1787-1830"],"creator_ssim":["Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) has been divided into three groups, A, B, and C. This finding aid is for Group A only. Overall, the papers of the Myers, Burrage and Graham families document six generations of a prominent Jewish family of Norfolk, Va. The bulk of the collection relates to Moses Myers and his children, particularly Samuel (1790-1829), John Myers (1787-1830) and his grandson Barton Myers (1853-1927). There are papers of collateral relatives Col. James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), topographical engineer and Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["The Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) has been divided into three groups, A, B, and C. This finding aid is for Group A only. Overall, the papers of the Myers, Burrage and Graham families document six generations of a prominent Jewish family of Norfolk, Va. The bulk of the collection relates to Moses Myers and his children, particularly Samuel (1790-1829), John Myers (1787-1830) and his grandson Barton Myers (1853-1927). There are papers of collateral relatives Col. James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), topographical engineer and Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954)."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMoses Myers (1752-1835) was born in New York City. He was a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Va. moving there in 1787. He was consul for the Netherlands, vice-consul for Denmark and served as collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served in the Revolutionary War and later in the Virginia militia. He was President of the Norfolk Common Council.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Moses Myers (1752-1835) was born in New York City. He was a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Va. moving there in 1787. He was consul for the Netherlands, vice-consul for Denmark and served as collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served in the Revolutionary War and later in the Virginia militia. He was President of the Norfolk Common Council."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMyers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Antonio Bly in 2000.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Antonio Bly in 2000."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also; Gustavus A. Myers Papers, 1834-1869, Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, and the Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups B and C, Myers Papers (II), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Mss. Acc. 2008.147 Myers Papers of the Chrysler Museum of Art\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also; Gustavus A. Myers Papers, 1834-1869, Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, and the Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups B and C, Myers Papers (II), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Mss. Acc. 2008.147 Myers Papers of the Chrysler Museum of Art"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePass allows safe-passage through the Province of Quebec to the colonies. Signed by Frederic Haldimand and R. Mathews. XCy and Photo of DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents There, goods imported from \"Europe or other parts of the world\" would be sold. DS and XCy. 10 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Nicholas of his choice to locate his investment in Virginia with them; outlines reasons why Virginia is an excellent site for their business. XCy of DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Moses Myers. frag. of D. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder— David Simons. Frederick District no. 82. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder—David Simons. Fredericksburg district no. 83. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement confirms the prices of several staple/farm products.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet/oration eulogizing the death of George Washington. P. 20 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Ja[me]s Monroe. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes document of March 10, 1804, stating that Moses Myers has given one hundred dollars \"for his subscription toward building\" the Court House in Portsmouth. Signed by Tubman Laws. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSk. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Alexander Stuart. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCy of DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends not purchasing oranges unless \"remarkably fine and cheap\"; sends draft on Moses Myers for $100 which applies to his credit; has had troubles collecting amount due Murphy \u0026amp; Blackburn. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCy of DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Myers of a duel between Cabell and Jones; Jones was wounded in the thigh. Mentions a prospect to buy cider. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePropose to appoint Myers as Danish Vice Consul. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming Myers that he \"Will receive his father's trunk, case, cain \u0026amp; hat,\" etc. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James Madison and Robert Smith, Secretary of State. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending Myers a complete copying book, pistols, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Myers's intent to visit Europe; Samuel Myers has not contacts; gives him a commission to buy a set of \"glass\" and \"floor cloth.\" ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John has gone to London. MM and the family are \"extremely anxious to hear\" from him; business here is dull including ship sales. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions letter he (John) wrote to his brother on the \"15th\" with a present. Mrs. Wickham's health; philosophizes a crisis in Europe; compares to America; war would bring unity to us. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the sale of vessel, Victory; business notes, news of family and acquaintances. ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses revolutions in Europe; John Myers being a merchant not held in high regard; shipping; cargoes; computing houses; foodstuffs for sale. ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends acquiring a knowledge of the arts of the countries during a brief tour of England; keeping a journal on national and local politics in America. ALS. 7 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses foreign affairs between America and England; approaching dissolution of the U.S. Bank. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 cards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProbably acquired by John Myers during the trip to England in 1810/1811. PM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discuss foreign affairs among the French, English and America; non-importation against England \"great events have generated this chaos\"; \"great events can restore\" political peace. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShipping concerns; mercantile business; banking matters, list of ayes and noes \"for striking out.\" ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Cabinet; people clamor for war; public improvements. ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the purchase of a new ship, the Norfolk Pucket, and other shipping news; increase in business; burning of French privateer at Gosport; Monroe as Secretary of State, probably next President. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions how the French are \"confiscating all American property\"; we are a \"sinking nation\"; critical of President Madison; \"cripled commerce of the world\"; farmers producing tobacco; party every night in Norfolk. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso a list of names of the \"stewards for the Trinity breakfast.\" PM. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDull trade; shipping news; news of family. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Collected by John Myers.) PM. 9 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Collected by John Myers). PM. 9 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoses Myers's health is better; business dull; money matters, Mr. Foster in correspondence with [James] Monroe. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Myers's letters to his father, and his application to restore goods he deposited in the Custom House from the frigate Constitution. Includes list of articles sent to Custom House. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by President and faculty of Harvard. ADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchase of corn. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel is going to England on the Packet; severe battle between French and the allies at Leipzig. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaylor accepts their approbation. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpression of friendship. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHave not met with the king yet, still waiting in Vienna; return of Napoleon to France; European affairs; Danish \"will not adventure much to America.\" ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of introduction for the son of a mutual acquaintance. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Myers that he has been \"elected a director of the office of Discount \u0026amp; Deposit of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePassport for Myer Myers to enter France signed by Myers and John Quincy Adams. DS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding a note by \"W.B. Lamb,\" 11 August 1817. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding document of statement John Marshall is Chief Justice signed by Richard Reed. Including John Marshall's ALS attesting to Moses, John, Samuel, Myers as merchants in Norfolk and citizens of the U.S., 12 September 1817. 2 DS \u0026amp; ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrag. of DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for writing him, importance of family and friendship; mention of W. Etting, Mrs. French's music; duty calls him to support his family; fifteen years younger he would be a novel writer. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James P. preston. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis little girl is poisoned by a ring of debased metal; Governor Ridgely wants Wirt to join in working a mine in Botetourt, Virginia. Needs a coachman. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes about his own \"afflictions\"; healthwise and other burdens; refers to an appointment in Pennsylvania and the importance of a personal application. Mention of the Etting family. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his pleasure in writing to him (Myers). Has recommended him to be a commissioner to settle claims under Spanish treaty. Mention of Judge Washington, Mr. Patterson, and General Taylor. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions John Myers's application to the commissioner under the late Spanish treaty for the adjustment of American claims. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn Dutch. DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Myers application for the commissionership for settling claims; definition of professional man; discussion of regulations of Spanish treaty; U.S. President comes to Norfolk; mention of Ettings. ALS. 7 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutual friends; visit of U.S. President to Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning purchases of American editions of books; includes list of legal titles and prices. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSelected a revised code of law for him. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Captain Downes of U.S. ship Macedonian is \"authorized\" to being home \"specie.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Myer for the \"foreign newspapers,\" containing opinion in slave case. AL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Myers's account against Dr. George Buzman\" in debt case. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He is authorized to practice law. Signed by Spencer Roane and William Brockenbrough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Thomas M. Randolph. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets missing his visit concerning financial relief for Myers. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscuss the route that Perderver intends to take when he returns north. Engage passage on the Miss George Packet. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning representing John Myers and his father in case before comptroller. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt Charlotte's Villa. PM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending enclosed [not enclosed] by M.M. Robinson. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn board the Constitution. Naval case. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewsCl. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts Myers's loan of his pistols. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by William P. DuVal. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommemorating forty-seventh anniversary of American independence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the formation of volunteer militia. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the selection by the President of claim by Myers. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by William DuVal. APsS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMyers has been elected as the representative of the ward of Pensacola. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning lottery. PM including ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter Myers left for President sent to him. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of recommendation for Samuel Myers. ALS; includes postcard. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the illness of \"Mr. C.\" Offers to assist Myers. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discuss his meeting with AlexanderBrown. Tells Myers not to hurry his suit. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James Pleasants. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning trade. ALS includig note by Michael Lazarus to Brooke Cosby. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrag. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing him back sooner. Situation prevents him from complying with Myers's request. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eActivities of day. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the \"system of customs.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTurns down his request for a recommendation for collector of customs in Norfolk as he [Giles] is not in the favor of the administration. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eANS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions writing \"Mr. Rush.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the appointment of the collection of customs in Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReference to favor for Moses Myers. Discusses planting a cotton crop next year. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReference to collectorship. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned John Q. Adams and H. Clay. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCannot find the papers he (Myers) requested in regards to his father's appointment to \"Collector at Norfolk.\" Isn't sure whether name of father Moses Myers has been sent to the president or not. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the re-election of \"Gov. [Joseph] Kent\" of Maryland. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMyers's father's appointment has been approved by the Senate. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument also signed by Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrag. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to case on the docket of Reuben M. Whitney v. the United States. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eANS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded is a poetic newspaper clipping. D. 2 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions concerning customs. LS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddress leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his memorial to the committee of commerce. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Moses Myers from the secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. PDS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning memorial about Moses Myers, collector of customs, and no intention to remove him. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for conveying liberal benefaction from donor. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick Myers of Norfolk. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Floyd. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSrock certificate entitling holder to five shares of stock in the Virginia and North Carolina Transportation Co. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning health, banking, and European politics including Ireland. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning health and business. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including letter by Myer Myers. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTravelling and travel plans. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news. Illness of child. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllness of father. Mention of Mr. Etting; social news. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a \"convention\" of which Myers was the host. Social and family news. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John M. Gregory. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong a number of these concerned citizens appear M[yer] Myers's and Moses Myers's signatures. D. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition states that the city will not pave Free Mason Street. Signed by M. Myers, Executor, among others. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses an ongoing chess game between two with plays. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSocial, family news, weather, flowers. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCivil War military news of John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise. AMS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts Myers's resignation of his commission as 1st lieutenant \"4 Reg. Cavalry.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Commissions Olinger \"First Lieutenant of Riflemen in the 94th\" Regiment. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives orders for the regiment to move from Camp Jackson at 10 o'clock AM in the direction of Kanawha Valley. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Letcher on verso. Is a note from William Lamb certifying Moses Myers's commission. D. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas written the Whig as Hughes suggested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dispose of me as you see fit and accept my heart-felt sympathy.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions an overruling on the part of the judge. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the appointment of an unnamed person to an \"officer.\" Will check facts with Judge Rives. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to a charter that has become a law. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions an examination of Daniel's paper on the appointment of the Inspector of Borders. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers the action of some mischievous school boys during the Easter holiday. Including note by James Barron Hope, 16 April 1887. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers Arthur's appointment as the Brazilian consulate general of New York and hopes for Barton Myers's cooperation and friendship. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the change within the Brazilian government from empire to republic. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTurns down social invitation. Looks forward to discussing with Hughes law, literature, etc. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHoliday declines Myers's invitation to him and his wife. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs obliged to you for the address on \"Editors of the Past,\" which I have read with great interest. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to an appointment of Paymaster in the Navy. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges condolences of British residents on the death of Queen Victoria. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Marquis of Lansdowne and Myers's telegram on the queen's death. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to the president of Jamestown Exposition Company, Incorporated, account. Marked \"Confidential.\" ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Barton Myers for the copy of the book, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. Comments on Lee and Jackson. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddresses the subject of tickets for a White House reception. TLS 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDewey declines Myers's invitation to address the Naval Young Men's Christian Association. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMetcalf declines Myers's invitation to be his guest at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. TLS 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclines invitation. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of Miss Heyl's promotion in Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Since it is a civil service job Martin has little influence. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions an appointment of Judge White to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Boykin's death. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMakes reference to Hughes's letter of the 15th. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePenal codes. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Myers for his \"elegant hospitality\" during his visit. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the war, and an appointment of William Stanley Edmonds as vice-consul to the post of Norfolk to replace Myers. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of Rice's dispatch of the 7th. Mentions Myers's acceptance of Mr. Edmonds as vice-consul. Details of office of vice-consul. TL. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter discusses Mr. Edmond's position as vice-consul and something of his salary arrangement. Details of office of vice-consul. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges letters of the \"17th/25th.\" Also indicates a change in vice-consul; rather than Edmonds, Will Royds has been appointed the position to assist Myers. Adf. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo Myers visiting him and German ships. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges the receipt of Rice's letter of 11th, mentions \"consular business.\" ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sorry out of town unless specially urgent could you come Wednesday.\" Telegram. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the \"consular business\"; Meyers expresses his satisfaction with Mr. Royds. Details of consular business. TL. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the reallocation of work within the consular office. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges the receipt of Cecil's letter of the 23rd. Also conveys Myers's apprval of the arrangement of the vice-consul office. TL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromised to send Taylor's book. Travel plans. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegisters the Admiralty's great appreciation of Myers's assistance given to Commodore Wells. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the destruction of Old Fort Norfolk. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily and social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of instruction for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning death of friend. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of accusation and prejudice against the Myers brothers. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMs. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAMs. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned imprint by Meyer Myers and others. PDoc. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning consular duties. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADoc. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarital problems. Family news. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned in print by Moses Myers, president. See Oversize Box. PDoc. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Oversize Folder. ADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccomplishments of Barton Myers, Sr. Sketches of Barton Myers, Sr. for National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Speech, 1907, by Barton Myers concerning Young Men's Christian Association. Notes for a speech dedicating a church building. Genealogy of the late Archibald Stuart Baldwin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritings of Barton Myers, Sr. including a toast to the coronation of George V., notes concerning a contract to build a grain elevator in Norfolk, Va., report, 1919, to the congregation concerning the removal of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, memorandum concerning purchase or lease for the Army Supply Base, speech concerning Tidewater Women's Associations, notes concerning Rev. James Blair, and notes concerning erection of a monument at Blackwall, England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritings of Barton Myers. Most concern religious subjects but there are notes concerning liquidation of the debt of Virginia, Myers genealogy, liquor on election days, Henry Clay's ideas on tariffs, the shipyard at norfolk, English legal history, and a daily schedule for Myers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech of Barton Myers, Sr. to Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, excerpt of a Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, statement concerning the Jamestown Exposition, Myers to Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and to Portsmouth Star concerning advocating of Claude A. Swanson as Senator, and advocating of Col. E. E. Holland for Congress, speech to League of Virginia Municipalities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of a committee to argue why the office of customs should be located at Norfolk and not Newport News, speech of Barton Myers, Sr. outlining Norfolk Chamber of Commerce activities during the past year (during World War I), resolution opposing the lease of the Virginian Railway to Norfolk and Western Railroad (by Barton Myers as chairman of Norfolk Port Commission), committee report on building of wharves and docks (Norfolk \u0026amp; Portsmouth Belt Line Company), testimony of S. Heth Tyler and Barton Myers concerning application of the Norfolk and Western Railway to acquire control by lease of the ... Virginia Railway Company., notes concerning the needs of the city of Norfolk, Va. for development in 1912, report of a committee on the suitable location for union terminals, docks, and warehouse and railroad routes (Myers as chair), bill to amend the charter and extend and define the boundaries of Norfolk, Printed report of a committee and editorials concerning the port of Baltimore, speech, 1915, to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, deposition 7 June 1894, concerning the election of 1894 and black voters in Norfolk, Va., and applications for First Families of America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnual Report, 10 February 1891, of the trade and commerce of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes several written to him as vice-consul for the Netherlands written in Dutch. includes business cards from his sons Baldwin Myers and Barton Myers, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Thornton (concerning the mother of Joesph D. Pinner), Frances Caperton Preston, Barton Myers, Jr. (at the University of Virginia), ToTo to uncle [Barton Myers, Sr.], Katherine Barton Myers (describing a Liberty Loan Parade), Frances Stuart Myers, Dayman O. Holmes (concerning Myers portraits), A. W. Sully (concerning Myers portraits), E. Lee Trinkle, Mrs. Benjamin Mordecai Siegel, T.W. Harrison, Robert M. Hughes, letter transmitting an admission to the House of Commons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrances Stuart Myers, Robertson-Northrop Sport Shop, Inc., D. T. Bohun Company, Sarah B. Killam, J. M. Barton, Tiffany \u0026amp; Co., Willie Galt, M.J.G. (regarding a prospective suitor for a family member).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome concern Myers desire to continue as vice-consul at Norfolk, Va. Includes blueprints of Fort Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of Barton Myers with Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy and other documents relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard as well as invitations to naval events. Herbert Hoover letter as Secretary of Commerce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to Barton Myers concerning Fort Norfolk, condemnation of Cape Henry land, and appointment of Myers as a member of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, 1916-1918, as member of Norfolk Dock Commission (Myers as president) and minutes of the commission concerning proposals to build a dock in Nofolk, Va., and 1917 dock commission blueprint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and documents, 1916-1923-24 concerning pleas for Barton Myers to remain active in the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Dock Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo includes addresses, expenses on trips, and notes concerning real estate; handwritten birthday card and a list.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBack is labeled \"Myers.\" Included is a photograph of Myers from a book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes tickets to events as well as a souvenir anchor made from iron of the \"Merrimack.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes tickets to events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes engravings of \"Landing at Jamestown,\" \"Braddock's Retreat,\" and \"Perils of our Forefathers,\" all by Dempsey \u0026amp; Carroll, N.Y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from Barton Myers, Jr. to his parents and family. Includes letters written from Woodberry Forest School, the University of Virginia and Cornell University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written by Barton Myers, Jr. to his family while serving in the Quartermaster Corps in World War I. Includes letters from Fort Myer, Fort Thomas, Ky., Newport News, Va., in France and in London, Eng.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written by R. Baldwin Myers to his family. Includes letters written form Winchester, Salem Willows, Staunton, Woodberry Forest, London and France. Includes letter, 1914, to Baldwin from John Scott Walker concerning Woodberry Forest Reunion. Includes letter and material concerning his service in World War I.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne issue of a weekly newsletter, \"Music in the Camps,\" Vol. 1, No. 37, July 13, 1918. and war camp community service worker notices. Toast from World War I. Probably from the papers of either Barton Myers, Jr. or R. Baldwin Myers while serving in World War I.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters from Louisa \"Loutie\" Barton Myers Lloyd (wife of, James Hubard Lloyd, a Protestant Episcopal missionary to Japan). Letter written from Kyoto. Includes letters, 1921, exchanged between James Hubard Lloyd and W. E. Rollings concerning Japanese students studying in America. Includes letter written by Japanese student studying English in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of C. M. Barton to grandchildren Katherine and Willie; letter of Miss Cary M. Barton to Kate; L. B. B. Lloyd to Kate; Mary D. Whitlow to Miss Katherine Myers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew York Surrogate's Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSoda coupons, Libby Prison Escape postcard, paint samples, typescript of letter written from Winchester, 1799, by Mrs. Susanna Knox, ad for foods for diabetes and other ailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Electric Division, Sunday School lessons, list of pledges, program, 1921, League of Virginia Municipalities, Practice of Prayer by James J. McConkey, admission ticket, Governor's Island Boat, fertilizer mixtures, invitation, fireside club, from S. L. Taylor, Automobile Association of America and Rules of the Road in Norfolk, and envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Alternative Form). Photocopies of newspaper clipping relating to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript. 8 pp. Apparently published in the Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLocated with Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk resolutions by Barton Myers, 1886 (2 copies); Certificate appointing Barton Myers as a Councilman for the City of Norfolk, 1881; Lay Readers License from the Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1919, 1920, 1926; Appointment, with seal, of Barton Myers as British Vice Consul, 1877; Handwritten document, with seal, appointing Barton Myers as British Pro Vice-Consul at the Port of Norfolk and Portsmouth. 1876; Certification that Barton Myers paid his dues for the \"Company 'A' 4th Regt. Infantry (\"Lee Rifles\") Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. 1913; and Indenture, with a seal, between Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and Dr. Robert F. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia for a cemetery lot. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the \"Secretary of the Navy\" in 1913; pamphlet \"The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'\" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3, 1926 and Vol. 1 No. 1 edition of \"Norfolk Commerce\" bulletin of the Chamber of Commerce for 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made \"by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing \"value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865,\" War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922 and a November 1885 \"Monthly Examination\" for \"2nd Class N.C.\" with \"Burrage\" written on reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of \"Pig Point\" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of \"Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoard Minutes for the Infant Sanitarium in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mrs. Barton Myers was president. Includes many newspaper clippings with details of the annual reports. Quotation from an article in The Virginian-Pilot (October 4, 2010): \"For nearly 60 years, sickly children were sent to the Infant Sanitarium on Atlantic Avenue at 18th Street [...] and tended to by medical staff, free of charge. The facility was founded in 1888 by Kate Baldwin Myers, the wife of Barton Myers, who served as Norfolk's mayor from 1886 to 1888.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScrapbook of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets and personal written material included, created by Barton Myers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and 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Signed by Frederic Haldimand and R. Mathews. XCy and Photo of DS. 1 p.","DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents There, goods imported from \"Europe or other parts of the world\" would be sold. DS and XCy. 10 pp.","Assures Nicholas of his choice to locate his investment in Virginia with them; outlines reasons why Virginia is an excellent site for their business. XCy of DS. 1 p.","Mentions Moses Myers. frag. of D. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder— David Simons. Frederick District no. 82. DS. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder—David Simons. Fredericksburg district no. 83. DS. 1 p.","Statement confirms the prices of several staple/farm products.","DS. 1 p.","Booklet/oration eulogizing the death of George Washington. P. 20 pp.","Signed by Ja[me]s Monroe. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Includes document of March 10, 1804, stating that Moses Myers has given one hundred dollars \"for his subscription toward building\" the Court House in Portsmouth. Signed by Tubman Laws. DS. 1 p.","Sk. 1 p.","Signed by Alexander Stuart. DS. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Recommends not purchasing oranges unless \"remarkably fine and cheap\"; sends draft on Moses Myers for $100 which applies to his credit; has had troubles collecting amount due Murphy \u0026 Blackburn. ALS. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Informs Myers of a duel between Cabell and Jones; Jones was wounded in the thigh. Mentions a prospect to buy cider. ALS. 1 p.","1 p.","Propose to appoint Myers as Danish Vice Consul. ALS. 1 p.","Informing Myers that he \"Will receive his father's trunk, case, cain \u0026 hat,\" etc. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by James Madison and Robert Smith, Secretary of State. DS. 1 p.","D. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Sending Myers a complete copying book, pistols, etc.","Scope and Contents John Myers's intent to visit Europe; Samuel Myers has not contacts; gives him a commission to buy a set of \"glass\" and \"floor cloth.\" ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents John has gone to London. MM and the family are \"extremely anxious to hear\" from him; business here is dull including ship sales. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions letter he (John) wrote to his brother on the \"15th\" with a present. Mrs. Wickham's health; philosophizes a crisis in Europe; compares to America; war would bring unity to us. ALS. 3 pp.","Mentions the sale of vessel, Victory; business notes, news of family and acquaintances. ALS. 5 pp.","Discusses revolutions in Europe; John Myers being a merchant not held in high regard; shipping; cargoes; computing houses; foodstuffs for sale. ALS. 5 pp.","Recommends acquiring a knowledge of the arts of the countries during a brief tour of England; keeping a journal on national and local politics in America. ALS. 7 pp.","Discusses foreign affairs between America and England; approaching dissolution of the U.S. Bank. ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","3 cards.","Probably acquired by John Myers during the trip to England in 1810/1811. PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Discuss foreign affairs among the French, English and America; non-importation against England \"great events have generated this chaos\"; \"great events can restore\" political peace. ALS. 3 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Shipping concerns; mercantile business; banking matters, list of ayes and noes \"for striking out.\" ALS. 5 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","U.S. Cabinet; people clamor for war; public improvements. ALS. 5 pp.","Mentions the purchase of a new ship, the Norfolk Pucket, and other shipping news; increase in business; burning of French privateer at Gosport; Monroe as Secretary of State, probably next President. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions how the French are \"confiscating all American property\"; we are a \"sinking nation\"; critical of President Madison; \"cripled commerce of the world\"; farmers producing tobacco; party every night in Norfolk. ALS. 4 pp.","PM. 3 pp.","PM. 1 p.","Also a list of names of the \"stewards for the Trinity breakfast.\" PM. 2 pp.","Dull trade; shipping news; news of family. ALS. 2 pp.","(Collected by John Myers.) PM. 9 pp.","(Collected by John Myers). PM. 9 pp.","Moses Myers's health is better; business dull; money matters, Mr. Foster in correspondence with [James] Monroe. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Mentions Myers's letters to his father, and his application to restore goods he deposited in the Custom House from the frigate Constitution. Includes list of articles sent to Custom House. ALS. 4 pp.","Signed by President and faculty of Harvard. ADS. 1 p.","Purchase of corn. ALS. 1 p.","Samuel is going to England on the Packet; severe battle between French and the allies at Leipzig. ALS. 1 p.","Taylor accepts their approbation. ALS. 1 p.","Expression of friendship. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas. DS. 1 p.","Have not met with the king yet, still waiting in Vienna; return of Napoleon to France; European affairs; Danish \"will not adventure much to America.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Letter of introduction for the son of a mutual acquaintance. ALS. 1 p.","Informs Myers that he has been \"elected a director of the office of Discount \u0026 Deposit of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk.\" ALS. 1 p.","Passport for Myer Myers to enter France signed by Myers and John Quincy Adams. DS. 3 pp.","Including a note by \"W.B. Lamb,\" 11 August 1817. DS. 1 p.","Including document of statement John Marshall is Chief Justice signed by Richard Reed. Including John Marshall's ALS attesting to Moses, John, Samuel, Myers as merchants in Norfolk and citizens of the U.S., 12 September 1817. 2 DS \u0026 ALS. 3 pp.","frag. of DS. 2 pp.","Thanks him for writing him, importance of family and friendship; mention of W. Etting, Mrs. French's music; duty calls him to support his family; fifteen years younger he would be a novel writer. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by James P. preston. DS. 1 p.","His little girl is poisoned by a ring of debased metal; Governor Ridgely wants Wirt to join in working a mine in Botetourt, Virginia. Needs a coachman. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Writes about his own \"afflictions\"; healthwise and other burdens; refers to an appointment in Pennsylvania and the importance of a personal application. Mention of the Etting family. ALS. 2 pp.","Expresses his pleasure in writing to him (Myers). Has recommended him to be a commissioner to settle claims under Spanish treaty. Mention of Judge Washington, Mr. Patterson, and General Taylor. ALS. 4 pp.","Mentions John Myers's application to the commissioner under the late Spanish treaty for the adjustment of American claims. ALS. 2 pp.","In Dutch. DS. 2 pp.","The Myers application for the commissionership for settling claims; definition of professional man; discussion of regulations of Spanish treaty; U.S. President comes to Norfolk; mention of Ettings. ALS. 7 pp.","Mutual friends; visit of U.S. President to Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. DS. 1 p.","Concerning purchases of American editions of books; includes list of legal titles and prices. ALS. 3 pp.","Selected a revised code of law for him. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Captain Downes of U.S. ship Macedonian is \"authorized\" to being home \"specie.\" ALS. 1 p.","Thanks Myer for the \"foreign newspapers,\" containing opinion in slave case. AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Myers's account against Dr. George Buzman\" in debt case. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents He is authorized to practice law. Signed by Spencer Roane and William Brockenbrough.","Signed by Thomas M. Randolph. DS. 1 p.","DS. 3 pp.","Regrets missing his visit concerning financial relief for Myers. ALS. 1 p.","News. 4 pp.","Discuss the route that Perderver intends to take when he returns north. Engage passage on the Miss George Packet. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning representing John Myers and his father in case before comptroller. ALS. 3 pp.","At Charlotte's Villa. PM. 1 p.","Sending enclosed [not enclosed] by M.M. Robinson. ALS. 1 p.","On board the Constitution. Naval case. ALS. 4 pp.","NewsCl. 1 p.","Accepts Myers's loan of his pistols. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William P. DuVal. DS. 1 p.","Commemorating forty-seventh anniversary of American independence.","PM. 1 p.","Discusses the formation of volunteer militia. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the selection by the President of claim by Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William DuVal. APsS. 2 pp.","Myers has been elected as the representative of the ward of Pensacola. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning lottery. PM including ALS. 1 p.","Letter Myers left for President sent to him. ALS. 1 p.","Letter of recommendation for Samuel Myers. ALS; includes postcard. 1 p.","Mentions the illness of \"Mr. C.\" Offers to assist Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discuss his meeting with AlexanderBrown. Tells Myers not to hurry his suit. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Pleasants. DS. 1 p.","Concerning trade. ALS includig note by Michael Lazarus to Brooke Cosby. ALS. 3 pp.","frag. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Apologizes for not writing him back sooner. Situation prevents him from complying with Myers's request. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Activities of day. ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses the \"system of customs.\" ALS. 1 p.","Turns down his request for a recommendation for collector of customs in Norfolk as he [Giles] is not in the favor of the administration. ALS. 2 pp.","ANS. 1 p.","Mentions writing \"Mr. Rush.\" ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the appointment of the collection of customs in Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Reference to favor for Moses Myers. Discusses planting a cotton crop next year. ALS. 1 p.","Reference to collectorship. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush. DS. 1 p.","Signed John Q. Adams and H. Clay. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Cannot find the papers he (Myers) requested in regards to his father's appointment to \"Collector at Norfolk.\" Isn't sure whether name of father Moses Myers has been sent to the president or not. ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions the re-election of \"Gov. [Joseph] Kent\" of Maryland. ALS. 1 p.","Myers's father's appointment has been approved by the Senate. ALS. 1 p.","Document also signed by Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. DS. 1 p.","frag. 1 p.","Refers to case on the docket of Reuben M. Whitney v. the United States. ALS. 1 p.","ANS. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Included is a poetic newspaper clipping. D. 2 p.","NwsCl.","Instructions concerning customs. LS. 1 p.","Address leaf.","Mentions his memorial to the committee of commerce. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Moses Myers from the secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. PDS. 2 pp.","Concerning memorial about Moses Myers, collector of customs, and no intention to remove him. ALS. 1 p.","Thanks him for conveying liberal benefaction from donor. ALS. 1 p.","Frederick Myers of Norfolk. DS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Signed by John Floyd. DS. 1 p.","Srock certificate entitling holder to five shares of stock in the Virginia and North Carolina Transportation Co. DS. 1 p.","Concerning health, banking, and European politics including Ireland. ALS. 4 pp.","Concerning health and business. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Including letter by Myer Myers. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Travelling and travel plans. ALS. 4 pp.","Family news. Illness of child. ALS. 3 pp.","Illness of father. Mention of Mr. Etting; social news. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions a \"convention\" of which Myers was the host. Social and family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by John M. Gregory. DS. 1 p.","Among a number of these concerned citizens appear M[yer] Myers's and Moses Myers's signatures. D. 3 pp.","Petition states that the city will not pave Free Mason Street. Signed by M. Myers, Executor, among others. DS. 1 p.","Discusses an ongoing chess game between two with plays. ALS. 4 pp.","Social, family news, weather, flowers. ALS. 4 pp.","ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","Civil War military news of John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise. AMS. 2 pp.","Accepts Myers's resignation of his commission as 1st lieutenant \"4 Reg. Cavalry.\" ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Commissions Olinger \"First Lieutenant of Riflemen in the 94th\" Regiment. DS. 1 p.","Gives orders for the regiment to move from Camp Jackson at 10 o'clock AM in the direction of Kanawha Valley. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Letcher on verso. Is a note from William Lamb certifying Moses Myers's commission. D. 2 pp.","Has written the Whig as Hughes suggested.","\"Dispose of me as you see fit and accept my heart-felt sympathy.\" ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an overruling on the part of the judge. ALS. 1 p.","Discusses the appointment of an unnamed person to an \"officer.\" Will check facts with Judge Rives. ALS. 1 p.","Refers to a charter that has become a law. ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an examination of Daniel's paper on the appointment of the Inspector of Borders. ALS. 1 p.","Refers the action of some mischievous school boys during the Easter holiday. Including note by James Barron Hope, 16 April 1887. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers Arthur's appointment as the Brazilian consulate general of New York and hopes for Barton Myers's cooperation and friendship. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions the change within the Brazilian government from empire to republic. TLS. 1 p.","Turns down social invitation. Looks forward to discussing with Hughes law, literature, etc. ALS. 2 pp.","Holiday declines Myers's invitation to him and his wife. ALS. 2 pp.","Is obliged to you for the address on \"Editors of the Past,\" which I have read with great interest. TLS. 1 p.","Refers to an appointment of Paymaster in the Navy. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges condolences of British residents on the death of Queen Victoria. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions Marquis of Lansdowne and Myers's telegram on the queen's death. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers to the president of Jamestown Exposition Company, Incorporated, account. Marked \"Confidential.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Thanks Barton Myers for the copy of the book, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. Comments on Lee and Jackson. ALS. 3 pp.","Addresses the subject of tickets for a White House reception. TLS 1 p.","Dewey declines Myers's invitation to address the Naval Young Men's Christian Association. TLS. 1 p.","Metcalf declines Myers's invitation to be his guest at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. TLS 1 p.","Declines invitation. ALS. 3 pp.","PM. 4 pp.","Discussion of Miss Heyl's promotion in Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Since it is a civil service job Martin has little influence. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions an appointment of Judge White to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Boykin's death. TLS. 1 p.","Makes reference to Hughes's letter of the 15th. TLS. 1 p.","Penal codes. TLS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Thanks Myers for his \"elegant hospitality\" during his visit. TLS. 2 pp.","C. 1 p.","Mentions the war, and an appointment of William Stanley Edmonds as vice-consul to the post of Norfolk to replace Myers. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges receipt of Rice's dispatch of the 7th. Mentions Myers's acceptance of Mr. Edmonds as vice-consul. Details of office of vice-consul. TL. 2 pp.","Letter discusses Mr. Edmond's position as vice-consul and something of his salary arrangement. Details of office of vice-consul. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges letters of the \"17th/25th.\" Also indicates a change in vice-consul; rather than Edmonds, Will Royds has been appointed the position to assist Myers. Adf. 3 pp.","To Myers visiting him and German ships. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Rice's letter of 11th, mentions \"consular business.\" ALS. 2 pp.","\"Sorry out of town unless specially urgent could you come Wednesday.\" Telegram. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports on the \"consular business\"; Meyers expresses his satisfaction with Mr. Royds. Details of consular business. TL. 4 pp.","Discusses the reallocation of work within the consular office. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Cecil's letter of the 23rd. Also conveys Myers's apprval of the arrangement of the vice-consul office. TL. 1 p.","Promised to send Taylor's book. Travel plans. ALS. 1 p.","Registers the Admiralty's great appreciation of Myers's assistance given to Commodore Wells. TLS. 1 p.","Concerning the destruction of Old Fort Norfolk. TLS. 2 pp.","Family and social news.","Letter of instruction for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williams.","Concerning death of friend. ALS. 2 pp.","Discussion of accusation and prejudice against the Myers brothers. ALS. 3 pp.","Ms. 1 p.","AMs. 1 p.","Signed imprint by Meyer Myers and others. PDoc. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Concerning consular duties. ALS. 1 p.","ADoc. 2 pp.","Marital problems. Family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed in print by Moses Myers, president. See Oversize Box. PDoc. 1 p.","See Oversize Folder. ADS. 1 p.","Accomplishments of Barton Myers, Sr. Sketches of Barton Myers, Sr. for National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Speech, 1907, by Barton Myers concerning Young Men's Christian Association. Notes for a speech dedicating a church building. Genealogy of the late Archibald Stuart Baldwin.","Writings of Barton Myers, Sr. including a toast to the coronation of George V., notes concerning a contract to build a grain elevator in Norfolk, Va., report, 1919, to the congregation concerning the removal of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, memorandum concerning purchase or lease for the Army Supply Base, speech concerning Tidewater Women's Associations, notes concerning Rev. James Blair, and notes concerning erection of a monument at Blackwall, England.","Writings of Barton Myers. Most concern religious subjects but there are notes concerning liquidation of the debt of Virginia, Myers genealogy, liquor on election days, Henry Clay's ideas on tariffs, the shipyard at norfolk, English legal history, and a daily schedule for Myers.","Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, excerpt of a Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, statement concerning the Jamestown Exposition, Myers to Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and to Portsmouth Star concerning advocating of Claude A. Swanson as Senator, and advocating of Col. E. E. Holland for Congress, speech to League of Virginia Municipalities.","Report of a committee to argue why the office of customs should be located at Norfolk and not Newport News, speech of Barton Myers, Sr. outlining Norfolk Chamber of Commerce activities during the past year (during World War I), resolution opposing the lease of the Virginian Railway to Norfolk and Western Railroad (by Barton Myers as chairman of Norfolk Port Commission), committee report on building of wharves and docks (Norfolk \u0026 Portsmouth Belt Line Company), testimony of S. Heth Tyler and Barton Myers concerning application of the Norfolk and Western Railway to acquire control by lease of the ... Virginia Railway Company., notes concerning the needs of the city of Norfolk, Va. for development in 1912, report of a committee on the suitable location for union terminals, docks, and warehouse and railroad routes (Myers as chair), bill to amend the charter and extend and define the boundaries of Norfolk, Printed report of a committee and editorials concerning the port of Baltimore, speech, 1915, to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, deposition 7 June 1894, concerning the election of 1894 and black voters in Norfolk, Va., and applications for First Families of America.","Annual Report, 10 February 1891, of the trade and commerce of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.","Includes several written to him as vice-consul for the Netherlands written in Dutch. includes business cards from his sons Baldwin Myers and Barton Myers, Jr.","Edward Thornton (concerning the mother of Joesph D. Pinner), Frances Caperton Preston, Barton Myers, Jr. (at the University of Virginia), ToTo to uncle [Barton Myers, Sr.], Katherine Barton Myers (describing a Liberty Loan Parade), Frances Stuart Myers, Dayman O. Holmes (concerning Myers portraits), A. W. Sully (concerning Myers portraits), E. Lee Trinkle, Mrs. Benjamin Mordecai Siegel, T.W. Harrison, Robert M. Hughes, letter transmitting an admission to the House of Commons.","Frances Stuart Myers, Robertson-Northrop Sport Shop, Inc., D. T. Bohun Company, Sarah B. Killam, J. M. Barton, Tiffany \u0026 Co., Willie Galt, M.J.G. (regarding a prospective suitor for a family member).","Some concern Myers desire to continue as vice-consul at Norfolk, Va. Includes blueprints of Fort Norfolk.","Correspondence of Barton Myers with Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy and other documents relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard as well as invitations to naval events. Herbert Hoover letter as Secretary of Commerce.","Letters to Barton Myers concerning Fort Norfolk, condemnation of Cape Henry land, and appointment of Myers as a member of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention.","Correspondence, 1916-1918, as member of Norfolk Dock Commission (Myers as president) and minutes of the commission concerning proposals to build a dock in Nofolk, Va., and 1917 dock commission blueprint.","Correspondence and documents, 1916-1923-24 concerning pleas for Barton Myers to remain active in the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Dock Commission.","Memo includes addresses, expenses on trips, and notes concerning real estate; handwritten birthday card and a list.","Back is labeled \"Myers.\" Included is a photograph of Myers from a book.","Includes tickets to events as well as a souvenir anchor made from iron of the \"Merrimack.\"","Includes tickets to events.","Includes engravings of \"Landing at Jamestown,\" \"Braddock's Retreat,\" and \"Perils of our Forefathers,\" all by Dempsey \u0026 Carroll, N.Y.","2 copies.","Letters from Barton Myers, Jr. to his parents and family. Includes letters written from Woodberry Forest School, the University of Virginia and Cornell University.","Letters written by Barton Myers, Jr. to his family while serving in the Quartermaster Corps in World War I. Includes letters from Fort Myer, Fort Thomas, Ky., Newport News, Va., in France and in London, Eng.","Letters written by R. Baldwin Myers to his family. Includes letters written form Winchester, Salem Willows, Staunton, Woodberry Forest, London and France. Includes letter, 1914, to Baldwin from John Scott Walker concerning Woodberry Forest Reunion. Includes letter and material concerning his service in World War I.","One issue of a weekly newsletter, \"Music in the Camps,\" Vol. 1, No. 37, July 13, 1918. and war camp community service worker notices. Toast from World War I. Probably from the papers of either Barton Myers, Jr. or R. Baldwin Myers while serving in World War I.","Scope and Contents Letters from Louisa \"Loutie\" Barton Myers Lloyd (wife of, James Hubard Lloyd, a Protestant Episcopal missionary to Japan). Letter written from Kyoto. Includes letters, 1921, exchanged between James Hubard Lloyd and W. E. Rollings concerning Japanese students studying in America. Includes letter written by Japanese student studying English in Japan.","Letters of C. M. Barton to grandchildren Katherine and Willie; letter of Miss Cary M. Barton to Kate; L. B. B. Lloyd to Kate; Mary D. Whitlow to Miss Katherine Myers.","New York Surrogate's Court.","Soda coupons, Libby Prison Escape postcard, paint samples, typescript of letter written from Winchester, 1799, by Mrs. Susanna Knox, ad for foods for diabetes and other ailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Electric Division, Sunday School lessons, list of pledges, program, 1921, League of Virginia Municipalities, Practice of Prayer by James J. McConkey, admission ticket, Governor's Island Boat, fertilizer mixtures, invitation, fireside club, from S. L. Taylor, Automobile Association of America and Rules of the Road in Norfolk, and envelopes.","(Alternative Form). Photocopies of newspaper clipping relating to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.","Typescript. 8 pp. Apparently published in the Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk, Va.","Located with Oversize.","Scope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk resolutions by Barton Myers, 1886 (2 copies); Certificate appointing Barton Myers as a Councilman for the City of Norfolk, 1881; Lay Readers License from the Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1919, 1920, 1926; Appointment, with seal, of Barton Myers as British Vice Consul, 1877; Handwritten document, with seal, appointing Barton Myers as British Pro Vice-Consul at the Port of Norfolk and Portsmouth. 1876; Certification that Barton Myers paid his dues for the \"Company 'A' 4th Regt. Infantry (\"Lee Rifles\") Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. 1913; and Indenture, with a seal, between Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and Dr. Robert F. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia for a cemetery lot. undated.","Correspondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.","Correspondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.","1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.","Family letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.","Scope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.","Scope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the \"Secretary of the Navy\" in 1913; pamphlet \"The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'\" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3, 1926 and Vol. 1 No. 1 edition of \"Norfolk Commerce\" bulletin of the Chamber of Commerce for 1914.","Scope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.","Letters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.","Invitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made \"by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk.\"","Obituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.","Includes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.","Correspondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing \"value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865,\" War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922 and a November 1885 \"Monthly Examination\" for \"2nd Class N.C.\" with \"Burrage\" written on reverse.","Scope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of \"Pig Point\" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.","Correspondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.","Blueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of \"Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties.\"","A partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.","Board Minutes for the Infant Sanitarium in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mrs. Barton Myers was president. Includes many newspaper clippings with details of the annual reports. Quotation from an article in The Virginian-Pilot (October 4, 2010): \"For nearly 60 years, sickly children were sent to the Infant Sanitarium on Atlantic Avenue at 18th Street [...] and tended to by medical staff, free of charge. The facility was founded in 1888 by Kate Baldwin Myers, the wife of Barton Myers, who served as Norfolk's mayor from 1886 to 1888.\"","Scrapbook of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets and personal written material included, created by Barton Myers."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)"],"famname_ssim":["Myers family"],"persname_ssim":["Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. Baldwin, 1883-","Myers, Samuel, 1790-1829","Myers, John, 1787-1830"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)","Myers family","Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. Baldwin, 1883-","Myers, Samuel, 1790-1829","Myers, John, 1787-1830"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":318,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:47:01.879Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8553","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8553","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8553","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8553","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8553.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group A","title_ssm":["Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A"],"title_tesim":["Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A"],"unitdate_ssm":["1776-1925, and undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1776-1925, and undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1776/1925"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A, 1776/1925"],"text":["Myers-Burrage-Graham papers (I), Group A, 1776/1925","Mss. 98 M99 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/8553","Virginia--Militia","Episcopal Church--Missions--Japan","Florida--History--19th century","Jamestown Exposition (1907)","Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)","Merchants--Virginia--Norfolk","Merchants--Virginia--Portsmouth","Norfolk (Va.)--History--19th century","Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century","Pensacola (Fla.)--History","Portsmouth (Va.)--History--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Jewish History","United States--Revolutionary War--1775-1783","World War, 1914-1918","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)","Correspondence","Diplomas","Invitations","Reports","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) has been divided into three groups, A, B, and C. This finding aid is for Group A only. Overall, the papers of the Myers, Burrage and Graham families document six generations of a prominent Jewish family of Norfolk, Va. The bulk of the collection relates to Moses Myers and his children, particularly Samuel (1790-1829), John Myers (1787-1830) and his grandson Barton Myers (1853-1927). There are papers of collateral relatives Col. James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), topographical engineer and Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954).","Moses Myers (1752-1835) was born in New York City. He was a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Va. moving there in 1787. He was consul for the Netherlands, vice-consul for Denmark and served as collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served in the Revolutionary War and later in the Virginia militia. He was President of the Norfolk Common Council.","Processed by Antonio Bly in 2000.","See also; Gustavus A. Myers Papers, 1834-1869, Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, and the Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups B and C, Myers Papers (II), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Mss. Acc. 2008.147 Myers Papers of the Chrysler Museum of Art","Cy of ALS. 1 p.","Pass allows safe-passage through the Province of Quebec to the colonies. Signed by Frederic Haldimand and R. Mathews. XCy and Photo of DS. 1 p.","DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents There, goods imported from \"Europe or other parts of the world\" would be sold. DS and XCy. 10 pp.","Assures Nicholas of his choice to locate his investment in Virginia with them; outlines reasons why Virginia is an excellent site for their business. XCy of DS. 1 p.","Mentions Moses Myers. frag. of D. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder— David Simons. Frederick District no. 82. DS. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder—David Simons. Fredericksburg district no. 83. DS. 1 p.","Statement confirms the prices of several staple/farm products.","DS. 1 p.","Booklet/oration eulogizing the death of George Washington. P. 20 pp.","Signed by Ja[me]s Monroe. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Includes document of March 10, 1804, stating that Moses Myers has given one hundred dollars \"for his subscription toward building\" the Court House in Portsmouth. Signed by Tubman Laws. DS. 1 p.","Sk. 1 p.","Signed by Alexander Stuart. DS. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Recommends not purchasing oranges unless \"remarkably fine and cheap\"; sends draft on Moses Myers for $100 which applies to his credit; has had troubles collecting amount due Murphy \u0026 Blackburn. ALS. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Informs Myers of a duel between Cabell and Jones; Jones was wounded in the thigh. Mentions a prospect to buy cider. ALS. 1 p.","1 p.","Propose to appoint Myers as Danish Vice Consul. ALS. 1 p.","Informing Myers that he \"Will receive his father's trunk, case, cain \u0026 hat,\" etc. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by James Madison and Robert Smith, Secretary of State. DS. 1 p.","D. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Sending Myers a complete copying book, pistols, etc.","Scope and Contents John Myers's intent to visit Europe; Samuel Myers has not contacts; gives him a commission to buy a set of \"glass\" and \"floor cloth.\" ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents John has gone to London. MM and the family are \"extremely anxious to hear\" from him; business here is dull including ship sales. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions letter he (John) wrote to his brother on the \"15th\" with a present. Mrs. Wickham's health; philosophizes a crisis in Europe; compares to America; war would bring unity to us. ALS. 3 pp.","Mentions the sale of vessel, Victory; business notes, news of family and acquaintances. ALS. 5 pp.","Discusses revolutions in Europe; John Myers being a merchant not held in high regard; shipping; cargoes; computing houses; foodstuffs for sale. ALS. 5 pp.","Recommends acquiring a knowledge of the arts of the countries during a brief tour of England; keeping a journal on national and local politics in America. ALS. 7 pp.","Discusses foreign affairs between America and England; approaching dissolution of the U.S. Bank. ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","3 cards.","Probably acquired by John Myers during the trip to England in 1810/1811. PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Discuss foreign affairs among the French, English and America; non-importation against England \"great events have generated this chaos\"; \"great events can restore\" political peace. ALS. 3 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Shipping concerns; mercantile business; banking matters, list of ayes and noes \"for striking out.\" ALS. 5 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","U.S. Cabinet; people clamor for war; public improvements. ALS. 5 pp.","Mentions the purchase of a new ship, the Norfolk Pucket, and other shipping news; increase in business; burning of French privateer at Gosport; Monroe as Secretary of State, probably next President. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions how the French are \"confiscating all American property\"; we are a \"sinking nation\"; critical of President Madison; \"cripled commerce of the world\"; farmers producing tobacco; party every night in Norfolk. ALS. 4 pp.","PM. 3 pp.","PM. 1 p.","Also a list of names of the \"stewards for the Trinity breakfast.\" PM. 2 pp.","Dull trade; shipping news; news of family. ALS. 2 pp.","(Collected by John Myers.) PM. 9 pp.","(Collected by John Myers). PM. 9 pp.","Moses Myers's health is better; business dull; money matters, Mr. Foster in correspondence with [James] Monroe. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Mentions Myers's letters to his father, and his application to restore goods he deposited in the Custom House from the frigate Constitution. Includes list of articles sent to Custom House. ALS. 4 pp.","Signed by President and faculty of Harvard. ADS. 1 p.","Purchase of corn. ALS. 1 p.","Samuel is going to England on the Packet; severe battle between French and the allies at Leipzig. ALS. 1 p.","Taylor accepts their approbation. ALS. 1 p.","Expression of friendship. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas. DS. 1 p.","Have not met with the king yet, still waiting in Vienna; return of Napoleon to France; European affairs; Danish \"will not adventure much to America.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Letter of introduction for the son of a mutual acquaintance. ALS. 1 p.","Informs Myers that he has been \"elected a director of the office of Discount \u0026 Deposit of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk.\" ALS. 1 p.","Passport for Myer Myers to enter France signed by Myers and John Quincy Adams. DS. 3 pp.","Including a note by \"W.B. Lamb,\" 11 August 1817. DS. 1 p.","Including document of statement John Marshall is Chief Justice signed by Richard Reed. Including John Marshall's ALS attesting to Moses, John, Samuel, Myers as merchants in Norfolk and citizens of the U.S., 12 September 1817. 2 DS \u0026 ALS. 3 pp.","frag. of DS. 2 pp.","Thanks him for writing him, importance of family and friendship; mention of W. Etting, Mrs. French's music; duty calls him to support his family; fifteen years younger he would be a novel writer. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by James P. preston. DS. 1 p.","His little girl is poisoned by a ring of debased metal; Governor Ridgely wants Wirt to join in working a mine in Botetourt, Virginia. Needs a coachman. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Writes about his own \"afflictions\"; healthwise and other burdens; refers to an appointment in Pennsylvania and the importance of a personal application. Mention of the Etting family. ALS. 2 pp.","Expresses his pleasure in writing to him (Myers). Has recommended him to be a commissioner to settle claims under Spanish treaty. Mention of Judge Washington, Mr. Patterson, and General Taylor. ALS. 4 pp.","Mentions John Myers's application to the commissioner under the late Spanish treaty for the adjustment of American claims. ALS. 2 pp.","In Dutch. DS. 2 pp.","The Myers application for the commissionership for settling claims; definition of professional man; discussion of regulations of Spanish treaty; U.S. President comes to Norfolk; mention of Ettings. ALS. 7 pp.","Mutual friends; visit of U.S. President to Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. DS. 1 p.","Concerning purchases of American editions of books; includes list of legal titles and prices. ALS. 3 pp.","Selected a revised code of law for him. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Captain Downes of U.S. ship Macedonian is \"authorized\" to being home \"specie.\" ALS. 1 p.","Thanks Myer for the \"foreign newspapers,\" containing opinion in slave case. AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Myers's account against Dr. George Buzman\" in debt case. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents He is authorized to practice law. Signed by Spencer Roane and William Brockenbrough.","Signed by Thomas M. Randolph. DS. 1 p.","DS. 3 pp.","Regrets missing his visit concerning financial relief for Myers. ALS. 1 p.","News. 4 pp.","Discuss the route that Perderver intends to take when he returns north. Engage passage on the Miss George Packet. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning representing John Myers and his father in case before comptroller. ALS. 3 pp.","At Charlotte's Villa. PM. 1 p.","Sending enclosed [not enclosed] by M.M. Robinson. ALS. 1 p.","On board the Constitution. Naval case. ALS. 4 pp.","NewsCl. 1 p.","Accepts Myers's loan of his pistols. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William P. DuVal. DS. 1 p.","Commemorating forty-seventh anniversary of American independence.","PM. 1 p.","Discusses the formation of volunteer militia. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the selection by the President of claim by Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William DuVal. APsS. 2 pp.","Myers has been elected as the representative of the ward of Pensacola. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning lottery. PM including ALS. 1 p.","Letter Myers left for President sent to him. ALS. 1 p.","Letter of recommendation for Samuel Myers. ALS; includes postcard. 1 p.","Mentions the illness of \"Mr. C.\" Offers to assist Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discuss his meeting with AlexanderBrown. Tells Myers not to hurry his suit. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Pleasants. DS. 1 p.","Concerning trade. ALS includig note by Michael Lazarus to Brooke Cosby. ALS. 3 pp.","frag. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Apologizes for not writing him back sooner. Situation prevents him from complying with Myers's request. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Activities of day. ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses the \"system of customs.\" ALS. 1 p.","Turns down his request for a recommendation for collector of customs in Norfolk as he [Giles] is not in the favor of the administration. ALS. 2 pp.","ANS. 1 p.","Mentions writing \"Mr. Rush.\" ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the appointment of the collection of customs in Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Reference to favor for Moses Myers. Discusses planting a cotton crop next year. ALS. 1 p.","Reference to collectorship. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush. DS. 1 p.","Signed John Q. Adams and H. Clay. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Cannot find the papers he (Myers) requested in regards to his father's appointment to \"Collector at Norfolk.\" Isn't sure whether name of father Moses Myers has been sent to the president or not. ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions the re-election of \"Gov. [Joseph] Kent\" of Maryland. ALS. 1 p.","Myers's father's appointment has been approved by the Senate. ALS. 1 p.","Document also signed by Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. DS. 1 p.","frag. 1 p.","Refers to case on the docket of Reuben M. Whitney v. the United States. ALS. 1 p.","ANS. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Included is a poetic newspaper clipping. D. 2 p.","NwsCl.","Instructions concerning customs. LS. 1 p.","Address leaf.","Mentions his memorial to the committee of commerce. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Moses Myers from the secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. PDS. 2 pp.","Concerning memorial about Moses Myers, collector of customs, and no intention to remove him. ALS. 1 p.","Thanks him for conveying liberal benefaction from donor. ALS. 1 p.","Frederick Myers of Norfolk. DS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Signed by John Floyd. DS. 1 p.","Srock certificate entitling holder to five shares of stock in the Virginia and North Carolina Transportation Co. DS. 1 p.","Concerning health, banking, and European politics including Ireland. ALS. 4 pp.","Concerning health and business. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Including letter by Myer Myers. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Travelling and travel plans. ALS. 4 pp.","Family news. Illness of child. ALS. 3 pp.","Illness of father. Mention of Mr. Etting; social news. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions a \"convention\" of which Myers was the host. Social and family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by John M. Gregory. DS. 1 p.","Among a number of these concerned citizens appear M[yer] Myers's and Moses Myers's signatures. D. 3 pp.","Petition states that the city will not pave Free Mason Street. Signed by M. Myers, Executor, among others. DS. 1 p.","Discusses an ongoing chess game between two with plays. ALS. 4 pp.","Social, family news, weather, flowers. ALS. 4 pp.","ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","Civil War military news of John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise. AMS. 2 pp.","Accepts Myers's resignation of his commission as 1st lieutenant \"4 Reg. Cavalry.\" ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Commissions Olinger \"First Lieutenant of Riflemen in the 94th\" Regiment. DS. 1 p.","Gives orders for the regiment to move from Camp Jackson at 10 o'clock AM in the direction of Kanawha Valley. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Letcher on verso. Is a note from William Lamb certifying Moses Myers's commission. D. 2 pp.","Has written the Whig as Hughes suggested.","\"Dispose of me as you see fit and accept my heart-felt sympathy.\" ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an overruling on the part of the judge. ALS. 1 p.","Discusses the appointment of an unnamed person to an \"officer.\" Will check facts with Judge Rives. ALS. 1 p.","Refers to a charter that has become a law. ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an examination of Daniel's paper on the appointment of the Inspector of Borders. ALS. 1 p.","Refers the action of some mischievous school boys during the Easter holiday. Including note by James Barron Hope, 16 April 1887. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers Arthur's appointment as the Brazilian consulate general of New York and hopes for Barton Myers's cooperation and friendship. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions the change within the Brazilian government from empire to republic. TLS. 1 p.","Turns down social invitation. Looks forward to discussing with Hughes law, literature, etc. ALS. 2 pp.","Holiday declines Myers's invitation to him and his wife. ALS. 2 pp.","Is obliged to you for the address on \"Editors of the Past,\" which I have read with great interest. TLS. 1 p.","Refers to an appointment of Paymaster in the Navy. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges condolences of British residents on the death of Queen Victoria. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions Marquis of Lansdowne and Myers's telegram on the queen's death. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers to the president of Jamestown Exposition Company, Incorporated, account. Marked \"Confidential.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Thanks Barton Myers for the copy of the book, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. Comments on Lee and Jackson. ALS. 3 pp.","Addresses the subject of tickets for a White House reception. TLS 1 p.","Dewey declines Myers's invitation to address the Naval Young Men's Christian Association. TLS. 1 p.","Metcalf declines Myers's invitation to be his guest at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. TLS 1 p.","Declines invitation. ALS. 3 pp.","PM. 4 pp.","Discussion of Miss Heyl's promotion in Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Since it is a civil service job Martin has little influence. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions an appointment of Judge White to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Boykin's death. TLS. 1 p.","Makes reference to Hughes's letter of the 15th. TLS. 1 p.","Penal codes. TLS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Thanks Myers for his \"elegant hospitality\" during his visit. TLS. 2 pp.","C. 1 p.","Mentions the war, and an appointment of William Stanley Edmonds as vice-consul to the post of Norfolk to replace Myers. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges receipt of Rice's dispatch of the 7th. Mentions Myers's acceptance of Mr. Edmonds as vice-consul. Details of office of vice-consul. TL. 2 pp.","Letter discusses Mr. Edmond's position as vice-consul and something of his salary arrangement. Details of office of vice-consul. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges letters of the \"17th/25th.\" Also indicates a change in vice-consul; rather than Edmonds, Will Royds has been appointed the position to assist Myers. Adf. 3 pp.","To Myers visiting him and German ships. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Rice's letter of 11th, mentions \"consular business.\" ALS. 2 pp.","\"Sorry out of town unless specially urgent could you come Wednesday.\" Telegram. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports on the \"consular business\"; Meyers expresses his satisfaction with Mr. Royds. Details of consular business. TL. 4 pp.","Discusses the reallocation of work within the consular office. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Cecil's letter of the 23rd. Also conveys Myers's apprval of the arrangement of the vice-consul office. TL. 1 p.","Promised to send Taylor's book. Travel plans. ALS. 1 p.","Registers the Admiralty's great appreciation of Myers's assistance given to Commodore Wells. TLS. 1 p.","Concerning the destruction of Old Fort Norfolk. TLS. 2 pp.","Family and social news.","Letter of instruction for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williams.","Concerning death of friend. ALS. 2 pp.","Discussion of accusation and prejudice against the Myers brothers. ALS. 3 pp.","Ms. 1 p.","AMs. 1 p.","Signed imprint by Meyer Myers and others. PDoc. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Concerning consular duties. ALS. 1 p.","ADoc. 2 pp.","Marital problems. Family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed in print by Moses Myers, president. See Oversize Box. PDoc. 1 p.","See Oversize Folder. ADS. 1 p.","Accomplishments of Barton Myers, Sr. Sketches of Barton Myers, Sr. for National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Speech, 1907, by Barton Myers concerning Young Men's Christian Association. Notes for a speech dedicating a church building. Genealogy of the late Archibald Stuart Baldwin.","Writings of Barton Myers, Sr. including a toast to the coronation of George V., notes concerning a contract to build a grain elevator in Norfolk, Va., report, 1919, to the congregation concerning the removal of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, memorandum concerning purchase or lease for the Army Supply Base, speech concerning Tidewater Women's Associations, notes concerning Rev. James Blair, and notes concerning erection of a monument at Blackwall, England.","Writings of Barton Myers. Most concern religious subjects but there are notes concerning liquidation of the debt of Virginia, Myers genealogy, liquor on election days, Henry Clay's ideas on tariffs, the shipyard at norfolk, English legal history, and a daily schedule for Myers.","Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, excerpt of a Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, statement concerning the Jamestown Exposition, Myers to Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and to Portsmouth Star concerning advocating of Claude A. Swanson as Senator, and advocating of Col. E. E. Holland for Congress, speech to League of Virginia Municipalities.","Report of a committee to argue why the office of customs should be located at Norfolk and not Newport News, speech of Barton Myers, Sr. outlining Norfolk Chamber of Commerce activities during the past year (during World War I), resolution opposing the lease of the Virginian Railway to Norfolk and Western Railroad (by Barton Myers as chairman of Norfolk Port Commission), committee report on building of wharves and docks (Norfolk \u0026 Portsmouth Belt Line Company), testimony of S. Heth Tyler and Barton Myers concerning application of the Norfolk and Western Railway to acquire control by lease of the ... Virginia Railway Company., notes concerning the needs of the city of Norfolk, Va. for development in 1912, report of a committee on the suitable location for union terminals, docks, and warehouse and railroad routes (Myers as chair), bill to amend the charter and extend and define the boundaries of Norfolk, Printed report of a committee and editorials concerning the port of Baltimore, speech, 1915, to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, deposition 7 June 1894, concerning the election of 1894 and black voters in Norfolk, Va., and applications for First Families of America.","Annual Report, 10 February 1891, of the trade and commerce of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.","Includes several written to him as vice-consul for the Netherlands written in Dutch. includes business cards from his sons Baldwin Myers and Barton Myers, Jr.","Edward Thornton (concerning the mother of Joesph D. Pinner), Frances Caperton Preston, Barton Myers, Jr. (at the University of Virginia), ToTo to uncle [Barton Myers, Sr.], Katherine Barton Myers (describing a Liberty Loan Parade), Frances Stuart Myers, Dayman O. Holmes (concerning Myers portraits), A. W. Sully (concerning Myers portraits), E. Lee Trinkle, Mrs. Benjamin Mordecai Siegel, T.W. Harrison, Robert M. Hughes, letter transmitting an admission to the House of Commons.","Frances Stuart Myers, Robertson-Northrop Sport Shop, Inc., D. T. Bohun Company, Sarah B. Killam, J. M. Barton, Tiffany \u0026 Co., Willie Galt, M.J.G. (regarding a prospective suitor for a family member).","Some concern Myers desire to continue as vice-consul at Norfolk, Va. Includes blueprints of Fort Norfolk.","Correspondence of Barton Myers with Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy and other documents relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard as well as invitations to naval events. Herbert Hoover letter as Secretary of Commerce.","Letters to Barton Myers concerning Fort Norfolk, condemnation of Cape Henry land, and appointment of Myers as a member of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention.","Correspondence, 1916-1918, as member of Norfolk Dock Commission (Myers as president) and minutes of the commission concerning proposals to build a dock in Nofolk, Va., and 1917 dock commission blueprint.","Correspondence and documents, 1916-1923-24 concerning pleas for Barton Myers to remain active in the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Dock Commission.","Memo includes addresses, expenses on trips, and notes concerning real estate; handwritten birthday card and a list.","Back is labeled \"Myers.\" Included is a photograph of Myers from a book.","Includes tickets to events as well as a souvenir anchor made from iron of the \"Merrimack.\"","Includes tickets to events.","Includes engravings of \"Landing at Jamestown,\" \"Braddock's Retreat,\" and \"Perils of our Forefathers,\" all by Dempsey \u0026 Carroll, N.Y.","2 copies.","Letters from Barton Myers, Jr. to his parents and family. Includes letters written from Woodberry Forest School, the University of Virginia and Cornell University.","Letters written by Barton Myers, Jr. to his family while serving in the Quartermaster Corps in World War I. Includes letters from Fort Myer, Fort Thomas, Ky., Newport News, Va., in France and in London, Eng.","Letters written by R. Baldwin Myers to his family. Includes letters written form Winchester, Salem Willows, Staunton, Woodberry Forest, London and France. Includes letter, 1914, to Baldwin from John Scott Walker concerning Woodberry Forest Reunion. Includes letter and material concerning his service in World War I.","One issue of a weekly newsletter, \"Music in the Camps,\" Vol. 1, No. 37, July 13, 1918. and war camp community service worker notices. Toast from World War I. Probably from the papers of either Barton Myers, Jr. or R. Baldwin Myers while serving in World War I.","Scope and Contents Letters from Louisa \"Loutie\" Barton Myers Lloyd (wife of, James Hubard Lloyd, a Protestant Episcopal missionary to Japan). Letter written from Kyoto. Includes letters, 1921, exchanged between James Hubard Lloyd and W. E. Rollings concerning Japanese students studying in America. Includes letter written by Japanese student studying English in Japan.","Letters of C. M. Barton to grandchildren Katherine and Willie; letter of Miss Cary M. Barton to Kate; L. B. B. Lloyd to Kate; Mary D. Whitlow to Miss Katherine Myers.","New York Surrogate's Court.","Soda coupons, Libby Prison Escape postcard, paint samples, typescript of letter written from Winchester, 1799, by Mrs. Susanna Knox, ad for foods for diabetes and other ailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Electric Division, Sunday School lessons, list of pledges, program, 1921, League of Virginia Municipalities, Practice of Prayer by James J. McConkey, admission ticket, Governor's Island Boat, fertilizer mixtures, invitation, fireside club, from S. L. Taylor, Automobile Association of America and Rules of the Road in Norfolk, and envelopes.","(Alternative Form). Photocopies of newspaper clipping relating to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.","Typescript. 8 pp. Apparently published in the Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk, Va.","Located with Oversize.","Scope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk resolutions by Barton Myers, 1886 (2 copies); Certificate appointing Barton Myers as a Councilman for the City of Norfolk, 1881; Lay Readers License from the Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1919, 1920, 1926; Appointment, with seal, of Barton Myers as British Vice Consul, 1877; Handwritten document, with seal, appointing Barton Myers as British Pro Vice-Consul at the Port of Norfolk and Portsmouth. 1876; Certification that Barton Myers paid his dues for the \"Company 'A' 4th Regt. Infantry (\"Lee Rifles\") Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. 1913; and Indenture, with a seal, between Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and Dr. Robert F. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia for a cemetery lot. undated.","Correspondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.","Correspondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.","1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.","Family letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.","Scope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.","Scope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the \"Secretary of the Navy\" in 1913; pamphlet \"The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'\" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3, 1926 and Vol. 1 No. 1 edition of \"Norfolk Commerce\" bulletin of the Chamber of Commerce for 1914.","Scope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.","Letters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.","Invitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made \"by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk.\"","Obituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.","Includes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.","Correspondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing \"value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865,\" War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922 and a November 1885 \"Monthly Examination\" for \"2nd Class N.C.\" with \"Burrage\" written on reverse.","Scope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of \"Pig Point\" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.","Correspondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.","Blueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of \"Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties.\"","A partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.","Board Minutes for the Infant Sanitarium in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mrs. Barton Myers was president. Includes many newspaper clippings with details of the annual reports. Quotation from an article in The Virginian-Pilot (October 4, 2010): \"For nearly 60 years, sickly children were sent to the Infant Sanitarium on Atlantic Avenue at 18th Street [...] and tended to by medical staff, free of charge. The facility was founded in 1888 by Kate Baldwin Myers, the wife of Barton Myers, who served as Norfolk's mayor from 1886 to 1888.\"","Scrapbook of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets and personal written material included, created by Barton Myers.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)","Myers family","Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) has been divided into three groups, A, B, and C. This finding aid is for Group A only. Overall, the papers of the Myers, Burrage and Graham families document six generations of a prominent Jewish family of Norfolk, Va. The bulk of the collection relates to Moses Myers and his children, particularly Samuel (1790-1829), John Myers (1787-1830) and his grandson Barton Myers (1853-1927). There are papers of collateral relatives Col. James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), topographical engineer and Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["The Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) has been divided into three groups, A, B, and C. This finding aid is for Group A only. Overall, the papers of the Myers, Burrage and Graham families document six generations of a prominent Jewish family of Norfolk, Va. The bulk of the collection relates to Moses Myers and his children, particularly Samuel (1790-1829), John Myers (1787-1830) and his grandson Barton Myers (1853-1927). There are papers of collateral relatives Col. James Duncan Graham (1799-1865), topographical engineer and Vice-Admiral Guy Hamilton Burrage (1867-1954)."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMoses Myers (1752-1835) was born in New York City. He was a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Va. moving there in 1787. He was consul for the Netherlands, vice-consul for Denmark and served as collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served in the Revolutionary War and later in the Virginia militia. He was President of the Norfolk Common Council.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Moses Myers (1752-1835) was born in New York City. He was a prominent Jewish merchant in Norfolk, Va. moving there in 1787. He was consul for the Netherlands, vice-consul for Denmark and served as collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth. He served in the Revolutionary War and later in the Virginia militia. He was President of the Norfolk Common Council."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMyers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Antonio Bly in 2000.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Antonio Bly in 2000."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also; Gustavus A. Myers Papers, 1834-1869, Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, and the Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups B and C, Myers Papers (II), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Mss. Acc. 2008.147 Myers Papers of the Chrysler Museum of Art\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also; Gustavus A. Myers Papers, 1834-1869, Samuel Myers Papers, 1796-1845, and the Myers-Burrage-Graham Papers (I) Groups B and C, Myers Papers (II), all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Mss. Acc. 2008.147 Myers Papers of the Chrysler Museum of Art"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePass allows safe-passage through the Province of Quebec to the colonies. Signed by Frederic Haldimand and R. Mathews. XCy and Photo of DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents There, goods imported from \"Europe or other parts of the world\" would be sold. DS and XCy. 10 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures Nicholas of his choice to locate his investment in Virginia with them; outlines reasons why Virginia is an excellent site for their business. XCy of DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Moses Myers. frag. of D. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder— David Simons. Frederick District no. 82. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInsurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder—David Simons. Fredericksburg district no. 83. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatement confirms the prices of several staple/farm products.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet/oration eulogizing the death of George Washington. P. 20 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Ja[me]s Monroe. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes document of March 10, 1804, stating that Moses Myers has given one hundred dollars \"for his subscription toward building\" the Court House in Portsmouth. Signed by Tubman Laws. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSk. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Alexander Stuart. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCy of DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends not purchasing oranges unless \"remarkably fine and cheap\"; sends draft on Moses Myers for $100 which applies to his credit; has had troubles collecting amount due Murphy \u0026amp; Blackburn. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCy of DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Myers of a duel between Cabell and Jones; Jones was wounded in the thigh. Mentions a prospect to buy cider. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePropose to appoint Myers as Danish Vice Consul. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforming Myers that he \"Will receive his father's trunk, case, cain \u0026amp; hat,\" etc. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James Madison and Robert Smith, Secretary of State. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eD. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending Myers a complete copying book, pistols, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Myers's intent to visit Europe; Samuel Myers has not contacts; gives him a commission to buy a set of \"glass\" and \"floor cloth.\" ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John has gone to London. MM and the family are \"extremely anxious to hear\" from him; business here is dull including ship sales. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions letter he (John) wrote to his brother on the \"15th\" with a present. Mrs. Wickham's health; philosophizes a crisis in Europe; compares to America; war would bring unity to us. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the sale of vessel, Victory; business notes, news of family and acquaintances. ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses revolutions in Europe; John Myers being a merchant not held in high regard; shipping; cargoes; computing houses; foodstuffs for sale. ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends acquiring a knowledge of the arts of the countries during a brief tour of England; keeping a journal on national and local politics in America. ALS. 7 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses foreign affairs between America and England; approaching dissolution of the U.S. Bank. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 cards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProbably acquired by John Myers during the trip to England in 1810/1811. PM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discuss foreign affairs among the French, English and America; non-importation against England \"great events have generated this chaos\"; \"great events can restore\" political peace. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShipping concerns; mercantile business; banking matters, list of ayes and noes \"for striking out.\" ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. Cabinet; people clamor for war; public improvements. ALS. 5 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the purchase of a new ship, the Norfolk Pucket, and other shipping news; increase in business; burning of French privateer at Gosport; Monroe as Secretary of State, probably next President. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions how the French are \"confiscating all American property\"; we are a \"sinking nation\"; critical of President Madison; \"cripled commerce of the world\"; farmers producing tobacco; party every night in Norfolk. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso a list of names of the \"stewards for the Trinity breakfast.\" PM. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDull trade; shipping news; news of family. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Collected by John Myers.) PM. 9 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Collected by John Myers). PM. 9 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoses Myers's health is better; business dull; money matters, Mr. Foster in correspondence with [James] Monroe. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Myers's letters to his father, and his application to restore goods he deposited in the Custom House from the frigate Constitution. Includes list of articles sent to Custom House. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by President and faculty of Harvard. ADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePurchase of corn. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSamuel is going to England on the Packet; severe battle between French and the allies at Leipzig. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTaylor accepts their approbation. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpression of friendship. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHave not met with the king yet, still waiting in Vienna; return of Napoleon to France; European affairs; Danish \"will not adventure much to America.\" ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of introduction for the son of a mutual acquaintance. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Myers that he has been \"elected a director of the office of Discount \u0026amp; Deposit of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePassport for Myer Myers to enter France signed by Myers and John Quincy Adams. DS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding a note by \"W.B. Lamb,\" 11 August 1817. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding document of statement John Marshall is Chief Justice signed by Richard Reed. Including John Marshall's ALS attesting to Moses, John, Samuel, Myers as merchants in Norfolk and citizens of the U.S., 12 September 1817. 2 DS \u0026amp; ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrag. of DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for writing him, importance of family and friendship; mention of W. Etting, Mrs. French's music; duty calls him to support his family; fifteen years younger he would be a novel writer. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James P. preston. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHis little girl is poisoned by a ring of debased metal; Governor Ridgely wants Wirt to join in working a mine in Botetourt, Virginia. Needs a coachman. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes about his own \"afflictions\"; healthwise and other burdens; refers to an appointment in Pennsylvania and the importance of a personal application. Mention of the Etting family. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his pleasure in writing to him (Myers). Has recommended him to be a commissioner to settle claims under Spanish treaty. Mention of Judge Washington, Mr. Patterson, and General Taylor. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions John Myers's application to the commissioner under the late Spanish treaty for the adjustment of American claims. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn Dutch. DS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Myers application for the commissionership for settling claims; definition of professional man; discussion of regulations of Spanish treaty; U.S. President comes to Norfolk; mention of Ettings. ALS. 7 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMutual friends; visit of U.S. President to Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning purchases of American editions of books; includes list of legal titles and prices. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSelected a revised code of law for him. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Captain Downes of U.S. ship Macedonian is \"authorized\" to being home \"specie.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Myer for the \"foreign newspapers,\" containing opinion in slave case. AL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Myers's account against Dr. George Buzman\" in debt case. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He is authorized to practice law. Signed by Spencer Roane and William Brockenbrough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Thomas M. Randolph. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets missing his visit concerning financial relief for Myers. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscuss the route that Perderver intends to take when he returns north. Engage passage on the Miss George Packet. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning representing John Myers and his father in case before comptroller. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt Charlotte's Villa. PM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSending enclosed [not enclosed] by M.M. Robinson. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn board the Constitution. Naval case. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewsCl. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts Myers's loan of his pistols. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by William P. DuVal. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommemorating forty-seventh anniversary of American independence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the formation of volunteer militia. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the selection by the President of claim by Myers. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by William DuVal. APsS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMyers has been elected as the representative of the ward of Pensacola. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning lottery. PM including ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter Myers left for President sent to him. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of recommendation for Samuel Myers. ALS; includes postcard. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the illness of \"Mr. C.\" Offers to assist Myers. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discuss his meeting with AlexanderBrown. Tells Myers not to hurry his suit. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James Pleasants. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning trade. ALS includig note by Michael Lazarus to Brooke Cosby. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrag. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing him back sooner. Situation prevents him from complying with Myers's request. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNws. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eActivities of day. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the \"system of customs.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTurns down his request for a recommendation for collector of customs in Norfolk as he [Giles] is not in the favor of the administration. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eANS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions writing \"Mr. Rush.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the appointment of the collection of customs in Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReference to favor for Moses Myers. Discusses planting a cotton crop next year. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReference to collectorship. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned John Q. Adams and H. Clay. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCannot find the papers he (Myers) requested in regards to his father's appointment to \"Collector at Norfolk.\" Isn't sure whether name of father Moses Myers has been sent to the president or not. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the re-election of \"Gov. [Joseph] Kent\" of Maryland. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMyers's father's appointment has been approved by the Senate. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument also signed by Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003efrag. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to case on the docket of Reuben M. Whitney v. the United States. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eANS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluded is a poetic newspaper clipping. D. 2 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstructions concerning customs. LS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddress leaf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his memorial to the committee of commerce. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Moses Myers from the secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. PDS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning memorial about Moses Myers, collector of customs, and no intention to remove him. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for conveying liberal benefaction from donor. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick Myers of Norfolk. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Floyd. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSrock certificate entitling holder to five shares of stock in the Virginia and North Carolina Transportation Co. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning health, banking, and European politics including Ireland. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning health and business. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including letter by Myer Myers. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTravelling and travel plans. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily news. Illness of child. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIllness of father. Mention of Mr. Etting; social news. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a \"convention\" of which Myers was the host. Social and family news. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John M. Gregory. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong a number of these concerned citizens appear M[yer] Myers's and Moses Myers's signatures. D. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition states that the city will not pave Free Mason Street. Signed by M. Myers, Executor, among others. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses an ongoing chess game between two with plays. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSocial, family news, weather, flowers. ALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eALS. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCivil War military news of John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise. AMS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccepts Myers's resignation of his commission as 1st lieutenant \"4 Reg. Cavalry.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Commissions Olinger \"First Lieutenant of Riflemen in the 94th\" Regiment. DS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives orders for the regiment to move from Camp Jackson at 10 o'clock AM in the direction of Kanawha Valley. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Letcher on verso. Is a note from William Lamb certifying Moses Myers's commission. D. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas written the Whig as Hughes suggested.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Dispose of me as you see fit and accept my heart-felt sympathy.\" ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions an overruling on the part of the judge. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the appointment of an unnamed person to an \"officer.\" Will check facts with Judge Rives. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to a charter that has become a law. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions an examination of Daniel's paper on the appointment of the Inspector of Borders. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers the action of some mischievous school boys during the Easter holiday. Including note by James Barron Hope, 16 April 1887. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers Arthur's appointment as the Brazilian consulate general of New York and hopes for Barton Myers's cooperation and friendship. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the change within the Brazilian government from empire to republic. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTurns down social invitation. Looks forward to discussing with Hughes law, literature, etc. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHoliday declines Myers's invitation to him and his wife. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs obliged to you for the address on \"Editors of the Past,\" which I have read with great interest. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to an appointment of Paymaster in the Navy. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges condolences of British residents on the death of Queen Victoria. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Marquis of Lansdowne and Myers's telegram on the queen's death. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRefers to the president of Jamestown Exposition Company, Incorporated, account. Marked \"Confidential.\" ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Barton Myers for the copy of the book, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. Comments on Lee and Jackson. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddresses the subject of tickets for a White House reception. TLS 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDewey declines Myers's invitation to address the Naval Young Men's Christian Association. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMetcalf declines Myers's invitation to be his guest at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. TLS 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeclines invitation. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePM. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of Miss Heyl's promotion in Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Since it is a civil service job Martin has little influence. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions an appointment of Judge White to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Boykin's death. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMakes reference to Hughes's letter of the 15th. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePenal codes. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Myers for his \"elegant hospitality\" during his visit. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eC. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the war, and an appointment of William Stanley Edmonds as vice-consul to the post of Norfolk to replace Myers. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of Rice's dispatch of the 7th. Mentions Myers's acceptance of Mr. Edmonds as vice-consul. Details of office of vice-consul. TL. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter discusses Mr. Edmond's position as vice-consul and something of his salary arrangement. Details of office of vice-consul. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges letters of the \"17th/25th.\" Also indicates a change in vice-consul; rather than Edmonds, Will Royds has been appointed the position to assist Myers. Adf. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo Myers visiting him and German ships. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges the receipt of Rice's letter of 11th, mentions \"consular business.\" ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sorry out of town unless specially urgent could you come Wednesday.\" Telegram. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the \"consular business\"; Meyers expresses his satisfaction with Mr. Royds. Details of consular business. TL. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the reallocation of work within the consular office. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges the receipt of Cecil's letter of the 23rd. Also conveys Myers's apprval of the arrangement of the vice-consul office. TL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromised to send Taylor's book. Travel plans. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegisters the Admiralty's great appreciation of Myers's assistance given to Commodore Wells. TLS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the destruction of Old Fort Norfolk. TLS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily and social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of instruction for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning death of friend. ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of accusation and prejudice against the Myers brothers. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMs. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAMs. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned imprint by Meyer Myers and others. PDoc. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning consular duties. ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eADoc. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarital problems. Family news. ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned in print by Moses Myers, president. See Oversize Box. PDoc. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Oversize Folder. ADS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccomplishments of Barton Myers, Sr. Sketches of Barton Myers, Sr. for National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Speech, 1907, by Barton Myers concerning Young Men's Christian Association. Notes for a speech dedicating a church building. Genealogy of the late Archibald Stuart Baldwin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritings of Barton Myers, Sr. including a toast to the coronation of George V., notes concerning a contract to build a grain elevator in Norfolk, Va., report, 1919, to the congregation concerning the removal of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, memorandum concerning purchase or lease for the Army Supply Base, speech concerning Tidewater Women's Associations, notes concerning Rev. James Blair, and notes concerning erection of a monument at Blackwall, England.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritings of Barton Myers. Most concern religious subjects but there are notes concerning liquidation of the debt of Virginia, Myers genealogy, liquor on election days, Henry Clay's ideas on tariffs, the shipyard at norfolk, English legal history, and a daily schedule for Myers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech of Barton Myers, Sr. to Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, excerpt of a Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, statement concerning the Jamestown Exposition, Myers to Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and to Portsmouth Star concerning advocating of Claude A. Swanson as Senator, and advocating of Col. E. E. Holland for Congress, speech to League of Virginia Municipalities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of a committee to argue why the office of customs should be located at Norfolk and not Newport News, speech of Barton Myers, Sr. outlining Norfolk Chamber of Commerce activities during the past year (during World War I), resolution opposing the lease of the Virginian Railway to Norfolk and Western Railroad (by Barton Myers as chairman of Norfolk Port Commission), committee report on building of wharves and docks (Norfolk \u0026amp; Portsmouth Belt Line Company), testimony of S. Heth Tyler and Barton Myers concerning application of the Norfolk and Western Railway to acquire control by lease of the ... Virginia Railway Company., notes concerning the needs of the city of Norfolk, Va. for development in 1912, report of a committee on the suitable location for union terminals, docks, and warehouse and railroad routes (Myers as chair), bill to amend the charter and extend and define the boundaries of Norfolk, Printed report of a committee and editorials concerning the port of Baltimore, speech, 1915, to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, deposition 7 June 1894, concerning the election of 1894 and black voters in Norfolk, Va., and applications for First Families of America.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnual Report, 10 February 1891, of the trade and commerce of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes several written to him as vice-consul for the Netherlands written in Dutch. includes business cards from his sons Baldwin Myers and Barton Myers, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Thornton (concerning the mother of Joesph D. Pinner), Frances Caperton Preston, Barton Myers, Jr. (at the University of Virginia), ToTo to uncle [Barton Myers, Sr.], Katherine Barton Myers (describing a Liberty Loan Parade), Frances Stuart Myers, Dayman O. Holmes (concerning Myers portraits), A. W. Sully (concerning Myers portraits), E. Lee Trinkle, Mrs. Benjamin Mordecai Siegel, T.W. Harrison, Robert M. Hughes, letter transmitting an admission to the House of Commons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrances Stuart Myers, Robertson-Northrop Sport Shop, Inc., D. T. Bohun Company, Sarah B. Killam, J. M. Barton, Tiffany \u0026amp; Co., Willie Galt, M.J.G. (regarding a prospective suitor for a family member).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome concern Myers desire to continue as vice-consul at Norfolk, Va. Includes blueprints of Fort Norfolk.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of Barton Myers with Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy and other documents relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard as well as invitations to naval events. Herbert Hoover letter as Secretary of Commerce.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to Barton Myers concerning Fort Norfolk, condemnation of Cape Henry land, and appointment of Myers as a member of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, 1916-1918, as member of Norfolk Dock Commission (Myers as president) and minutes of the commission concerning proposals to build a dock in Nofolk, Va., and 1917 dock commission blueprint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and documents, 1916-1923-24 concerning pleas for Barton Myers to remain active in the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Dock Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMemo includes addresses, expenses on trips, and notes concerning real estate; handwritten birthday card and a list.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBack is labeled \"Myers.\" Included is a photograph of Myers from a book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes tickets to events as well as a souvenir anchor made from iron of the \"Merrimack.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes tickets to events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes engravings of \"Landing at Jamestown,\" \"Braddock's Retreat,\" and \"Perils of our Forefathers,\" all by Dempsey \u0026amp; Carroll, N.Y.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from Barton Myers, Jr. to his parents and family. Includes letters written from Woodberry Forest School, the University of Virginia and Cornell University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written by Barton Myers, Jr. to his family while serving in the Quartermaster Corps in World War I. Includes letters from Fort Myer, Fort Thomas, Ky., Newport News, Va., in France and in London, Eng.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters written by R. Baldwin Myers to his family. Includes letters written form Winchester, Salem Willows, Staunton, Woodberry Forest, London and France. Includes letter, 1914, to Baldwin from John Scott Walker concerning Woodberry Forest Reunion. Includes letter and material concerning his service in World War I.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne issue of a weekly newsletter, \"Music in the Camps,\" Vol. 1, No. 37, July 13, 1918. and war camp community service worker notices. Toast from World War I. Probably from the papers of either Barton Myers, Jr. or R. Baldwin Myers while serving in World War I.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letters from Louisa \"Loutie\" Barton Myers Lloyd (wife of, James Hubard Lloyd, a Protestant Episcopal missionary to Japan). Letter written from Kyoto. Includes letters, 1921, exchanged between James Hubard Lloyd and W. E. Rollings concerning Japanese students studying in America. Includes letter written by Japanese student studying English in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of C. M. Barton to grandchildren Katherine and Willie; letter of Miss Cary M. Barton to Kate; L. B. B. Lloyd to Kate; Mary D. Whitlow to Miss Katherine Myers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNew York Surrogate's Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSoda coupons, Libby Prison Escape postcard, paint samples, typescript of letter written from Winchester, 1799, by Mrs. Susanna Knox, ad for foods for diabetes and other ailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Electric Division, Sunday School lessons, list of pledges, program, 1921, League of Virginia Municipalities, Practice of Prayer by James J. McConkey, admission ticket, Governor's Island Boat, fertilizer mixtures, invitation, fireside club, from S. L. Taylor, Automobile Association of America and Rules of the Road in Norfolk, and envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Alternative Form). Photocopies of newspaper clipping relating to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript. 8 pp. Apparently published in the Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk, Va.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLocated with Oversize.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk resolutions by Barton Myers, 1886 (2 copies); Certificate appointing Barton Myers as a Councilman for the City of Norfolk, 1881; Lay Readers License from the Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1919, 1920, 1926; Appointment, with seal, of Barton Myers as British Vice Consul, 1877; Handwritten document, with seal, appointing Barton Myers as British Pro Vice-Consul at the Port of Norfolk and Portsmouth. 1876; Certification that Barton Myers paid his dues for the \"Company 'A' 4th Regt. Infantry (\"Lee Rifles\") Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. 1913; and Indenture, with a seal, between Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and Dr. Robert F. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia for a cemetery lot. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFamily letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the \"Secretary of the Navy\" in 1913; pamphlet \"The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'\" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3, 1926 and Vol. 1 No. 1 edition of \"Norfolk Commerce\" bulletin of the Chamber of Commerce for 1914.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made \"by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing \"value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865,\" War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922 and a November 1885 \"Monthly Examination\" for \"2nd Class N.C.\" with \"Burrage\" written on reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of \"Pig Point\" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of \"Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoard Minutes for the Infant Sanitarium in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mrs. Barton Myers was president. Includes many newspaper clippings with details of the annual reports. Quotation from an article in The Virginian-Pilot (October 4, 2010): \"For nearly 60 years, sickly children were sent to the Infant Sanitarium on Atlantic Avenue at 18th Street [...] and tended to by medical staff, free of charge. The facility was founded in 1888 by Kate Baldwin Myers, the wife of Barton Myers, who served as Norfolk's mayor from 1886 to 1888.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScrapbook of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets and personal written material included, created by Barton Myers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and 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Signed by Frederic Haldimand and R. Mathews. XCy and Photo of DS. 1 p.","DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents There, goods imported from \"Europe or other parts of the world\" would be sold. DS and XCy. 10 pp.","Assures Nicholas of his choice to locate his investment in Virginia with them; outlines reasons why Virginia is an excellent site for their business. XCy of DS. 1 p.","Mentions Moses Myers. frag. of D. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder— David Simons. Frederick District no. 82. DS. 1 p.","Insurance company— Mutual Assurance Society. Policy holder—David Simons. Fredericksburg district no. 83. DS. 1 p.","Statement confirms the prices of several staple/farm products.","DS. 1 p.","Booklet/oration eulogizing the death of George Washington. P. 20 pp.","Signed by Ja[me]s Monroe. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Includes document of March 10, 1804, stating that Moses Myers has given one hundred dollars \"for his subscription toward building\" the Court House in Portsmouth. Signed by Tubman Laws. DS. 1 p.","Sk. 1 p.","Signed by Alexander Stuart. DS. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Recommends not purchasing oranges unless \"remarkably fine and cheap\"; sends draft on Moses Myers for $100 which applies to his credit; has had troubles collecting amount due Murphy \u0026 Blackburn. ALS. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Nws. 1 p.","Cy of DS. 2 pp.","Informs Myers of a duel between Cabell and Jones; Jones was wounded in the thigh. Mentions a prospect to buy cider. ALS. 1 p.","1 p.","Propose to appoint Myers as Danish Vice Consul. ALS. 1 p.","Informing Myers that he \"Will receive his father's trunk, case, cain \u0026 hat,\" etc. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by James Madison and Robert Smith, Secretary of State. DS. 1 p.","D. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Sending Myers a complete copying book, pistols, etc.","Scope and Contents John Myers's intent to visit Europe; Samuel Myers has not contacts; gives him a commission to buy a set of \"glass\" and \"floor cloth.\" ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents John has gone to London. MM and the family are \"extremely anxious to hear\" from him; business here is dull including ship sales. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions letter he (John) wrote to his brother on the \"15th\" with a present. Mrs. Wickham's health; philosophizes a crisis in Europe; compares to America; war would bring unity to us. ALS. 3 pp.","Mentions the sale of vessel, Victory; business notes, news of family and acquaintances. ALS. 5 pp.","Discusses revolutions in Europe; John Myers being a merchant not held in high regard; shipping; cargoes; computing houses; foodstuffs for sale. ALS. 5 pp.","Recommends acquiring a knowledge of the arts of the countries during a brief tour of England; keeping a journal on national and local politics in America. ALS. 7 pp.","Discusses foreign affairs between America and England; approaching dissolution of the U.S. Bank. ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","3 cards.","Probably acquired by John Myers during the trip to England in 1810/1811. PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Discuss foreign affairs among the French, English and America; non-importation against England \"great events have generated this chaos\"; \"great events can restore\" political peace. ALS. 3 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Shipping concerns; mercantile business; banking matters, list of ayes and noes \"for striking out.\" ALS. 5 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","Nws. 4 pp.","U.S. Cabinet; people clamor for war; public improvements. ALS. 5 pp.","Mentions the purchase of a new ship, the Norfolk Pucket, and other shipping news; increase in business; burning of French privateer at Gosport; Monroe as Secretary of State, probably next President. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions how the French are \"confiscating all American property\"; we are a \"sinking nation\"; critical of President Madison; \"cripled commerce of the world\"; farmers producing tobacco; party every night in Norfolk. ALS. 4 pp.","PM. 3 pp.","PM. 1 p.","Also a list of names of the \"stewards for the Trinity breakfast.\" PM. 2 pp.","Dull trade; shipping news; news of family. ALS. 2 pp.","(Collected by John Myers.) PM. 9 pp.","(Collected by John Myers). PM. 9 pp.","Moses Myers's health is better; business dull; money matters, Mr. Foster in correspondence with [James] Monroe. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Mentions Myers's letters to his father, and his application to restore goods he deposited in the Custom House from the frigate Constitution. Includes list of articles sent to Custom House. ALS. 4 pp.","Signed by President and faculty of Harvard. ADS. 1 p.","Purchase of corn. ALS. 1 p.","Samuel is going to England on the Packet; severe battle between French and the allies at Leipzig. ALS. 1 p.","Taylor accepts their approbation. ALS. 1 p.","Expression of friendship. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by W[ilson] C[ary] Nicholas. DS. 1 p.","Have not met with the king yet, still waiting in Vienna; return of Napoleon to France; European affairs; Danish \"will not adventure much to America.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Letter of introduction for the son of a mutual acquaintance. ALS. 1 p.","Informs Myers that he has been \"elected a director of the office of Discount \u0026 Deposit of the Bank of the United States at Norfolk.\" ALS. 1 p.","Passport for Myer Myers to enter France signed by Myers and John Quincy Adams. DS. 3 pp.","Including a note by \"W.B. Lamb,\" 11 August 1817. DS. 1 p.","Including document of statement John Marshall is Chief Justice signed by Richard Reed. Including John Marshall's ALS attesting to Moses, John, Samuel, Myers as merchants in Norfolk and citizens of the U.S., 12 September 1817. 2 DS \u0026 ALS. 3 pp.","frag. of DS. 2 pp.","Thanks him for writing him, importance of family and friendship; mention of W. Etting, Mrs. French's music; duty calls him to support his family; fifteen years younger he would be a novel writer. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by James P. preston. DS. 1 p.","His little girl is poisoned by a ring of debased metal; Governor Ridgely wants Wirt to join in working a mine in Botetourt, Virginia. Needs a coachman. ALS. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Writes about his own \"afflictions\"; healthwise and other burdens; refers to an appointment in Pennsylvania and the importance of a personal application. Mention of the Etting family. ALS. 2 pp.","Expresses his pleasure in writing to him (Myers). Has recommended him to be a commissioner to settle claims under Spanish treaty. Mention of Judge Washington, Mr. Patterson, and General Taylor. ALS. 4 pp.","Mentions John Myers's application to the commissioner under the late Spanish treaty for the adjustment of American claims. ALS. 2 pp.","In Dutch. DS. 2 pp.","The Myers application for the commissionership for settling claims; definition of professional man; discussion of regulations of Spanish treaty; U.S. President comes to Norfolk; mention of Ettings. ALS. 7 pp.","Mutual friends; visit of U.S. President to Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. DS. 1 p.","Concerning purchases of American editions of books; includes list of legal titles and prices. ALS. 3 pp.","Selected a revised code of law for him. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Captain Downes of U.S. ship Macedonian is \"authorized\" to being home \"specie.\" ALS. 1 p.","Thanks Myer for the \"foreign newspapers,\" containing opinion in slave case. AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Myers's account against Dr. George Buzman\" in debt case. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents He is authorized to practice law. Signed by Spencer Roane and William Brockenbrough.","Signed by Thomas M. Randolph. DS. 1 p.","DS. 3 pp.","Regrets missing his visit concerning financial relief for Myers. ALS. 1 p.","News. 4 pp.","Discuss the route that Perderver intends to take when he returns north. Engage passage on the Miss George Packet. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning representing John Myers and his father in case before comptroller. ALS. 3 pp.","At Charlotte's Villa. PM. 1 p.","Sending enclosed [not enclosed] by M.M. Robinson. ALS. 1 p.","On board the Constitution. Naval case. ALS. 4 pp.","NewsCl. 1 p.","Accepts Myers's loan of his pistols. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William P. DuVal. DS. 1 p.","Commemorating forty-seventh anniversary of American independence.","PM. 1 p.","Discusses the formation of volunteer militia. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the selection by the President of claim by Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by William DuVal. APsS. 2 pp.","Myers has been elected as the representative of the ward of Pensacola. ALS. 1 p.","Concerning lottery. PM including ALS. 1 p.","Letter Myers left for President sent to him. ALS. 1 p.","Letter of recommendation for Samuel Myers. ALS; includes postcard. 1 p.","Mentions the illness of \"Mr. C.\" Offers to assist Myers. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discuss his meeting with AlexanderBrown. Tells Myers not to hurry his suit. ALS. 2 pp.","Signed by James Pleasants. DS. 1 p.","Concerning trade. ALS includig note by Michael Lazarus to Brooke Cosby. ALS. 3 pp.","frag. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Apologizes for not writing him back sooner. Situation prevents him from complying with Myers's request. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Nws. 4 pp.","Activities of day. ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses the \"system of customs.\" ALS. 1 p.","Turns down his request for a recommendation for collector of customs in Norfolk as he [Giles] is not in the favor of the administration. ALS. 2 pp.","ANS. 1 p.","Mentions writing \"Mr. Rush.\" ALS. 1 p.","Concerning the appointment of the collection of customs in Norfolk. ALS. 2 pp.","Reference to favor for Moses Myers. Discusses planting a cotton crop next year. ALS. 1 p.","Reference to collectorship. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Quincy Adams and Richard Rush. DS. 1 p.","Signed John Q. Adams and H. Clay. DS. 1 p.","ADS. 1 p.","Cannot find the papers he (Myers) requested in regards to his father's appointment to \"Collector at Norfolk.\" Isn't sure whether name of father Moses Myers has been sent to the president or not. ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions the re-election of \"Gov. [Joseph] Kent\" of Maryland. ALS. 1 p.","Myers's father's appointment has been approved by the Senate. ALS. 1 p.","Document also signed by Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. DS. 1 p.","frag. 1 p.","Refers to case on the docket of Reuben M. Whitney v. the United States. ALS. 1 p.","ANS. 1 p.","ALS. 4 pp.","Included is a poetic newspaper clipping. D. 2 p.","NwsCl.","Instructions concerning customs. LS. 1 p.","Address leaf.","Mentions his memorial to the committee of commerce. ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Moses Myers from the secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham. PDS. 2 pp.","Concerning memorial about Moses Myers, collector of customs, and no intention to remove him. ALS. 1 p.","Thanks him for conveying liberal benefaction from donor. ALS. 1 p.","Frederick Myers of Norfolk. DS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Signed by John Floyd. DS. 1 p.","Srock certificate entitling holder to five shares of stock in the Virginia and North Carolina Transportation Co. DS. 1 p.","Concerning health, banking, and European politics including Ireland. ALS. 4 pp.","Concerning health and business. ALS. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","PM. 1 p.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Including letter by Myer Myers. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by Wyndham Robertson. DS. 1 p.","Travelling and travel plans. ALS. 4 pp.","Family news. Illness of child. ALS. 3 pp.","Illness of father. Mention of Mr. Etting; social news. ALS. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Mentions a \"convention\" of which Myers was the host. Social and family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed by John M. Gregory. DS. 1 p.","Among a number of these concerned citizens appear M[yer] Myers's and Moses Myers's signatures. D. 3 pp.","Petition states that the city will not pave Free Mason Street. Signed by M. Myers, Executor, among others. DS. 1 p.","Discusses an ongoing chess game between two with plays. ALS. 4 pp.","Social, family news, weather, flowers. ALS. 4 pp.","ALS. 4 pp.","DS. 1 p.","Civil War military news of John B. Floyd and Henry A. Wise. AMS. 2 pp.","Accepts Myers's resignation of his commission as 1st lieutenant \"4 Reg. Cavalry.\" ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Commissions Olinger \"First Lieutenant of Riflemen in the 94th\" Regiment. DS. 1 p.","Gives orders for the regiment to move from Camp Jackson at 10 o'clock AM in the direction of Kanawha Valley. ALS. 1 p.","Signed by John Letcher on verso. Is a note from William Lamb certifying Moses Myers's commission. D. 2 pp.","Has written the Whig as Hughes suggested.","\"Dispose of me as you see fit and accept my heart-felt sympathy.\" ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an overruling on the part of the judge. ALS. 1 p.","Discusses the appointment of an unnamed person to an \"officer.\" Will check facts with Judge Rives. ALS. 1 p.","Refers to a charter that has become a law. ALS. 1 p.","Mentions an examination of Daniel's paper on the appointment of the Inspector of Borders. ALS. 1 p.","Refers the action of some mischievous school boys during the Easter holiday. Including note by James Barron Hope, 16 April 1887. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers Arthur's appointment as the Brazilian consulate general of New York and hopes for Barton Myers's cooperation and friendship. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions the change within the Brazilian government from empire to republic. TLS. 1 p.","Turns down social invitation. Looks forward to discussing with Hughes law, literature, etc. ALS. 2 pp.","Holiday declines Myers's invitation to him and his wife. ALS. 2 pp.","Is obliged to you for the address on \"Editors of the Past,\" which I have read with great interest. TLS. 1 p.","Refers to an appointment of Paymaster in the Navy. ALS. 1 p.","ADS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges condolences of British residents on the death of Queen Victoria. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions Marquis of Lansdowne and Myers's telegram on the queen's death. ALS. 2 pp.","Refers to the president of Jamestown Exposition Company, Incorporated, account. Marked \"Confidential.\" ALS. 3 pp.","Thanks Barton Myers for the copy of the book, The Life of Stonewall Jackson. Comments on Lee and Jackson. ALS. 3 pp.","Addresses the subject of tickets for a White House reception. TLS 1 p.","Dewey declines Myers's invitation to address the Naval Young Men's Christian Association. TLS. 1 p.","Metcalf declines Myers's invitation to be his guest at the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. TLS 1 p.","Declines invitation. ALS. 3 pp.","PM. 4 pp.","Discussion of Miss Heyl's promotion in Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Since it is a civil service job Martin has little influence. TLS. 1 p.","Mentions an appointment of Judge White to fill the vacancy occasioned by Judge Boykin's death. TLS. 1 p.","Makes reference to Hughes's letter of the 15th. TLS. 1 p.","Penal codes. TLS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Thanks Myers for his \"elegant hospitality\" during his visit. TLS. 2 pp.","C. 1 p.","Mentions the war, and an appointment of William Stanley Edmonds as vice-consul to the post of Norfolk to replace Myers. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges receipt of Rice's dispatch of the 7th. Mentions Myers's acceptance of Mr. Edmonds as vice-consul. Details of office of vice-consul. TL. 2 pp.","Letter discusses Mr. Edmond's position as vice-consul and something of his salary arrangement. Details of office of vice-consul. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges letters of the \"17th/25th.\" Also indicates a change in vice-consul; rather than Edmonds, Will Royds has been appointed the position to assist Myers. Adf. 3 pp.","To Myers visiting him and German ships. ALS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Rice's letter of 11th, mentions \"consular business.\" ALS. 2 pp.","\"Sorry out of town unless specially urgent could you come Wednesday.\" Telegram. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports on the \"consular business\"; Meyers expresses his satisfaction with Mr. Royds. Details of consular business. TL. 4 pp.","Discusses the reallocation of work within the consular office. TLS. 2 pp.","Acknowledges the receipt of Cecil's letter of the 23rd. Also conveys Myers's apprval of the arrangement of the vice-consul office. TL. 1 p.","Promised to send Taylor's book. Travel plans. ALS. 1 p.","Registers the Admiralty's great appreciation of Myers's assistance given to Commodore Wells. TLS. 1 p.","Concerning the destruction of Old Fort Norfolk. TLS. 2 pp.","Family and social news.","Letter of instruction for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Williams.","Concerning death of friend. ALS. 2 pp.","Discussion of accusation and prejudice against the Myers brothers. ALS. 3 pp.","Ms. 1 p.","AMs. 1 p.","Signed imprint by Meyer Myers and others. PDoc. 1 p.","DS. 1 p.","Concerning consular duties. ALS. 1 p.","ADoc. 2 pp.","Marital problems. Family news. ALS. 3 pp.","Signed in print by Moses Myers, president. See Oversize Box. PDoc. 1 p.","See Oversize Folder. ADS. 1 p.","Accomplishments of Barton Myers, Sr. Sketches of Barton Myers, Sr. for National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Speech, 1907, by Barton Myers concerning Young Men's Christian Association. Notes for a speech dedicating a church building. Genealogy of the late Archibald Stuart Baldwin.","Writings of Barton Myers, Sr. including a toast to the coronation of George V., notes concerning a contract to build a grain elevator in Norfolk, Va., report, 1919, to the congregation concerning the removal of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, memorandum concerning purchase or lease for the Army Supply Base, speech concerning Tidewater Women's Associations, notes concerning Rev. James Blair, and notes concerning erection of a monument at Blackwall, England.","Writings of Barton Myers. Most concern religious subjects but there are notes concerning liquidation of the debt of Virginia, Myers genealogy, liquor on election days, Henry Clay's ideas on tariffs, the shipyard at norfolk, English legal history, and a daily schedule for Myers.","Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, excerpt of a Speech of Barton Myers, Sr. to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, statement concerning the Jamestown Exposition, Myers to Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and to Portsmouth Star concerning advocating of Claude A. Swanson as Senator, and advocating of Col. E. E. Holland for Congress, speech to League of Virginia Municipalities.","Report of a committee to argue why the office of customs should be located at Norfolk and not Newport News, speech of Barton Myers, Sr. outlining Norfolk Chamber of Commerce activities during the past year (during World War I), resolution opposing the lease of the Virginian Railway to Norfolk and Western Railroad (by Barton Myers as chairman of Norfolk Port Commission), committee report on building of wharves and docks (Norfolk \u0026 Portsmouth Belt Line Company), testimony of S. Heth Tyler and Barton Myers concerning application of the Norfolk and Western Railway to acquire control by lease of the ... Virginia Railway Company., notes concerning the needs of the city of Norfolk, Va. for development in 1912, report of a committee on the suitable location for union terminals, docks, and warehouse and railroad routes (Myers as chair), bill to amend the charter and extend and define the boundaries of Norfolk, Printed report of a committee and editorials concerning the port of Baltimore, speech, 1915, to the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, deposition 7 June 1894, concerning the election of 1894 and black voters in Norfolk, Va., and applications for First Families of America.","Annual Report, 10 February 1891, of the trade and commerce of the Port of Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.","Includes several written to him as vice-consul for the Netherlands written in Dutch. includes business cards from his sons Baldwin Myers and Barton Myers, Jr.","Edward Thornton (concerning the mother of Joesph D. Pinner), Frances Caperton Preston, Barton Myers, Jr. (at the University of Virginia), ToTo to uncle [Barton Myers, Sr.], Katherine Barton Myers (describing a Liberty Loan Parade), Frances Stuart Myers, Dayman O. Holmes (concerning Myers portraits), A. W. Sully (concerning Myers portraits), E. Lee Trinkle, Mrs. Benjamin Mordecai Siegel, T.W. Harrison, Robert M. Hughes, letter transmitting an admission to the House of Commons.","Frances Stuart Myers, Robertson-Northrop Sport Shop, Inc., D. T. Bohun Company, Sarah B. Killam, J. M. Barton, Tiffany \u0026 Co., Willie Galt, M.J.G. (regarding a prospective suitor for a family member).","Some concern Myers desire to continue as vice-consul at Norfolk, Va. Includes blueprints of Fort Norfolk.","Correspondence of Barton Myers with Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy and other documents relating to the Norfolk Navy Yard as well as invitations to naval events. Herbert Hoover letter as Secretary of Commerce.","Letters to Barton Myers concerning Fort Norfolk, condemnation of Cape Henry land, and appointment of Myers as a member of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention.","Correspondence, 1916-1918, as member of Norfolk Dock Commission (Myers as president) and minutes of the commission concerning proposals to build a dock in Nofolk, Va., and 1917 dock commission blueprint.","Correspondence and documents, 1916-1923-24 concerning pleas for Barton Myers to remain active in the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Norfolk Dock Commission.","Memo includes addresses, expenses on trips, and notes concerning real estate; handwritten birthday card and a list.","Back is labeled \"Myers.\" Included is a photograph of Myers from a book.","Includes tickets to events as well as a souvenir anchor made from iron of the \"Merrimack.\"","Includes tickets to events.","Includes engravings of \"Landing at Jamestown,\" \"Braddock's Retreat,\" and \"Perils of our Forefathers,\" all by Dempsey \u0026 Carroll, N.Y.","2 copies.","Letters from Barton Myers, Jr. to his parents and family. Includes letters written from Woodberry Forest School, the University of Virginia and Cornell University.","Letters written by Barton Myers, Jr. to his family while serving in the Quartermaster Corps in World War I. Includes letters from Fort Myer, Fort Thomas, Ky., Newport News, Va., in France and in London, Eng.","Letters written by R. Baldwin Myers to his family. Includes letters written form Winchester, Salem Willows, Staunton, Woodberry Forest, London and France. Includes letter, 1914, to Baldwin from John Scott Walker concerning Woodberry Forest Reunion. Includes letter and material concerning his service in World War I.","One issue of a weekly newsletter, \"Music in the Camps,\" Vol. 1, No. 37, July 13, 1918. and war camp community service worker notices. Toast from World War I. Probably from the papers of either Barton Myers, Jr. or R. Baldwin Myers while serving in World War I.","Scope and Contents Letters from Louisa \"Loutie\" Barton Myers Lloyd (wife of, James Hubard Lloyd, a Protestant Episcopal missionary to Japan). Letter written from Kyoto. Includes letters, 1921, exchanged between James Hubard Lloyd and W. E. Rollings concerning Japanese students studying in America. Includes letter written by Japanese student studying English in Japan.","Letters of C. M. Barton to grandchildren Katherine and Willie; letter of Miss Cary M. Barton to Kate; L. B. B. Lloyd to Kate; Mary D. Whitlow to Miss Katherine Myers.","New York Surrogate's Court.","Soda coupons, Libby Prison Escape postcard, paint samples, typescript of letter written from Winchester, 1799, by Mrs. Susanna Knox, ad for foods for diabetes and other ailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Company Electric Division, Sunday School lessons, list of pledges, program, 1921, League of Virginia Municipalities, Practice of Prayer by James J. McConkey, admission ticket, Governor's Island Boat, fertilizer mixtures, invitation, fireside club, from S. L. Taylor, Automobile Association of America and Rules of the Road in Norfolk, and envelopes.","(Alternative Form). Photocopies of newspaper clipping relating to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.","Typescript. 8 pp. Apparently published in the Ledger-Dispatch, Norfolk, Va.","Located with Oversize.","Scope and Contents Delegate to the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, 1910; Delegate to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association 1914, 1915 and 1926; Representative to the Virginia Child Welfare Conference, 1911; Representative to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1911, 1912; Representative to the Southern Socialogical Conference, 1912; Certificate for contributing to the campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; City Council of Norfolk resolutions by Barton Myers, 1886 (2 copies); Certificate appointing Barton Myers as a Councilman for the City of Norfolk, 1881; Lay Readers License from the Diocese of Southern Virginia, 1919, 1920, 1926; Appointment, with seal, of Barton Myers as British Vice Consul, 1877; Handwritten document, with seal, appointing Barton Myers as British Pro Vice-Consul at the Port of Norfolk and Portsmouth. 1876; Certification that Barton Myers paid his dues for the \"Company 'A' 4th Regt. Infantry (\"Lee Rifles\") Virginia Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. 1913; and Indenture, with a seal, between Mount Hebron Cemetery Company and Dr. Robert F. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia for a cemetery lot. undated.","Correspondence concerning stock, insurance, property negotiations and good wishes after an operation.","Correspondence with organizers, exhibitors and attendees of the Jamestown Exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia. Barton Myers was the auditor of the Jamestown Exposition Corporation.","1865 and 1876 letter to his father from Barton Myers, 1877 letter to Willie from his brother and 1878 postcard sent to William B. Muyres of Fauquier County, Virginia to show him how foreign postmarks look.","Family letters, personal letters and condolence letters after the death of Barton Myers.  14 letters.","Scope and Contents Partial and fragile diary from a trip to France and England. undated.","Scope and Contents Broadside for an antique sale; flyer for war loans; constitution, rules and regulations of The Ocean View Company...adopted November 1854; Norfolk, Virginia Chamber of Commerce dinner program in honor of the \"Secretary of the Navy\" in 1913; pamphlet \"The Norfolk Song 'I'm Crazy 'Bout Norfolk'\" printed for the City of Norfolk, Atlantic Deeper Wayerways' Association Convention in 1923; printed speech of Hon. Henry St. George Tucker in the House of Representatives on March 3, 1926 and Vol. 1 No. 1 edition of \"Norfolk Commerce\" bulletin of the Chamber of Commerce for 1914.","Scope and Contents Hand drawn architectural house plans with various views and a handpainted picture of the house signed by G.H. Burrage, Vice Admiral, USN. undated.","Letters and telegrams written to Barton Myers by his son, R. Baldwin Myers, from his early days as Major in the 104th Motor Supply Train at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama to his deployment to Bourbonne les Bains in December.","Invitation from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science (Virginia) to a presentation made \"by S.J.L. Olver, H.M. Consul General, British Embasy...honoring the members of the Myers Family who for three generations held the office of British Consul in Norfolk.\"","Obituaries for Moses Myers, Barton Myers and Robert F. Baldwin.","Includes articles on the Moses Myers and Barton Myers homes in Norfolk, Virginia.","Correspondence, reports and flyers related to Barton Myers' positions as Mayor and City Councilman of Norfolk, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Blurred photograph of older lady holding a baby, business cards for Barton Myers (3), newspaper clipping with a table showing \"value of one dollar in Gold as compared with Treasury Notes during each month of the war, from May 1861 to April 1, 1865,\" War Department pass for Barton Myers and party as representatives of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 1922 pamphlet from the American Society of Civil Engineers as a memoir to Archibald Stuart Baldwin who died on June 26, 1922 and a November 1885 \"Monthly Examination\" for \"2nd Class N.C.\" with \"Burrage\" written on reverse.","Scope and Contents 1917 deed and paperwork for the sale of \"Pig Point\" to the City of Norfolk for the war effort and undated deed for sale of Texas property.","Correspondence and deed about the sale of land in Norfolk by Capt. James W. Gerow and Barton Myers to the City of Norfolk for a boulevard.","Blueprint of property owners along the Elizabeth River and a 1910 plat of \"Ghent Residence, Incorporated and adjacent properties.\"","A partial draft of a history of Hampton Roads, typed with handwritten notes.","Board Minutes for the Infant Sanitarium in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mrs. Barton Myers was president. Includes many newspaper clippings with details of the annual reports. Quotation from an article in The Virginian-Pilot (October 4, 2010): \"For nearly 60 years, sickly children were sent to the Infant Sanitarium on Atlantic Avenue at 18th Street [...] and tended to by medical staff, free of charge. The facility was founded in 1888 by Kate Baldwin Myers, the wife of Barton Myers, who served as Norfolk's mayor from 1886 to 1888.\"","Scrapbook of newspaper clippings with some pamphlets and personal written material included, created by Barton Myers."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Infant Sanitarium (Virginia Beach, Va.)"],"famname_ssim":["Myers family"],"persname_ssim":["Myers, Moses, 1752-1835","Myers, Barton, 1853-1927","Myers, Kate Baldwin","Myers, R. 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Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9240#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9240.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Morton, Richard Lee, Papers","title_ssm":["Richard Lee Morton papers"],"title_tesim":["Richard Lee Morton papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1756-2006","1930-1969"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1756-2006"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1930-1969"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Richard Lee Morton papers, 1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969"],"text":["Richard Lee Morton papers, 1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969","Mss. 90 M84","/repositories/2/resources/9240","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Athletics--Football--Scandal of 1951","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Curriculum--History","Football--Virginia--Williamsburg","Genealogy","Legal documents","Slavery--Virginia--History","United States--History--Prohibition","Class materials","Correspondence","Diaries","Minutes","Photographs","Publications","Reports","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Other Information:","A PDF document of this inventory is available online.","Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/90_M84_Morton__Richard_Lee.pdf","Manuscripts and Archives collection combined in June 2012 by Benjamin Bromley.","Papers, chiefly 1930-1969, of Richard Lee Morton, professor of history at the College of William and Mary from 1919 to 1959. Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","Series 2 includes Morton's notes and correspondence about the 1951 football scandal; clippings about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History \u0026 Culture; correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and others; Board meeting minutes of the Colonial Williamsburg Advisory Committee of Historians and the OIEAHC; reports on the William and Mary Quarterly.","Series 3 includes additions to the collection, which are made on an ongoing basis.","Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","28 items","9 items","1 item","1882, 1918, 1956, 1967, and 1970; 9 items","44 items","1918. 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. 37 items","1925, 1970, and 1973. 5 items","1950, 1953, 1956, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1969, and 1971-1973.","18 items.","42 items.","12 items.","8 items.","1915, 1919, 1944-1963, 1946, 1951, 1958-1960, 1965, 1965, and 1971. 31 items.","1938, 1949, 1962, 1967, and 1969. 30 items.","G.C. Wetmore, the painter of Dr. and Mrs. S.M. Shepherd, grandparent of Mrs. Morton, notes of investigative sources. 8 items.","1909, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1961, and 1965-1966. 22 items.","14 items.","Includes letters, bank statements, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ID, biographical information, other information. 1940. 1945-1948, 1952-1956, and 1968. 28 items.","School grade reports, letters to parents, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Morton, college bills, passports, insurance policies, tax returns, postcards, record of her measurements. 1941-1942, 1945-1949, 1955, 1959-1960, and 1966. 89 items","Includes his Thank-you letters. 5 items.","honorary degree, congratulations, procession list, Magna Carta conference. 61 items.","3 items.","Includes portraits, commencement, charter day, presidential dinner, honorary degree, as child, Falkland. ca. 1890, ca. 1900, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1923, 1933-1936, 1946, 1951-1953, 1954, 1958, 1959-1960, 1965, and 1968. 82 items.","Jacob Morton receipt, bill of sale, and portrait; genealogical information on Thomas Watkins, diary of William Morton. 1846, 1849, 1850, and 1870. 10 items.","Including service on committees, conferences, fraternities, honorary degrees, army service, scholarship fund, vita, 1896, 1916, 1918-1919, 1921, 1926-1927, 1929-1932, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1955-1959, and 1960-1967. 156 items.","1914-1916, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965-66, and 1970. 64 items.","George Washington, Institute of Early American History and Culture. Inauguration of President Chandler, Kiwanis Club, books, Phi Beta Kappa. 1925, 1929, 1933, 1952-1954, 1968, and 1972. 14 items.","1923, 1927-1928, and 1936-1938. 19 items.","3 items. (see also medium oversize file).","1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1972. 47 items.","1849, 1962, and 1963. 7 items.","1963, 1965-1966, and 1970. 38 items.","1959, 1963-1964. 30 items.","1930, 1934, 1940-1941, 1944, 1949-1954, and 1956-1957. 54 items.","Research Project suggestions, bibliography for publication era, historical records survey, manuscripts on microfilm at IEAHC. 1917, 1940, 1947, and 1957. 18 items.","1923, 1937, 1942, 1962-1964, and 1967. 26 items.","3 items.","1960-1964, 1966. 25 items.","20 items.","94 items.","1946-1947, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959, 1965-1966, 1968. 40 items.","46 items.","4 items.","3 items","6 items","Mortgage, settlement of estate, statement of accountability, letters from D.D. Colcock agent, disposal of stamps and books, letters from and to Estelle and husband, Lucy and husband concerning the estate, tax notice, commissioner of accounts. 1958-1961. 1963. 63 items.","Includes letters about changes in articles written by Morton, requests by Morton for materials to be used for articles, materials for research for articles including on education, politics, industry, race relations. 1959, 1960-1962, 1967-1972. 106 items.","Teacher's Handbook for film on Coonial Virginia, criticism of handbook, letters concerning Morton's materials for the film, release to school journals concerning Morton, honorarium for Morton's efforts, request for his biography. 1940-1941, 1943, 1959, 1970. 19 items.","Catalogues, plant orders, primer for herb growing, green life guides, articles on gardening, marigold book, rose book, lawn guide. 1954, 1969-1970. 15 items","Orders for garden flowers, brochures for flowers, invoices, request for bulletin about hematodes. 1954, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969. 20 items.","Request for informational about Nema-hill, and reply, nematode recommendations, booklet on Virginia garden roses, articles on gardening, information on malathion, orders for seeds. 1950, 1953, 1959, 1962-1963. 14 items.","Rose advertisement, articles on gardening, picture of trellis, booklet on mulch paper, brochure of chain-linked fence, guide to rose growing, booklets on flower growing, book on colonial fences, etc. with pictures, list of slides accompanying lecture 'Wild Flowers...\" 1953, 1967-1968. 16 items.","1 item","A New Kind of County Government, Reorganizing the Administration of a State, \"Liberty and Law\", \"Vice President Dawes and the Senate Rules\", \"The County Manager Plan\", \"Central Administrative Control over Municipalities in the Southwest.\" . 6 items.","Concerning Morton's election as honorary member, note on meeting at Morton's home, acceptances of honorary membership by Philip A. Bruce and William G. Stanard, newspaper articles on club founding and new member. 1923-1926, 1929, 1932. 11 items.","House and office equipment booklets, article \"New Tool Aids Safe Pruning\", invoices, request for equipment, instructions for ILG fan maintainence, information on audio-visual aids, checks, information on GE boiler. 57 items.","House of the Week articles, booklets on home care, expanding your house, articles on shutters, articles on model homes, plan for hillside house, architects suggestions for home, information on log cabins. 1932, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1963-1965, 1958, 1972. 36 items.","House Plans - bathroom, hill house, Dr. and Mrs. Morton's residence, pictures of residence. 1947.","8 photographs.","Booklet of dogma, application for membership. 3 items.","letter to Lord Acton, Lee biography, \"Lee the Educator,\" \"Robert E. Lee - The Man\", \"Lee's Military Valise\", \"Robert E. Lee Unionist\", \"Robert E. Lee\", \"Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation\", 1925, 1929-1930, 1942. 13 items.","statue unveiling exercises, Columbia River historical expedition booklet. 2 items.","Civil War letters and analyses, letter protesting Virginia House of Delegates Resolution honoring Lincoln, Major Cookes' account of Lee's surrender to Grant, article defending McClellan's battle tactics. 1922, 1928, 1933. 4 items.","annual buying of American Historical Periodicals, lists of duplicate magazines, letters concerning magazine order offer declines. 9 items.","Medicare bills, forms for premium payment, handbook, insurance benefits record, Blue Cross - Blue Shield brochure, statement of coverage, doctor's bills.","Medicine: cardiology, fungistatics, colds, poison ivy. 1962, 1964-1965. 2 items.","membership materials, brochures about books and map. 1960. 18 items.","Shenandoah, National Parks, area administered by NPS, Fredericksburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Moore House, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, George Washington Birthplace, Cumberland Gap, Custis-Lee, Virginia State Parks. 1927, 1934, 1957-1959. 17 items.","News analysis of black demonstrations, \"The Southern Workman\", Comparison of disease rates among white and black troops, state of black colleges, Texas white primary, Atticus G. Haygood, speech of Senator Claude A. Swanson, Peabody School of Education. 1914-1916, 1919, 1922-1924, 1927, 1933-1949, 1953, 1956. 18 items.","1 item","1 item","\"Race Relations\" - \"Progress in Race Relations,\" Douglas Gordon address, letters from Commission on Interracial Cooperation, CIC pamphlets. \"Five Letters of the University Commisssion on Southern Race Relations\", \"The Racial Situation in America\", \"An Appeal to the 'Christian' People of the South,\" Slater Fund. 1920, 1926-1927. 14 items.","Manuscript of Morton family recipe book, easy cooking, peanut butter, chicken, salsify, wine, colonial dishes, famous Virginia foods. 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1971. 13 items.","Records and Phonographs - operating guide for Zenith \"Space Command\" brochures for Zenith stereos, order from Record Club of America, article on Louis Moreau Gottschalk, list of compositions, catalog of Folk Music, \"Jazz from Columbia,\" \"Twentieth Century Poetry in English\", D'Oyly Carte Records. 1959, 1962, 1964-1966. 29 items.","Biography, \"Health Heroes\", \"Health: The First Objective in Education\", article on Dr. Aristides Agramonte, article on Reed. 1926, 1930, 1940.","Morton's honorary membership, proposed members, attendance rules, club members, reports and awards of Committee on Scholarships, letters of recommendation, notices of meeting, Christmas card, Christmas poems, biography of member James McCord. Charley's letter. 1956, 1962-1963, 1966-1973. 69 items.","Lindley: Eleven Years of Roosevelt, \"Roosevelt for President\", text of President's message to the 77th Congress, \"Administration Has to Be Calm About Anti-Inflation Program\", \"Roosevelt on Role in War\", memorial issue of New Republic on Roosevelt, \"The Prohibition Question\" by H.E. Fosdick. 1928, 1940-1941, 1944, 1946. 7 items.","\"47 Questions and Answers\", Medicare handbook, information on Social Security and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, notice of benefits increase, \"Your New Health Insurance\", \"Your Social Security\". 1951-1952, 1961, 1965, 1967-1968. 8 items","Social Security of Estelle Dinwiddie Morton , cancelled checks to Internal Revenue, Household Employer's Social Security Tax Guides. 1951-1963, 1965. 36 items","Sarah Stetson publications, 2 copies, \"American Garden Books Transplanted and Native Before 1807\", \"William Hamilton and his Woodlands\", 3 copies \"The Traffic in Seeds and Plants from England's Colonies in North America\", \"The Philadelphia Sojourn of Samuel Vaughn\", \"John Mercer's Notes on Plants\", \"Andre Parmentier\" in Landscape Architecture. 1946, 1949, 1953. 9 items.","Income tax forms, hospital insurance benefits, record, income tax schedules, records of medical expenses, reports of stock dividends, utility bills, statements of bank savings, travel records, heating fuel consumption, charitable contributions, sales and royalties, drug bills, 1971-1972. 87 items.","Vehicle license form, invoices for periodicals, tax returns and instructions, contributions and deductions, savings certificate earnings, utility bills, drug bills, records of stock dividends, property and capitation tax, return of tangible personal property, fuel bills. 1970. 22 items.","Capitation tax, utility bills, real estate tax, drug bills, records of charitable contributions, medical bills, fuel bills, payment for books and periodicals, invoices. 1969. 36 items.","Income tax forms, schedules of income and retirement income credit, invoices for periodicals, appraisal of books, payment for books and periodicals, real estate tax, record of vehicle license tag. 1968. 25 items.","Supplemental schedule of income and retirement income credit, drug bills, individual income tax returns and instructions, royalities and dividends, medical bills, stock dividends, personal property and capitation tax, statement of vendors account. 1967. 47 items.","Individual income tax forms, personal property tax, record of gift of William \u0026 Mary Quarterly, records of expenses, bill for furnace repair, report of work done on research grant, Virginia agency purchase order, statements of vendors' accounts for periodicals. 1946, 1950-1962. 38 items.",", \"The Cold War Melodies\", \"The Constitution and Prohibition Enforcement\". 1842, 1929, 1940. 2 items.","Brochures from extermination companies, article on how to kill termites, article on how to kill Japanese beetles. 1934. 1948. 1951. 6 items.","Cunard Line thank you cards, guide to Switzerland, visit to Vatican Library, hotel bills souvenir of Norwegian state visit, records of expenses, Edinburgh Christmas card, itinerary, addresses of European hotels, notes from Williamsburg Travel Office. 1960-1961. 45 items.","Booklet on shade and ornamental trees, \"All Sizes of Trees Will Be Healthier if Fed Regularly,\" \"Mistletoe Planted in Trees\". 1953, 1956, 1963. 3 items.","Bulletins, membership list, Virginia Collegiate Show, list of patrons. 5 items.","Advertisement for Nature's Medicines, notice for Prohibitory Order Against Sender of Pandering Advertisement in the Malls. 1969. 1 item.","Checking deposit receipts, checking deposit slips, notification of change of address, savings account records. 1971-1972. 50 items.","Article in American Legion Weekly, notes on Washington in Williamsburg, \"Mr. Bruce on Washington\", \"Map of Washington's Travels\", \"Washington Celebration in 1932\", Washington issue of School Library Bulletin, Washington poastage stamps. \"Washington Meets New Ordeal.\" 1926-1927, 1931-1932. 11 items.","Annual reports, newsletters, letters about Medicare problem, acknowledgement of monetary gifts, Medicare Fact Sheet, WCH brochure, hospital bill and record of refund. 1963-1972. 61 items.","Historic Garden Week in Virginia, \"Presentation of the Restored East Lawn Gardens\", \"Calendar of Events and Guide to Historic Garden Week\", \"The Voyages of the Roses,\" annual report, spring flower show, sheets of Garden Club information, yearbook, membership lists, National Wildlife Federation Information. 1962-1965, 1968. 16 items.","Visitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce information on real estate. ca. 1970. 13 items.","Historical Notes, \"The Yorktown Sesquicentenial Celebration\" 1931-1932. 2 items.","Growth, population, physical development and trade, Parson's Cause, Stamp Act. 3 items.","4 items.","Concerning Indian raids, Temple Bodley's George Rogers Clark, Echenrode's The Revolution in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, John T. Goodrich's The Life of General Hugh Mercer, article on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. 1776-1788, 1928. 1 item.","From Lingley's The Transition in Virginia and Tyler's Virginia - The Federal Period, list of Virginia colonial governors. 1765-1775. 5 items.","3 items.","1 item.","David Walker's Appeal, measures to control Black people in Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1619, 1691, 1800, 1826, 1830-1831. 2 items.","1 item.","Hampden-Sydney College, Richmond Medical College, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, notes on periodical articles on Virginia higher education.","First Great Awakening, Journal of Herbert Asbury, Second Awakening and Frontier Schisms, church organization and the rise of modern missions, religion during the 30's, 40's, and 50's, strange religions, the slavery dispute and the churches. 1 item.","Prison reform, Boston Prison Discipline Society annual reports. 1 item.","2 items.","1 item.","Theater, circuses, celebration, diversions, cock fighting, horse racing, lotteries, cards, music and dancing, singers, 1665, 1702, ca. 1850.","Steamboats built in New York City, population of the West, life of Robert Fulton, Niles Register of Steamboats, early railroads, descriptions of steamboat trips on the Mississippi, steamboats on the Great Lakes, canals, 1766-1848. 1 item.","Notes from Alice Feld Tyler's Freedom's Ferment. 1693, 1776, 1793, 1810-1855. 1 item.","Notes from Kendog's \"The Beginning of Temperance,\" temperance songs, American Temperance Union documents, speech of John H.W. Hawkins, history of temperance movement, Oklahoma votes to end prohibition, 1690, 1775-1880, 1959. 2 items.","History of Prohibition from A.M. Schlesinger \"The Rise of the City\", Hecker and Kendrick \"The United States Since 1865\", Slossom \"The Great Crusade and After\", article' \"Cobb Defines Cawn,\" \"Orphan of Bootleggers,\" booklet, \"Temperance Trumpeter,\" 1865-1934, 1948. 3 items.","Virginia Convention of 1861, Narrative of Southampton County, 'To Observe Joseph Jenkins Roberts Day,\" school committee reports, reports on industry and railroads, 'History of Emory and Henry College,\" sources in Virginia history, bibliography, Governor's Message, notes from Richond Enquirer, 1830, 1838, 1840-1841, 1850, 1861, 1865-1866, 1944, 1949. 2 items.","Notes on of Virginia officials, Virginia religion, Indians, diary of Reverend Robert Rose, Gooch Papers Act Preventing Negro Insurrection, Cal. State Papers, force tracts, notes from Robert Beverley's \"The History and Present State of Virginia\". 1607-1756. 1 item.","Journal references to notable Virginians, review of Adrienne Koch's \"Jefferson and Madison, notes on social history, notes on Reverend Robert Rose's diary, lists of useful books on Virginia history, articles \"Senate Race Getting Milder\", \"An 1808 Tour of Virginia is Delightful,\" \"Governor's message, notes on manufactureres, internal improvements. 1748-1869, 1881, 1926, 1943, 1952. 2 items.","Notes on Virginia history, message of Governor Johnson, adoption of the 1851 Constituion, Virginia agriculture, Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. 1851-1857. 1 item.","Virginia on the Eve of the Southern War for Independence.\" 1830-1860. 1 item.","The Press in the Making of Virginia, \"Ephraim McDowell,\" \"The Newspaper Press and the Civil War in West Virginis,\" \"A Confederate Catechism,\" \"The Supreme Court of the Confederacy,\" \"The Rise of the High School in Virginia,\" notes on the Reconstruction, photos of Virginia, \"The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia,\" 1929, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958. 1 item.","1856, 1859-1861.","Improvements and implements, organization and education, Southern dependence, products. 1850-1854, 1857. 2 items.","Documents, messages, dispatches. 1851-1858, 1860-1861. 1 item.","1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Schisms, new buildings. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1861. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","John Boran bibliography, the martial spirit, secession and war, military and governmental events of the Civil War. 1850-1865. 2 items.","Proposed steamship line to Europe, exports, development of the carrying trade, Norfolk harbor commerce, dispatches, Virginia Commerce Convention, direct foreign trade. 1806, 1850-1852, 1856-1860. 1 item.","Participants, resolutions, issues, notes. 1849, 1850-1852, 1854, 1858, 1861. 1 item.","'Pistols and Coffee at Dawn for Two.\" notes. 1856, 1858, 1934. 2 items.","- 'A study of Three Virginia Colleges, Part 1 Before the Civil War - bibliography, 'Higher Education for Women Before 1860.' 1953. 2 items.","Free schools - dispatches 'Primary Education in Virginia After the Civil War - outline and bibliography, miscellaneous notes, 'Poor Relief Education', 'State Obtains Mercer Sketch.', 'Governor's Message and Annual Reports,' abstract of School Commisssioner's report. 1818-1847, 1849, 1850-1855, 1858-1859, 1901, 1957. 2 items.","1860-1861. 1 item.","Ell Thayer's scheme for immigrant aid, Rd. D. dispatches, misc. notes, letter concerning Ell Thayer. 1852, 1857, 1860, 1938. 1 item.","Lists of railroad documents, proposed railroad lines, misc. notes, abstracts of railroad documents, construction of railroad lines, frequent wrecks on railroads, Roanoke Railroad, governor's messages, Southern Railroad, telegraph, 'The Louisa Railroad.' 1849, 1851-1861, 1866. 3 items.","'Virginia State Debt and Internal Improvements, 1820-1838, James River and Kanawha company, travel on the richmond - Lynchburg canal boat packet, map of Virginia's railroads, general internal improvements, highways. 1820-1838, 1840-1848, 1851, 1859-1879. 8 items.","Baptist's divided message of Governor Joseph Johnson, bibliography on 'The Trial and Execution of John Brown.' 1852, 1857. 3 items.","'A Letter Opposing Public Hangings,' 'Two Negroes Hung For Murder in Culpeper,' public hanging, prive executions, imprisonment, changes in criminal and civil codes. 1834, 1846, 1848, 1849-1850, 1851, 1853, 1858, 1860. 1 item.","Sinking funds, taxes collected, certificates and bonds issued, Governor Johnson's message, Rd. D. dispatches on state finances. 1851-1852, 1857, 1860, 1865. 1 item.","1858. 1 item.","1856. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","1856-1858, 1948. 2 items.","1860. 2 items.","Letter from American Historical Association about extra copies, Eubank B. Caldwell sending historical materials, list of mistakes in work. 1925. 5 items.","1854. 1 item.","1853-1857, 1861. 2 items.","Richmond Atheneaeum, notes on various papers, Virginia Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, on slavery, Philip Pendleton Cooke, Judge Beverley Tucker, John Wesley Montette, titles. 1851-1860. 1 item.","William Ballad Preston, establishment of cotton mills, petition of Central Southerns Rights Association, governor's message, cotton trade, manufacturing in Lynchburg, cloth, leather, why Southern factories fail, Old Dominion iron and Rail Works, Major Andrews family. 1850-1852, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860. 1 item.","1839-1840. 1 item.","Medical Journal, Medical Board of Examiners, Norfolk and Portsmouth fever. 1852-1853, 1855. 1 item.","Clover Hill coal pits, Commodore Stockton and quartz mining, salt mining. 1851, 1856, 1858. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","List of Virginia newspapers, \"The South\", Edward William Johnston, John M. Daniel, \"Richmond Dispatch\". 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1865. 2 items.","Federal relations, slavery, resolution of New Jersey Legislature, syllabus for course 'Virginia - The Commonwealth.' 1850, 1852-1853, 1860-1861. 2 items.","Seventh Virginia Census, number of Virginians in the US, number of immigrants to Virginia, population figures from Canning,' History of the United States, 'Virginia Population and Wealth.' 1834, 1850, 1852, 1860. 5 items.","Lt. Governor Samuel Watts, Democratic politics, Johnson succeeded Floyd as governor, members of General Assembly, presidential elections, Kansas-Nebraska Bill, Governor Wise elected, nomination of John Letcher for governor, vote totals for governor and Lt. Gov., electoral vote. 1851-1860.","Eastern Lunatic Asylum, imprisonment, slave punishment by whipping. 1825, 1850-1856, 1858. 1 item.","Letters concerning the sending of railroad information, notes on Virginia internal improvement debate, notes from Sinclair's \"Development of the Locomotive Empire,\" 'Why Was Four Foot 8 1/2 Inches Adopted as the Standard Gauge,' gauge of railroads in the US. 1853-1854, 1940, 1945, 1949. 6 items.","Note on George Fitzhugh's article dealing with Virginia Act of Religious Toleration. 1859. 1 item.","1778. 1 item.","YMCA, travellers to city, description, trade, Reading and Newsroom, Richmond Directory, streets. 1850, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Nat Turner Rebellion, Slave codes, attempts to reopen the slave trade, the North and slavery, slave life and labor, free slaves and colonization, slave insurrections, slavery - general problem, fugitive slaves, slave trade, Norfolk health, 'A Long-Forgotten Student Oratim. 1847, 1850-1860, 1944. 9 items.","Train between Richmond and Amelia Court House, 'Petersburg's Racing History,' tournament lectures, libraries, fairs, Richmond Atheneum, Philanthropic Literary Society, Womens Dress, 'Knights of Old Virginia...' epidemics in Portsmouth schools. 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1859, 1931, 1936. 1 item.","Travel to them, 'The Springs of Virginia,' notes on written sources, articles on White Sulphur Springs and sounding of Richmond Blues, descriptions, 'Heat of Virginia Spring Said Due to Pressure Deep Below Earth.' B\u0026O route from Berkley Springs, 'The Springs of Yesteryear,' 'Epistles from the Springs of Virginia.' 1850-1852, 1856-1860, 1932, 1942. 3 items.","1860. 1 item.","Letters of John H. Cocke to Joseph C. Cabell, Virginia Historical Register and Literary Yearbook, Sons of Temperance, Anti-Tobacco movement, outline of history of temperance, Richmond drunkeness, 1851-1869, 1870. 1 item.","Letter from New York Public Library concerning sources of information on John C. Underwood. 1930. 1 item.","Meetings, death of William Maxwell. 1850, 1852, 1857. 1 item.","Hugh Jones' \"Present State of Virginia\", \"Virginia Lives\", Jamestown Island, History of Henrico County, Morton's retirement, state and local history, \"The Virginia Plantations\", Charles McLean, Andrews,W.W. Abbott, Rotary International, American Association for State and Local History. 1936-1939, 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1972. 35 items.","Whitfield J. Bell, 'A Portrait of the Colonial Physician', John S. Rush, insurance, Edmund Berkeley, \"Brothers were Brothers Still Despite Civil War,\" Dr. Wright's address, Burwell family. About James Madison, Harry F. Byrd, Carl Bridenbaugh concerning Thomas Story, Parker A. Throop, Alexander A. Bruce, Kathleen Bruce. 1923, 1926, 1934-1935, 1939, 1942-1973. 82 items.","Gifts of Morton's \"Colonial Virginia\", bibliography of emigration in colonial times, J.L. Carpenter, restoration of Falkland, Lester Cappon, W.F. Craven, Kenneth Chorley, IEAHC affairs, opposition to House Bill 279, Society of American Historians, President J.A.C. Chandler, Dr. Hunter Farish, E.T. Crowson, Tappan Reeve. 1919, 1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1941-1948, 1959-1963, 1967-1971. 56 items.","T.R. Dalton, Virginius Dabney, Edward Everett Dale, Russell B. Devine, Colgate W. Darden, Harold O. DeWitt, Richard Beale Davis, Jack Dalton, George E. Doods, F. Meredith Dietz, Jackson Davis, William E. Dodd, Charles W. Dabney - research, publications, visits, family correspondence. 1929-1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942-1944, 1948, 1950-1972. 57 items.","Merrill Evans, Mrs. Frank A. Edgar, J.H. Easterby, Tommy Eiken - reminiscences, research. 4 items.","Christian F. Feest, O. Hugh Fulcher, Doris S. Finney, J.T. Flyan, Joseph B. Flowers, B. Floyd Flickinger, Hunter D. Farish, Lawrence K. Fox - writings, reminiscences, appreciation, research positions, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1957-1959, 1966, 1968. 11 items.","Mrs. Myrtle Hatala, Carlisle Humelsine, John S. Hopewell, Marvin Harvey, Fred A. Hetzel, Robert Tucker Hall, Philip M. Haner, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., Carlton E. Holladay, Malcolm H. Harris, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., William Haden, Archibald Henderson, Fred Hoeing - publications, visits, research. 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952, 1958, 1960-1963, 1966-1967, 1970. 24 items.","Davis D. Joyce, John M. Jennings, William Wellington Jones, Edward Claude Johnson, Journal of Southern History, W.Melville Jones, Ludwell H. Johnson III, Howard Mumford Jones, Jamestown Festival, Allen Johnson - research, publications, appreciations. 1935, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968. 13 items.","Stephen G. Kurtz, Richard W. Kilgore, Dorothy Kenyon, K. Kimura, Michael Kraus, W. Sterling King, Louis Knott Koontz, Theda Kenyon - lectures, reminiscences, family information, research, publications, gifts. 1943-1945, 1947, 1950-1951, 1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Robert H. Land, Library Company of Philadelphia, R. K. Larson, H. Richards Livingston - appreciations invitations, requests for information, gifts, research. 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1971, 1973. 11 items.","Russell R. Menard, Philip A. Magrudes, Jr., W. Warner Moss, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Walter D. Moses and Co., Robert P. Maccubbin, Allen W. Moger, Charles P. McCurdy, Jr., John F. Morton, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Mitchel, Mrs. William S. Morton, John A. Munroe, Mary Maples, Nyle H. Miller, W.S. Morton, Ludwell Montague. 30 items., 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1969-1972","Norfolk Public Library, Vernon L. Nunn, Walter R. Nelson, Nobel Prize, R.W. Nary, \"Notable American Women\", Ray F. Nichols - invitations, publications, research. 1956, 1860, 1967, 1969, 1970. 8 items.","Otis, Frank L. Owsley Ostes - historical writing, books. 1950, 1960-1961, 1963. 4 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillinz; permission to use quotation. 36 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillin - permission to use quotation. 1 item","The Reprint Co., Record Club, Beverley Ruffin, Reader's Digest, William M. E. Rachal, Parke Rouse, Jr., Taylor Reverley, Raven Soc, Harry W. Richards, Eric W. Rodgers, Rotary Club, Harold W. Ramsey, Carl A. Roseberg, Dr. Walter J. Rein, John Taylor Ransome, Clinton Rossiter, Hugh F. Rankin, Harry F. Richardson. 1944, 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971, 1973. 52 items.","A.G.S. Stephens, Clifford K. Shipton, Richard and Janet Simm, James H. Siske, Howard Scammon, Harold A. Sparks, Howard Stone, Wilbur M. Smith, Schlesinger, Richard Sias, E.G. Swem, Owen E. Suter, James A. Servies, Max Savelie, Henry Lee Swint, Charles P. Sherman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Charles P. Shelman, Charles S. Sydnor, 1925, 1933, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1959-1971, 1973. 52 items.","Lawrence Towner, Edgar T. Thompson, W.A. Thompson, Richard W. Talley, Lt. - Col. C.W. Tazewell, Robert H. Tucker, William M. Tuck, \"Time\", Inc., Clayton Torrance - appreciations, social events, books, research, Virginia Biography Committee. 1931, 1945-1946, 1956-1957, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 12 items.","University of North Carolina Press, University Press of Virginia, University of Virginia History Club, Sharvy G. Umbeck. 1951, 1958, 1960-1964, 1970. 4 items.","Gordon C. Vliet, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Writers' Club, William G. Vansant, Vatican City, Dr. Walter E. Vest - acknowledgements, memberships, city council candidates, royalties, resignation, research, reminiscences, historic preservation, publishing, periodicals. 1942-1944, 1947-1948, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1971-1972. 28 items.","Robert C. Willis, Vianne Webb, \"Western Historical Quarterly\", William \u0026 Mary, Mrs. T.J. Wertenbaker, Louis B. Wright, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr., Stanley B. Williams, Bill J. Wiley, Joseph C. Wolf, John Elliott Wood, James Southall Wilson, B.I. Wiley, John A. Wayland, Mrs. John Bell Williams, Suzanne Waters. 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944-1945, 1951-1954, 1958, 1960, 1963-1972. 28 items.","Lindsay Young, Conway Zinkle - acknowledgement. 1957-1958. 2 items.","Inquiry about \"Primitive Painters in America 1750-1950\", lecturer's schedule, AARFAC publications and reproductions, American Folk Art from the AARFAC. 1965-1966. 6 items.","Notes about 1802 and 1836 provisions for such.","Report of the Division of Markets of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Administration. The Commonwealth magazine. 1923, 1937. 2 items.","Outline of the early history of Agricultural societies in Virginia. 'The Origin and Place of Fairs,' 'Representative Men of Virginia Discuss the State and Its Needs.' 'The Southern Planter,' 'Self-Help Held Greatest Need in Dominant Drought Area,' 'Flue Curing Discovered,' '1948 Atlantic Exposition,' 1928, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1948. 10 items.","Peanuts, information on Virginia peanut production, origin of names for the peanuts, sources of information of the peanut, references to peanuts in Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia,' 'The Peanut.' 1925-1926. 2 items.","'Young People's Organizations in Relation to Rural Life in Virginia,' 'Preliminary Findings of the Virginia Rural Youth Survey,' 'Virginia's Rural Library Needs,' 'Rural and Urban Living Standards in Virginia,' 'Rural Depopulation in Certain Tidewater and Piedmont Areas of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd letter. 1924, 1926-1930, 1937, 1941, 1946. 19 items.","'State Fair Adds to Virginia's Prosperity.' 2 items.","'Virginia's Economic Pattern', 'Virginia Census of Agriculture: 1925,' 'Agricultural Research Uncovers Facts for Virginia Farmers.' 1927, 1945-1946. 5 items.","'Our Art Heritage,' 'An Abstract Art in Woodcuts,' 'Old Dominion Biennial,' 'Richmond Awaits Annual Tournament of Arts,' 'Medical Silhouettes,' 'Edward V. Valentine,' 'Donald Wallier Returns Home to Capture Honors Long Due,' 'Earliest Virginia Portrait,' 'University Honors Seibel,' 'Art Studio Club Reminiscent of Carlo Rossi Studio'. 1931-1932, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946. 11 items.","'APVA Names Jamestown Committee,' 'Let Us Honor America.' 2 items.","'Atlantic University Curriculum Will Embrace Psychic Research.' 'Atlantic University,' 'Vocational Guidance at Atlantic University,' 'No Reply As Yet Received from Dr. Brown Concerning Offer of University Site.' 4 items.","The Horseless Carriage,' 'Do You Remember Virginia's First Motor-Lawn,; 'Richmond's Finances.' 2 items.","Richard E. Byrd Field,' 'Richmond's Municipal Airport is One of the Finest in the East,' 'Map Shows State Will Soon Have 56 Airports,' 'Five Airlines Expand Service in Virginia,' 1929, 1931, 1948. 3 items.","'Governor Berkeley and King Phillip's War,' Journal, letter, grievances, lists of sources, notes, 'The Declaration of the People, 'Bacon's Appeal,' 'Bacon's Account,' 'Bacon's Manifesto,' 'Laws of February 20, 1679', contemporary accounts, Blathway account, Coventry Papers. 1 item.","'State Indebted to Dr. Bagby, Who died in 1883, for Her Finest Humorous Writings.' 1 item.","State Bank Supervision and Control,' 'Must Our Banking System Be Reconstructed?\" - brochure. 2 items.","Outline, biography, addends, appendices, notes, bibliography, 1704-1743. 1 item.","'The So-called Byrd Era in a Series of Pictures of Inaugerations,' 'Governor Wins Esteem on National, State Fronts,' 1950, 1954. 2 items.","'Bring Virginia's Colonial Records Home,' Swem notes, 'Virginia Books,' references in Poole's Index, 'Virginia Library Brings Historic Letters,' 'Archives Survey,' \"The Commonwealth\", 'Virginia Bibliography', 'Swem's Index Takes Drudgery Out of History', Earl Gregg Swem... 1930, 1937-1939, 1941, 1944-1946, 1950, 1953, 1964. 18 items.","2 items.","\"Congressional Record\", \"James A. Bland, Composer of 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia',\" letter to Mr. Wilder concerning this article. 2 items.","article in \"Alumni Gazette.\" 'Baron Botetourt,' notes, 'The Botetourt Statue,' letter concerning the making of medallion likeness of Lord Botetourt. 6 items.","2 items.","letters to and from Samuel M. Bemiss, Davis Y. Paschall, H.C. Shulz, Robert G. Dougan and others concerning the acquisition, photography and other matters dealing with the collection. 15 items.","Facsimiles of letters to Wilberforce Eames concerning research, his manuscript, the ordering of a periodical. 1896-1897, 1899. 1 item.","'For a Better Budget,' 'The Budget and Reorganization,' 'Consolidated Balance Sheet,' 'Virginia Budget System,' 'Budget Bill,' 1925, 1929, 1932, 1939. 5 items.","'Time is Ripe for Summary of Assembly Gains and Losses,' 'State Enters Year With New Hope For Future,' 'The Constitution of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd Conducts a Revolution,' 'A Glance at the Governors of Virginia,' 'Two Houses of Virginia Assembly Virtually Wrote Inaugural Address Into Law.' 1922, 1926-1930, 1935. 28 items.","Senator and organization - 'What We Think of Senator Byrd's Machine,' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 'New Rumblings in the Old Dominion,' Francis P. Miller campaign materials, U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Has Earned His Re-Election.' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 1930, 1949-1950, 1952. 8 items.","'Tyler Declares Col. Landon Carter Was Rated As Greatest Philosopher of Age.' 1 item.","Constitution and by-laws, 'Twenty Years of Progress in Old Dominion,' 'The State Chamber's First Forty Years', 1925, 1944, 1963. 3 items.","Issue of the \"Charlotte Gazette,\" \"Charlotte County Virginia: Historical Statistical and Present Attractions.\" 2 items.","'Hundreds Attend Briery Church Bicentennial, 'Cub Creek Memorial,' 'Protestant Conference Set here,' 'Archibald McRobert,' 'Forward Steps for Rural Churches,' 'Oil Philographs of Old Virginia Churches,' St. John's Church,' memorial against compulsory Bible reading. Walker's Church deed, 1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1938, 1952, 1954-1965. 17 items.","'Virginia's Towns and Cities' - parts la-lc, 'Stauton Pioneered in Municipal Reform.' 4 items.","Review of \"Life of Robert M.T. Hunter,\" 'Where Cannon Reared in the 60's,' Frightfulness in 1861-1865,' 'Complete Diary of Civil War By Virginian Is Discovered,' 'Letter From Mr. Beverley Ross to His Wife,' 'With Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville,' 'Women of a City Turned Into a Hospital,' 1865, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1942, 1954. 9 items.","The Romance and Renaissance of the William \u0026 Mary Alumni Bulletins,' 'The Future of William \u0026 Mary,' 'William \u0026 Mary Citizenship Creed,' memorial plan, 'Fifteen Years of Progress Show Phenomenal Development at William and Mary. 1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1930, 1934. 30 items.","1920, 1925, 1928-1929, 1937, 1952-1953, 1963, 1965. 16 items.","Law School, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Fine Arts, Ancient Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Home Economics, Physical Education, Physics, and Sociology. 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938-1943, 1946. 19 items.","History, buildings and grounds, letters concerning the royal cannon in front of the Wren Building, article about the Rogers Family at the College, pamphlets on general College history, photos and diagrams of Wren, letter from Lawrence Towner to Dr. Morton concerning the selection of a UVA President. 1922, 1924, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1957, 1964-1965. 53 items.","The Alumni Association, The Memorial Plan, 'A Roll of Fame.' 3 items.","Letter from President Chandler asking Dr. Morton to compose a statement by the History Department for a Survey of Education in Virginia conducted by Dr. M.V. O'Shea for Virginia Governor Byrd. 2 items.","History of the department, letters from W.W. Abbot, Professor Adair's letter on oral history project, appointment of J.A. Carroll, appointment of Mr. Coger, letter to Hans Gatzke, acknowledgements of debt to CWF to Kenneth Chorley. 1933, 1939, 1943,","General plans for changes within the History Department, the curriculum requirements, the Law School, and the special collections department. 1934, 1936-1939. 8 items.","Letter about William and Mary executive organization, editorials, bylaws of Board of Visitors, 'Convocation Address,' 'President Bryan into the Office Here on October 20th,' 'John Stewart Bryan Dies of Pneumonia,' 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956. 6 items.","issue of the Alumni Gazette with an article on the faculty of the 1890s entited 'The Seven Wise Men.\" 1 item.","Pamphlets and other information regarding the College's seminar on colonial life. 16 items.","Programs from the conferring of honorary degrees to Sir Campbell Stuart and Georgia O'Keefe, report of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Report of the Curriculum Committee. 3 items.","Plans put forth for the report to the Works Committee, assigned to examine the possibility of closer co-operation between the College and the C.W.F. 1937, 1940-1941. 11 items.","Documents and letters pertaining to the resignation of President John Stewart Bryan and the activities of the Faculty Committee chosen to help the B.O.V. select a new President. 1942. 4 items.","Letter from the faculty committee on the selection of a new President to the B.O.V. approving Dr. Pomfret and opposing Dr. Morgan L. Combs, letter from Channing Hall to Dr. Morton pertaining to another letter from Arthur Schlesinger relating to Dr. Pomfret. 2 items.","Articles pertaining to President Pomfret's administration, program of President Pomfret's inauguration and a letter concerning the presentation to the College of a portrait of President Pomfret. 1942-1943, 1959. 6 items.","Reports, proposal for establishment of Ph.D. program in History Department, self-study report, report to the President, Report of the Department, plans regarding creation of a research center by the College and the C.W.F. 1943-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1963, 1966. 23 items.","Letters from Edward Alexander and Dr. Morton to President Pomfret concerning the possibility of creating a graduate-level curriculum in historical museum training, letter to Edward Alexander from Kenneth Cleeton concerning same, and letter to the faculty concerning the curriculum for the 1954 summer session. 1947-1948, 1953. 6 items.","Issues of the Alumni Gazettes containing information on the new Work Study Program and President Chandler. May 1950, December 1951, December 1962. 3 items.","Report of the Special Faculty Committee to investigate academic irregularities in the Physical Education Department. 1951. 1 item.","7 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the naming of Alvin D. Chandler as President and the athletic scandal. 3 items.","Issue of the Alumni Gazette with a story on the football scandal. September.","Newspaper clippings of editorial comments, articles concerning the appointment of Dr. James Miller to replace Pomfret, Faculty Manifesto and B.O.V. activities. September 1951. 28 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the selection of President Chandler, Nelson Marshall's resignation, athletic problems, et cetera, letter from President A.D. Chandler to Dr. Morton asking him to present greeting from the faculty at the former's indu","Faculty Manifesto of 1951 and complaints made against the B.O.V. 22 items.","Inauguration, letter concerning the state of the college. 13 items.","Letter from Dr. Morton (?) to \"Virginia and Robin\" pertaining to the growing opposition to President Chandler and certain acts committed by President Chandler and the administration against various faculty and students. 1 item.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to Mrs. Morton about the upcoming B.O.V. meeting and about Mr. McCurdy's attendance at that same meeting.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to James Robertson concerning Mr. McCurdy's strong disapproval of the College's future course (this copy was given to Dr. Morton by Mr. McCurdy), a newspaper clipping concerning the same.","Newspaper clippings from the A.D. Chandler era pertaining to the selection of H. Lester Hooker to the B.O.V., expansion of the curriculum, proposed investigation of the administration, and various editorials denouncing and supporting President Chandler. 1955-1957. 92 items.","Letter from Rector James Robertson to Dr. Morton and a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson pertaining to a B.O.V. luncheon, a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson inviting the B.O.V. to a faculty Advisory Council luncheon. 1957-1958. 3","Letters, articles, program of inauguration, and other materials from the Paschall area. 1959-1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Flat hat issue with plans for new campus, letter from President Paschall to the faculty and articles on President Paschall from \"The Commonwealth.\" 1959, 1963. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the proposed reorganization of the College and the five institutions under it. 1961. 1 item.","Faculty by-laws, pamphlet on Rules and Regulations, Board of Visitors resolution to return the School of Education to department status, B.O.V. resolution on approval of said by-laws.","College of William and Mary- letter from Ludwell Johnson to members of the History Department concerning Affirmative Action policies at the College. 1970. 2 items.","Document concerning the search for a new president and vice-president. 1970. 2 items.","13 items.","Letter from Captain R.S. Crenshaw of the U.S. Navy to Mrs. George Chenowich on the status of a number of cemeteries near the U.S. Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown, VA. \"Historical Notes\". 1932, 1934. 2 items.","Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, et cetera on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. 1928-1940. 48 items.","Personal notes and lecutres on \"The Restored Williamsburg\" - lectures by other professors and colonial Williamsburg, Inc., letter from Wendell Stephenson to Dr. Morton asking him to contribute an article on the \"Restored Williamsburg\" to the Journal of Southern History. 114 items.","Newspaper clippings on the unveiling of a memorial portrait of John D. Rockefeller, fellowships given by the Restoration, list of fellowships from 1940-1941 and a report on the seven fellowships given 1941-1942. 1939-1942. 5 items.","Newspaper clippings on the history of Norfolk, economic growth of Hampton Roads and pamphlets printed by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. 1924, 1926, 1930. 6 items.","Newspaper clippings about the construction of the Matoaka Amphitheater and the production of the play, Common Glory, pamphlets on the play, an article about the new Virginia Festival of Music, and an opening night program from Common Glory. 5 items.","Morton's notes on the constitution, a copy of the Virginia constitution and a newspaper clipping on the reunion of the survivors of the state's 1901-1902 constituitonal convention. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the celebration of the convention and the bill of rights, copies of Congressman R. Walton Moore's speech before the House (pertaining to the celebration). 6 items.","Newspaper clippings. 3 items.","Written by E. S. H. Greene on the origns of the Congress for History Course 441. 1 item.","Article pertaining to his being honored by the University of Tennessee. January 1934.","Article pertaining to his life. 1 April 1928.","Articles pertaining to his administration and the Virginia General Assemblies of 1942, 1944. 13 March 1942. 22 March 1942, May 1942, 2 October 1942, 13 January 1946.","Article bibliography relating to the Presbyterian Church in Virginia.","References from Library of Congress, articles, paper by Elizabeth A. Bartlett. 1926, 1932, 1939, 1942, 1963.","1924, 1938-1940.","History from 1961 catalogue.","Articles, booklets pertaining to the history of the hospital.","Articles, program book.","1924, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949-1951.","1924, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1953.","1923, 1937, 1939","1901, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1952.","Letter, newspaper articles, guidebook.","Newspaper article, 1926-1927, State highway Commission Report, motor vehicle laws, articles. 1926-1927, 1930, 1932, 1943-1944, 1949, 1952.","Maps, pamphlets, guidebooks and newspaper articles.","Articles, newspaper articles, University of Virginia Honor Code and Explanations. 1923-1924, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1965.","Booklet, letter, 1843 Petition of Citizens of King William County. 1843, 1951, 1965.","Reports and newspaper article. 1925-1926, 1943.","Articles, pamphlets, and newspaper article.","Newspaper articles and notes regarding Jack Jouett's ride to save the Virginia Revolutionary legislature.","Newspaper articles, 1927-1928 statistics and other articles. 1928-1932, 1941.","The Southern historical opinion of the man - articles and letter.","Newspaper and magazine articles, notes, 1929, 1937-1938, 1950-1951.","1783","1783","3 maps.","Remarks and information circular.","Speech by R. Walton Moore.","Notes and letters referring to Mathews.","Article and newspaper article","Newspaper articles. 1928, 1931, 1938, 1961.","Pamphlets, articles, newspaper article. 1919, 1926-1927, 1937-1938, 1942, 1944.","Outline, timeline, bibliographies, notes.","Colonial music, Charlottesville Music Festival, music composed by Annabel Morris Buchanan. 1931-1932.","Newspaper articles.","Correspondence, invoices, order forms, lists and bibliographies regarding maps, photographs, and images for \"Colonial Virginia.\"","Correspondence and notes regarding revisions to Colonial Virginia","Awards, interviews, and correspondence regarding \"Colonial Virginia\"","Correspondence regardign the editing of \"Colonial Virginia\".","Correspondence after publication","Sale information and reviews of Colonial Virginia","Correspondence, articles, newspaper articles, reviews regarding \"Colonial Virginia\". 1960-1961, 1965.","Receipts and statements from royalties","Maps/photographs for illustrations","Correspondence and royalty receipts regarding","Reviews, correspondence, articles and publication information.","Contract, correspondence, and other information. 1961-1962, 1964.","Established 1780 on Broad Street i: newspaper article, paper, notes, photograph. 1924, 1926.","Newspaper articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Newspaper article","Articles, newspaper articles, notes and bibliography. 1923-1924, 1926-1928, 1943-1944, 1947-1948","Article and newspaper articles. 1929-1930, 1941, 1948.","Newspaper article, articles, pamphlets. 1923, 1926","History, notes, article, newspaper article, letters. 1926, 1942, 1952-1953, 1956, 1960.","Statistics and notes","Articles, newspaper articles, reports. 1929, 1933, 1939,","History and tourism, articles, pamphlets, 1936, 1942, 1957.","Newspaper articles and pamplet.","newspaper articles, pamphlets, articles. 1926, 1935, 1938-1939, 1951","(for rewrite.)","Newspaper articles, article. 1937-1938.","History, notes, correspondence, articles, newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets. 1922, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946, 1948, 1954, 1965-1966.","Newspaper articles, campaign leaflets.","Newspaper articles, bulletins and souvenirs. 1928-1932, 1937.","Articles, reports, pamphlets. 1920, 1936-1937, 1939 - 1943, 1947.","Newspaper articles, articles.","Newspaper articles. 1932-1933, 1948.","Newspaper articles and booklets. 1933, 1940-1941, 1947, 1954.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1950.","Newspaper articles, magazine, notes. 1932-1933, 1948-1951, 1955-1957, 1959, 1962-1964.","1924, 1930-1931, 1942-1944, 1946, 1948, 1954.","Magazines, report, letter. 1954-1955, 1967.","Newspaper articles, articles, maps, tour books. 1926, 1930, 1934.","Article, history.","Articles.","Newspaper articles and photographs, letter, notes, program from reception for John E. Massey. 1927, 1930-1931, 1933.","1941, 1945-1946, 1948, 1951-1953, 1959, 1964","1955-1956, 1959-1960","1950, 1957, 1964","1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1957, 1959-1960.","1947, 1949-1950, 1955-1960","1949-1950, 1956-1958","1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1954-1956, 1958.","Newspaper articles, \"Virginia Gazette\", notes, 1776, 1926-1927, 1931-1932, 1960.","1924, 1928, 1933, 1962-1963.","1932, 1934, 1949.","1934, 1936, 1944, 1965.","1923, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1933, 1937, 1946.","(see also Lucian Minor) - notes, booklist (1849). n.d.","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1924, 1927-1930, 1932-1933, 1949-1950, 1968","Fact pamphlet, pictures, bulletin on McCormick Day","Membership list, contest rules, letters, by-laws","Historical bulletin, conference pogram. 1931, 1961-1962.","Pamphlet, Drainage Basin Committee Report, water planning policy. 1925, 1937-1938. n.d.","Brief history, pamphlet","\"Commonwealth\" magazine, articles, newspaper articles, notes, guidebooks, zoning ordinances, postcards. 1921, 1924-1925,1927-1929, 1932, 1947, 1951, 1965.","Topical outline for city or county war history.","1938, 1941-1943, 1947.","Guidebooks, historical pamplet, photographs of town plan, program for sesquicentennial celebration.","1939-1940, 1943","1945, 1948-1950","1943-1946, 1950, 1954, 1959","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Richard Lee Morton's copy.","Thanks Morton for his kind letter and encloses a copy of Scribner's Magazine autographed by Byrd.","Concern life in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the College of William and Mary.","Written when Morton was 10 years old.","Article about Richard Lee Morton and his time at the College of William and Mary, including two typed copies of the article. There is also an article by Ross Weeks, Jr., entitled \"Explains W\u0026M's Space Use Policies.\"","Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.  December 16, 1962 letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Filed at the end of collection.","Letter from Eudora Ramsay Richardson, state supervisor for Virginia for the Works Projects Administration, to Richard Lee Morton. Also includes a pamphlet entitled \"Interpreting the Virginia WPA Writers' Project: Some Likely Questions and Auggestions for Answering Them.\"","Letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. [move to acquisition files: Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.]","Legal document granting 400 acres in the Manor of East Greenwich and the County of Kent to Benjamin Dickson. Signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant governor of the Colony. August 16, 1756.","Legal document granting 397 acres in the County of Albemarle to Patrick Moreton. Signed by John, Earl of Dunmore, Lieutenant and G overnor General of the Colony of Virginia. July 5, 1774.","Rutherfoord Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard L. Morton, Williamsburg, Virginia enclosing land grant to Patrick Moreton. October 29, 1940.","Probably from one of the documents.","Original family bible records from the Watkins Family, sent by Harry Watkins, Jr., of Mount Shasta California. Also includes birth records of Morton Family members. Undated letter. 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Tyler and others; Board meeting minutes of the Colonial Williamsburg Advisory Committee of Historians and the OIEAHC; reports on the William and Mary Quarterly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 3 includes additions to the collection, which are made on an ongoing basis.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1882, 1918, 1956, 1967, and 1970; 9 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1918. 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. 37 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1925, 1970, and 1973. 5 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1950, 1953, 1956, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1969, and 1971-1973.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915, 1919, 1944-1963, 1946, 1951, 1958-1960, 1965, 1965, and 1971. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1938, 1949, 1962, 1967, and 1969. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG.C. 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Shepherd, grandparent of Mrs. Morton, notes of investigative sources. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1961, and 1965-1966. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters, bank statements, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ID, biographical information, other information. 1940. 1945-1948, 1952-1956, and 1968. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchool grade reports, letters to parents, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Morton, college bills, passports, insurance policies, tax returns, postcards, record of her measurements. 1941-1942, 1945-1949, 1955, 1959-1960, and 1966. 89 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes his Thank-you letters. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ehonorary degree, congratulations, procession list, Magna Carta conference. 61 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes portraits, commencement, charter day, presidential dinner, honorary degree, as child, Falkland. ca. 1890, ca. 1900, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1923, 1933-1936, 1946, 1951-1953, 1954, 1958, 1959-1960, 1965, and 1968. 82 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJacob Morton receipt, bill of sale, and portrait; genealogical information on Thomas Watkins, diary of William Morton. 1846, 1849, 1850, and 1870. 10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding service on committees, conferences, fraternities, honorary degrees, army service, scholarship fund, vita, 1896, 1916, 1918-1919, 1921, 1926-1927, 1929-1932, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1955-1959, and 1960-1967. 156 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1914-1916, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965-66, and 1970. 64 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington, Institute of Early American History and Culture. Inauguration of President Chandler, Kiwanis Club, books, Phi Beta Kappa. 1925, 1929, 1933, 1952-1954, 1968, and 1972. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1927-1928, and 1936-1938. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. (see also medium oversize file).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1972. 47 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1849, 1962, and 1963. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1963, 1965-1966, and 1970. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1959, 1963-1964. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930, 1934, 1940-1941, 1944, 1949-1954, and 1956-1957. 54 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch Project suggestions, bibliography for publication era, historical records survey, manuscripts on microfilm at IEAHC. 1917, 1940, 1947, and 1957. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1937, 1942, 1962-1964, and 1967. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1960-1964, 1966. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e94 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1946-1947, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959, 1965-1966, 1968. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMortgage, settlement of estate, statement of accountability, letters from D.D. Colcock agent, disposal of stamps and books, letters from and to Estelle and husband, Lucy and husband concerning the estate, tax notice, commissioner of accounts. 1958-1961. 1963. 63 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters about changes in articles written by Morton, requests by Morton for materials to be used for articles, materials for research for articles including on education, politics, industry, race relations. 1959, 1960-1962, 1967-1972. 106 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeacher's Handbook for film on Coonial Virginia, criticism of handbook, letters concerning Morton's materials for the film, release to school journals concerning Morton, honorarium for Morton's efforts, request for his biography. 1940-1941, 1943, 1959, 1970. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCatalogues, plant orders, primer for herb growing, green life guides, articles on gardening, marigold book, rose book, lawn guide. 1954, 1969-1970. 15 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders for garden flowers, brochures for flowers, invoices, request for bulletin about hematodes. 1954, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969. 20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest for informational about Nema-hill, and reply, nematode recommendations, booklet on Virginia garden roses, articles on gardening, information on malathion, orders for seeds. 1950, 1953, 1959, 1962-1963. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRose advertisement, articles on gardening, picture of trellis, booklet on mulch paper, brochure of chain-linked fence, guide to rose growing, booklets on flower growing, book on colonial fences, etc. with pictures, list of slides accompanying lecture 'Wild Flowers...\" 1953, 1967-1968. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA New Kind of County Government, Reorganizing the Administration of a State, \"Liberty and Law\", \"Vice President Dawes and the Senate Rules\", \"The County Manager Plan\", \"Central Administrative Control over Municipalities in the Southwest.\" . 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Morton's election as honorary member, note on meeting at Morton's home, acceptances of honorary membership by Philip A. Bruce and William G. Stanard, newspaper articles on club founding and new member. 1923-1926, 1929, 1932. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouse and office equipment booklets, article \"New Tool Aids Safe Pruning\", invoices, request for equipment, instructions for ILG fan maintainence, information on audio-visual aids, checks, information on GE boiler. 57 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouse of the Week articles, booklets on home care, expanding your house, articles on shutters, articles on model homes, plan for hillside house, architects suggestions for home, information on log cabins. 1932, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1963-1965, 1958, 1972. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouse Plans - bathroom, hill house, Dr. and Mrs. Morton's residence, pictures of residence. 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet of dogma, application for membership. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eletter to Lord Acton, Lee biography, \"Lee the Educator,\" \"Robert E. Lee - The Man\", \"Lee's Military Valise\", \"Robert E. Lee Unionist\", \"Robert E. Lee\", \"Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation\", 1925, 1929-1930, 1942. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003estatue unveiling exercises, Columbia River historical expedition booklet. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCivil War letters and analyses, letter protesting Virginia House of Delegates Resolution honoring Lincoln, Major Cookes' account of Lee's surrender to Grant, article defending McClellan's battle tactics. 1922, 1928, 1933. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eannual buying of American Historical Periodicals, lists of duplicate magazines, letters concerning magazine order offer declines. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedicare bills, forms for premium payment, handbook, insurance benefits record, Blue Cross - Blue Shield brochure, statement of coverage, doctor's bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedicine: cardiology, fungistatics, colds, poison ivy. 1962, 1964-1965. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emembership materials, brochures about books and map. 1960. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShenandoah, National Parks, area administered by NPS, Fredericksburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Moore House, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, George Washington Birthplace, Cumberland Gap, Custis-Lee, Virginia State Parks. 1927, 1934, 1957-1959. 17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews analysis of black demonstrations, \"The Southern Workman\", Comparison of disease rates among white and black troops, state of black colleges, Texas white primary, Atticus G. Haygood, speech of Senator Claude A. Swanson, Peabody School of Education. 1914-1916, 1919, 1922-1924, 1927, 1933-1949, 1953, 1956. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Race Relations\" - \"Progress in Race Relations,\" Douglas Gordon address, letters from Commission on Interracial Cooperation, CIC pamphlets. \"Five Letters of the University Commisssion on Southern Race Relations\", \"The Racial Situation in America\", \"An Appeal to the 'Christian' People of the South,\" Slater Fund. 1920, 1926-1927. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript of Morton family recipe book, easy cooking, peanut butter, chicken, salsify, wine, colonial dishes, famous Virginia foods. 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1971. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords and Phonographs - operating guide for Zenith \"Space Command\" brochures for Zenith stereos, order from Record Club of America, article on Louis Moreau Gottschalk, list of compositions, catalog of Folk Music, \"Jazz from Columbia,\" \"Twentieth Century Poetry in English\", D'Oyly Carte Records. 1959, 1962, 1964-1966. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBiography, \"Health Heroes\", \"Health: The First Objective in Education\", article on Dr. Aristides Agramonte, article on Reed. 1926, 1930, 1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMorton's honorary membership, proposed members, attendance rules, club members, reports and awards of Committee on Scholarships, letters of recommendation, notices of meeting, Christmas card, Christmas poems, biography of member James McCord. Charley's letter. 1956, 1962-1963, 1966-1973. 69 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLindley: Eleven Years of Roosevelt, \"Roosevelt for President\", text of President's message to the 77th Congress, \"Administration Has to Be Calm About Anti-Inflation Program\", \"Roosevelt on Role in War\", memorial issue of New Republic on Roosevelt, \"The Prohibition Question\" by H.E. Fosdick. 1928, 1940-1941, 1944, 1946. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"47 Questions and Answers\", Medicare handbook, information on Social Security and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, notice of benefits increase, \"Your New Health Insurance\", \"Your Social Security\". 1951-1952, 1961, 1965, 1967-1968. 8 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSocial Security of Estelle Dinwiddie Morton , cancelled checks to Internal Revenue, Household Employer's Social Security Tax Guides. 1951-1963, 1965. 36 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSarah Stetson publications, 2 copies, \"American Garden Books Transplanted and Native Before 1807\", \"William Hamilton and his Woodlands\", 3 copies \"The Traffic in Seeds and Plants from England's Colonies in North America\", \"The Philadelphia Sojourn of Samuel Vaughn\", \"John Mercer's Notes on Plants\", \"Andre Parmentier\" in Landscape Architecture. 1946, 1949, 1953. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncome tax forms, hospital insurance benefits, record, income tax schedules, records of medical expenses, reports of stock dividends, utility bills, statements of bank savings, travel records, heating fuel consumption, charitable contributions, sales and royalties, drug bills, 1971-1972. 87 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVehicle license form, invoices for periodicals, tax returns and instructions, contributions and deductions, savings certificate earnings, utility bills, drug bills, records of stock dividends, property and capitation tax, return of tangible personal property, fuel bills. 1970. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapitation tax, utility bills, real estate tax, drug bills, records of charitable contributions, medical bills, fuel bills, payment for books and periodicals, invoices. 1969. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncome tax forms, schedules of income and retirement income credit, invoices for periodicals, appraisal of books, payment for books and periodicals, real estate tax, record of vehicle license tag. 1968. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSupplemental schedule of income and retirement income credit, drug bills, individual income tax returns and instructions, royalities and dividends, medical bills, stock dividends, personal property and capitation tax, statement of vendors account. 1967. 47 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndividual income tax forms, personal property tax, record of gift of William \u0026amp; Mary Quarterly, records of expenses, bill for furnace repair, report of work done on research grant, Virginia agency purchase order, statements of vendors' accounts for periodicals. 1946, 1950-1962. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e, \"The Cold War Melodies\", \"The Constitution and Prohibition Enforcement\". 1842, 1929, 1940. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures from extermination companies, article on how to kill termites, article on how to kill Japanese beetles. 1934. 1948. 1951. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCunard Line thank you cards, guide to Switzerland, visit to Vatican Library, hotel bills souvenir of Norwegian state visit, records of expenses, Edinburgh Christmas card, itinerary, addresses of European hotels, notes from Williamsburg Travel Office. 1960-1961. 45 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet on shade and ornamental trees, \"All Sizes of Trees Will Be Healthier if Fed Regularly,\" \"Mistletoe Planted in Trees\". 1953, 1956, 1963. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBulletins, membership list, Virginia Collegiate Show, list of patrons. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement for Nature's Medicines, notice for Prohibitory Order Against Sender of Pandering Advertisement in the Malls. 1969. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChecking deposit receipts, checking deposit slips, notification of change of address, savings account records. 1971-1972. 50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle in American Legion Weekly, notes on Washington in Williamsburg, \"Mr. Bruce on Washington\", \"Map of Washington's Travels\", \"Washington Celebration in 1932\", Washington issue of School Library Bulletin, Washington poastage stamps. \"Washington Meets New Ordeal.\" 1926-1927, 1931-1932. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnual reports, newsletters, letters about Medicare problem, acknowledgement of monetary gifts, Medicare Fact Sheet, WCH brochure, hospital bill and record of refund. 1963-1972. 61 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistoric Garden Week in Virginia, \"Presentation of the Restored East Lawn Gardens\", \"Calendar of Events and Guide to Historic Garden Week\", \"The Voyages of the Roses,\" annual report, spring flower show, sheets of Garden Club information, yearbook, membership lists, National Wildlife Federation Information. 1962-1965, 1968. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce information on real estate. ca. 1970. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistorical Notes, \"The Yorktown Sesquicentenial Celebration\" 1931-1932. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrowth, population, physical development and trade, Parson's Cause, Stamp Act. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Indian raids, Temple Bodley's George Rogers Clark, Echenrode's The Revolution in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, John T. Goodrich's The Life of General Hugh Mercer, article on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. 1776-1788, 1928. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Lingley's The Transition in Virginia and Tyler's Virginia - The Federal Period, list of Virginia colonial governors. 1765-1775. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Walker's Appeal, measures to control Black people in Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1619, 1691, 1800, 1826, 1830-1831. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHampden-Sydney College, Richmond Medical College, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, notes on periodical articles on Virginia higher education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst Great Awakening, Journal of Herbert Asbury, Second Awakening and Frontier Schisms, church organization and the rise of modern missions, religion during the 30's, 40's, and 50's, strange religions, the slavery dispute and the churches. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrison reform, Boston Prison Discipline Society annual reports. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTheater, circuses, celebration, diversions, cock fighting, horse racing, lotteries, cards, music and dancing, singers, 1665, 1702, ca. 1850.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSteamboats built in New York City, population of the West, life of Robert Fulton, Niles Register of Steamboats, early railroads, descriptions of steamboat trips on the Mississippi, steamboats on the Great Lakes, canals, 1766-1848. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes from Alice Feld Tyler's Freedom's Ferment. 1693, 1776, 1793, 1810-1855. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes from Kendog's \"The Beginning of Temperance,\" temperance songs, American Temperance Union documents, speech of John H.W. Hawkins, history of temperance movement, Oklahoma votes to end prohibition, 1690, 1775-1880, 1959. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory of Prohibition from A.M. Schlesinger \"The Rise of the City\", Hecker and Kendrick \"The United States Since 1865\", Slossom \"The Great Crusade and After\", article' \"Cobb Defines Cawn,\" \"Orphan of Bootleggers,\" booklet, \"Temperance Trumpeter,\" 1865-1934, 1948. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Convention of 1861, Narrative of Southampton County, 'To Observe Joseph Jenkins Roberts Day,\" school committee reports, reports on industry and railroads, 'History of Emory and Henry College,\" sources in Virginia history, bibliography, Governor's Message, notes from Richond Enquirer, 1830, 1838, 1840-1841, 1850, 1861, 1865-1866, 1944, 1949. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on of Virginia officials, Virginia religion, Indians, diary of Reverend Robert Rose, Gooch Papers Act Preventing Negro Insurrection, Cal. State Papers, force tracts, notes from Robert Beverley's \"The History and Present State of Virginia\". 1607-1756. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJournal references to notable Virginians, review of Adrienne Koch's \"Jefferson and Madison, notes on social history, notes on Reverend Robert Rose's diary, lists of useful books on Virginia history, articles \"Senate Race Getting Milder\", \"An 1808 Tour of Virginia is Delightful,\" \"Governor's message, notes on manufactureres, internal improvements. 1748-1869, 1881, 1926, 1943, 1952. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Virginia history, message of Governor Johnson, adoption of the 1851 Constituion, Virginia agriculture, Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. 1851-1857. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia on the Eve of the Southern War for Independence.\" 1830-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Press in the Making of Virginia, \"Ephraim McDowell,\" \"The Newspaper Press and the Civil War in West Virginis,\" \"A Confederate Catechism,\" \"The Supreme Court of the Confederacy,\" \"The Rise of the High School in Virginia,\" notes on the Reconstruction, photos of Virginia, \"The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia,\" 1929, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856, 1859-1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eImprovements and implements, organization and education, Southern dependence, products. 1850-1854, 1857. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments, messages, dispatches. 1851-1858, 1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchisms, new buildings. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1850. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Boran bibliography, the martial spirit, secession and war, military and governmental events of the Civil War. 1850-1865. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed steamship line to Europe, exports, development of the carrying trade, Norfolk harbor commerce, dispatches, Virginia Commerce Convention, direct foreign trade. 1806, 1850-1852, 1856-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParticipants, resolutions, issues, notes. 1849, 1850-1852, 1854, 1858, 1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Pistols and Coffee at Dawn for Two.\" notes. 1856, 1858, 1934. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e- 'A study of Three Virginia Colleges, Part 1 Before the Civil War - bibliography, 'Higher Education for Women Before 1860.' 1953. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFree schools - dispatches 'Primary Education in Virginia After the Civil War - outline and bibliography, miscellaneous notes, 'Poor Relief Education', 'State Obtains Mercer Sketch.', 'Governor's Message and Annual Reports,' abstract of School Commisssioner's report. 1818-1847, 1849, 1850-1855, 1858-1859, 1901, 1957. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEll Thayer's scheme for immigrant aid, Rd. D. dispatches, misc. notes, letter concerning Ell Thayer. 1852, 1857, 1860, 1938. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists of railroad documents, proposed railroad lines, misc. notes, abstracts of railroad documents, construction of railroad lines, frequent wrecks on railroads, Roanoke Railroad, governor's messages, Southern Railroad, telegraph, 'The Louisa Railroad.' 1849, 1851-1861, 1866. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Virginia State Debt and Internal Improvements, 1820-1838, James River and Kanawha company, travel on the richmond - Lynchburg canal boat packet, map of Virginia's railroads, general internal improvements, highways. 1820-1838, 1840-1848, 1851, 1859-1879. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBaptist's divided message of Governor Joseph Johnson, bibliography on 'The Trial and Execution of John Brown.' 1852, 1857. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'A Letter Opposing Public Hangings,' 'Two Negroes Hung For Murder in Culpeper,' public hanging, prive executions, imprisonment, changes in criminal and civil codes. 1834, 1846, 1848, 1849-1850, 1851, 1853, 1858, 1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSinking funds, taxes collected, certificates and bonds issued, Governor Johnson's message, Rd. D. dispatches on state finances. 1851-1852, 1857, 1860, 1865. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1858. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1850. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856-1858, 1948. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1860. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from American Historical Association about extra copies, Eubank B. Caldwell sending historical materials, list of mistakes in work. 1925. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1854. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1853-1857, 1861. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond Atheneaeum, notes on various papers, Virginia Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, on slavery, Philip Pendleton Cooke, Judge Beverley Tucker, John Wesley Montette, titles. 1851-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Ballad Preston, establishment of cotton mills, petition of Central Southerns Rights Association, governor's message, cotton trade, manufacturing in Lynchburg, cloth, leather, why Southern factories fail, Old Dominion iron and Rail Works, Major Andrews family. 1850-1852, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1839-1840. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedical Journal, Medical Board of Examiners, Norfolk and Portsmouth fever. 1852-1853, 1855. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClover Hill coal pits, Commodore Stockton and quartz mining, salt mining. 1851, 1856, 1858. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1850. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Virginia newspapers, \"The South\", Edward William Johnston, John M. Daniel, \"Richmond Dispatch\". 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1865. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFederal relations, slavery, resolution of New Jersey Legislature, syllabus for course 'Virginia - The Commonwealth.' 1850, 1852-1853, 1860-1861. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeventh Virginia Census, number of Virginians in the US, number of immigrants to Virginia, population figures from Canning,' History of the United States, 'Virginia Population and Wealth.' 1834, 1850, 1852, 1860. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLt. Governor Samuel Watts, Democratic politics, Johnson succeeded Floyd as governor, members of General Assembly, presidential elections, Kansas-Nebraska Bill, Governor Wise elected, nomination of John Letcher for governor, vote totals for governor and Lt. Gov., electoral vote. 1851-1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEastern Lunatic Asylum, imprisonment, slave punishment by whipping. 1825, 1850-1856, 1858. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters concerning the sending of railroad information, notes on Virginia internal improvement debate, notes from Sinclair's \"Development of the Locomotive Empire,\" 'Why Was Four Foot 8 1/2 Inches Adopted as the Standard Gauge,' gauge of railroads in the US. 1853-1854, 1940, 1945, 1949. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote on George Fitzhugh's article dealing with Virginia Act of Religious Toleration. 1859. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1778. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYMCA, travellers to city, description, trade, Reading and Newsroom, Richmond Directory, streets. 1850, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNat Turner Rebellion, Slave codes, attempts to reopen the slave trade, the North and slavery, slave life and labor, free slaves and colonization, slave insurrections, slavery - general problem, fugitive slaves, slave trade, Norfolk health, 'A Long-Forgotten Student Oratim. 1847, 1850-1860, 1944. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrain between Richmond and Amelia Court House, 'Petersburg's Racing History,' tournament lectures, libraries, fairs, Richmond Atheneum, Philanthropic Literary Society, Womens Dress, 'Knights of Old Virginia...' epidemics in Portsmouth schools. 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1859, 1931, 1936. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTravel to them, 'The Springs of Virginia,' notes on written sources, articles on White Sulphur Springs and sounding of Richmond Blues, descriptions, 'Heat of Virginia Spring Said Due to Pressure Deep Below Earth.' B\u0026amp;O route from Berkley Springs, 'The Springs of Yesteryear,' 'Epistles from the Springs of Virginia.' 1850-1852, 1856-1860, 1932, 1942. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of John H. Cocke to Joseph C. Cabell, Virginia Historical Register and Literary Yearbook, Sons of Temperance, Anti-Tobacco movement, outline of history of temperance, Richmond drunkeness, 1851-1869, 1870. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from New York Public Library concerning sources of information on John C. Underwood. 1930. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeetings, death of William Maxwell. 1850, 1852, 1857. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHugh Jones' \"Present State of Virginia\", \"Virginia Lives\", Jamestown Island, History of Henrico County, Morton's retirement, state and local history, \"The Virginia Plantations\", Charles McLean, Andrews,W.W. Abbott, Rotary International, American Association for State and Local History. 1936-1939, 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1972. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhitfield J. Bell, 'A Portrait of the Colonial Physician', John S. Rush, insurance, Edmund Berkeley, \"Brothers were Brothers Still Despite Civil War,\" Dr. Wright's address, Burwell family. About James Madison, Harry F. Byrd, Carl Bridenbaugh concerning Thomas Story, Parker A. Throop, Alexander A. Bruce, Kathleen Bruce. 1923, 1926, 1934-1935, 1939, 1942-1973. 82 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGifts of Morton's \"Colonial Virginia\", bibliography of emigration in colonial times, J.L. Carpenter, restoration of Falkland, Lester Cappon, W.F. Craven, Kenneth Chorley, IEAHC affairs, opposition to House Bill 279, Society of American Historians, President J.A.C. Chandler, Dr. Hunter Farish, E.T. Crowson, Tappan Reeve. 1919, 1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1941-1948, 1959-1963, 1967-1971. 56 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT.R. Dalton, Virginius Dabney, Edward Everett Dale, Russell B. Devine, Colgate W. Darden, Harold O. DeWitt, Richard Beale Davis, Jack Dalton, George E. Doods, F. Meredith Dietz, Jackson Davis, William E. Dodd, Charles W. Dabney - research, publications, visits, family correspondence. 1929-1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942-1944, 1948, 1950-1972. 57 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMerrill Evans, Mrs. Frank A. Edgar, J.H. Easterby, Tommy Eiken - reminiscences, research. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristian F. Feest, O. Hugh Fulcher, Doris S. Finney, J.T. Flyan, Joseph B. Flowers, B. Floyd Flickinger, Hunter D. Farish, Lawrence K. Fox - writings, reminiscences, appreciation, research positions, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1957-1959, 1966, 1968. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Myrtle Hatala, Carlisle Humelsine, John S. Hopewell, Marvin Harvey, Fred A. Hetzel, Robert Tucker Hall, Philip M. Haner, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., Carlton E. Holladay, Malcolm H. Harris, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., William Haden, Archibald Henderson, Fred Hoeing - publications, visits, research. 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952, 1958, 1960-1963, 1966-1967, 1970. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavis D. Joyce, John M. Jennings, William Wellington Jones, Edward Claude Johnson, Journal of Southern History, W.Melville Jones, Ludwell H. Johnson III, Howard Mumford Jones, Jamestown Festival, Allen Johnson - research, publications, appreciations. 1935, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen G. Kurtz, Richard W. Kilgore, Dorothy Kenyon, K. Kimura, Michael Kraus, W. Sterling King, Louis Knott Koontz, Theda Kenyon - lectures, reminiscences, family information, research, publications, gifts. 1943-1945, 1947, 1950-1951, 1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1971. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Land, Library Company of Philadelphia, R. K. Larson, H. Richards Livingston - appreciations invitations, requests for information, gifts, research. 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1971, 1973. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRussell R. Menard, Philip A. Magrudes, Jr., W. Warner Moss, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Walter D. Moses and Co., Robert P. Maccubbin, Allen W. Moger, Charles P. McCurdy, Jr., John F. Morton, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Mitchel, Mrs. William S. Morton, John A. Munroe, Mary Maples, Nyle H. Miller, W.S. Morton, Ludwell Montague. 30 items., 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1969-1972\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk Public Library, Vernon L. Nunn, Walter R. Nelson, Nobel Prize, R.W. Nary, \"Notable American Women\", Ray F. Nichols - invitations, publications, research. 1956, 1860, 1967, 1969, 1970. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOtis, Frank L. Owsley Ostes - historical writing, books. 1950, 1960-1961, 1963. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Hubert A. Quillinz; permission to use quotation. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Hubert A. Quillin - permission to use quotation. 1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Reprint Co., Record Club, Beverley Ruffin, Reader's Digest, William M. E. Rachal, Parke Rouse, Jr., Taylor Reverley, Raven Soc, Harry W. Richards, Eric W. Rodgers, Rotary Club, Harold W. Ramsey, Carl A. Roseberg, Dr. Walter J. Rein, John Taylor Ransome, Clinton Rossiter, Hugh F. Rankin, Harry F. Richardson. 1944, 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971, 1973. 52 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.G.S. Stephens, Clifford K. Shipton, Richard and Janet Simm, James H. Siske, Howard Scammon, Harold A. Sparks, Howard Stone, Wilbur M. Smith, Schlesinger, Richard Sias, E.G. Swem, Owen E. Suter, James A. Servies, Max Savelie, Henry Lee Swint, Charles P. Sherman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Charles P. Shelman, Charles S. Sydnor, 1925, 1933, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1959-1971, 1973. 52 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLawrence Towner, Edgar T. Thompson, W.A. Thompson, Richard W. Talley, Lt. - Col. C.W. Tazewell, Robert H. Tucker, William M. Tuck, \"Time\", Inc., Clayton Torrance - appreciations, social events, books, research, Virginia Biography Committee. 1931, 1945-1946, 1956-1957, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniversity of North Carolina Press, University Press of Virginia, University of Virginia History Club, Sharvy G. Umbeck. 1951, 1958, 1960-1964, 1970. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon C. Vliet, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Writers' Club, William G. Vansant, Vatican City, Dr. Walter E. Vest - acknowledgements, memberships, city council candidates, royalties, resignation, research, reminiscences, historic preservation, publishing, periodicals. 1942-1944, 1947-1948, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1971-1972. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert C. Willis, Vianne Webb, \"Western Historical Quarterly\", William \u0026amp; Mary, Mrs. T.J. Wertenbaker, Louis B. Wright, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr., Stanley B. Williams, Bill J. Wiley, Joseph C. Wolf, John Elliott Wood, James Southall Wilson, B.I. Wiley, John A. Wayland, Mrs. John Bell Williams, Suzanne Waters. 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944-1945, 1951-1954, 1958, 1960, 1963-1972. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLindsay Young, Conway Zinkle - acknowledgement. 1957-1958. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquiry about \"Primitive Painters in America 1750-1950\", lecturer's schedule, AARFAC publications and reproductions, American Folk Art from the AARFAC. 1965-1966. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes about 1802 and 1836 provisions for such.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of the Division of Markets of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Administration. The Commonwealth magazine. 1923, 1937. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutline of the early history of Agricultural societies in Virginia. 'The Origin and Place of Fairs,' 'Representative Men of Virginia Discuss the State and Its Needs.' 'The Southern Planter,' 'Self-Help Held Greatest Need in Dominant Drought Area,' 'Flue Curing Discovered,' '1948 Atlantic Exposition,' 1928, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1948. 10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeanuts, information on Virginia peanut production, origin of names for the peanuts, sources of information of the peanut, references to peanuts in Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia,' 'The Peanut.' 1925-1926. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Young People's Organizations in Relation to Rural Life in Virginia,' 'Preliminary Findings of the Virginia Rural Youth Survey,' 'Virginia's Rural Library Needs,' 'Rural and Urban Living Standards in Virginia,' 'Rural Depopulation in Certain Tidewater and Piedmont Areas of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd letter. 1924, 1926-1930, 1937, 1941, 1946. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'State Fair Adds to Virginia's Prosperity.' 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Virginia's Economic Pattern', 'Virginia Census of Agriculture: 1925,' 'Agricultural Research Uncovers Facts for Virginia Farmers.' 1927, 1945-1946. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Our Art Heritage,' 'An Abstract Art in Woodcuts,' 'Old Dominion Biennial,' 'Richmond Awaits Annual Tournament of Arts,' 'Medical Silhouettes,' 'Edward V. Valentine,' 'Donald Wallier Returns Home to Capture Honors Long Due,' 'Earliest Virginia Portrait,' 'University Honors Seibel,' 'Art Studio Club Reminiscent of Carlo Rossi Studio'. 1931-1932, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'APVA Names Jamestown Committee,' 'Let Us Honor America.' 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Atlantic University Curriculum Will Embrace Psychic Research.' 'Atlantic University,' 'Vocational Guidance at Atlantic University,' 'No Reply As Yet Received from Dr. Brown Concerning Offer of University Site.' 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Horseless Carriage,' 'Do You Remember Virginia's First Motor-Lawn,; 'Richmond's Finances.' 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard E. Byrd Field,' 'Richmond's Municipal Airport is One of the Finest in the East,' 'Map Shows State Will Soon Have 56 Airports,' 'Five Airlines Expand Service in Virginia,' 1929, 1931, 1948. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Governor Berkeley and King Phillip's War,' Journal, letter, grievances, lists of sources, notes, 'The Declaration of the People, 'Bacon's Appeal,' 'Bacon's Account,' 'Bacon's Manifesto,' 'Laws of February 20, 1679', contemporary accounts, Blathway account, Coventry Papers. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'State Indebted to Dr. Bagby, Who died in 1883, for Her Finest Humorous Writings.' 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Bank Supervision and Control,' 'Must Our Banking System Be Reconstructed?\" - brochure. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutline, biography, addends, appendices, notes, bibliography, 1704-1743. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'The So-called Byrd Era in a Series of Pictures of Inaugerations,' 'Governor Wins Esteem on National, State Fronts,' 1950, 1954. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Bring Virginia's Colonial Records Home,' Swem notes, 'Virginia Books,' references in Poole's Index, 'Virginia Library Brings Historic Letters,' 'Archives Survey,' \"The Commonwealth\", 'Virginia Bibliography', 'Swem's Index Takes Drudgery Out of History', Earl Gregg Swem... 1930, 1937-1939, 1941, 1944-1946, 1950, 1953, 1964. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Congressional Record\", \"James A. Bland, Composer of 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia',\" letter to Mr. Wilder concerning this article. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003earticle in \"Alumni Gazette.\" 'Baron Botetourt,' notes, 'The Botetourt Statue,' letter concerning the making of medallion likeness of Lord Botetourt. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eletters to and from Samuel M. Bemiss, Davis Y. Paschall, H.C. Shulz, Robert G. Dougan and others concerning the acquisition, photography and other matters dealing with the collection. 15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFacsimiles of letters to Wilberforce Eames concerning research, his manuscript, the ordering of a periodical. 1896-1897, 1899. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'For a Better Budget,' 'The Budget and Reorganization,' 'Consolidated Balance Sheet,' 'Virginia Budget System,' 'Budget Bill,' 1925, 1929, 1932, 1939. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Time is Ripe for Summary of Assembly Gains and Losses,' 'State Enters Year With New Hope For Future,' 'The Constitution of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd Conducts a Revolution,' 'A Glance at the Governors of Virginia,' 'Two Houses of Virginia Assembly Virtually Wrote Inaugural Address Into Law.' 1922, 1926-1930, 1935. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSenator and organization - 'What We Think of Senator Byrd's Machine,' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 'New Rumblings in the Old Dominion,' Francis P. Miller campaign materials, U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Has Earned His Re-Election.' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 1930, 1949-1950, 1952. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Tyler Declares Col. Landon Carter Was Rated As Greatest Philosopher of Age.' 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConstitution and by-laws, 'Twenty Years of Progress in Old Dominion,' 'The State Chamber's First Forty Years', 1925, 1944, 1963. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssue of the \"Charlotte Gazette,\" \"Charlotte County Virginia: Historical Statistical and Present Attractions.\" 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Hundreds Attend Briery Church Bicentennial, 'Cub Creek Memorial,' 'Protestant Conference Set here,' 'Archibald McRobert,' 'Forward Steps for Rural Churches,' 'Oil Philographs of Old Virginia Churches,' St. John's Church,' memorial against compulsory Bible reading. Walker's Church deed, 1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1938, 1952, 1954-1965. 17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Virginia's Towns and Cities' - parts la-lc, 'Stauton Pioneered in Municipal Reform.' 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReview of \"Life of Robert M.T. Hunter,\" 'Where Cannon Reared in the 60's,' Frightfulness in 1861-1865,' 'Complete Diary of Civil War By Virginian Is Discovered,' 'Letter From Mr. Beverley Ross to His Wife,' 'With Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville,' 'Women of a City Turned Into a Hospital,' 1865, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1942, 1954. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Romance and Renaissance of the William \u0026amp; Mary Alumni Bulletins,' 'The Future of William \u0026amp; Mary,' 'William \u0026amp; Mary Citizenship Creed,' memorial plan, 'Fifteen Years of Progress Show Phenomenal Development at William and Mary. 1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1930, 1934. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920, 1925, 1928-1929, 1937, 1952-1953, 1963, 1965. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLaw School, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Fine Arts, Ancient Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Home Economics, Physical Education, Physics, and Sociology. 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938-1943, 1946. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory, buildings and grounds, letters concerning the royal cannon in front of the Wren Building, article about the Rogers Family at the College, pamphlets on general College history, photos and diagrams of Wren, letter from Lawrence Towner to Dr. Morton concerning the selection of a UVA President. 1922, 1924, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1957, 1964-1965. 53 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Alumni Association, The Memorial Plan, 'A Roll of Fame.' 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Chandler asking Dr. Morton to compose a statement by the History Department for a Survey of Education in Virginia conducted by Dr. M.V. O'Shea for Virginia Governor Byrd. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory of the department, letters from W.W. Abbot, Professor Adair's letter on oral history project, appointment of J.A. Carroll, appointment of Mr. Coger, letter to Hans Gatzke, acknowledgements of debt to CWF to Kenneth Chorley. 1933, 1939, 1943,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral plans for changes within the History Department, the curriculum requirements, the Law School, and the special collections department. 1934, 1936-1939. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter about William and Mary executive organization, editorials, bylaws of Board of Visitors, 'Convocation Address,' 'President Bryan into the Office Here on October 20th,' 'John Stewart Bryan Dies of Pneumonia,' 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eissue of the Alumni Gazette with an article on the faculty of the 1890s entited 'The Seven Wise Men.\" 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets and other information regarding the College's seminar on colonial life. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms from the conferring of honorary degrees to Sir Campbell Stuart and Georgia O'Keefe, report of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Report of the Curriculum Committee. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans put forth for the report to the Works Committee, assigned to examine the possibility of closer co-operation between the College and the C.W.F. 1937, 1940-1941. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments and letters pertaining to the resignation of President John Stewart Bryan and the activities of the Faculty Committee chosen to help the B.O.V. select a new President. 1942. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from the faculty committee on the selection of a new President to the B.O.V. approving Dr. Pomfret and opposing Dr. Morgan L. Combs, letter from Channing Hall to Dr. Morton pertaining to another letter from Arthur Schlesinger relating to Dr. Pomfret. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles pertaining to President Pomfret's administration, program of President Pomfret's inauguration and a letter concerning the presentation to the College of a portrait of President Pomfret. 1942-1943, 1959. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, proposal for establishment of Ph.D. program in History Department, self-study report, report to the President, Report of the Department, plans regarding creation of a research center by the College and the C.W.F. 1943-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1963, 1966. 23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from Edward Alexander and Dr. Morton to President Pomfret concerning the possibility of creating a graduate-level curriculum in historical museum training, letter to Edward Alexander from Kenneth Cleeton concerning same, and letter to the faculty concerning the curriculum for the 1954 summer session. 1947-1948, 1953. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssues of the Alumni Gazettes containing information on the new Work Study Program and President Chandler. May 1950, December 1951, December 1962. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of the Special Faculty Committee to investigate academic irregularities in the Physical Education Department. 1951. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings concerning the naming of Alvin D. Chandler as President and the athletic scandal. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssue of the Alumni Gazette with a story on the football scandal. September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings of editorial comments, articles concerning the appointment of Dr. James Miller to replace Pomfret, Faculty Manifesto and B.O.V. activities. September 1951. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings pertaining to the selection of President Chandler, Nelson Marshall's resignation, athletic problems, et cetera, letter from President A.D. Chandler to Dr. Morton asking him to present greeting from the faculty at the former's indu\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFaculty Manifesto of 1951 and complaints made against the B.O.V. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInauguration, letter concerning the state of the college. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Dr. Morton (?) to \"Virginia and Robin\" pertaining to the growing opposition to President Chandler and certain acts committed by President Chandler and the administration against various faculty and students. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Charles McCurdy to Mrs. Morton about the upcoming B.O.V. meeting and about Mr. McCurdy's attendance at that same meeting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Charles McCurdy to James Robertson concerning Mr. McCurdy's strong disapproval of the College's future course (this copy was given to Dr. Morton by Mr. McCurdy), a newspaper clipping concerning the same.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings from the A.D. Chandler era pertaining to the selection of H. Lester Hooker to the B.O.V., expansion of the curriculum, proposed investigation of the administration, and various editorials denouncing and supporting President Chandler. 1955-1957. 92 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Rector James Robertson to Dr. Morton and a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson pertaining to a B.O.V. luncheon, a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson inviting the B.O.V. to a faculty Advisory Council luncheon. 1957-1958. 3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, articles, program of inauguration, and other materials from the Paschall area. 1959-1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1971. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlat hat issue with plans for new campus, letter from President Paschall to the faculty and articles on President Paschall from \"The Commonwealth.\" 1959, 1963. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings concerning the proposed reorganization of the College and the five institutions under it. 1961. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFaculty by-laws, pamphlet on Rules and Regulations, Board of Visitors resolution to return the School of Education to department status, B.O.V. resolution on approval of said by-laws.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of William and Mary- letter from Ludwell Johnson to members of the History Department concerning Affirmative Action policies at the College. 1970. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument concerning the search for a new president and vice-president. 1970. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Captain R.S. 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Walton Moore's speech before the House (pertaining to the celebration). 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by E. S. H. Greene on the origns of the Congress for History Course 441. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle pertaining to his being honored by the University of Tennessee. January 1934.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle pertaining to his life. 1 April 1928.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles pertaining to his administration and the Virginia General Assemblies of 1942, 1944. 13 March 1942. 22 March 1942, May 1942, 2 October 1942, 13 January 1946.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle bibliography relating to the Presbyterian Church in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences from Library of Congress, articles, paper by Elizabeth A. Bartlett. 1926, 1932, 1939, 1942, 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1938-1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory from 1961 catalogue.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, booklets pertaining to the history of the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, program book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949-1951.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1953.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1937, 1939\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1901, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1952.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, newspaper articles, guidebook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article, 1926-1927, State highway Commission Report, motor vehicle laws, articles. 1926-1927, 1930, 1932, 1943-1944, 1949, 1952.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaps, pamphlets, guidebooks and newspaper articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, newspaper articles, University of Virginia Honor Code and Explanations. 1923-1924, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet, letter, 1843 Petition of Citizens of King William County. 1843, 1951, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports and newspaper article. 1925-1926, 1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, pamphlets, and newspaper article.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles and notes regarding Jack Jouett's ride to save the Virginia Revolutionary legislature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, 1927-1928 statistics and other articles. 1928-1932, 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Southern historical opinion of the man - articles and letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper and magazine articles, notes, 1929, 1937-1938, 1950-1951.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1783\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1783\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 maps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks and information circular.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech by R. 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Also includes a pamphlet entitled \"Interpreting the Virginia WPA Writers' Project: Some Likely Questions and Auggestions for Answering Them.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. [move to acquisition files: Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document granting 400 acres in the Manor of East Greenwich and the County of Kent to Benjamin Dickson. Signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant governor of the Colony. August 16, 1756.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document granting 397 acres in the County of Albemarle to Patrick Moreton. Signed by John, Earl of Dunmore, Lieutenant and G overnor General of the Colony of Virginia. 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Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","Series 2 includes Morton's notes and correspondence about the 1951 football scandal; clippings about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History \u0026 Culture; correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and others; Board meeting minutes of the Colonial Williamsburg Advisory Committee of Historians and the OIEAHC; reports on the William and Mary Quarterly.","Series 3 includes additions to the collection, which are made on an ongoing basis.","Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","28 items","9 items","1 item","1882, 1918, 1956, 1967, and 1970; 9 items","44 items","1918. 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. 37 items","1925, 1970, and 1973. 5 items","1950, 1953, 1956, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1969, and 1971-1973.","18 items.","42 items.","12 items.","8 items.","1915, 1919, 1944-1963, 1946, 1951, 1958-1960, 1965, 1965, and 1971. 31 items.","1938, 1949, 1962, 1967, and 1969. 30 items.","G.C. Wetmore, the painter of Dr. and Mrs. S.M. Shepherd, grandparent of Mrs. Morton, notes of investigative sources. 8 items.","1909, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1961, and 1965-1966. 22 items.","14 items.","Includes letters, bank statements, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ID, biographical information, other information. 1940. 1945-1948, 1952-1956, and 1968. 28 items.","School grade reports, letters to parents, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Morton, college bills, passports, insurance policies, tax returns, postcards, record of her measurements. 1941-1942, 1945-1949, 1955, 1959-1960, and 1966. 89 items","Includes his Thank-you letters. 5 items.","honorary degree, congratulations, procession list, Magna Carta conference. 61 items.","3 items.","Includes portraits, commencement, charter day, presidential dinner, honorary degree, as child, Falkland. ca. 1890, ca. 1900, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1923, 1933-1936, 1946, 1951-1953, 1954, 1958, 1959-1960, 1965, and 1968. 82 items.","Jacob Morton receipt, bill of sale, and portrait; genealogical information on Thomas Watkins, diary of William Morton. 1846, 1849, 1850, and 1870. 10 items.","Including service on committees, conferences, fraternities, honorary degrees, army service, scholarship fund, vita, 1896, 1916, 1918-1919, 1921, 1926-1927, 1929-1932, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1955-1959, and 1960-1967. 156 items.","1914-1916, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965-66, and 1970. 64 items.","George Washington, Institute of Early American History and Culture. Inauguration of President Chandler, Kiwanis Club, books, Phi Beta Kappa. 1925, 1929, 1933, 1952-1954, 1968, and 1972. 14 items.","1923, 1927-1928, and 1936-1938. 19 items.","3 items. (see also medium oversize file).","1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1972. 47 items.","1849, 1962, and 1963. 7 items.","1963, 1965-1966, and 1970. 38 items.","1959, 1963-1964. 30 items.","1930, 1934, 1940-1941, 1944, 1949-1954, and 1956-1957. 54 items.","Research Project suggestions, bibliography for publication era, historical records survey, manuscripts on microfilm at IEAHC. 1917, 1940, 1947, and 1957. 18 items.","1923, 1937, 1942, 1962-1964, and 1967. 26 items.","3 items.","1960-1964, 1966. 25 items.","20 items.","94 items.","1946-1947, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959, 1965-1966, 1968. 40 items.","46 items.","4 items.","3 items","6 items","Mortgage, settlement of estate, statement of accountability, letters from D.D. Colcock agent, disposal of stamps and books, letters from and to Estelle and husband, Lucy and husband concerning the estate, tax notice, commissioner of accounts. 1958-1961. 1963. 63 items.","Includes letters about changes in articles written by Morton, requests by Morton for materials to be used for articles, materials for research for articles including on education, politics, industry, race relations. 1959, 1960-1962, 1967-1972. 106 items.","Teacher's Handbook for film on Coonial Virginia, criticism of handbook, letters concerning Morton's materials for the film, release to school journals concerning Morton, honorarium for Morton's efforts, request for his biography. 1940-1941, 1943, 1959, 1970. 19 items.","Catalogues, plant orders, primer for herb growing, green life guides, articles on gardening, marigold book, rose book, lawn guide. 1954, 1969-1970. 15 items","Orders for garden flowers, brochures for flowers, invoices, request for bulletin about hematodes. 1954, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969. 20 items.","Request for informational about Nema-hill, and reply, nematode recommendations, booklet on Virginia garden roses, articles on gardening, information on malathion, orders for seeds. 1950, 1953, 1959, 1962-1963. 14 items.","Rose advertisement, articles on gardening, picture of trellis, booklet on mulch paper, brochure of chain-linked fence, guide to rose growing, booklets on flower growing, book on colonial fences, etc. with pictures, list of slides accompanying lecture 'Wild Flowers...\" 1953, 1967-1968. 16 items.","1 item","A New Kind of County Government, Reorganizing the Administration of a State, \"Liberty and Law\", \"Vice President Dawes and the Senate Rules\", \"The County Manager Plan\", \"Central Administrative Control over Municipalities in the Southwest.\" . 6 items.","Concerning Morton's election as honorary member, note on meeting at Morton's home, acceptances of honorary membership by Philip A. Bruce and William G. Stanard, newspaper articles on club founding and new member. 1923-1926, 1929, 1932. 11 items.","House and office equipment booklets, article \"New Tool Aids Safe Pruning\", invoices, request for equipment, instructions for ILG fan maintainence, information on audio-visual aids, checks, information on GE boiler. 57 items.","House of the Week articles, booklets on home care, expanding your house, articles on shutters, articles on model homes, plan for hillside house, architects suggestions for home, information on log cabins. 1932, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1963-1965, 1958, 1972. 36 items.","House Plans - bathroom, hill house, Dr. and Mrs. Morton's residence, pictures of residence. 1947.","8 photographs.","Booklet of dogma, application for membership. 3 items.","letter to Lord Acton, Lee biography, \"Lee the Educator,\" \"Robert E. Lee - The Man\", \"Lee's Military Valise\", \"Robert E. Lee Unionist\", \"Robert E. Lee\", \"Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation\", 1925, 1929-1930, 1942. 13 items.","statue unveiling exercises, Columbia River historical expedition booklet. 2 items.","Civil War letters and analyses, letter protesting Virginia House of Delegates Resolution honoring Lincoln, Major Cookes' account of Lee's surrender to Grant, article defending McClellan's battle tactics. 1922, 1928, 1933. 4 items.","annual buying of American Historical Periodicals, lists of duplicate magazines, letters concerning magazine order offer declines. 9 items.","Medicare bills, forms for premium payment, handbook, insurance benefits record, Blue Cross - Blue Shield brochure, statement of coverage, doctor's bills.","Medicine: cardiology, fungistatics, colds, poison ivy. 1962, 1964-1965. 2 items.","membership materials, brochures about books and map. 1960. 18 items.","Shenandoah, National Parks, area administered by NPS, Fredericksburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Moore House, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, George Washington Birthplace, Cumberland Gap, Custis-Lee, Virginia State Parks. 1927, 1934, 1957-1959. 17 items.","News analysis of black demonstrations, \"The Southern Workman\", Comparison of disease rates among white and black troops, state of black colleges, Texas white primary, Atticus G. Haygood, speech of Senator Claude A. Swanson, Peabody School of Education. 1914-1916, 1919, 1922-1924, 1927, 1933-1949, 1953, 1956. 18 items.","1 item","1 item","\"Race Relations\" - \"Progress in Race Relations,\" Douglas Gordon address, letters from Commission on Interracial Cooperation, CIC pamphlets. \"Five Letters of the University Commisssion on Southern Race Relations\", \"The Racial Situation in America\", \"An Appeal to the 'Christian' People of the South,\" Slater Fund. 1920, 1926-1927. 14 items.","Manuscript of Morton family recipe book, easy cooking, peanut butter, chicken, salsify, wine, colonial dishes, famous Virginia foods. 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1971. 13 items.","Records and Phonographs - operating guide for Zenith \"Space Command\" brochures for Zenith stereos, order from Record Club of America, article on Louis Moreau Gottschalk, list of compositions, catalog of Folk Music, \"Jazz from Columbia,\" \"Twentieth Century Poetry in English\", D'Oyly Carte Records. 1959, 1962, 1964-1966. 29 items.","Biography, \"Health Heroes\", \"Health: The First Objective in Education\", article on Dr. Aristides Agramonte, article on Reed. 1926, 1930, 1940.","Morton's honorary membership, proposed members, attendance rules, club members, reports and awards of Committee on Scholarships, letters of recommendation, notices of meeting, Christmas card, Christmas poems, biography of member James McCord. Charley's letter. 1956, 1962-1963, 1966-1973. 69 items.","Lindley: Eleven Years of Roosevelt, \"Roosevelt for President\", text of President's message to the 77th Congress, \"Administration Has to Be Calm About Anti-Inflation Program\", \"Roosevelt on Role in War\", memorial issue of New Republic on Roosevelt, \"The Prohibition Question\" by H.E. Fosdick. 1928, 1940-1941, 1944, 1946. 7 items.","\"47 Questions and Answers\", Medicare handbook, information on Social Security and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, notice of benefits increase, \"Your New Health Insurance\", \"Your Social Security\". 1951-1952, 1961, 1965, 1967-1968. 8 items","Social Security of Estelle Dinwiddie Morton , cancelled checks to Internal Revenue, Household Employer's Social Security Tax Guides. 1951-1963, 1965. 36 items","Sarah Stetson publications, 2 copies, \"American Garden Books Transplanted and Native Before 1807\", \"William Hamilton and his Woodlands\", 3 copies \"The Traffic in Seeds and Plants from England's Colonies in North America\", \"The Philadelphia Sojourn of Samuel Vaughn\", \"John Mercer's Notes on Plants\", \"Andre Parmentier\" in Landscape Architecture. 1946, 1949, 1953. 9 items.","Income tax forms, hospital insurance benefits, record, income tax schedules, records of medical expenses, reports of stock dividends, utility bills, statements of bank savings, travel records, heating fuel consumption, charitable contributions, sales and royalties, drug bills, 1971-1972. 87 items.","Vehicle license form, invoices for periodicals, tax returns and instructions, contributions and deductions, savings certificate earnings, utility bills, drug bills, records of stock dividends, property and capitation tax, return of tangible personal property, fuel bills. 1970. 22 items.","Capitation tax, utility bills, real estate tax, drug bills, records of charitable contributions, medical bills, fuel bills, payment for books and periodicals, invoices. 1969. 36 items.","Income tax forms, schedules of income and retirement income credit, invoices for periodicals, appraisal of books, payment for books and periodicals, real estate tax, record of vehicle license tag. 1968. 25 items.","Supplemental schedule of income and retirement income credit, drug bills, individual income tax returns and instructions, royalities and dividends, medical bills, stock dividends, personal property and capitation tax, statement of vendors account. 1967. 47 items.","Individual income tax forms, personal property tax, record of gift of William \u0026 Mary Quarterly, records of expenses, bill for furnace repair, report of work done on research grant, Virginia agency purchase order, statements of vendors' accounts for periodicals. 1946, 1950-1962. 38 items.",", \"The Cold War Melodies\", \"The Constitution and Prohibition Enforcement\". 1842, 1929, 1940. 2 items.","Brochures from extermination companies, article on how to kill termites, article on how to kill Japanese beetles. 1934. 1948. 1951. 6 items.","Cunard Line thank you cards, guide to Switzerland, visit to Vatican Library, hotel bills souvenir of Norwegian state visit, records of expenses, Edinburgh Christmas card, itinerary, addresses of European hotels, notes from Williamsburg Travel Office. 1960-1961. 45 items.","Booklet on shade and ornamental trees, \"All Sizes of Trees Will Be Healthier if Fed Regularly,\" \"Mistletoe Planted in Trees\". 1953, 1956, 1963. 3 items.","Bulletins, membership list, Virginia Collegiate Show, list of patrons. 5 items.","Advertisement for Nature's Medicines, notice for Prohibitory Order Against Sender of Pandering Advertisement in the Malls. 1969. 1 item.","Checking deposit receipts, checking deposit slips, notification of change of address, savings account records. 1971-1972. 50 items.","Article in American Legion Weekly, notes on Washington in Williamsburg, \"Mr. Bruce on Washington\", \"Map of Washington's Travels\", \"Washington Celebration in 1932\", Washington issue of School Library Bulletin, Washington poastage stamps. \"Washington Meets New Ordeal.\" 1926-1927, 1931-1932. 11 items.","Annual reports, newsletters, letters about Medicare problem, acknowledgement of monetary gifts, Medicare Fact Sheet, WCH brochure, hospital bill and record of refund. 1963-1972. 61 items.","Historic Garden Week in Virginia, \"Presentation of the Restored East Lawn Gardens\", \"Calendar of Events and Guide to Historic Garden Week\", \"The Voyages of the Roses,\" annual report, spring flower show, sheets of Garden Club information, yearbook, membership lists, National Wildlife Federation Information. 1962-1965, 1968. 16 items.","Visitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce information on real estate. ca. 1970. 13 items.","Historical Notes, \"The Yorktown Sesquicentenial Celebration\" 1931-1932. 2 items.","Growth, population, physical development and trade, Parson's Cause, Stamp Act. 3 items.","4 items.","Concerning Indian raids, Temple Bodley's George Rogers Clark, Echenrode's The Revolution in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, John T. Goodrich's The Life of General Hugh Mercer, article on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. 1776-1788, 1928. 1 item.","From Lingley's The Transition in Virginia and Tyler's Virginia - The Federal Period, list of Virginia colonial governors. 1765-1775. 5 items.","3 items.","1 item.","David Walker's Appeal, measures to control Black people in Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1619, 1691, 1800, 1826, 1830-1831. 2 items.","1 item.","Hampden-Sydney College, Richmond Medical College, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, notes on periodical articles on Virginia higher education.","First Great Awakening, Journal of Herbert Asbury, Second Awakening and Frontier Schisms, church organization and the rise of modern missions, religion during the 30's, 40's, and 50's, strange religions, the slavery dispute and the churches. 1 item.","Prison reform, Boston Prison Discipline Society annual reports. 1 item.","2 items.","1 item.","Theater, circuses, celebration, diversions, cock fighting, horse racing, lotteries, cards, music and dancing, singers, 1665, 1702, ca. 1850.","Steamboats built in New York City, population of the West, life of Robert Fulton, Niles Register of Steamboats, early railroads, descriptions of steamboat trips on the Mississippi, steamboats on the Great Lakes, canals, 1766-1848. 1 item.","Notes from Alice Feld Tyler's Freedom's Ferment. 1693, 1776, 1793, 1810-1855. 1 item.","Notes from Kendog's \"The Beginning of Temperance,\" temperance songs, American Temperance Union documents, speech of John H.W. Hawkins, history of temperance movement, Oklahoma votes to end prohibition, 1690, 1775-1880, 1959. 2 items.","History of Prohibition from A.M. Schlesinger \"The Rise of the City\", Hecker and Kendrick \"The United States Since 1865\", Slossom \"The Great Crusade and After\", article' \"Cobb Defines Cawn,\" \"Orphan of Bootleggers,\" booklet, \"Temperance Trumpeter,\" 1865-1934, 1948. 3 items.","Virginia Convention of 1861, Narrative of Southampton County, 'To Observe Joseph Jenkins Roberts Day,\" school committee reports, reports on industry and railroads, 'History of Emory and Henry College,\" sources in Virginia history, bibliography, Governor's Message, notes from Richond Enquirer, 1830, 1838, 1840-1841, 1850, 1861, 1865-1866, 1944, 1949. 2 items.","Notes on of Virginia officials, Virginia religion, Indians, diary of Reverend Robert Rose, Gooch Papers Act Preventing Negro Insurrection, Cal. State Papers, force tracts, notes from Robert Beverley's \"The History and Present State of Virginia\". 1607-1756. 1 item.","Journal references to notable Virginians, review of Adrienne Koch's \"Jefferson and Madison, notes on social history, notes on Reverend Robert Rose's diary, lists of useful books on Virginia history, articles \"Senate Race Getting Milder\", \"An 1808 Tour of Virginia is Delightful,\" \"Governor's message, notes on manufactureres, internal improvements. 1748-1869, 1881, 1926, 1943, 1952. 2 items.","Notes on Virginia history, message of Governor Johnson, adoption of the 1851 Constituion, Virginia agriculture, Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. 1851-1857. 1 item.","Virginia on the Eve of the Southern War for Independence.\" 1830-1860. 1 item.","The Press in the Making of Virginia, \"Ephraim McDowell,\" \"The Newspaper Press and the Civil War in West Virginis,\" \"A Confederate Catechism,\" \"The Supreme Court of the Confederacy,\" \"The Rise of the High School in Virginia,\" notes on the Reconstruction, photos of Virginia, \"The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia,\" 1929, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958. 1 item.","1856, 1859-1861.","Improvements and implements, organization and education, Southern dependence, products. 1850-1854, 1857. 2 items.","Documents, messages, dispatches. 1851-1858, 1860-1861. 1 item.","1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Schisms, new buildings. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1861. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","John Boran bibliography, the martial spirit, secession and war, military and governmental events of the Civil War. 1850-1865. 2 items.","Proposed steamship line to Europe, exports, development of the carrying trade, Norfolk harbor commerce, dispatches, Virginia Commerce Convention, direct foreign trade. 1806, 1850-1852, 1856-1860. 1 item.","Participants, resolutions, issues, notes. 1849, 1850-1852, 1854, 1858, 1861. 1 item.","'Pistols and Coffee at Dawn for Two.\" notes. 1856, 1858, 1934. 2 items.","- 'A study of Three Virginia Colleges, Part 1 Before the Civil War - bibliography, 'Higher Education for Women Before 1860.' 1953. 2 items.","Free schools - dispatches 'Primary Education in Virginia After the Civil War - outline and bibliography, miscellaneous notes, 'Poor Relief Education', 'State Obtains Mercer Sketch.', 'Governor's Message and Annual Reports,' abstract of School Commisssioner's report. 1818-1847, 1849, 1850-1855, 1858-1859, 1901, 1957. 2 items.","1860-1861. 1 item.","Ell Thayer's scheme for immigrant aid, Rd. D. dispatches, misc. notes, letter concerning Ell Thayer. 1852, 1857, 1860, 1938. 1 item.","Lists of railroad documents, proposed railroad lines, misc. notes, abstracts of railroad documents, construction of railroad lines, frequent wrecks on railroads, Roanoke Railroad, governor's messages, Southern Railroad, telegraph, 'The Louisa Railroad.' 1849, 1851-1861, 1866. 3 items.","'Virginia State Debt and Internal Improvements, 1820-1838, James River and Kanawha company, travel on the richmond - Lynchburg canal boat packet, map of Virginia's railroads, general internal improvements, highways. 1820-1838, 1840-1848, 1851, 1859-1879. 8 items.","Baptist's divided message of Governor Joseph Johnson, bibliography on 'The Trial and Execution of John Brown.' 1852, 1857. 3 items.","'A Letter Opposing Public Hangings,' 'Two Negroes Hung For Murder in Culpeper,' public hanging, prive executions, imprisonment, changes in criminal and civil codes. 1834, 1846, 1848, 1849-1850, 1851, 1853, 1858, 1860. 1 item.","Sinking funds, taxes collected, certificates and bonds issued, Governor Johnson's message, Rd. D. dispatches on state finances. 1851-1852, 1857, 1860, 1865. 1 item.","1858. 1 item.","1856. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","1856-1858, 1948. 2 items.","1860. 2 items.","Letter from American Historical Association about extra copies, Eubank B. Caldwell sending historical materials, list of mistakes in work. 1925. 5 items.","1854. 1 item.","1853-1857, 1861. 2 items.","Richmond Atheneaeum, notes on various papers, Virginia Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, on slavery, Philip Pendleton Cooke, Judge Beverley Tucker, John Wesley Montette, titles. 1851-1860. 1 item.","William Ballad Preston, establishment of cotton mills, petition of Central Southerns Rights Association, governor's message, cotton trade, manufacturing in Lynchburg, cloth, leather, why Southern factories fail, Old Dominion iron and Rail Works, Major Andrews family. 1850-1852, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860. 1 item.","1839-1840. 1 item.","Medical Journal, Medical Board of Examiners, Norfolk and Portsmouth fever. 1852-1853, 1855. 1 item.","Clover Hill coal pits, Commodore Stockton and quartz mining, salt mining. 1851, 1856, 1858. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","List of Virginia newspapers, \"The South\", Edward William Johnston, John M. Daniel, \"Richmond Dispatch\". 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1865. 2 items.","Federal relations, slavery, resolution of New Jersey Legislature, syllabus for course 'Virginia - The Commonwealth.' 1850, 1852-1853, 1860-1861. 2 items.","Seventh Virginia Census, number of Virginians in the US, number of immigrants to Virginia, population figures from Canning,' History of the United States, 'Virginia Population and Wealth.' 1834, 1850, 1852, 1860. 5 items.","Lt. Governor Samuel Watts, Democratic politics, Johnson succeeded Floyd as governor, members of General Assembly, presidential elections, Kansas-Nebraska Bill, Governor Wise elected, nomination of John Letcher for governor, vote totals for governor and Lt. Gov., electoral vote. 1851-1860.","Eastern Lunatic Asylum, imprisonment, slave punishment by whipping. 1825, 1850-1856, 1858. 1 item.","Letters concerning the sending of railroad information, notes on Virginia internal improvement debate, notes from Sinclair's \"Development of the Locomotive Empire,\" 'Why Was Four Foot 8 1/2 Inches Adopted as the Standard Gauge,' gauge of railroads in the US. 1853-1854, 1940, 1945, 1949. 6 items.","Note on George Fitzhugh's article dealing with Virginia Act of Religious Toleration. 1859. 1 item.","1778. 1 item.","YMCA, travellers to city, description, trade, Reading and Newsroom, Richmond Directory, streets. 1850, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Nat Turner Rebellion, Slave codes, attempts to reopen the slave trade, the North and slavery, slave life and labor, free slaves and colonization, slave insurrections, slavery - general problem, fugitive slaves, slave trade, Norfolk health, 'A Long-Forgotten Student Oratim. 1847, 1850-1860, 1944. 9 items.","Train between Richmond and Amelia Court House, 'Petersburg's Racing History,' tournament lectures, libraries, fairs, Richmond Atheneum, Philanthropic Literary Society, Womens Dress, 'Knights of Old Virginia...' epidemics in Portsmouth schools. 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1859, 1931, 1936. 1 item.","Travel to them, 'The Springs of Virginia,' notes on written sources, articles on White Sulphur Springs and sounding of Richmond Blues, descriptions, 'Heat of Virginia Spring Said Due to Pressure Deep Below Earth.' B\u0026O route from Berkley Springs, 'The Springs of Yesteryear,' 'Epistles from the Springs of Virginia.' 1850-1852, 1856-1860, 1932, 1942. 3 items.","1860. 1 item.","Letters of John H. Cocke to Joseph C. Cabell, Virginia Historical Register and Literary Yearbook, Sons of Temperance, Anti-Tobacco movement, outline of history of temperance, Richmond drunkeness, 1851-1869, 1870. 1 item.","Letter from New York Public Library concerning sources of information on John C. Underwood. 1930. 1 item.","Meetings, death of William Maxwell. 1850, 1852, 1857. 1 item.","Hugh Jones' \"Present State of Virginia\", \"Virginia Lives\", Jamestown Island, History of Henrico County, Morton's retirement, state and local history, \"The Virginia Plantations\", Charles McLean, Andrews,W.W. Abbott, Rotary International, American Association for State and Local History. 1936-1939, 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1972. 35 items.","Whitfield J. Bell, 'A Portrait of the Colonial Physician', John S. Rush, insurance, Edmund Berkeley, \"Brothers were Brothers Still Despite Civil War,\" Dr. Wright's address, Burwell family. About James Madison, Harry F. Byrd, Carl Bridenbaugh concerning Thomas Story, Parker A. Throop, Alexander A. Bruce, Kathleen Bruce. 1923, 1926, 1934-1935, 1939, 1942-1973. 82 items.","Gifts of Morton's \"Colonial Virginia\", bibliography of emigration in colonial times, J.L. Carpenter, restoration of Falkland, Lester Cappon, W.F. Craven, Kenneth Chorley, IEAHC affairs, opposition to House Bill 279, Society of American Historians, President J.A.C. Chandler, Dr. Hunter Farish, E.T. Crowson, Tappan Reeve. 1919, 1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1941-1948, 1959-1963, 1967-1971. 56 items.","T.R. Dalton, Virginius Dabney, Edward Everett Dale, Russell B. Devine, Colgate W. Darden, Harold O. DeWitt, Richard Beale Davis, Jack Dalton, George E. Doods, F. Meredith Dietz, Jackson Davis, William E. Dodd, Charles W. Dabney - research, publications, visits, family correspondence. 1929-1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942-1944, 1948, 1950-1972. 57 items.","Merrill Evans, Mrs. Frank A. Edgar, J.H. Easterby, Tommy Eiken - reminiscences, research. 4 items.","Christian F. Feest, O. Hugh Fulcher, Doris S. Finney, J.T. Flyan, Joseph B. Flowers, B. Floyd Flickinger, Hunter D. Farish, Lawrence K. Fox - writings, reminiscences, appreciation, research positions, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1957-1959, 1966, 1968. 11 items.","Mrs. Myrtle Hatala, Carlisle Humelsine, John S. Hopewell, Marvin Harvey, Fred A. Hetzel, Robert Tucker Hall, Philip M. Haner, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., Carlton E. Holladay, Malcolm H. Harris, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., William Haden, Archibald Henderson, Fred Hoeing - publications, visits, research. 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952, 1958, 1960-1963, 1966-1967, 1970. 24 items.","Davis D. Joyce, John M. Jennings, William Wellington Jones, Edward Claude Johnson, Journal of Southern History, W.Melville Jones, Ludwell H. Johnson III, Howard Mumford Jones, Jamestown Festival, Allen Johnson - research, publications, appreciations. 1935, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968. 13 items.","Stephen G. Kurtz, Richard W. Kilgore, Dorothy Kenyon, K. Kimura, Michael Kraus, W. Sterling King, Louis Knott Koontz, Theda Kenyon - lectures, reminiscences, family information, research, publications, gifts. 1943-1945, 1947, 1950-1951, 1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Robert H. Land, Library Company of Philadelphia, R. K. Larson, H. Richards Livingston - appreciations invitations, requests for information, gifts, research. 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1971, 1973. 11 items.","Russell R. Menard, Philip A. Magrudes, Jr., W. Warner Moss, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Walter D. Moses and Co., Robert P. Maccubbin, Allen W. Moger, Charles P. McCurdy, Jr., John F. Morton, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Mitchel, Mrs. William S. Morton, John A. Munroe, Mary Maples, Nyle H. Miller, W.S. Morton, Ludwell Montague. 30 items., 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1969-1972","Norfolk Public Library, Vernon L. Nunn, Walter R. Nelson, Nobel Prize, R.W. Nary, \"Notable American Women\", Ray F. Nichols - invitations, publications, research. 1956, 1860, 1967, 1969, 1970. 8 items.","Otis, Frank L. Owsley Ostes - historical writing, books. 1950, 1960-1961, 1963. 4 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillinz; permission to use quotation. 36 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillin - permission to use quotation. 1 item","The Reprint Co., Record Club, Beverley Ruffin, Reader's Digest, William M. E. Rachal, Parke Rouse, Jr., Taylor Reverley, Raven Soc, Harry W. Richards, Eric W. Rodgers, Rotary Club, Harold W. Ramsey, Carl A. Roseberg, Dr. Walter J. Rein, John Taylor Ransome, Clinton Rossiter, Hugh F. Rankin, Harry F. Richardson. 1944, 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971, 1973. 52 items.","A.G.S. Stephens, Clifford K. Shipton, Richard and Janet Simm, James H. Siske, Howard Scammon, Harold A. Sparks, Howard Stone, Wilbur M. Smith, Schlesinger, Richard Sias, E.G. Swem, Owen E. Suter, James A. Servies, Max Savelie, Henry Lee Swint, Charles P. Sherman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Charles P. Shelman, Charles S. Sydnor, 1925, 1933, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1959-1971, 1973. 52 items.","Lawrence Towner, Edgar T. Thompson, W.A. Thompson, Richard W. Talley, Lt. - Col. C.W. Tazewell, Robert H. Tucker, William M. Tuck, \"Time\", Inc., Clayton Torrance - appreciations, social events, books, research, Virginia Biography Committee. 1931, 1945-1946, 1956-1957, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 12 items.","University of North Carolina Press, University Press of Virginia, University of Virginia History Club, Sharvy G. Umbeck. 1951, 1958, 1960-1964, 1970. 4 items.","Gordon C. Vliet, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Writers' Club, William G. Vansant, Vatican City, Dr. Walter E. Vest - acknowledgements, memberships, city council candidates, royalties, resignation, research, reminiscences, historic preservation, publishing, periodicals. 1942-1944, 1947-1948, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1971-1972. 28 items.","Robert C. Willis, Vianne Webb, \"Western Historical Quarterly\", William \u0026 Mary, Mrs. T.J. Wertenbaker, Louis B. Wright, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr., Stanley B. Williams, Bill J. Wiley, Joseph C. Wolf, John Elliott Wood, James Southall Wilson, B.I. Wiley, John A. Wayland, Mrs. John Bell Williams, Suzanne Waters. 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944-1945, 1951-1954, 1958, 1960, 1963-1972. 28 items.","Lindsay Young, Conway Zinkle - acknowledgement. 1957-1958. 2 items.","Inquiry about \"Primitive Painters in America 1750-1950\", lecturer's schedule, AARFAC publications and reproductions, American Folk Art from the AARFAC. 1965-1966. 6 items.","Notes about 1802 and 1836 provisions for such.","Report of the Division of Markets of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Administration. The Commonwealth magazine. 1923, 1937. 2 items.","Outline of the early history of Agricultural societies in Virginia. 'The Origin and Place of Fairs,' 'Representative Men of Virginia Discuss the State and Its Needs.' 'The Southern Planter,' 'Self-Help Held Greatest Need in Dominant Drought Area,' 'Flue Curing Discovered,' '1948 Atlantic Exposition,' 1928, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1948. 10 items.","Peanuts, information on Virginia peanut production, origin of names for the peanuts, sources of information of the peanut, references to peanuts in Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia,' 'The Peanut.' 1925-1926. 2 items.","'Young People's Organizations in Relation to Rural Life in Virginia,' 'Preliminary Findings of the Virginia Rural Youth Survey,' 'Virginia's Rural Library Needs,' 'Rural and Urban Living Standards in Virginia,' 'Rural Depopulation in Certain Tidewater and Piedmont Areas of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd letter. 1924, 1926-1930, 1937, 1941, 1946. 19 items.","'State Fair Adds to Virginia's Prosperity.' 2 items.","'Virginia's Economic Pattern', 'Virginia Census of Agriculture: 1925,' 'Agricultural Research Uncovers Facts for Virginia Farmers.' 1927, 1945-1946. 5 items.","'Our Art Heritage,' 'An Abstract Art in Woodcuts,' 'Old Dominion Biennial,' 'Richmond Awaits Annual Tournament of Arts,' 'Medical Silhouettes,' 'Edward V. Valentine,' 'Donald Wallier Returns Home to Capture Honors Long Due,' 'Earliest Virginia Portrait,' 'University Honors Seibel,' 'Art Studio Club Reminiscent of Carlo Rossi Studio'. 1931-1932, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946. 11 items.","'APVA Names Jamestown Committee,' 'Let Us Honor America.' 2 items.","'Atlantic University Curriculum Will Embrace Psychic Research.' 'Atlantic University,' 'Vocational Guidance at Atlantic University,' 'No Reply As Yet Received from Dr. Brown Concerning Offer of University Site.' 4 items.","The Horseless Carriage,' 'Do You Remember Virginia's First Motor-Lawn,; 'Richmond's Finances.' 2 items.","Richard E. Byrd Field,' 'Richmond's Municipal Airport is One of the Finest in the East,' 'Map Shows State Will Soon Have 56 Airports,' 'Five Airlines Expand Service in Virginia,' 1929, 1931, 1948. 3 items.","'Governor Berkeley and King Phillip's War,' Journal, letter, grievances, lists of sources, notes, 'The Declaration of the People, 'Bacon's Appeal,' 'Bacon's Account,' 'Bacon's Manifesto,' 'Laws of February 20, 1679', contemporary accounts, Blathway account, Coventry Papers. 1 item.","'State Indebted to Dr. Bagby, Who died in 1883, for Her Finest Humorous Writings.' 1 item.","State Bank Supervision and Control,' 'Must Our Banking System Be Reconstructed?\" - brochure. 2 items.","Outline, biography, addends, appendices, notes, bibliography, 1704-1743. 1 item.","'The So-called Byrd Era in a Series of Pictures of Inaugerations,' 'Governor Wins Esteem on National, State Fronts,' 1950, 1954. 2 items.","'Bring Virginia's Colonial Records Home,' Swem notes, 'Virginia Books,' references in Poole's Index, 'Virginia Library Brings Historic Letters,' 'Archives Survey,' \"The Commonwealth\", 'Virginia Bibliography', 'Swem's Index Takes Drudgery Out of History', Earl Gregg Swem... 1930, 1937-1939, 1941, 1944-1946, 1950, 1953, 1964. 18 items.","2 items.","\"Congressional Record\", \"James A. Bland, Composer of 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia',\" letter to Mr. Wilder concerning this article. 2 items.","article in \"Alumni Gazette.\" 'Baron Botetourt,' notes, 'The Botetourt Statue,' letter concerning the making of medallion likeness of Lord Botetourt. 6 items.","2 items.","letters to and from Samuel M. Bemiss, Davis Y. Paschall, H.C. Shulz, Robert G. Dougan and others concerning the acquisition, photography and other matters dealing with the collection. 15 items.","Facsimiles of letters to Wilberforce Eames concerning research, his manuscript, the ordering of a periodical. 1896-1897, 1899. 1 item.","'For a Better Budget,' 'The Budget and Reorganization,' 'Consolidated Balance Sheet,' 'Virginia Budget System,' 'Budget Bill,' 1925, 1929, 1932, 1939. 5 items.","'Time is Ripe for Summary of Assembly Gains and Losses,' 'State Enters Year With New Hope For Future,' 'The Constitution of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd Conducts a Revolution,' 'A Glance at the Governors of Virginia,' 'Two Houses of Virginia Assembly Virtually Wrote Inaugural Address Into Law.' 1922, 1926-1930, 1935. 28 items.","Senator and organization - 'What We Think of Senator Byrd's Machine,' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 'New Rumblings in the Old Dominion,' Francis P. Miller campaign materials, U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Has Earned His Re-Election.' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 1930, 1949-1950, 1952. 8 items.","'Tyler Declares Col. Landon Carter Was Rated As Greatest Philosopher of Age.' 1 item.","Constitution and by-laws, 'Twenty Years of Progress in Old Dominion,' 'The State Chamber's First Forty Years', 1925, 1944, 1963. 3 items.","Issue of the \"Charlotte Gazette,\" \"Charlotte County Virginia: Historical Statistical and Present Attractions.\" 2 items.","'Hundreds Attend Briery Church Bicentennial, 'Cub Creek Memorial,' 'Protestant Conference Set here,' 'Archibald McRobert,' 'Forward Steps for Rural Churches,' 'Oil Philographs of Old Virginia Churches,' St. John's Church,' memorial against compulsory Bible reading. Walker's Church deed, 1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1938, 1952, 1954-1965. 17 items.","'Virginia's Towns and Cities' - parts la-lc, 'Stauton Pioneered in Municipal Reform.' 4 items.","Review of \"Life of Robert M.T. Hunter,\" 'Where Cannon Reared in the 60's,' Frightfulness in 1861-1865,' 'Complete Diary of Civil War By Virginian Is Discovered,' 'Letter From Mr. Beverley Ross to His Wife,' 'With Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville,' 'Women of a City Turned Into a Hospital,' 1865, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1942, 1954. 9 items.","The Romance and Renaissance of the William \u0026 Mary Alumni Bulletins,' 'The Future of William \u0026 Mary,' 'William \u0026 Mary Citizenship Creed,' memorial plan, 'Fifteen Years of Progress Show Phenomenal Development at William and Mary. 1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1930, 1934. 30 items.","1920, 1925, 1928-1929, 1937, 1952-1953, 1963, 1965. 16 items.","Law School, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Fine Arts, Ancient Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Home Economics, Physical Education, Physics, and Sociology. 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938-1943, 1946. 19 items.","History, buildings and grounds, letters concerning the royal cannon in front of the Wren Building, article about the Rogers Family at the College, pamphlets on general College history, photos and diagrams of Wren, letter from Lawrence Towner to Dr. Morton concerning the selection of a UVA President. 1922, 1924, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1957, 1964-1965. 53 items.","The Alumni Association, The Memorial Plan, 'A Roll of Fame.' 3 items.","Letter from President Chandler asking Dr. Morton to compose a statement by the History Department for a Survey of Education in Virginia conducted by Dr. M.V. O'Shea for Virginia Governor Byrd. 2 items.","History of the department, letters from W.W. Abbot, Professor Adair's letter on oral history project, appointment of J.A. Carroll, appointment of Mr. Coger, letter to Hans Gatzke, acknowledgements of debt to CWF to Kenneth Chorley. 1933, 1939, 1943,","General plans for changes within the History Department, the curriculum requirements, the Law School, and the special collections department. 1934, 1936-1939. 8 items.","Letter about William and Mary executive organization, editorials, bylaws of Board of Visitors, 'Convocation Address,' 'President Bryan into the Office Here on October 20th,' 'John Stewart Bryan Dies of Pneumonia,' 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956. 6 items.","issue of the Alumni Gazette with an article on the faculty of the 1890s entited 'The Seven Wise Men.\" 1 item.","Pamphlets and other information regarding the College's seminar on colonial life. 16 items.","Programs from the conferring of honorary degrees to Sir Campbell Stuart and Georgia O'Keefe, report of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Report of the Curriculum Committee. 3 items.","Plans put forth for the report to the Works Committee, assigned to examine the possibility of closer co-operation between the College and the C.W.F. 1937, 1940-1941. 11 items.","Documents and letters pertaining to the resignation of President John Stewart Bryan and the activities of the Faculty Committee chosen to help the B.O.V. select a new President. 1942. 4 items.","Letter from the faculty committee on the selection of a new President to the B.O.V. approving Dr. Pomfret and opposing Dr. Morgan L. Combs, letter from Channing Hall to Dr. Morton pertaining to another letter from Arthur Schlesinger relating to Dr. Pomfret. 2 items.","Articles pertaining to President Pomfret's administration, program of President Pomfret's inauguration and a letter concerning the presentation to the College of a portrait of President Pomfret. 1942-1943, 1959. 6 items.","Reports, proposal for establishment of Ph.D. program in History Department, self-study report, report to the President, Report of the Department, plans regarding creation of a research center by the College and the C.W.F. 1943-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1963, 1966. 23 items.","Letters from Edward Alexander and Dr. Morton to President Pomfret concerning the possibility of creating a graduate-level curriculum in historical museum training, letter to Edward Alexander from Kenneth Cleeton concerning same, and letter to the faculty concerning the curriculum for the 1954 summer session. 1947-1948, 1953. 6 items.","Issues of the Alumni Gazettes containing information on the new Work Study Program and President Chandler. May 1950, December 1951, December 1962. 3 items.","Report of the Special Faculty Committee to investigate academic irregularities in the Physical Education Department. 1951. 1 item.","7 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the naming of Alvin D. Chandler as President and the athletic scandal. 3 items.","Issue of the Alumni Gazette with a story on the football scandal. September.","Newspaper clippings of editorial comments, articles concerning the appointment of Dr. James Miller to replace Pomfret, Faculty Manifesto and B.O.V. activities. September 1951. 28 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the selection of President Chandler, Nelson Marshall's resignation, athletic problems, et cetera, letter from President A.D. Chandler to Dr. Morton asking him to present greeting from the faculty at the former's indu","Faculty Manifesto of 1951 and complaints made against the B.O.V. 22 items.","Inauguration, letter concerning the state of the college. 13 items.","Letter from Dr. Morton (?) to \"Virginia and Robin\" pertaining to the growing opposition to President Chandler and certain acts committed by President Chandler and the administration against various faculty and students. 1 item.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to Mrs. Morton about the upcoming B.O.V. meeting and about Mr. McCurdy's attendance at that same meeting.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to James Robertson concerning Mr. McCurdy's strong disapproval of the College's future course (this copy was given to Dr. Morton by Mr. McCurdy), a newspaper clipping concerning the same.","Newspaper clippings from the A.D. Chandler era pertaining to the selection of H. Lester Hooker to the B.O.V., expansion of the curriculum, proposed investigation of the administration, and various editorials denouncing and supporting President Chandler. 1955-1957. 92 items.","Letter from Rector James Robertson to Dr. Morton and a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson pertaining to a B.O.V. luncheon, a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson inviting the B.O.V. to a faculty Advisory Council luncheon. 1957-1958. 3","Letters, articles, program of inauguration, and other materials from the Paschall area. 1959-1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Flat hat issue with plans for new campus, letter from President Paschall to the faculty and articles on President Paschall from \"The Commonwealth.\" 1959, 1963. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the proposed reorganization of the College and the five institutions under it. 1961. 1 item.","Faculty by-laws, pamphlet on Rules and Regulations, Board of Visitors resolution to return the School of Education to department status, B.O.V. resolution on approval of said by-laws.","College of William and Mary- letter from Ludwell Johnson to members of the History Department concerning Affirmative Action policies at the College. 1970. 2 items.","Document concerning the search for a new president and vice-president. 1970. 2 items.","13 items.","Letter from Captain R.S. Crenshaw of the U.S. Navy to Mrs. George Chenowich on the status of a number of cemeteries near the U.S. Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown, VA. \"Historical Notes\". 1932, 1934. 2 items.","Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, et cetera on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. 1928-1940. 48 items.","Personal notes and lecutres on \"The Restored Williamsburg\" - lectures by other professors and colonial Williamsburg, Inc., letter from Wendell Stephenson to Dr. Morton asking him to contribute an article on the \"Restored Williamsburg\" to the Journal of Southern History. 114 items.","Newspaper clippings on the unveiling of a memorial portrait of John D. Rockefeller, fellowships given by the Restoration, list of fellowships from 1940-1941 and a report on the seven fellowships given 1941-1942. 1939-1942. 5 items.","Newspaper clippings on the history of Norfolk, economic growth of Hampton Roads and pamphlets printed by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. 1924, 1926, 1930. 6 items.","Newspaper clippings about the construction of the Matoaka Amphitheater and the production of the play, Common Glory, pamphlets on the play, an article about the new Virginia Festival of Music, and an opening night program from Common Glory. 5 items.","Morton's notes on the constitution, a copy of the Virginia constitution and a newspaper clipping on the reunion of the survivors of the state's 1901-1902 constituitonal convention. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the celebration of the convention and the bill of rights, copies of Congressman R. Walton Moore's speech before the House (pertaining to the celebration). 6 items.","Newspaper clippings. 3 items.","Written by E. S. H. Greene on the origns of the Congress for History Course 441. 1 item.","Article pertaining to his being honored by the University of Tennessee. January 1934.","Article pertaining to his life. 1 April 1928.","Articles pertaining to his administration and the Virginia General Assemblies of 1942, 1944. 13 March 1942. 22 March 1942, May 1942, 2 October 1942, 13 January 1946.","Article bibliography relating to the Presbyterian Church in Virginia.","References from Library of Congress, articles, paper by Elizabeth A. Bartlett. 1926, 1932, 1939, 1942, 1963.","1924, 1938-1940.","History from 1961 catalogue.","Articles, booklets pertaining to the history of the hospital.","Articles, program book.","1924, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949-1951.","1924, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1953.","1923, 1937, 1939","1901, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1952.","Letter, newspaper articles, guidebook.","Newspaper article, 1926-1927, State highway Commission Report, motor vehicle laws, articles. 1926-1927, 1930, 1932, 1943-1944, 1949, 1952.","Maps, pamphlets, guidebooks and newspaper articles.","Articles, newspaper articles, University of Virginia Honor Code and Explanations. 1923-1924, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1965.","Booklet, letter, 1843 Petition of Citizens of King William County. 1843, 1951, 1965.","Reports and newspaper article. 1925-1926, 1943.","Articles, pamphlets, and newspaper article.","Newspaper articles and notes regarding Jack Jouett's ride to save the Virginia Revolutionary legislature.","Newspaper articles, 1927-1928 statistics and other articles. 1928-1932, 1941.","The Southern historical opinion of the man - articles and letter.","Newspaper and magazine articles, notes, 1929, 1937-1938, 1950-1951.","1783","1783","3 maps.","Remarks and information circular.","Speech by R. Walton Moore.","Notes and letters referring to Mathews.","Article and newspaper article","Newspaper articles. 1928, 1931, 1938, 1961.","Pamphlets, articles, newspaper article. 1919, 1926-1927, 1937-1938, 1942, 1944.","Outline, timeline, bibliographies, notes.","Colonial music, Charlottesville Music Festival, music composed by Annabel Morris Buchanan. 1931-1932.","Newspaper articles.","Correspondence, invoices, order forms, lists and bibliographies regarding maps, photographs, and images for \"Colonial Virginia.\"","Correspondence and notes regarding revisions to Colonial Virginia","Awards, interviews, and correspondence regarding \"Colonial Virginia\"","Correspondence regardign the editing of \"Colonial Virginia\".","Correspondence after publication","Sale information and reviews of Colonial Virginia","Correspondence, articles, newspaper articles, reviews regarding \"Colonial Virginia\". 1960-1961, 1965.","Receipts and statements from royalties","Maps/photographs for illustrations","Correspondence and royalty receipts regarding","Reviews, correspondence, articles and publication information.","Contract, correspondence, and other information. 1961-1962, 1964.","Established 1780 on Broad Street i: newspaper article, paper, notes, photograph. 1924, 1926.","Newspaper articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Newspaper article","Articles, newspaper articles, notes and bibliography. 1923-1924, 1926-1928, 1943-1944, 1947-1948","Article and newspaper articles. 1929-1930, 1941, 1948.","Newspaper article, articles, pamphlets. 1923, 1926","History, notes, article, newspaper article, letters. 1926, 1942, 1952-1953, 1956, 1960.","Statistics and notes","Articles, newspaper articles, reports. 1929, 1933, 1939,","History and tourism, articles, pamphlets, 1936, 1942, 1957.","Newspaper articles and pamplet.","newspaper articles, pamphlets, articles. 1926, 1935, 1938-1939, 1951","(for rewrite.)","Newspaper articles, article. 1937-1938.","History, notes, correspondence, articles, newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets. 1922, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946, 1948, 1954, 1965-1966.","Newspaper articles, campaign leaflets.","Newspaper articles, bulletins and souvenirs. 1928-1932, 1937.","Articles, reports, pamphlets. 1920, 1936-1937, 1939 - 1943, 1947.","Newspaper articles, articles.","Newspaper articles. 1932-1933, 1948.","Newspaper articles and booklets. 1933, 1940-1941, 1947, 1954.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1950.","Newspaper articles, magazine, notes. 1932-1933, 1948-1951, 1955-1957, 1959, 1962-1964.","1924, 1930-1931, 1942-1944, 1946, 1948, 1954.","Magazines, report, letter. 1954-1955, 1967.","Newspaper articles, articles, maps, tour books. 1926, 1930, 1934.","Article, history.","Articles.","Newspaper articles and photographs, letter, notes, program from reception for John E. Massey. 1927, 1930-1931, 1933.","1941, 1945-1946, 1948, 1951-1953, 1959, 1964","1955-1956, 1959-1960","1950, 1957, 1964","1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1957, 1959-1960.","1947, 1949-1950, 1955-1960","1949-1950, 1956-1958","1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1954-1956, 1958.","Newspaper articles, \"Virginia Gazette\", notes, 1776, 1926-1927, 1931-1932, 1960.","1924, 1928, 1933, 1962-1963.","1932, 1934, 1949.","1934, 1936, 1944, 1965.","1923, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1933, 1937, 1946.","(see also Lucian Minor) - notes, booklist (1849). n.d.","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1924, 1927-1930, 1932-1933, 1949-1950, 1968","Fact pamphlet, pictures, bulletin on McCormick Day","Membership list, contest rules, letters, by-laws","Historical bulletin, conference pogram. 1931, 1961-1962.","Pamphlet, Drainage Basin Committee Report, water planning policy. 1925, 1937-1938. n.d.","Brief history, pamphlet","\"Commonwealth\" magazine, articles, newspaper articles, notes, guidebooks, zoning ordinances, postcards. 1921, 1924-1925,1927-1929, 1932, 1947, 1951, 1965.","Topical outline for city or county war history.","1938, 1941-1943, 1947.","Guidebooks, historical pamplet, photographs of town plan, program for sesquicentennial celebration.","1939-1940, 1943","1945, 1948-1950","1943-1946, 1950, 1954, 1959","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Richard Lee Morton's copy.","Thanks Morton for his kind letter and encloses a copy of Scribner's Magazine autographed by Byrd.","Concern life in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the College of William and Mary.","Written when Morton was 10 years old.","Article about Richard Lee Morton and his time at the College of William and Mary, including two typed copies of the article. There is also an article by Ross Weeks, Jr., entitled \"Explains W\u0026M's Space Use Policies.\"","Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.  December 16, 1962 letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Filed at the end of collection.","Letter from Eudora Ramsay Richardson, state supervisor for Virginia for the Works Projects Administration, to Richard Lee Morton. Also includes a pamphlet entitled \"Interpreting the Virginia WPA Writers' Project: Some Likely Questions and Auggestions for Answering Them.\"","Letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. [move to acquisition files: Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.]","Legal document granting 400 acres in the Manor of East Greenwich and the County of Kent to Benjamin Dickson. Signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant governor of the Colony. August 16, 1756.","Legal document granting 397 acres in the County of Albemarle to Patrick Moreton. Signed by John, Earl of Dunmore, Lieutenant and G overnor General of the Colony of Virginia. July 5, 1774.","Rutherfoord Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard L. Morton, Williamsburg, Virginia enclosing land grant to Patrick Moreton. October 29, 1940.","Probably from one of the documents.","Original family bible records from the Watkins Family, sent by Harry Watkins, Jr., of Mount Shasta California. Also includes birth records of Morton Family members. Undated letter. Bible record date from 1761 to 1962."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary. Dept. of History","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Democratic Party (Va.)","Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture"],"names_coll_ssim":["Democratic Party (U.S.)","Democratic Party (Va.)","Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture","Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770","Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935"],"famname_ssim":["Morton family"],"persname_ssim":["Morton, Richard Lee, 1889-1974","Morton, Estelle","Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770","Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary. Dept. of History","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Democratic Party (Va.)","Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture","Morton family","Morton, Richard Lee, 1889-1974","Morton, Estelle","Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770","Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":593,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:48:32.028Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9240","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9240.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Morton, Richard Lee, Papers","title_ssm":["Richard Lee Morton papers"],"title_tesim":["Richard Lee Morton papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1756-2006","1930-1969"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1756-2006"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1930-1969"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Richard Lee Morton papers, 1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969"],"text":["Richard Lee Morton papers, 1756/2006, bulk 1930/1969","Mss. 90 M84","/repositories/2/resources/9240","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century","Athletics--Football--Scandal of 1951","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Curriculum--History","Football--Virginia--Williamsburg","Genealogy","Legal documents","Slavery--Virginia--History","United States--History--Prohibition","Class materials","Correspondence","Diaries","Minutes","Photographs","Publications","Reports","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Other Information:","A PDF document of this inventory is available online.","Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/90_M84_Morton__Richard_Lee.pdf","Manuscripts and Archives collection combined in June 2012 by Benjamin Bromley.","Papers, chiefly 1930-1969, of Richard Lee Morton, professor of history at the College of William and Mary from 1919 to 1959. Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","Series 2 includes Morton's notes and correspondence about the 1951 football scandal; clippings about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History \u0026 Culture; correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and others; Board meeting minutes of the Colonial Williamsburg Advisory Committee of Historians and the OIEAHC; reports on the William and Mary Quarterly.","Series 3 includes additions to the collection, which are made on an ongoing basis.","Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","28 items","9 items","1 item","1882, 1918, 1956, 1967, and 1970; 9 items","44 items","1918. 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. 37 items","1925, 1970, and 1973. 5 items","1950, 1953, 1956, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1969, and 1971-1973.","18 items.","42 items.","12 items.","8 items.","1915, 1919, 1944-1963, 1946, 1951, 1958-1960, 1965, 1965, and 1971. 31 items.","1938, 1949, 1962, 1967, and 1969. 30 items.","G.C. Wetmore, the painter of Dr. and Mrs. S.M. Shepherd, grandparent of Mrs. Morton, notes of investigative sources. 8 items.","1909, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1961, and 1965-1966. 22 items.","14 items.","Includes letters, bank statements, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ID, biographical information, other information. 1940. 1945-1948, 1952-1956, and 1968. 28 items.","School grade reports, letters to parents, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Morton, college bills, passports, insurance policies, tax returns, postcards, record of her measurements. 1941-1942, 1945-1949, 1955, 1959-1960, and 1966. 89 items","Includes his Thank-you letters. 5 items.","honorary degree, congratulations, procession list, Magna Carta conference. 61 items.","3 items.","Includes portraits, commencement, charter day, presidential dinner, honorary degree, as child, Falkland. ca. 1890, ca. 1900, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1923, 1933-1936, 1946, 1951-1953, 1954, 1958, 1959-1960, 1965, and 1968. 82 items.","Jacob Morton receipt, bill of sale, and portrait; genealogical information on Thomas Watkins, diary of William Morton. 1846, 1849, 1850, and 1870. 10 items.","Including service on committees, conferences, fraternities, honorary degrees, army service, scholarship fund, vita, 1896, 1916, 1918-1919, 1921, 1926-1927, 1929-1932, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1955-1959, and 1960-1967. 156 items.","1914-1916, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965-66, and 1970. 64 items.","George Washington, Institute of Early American History and Culture. Inauguration of President Chandler, Kiwanis Club, books, Phi Beta Kappa. 1925, 1929, 1933, 1952-1954, 1968, and 1972. 14 items.","1923, 1927-1928, and 1936-1938. 19 items.","3 items. (see also medium oversize file).","1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1972. 47 items.","1849, 1962, and 1963. 7 items.","1963, 1965-1966, and 1970. 38 items.","1959, 1963-1964. 30 items.","1930, 1934, 1940-1941, 1944, 1949-1954, and 1956-1957. 54 items.","Research Project suggestions, bibliography for publication era, historical records survey, manuscripts on microfilm at IEAHC. 1917, 1940, 1947, and 1957. 18 items.","1923, 1937, 1942, 1962-1964, and 1967. 26 items.","3 items.","1960-1964, 1966. 25 items.","20 items.","94 items.","1946-1947, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959, 1965-1966, 1968. 40 items.","46 items.","4 items.","3 items","6 items","Mortgage, settlement of estate, statement of accountability, letters from D.D. Colcock agent, disposal of stamps and books, letters from and to Estelle and husband, Lucy and husband concerning the estate, tax notice, commissioner of accounts. 1958-1961. 1963. 63 items.","Includes letters about changes in articles written by Morton, requests by Morton for materials to be used for articles, materials for research for articles including on education, politics, industry, race relations. 1959, 1960-1962, 1967-1972. 106 items.","Teacher's Handbook for film on Coonial Virginia, criticism of handbook, letters concerning Morton's materials for the film, release to school journals concerning Morton, honorarium for Morton's efforts, request for his biography. 1940-1941, 1943, 1959, 1970. 19 items.","Catalogues, plant orders, primer for herb growing, green life guides, articles on gardening, marigold book, rose book, lawn guide. 1954, 1969-1970. 15 items","Orders for garden flowers, brochures for flowers, invoices, request for bulletin about hematodes. 1954, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969. 20 items.","Request for informational about Nema-hill, and reply, nematode recommendations, booklet on Virginia garden roses, articles on gardening, information on malathion, orders for seeds. 1950, 1953, 1959, 1962-1963. 14 items.","Rose advertisement, articles on gardening, picture of trellis, booklet on mulch paper, brochure of chain-linked fence, guide to rose growing, booklets on flower growing, book on colonial fences, etc. with pictures, list of slides accompanying lecture 'Wild Flowers...\" 1953, 1967-1968. 16 items.","1 item","A New Kind of County Government, Reorganizing the Administration of a State, \"Liberty and Law\", \"Vice President Dawes and the Senate Rules\", \"The County Manager Plan\", \"Central Administrative Control over Municipalities in the Southwest.\" . 6 items.","Concerning Morton's election as honorary member, note on meeting at Morton's home, acceptances of honorary membership by Philip A. Bruce and William G. Stanard, newspaper articles on club founding and new member. 1923-1926, 1929, 1932. 11 items.","House and office equipment booklets, article \"New Tool Aids Safe Pruning\", invoices, request for equipment, instructions for ILG fan maintainence, information on audio-visual aids, checks, information on GE boiler. 57 items.","House of the Week articles, booklets on home care, expanding your house, articles on shutters, articles on model homes, plan for hillside house, architects suggestions for home, information on log cabins. 1932, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1963-1965, 1958, 1972. 36 items.","House Plans - bathroom, hill house, Dr. and Mrs. Morton's residence, pictures of residence. 1947.","8 photographs.","Booklet of dogma, application for membership. 3 items.","letter to Lord Acton, Lee biography, \"Lee the Educator,\" \"Robert E. Lee - The Man\", \"Lee's Military Valise\", \"Robert E. Lee Unionist\", \"Robert E. Lee\", \"Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation\", 1925, 1929-1930, 1942. 13 items.","statue unveiling exercises, Columbia River historical expedition booklet. 2 items.","Civil War letters and analyses, letter protesting Virginia House of Delegates Resolution honoring Lincoln, Major Cookes' account of Lee's surrender to Grant, article defending McClellan's battle tactics. 1922, 1928, 1933. 4 items.","annual buying of American Historical Periodicals, lists of duplicate magazines, letters concerning magazine order offer declines. 9 items.","Medicare bills, forms for premium payment, handbook, insurance benefits record, Blue Cross - Blue Shield brochure, statement of coverage, doctor's bills.","Medicine: cardiology, fungistatics, colds, poison ivy. 1962, 1964-1965. 2 items.","membership materials, brochures about books and map. 1960. 18 items.","Shenandoah, National Parks, area administered by NPS, Fredericksburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Moore House, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, George Washington Birthplace, Cumberland Gap, Custis-Lee, Virginia State Parks. 1927, 1934, 1957-1959. 17 items.","News analysis of black demonstrations, \"The Southern Workman\", Comparison of disease rates among white and black troops, state of black colleges, Texas white primary, Atticus G. Haygood, speech of Senator Claude A. Swanson, Peabody School of Education. 1914-1916, 1919, 1922-1924, 1927, 1933-1949, 1953, 1956. 18 items.","1 item","1 item","\"Race Relations\" - \"Progress in Race Relations,\" Douglas Gordon address, letters from Commission on Interracial Cooperation, CIC pamphlets. \"Five Letters of the University Commisssion on Southern Race Relations\", \"The Racial Situation in America\", \"An Appeal to the 'Christian' People of the South,\" Slater Fund. 1920, 1926-1927. 14 items.","Manuscript of Morton family recipe book, easy cooking, peanut butter, chicken, salsify, wine, colonial dishes, famous Virginia foods. 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1971. 13 items.","Records and Phonographs - operating guide for Zenith \"Space Command\" brochures for Zenith stereos, order from Record Club of America, article on Louis Moreau Gottschalk, list of compositions, catalog of Folk Music, \"Jazz from Columbia,\" \"Twentieth Century Poetry in English\", D'Oyly Carte Records. 1959, 1962, 1964-1966. 29 items.","Biography, \"Health Heroes\", \"Health: The First Objective in Education\", article on Dr. Aristides Agramonte, article on Reed. 1926, 1930, 1940.","Morton's honorary membership, proposed members, attendance rules, club members, reports and awards of Committee on Scholarships, letters of recommendation, notices of meeting, Christmas card, Christmas poems, biography of member James McCord. Charley's letter. 1956, 1962-1963, 1966-1973. 69 items.","Lindley: Eleven Years of Roosevelt, \"Roosevelt for President\", text of President's message to the 77th Congress, \"Administration Has to Be Calm About Anti-Inflation Program\", \"Roosevelt on Role in War\", memorial issue of New Republic on Roosevelt, \"The Prohibition Question\" by H.E. Fosdick. 1928, 1940-1941, 1944, 1946. 7 items.","\"47 Questions and Answers\", Medicare handbook, information on Social Security and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, notice of benefits increase, \"Your New Health Insurance\", \"Your Social Security\". 1951-1952, 1961, 1965, 1967-1968. 8 items","Social Security of Estelle Dinwiddie Morton , cancelled checks to Internal Revenue, Household Employer's Social Security Tax Guides. 1951-1963, 1965. 36 items","Sarah Stetson publications, 2 copies, \"American Garden Books Transplanted and Native Before 1807\", \"William Hamilton and his Woodlands\", 3 copies \"The Traffic in Seeds and Plants from England's Colonies in North America\", \"The Philadelphia Sojourn of Samuel Vaughn\", \"John Mercer's Notes on Plants\", \"Andre Parmentier\" in Landscape Architecture. 1946, 1949, 1953. 9 items.","Income tax forms, hospital insurance benefits, record, income tax schedules, records of medical expenses, reports of stock dividends, utility bills, statements of bank savings, travel records, heating fuel consumption, charitable contributions, sales and royalties, drug bills, 1971-1972. 87 items.","Vehicle license form, invoices for periodicals, tax returns and instructions, contributions and deductions, savings certificate earnings, utility bills, drug bills, records of stock dividends, property and capitation tax, return of tangible personal property, fuel bills. 1970. 22 items.","Capitation tax, utility bills, real estate tax, drug bills, records of charitable contributions, medical bills, fuel bills, payment for books and periodicals, invoices. 1969. 36 items.","Income tax forms, schedules of income and retirement income credit, invoices for periodicals, appraisal of books, payment for books and periodicals, real estate tax, record of vehicle license tag. 1968. 25 items.","Supplemental schedule of income and retirement income credit, drug bills, individual income tax returns and instructions, royalities and dividends, medical bills, stock dividends, personal property and capitation tax, statement of vendors account. 1967. 47 items.","Individual income tax forms, personal property tax, record of gift of William \u0026 Mary Quarterly, records of expenses, bill for furnace repair, report of work done on research grant, Virginia agency purchase order, statements of vendors' accounts for periodicals. 1946, 1950-1962. 38 items.",", \"The Cold War Melodies\", \"The Constitution and Prohibition Enforcement\". 1842, 1929, 1940. 2 items.","Brochures from extermination companies, article on how to kill termites, article on how to kill Japanese beetles. 1934. 1948. 1951. 6 items.","Cunard Line thank you cards, guide to Switzerland, visit to Vatican Library, hotel bills souvenir of Norwegian state visit, records of expenses, Edinburgh Christmas card, itinerary, addresses of European hotels, notes from Williamsburg Travel Office. 1960-1961. 45 items.","Booklet on shade and ornamental trees, \"All Sizes of Trees Will Be Healthier if Fed Regularly,\" \"Mistletoe Planted in Trees\". 1953, 1956, 1963. 3 items.","Bulletins, membership list, Virginia Collegiate Show, list of patrons. 5 items.","Advertisement for Nature's Medicines, notice for Prohibitory Order Against Sender of Pandering Advertisement in the Malls. 1969. 1 item.","Checking deposit receipts, checking deposit slips, notification of change of address, savings account records. 1971-1972. 50 items.","Article in American Legion Weekly, notes on Washington in Williamsburg, \"Mr. Bruce on Washington\", \"Map of Washington's Travels\", \"Washington Celebration in 1932\", Washington issue of School Library Bulletin, Washington poastage stamps. \"Washington Meets New Ordeal.\" 1926-1927, 1931-1932. 11 items.","Annual reports, newsletters, letters about Medicare problem, acknowledgement of monetary gifts, Medicare Fact Sheet, WCH brochure, hospital bill and record of refund. 1963-1972. 61 items.","Historic Garden Week in Virginia, \"Presentation of the Restored East Lawn Gardens\", \"Calendar of Events and Guide to Historic Garden Week\", \"The Voyages of the Roses,\" annual report, spring flower show, sheets of Garden Club information, yearbook, membership lists, National Wildlife Federation Information. 1962-1965, 1968. 16 items.","Visitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce information on real estate. ca. 1970. 13 items.","Historical Notes, \"The Yorktown Sesquicentenial Celebration\" 1931-1932. 2 items.","Growth, population, physical development and trade, Parson's Cause, Stamp Act. 3 items.","4 items.","Concerning Indian raids, Temple Bodley's George Rogers Clark, Echenrode's The Revolution in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, John T. Goodrich's The Life of General Hugh Mercer, article on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. 1776-1788, 1928. 1 item.","From Lingley's The Transition in Virginia and Tyler's Virginia - The Federal Period, list of Virginia colonial governors. 1765-1775. 5 items.","3 items.","1 item.","David Walker's Appeal, measures to control Black people in Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1619, 1691, 1800, 1826, 1830-1831. 2 items.","1 item.","Hampden-Sydney College, Richmond Medical College, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, notes on periodical articles on Virginia higher education.","First Great Awakening, Journal of Herbert Asbury, Second Awakening and Frontier Schisms, church organization and the rise of modern missions, religion during the 30's, 40's, and 50's, strange religions, the slavery dispute and the churches. 1 item.","Prison reform, Boston Prison Discipline Society annual reports. 1 item.","2 items.","1 item.","Theater, circuses, celebration, diversions, cock fighting, horse racing, lotteries, cards, music and dancing, singers, 1665, 1702, ca. 1850.","Steamboats built in New York City, population of the West, life of Robert Fulton, Niles Register of Steamboats, early railroads, descriptions of steamboat trips on the Mississippi, steamboats on the Great Lakes, canals, 1766-1848. 1 item.","Notes from Alice Feld Tyler's Freedom's Ferment. 1693, 1776, 1793, 1810-1855. 1 item.","Notes from Kendog's \"The Beginning of Temperance,\" temperance songs, American Temperance Union documents, speech of John H.W. Hawkins, history of temperance movement, Oklahoma votes to end prohibition, 1690, 1775-1880, 1959. 2 items.","History of Prohibition from A.M. Schlesinger \"The Rise of the City\", Hecker and Kendrick \"The United States Since 1865\", Slossom \"The Great Crusade and After\", article' \"Cobb Defines Cawn,\" \"Orphan of Bootleggers,\" booklet, \"Temperance Trumpeter,\" 1865-1934, 1948. 3 items.","Virginia Convention of 1861, Narrative of Southampton County, 'To Observe Joseph Jenkins Roberts Day,\" school committee reports, reports on industry and railroads, 'History of Emory and Henry College,\" sources in Virginia history, bibliography, Governor's Message, notes from Richond Enquirer, 1830, 1838, 1840-1841, 1850, 1861, 1865-1866, 1944, 1949. 2 items.","Notes on of Virginia officials, Virginia religion, Indians, diary of Reverend Robert Rose, Gooch Papers Act Preventing Negro Insurrection, Cal. State Papers, force tracts, notes from Robert Beverley's \"The History and Present State of Virginia\". 1607-1756. 1 item.","Journal references to notable Virginians, review of Adrienne Koch's \"Jefferson and Madison, notes on social history, notes on Reverend Robert Rose's diary, lists of useful books on Virginia history, articles \"Senate Race Getting Milder\", \"An 1808 Tour of Virginia is Delightful,\" \"Governor's message, notes on manufactureres, internal improvements. 1748-1869, 1881, 1926, 1943, 1952. 2 items.","Notes on Virginia history, message of Governor Johnson, adoption of the 1851 Constituion, Virginia agriculture, Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. 1851-1857. 1 item.","Virginia on the Eve of the Southern War for Independence.\" 1830-1860. 1 item.","The Press in the Making of Virginia, \"Ephraim McDowell,\" \"The Newspaper Press and the Civil War in West Virginis,\" \"A Confederate Catechism,\" \"The Supreme Court of the Confederacy,\" \"The Rise of the High School in Virginia,\" notes on the Reconstruction, photos of Virginia, \"The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia,\" 1929, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958. 1 item.","1856, 1859-1861.","Improvements and implements, organization and education, Southern dependence, products. 1850-1854, 1857. 2 items.","Documents, messages, dispatches. 1851-1858, 1860-1861. 1 item.","1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Schisms, new buildings. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1861. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","John Boran bibliography, the martial spirit, secession and war, military and governmental events of the Civil War. 1850-1865. 2 items.","Proposed steamship line to Europe, exports, development of the carrying trade, Norfolk harbor commerce, dispatches, Virginia Commerce Convention, direct foreign trade. 1806, 1850-1852, 1856-1860. 1 item.","Participants, resolutions, issues, notes. 1849, 1850-1852, 1854, 1858, 1861. 1 item.","'Pistols and Coffee at Dawn for Two.\" notes. 1856, 1858, 1934. 2 items.","- 'A study of Three Virginia Colleges, Part 1 Before the Civil War - bibliography, 'Higher Education for Women Before 1860.' 1953. 2 items.","Free schools - dispatches 'Primary Education in Virginia After the Civil War - outline and bibliography, miscellaneous notes, 'Poor Relief Education', 'State Obtains Mercer Sketch.', 'Governor's Message and Annual Reports,' abstract of School Commisssioner's report. 1818-1847, 1849, 1850-1855, 1858-1859, 1901, 1957. 2 items.","1860-1861. 1 item.","Ell Thayer's scheme for immigrant aid, Rd. D. dispatches, misc. notes, letter concerning Ell Thayer. 1852, 1857, 1860, 1938. 1 item.","Lists of railroad documents, proposed railroad lines, misc. notes, abstracts of railroad documents, construction of railroad lines, frequent wrecks on railroads, Roanoke Railroad, governor's messages, Southern Railroad, telegraph, 'The Louisa Railroad.' 1849, 1851-1861, 1866. 3 items.","'Virginia State Debt and Internal Improvements, 1820-1838, James River and Kanawha company, travel on the richmond - Lynchburg canal boat packet, map of Virginia's railroads, general internal improvements, highways. 1820-1838, 1840-1848, 1851, 1859-1879. 8 items.","Baptist's divided message of Governor Joseph Johnson, bibliography on 'The Trial and Execution of John Brown.' 1852, 1857. 3 items.","'A Letter Opposing Public Hangings,' 'Two Negroes Hung For Murder in Culpeper,' public hanging, prive executions, imprisonment, changes in criminal and civil codes. 1834, 1846, 1848, 1849-1850, 1851, 1853, 1858, 1860. 1 item.","Sinking funds, taxes collected, certificates and bonds issued, Governor Johnson's message, Rd. D. dispatches on state finances. 1851-1852, 1857, 1860, 1865. 1 item.","1858. 1 item.","1856. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","1856-1858, 1948. 2 items.","1860. 2 items.","Letter from American Historical Association about extra copies, Eubank B. Caldwell sending historical materials, list of mistakes in work. 1925. 5 items.","1854. 1 item.","1853-1857, 1861. 2 items.","Richmond Atheneaeum, notes on various papers, Virginia Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, on slavery, Philip Pendleton Cooke, Judge Beverley Tucker, John Wesley Montette, titles. 1851-1860. 1 item.","William Ballad Preston, establishment of cotton mills, petition of Central Southerns Rights Association, governor's message, cotton trade, manufacturing in Lynchburg, cloth, leather, why Southern factories fail, Old Dominion iron and Rail Works, Major Andrews family. 1850-1852, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860. 1 item.","1839-1840. 1 item.","Medical Journal, Medical Board of Examiners, Norfolk and Portsmouth fever. 1852-1853, 1855. 1 item.","Clover Hill coal pits, Commodore Stockton and quartz mining, salt mining. 1851, 1856, 1858. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","List of Virginia newspapers, \"The South\", Edward William Johnston, John M. Daniel, \"Richmond Dispatch\". 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1865. 2 items.","Federal relations, slavery, resolution of New Jersey Legislature, syllabus for course 'Virginia - The Commonwealth.' 1850, 1852-1853, 1860-1861. 2 items.","Seventh Virginia Census, number of Virginians in the US, number of immigrants to Virginia, population figures from Canning,' History of the United States, 'Virginia Population and Wealth.' 1834, 1850, 1852, 1860. 5 items.","Lt. Governor Samuel Watts, Democratic politics, Johnson succeeded Floyd as governor, members of General Assembly, presidential elections, Kansas-Nebraska Bill, Governor Wise elected, nomination of John Letcher for governor, vote totals for governor and Lt. Gov., electoral vote. 1851-1860.","Eastern Lunatic Asylum, imprisonment, slave punishment by whipping. 1825, 1850-1856, 1858. 1 item.","Letters concerning the sending of railroad information, notes on Virginia internal improvement debate, notes from Sinclair's \"Development of the Locomotive Empire,\" 'Why Was Four Foot 8 1/2 Inches Adopted as the Standard Gauge,' gauge of railroads in the US. 1853-1854, 1940, 1945, 1949. 6 items.","Note on George Fitzhugh's article dealing with Virginia Act of Religious Toleration. 1859. 1 item.","1778. 1 item.","YMCA, travellers to city, description, trade, Reading and Newsroom, Richmond Directory, streets. 1850, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Nat Turner Rebellion, Slave codes, attempts to reopen the slave trade, the North and slavery, slave life and labor, free slaves and colonization, slave insurrections, slavery - general problem, fugitive slaves, slave trade, Norfolk health, 'A Long-Forgotten Student Oratim. 1847, 1850-1860, 1944. 9 items.","Train between Richmond and Amelia Court House, 'Petersburg's Racing History,' tournament lectures, libraries, fairs, Richmond Atheneum, Philanthropic Literary Society, Womens Dress, 'Knights of Old Virginia...' epidemics in Portsmouth schools. 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1859, 1931, 1936. 1 item.","Travel to them, 'The Springs of Virginia,' notes on written sources, articles on White Sulphur Springs and sounding of Richmond Blues, descriptions, 'Heat of Virginia Spring Said Due to Pressure Deep Below Earth.' B\u0026O route from Berkley Springs, 'The Springs of Yesteryear,' 'Epistles from the Springs of Virginia.' 1850-1852, 1856-1860, 1932, 1942. 3 items.","1860. 1 item.","Letters of John H. Cocke to Joseph C. Cabell, Virginia Historical Register and Literary Yearbook, Sons of Temperance, Anti-Tobacco movement, outline of history of temperance, Richmond drunkeness, 1851-1869, 1870. 1 item.","Letter from New York Public Library concerning sources of information on John C. Underwood. 1930. 1 item.","Meetings, death of William Maxwell. 1850, 1852, 1857. 1 item.","Hugh Jones' \"Present State of Virginia\", \"Virginia Lives\", Jamestown Island, History of Henrico County, Morton's retirement, state and local history, \"The Virginia Plantations\", Charles McLean, Andrews,W.W. Abbott, Rotary International, American Association for State and Local History. 1936-1939, 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1972. 35 items.","Whitfield J. Bell, 'A Portrait of the Colonial Physician', John S. Rush, insurance, Edmund Berkeley, \"Brothers were Brothers Still Despite Civil War,\" Dr. Wright's address, Burwell family. About James Madison, Harry F. Byrd, Carl Bridenbaugh concerning Thomas Story, Parker A. Throop, Alexander A. Bruce, Kathleen Bruce. 1923, 1926, 1934-1935, 1939, 1942-1973. 82 items.","Gifts of Morton's \"Colonial Virginia\", bibliography of emigration in colonial times, J.L. Carpenter, restoration of Falkland, Lester Cappon, W.F. Craven, Kenneth Chorley, IEAHC affairs, opposition to House Bill 279, Society of American Historians, President J.A.C. Chandler, Dr. Hunter Farish, E.T. Crowson, Tappan Reeve. 1919, 1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1941-1948, 1959-1963, 1967-1971. 56 items.","T.R. Dalton, Virginius Dabney, Edward Everett Dale, Russell B. Devine, Colgate W. Darden, Harold O. DeWitt, Richard Beale Davis, Jack Dalton, George E. Doods, F. Meredith Dietz, Jackson Davis, William E. Dodd, Charles W. Dabney - research, publications, visits, family correspondence. 1929-1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942-1944, 1948, 1950-1972. 57 items.","Merrill Evans, Mrs. Frank A. Edgar, J.H. Easterby, Tommy Eiken - reminiscences, research. 4 items.","Christian F. Feest, O. Hugh Fulcher, Doris S. Finney, J.T. Flyan, Joseph B. Flowers, B. Floyd Flickinger, Hunter D. Farish, Lawrence K. Fox - writings, reminiscences, appreciation, research positions, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1957-1959, 1966, 1968. 11 items.","Mrs. Myrtle Hatala, Carlisle Humelsine, John S. Hopewell, Marvin Harvey, Fred A. Hetzel, Robert Tucker Hall, Philip M. Haner, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., Carlton E. Holladay, Malcolm H. Harris, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., William Haden, Archibald Henderson, Fred Hoeing - publications, visits, research. 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952, 1958, 1960-1963, 1966-1967, 1970. 24 items.","Davis D. Joyce, John M. Jennings, William Wellington Jones, Edward Claude Johnson, Journal of Southern History, W.Melville Jones, Ludwell H. Johnson III, Howard Mumford Jones, Jamestown Festival, Allen Johnson - research, publications, appreciations. 1935, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968. 13 items.","Stephen G. Kurtz, Richard W. Kilgore, Dorothy Kenyon, K. Kimura, Michael Kraus, W. Sterling King, Louis Knott Koontz, Theda Kenyon - lectures, reminiscences, family information, research, publications, gifts. 1943-1945, 1947, 1950-1951, 1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Robert H. Land, Library Company of Philadelphia, R. K. Larson, H. Richards Livingston - appreciations invitations, requests for information, gifts, research. 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1971, 1973. 11 items.","Russell R. Menard, Philip A. Magrudes, Jr., W. Warner Moss, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Walter D. Moses and Co., Robert P. Maccubbin, Allen W. Moger, Charles P. McCurdy, Jr., John F. Morton, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Mitchel, Mrs. William S. Morton, John A. Munroe, Mary Maples, Nyle H. Miller, W.S. Morton, Ludwell Montague. 30 items., 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1969-1972","Norfolk Public Library, Vernon L. Nunn, Walter R. Nelson, Nobel Prize, R.W. Nary, \"Notable American Women\", Ray F. Nichols - invitations, publications, research. 1956, 1860, 1967, 1969, 1970. 8 items.","Otis, Frank L. Owsley Ostes - historical writing, books. 1950, 1960-1961, 1963. 4 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillinz; permission to use quotation. 36 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillin - permission to use quotation. 1 item","The Reprint Co., Record Club, Beverley Ruffin, Reader's Digest, William M. E. Rachal, Parke Rouse, Jr., Taylor Reverley, Raven Soc, Harry W. Richards, Eric W. Rodgers, Rotary Club, Harold W. Ramsey, Carl A. Roseberg, Dr. Walter J. Rein, John Taylor Ransome, Clinton Rossiter, Hugh F. Rankin, Harry F. Richardson. 1944, 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971, 1973. 52 items.","A.G.S. Stephens, Clifford K. Shipton, Richard and Janet Simm, James H. Siske, Howard Scammon, Harold A. Sparks, Howard Stone, Wilbur M. Smith, Schlesinger, Richard Sias, E.G. Swem, Owen E. Suter, James A. Servies, Max Savelie, Henry Lee Swint, Charles P. Sherman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Charles P. Shelman, Charles S. Sydnor, 1925, 1933, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1959-1971, 1973. 52 items.","Lawrence Towner, Edgar T. Thompson, W.A. Thompson, Richard W. Talley, Lt. - Col. C.W. Tazewell, Robert H. Tucker, William M. Tuck, \"Time\", Inc., Clayton Torrance - appreciations, social events, books, research, Virginia Biography Committee. 1931, 1945-1946, 1956-1957, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 12 items.","University of North Carolina Press, University Press of Virginia, University of Virginia History Club, Sharvy G. Umbeck. 1951, 1958, 1960-1964, 1970. 4 items.","Gordon C. Vliet, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Writers' Club, William G. Vansant, Vatican City, Dr. Walter E. Vest - acknowledgements, memberships, city council candidates, royalties, resignation, research, reminiscences, historic preservation, publishing, periodicals. 1942-1944, 1947-1948, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1971-1972. 28 items.","Robert C. Willis, Vianne Webb, \"Western Historical Quarterly\", William \u0026 Mary, Mrs. T.J. Wertenbaker, Louis B. Wright, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr., Stanley B. Williams, Bill J. Wiley, Joseph C. Wolf, John Elliott Wood, James Southall Wilson, B.I. Wiley, John A. Wayland, Mrs. John Bell Williams, Suzanne Waters. 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944-1945, 1951-1954, 1958, 1960, 1963-1972. 28 items.","Lindsay Young, Conway Zinkle - acknowledgement. 1957-1958. 2 items.","Inquiry about \"Primitive Painters in America 1750-1950\", lecturer's schedule, AARFAC publications and reproductions, American Folk Art from the AARFAC. 1965-1966. 6 items.","Notes about 1802 and 1836 provisions for such.","Report of the Division of Markets of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Administration. The Commonwealth magazine. 1923, 1937. 2 items.","Outline of the early history of Agricultural societies in Virginia. 'The Origin and Place of Fairs,' 'Representative Men of Virginia Discuss the State and Its Needs.' 'The Southern Planter,' 'Self-Help Held Greatest Need in Dominant Drought Area,' 'Flue Curing Discovered,' '1948 Atlantic Exposition,' 1928, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1948. 10 items.","Peanuts, information on Virginia peanut production, origin of names for the peanuts, sources of information of the peanut, references to peanuts in Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia,' 'The Peanut.' 1925-1926. 2 items.","'Young People's Organizations in Relation to Rural Life in Virginia,' 'Preliminary Findings of the Virginia Rural Youth Survey,' 'Virginia's Rural Library Needs,' 'Rural and Urban Living Standards in Virginia,' 'Rural Depopulation in Certain Tidewater and Piedmont Areas of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd letter. 1924, 1926-1930, 1937, 1941, 1946. 19 items.","'State Fair Adds to Virginia's Prosperity.' 2 items.","'Virginia's Economic Pattern', 'Virginia Census of Agriculture: 1925,' 'Agricultural Research Uncovers Facts for Virginia Farmers.' 1927, 1945-1946. 5 items.","'Our Art Heritage,' 'An Abstract Art in Woodcuts,' 'Old Dominion Biennial,' 'Richmond Awaits Annual Tournament of Arts,' 'Medical Silhouettes,' 'Edward V. Valentine,' 'Donald Wallier Returns Home to Capture Honors Long Due,' 'Earliest Virginia Portrait,' 'University Honors Seibel,' 'Art Studio Club Reminiscent of Carlo Rossi Studio'. 1931-1932, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946. 11 items.","'APVA Names Jamestown Committee,' 'Let Us Honor America.' 2 items.","'Atlantic University Curriculum Will Embrace Psychic Research.' 'Atlantic University,' 'Vocational Guidance at Atlantic University,' 'No Reply As Yet Received from Dr. Brown Concerning Offer of University Site.' 4 items.","The Horseless Carriage,' 'Do You Remember Virginia's First Motor-Lawn,; 'Richmond's Finances.' 2 items.","Richard E. Byrd Field,' 'Richmond's Municipal Airport is One of the Finest in the East,' 'Map Shows State Will Soon Have 56 Airports,' 'Five Airlines Expand Service in Virginia,' 1929, 1931, 1948. 3 items.","'Governor Berkeley and King Phillip's War,' Journal, letter, grievances, lists of sources, notes, 'The Declaration of the People, 'Bacon's Appeal,' 'Bacon's Account,' 'Bacon's Manifesto,' 'Laws of February 20, 1679', contemporary accounts, Blathway account, Coventry Papers. 1 item.","'State Indebted to Dr. Bagby, Who died in 1883, for Her Finest Humorous Writings.' 1 item.","State Bank Supervision and Control,' 'Must Our Banking System Be Reconstructed?\" - brochure. 2 items.","Outline, biography, addends, appendices, notes, bibliography, 1704-1743. 1 item.","'The So-called Byrd Era in a Series of Pictures of Inaugerations,' 'Governor Wins Esteem on National, State Fronts,' 1950, 1954. 2 items.","'Bring Virginia's Colonial Records Home,' Swem notes, 'Virginia Books,' references in Poole's Index, 'Virginia Library Brings Historic Letters,' 'Archives Survey,' \"The Commonwealth\", 'Virginia Bibliography', 'Swem's Index Takes Drudgery Out of History', Earl Gregg Swem... 1930, 1937-1939, 1941, 1944-1946, 1950, 1953, 1964. 18 items.","2 items.","\"Congressional Record\", \"James A. Bland, Composer of 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia',\" letter to Mr. Wilder concerning this article. 2 items.","article in \"Alumni Gazette.\" 'Baron Botetourt,' notes, 'The Botetourt Statue,' letter concerning the making of medallion likeness of Lord Botetourt. 6 items.","2 items.","letters to and from Samuel M. Bemiss, Davis Y. Paschall, H.C. Shulz, Robert G. Dougan and others concerning the acquisition, photography and other matters dealing with the collection. 15 items.","Facsimiles of letters to Wilberforce Eames concerning research, his manuscript, the ordering of a periodical. 1896-1897, 1899. 1 item.","'For a Better Budget,' 'The Budget and Reorganization,' 'Consolidated Balance Sheet,' 'Virginia Budget System,' 'Budget Bill,' 1925, 1929, 1932, 1939. 5 items.","'Time is Ripe for Summary of Assembly Gains and Losses,' 'State Enters Year With New Hope For Future,' 'The Constitution of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd Conducts a Revolution,' 'A Glance at the Governors of Virginia,' 'Two Houses of Virginia Assembly Virtually Wrote Inaugural Address Into Law.' 1922, 1926-1930, 1935. 28 items.","Senator and organization - 'What We Think of Senator Byrd's Machine,' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 'New Rumblings in the Old Dominion,' Francis P. Miller campaign materials, U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Has Earned His Re-Election.' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 1930, 1949-1950, 1952. 8 items.","'Tyler Declares Col. Landon Carter Was Rated As Greatest Philosopher of Age.' 1 item.","Constitution and by-laws, 'Twenty Years of Progress in Old Dominion,' 'The State Chamber's First Forty Years', 1925, 1944, 1963. 3 items.","Issue of the \"Charlotte Gazette,\" \"Charlotte County Virginia: Historical Statistical and Present Attractions.\" 2 items.","'Hundreds Attend Briery Church Bicentennial, 'Cub Creek Memorial,' 'Protestant Conference Set here,' 'Archibald McRobert,' 'Forward Steps for Rural Churches,' 'Oil Philographs of Old Virginia Churches,' St. John's Church,' memorial against compulsory Bible reading. Walker's Church deed, 1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1938, 1952, 1954-1965. 17 items.","'Virginia's Towns and Cities' - parts la-lc, 'Stauton Pioneered in Municipal Reform.' 4 items.","Review of \"Life of Robert M.T. Hunter,\" 'Where Cannon Reared in the 60's,' Frightfulness in 1861-1865,' 'Complete Diary of Civil War By Virginian Is Discovered,' 'Letter From Mr. Beverley Ross to His Wife,' 'With Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville,' 'Women of a City Turned Into a Hospital,' 1865, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1942, 1954. 9 items.","The Romance and Renaissance of the William \u0026 Mary Alumni Bulletins,' 'The Future of William \u0026 Mary,' 'William \u0026 Mary Citizenship Creed,' memorial plan, 'Fifteen Years of Progress Show Phenomenal Development at William and Mary. 1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1930, 1934. 30 items.","1920, 1925, 1928-1929, 1937, 1952-1953, 1963, 1965. 16 items.","Law School, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Fine Arts, Ancient Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Home Economics, Physical Education, Physics, and Sociology. 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938-1943, 1946. 19 items.","History, buildings and grounds, letters concerning the royal cannon in front of the Wren Building, article about the Rogers Family at the College, pamphlets on general College history, photos and diagrams of Wren, letter from Lawrence Towner to Dr. Morton concerning the selection of a UVA President. 1922, 1924, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1957, 1964-1965. 53 items.","The Alumni Association, The Memorial Plan, 'A Roll of Fame.' 3 items.","Letter from President Chandler asking Dr. Morton to compose a statement by the History Department for a Survey of Education in Virginia conducted by Dr. M.V. O'Shea for Virginia Governor Byrd. 2 items.","History of the department, letters from W.W. Abbot, Professor Adair's letter on oral history project, appointment of J.A. Carroll, appointment of Mr. Coger, letter to Hans Gatzke, acknowledgements of debt to CWF to Kenneth Chorley. 1933, 1939, 1943,","General plans for changes within the History Department, the curriculum requirements, the Law School, and the special collections department. 1934, 1936-1939. 8 items.","Letter about William and Mary executive organization, editorials, bylaws of Board of Visitors, 'Convocation Address,' 'President Bryan into the Office Here on October 20th,' 'John Stewart Bryan Dies of Pneumonia,' 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956. 6 items.","issue of the Alumni Gazette with an article on the faculty of the 1890s entited 'The Seven Wise Men.\" 1 item.","Pamphlets and other information regarding the College's seminar on colonial life. 16 items.","Programs from the conferring of honorary degrees to Sir Campbell Stuart and Georgia O'Keefe, report of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Report of the Curriculum Committee. 3 items.","Plans put forth for the report to the Works Committee, assigned to examine the possibility of closer co-operation between the College and the C.W.F. 1937, 1940-1941. 11 items.","Documents and letters pertaining to the resignation of President John Stewart Bryan and the activities of the Faculty Committee chosen to help the B.O.V. select a new President. 1942. 4 items.","Letter from the faculty committee on the selection of a new President to the B.O.V. approving Dr. Pomfret and opposing Dr. Morgan L. Combs, letter from Channing Hall to Dr. Morton pertaining to another letter from Arthur Schlesinger relating to Dr. Pomfret. 2 items.","Articles pertaining to President Pomfret's administration, program of President Pomfret's inauguration and a letter concerning the presentation to the College of a portrait of President Pomfret. 1942-1943, 1959. 6 items.","Reports, proposal for establishment of Ph.D. program in History Department, self-study report, report to the President, Report of the Department, plans regarding creation of a research center by the College and the C.W.F. 1943-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1963, 1966. 23 items.","Letters from Edward Alexander and Dr. Morton to President Pomfret concerning the possibility of creating a graduate-level curriculum in historical museum training, letter to Edward Alexander from Kenneth Cleeton concerning same, and letter to the faculty concerning the curriculum for the 1954 summer session. 1947-1948, 1953. 6 items.","Issues of the Alumni Gazettes containing information on the new Work Study Program and President Chandler. May 1950, December 1951, December 1962. 3 items.","Report of the Special Faculty Committee to investigate academic irregularities in the Physical Education Department. 1951. 1 item.","7 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the naming of Alvin D. Chandler as President and the athletic scandal. 3 items.","Issue of the Alumni Gazette with a story on the football scandal. September.","Newspaper clippings of editorial comments, articles concerning the appointment of Dr. James Miller to replace Pomfret, Faculty Manifesto and B.O.V. activities. September 1951. 28 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the selection of President Chandler, Nelson Marshall's resignation, athletic problems, et cetera, letter from President A.D. Chandler to Dr. Morton asking him to present greeting from the faculty at the former's indu","Faculty Manifesto of 1951 and complaints made against the B.O.V. 22 items.","Inauguration, letter concerning the state of the college. 13 items.","Letter from Dr. Morton (?) to \"Virginia and Robin\" pertaining to the growing opposition to President Chandler and certain acts committed by President Chandler and the administration against various faculty and students. 1 item.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to Mrs. Morton about the upcoming B.O.V. meeting and about Mr. McCurdy's attendance at that same meeting.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to James Robertson concerning Mr. McCurdy's strong disapproval of the College's future course (this copy was given to Dr. Morton by Mr. McCurdy), a newspaper clipping concerning the same.","Newspaper clippings from the A.D. Chandler era pertaining to the selection of H. Lester Hooker to the B.O.V., expansion of the curriculum, proposed investigation of the administration, and various editorials denouncing and supporting President Chandler. 1955-1957. 92 items.","Letter from Rector James Robertson to Dr. Morton and a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson pertaining to a B.O.V. luncheon, a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson inviting the B.O.V. to a faculty Advisory Council luncheon. 1957-1958. 3","Letters, articles, program of inauguration, and other materials from the Paschall area. 1959-1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Flat hat issue with plans for new campus, letter from President Paschall to the faculty and articles on President Paschall from \"The Commonwealth.\" 1959, 1963. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the proposed reorganization of the College and the five institutions under it. 1961. 1 item.","Faculty by-laws, pamphlet on Rules and Regulations, Board of Visitors resolution to return the School of Education to department status, B.O.V. resolution on approval of said by-laws.","College of William and Mary- letter from Ludwell Johnson to members of the History Department concerning Affirmative Action policies at the College. 1970. 2 items.","Document concerning the search for a new president and vice-president. 1970. 2 items.","13 items.","Letter from Captain R.S. Crenshaw of the U.S. Navy to Mrs. George Chenowich on the status of a number of cemeteries near the U.S. Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown, VA. \"Historical Notes\". 1932, 1934. 2 items.","Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, et cetera on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. 1928-1940. 48 items.","Personal notes and lecutres on \"The Restored Williamsburg\" - lectures by other professors and colonial Williamsburg, Inc., letter from Wendell Stephenson to Dr. Morton asking him to contribute an article on the \"Restored Williamsburg\" to the Journal of Southern History. 114 items.","Newspaper clippings on the unveiling of a memorial portrait of John D. Rockefeller, fellowships given by the Restoration, list of fellowships from 1940-1941 and a report on the seven fellowships given 1941-1942. 1939-1942. 5 items.","Newspaper clippings on the history of Norfolk, economic growth of Hampton Roads and pamphlets printed by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. 1924, 1926, 1930. 6 items.","Newspaper clippings about the construction of the Matoaka Amphitheater and the production of the play, Common Glory, pamphlets on the play, an article about the new Virginia Festival of Music, and an opening night program from Common Glory. 5 items.","Morton's notes on the constitution, a copy of the Virginia constitution and a newspaper clipping on the reunion of the survivors of the state's 1901-1902 constituitonal convention. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the celebration of the convention and the bill of rights, copies of Congressman R. Walton Moore's speech before the House (pertaining to the celebration). 6 items.","Newspaper clippings. 3 items.","Written by E. S. H. Greene on the origns of the Congress for History Course 441. 1 item.","Article pertaining to his being honored by the University of Tennessee. January 1934.","Article pertaining to his life. 1 April 1928.","Articles pertaining to his administration and the Virginia General Assemblies of 1942, 1944. 13 March 1942. 22 March 1942, May 1942, 2 October 1942, 13 January 1946.","Article bibliography relating to the Presbyterian Church in Virginia.","References from Library of Congress, articles, paper by Elizabeth A. Bartlett. 1926, 1932, 1939, 1942, 1963.","1924, 1938-1940.","History from 1961 catalogue.","Articles, booklets pertaining to the history of the hospital.","Articles, program book.","1924, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949-1951.","1924, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1953.","1923, 1937, 1939","1901, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1952.","Letter, newspaper articles, guidebook.","Newspaper article, 1926-1927, State highway Commission Report, motor vehicle laws, articles. 1926-1927, 1930, 1932, 1943-1944, 1949, 1952.","Maps, pamphlets, guidebooks and newspaper articles.","Articles, newspaper articles, University of Virginia Honor Code and Explanations. 1923-1924, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1965.","Booklet, letter, 1843 Petition of Citizens of King William County. 1843, 1951, 1965.","Reports and newspaper article. 1925-1926, 1943.","Articles, pamphlets, and newspaper article.","Newspaper articles and notes regarding Jack Jouett's ride to save the Virginia Revolutionary legislature.","Newspaper articles, 1927-1928 statistics and other articles. 1928-1932, 1941.","The Southern historical opinion of the man - articles and letter.","Newspaper and magazine articles, notes, 1929, 1937-1938, 1950-1951.","1783","1783","3 maps.","Remarks and information circular.","Speech by R. Walton Moore.","Notes and letters referring to Mathews.","Article and newspaper article","Newspaper articles. 1928, 1931, 1938, 1961.","Pamphlets, articles, newspaper article. 1919, 1926-1927, 1937-1938, 1942, 1944.","Outline, timeline, bibliographies, notes.","Colonial music, Charlottesville Music Festival, music composed by Annabel Morris Buchanan. 1931-1932.","Newspaper articles.","Correspondence, invoices, order forms, lists and bibliographies regarding maps, photographs, and images for \"Colonial Virginia.\"","Correspondence and notes regarding revisions to Colonial Virginia","Awards, interviews, and correspondence regarding \"Colonial Virginia\"","Correspondence regardign the editing of \"Colonial Virginia\".","Correspondence after publication","Sale information and reviews of Colonial Virginia","Correspondence, articles, newspaper articles, reviews regarding \"Colonial Virginia\". 1960-1961, 1965.","Receipts and statements from royalties","Maps/photographs for illustrations","Correspondence and royalty receipts regarding","Reviews, correspondence, articles and publication information.","Contract, correspondence, and other information. 1961-1962, 1964.","Established 1780 on Broad Street i: newspaper article, paper, notes, photograph. 1924, 1926.","Newspaper articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Newspaper article","Articles, newspaper articles, notes and bibliography. 1923-1924, 1926-1928, 1943-1944, 1947-1948","Article and newspaper articles. 1929-1930, 1941, 1948.","Newspaper article, articles, pamphlets. 1923, 1926","History, notes, article, newspaper article, letters. 1926, 1942, 1952-1953, 1956, 1960.","Statistics and notes","Articles, newspaper articles, reports. 1929, 1933, 1939,","History and tourism, articles, pamphlets, 1936, 1942, 1957.","Newspaper articles and pamplet.","newspaper articles, pamphlets, articles. 1926, 1935, 1938-1939, 1951","(for rewrite.)","Newspaper articles, article. 1937-1938.","History, notes, correspondence, articles, newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets. 1922, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946, 1948, 1954, 1965-1966.","Newspaper articles, campaign leaflets.","Newspaper articles, bulletins and souvenirs. 1928-1932, 1937.","Articles, reports, pamphlets. 1920, 1936-1937, 1939 - 1943, 1947.","Newspaper articles, articles.","Newspaper articles. 1932-1933, 1948.","Newspaper articles and booklets. 1933, 1940-1941, 1947, 1954.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1950.","Newspaper articles, magazine, notes. 1932-1933, 1948-1951, 1955-1957, 1959, 1962-1964.","1924, 1930-1931, 1942-1944, 1946, 1948, 1954.","Magazines, report, letter. 1954-1955, 1967.","Newspaper articles, articles, maps, tour books. 1926, 1930, 1934.","Article, history.","Articles.","Newspaper articles and photographs, letter, notes, program from reception for John E. Massey. 1927, 1930-1931, 1933.","1941, 1945-1946, 1948, 1951-1953, 1959, 1964","1955-1956, 1959-1960","1950, 1957, 1964","1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1957, 1959-1960.","1947, 1949-1950, 1955-1960","1949-1950, 1956-1958","1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1954-1956, 1958.","Newspaper articles, \"Virginia Gazette\", notes, 1776, 1926-1927, 1931-1932, 1960.","1924, 1928, 1933, 1962-1963.","1932, 1934, 1949.","1934, 1936, 1944, 1965.","1923, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1933, 1937, 1946.","(see also Lucian Minor) - notes, booklist (1849). n.d.","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1924, 1927-1930, 1932-1933, 1949-1950, 1968","Fact pamphlet, pictures, bulletin on McCormick Day","Membership list, contest rules, letters, by-laws","Historical bulletin, conference pogram. 1931, 1961-1962.","Pamphlet, Drainage Basin Committee Report, water planning policy. 1925, 1937-1938. n.d.","Brief history, pamphlet","\"Commonwealth\" magazine, articles, newspaper articles, notes, guidebooks, zoning ordinances, postcards. 1921, 1924-1925,1927-1929, 1932, 1947, 1951, 1965.","Topical outline for city or county war history.","1938, 1941-1943, 1947.","Guidebooks, historical pamplet, photographs of town plan, program for sesquicentennial celebration.","1939-1940, 1943","1945, 1948-1950","1943-1946, 1950, 1954, 1959","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Richard Lee Morton's copy.","Thanks Morton for his kind letter and encloses a copy of Scribner's Magazine autographed by Byrd.","Concern life in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the College of William and Mary.","Written when Morton was 10 years old.","Article about Richard Lee Morton and his time at the College of William and Mary, including two typed copies of the article. There is also an article by Ross Weeks, Jr., entitled \"Explains W\u0026M's Space Use Policies.\"","Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.  December 16, 1962 letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Filed at the end of collection.","Letter from Eudora Ramsay Richardson, state supervisor for Virginia for the Works Projects Administration, to Richard Lee Morton. Also includes a pamphlet entitled \"Interpreting the Virginia WPA Writers' Project: Some Likely Questions and Auggestions for Answering Them.\"","Letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. [move to acquisition files: Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.]","Legal document granting 400 acres in the Manor of East Greenwich and the County of Kent to Benjamin Dickson. Signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant governor of the Colony. August 16, 1756.","Legal document granting 397 acres in the County of Albemarle to Patrick Moreton. Signed by John, Earl of Dunmore, Lieutenant and G overnor General of the Colony of Virginia. July 5, 1774.","Rutherfoord Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard L. Morton, Williamsburg, Virginia enclosing land grant to Patrick Moreton. October 29, 1940.","Probably from one of the documents.","Original family bible records from the Watkins Family, sent by Harry Watkins, Jr., of Mount Shasta California. Also includes birth records of Morton Family members. Undated letter. 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Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 2 includes Morton's notes and correspondence about the 1951 football scandal; clippings about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History \u0026amp; Culture; correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and others; Board meeting minutes of the Colonial Williamsburg Advisory Committee of Historians and the OIEAHC; reports on the William and Mary Quarterly.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Series 3 includes additions to the collection, which are made on an ongoing basis.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e28 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1882, 1918, 1956, 1967, and 1970; 9 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e44 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1918. 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. 37 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1925, 1970, and 1973. 5 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1950, 1953, 1956, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1969, and 1971-1973.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1915, 1919, 1944-1963, 1946, 1951, 1958-1960, 1965, 1965, and 1971. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1938, 1949, 1962, 1967, and 1969. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eG.C. Wetmore, the painter of Dr. and Mrs. S.M. Shepherd, grandparent of Mrs. Morton, notes of investigative sources. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1909, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1961, and 1965-1966. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters, bank statements, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ID, biographical information, other information. 1940. 1945-1948, 1952-1956, and 1968. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchool grade reports, letters to parents, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Morton, college bills, passports, insurance policies, tax returns, postcards, record of her measurements. 1941-1942, 1945-1949, 1955, 1959-1960, and 1966. 89 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes his Thank-you letters. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ehonorary degree, congratulations, procession list, Magna Carta conference. 61 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes portraits, commencement, charter day, presidential dinner, honorary degree, as child, Falkland. ca. 1890, ca. 1900, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1923, 1933-1936, 1946, 1951-1953, 1954, 1958, 1959-1960, 1965, and 1968. 82 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJacob Morton receipt, bill of sale, and portrait; genealogical information on Thomas Watkins, diary of William Morton. 1846, 1849, 1850, and 1870. 10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding service on committees, conferences, fraternities, honorary degrees, army service, scholarship fund, vita, 1896, 1916, 1918-1919, 1921, 1926-1927, 1929-1932, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1955-1959, and 1960-1967. 156 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1914-1916, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965-66, and 1970. 64 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington, Institute of Early American History and Culture. Inauguration of President Chandler, Kiwanis Club, books, Phi Beta Kappa. 1925, 1929, 1933, 1952-1954, 1968, and 1972. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1927-1928, and 1936-1938. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items. (see also medium oversize file).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1972. 47 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1849, 1962, and 1963. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1963, 1965-1966, and 1970. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1959, 1963-1964. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930, 1934, 1940-1941, 1944, 1949-1954, and 1956-1957. 54 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch Project suggestions, bibliography for publication era, historical records survey, manuscripts on microfilm at IEAHC. 1917, 1940, 1947, and 1957. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1937, 1942, 1962-1964, and 1967. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1960-1964, 1966. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e94 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1946-1947, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959, 1965-1966, 1968. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e46 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMortgage, settlement of estate, statement of accountability, letters from D.D. Colcock agent, disposal of stamps and books, letters from and to Estelle and husband, Lucy and husband concerning the estate, tax notice, commissioner of accounts. 1958-1961. 1963. 63 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes letters about changes in articles written by Morton, requests by Morton for materials to be used for articles, materials for research for articles including on education, politics, industry, race relations. 1959, 1960-1962, 1967-1972. 106 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTeacher's Handbook for film on Coonial Virginia, criticism of handbook, letters concerning Morton's materials for the film, release to school journals concerning Morton, honorarium for Morton's efforts, request for his biography. 1940-1941, 1943, 1959, 1970. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCatalogues, plant orders, primer for herb growing, green life guides, articles on gardening, marigold book, rose book, lawn guide. 1954, 1969-1970. 15 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders for garden flowers, brochures for flowers, invoices, request for bulletin about hematodes. 1954, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969. 20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequest for informational about Nema-hill, and reply, nematode recommendations, booklet on Virginia garden roses, articles on gardening, information on malathion, orders for seeds. 1950, 1953, 1959, 1962-1963. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRose advertisement, articles on gardening, picture of trellis, booklet on mulch paper, brochure of chain-linked fence, guide to rose growing, booklets on flower growing, book on colonial fences, etc. with pictures, list of slides accompanying lecture 'Wild Flowers...\" 1953, 1967-1968. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA New Kind of County Government, Reorganizing the Administration of a State, \"Liberty and Law\", \"Vice President Dawes and the Senate Rules\", \"The County Manager Plan\", \"Central Administrative Control over Municipalities in the Southwest.\" . 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Morton's election as honorary member, note on meeting at Morton's home, acceptances of honorary membership by Philip A. Bruce and William G. Stanard, newspaper articles on club founding and new member. 1923-1926, 1929, 1932. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouse and office equipment booklets, article \"New Tool Aids Safe Pruning\", invoices, request for equipment, instructions for ILG fan maintainence, information on audio-visual aids, checks, information on GE boiler. 57 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouse of the Week articles, booklets on home care, expanding your house, articles on shutters, articles on model homes, plan for hillside house, architects suggestions for home, information on log cabins. 1932, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1963-1965, 1958, 1972. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHouse Plans - bathroom, hill house, Dr. and Mrs. Morton's residence, pictures of residence. 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet of dogma, application for membership. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eletter to Lord Acton, Lee biography, \"Lee the Educator,\" \"Robert E. Lee - The Man\", \"Lee's Military Valise\", \"Robert E. Lee Unionist\", \"Robert E. Lee\", \"Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation\", 1925, 1929-1930, 1942. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003estatue unveiling exercises, Columbia River historical expedition booklet. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCivil War letters and analyses, letter protesting Virginia House of Delegates Resolution honoring Lincoln, Major Cookes' account of Lee's surrender to Grant, article defending McClellan's battle tactics. 1922, 1928, 1933. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eannual buying of American Historical Periodicals, lists of duplicate magazines, letters concerning magazine order offer declines. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedicare bills, forms for premium payment, handbook, insurance benefits record, Blue Cross - Blue Shield brochure, statement of coverage, doctor's bills.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedicine: cardiology, fungistatics, colds, poison ivy. 1962, 1964-1965. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003emembership materials, brochures about books and map. 1960. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShenandoah, National Parks, area administered by NPS, Fredericksburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Moore House, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, George Washington Birthplace, Cumberland Gap, Custis-Lee, Virginia State Parks. 1927, 1934, 1957-1959. 17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNews analysis of black demonstrations, \"The Southern Workman\", Comparison of disease rates among white and black troops, state of black colleges, Texas white primary, Atticus G. Haygood, speech of Senator Claude A. Swanson, Peabody School of Education. 1914-1916, 1919, 1922-1924, 1927, 1933-1949, 1953, 1956. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Race Relations\" - \"Progress in Race Relations,\" Douglas Gordon address, letters from Commission on Interracial Cooperation, CIC pamphlets. \"Five Letters of the University Commisssion on Southern Race Relations\", \"The Racial Situation in America\", \"An Appeal to the 'Christian' People of the South,\" Slater Fund. 1920, 1926-1927. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscript of Morton family recipe book, easy cooking, peanut butter, chicken, salsify, wine, colonial dishes, famous Virginia foods. 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1971. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords and Phonographs - operating guide for Zenith \"Space Command\" brochures for Zenith stereos, order from Record Club of America, article on Louis Moreau Gottschalk, list of compositions, catalog of Folk Music, \"Jazz from Columbia,\" \"Twentieth Century Poetry in English\", D'Oyly Carte Records. 1959, 1962, 1964-1966. 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBiography, \"Health Heroes\", \"Health: The First Objective in Education\", article on Dr. Aristides Agramonte, article on Reed. 1926, 1930, 1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMorton's honorary membership, proposed members, attendance rules, club members, reports and awards of Committee on Scholarships, letters of recommendation, notices of meeting, Christmas card, Christmas poems, biography of member James McCord. Charley's letter. 1956, 1962-1963, 1966-1973. 69 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLindley: Eleven Years of Roosevelt, \"Roosevelt for President\", text of President's message to the 77th Congress, \"Administration Has to Be Calm About Anti-Inflation Program\", \"Roosevelt on Role in War\", memorial issue of New Republic on Roosevelt, \"The Prohibition Question\" by H.E. Fosdick. 1928, 1940-1941, 1944, 1946. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"47 Questions and Answers\", Medicare handbook, information on Social Security and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, notice of benefits increase, \"Your New Health Insurance\", \"Your Social Security\". 1951-1952, 1961, 1965, 1967-1968. 8 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSocial Security of Estelle Dinwiddie Morton , cancelled checks to Internal Revenue, Household Employer's Social Security Tax Guides. 1951-1963, 1965. 36 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSarah Stetson publications, 2 copies, \"American Garden Books Transplanted and Native Before 1807\", \"William Hamilton and his Woodlands\", 3 copies \"The Traffic in Seeds and Plants from England's Colonies in North America\", \"The Philadelphia Sojourn of Samuel Vaughn\", \"John Mercer's Notes on Plants\", \"Andre Parmentier\" in Landscape Architecture. 1946, 1949, 1953. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncome tax forms, hospital insurance benefits, record, income tax schedules, records of medical expenses, reports of stock dividends, utility bills, statements of bank savings, travel records, heating fuel consumption, charitable contributions, sales and royalties, drug bills, 1971-1972. 87 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVehicle license form, invoices for periodicals, tax returns and instructions, contributions and deductions, savings certificate earnings, utility bills, drug bills, records of stock dividends, property and capitation tax, return of tangible personal property, fuel bills. 1970. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCapitation tax, utility bills, real estate tax, drug bills, records of charitable contributions, medical bills, fuel bills, payment for books and periodicals, invoices. 1969. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncome tax forms, schedules of income and retirement income credit, invoices for periodicals, appraisal of books, payment for books and periodicals, real estate tax, record of vehicle license tag. 1968. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSupplemental schedule of income and retirement income credit, drug bills, individual income tax returns and instructions, royalities and dividends, medical bills, stock dividends, personal property and capitation tax, statement of vendors account. 1967. 47 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndividual income tax forms, personal property tax, record of gift of William \u0026amp; Mary Quarterly, records of expenses, bill for furnace repair, report of work done on research grant, Virginia agency purchase order, statements of vendors' accounts for periodicals. 1946, 1950-1962. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e, \"The Cold War Melodies\", \"The Constitution and Prohibition Enforcement\". 1842, 1929, 1940. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures from extermination companies, article on how to kill termites, article on how to kill Japanese beetles. 1934. 1948. 1951. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCunard Line thank you cards, guide to Switzerland, visit to Vatican Library, hotel bills souvenir of Norwegian state visit, records of expenses, Edinburgh Christmas card, itinerary, addresses of European hotels, notes from Williamsburg Travel Office. 1960-1961. 45 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet on shade and ornamental trees, \"All Sizes of Trees Will Be Healthier if Fed Regularly,\" \"Mistletoe Planted in Trees\". 1953, 1956, 1963. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBulletins, membership list, Virginia Collegiate Show, list of patrons. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement for Nature's Medicines, notice for Prohibitory Order Against Sender of Pandering Advertisement in the Malls. 1969. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChecking deposit receipts, checking deposit slips, notification of change of address, savings account records. 1971-1972. 50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle in American Legion Weekly, notes on Washington in Williamsburg, \"Mr. Bruce on Washington\", \"Map of Washington's Travels\", \"Washington Celebration in 1932\", Washington issue of School Library Bulletin, Washington poastage stamps. \"Washington Meets New Ordeal.\" 1926-1927, 1931-1932. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnual reports, newsletters, letters about Medicare problem, acknowledgement of monetary gifts, Medicare Fact Sheet, WCH brochure, hospital bill and record of refund. 1963-1972. 61 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistoric Garden Week in Virginia, \"Presentation of the Restored East Lawn Gardens\", \"Calendar of Events and Guide to Historic Garden Week\", \"The Voyages of the Roses,\" annual report, spring flower show, sheets of Garden Club information, yearbook, membership lists, National Wildlife Federation Information. 1962-1965, 1968. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVisitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce information on real estate. ca. 1970. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistorical Notes, \"The Yorktown Sesquicentenial Celebration\" 1931-1932. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrowth, population, physical development and trade, Parson's Cause, Stamp Act. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning Indian raids, Temple Bodley's George Rogers Clark, Echenrode's The Revolution in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, John T. Goodrich's The Life of General Hugh Mercer, article on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. 1776-1788, 1928. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Lingley's The Transition in Virginia and Tyler's Virginia - The Federal Period, list of Virginia colonial governors. 1765-1775. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Walker's Appeal, measures to control Black people in Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1619, 1691, 1800, 1826, 1830-1831. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHampden-Sydney College, Richmond Medical College, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, notes on periodical articles on Virginia higher education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst Great Awakening, Journal of Herbert Asbury, Second Awakening and Frontier Schisms, church organization and the rise of modern missions, religion during the 30's, 40's, and 50's, strange religions, the slavery dispute and the churches. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrison reform, Boston Prison Discipline Society annual reports. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTheater, circuses, celebration, diversions, cock fighting, horse racing, lotteries, cards, music and dancing, singers, 1665, 1702, ca. 1850.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSteamboats built in New York City, population of the West, life of Robert Fulton, Niles Register of Steamboats, early railroads, descriptions of steamboat trips on the Mississippi, steamboats on the Great Lakes, canals, 1766-1848. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes from Alice Feld Tyler's Freedom's Ferment. 1693, 1776, 1793, 1810-1855. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes from Kendog's \"The Beginning of Temperance,\" temperance songs, American Temperance Union documents, speech of John H.W. Hawkins, history of temperance movement, Oklahoma votes to end prohibition, 1690, 1775-1880, 1959. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory of Prohibition from A.M. Schlesinger \"The Rise of the City\", Hecker and Kendrick \"The United States Since 1865\", Slossom \"The Great Crusade and After\", article' \"Cobb Defines Cawn,\" \"Orphan of Bootleggers,\" booklet, \"Temperance Trumpeter,\" 1865-1934, 1948. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia Convention of 1861, Narrative of Southampton County, 'To Observe Joseph Jenkins Roberts Day,\" school committee reports, reports on industry and railroads, 'History of Emory and Henry College,\" sources in Virginia history, bibliography, Governor's Message, notes from Richond Enquirer, 1830, 1838, 1840-1841, 1850, 1861, 1865-1866, 1944, 1949. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on of Virginia officials, Virginia religion, Indians, diary of Reverend Robert Rose, Gooch Papers Act Preventing Negro Insurrection, Cal. State Papers, force tracts, notes from Robert Beverley's \"The History and Present State of Virginia\". 1607-1756. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJournal references to notable Virginians, review of Adrienne Koch's \"Jefferson and Madison, notes on social history, notes on Reverend Robert Rose's diary, lists of useful books on Virginia history, articles \"Senate Race Getting Milder\", \"An 1808 Tour of Virginia is Delightful,\" \"Governor's message, notes on manufactureres, internal improvements. 1748-1869, 1881, 1926, 1943, 1952. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes on Virginia history, message of Governor Johnson, adoption of the 1851 Constituion, Virginia agriculture, Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. 1851-1857. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVirginia on the Eve of the Southern War for Independence.\" 1830-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Press in the Making of Virginia, \"Ephraim McDowell,\" \"The Newspaper Press and the Civil War in West Virginis,\" \"A Confederate Catechism,\" \"The Supreme Court of the Confederacy,\" \"The Rise of the High School in Virginia,\" notes on the Reconstruction, photos of Virginia, \"The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia,\" 1929, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856, 1859-1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eImprovements and implements, organization and education, Southern dependence, products. 1850-1854, 1857. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments, messages, dispatches. 1851-1858, 1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchisms, new buildings. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1850. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Boran bibliography, the martial spirit, secession and war, military and governmental events of the Civil War. 1850-1865. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProposed steamship line to Europe, exports, development of the carrying trade, Norfolk harbor commerce, dispatches, Virginia Commerce Convention, direct foreign trade. 1806, 1850-1852, 1856-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eParticipants, resolutions, issues, notes. 1849, 1850-1852, 1854, 1858, 1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Pistols and Coffee at Dawn for Two.\" notes. 1856, 1858, 1934. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e- 'A study of Three Virginia Colleges, Part 1 Before the Civil War - bibliography, 'Higher Education for Women Before 1860.' 1953. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFree schools - dispatches 'Primary Education in Virginia After the Civil War - outline and bibliography, miscellaneous notes, 'Poor Relief Education', 'State Obtains Mercer Sketch.', 'Governor's Message and Annual Reports,' abstract of School Commisssioner's report. 1818-1847, 1849, 1850-1855, 1858-1859, 1901, 1957. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEll Thayer's scheme for immigrant aid, Rd. D. dispatches, misc. notes, letter concerning Ell Thayer. 1852, 1857, 1860, 1938. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists of railroad documents, proposed railroad lines, misc. notes, abstracts of railroad documents, construction of railroad lines, frequent wrecks on railroads, Roanoke Railroad, governor's messages, Southern Railroad, telegraph, 'The Louisa Railroad.' 1849, 1851-1861, 1866. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Virginia State Debt and Internal Improvements, 1820-1838, James River and Kanawha company, travel on the richmond - Lynchburg canal boat packet, map of Virginia's railroads, general internal improvements, highways. 1820-1838, 1840-1848, 1851, 1859-1879. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBaptist's divided message of Governor Joseph Johnson, bibliography on 'The Trial and Execution of John Brown.' 1852, 1857. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'A Letter Opposing Public Hangings,' 'Two Negroes Hung For Murder in Culpeper,' public hanging, prive executions, imprisonment, changes in criminal and civil codes. 1834, 1846, 1848, 1849-1850, 1851, 1853, 1858, 1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSinking funds, taxes collected, certificates and bonds issued, Governor Johnson's message, Rd. D. dispatches on state finances. 1851-1852, 1857, 1860, 1865. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1858. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1850. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1856-1858, 1948. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1860. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from American Historical Association about extra copies, Eubank B. Caldwell sending historical materials, list of mistakes in work. 1925. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1854. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1853-1857, 1861. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichmond Atheneaeum, notes on various papers, Virginia Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, on slavery, Philip Pendleton Cooke, Judge Beverley Tucker, John Wesley Montette, titles. 1851-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Ballad Preston, establishment of cotton mills, petition of Central Southerns Rights Association, governor's message, cotton trade, manufacturing in Lynchburg, cloth, leather, why Southern factories fail, Old Dominion iron and Rail Works, Major Andrews family. 1850-1852, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1839-1840. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMedical Journal, Medical Board of Examiners, Norfolk and Portsmouth fever. 1852-1853, 1855. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClover Hill coal pits, Commodore Stockton and quartz mining, salt mining. 1851, 1856, 1858. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1850. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eList of Virginia newspapers, \"The South\", Edward William Johnston, John M. Daniel, \"Richmond Dispatch\". 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1865. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFederal relations, slavery, resolution of New Jersey Legislature, syllabus for course 'Virginia - The Commonwealth.' 1850, 1852-1853, 1860-1861. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeventh Virginia Census, number of Virginians in the US, number of immigrants to Virginia, population figures from Canning,' History of the United States, 'Virginia Population and Wealth.' 1834, 1850, 1852, 1860. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLt. Governor Samuel Watts, Democratic politics, Johnson succeeded Floyd as governor, members of General Assembly, presidential elections, Kansas-Nebraska Bill, Governor Wise elected, nomination of John Letcher for governor, vote totals for governor and Lt. Gov., electoral vote. 1851-1860.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEastern Lunatic Asylum, imprisonment, slave punishment by whipping. 1825, 1850-1856, 1858. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters concerning the sending of railroad information, notes on Virginia internal improvement debate, notes from Sinclair's \"Development of the Locomotive Empire,\" 'Why Was Four Foot 8 1/2 Inches Adopted as the Standard Gauge,' gauge of railroads in the US. 1853-1854, 1940, 1945, 1949. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNote on George Fitzhugh's article dealing with Virginia Act of Religious Toleration. 1859. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1778. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eYMCA, travellers to city, description, trade, Reading and Newsroom, Richmond Directory, streets. 1850, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNat Turner Rebellion, Slave codes, attempts to reopen the slave trade, the North and slavery, slave life and labor, free slaves and colonization, slave insurrections, slavery - general problem, fugitive slaves, slave trade, Norfolk health, 'A Long-Forgotten Student Oratim. 1847, 1850-1860, 1944. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTrain between Richmond and Amelia Court House, 'Petersburg's Racing History,' tournament lectures, libraries, fairs, Richmond Atheneum, Philanthropic Literary Society, Womens Dress, 'Knights of Old Virginia...' epidemics in Portsmouth schools. 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1859, 1931, 1936. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTravel to them, 'The Springs of Virginia,' notes on written sources, articles on White Sulphur Springs and sounding of Richmond Blues, descriptions, 'Heat of Virginia Spring Said Due to Pressure Deep Below Earth.' B\u0026amp;O route from Berkley Springs, 'The Springs of Yesteryear,' 'Epistles from the Springs of Virginia.' 1850-1852, 1856-1860, 1932, 1942. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1860. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of John H. Cocke to Joseph C. Cabell, Virginia Historical Register and Literary Yearbook, Sons of Temperance, Anti-Tobacco movement, outline of history of temperance, Richmond drunkeness, 1851-1869, 1870. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from New York Public Library concerning sources of information on John C. Underwood. 1930. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeetings, death of William Maxwell. 1850, 1852, 1857. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHugh Jones' \"Present State of Virginia\", \"Virginia Lives\", Jamestown Island, History of Henrico County, Morton's retirement, state and local history, \"The Virginia Plantations\", Charles McLean, Andrews,W.W. Abbott, Rotary International, American Association for State and Local History. 1936-1939, 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1972. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhitfield J. Bell, 'A Portrait of the Colonial Physician', John S. Rush, insurance, Edmund Berkeley, \"Brothers were Brothers Still Despite Civil War,\" Dr. Wright's address, Burwell family. About James Madison, Harry F. Byrd, Carl Bridenbaugh concerning Thomas Story, Parker A. Throop, Alexander A. Bruce, Kathleen Bruce. 1923, 1926, 1934-1935, 1939, 1942-1973. 82 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGifts of Morton's \"Colonial Virginia\", bibliography of emigration in colonial times, J.L. Carpenter, restoration of Falkland, Lester Cappon, W.F. Craven, Kenneth Chorley, IEAHC affairs, opposition to House Bill 279, Society of American Historians, President J.A.C. Chandler, Dr. Hunter Farish, E.T. Crowson, Tappan Reeve. 1919, 1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1941-1948, 1959-1963, 1967-1971. 56 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eT.R. Dalton, Virginius Dabney, Edward Everett Dale, Russell B. Devine, Colgate W. Darden, Harold O. DeWitt, Richard Beale Davis, Jack Dalton, George E. Doods, F. Meredith Dietz, Jackson Davis, William E. Dodd, Charles W. Dabney - research, publications, visits, family correspondence. 1929-1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942-1944, 1948, 1950-1972. 57 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMerrill Evans, Mrs. Frank A. Edgar, J.H. Easterby, Tommy Eiken - reminiscences, research. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChristian F. Feest, O. Hugh Fulcher, Doris S. Finney, J.T. Flyan, Joseph B. Flowers, B. Floyd Flickinger, Hunter D. Farish, Lawrence K. Fox - writings, reminiscences, appreciation, research positions, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1957-1959, 1966, 1968. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Myrtle Hatala, Carlisle Humelsine, John S. Hopewell, Marvin Harvey, Fred A. Hetzel, Robert Tucker Hall, Philip M. Haner, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., Carlton E. Holladay, Malcolm H. Harris, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., William Haden, Archibald Henderson, Fred Hoeing - publications, visits, research. 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952, 1958, 1960-1963, 1966-1967, 1970. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavis D. Joyce, John M. Jennings, William Wellington Jones, Edward Claude Johnson, Journal of Southern History, W.Melville Jones, Ludwell H. Johnson III, Howard Mumford Jones, Jamestown Festival, Allen Johnson - research, publications, appreciations. 1935, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStephen G. Kurtz, Richard W. Kilgore, Dorothy Kenyon, K. Kimura, Michael Kraus, W. Sterling King, Louis Knott Koontz, Theda Kenyon - lectures, reminiscences, family information, research, publications, gifts. 1943-1945, 1947, 1950-1951, 1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1971. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Land, Library Company of Philadelphia, R. K. Larson, H. Richards Livingston - appreciations invitations, requests for information, gifts, research. 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1971, 1973. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRussell R. Menard, Philip A. Magrudes, Jr., W. Warner Moss, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Walter D. Moses and Co., Robert P. Maccubbin, Allen W. Moger, Charles P. McCurdy, Jr., John F. Morton, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Mitchel, Mrs. William S. Morton, John A. Munroe, Mary Maples, Nyle H. Miller, W.S. Morton, Ludwell Montague. 30 items., 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1969-1972\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNorfolk Public Library, Vernon L. Nunn, Walter R. Nelson, Nobel Prize, R.W. Nary, \"Notable American Women\", Ray F. Nichols - invitations, publications, research. 1956, 1860, 1967, 1969, 1970. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOtis, Frank L. Owsley Ostes - historical writing, books. 1950, 1960-1961, 1963. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Hubert A. Quillinz; permission to use quotation. 36 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMrs. Hubert A. Quillin - permission to use quotation. 1 item\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Reprint Co., Record Club, Beverley Ruffin, Reader's Digest, William M. E. Rachal, Parke Rouse, Jr., Taylor Reverley, Raven Soc, Harry W. Richards, Eric W. Rodgers, Rotary Club, Harold W. Ramsey, Carl A. Roseberg, Dr. Walter J. Rein, John Taylor Ransome, Clinton Rossiter, Hugh F. Rankin, Harry F. Richardson. 1944, 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971, 1973. 52 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA.G.S. Stephens, Clifford K. Shipton, Richard and Janet Simm, James H. Siske, Howard Scammon, Harold A. Sparks, Howard Stone, Wilbur M. Smith, Schlesinger, Richard Sias, E.G. Swem, Owen E. Suter, James A. Servies, Max Savelie, Henry Lee Swint, Charles P. Sherman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Charles P. Shelman, Charles S. Sydnor, 1925, 1933, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1959-1971, 1973. 52 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLawrence Towner, Edgar T. Thompson, W.A. Thompson, Richard W. Talley, Lt. - Col. C.W. Tazewell, Robert H. Tucker, William M. Tuck, \"Time\", Inc., Clayton Torrance - appreciations, social events, books, research, Virginia Biography Committee. 1931, 1945-1946, 1956-1957, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUniversity of North Carolina Press, University Press of Virginia, University of Virginia History Club, Sharvy G. Umbeck. 1951, 1958, 1960-1964, 1970. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGordon C. Vliet, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Writers' Club, William G. Vansant, Vatican City, Dr. Walter E. Vest - acknowledgements, memberships, city council candidates, royalties, resignation, research, reminiscences, historic preservation, publishing, periodicals. 1942-1944, 1947-1948, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1971-1972. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert C. Willis, Vianne Webb, \"Western Historical Quarterly\", William \u0026amp; Mary, Mrs. T.J. Wertenbaker, Louis B. Wright, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr., Stanley B. Williams, Bill J. Wiley, Joseph C. Wolf, John Elliott Wood, James Southall Wilson, B.I. Wiley, John A. Wayland, Mrs. John Bell Williams, Suzanne Waters. 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944-1945, 1951-1954, 1958, 1960, 1963-1972. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLindsay Young, Conway Zinkle - acknowledgement. 1957-1958. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquiry about \"Primitive Painters in America 1750-1950\", lecturer's schedule, AARFAC publications and reproductions, American Folk Art from the AARFAC. 1965-1966. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes about 1802 and 1836 provisions for such.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of the Division of Markets of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Administration. The Commonwealth magazine. 1923, 1937. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutline of the early history of Agricultural societies in Virginia. 'The Origin and Place of Fairs,' 'Representative Men of Virginia Discuss the State and Its Needs.' 'The Southern Planter,' 'Self-Help Held Greatest Need in Dominant Drought Area,' 'Flue Curing Discovered,' '1948 Atlantic Exposition,' 1928, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1948. 10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePeanuts, information on Virginia peanut production, origin of names for the peanuts, sources of information of the peanut, references to peanuts in Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia,' 'The Peanut.' 1925-1926. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Young People's Organizations in Relation to Rural Life in Virginia,' 'Preliminary Findings of the Virginia Rural Youth Survey,' 'Virginia's Rural Library Needs,' 'Rural and Urban Living Standards in Virginia,' 'Rural Depopulation in Certain Tidewater and Piedmont Areas of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd letter. 1924, 1926-1930, 1937, 1941, 1946. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'State Fair Adds to Virginia's Prosperity.' 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Virginia's Economic Pattern', 'Virginia Census of Agriculture: 1925,' 'Agricultural Research Uncovers Facts for Virginia Farmers.' 1927, 1945-1946. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Our Art Heritage,' 'An Abstract Art in Woodcuts,' 'Old Dominion Biennial,' 'Richmond Awaits Annual Tournament of Arts,' 'Medical Silhouettes,' 'Edward V. Valentine,' 'Donald Wallier Returns Home to Capture Honors Long Due,' 'Earliest Virginia Portrait,' 'University Honors Seibel,' 'Art Studio Club Reminiscent of Carlo Rossi Studio'. 1931-1932, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'APVA Names Jamestown Committee,' 'Let Us Honor America.' 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Atlantic University Curriculum Will Embrace Psychic Research.' 'Atlantic University,' 'Vocational Guidance at Atlantic University,' 'No Reply As Yet Received from Dr. Brown Concerning Offer of University Site.' 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Horseless Carriage,' 'Do You Remember Virginia's First Motor-Lawn,; 'Richmond's Finances.' 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard E. Byrd Field,' 'Richmond's Municipal Airport is One of the Finest in the East,' 'Map Shows State Will Soon Have 56 Airports,' 'Five Airlines Expand Service in Virginia,' 1929, 1931, 1948. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Governor Berkeley and King Phillip's War,' Journal, letter, grievances, lists of sources, notes, 'The Declaration of the People, 'Bacon's Appeal,' 'Bacon's Account,' 'Bacon's Manifesto,' 'Laws of February 20, 1679', contemporary accounts, Blathway account, Coventry Papers. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'State Indebted to Dr. Bagby, Who died in 1883, for Her Finest Humorous Writings.' 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eState Bank Supervision and Control,' 'Must Our Banking System Be Reconstructed?\" - brochure. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutline, biography, addends, appendices, notes, bibliography, 1704-1743. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'The So-called Byrd Era in a Series of Pictures of Inaugerations,' 'Governor Wins Esteem on National, State Fronts,' 1950, 1954. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Bring Virginia's Colonial Records Home,' Swem notes, 'Virginia Books,' references in Poole's Index, 'Virginia Library Brings Historic Letters,' 'Archives Survey,' \"The Commonwealth\", 'Virginia Bibliography', 'Swem's Index Takes Drudgery Out of History', Earl Gregg Swem... 1930, 1937-1939, 1941, 1944-1946, 1950, 1953, 1964. 18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Congressional Record\", \"James A. Bland, Composer of 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia',\" letter to Mr. Wilder concerning this article. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003earticle in \"Alumni Gazette.\" 'Baron Botetourt,' notes, 'The Botetourt Statue,' letter concerning the making of medallion likeness of Lord Botetourt. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eletters to and from Samuel M. Bemiss, Davis Y. Paschall, H.C. Shulz, Robert G. Dougan and others concerning the acquisition, photography and other matters dealing with the collection. 15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFacsimiles of letters to Wilberforce Eames concerning research, his manuscript, the ordering of a periodical. 1896-1897, 1899. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'For a Better Budget,' 'The Budget and Reorganization,' 'Consolidated Balance Sheet,' 'Virginia Budget System,' 'Budget Bill,' 1925, 1929, 1932, 1939. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Time is Ripe for Summary of Assembly Gains and Losses,' 'State Enters Year With New Hope For Future,' 'The Constitution of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd Conducts a Revolution,' 'A Glance at the Governors of Virginia,' 'Two Houses of Virginia Assembly Virtually Wrote Inaugural Address Into Law.' 1922, 1926-1930, 1935. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSenator and organization - 'What We Think of Senator Byrd's Machine,' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 'New Rumblings in the Old Dominion,' Francis P. Miller campaign materials, U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Has Earned His Re-Election.' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 1930, 1949-1950, 1952. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Tyler Declares Col. Landon Carter Was Rated As Greatest Philosopher of Age.' 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConstitution and by-laws, 'Twenty Years of Progress in Old Dominion,' 'The State Chamber's First Forty Years', 1925, 1944, 1963. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssue of the \"Charlotte Gazette,\" \"Charlotte County Virginia: Historical Statistical and Present Attractions.\" 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Hundreds Attend Briery Church Bicentennial, 'Cub Creek Memorial,' 'Protestant Conference Set here,' 'Archibald McRobert,' 'Forward Steps for Rural Churches,' 'Oil Philographs of Old Virginia Churches,' St. John's Church,' memorial against compulsory Bible reading. Walker's Church deed, 1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1938, 1952, 1954-1965. 17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e'Virginia's Towns and Cities' - parts la-lc, 'Stauton Pioneered in Municipal Reform.' 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReview of \"Life of Robert M.T. Hunter,\" 'Where Cannon Reared in the 60's,' Frightfulness in 1861-1865,' 'Complete Diary of Civil War By Virginian Is Discovered,' 'Letter From Mr. Beverley Ross to His Wife,' 'With Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville,' 'Women of a City Turned Into a Hospital,' 1865, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1942, 1954. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Romance and Renaissance of the William \u0026amp; Mary Alumni Bulletins,' 'The Future of William \u0026amp; Mary,' 'William \u0026amp; Mary Citizenship Creed,' memorial plan, 'Fifteen Years of Progress Show Phenomenal Development at William and Mary. 1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1930, 1934. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1920, 1925, 1928-1929, 1937, 1952-1953, 1963, 1965. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLaw School, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Fine Arts, Ancient Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Home Economics, Physical Education, Physics, and Sociology. 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938-1943, 1946. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory, buildings and grounds, letters concerning the royal cannon in front of the Wren Building, article about the Rogers Family at the College, pamphlets on general College history, photos and diagrams of Wren, letter from Lawrence Towner to Dr. Morton concerning the selection of a UVA President. 1922, 1924, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1957, 1964-1965. 53 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Alumni Association, The Memorial Plan, 'A Roll of Fame.' 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from President Chandler asking Dr. Morton to compose a statement by the History Department for a Survey of Education in Virginia conducted by Dr. M.V. O'Shea for Virginia Governor Byrd. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory of the department, letters from W.W. Abbot, Professor Adair's letter on oral history project, appointment of J.A. Carroll, appointment of Mr. Coger, letter to Hans Gatzke, acknowledgements of debt to CWF to Kenneth Chorley. 1933, 1939, 1943,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeneral plans for changes within the History Department, the curriculum requirements, the Law School, and the special collections department. 1934, 1936-1939. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter about William and Mary executive organization, editorials, bylaws of Board of Visitors, 'Convocation Address,' 'President Bryan into the Office Here on October 20th,' 'John Stewart Bryan Dies of Pneumonia,' 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eissue of the Alumni Gazette with an article on the faculty of the 1890s entited 'The Seven Wise Men.\" 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets and other information regarding the College's seminar on colonial life. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms from the conferring of honorary degrees to Sir Campbell Stuart and Georgia O'Keefe, report of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Report of the Curriculum Committee. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans put forth for the report to the Works Committee, assigned to examine the possibility of closer co-operation between the College and the C.W.F. 1937, 1940-1941. 11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments and letters pertaining to the resignation of President John Stewart Bryan and the activities of the Faculty Committee chosen to help the B.O.V. select a new President. 1942. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from the faculty committee on the selection of a new President to the B.O.V. approving Dr. Pomfret and opposing Dr. Morgan L. Combs, letter from Channing Hall to Dr. Morton pertaining to another letter from Arthur Schlesinger relating to Dr. Pomfret. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles pertaining to President Pomfret's administration, program of President Pomfret's inauguration and a letter concerning the presentation to the College of a portrait of President Pomfret. 1942-1943, 1959. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports, proposal for establishment of Ph.D. program in History Department, self-study report, report to the President, Report of the Department, plans regarding creation of a research center by the College and the C.W.F. 1943-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1963, 1966. 23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from Edward Alexander and Dr. Morton to President Pomfret concerning the possibility of creating a graduate-level curriculum in historical museum training, letter to Edward Alexander from Kenneth Cleeton concerning same, and letter to the faculty concerning the curriculum for the 1954 summer session. 1947-1948, 1953. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssues of the Alumni Gazettes containing information on the new Work Study Program and President Chandler. May 1950, December 1951, December 1962. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReport of the Special Faculty Committee to investigate academic irregularities in the Physical Education Department. 1951. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings concerning the naming of Alvin D. Chandler as President and the athletic scandal. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssue of the Alumni Gazette with a story on the football scandal. September.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings of editorial comments, articles concerning the appointment of Dr. James Miller to replace Pomfret, Faculty Manifesto and B.O.V. activities. September 1951. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings pertaining to the selection of President Chandler, Nelson Marshall's resignation, athletic problems, et cetera, letter from President A.D. Chandler to Dr. Morton asking him to present greeting from the faculty at the former's indu\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFaculty Manifesto of 1951 and complaints made against the B.O.V. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInauguration, letter concerning the state of the college. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Dr. Morton (?) to \"Virginia and Robin\" pertaining to the growing opposition to President Chandler and certain acts committed by President Chandler and the administration against various faculty and students. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Charles McCurdy to Mrs. Morton about the upcoming B.O.V. meeting and about Mr. McCurdy's attendance at that same meeting.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Charles McCurdy to James Robertson concerning Mr. McCurdy's strong disapproval of the College's future course (this copy was given to Dr. Morton by Mr. McCurdy), a newspaper clipping concerning the same.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings from the A.D. Chandler era pertaining to the selection of H. Lester Hooker to the B.O.V., expansion of the curriculum, proposed investigation of the administration, and various editorials denouncing and supporting President Chandler. 1955-1957. 92 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Rector James Robertson to Dr. Morton and a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson pertaining to a B.O.V. luncheon, a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson inviting the B.O.V. to a faculty Advisory Council luncheon. 1957-1958. 3\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters, articles, program of inauguration, and other materials from the Paschall area. 1959-1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1971. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlat hat issue with plans for new campus, letter from President Paschall to the faculty and articles on President Paschall from \"The Commonwealth.\" 1959, 1963. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings concerning the proposed reorganization of the College and the five institutions under it. 1961. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFaculty by-laws, pamphlet on Rules and Regulations, Board of Visitors resolution to return the School of Education to department status, B.O.V. resolution on approval of said by-laws.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollege of William and Mary- letter from Ludwell Johnson to members of the History Department concerning Affirmative Action policies at the College. 1970. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocument concerning the search for a new president and vice-president. 1970. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Captain R.S. Crenshaw of the U.S. Navy to Mrs. George Chenowich on the status of a number of cemeteries near the U.S. Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown, VA. \"Historical Notes\". 1932, 1934. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings, pamphlets, et cetera on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. 1928-1940. 48 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePersonal notes and lecutres on \"The Restored Williamsburg\" - lectures by other professors and colonial Williamsburg, Inc., letter from Wendell Stephenson to Dr. Morton asking him to contribute an article on the \"Restored Williamsburg\" to the Journal of Southern History. 114 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings on the unveiling of a memorial portrait of John D. Rockefeller, fellowships given by the Restoration, list of fellowships from 1940-1941 and a report on the seven fellowships given 1941-1942. 1939-1942. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings on the history of Norfolk, economic growth of Hampton Roads and pamphlets printed by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. 1924, 1926, 1930. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings about the construction of the Matoaka Amphitheater and the production of the play, Common Glory, pamphlets on the play, an article about the new Virginia Festival of Music, and an opening night program from Common Glory. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMorton's notes on the constitution, a copy of the Virginia constitution and a newspaper clipping on the reunion of the survivors of the state's 1901-1902 constituitonal convention. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings pertaining to the celebration of the convention and the bill of rights, copies of Congressman R. Walton Moore's speech before the House (pertaining to the celebration). 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by E. S. H. Greene on the origns of the Congress for History Course 441. 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle pertaining to his being honored by the University of Tennessee. January 1934.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle pertaining to his life. 1 April 1928.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles pertaining to his administration and the Virginia General Assemblies of 1942, 1944. 13 March 1942. 22 March 1942, May 1942, 2 October 1942, 13 January 1946.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle bibliography relating to the Presbyterian Church in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReferences from Library of Congress, articles, paper by Elizabeth A. Bartlett. 1926, 1932, 1939, 1942, 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1938-1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory from 1961 catalogue.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, booklets pertaining to the history of the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, program book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949-1951.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1953.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1937, 1939\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1901, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1952.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, newspaper articles, guidebook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article, 1926-1927, State highway Commission Report, motor vehicle laws, articles. 1926-1927, 1930, 1932, 1943-1944, 1949, 1952.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaps, pamphlets, guidebooks and newspaper articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, newspaper articles, University of Virginia Honor Code and Explanations. 1923-1924, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooklet, letter, 1843 Petition of Citizens of King William County. 1843, 1951, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports and newspaper article. 1925-1926, 1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, pamphlets, and newspaper article.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles and notes regarding Jack Jouett's ride to save the Virginia Revolutionary legislature.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, 1927-1928 statistics and other articles. 1928-1932, 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Southern historical opinion of the man - articles and letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper and magazine articles, notes, 1929, 1937-1938, 1950-1951.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1783\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1783\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 maps.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks and information circular.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech by R. Walton Moore.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and letters referring to Mathews.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle and newspaper article\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles. 1928, 1931, 1938, 1961.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets, articles, newspaper article. 1919, 1926-1927, 1937-1938, 1942, 1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOutline, timeline, bibliographies, notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonial music, Charlottesville Music Festival, music composed by Annabel Morris Buchanan. 1931-1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, invoices, order forms, lists and bibliographies regarding maps, photographs, and images for \"Colonial Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence and notes regarding revisions to Colonial Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAwards, interviews, and correspondence regarding \"Colonial Virginia\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence regardign the editing of \"Colonial Virginia\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence after publication\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSale information and reviews of Colonial Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence, articles, newspaper articles, reviews regarding \"Colonial Virginia\". 1960-1961, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipts and statements from royalties\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaps/photographs for illustrations\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and royalty receipts regarding\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReviews, correspondence, articles and publication information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContract, correspondence, and other information. 1961-1962, 1964.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEstablished 1780 on Broad Street i: newspaper article, paper, notes, photograph. 1924, 1926.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, newspaper articles, notes and bibliography. 1923-1924, 1926-1928, 1943-1944, 1947-1948\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle and newspaper articles. 1929-1930, 1941, 1948.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper article, articles, pamphlets. 1923, 1926\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory, notes, article, newspaper article, letters. 1926, 1942, 1952-1953, 1956, 1960.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStatistics and notes\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, newspaper articles, reports. 1929, 1933, 1939,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory and tourism, articles, pamphlets, 1936, 1942, 1957.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles and pamplet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003enewspaper articles, pamphlets, articles. 1926, 1935, 1938-1939, 1951\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(for rewrite.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, article. 1937-1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistory, notes, correspondence, articles, newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets. 1922, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946, 1948, 1954, 1965-1966.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, campaign leaflets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, bulletins and souvenirs. 1928-1932, 1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles, reports, pamphlets. 1920, 1936-1937, 1939 - 1943, 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles. 1932-1933, 1948.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles and booklets. 1933, 1940-1941, 1947, 1954.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous newspaper clippings. 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1950.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, magazine, notes. 1932-1933, 1948-1951, 1955-1957, 1959, 1962-1964.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1930-1931, 1942-1944, 1946, 1948, 1954.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMagazines, report, letter. 1954-1955, 1967.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, articles, maps, tour books. 1926, 1930, 1934.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle, history.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles and photographs, letter, notes, program from reception for John E. Massey. 1927, 1930-1931, 1933.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941, 1945-1946, 1948, 1951-1953, 1959, 1964\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1955-1956, 1959-1960\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1950, 1957, 1964\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1957, 1959-1960.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1947, 1949-1950, 1955-1960\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1949-1950, 1956-1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1954-1956, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles, \"Virginia Gazette\", notes, 1776, 1926-1927, 1931-1932, 1960.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1928, 1933, 1962-1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1932, 1934, 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1934, 1936, 1944, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1923, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1933, 1937, 1946.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(see also Lucian Minor) - notes, booklist (1849). n.d.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1931, 1940, 1948, 1950\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1931, 1940, 1948, 1950\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1924, 1927-1930, 1932-1933, 1949-1950, 1968\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFact pamphlet, pictures, bulletin on McCormick Day\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMembership list, contest rules, letters, by-laws\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistorical bulletin, conference pogram. 1931, 1961-1962.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlet, Drainage Basin Committee Report, water planning policy. 1925, 1937-1938. n.d.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrief history, pamphlet\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Commonwealth\" magazine, articles, newspaper articles, notes, guidebooks, zoning ordinances, postcards. 1921, 1924-1925,1927-1929, 1932, 1947, 1951, 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopical outline for city or county war history.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1938, 1941-1943, 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGuidebooks, historical pamplet, photographs of town plan, program for sesquicentennial celebration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1939-1940, 1943\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1945, 1948-1950\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1943-1946, 1950, 1954, 1959\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRichard Lee Morton's copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks Morton for his kind letter and encloses a copy of Scribner's Magazine autographed by Byrd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcern life in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten when Morton was 10 years old.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle about Richard Lee Morton and his time at the College of William and Mary, including two typed copies of the article. There is also an article by Ross Weeks, Jr., entitled \"Explains W\u0026amp;M's Space Use Policies.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.  December 16, 1962 letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Filed at the end of collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Eudora Ramsay Richardson, state supervisor for Virginia for the Works Projects Administration, to Richard Lee Morton. Also includes a pamphlet entitled \"Interpreting the Virginia WPA Writers' Project: Some Likely Questions and Auggestions for Answering Them.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. [move to acquisition files: Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document granting 400 acres in the Manor of East Greenwich and the County of Kent to Benjamin Dickson. Signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant governor of the Colony. August 16, 1756.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLegal document granting 397 acres in the County of Albemarle to Patrick Moreton. Signed by John, Earl of Dunmore, Lieutenant and G overnor General of the Colony of Virginia. July 5, 1774.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRutherfoord Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard L. Morton, Williamsburg, Virginia enclosing land grant to Patrick Moreton. October 29, 1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProbably from one of the documents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal family bible records from the Watkins Family, sent by Harry Watkins, Jr., of Mount Shasta California. Also includes birth records of Morton Family members. Undated letter. 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Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","Series 2 includes Morton's notes and correspondence about the 1951 football scandal; clippings about the Omohundro Institute of Early American History \u0026 Culture; correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and others; Board meeting minutes of the Colonial Williamsburg Advisory Committee of Historians and the OIEAHC; reports on the William and Mary Quarterly.","Series 3 includes additions to the collection, which are made on an ongoing basis.","Series 1 includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs.","28 items","9 items","1 item","1882, 1918, 1956, 1967, and 1970; 9 items","44 items","1918. 1931-1932, 1935-1936, 1938-1939. 37 items","1925, 1970, and 1973. 5 items","1950, 1953, 1956, 1960-1961, 1964-1965, 1969, and 1971-1973.","18 items.","42 items.","12 items.","8 items.","1915, 1919, 1944-1963, 1946, 1951, 1958-1960, 1965, 1965, and 1971. 31 items.","1938, 1949, 1962, 1967, and 1969. 30 items.","G.C. Wetmore, the painter of Dr. and Mrs. S.M. Shepherd, grandparent of Mrs. Morton, notes of investigative sources. 8 items.","1909, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1961, and 1965-1966. 22 items.","14 items.","Includes letters, bank statements, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts ID, biographical information, other information. 1940. 1945-1948, 1952-1956, and 1968. 28 items.","School grade reports, letters to parents, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lee Morton, college bills, passports, insurance policies, tax returns, postcards, record of her measurements. 1941-1942, 1945-1949, 1955, 1959-1960, and 1966. 89 items","Includes his Thank-you letters. 5 items.","honorary degree, congratulations, procession list, Magna Carta conference. 61 items.","3 items.","Includes portraits, commencement, charter day, presidential dinner, honorary degree, as child, Falkland. ca. 1890, ca. 1900, 1910, 1913, 1918, 1923, 1933-1936, 1946, 1951-1953, 1954, 1958, 1959-1960, 1965, and 1968. 82 items.","Jacob Morton receipt, bill of sale, and portrait; genealogical information on Thomas Watkins, diary of William Morton. 1846, 1849, 1850, and 1870. 10 items.","Including service on committees, conferences, fraternities, honorary degrees, army service, scholarship fund, vita, 1896, 1916, 1918-1919, 1921, 1926-1927, 1929-1932, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1955-1959, and 1960-1967. 156 items.","1914-1916, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965-66, and 1970. 64 items.","George Washington, Institute of Early American History and Culture. Inauguration of President Chandler, Kiwanis Club, books, Phi Beta Kappa. 1925, 1929, 1933, 1952-1954, 1968, and 1972. 14 items.","1923, 1927-1928, and 1936-1938. 19 items.","3 items. (see also medium oversize file).","1941, 1943-1945, 1947-1951, 1958-1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1972. 47 items.","1849, 1962, and 1963. 7 items.","1963, 1965-1966, and 1970. 38 items.","1959, 1963-1964. 30 items.","1930, 1934, 1940-1941, 1944, 1949-1954, and 1956-1957. 54 items.","Research Project suggestions, bibliography for publication era, historical records survey, manuscripts on microfilm at IEAHC. 1917, 1940, 1947, and 1957. 18 items.","1923, 1937, 1942, 1962-1964, and 1967. 26 items.","3 items.","1960-1964, 1966. 25 items.","20 items.","94 items.","1946-1947, 1950-1953, 1955, 1959, 1965-1966, 1968. 40 items.","46 items.","4 items.","3 items","6 items","Mortgage, settlement of estate, statement of accountability, letters from D.D. Colcock agent, disposal of stamps and books, letters from and to Estelle and husband, Lucy and husband concerning the estate, tax notice, commissioner of accounts. 1958-1961. 1963. 63 items.","Includes letters about changes in articles written by Morton, requests by Morton for materials to be used for articles, materials for research for articles including on education, politics, industry, race relations. 1959, 1960-1962, 1967-1972. 106 items.","Teacher's Handbook for film on Coonial Virginia, criticism of handbook, letters concerning Morton's materials for the film, release to school journals concerning Morton, honorarium for Morton's efforts, request for his biography. 1940-1941, 1943, 1959, 1970. 19 items.","Catalogues, plant orders, primer for herb growing, green life guides, articles on gardening, marigold book, rose book, lawn guide. 1954, 1969-1970. 15 items","Orders for garden flowers, brochures for flowers, invoices, request for bulletin about hematodes. 1954, 1963, 1966, 1968-1969. 20 items.","Request for informational about Nema-hill, and reply, nematode recommendations, booklet on Virginia garden roses, articles on gardening, information on malathion, orders for seeds. 1950, 1953, 1959, 1962-1963. 14 items.","Rose advertisement, articles on gardening, picture of trellis, booklet on mulch paper, brochure of chain-linked fence, guide to rose growing, booklets on flower growing, book on colonial fences, etc. with pictures, list of slides accompanying lecture 'Wild Flowers...\" 1953, 1967-1968. 16 items.","1 item","A New Kind of County Government, Reorganizing the Administration of a State, \"Liberty and Law\", \"Vice President Dawes and the Senate Rules\", \"The County Manager Plan\", \"Central Administrative Control over Municipalities in the Southwest.\" . 6 items.","Concerning Morton's election as honorary member, note on meeting at Morton's home, acceptances of honorary membership by Philip A. Bruce and William G. Stanard, newspaper articles on club founding and new member. 1923-1926, 1929, 1932. 11 items.","House and office equipment booklets, article \"New Tool Aids Safe Pruning\", invoices, request for equipment, instructions for ILG fan maintainence, information on audio-visual aids, checks, information on GE boiler. 57 items.","House of the Week articles, booklets on home care, expanding your house, articles on shutters, articles on model homes, plan for hillside house, architects suggestions for home, information on log cabins. 1932, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1963-1965, 1958, 1972. 36 items.","House Plans - bathroom, hill house, Dr. and Mrs. Morton's residence, pictures of residence. 1947.","8 photographs.","Booklet of dogma, application for membership. 3 items.","letter to Lord Acton, Lee biography, \"Lee the Educator,\" \"Robert E. Lee - The Man\", \"Lee's Military Valise\", \"Robert E. Lee Unionist\", \"Robert E. Lee\", \"Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation\", 1925, 1929-1930, 1942. 13 items.","statue unveiling exercises, Columbia River historical expedition booklet. 2 items.","Civil War letters and analyses, letter protesting Virginia House of Delegates Resolution honoring Lincoln, Major Cookes' account of Lee's surrender to Grant, article defending McClellan's battle tactics. 1922, 1928, 1933. 4 items.","annual buying of American Historical Periodicals, lists of duplicate magazines, letters concerning magazine order offer declines. 9 items.","Medicare bills, forms for premium payment, handbook, insurance benefits record, Blue Cross - Blue Shield brochure, statement of coverage, doctor's bills.","Medicine: cardiology, fungistatics, colds, poison ivy. 1962, 1964-1965. 2 items.","membership materials, brochures about books and map. 1960. 18 items.","Shenandoah, National Parks, area administered by NPS, Fredericksburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, Moore House, Manassas, Petersburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, George Washington Birthplace, Cumberland Gap, Custis-Lee, Virginia State Parks. 1927, 1934, 1957-1959. 17 items.","News analysis of black demonstrations, \"The Southern Workman\", Comparison of disease rates among white and black troops, state of black colleges, Texas white primary, Atticus G. Haygood, speech of Senator Claude A. Swanson, Peabody School of Education. 1914-1916, 1919, 1922-1924, 1927, 1933-1949, 1953, 1956. 18 items.","1 item","1 item","\"Race Relations\" - \"Progress in Race Relations,\" Douglas Gordon address, letters from Commission on Interracial Cooperation, CIC pamphlets. \"Five Letters of the University Commisssion on Southern Race Relations\", \"The Racial Situation in America\", \"An Appeal to the 'Christian' People of the South,\" Slater Fund. 1920, 1926-1927. 14 items.","Manuscript of Morton family recipe book, easy cooking, peanut butter, chicken, salsify, wine, colonial dishes, famous Virginia foods. 1939, 1941, 1951, 1960, 1964, 1971. 13 items.","Records and Phonographs - operating guide for Zenith \"Space Command\" brochures for Zenith stereos, order from Record Club of America, article on Louis Moreau Gottschalk, list of compositions, catalog of Folk Music, \"Jazz from Columbia,\" \"Twentieth Century Poetry in English\", D'Oyly Carte Records. 1959, 1962, 1964-1966. 29 items.","Biography, \"Health Heroes\", \"Health: The First Objective in Education\", article on Dr. Aristides Agramonte, article on Reed. 1926, 1930, 1940.","Morton's honorary membership, proposed members, attendance rules, club members, reports and awards of Committee on Scholarships, letters of recommendation, notices of meeting, Christmas card, Christmas poems, biography of member James McCord. Charley's letter. 1956, 1962-1963, 1966-1973. 69 items.","Lindley: Eleven Years of Roosevelt, \"Roosevelt for President\", text of President's message to the 77th Congress, \"Administration Has to Be Calm About Anti-Inflation Program\", \"Roosevelt on Role in War\", memorial issue of New Republic on Roosevelt, \"The Prohibition Question\" by H.E. Fosdick. 1928, 1940-1941, 1944, 1946. 7 items.","\"47 Questions and Answers\", Medicare handbook, information on Social Security and Virginia Supplemental Retirement System, notice of benefits increase, \"Your New Health Insurance\", \"Your Social Security\". 1951-1952, 1961, 1965, 1967-1968. 8 items","Social Security of Estelle Dinwiddie Morton , cancelled checks to Internal Revenue, Household Employer's Social Security Tax Guides. 1951-1963, 1965. 36 items","Sarah Stetson publications, 2 copies, \"American Garden Books Transplanted and Native Before 1807\", \"William Hamilton and his Woodlands\", 3 copies \"The Traffic in Seeds and Plants from England's Colonies in North America\", \"The Philadelphia Sojourn of Samuel Vaughn\", \"John Mercer's Notes on Plants\", \"Andre Parmentier\" in Landscape Architecture. 1946, 1949, 1953. 9 items.","Income tax forms, hospital insurance benefits, record, income tax schedules, records of medical expenses, reports of stock dividends, utility bills, statements of bank savings, travel records, heating fuel consumption, charitable contributions, sales and royalties, drug bills, 1971-1972. 87 items.","Vehicle license form, invoices for periodicals, tax returns and instructions, contributions and deductions, savings certificate earnings, utility bills, drug bills, records of stock dividends, property and capitation tax, return of tangible personal property, fuel bills. 1970. 22 items.","Capitation tax, utility bills, real estate tax, drug bills, records of charitable contributions, medical bills, fuel bills, payment for books and periodicals, invoices. 1969. 36 items.","Income tax forms, schedules of income and retirement income credit, invoices for periodicals, appraisal of books, payment for books and periodicals, real estate tax, record of vehicle license tag. 1968. 25 items.","Supplemental schedule of income and retirement income credit, drug bills, individual income tax returns and instructions, royalities and dividends, medical bills, stock dividends, personal property and capitation tax, statement of vendors account. 1967. 47 items.","Individual income tax forms, personal property tax, record of gift of William \u0026 Mary Quarterly, records of expenses, bill for furnace repair, report of work done on research grant, Virginia agency purchase order, statements of vendors' accounts for periodicals. 1946, 1950-1962. 38 items.",", \"The Cold War Melodies\", \"The Constitution and Prohibition Enforcement\". 1842, 1929, 1940. 2 items.","Brochures from extermination companies, article on how to kill termites, article on how to kill Japanese beetles. 1934. 1948. 1951. 6 items.","Cunard Line thank you cards, guide to Switzerland, visit to Vatican Library, hotel bills souvenir of Norwegian state visit, records of expenses, Edinburgh Christmas card, itinerary, addresses of European hotels, notes from Williamsburg Travel Office. 1960-1961. 45 items.","Booklet on shade and ornamental trees, \"All Sizes of Trees Will Be Healthier if Fed Regularly,\" \"Mistletoe Planted in Trees\". 1953, 1956, 1963. 3 items.","Bulletins, membership list, Virginia Collegiate Show, list of patrons. 5 items.","Advertisement for Nature's Medicines, notice for Prohibitory Order Against Sender of Pandering Advertisement in the Malls. 1969. 1 item.","Checking deposit receipts, checking deposit slips, notification of change of address, savings account records. 1971-1972. 50 items.","Article in American Legion Weekly, notes on Washington in Williamsburg, \"Mr. Bruce on Washington\", \"Map of Washington's Travels\", \"Washington Celebration in 1932\", Washington issue of School Library Bulletin, Washington poastage stamps. \"Washington Meets New Ordeal.\" 1926-1927, 1931-1932. 11 items.","Annual reports, newsletters, letters about Medicare problem, acknowledgement of monetary gifts, Medicare Fact Sheet, WCH brochure, hospital bill and record of refund. 1963-1972. 61 items.","Historic Garden Week in Virginia, \"Presentation of the Restored East Lawn Gardens\", \"Calendar of Events and Guide to Historic Garden Week\", \"The Voyages of the Roses,\" annual report, spring flower show, sheets of Garden Club information, yearbook, membership lists, National Wildlife Federation Information. 1962-1965, 1968. 16 items.","Visitor's Guide, Chamber of Commerce information on real estate. ca. 1970. 13 items.","Historical Notes, \"The Yorktown Sesquicentenial Celebration\" 1931-1932. 2 items.","Growth, population, physical development and trade, Parson's Cause, Stamp Act. 3 items.","4 items.","Concerning Indian raids, Temple Bodley's George Rogers Clark, Echenrode's The Revolution in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, John T. Goodrich's The Life of General Hugh Mercer, article on the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. 1776-1788, 1928. 1 item.","From Lingley's The Transition in Virginia and Tyler's Virginia - The Federal Period, list of Virginia colonial governors. 1765-1775. 5 items.","3 items.","1 item.","David Walker's Appeal, measures to control Black people in Virginia, Nat Turner's Rebellion. 1619, 1691, 1800, 1826, 1830-1831. 2 items.","1 item.","Hampden-Sydney College, Richmond Medical College, Washington and Lee University, University of Virginia, Randolph-Macon College, notes on periodical articles on Virginia higher education.","First Great Awakening, Journal of Herbert Asbury, Second Awakening and Frontier Schisms, church organization and the rise of modern missions, religion during the 30's, 40's, and 50's, strange religions, the slavery dispute and the churches. 1 item.","Prison reform, Boston Prison Discipline Society annual reports. 1 item.","2 items.","1 item.","Theater, circuses, celebration, diversions, cock fighting, horse racing, lotteries, cards, music and dancing, singers, 1665, 1702, ca. 1850.","Steamboats built in New York City, population of the West, life of Robert Fulton, Niles Register of Steamboats, early railroads, descriptions of steamboat trips on the Mississippi, steamboats on the Great Lakes, canals, 1766-1848. 1 item.","Notes from Alice Feld Tyler's Freedom's Ferment. 1693, 1776, 1793, 1810-1855. 1 item.","Notes from Kendog's \"The Beginning of Temperance,\" temperance songs, American Temperance Union documents, speech of John H.W. Hawkins, history of temperance movement, Oklahoma votes to end prohibition, 1690, 1775-1880, 1959. 2 items.","History of Prohibition from A.M. Schlesinger \"The Rise of the City\", Hecker and Kendrick \"The United States Since 1865\", Slossom \"The Great Crusade and After\", article' \"Cobb Defines Cawn,\" \"Orphan of Bootleggers,\" booklet, \"Temperance Trumpeter,\" 1865-1934, 1948. 3 items.","Virginia Convention of 1861, Narrative of Southampton County, 'To Observe Joseph Jenkins Roberts Day,\" school committee reports, reports on industry and railroads, 'History of Emory and Henry College,\" sources in Virginia history, bibliography, Governor's Message, notes from Richond Enquirer, 1830, 1838, 1840-1841, 1850, 1861, 1865-1866, 1944, 1949. 2 items.","Notes on of Virginia officials, Virginia religion, Indians, diary of Reverend Robert Rose, Gooch Papers Act Preventing Negro Insurrection, Cal. State Papers, force tracts, notes from Robert Beverley's \"The History and Present State of Virginia\". 1607-1756. 1 item.","Journal references to notable Virginians, review of Adrienne Koch's \"Jefferson and Madison, notes on social history, notes on Reverend Robert Rose's diary, lists of useful books on Virginia history, articles \"Senate Race Getting Milder\", \"An 1808 Tour of Virginia is Delightful,\" \"Governor's message, notes on manufactureres, internal improvements. 1748-1869, 1881, 1926, 1943, 1952. 2 items.","Notes on Virginia history, message of Governor Johnson, adoption of the 1851 Constituion, Virginia agriculture, Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. 1851-1857. 1 item.","Virginia on the Eve of the Southern War for Independence.\" 1830-1860. 1 item.","The Press in the Making of Virginia, \"Ephraim McDowell,\" \"The Newspaper Press and the Civil War in West Virginis,\" \"A Confederate Catechism,\" \"The Supreme Court of the Confederacy,\" \"The Rise of the High School in Virginia,\" notes on the Reconstruction, photos of Virginia, \"The Voting Status of Negroes in Virginia,\" 1929, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1958. 1 item.","1856, 1859-1861.","Improvements and implements, organization and education, Southern dependence, products. 1850-1854, 1857. 2 items.","Documents, messages, dispatches. 1851-1858, 1860-1861. 1 item.","1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Schisms, new buildings. 1851, 1855, 1857, 1861. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","John Boran bibliography, the martial spirit, secession and war, military and governmental events of the Civil War. 1850-1865. 2 items.","Proposed steamship line to Europe, exports, development of the carrying trade, Norfolk harbor commerce, dispatches, Virginia Commerce Convention, direct foreign trade. 1806, 1850-1852, 1856-1860. 1 item.","Participants, resolutions, issues, notes. 1849, 1850-1852, 1854, 1858, 1861. 1 item.","'Pistols and Coffee at Dawn for Two.\" notes. 1856, 1858, 1934. 2 items.","- 'A study of Three Virginia Colleges, Part 1 Before the Civil War - bibliography, 'Higher Education for Women Before 1860.' 1953. 2 items.","Free schools - dispatches 'Primary Education in Virginia After the Civil War - outline and bibliography, miscellaneous notes, 'Poor Relief Education', 'State Obtains Mercer Sketch.', 'Governor's Message and Annual Reports,' abstract of School Commisssioner's report. 1818-1847, 1849, 1850-1855, 1858-1859, 1901, 1957. 2 items.","1860-1861. 1 item.","Ell Thayer's scheme for immigrant aid, Rd. D. dispatches, misc. notes, letter concerning Ell Thayer. 1852, 1857, 1860, 1938. 1 item.","Lists of railroad documents, proposed railroad lines, misc. notes, abstracts of railroad documents, construction of railroad lines, frequent wrecks on railroads, Roanoke Railroad, governor's messages, Southern Railroad, telegraph, 'The Louisa Railroad.' 1849, 1851-1861, 1866. 3 items.","'Virginia State Debt and Internal Improvements, 1820-1838, James River and Kanawha company, travel on the richmond - Lynchburg canal boat packet, map of Virginia's railroads, general internal improvements, highways. 1820-1838, 1840-1848, 1851, 1859-1879. 8 items.","Baptist's divided message of Governor Joseph Johnson, bibliography on 'The Trial and Execution of John Brown.' 1852, 1857. 3 items.","'A Letter Opposing Public Hangings,' 'Two Negroes Hung For Murder in Culpeper,' public hanging, prive executions, imprisonment, changes in criminal and civil codes. 1834, 1846, 1848, 1849-1850, 1851, 1853, 1858, 1860. 1 item.","Sinking funds, taxes collected, certificates and bonds issued, Governor Johnson's message, Rd. D. dispatches on state finances. 1851-1852, 1857, 1860, 1865. 1 item.","1858. 1 item.","1856. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","1856-1858, 1948. 2 items.","1860. 2 items.","Letter from American Historical Association about extra copies, Eubank B. Caldwell sending historical materials, list of mistakes in work. 1925. 5 items.","1854. 1 item.","1853-1857, 1861. 2 items.","Richmond Atheneaeum, notes on various papers, Virginia Sesqui-Centennial Celebration, on slavery, Philip Pendleton Cooke, Judge Beverley Tucker, John Wesley Montette, titles. 1851-1860. 1 item.","William Ballad Preston, establishment of cotton mills, petition of Central Southerns Rights Association, governor's message, cotton trade, manufacturing in Lynchburg, cloth, leather, why Southern factories fail, Old Dominion iron and Rail Works, Major Andrews family. 1850-1852, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860. 1 item.","1839-1840. 1 item.","Medical Journal, Medical Board of Examiners, Norfolk and Portsmouth fever. 1852-1853, 1855. 1 item.","Clover Hill coal pits, Commodore Stockton and quartz mining, salt mining. 1851, 1856, 1858. 1 item.","1850. 1 item.","List of Virginia newspapers, \"The South\", Edward William Johnston, John M. Daniel, \"Richmond Dispatch\". 1850-1851, 1855, 1857, 1860, 1865. 2 items.","Federal relations, slavery, resolution of New Jersey Legislature, syllabus for course 'Virginia - The Commonwealth.' 1850, 1852-1853, 1860-1861. 2 items.","Seventh Virginia Census, number of Virginians in the US, number of immigrants to Virginia, population figures from Canning,' History of the United States, 'Virginia Population and Wealth.' 1834, 1850, 1852, 1860. 5 items.","Lt. Governor Samuel Watts, Democratic politics, Johnson succeeded Floyd as governor, members of General Assembly, presidential elections, Kansas-Nebraska Bill, Governor Wise elected, nomination of John Letcher for governor, vote totals for governor and Lt. Gov., electoral vote. 1851-1860.","Eastern Lunatic Asylum, imprisonment, slave punishment by whipping. 1825, 1850-1856, 1858. 1 item.","Letters concerning the sending of railroad information, notes on Virginia internal improvement debate, notes from Sinclair's \"Development of the Locomotive Empire,\" 'Why Was Four Foot 8 1/2 Inches Adopted as the Standard Gauge,' gauge of railroads in the US. 1853-1854, 1940, 1945, 1949. 6 items.","Note on George Fitzhugh's article dealing with Virginia Act of Religious Toleration. 1859. 1 item.","1778. 1 item.","YMCA, travellers to city, description, trade, Reading and Newsroom, Richmond Directory, streets. 1850, 1852, 1854, 1856, 1860-1861. 1 item.","Nat Turner Rebellion, Slave codes, attempts to reopen the slave trade, the North and slavery, slave life and labor, free slaves and colonization, slave insurrections, slavery - general problem, fugitive slaves, slave trade, Norfolk health, 'A Long-Forgotten Student Oratim. 1847, 1850-1860, 1944. 9 items.","Train between Richmond and Amelia Court House, 'Petersburg's Racing History,' tournament lectures, libraries, fairs, Richmond Atheneum, Philanthropic Literary Society, Womens Dress, 'Knights of Old Virginia...' epidemics in Portsmouth schools. 1849, 1851-1855, 1857-1859, 1931, 1936. 1 item.","Travel to them, 'The Springs of Virginia,' notes on written sources, articles on White Sulphur Springs and sounding of Richmond Blues, descriptions, 'Heat of Virginia Spring Said Due to Pressure Deep Below Earth.' B\u0026O route from Berkley Springs, 'The Springs of Yesteryear,' 'Epistles from the Springs of Virginia.' 1850-1852, 1856-1860, 1932, 1942. 3 items.","1860. 1 item.","Letters of John H. Cocke to Joseph C. Cabell, Virginia Historical Register and Literary Yearbook, Sons of Temperance, Anti-Tobacco movement, outline of history of temperance, Richmond drunkeness, 1851-1869, 1870. 1 item.","Letter from New York Public Library concerning sources of information on John C. Underwood. 1930. 1 item.","Meetings, death of William Maxwell. 1850, 1852, 1857. 1 item.","Hugh Jones' \"Present State of Virginia\", \"Virginia Lives\", Jamestown Island, History of Henrico County, Morton's retirement, state and local history, \"The Virginia Plantations\", Charles McLean, Andrews,W.W. Abbott, Rotary International, American Association for State and Local History. 1936-1939, 1942-1944, 1953, 1955, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1972. 35 items.","Whitfield J. Bell, 'A Portrait of the Colonial Physician', John S. Rush, insurance, Edmund Berkeley, \"Brothers were Brothers Still Despite Civil War,\" Dr. Wright's address, Burwell family. About James Madison, Harry F. Byrd, Carl Bridenbaugh concerning Thomas Story, Parker A. Throop, Alexander A. Bruce, Kathleen Bruce. 1923, 1926, 1934-1935, 1939, 1942-1973. 82 items.","Gifts of Morton's \"Colonial Virginia\", bibliography of emigration in colonial times, J.L. Carpenter, restoration of Falkland, Lester Cappon, W.F. Craven, Kenneth Chorley, IEAHC affairs, opposition to House Bill 279, Society of American Historians, President J.A.C. Chandler, Dr. Hunter Farish, E.T. Crowson, Tappan Reeve. 1919, 1927, 1932, 1935-1936, 1941-1948, 1959-1963, 1967-1971. 56 items.","T.R. Dalton, Virginius Dabney, Edward Everett Dale, Russell B. Devine, Colgate W. Darden, Harold O. DeWitt, Richard Beale Davis, Jack Dalton, George E. Doods, F. Meredith Dietz, Jackson Davis, William E. Dodd, Charles W. Dabney - research, publications, visits, family correspondence. 1929-1931, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1942-1944, 1948, 1950-1972. 57 items.","Merrill Evans, Mrs. Frank A. Edgar, J.H. Easterby, Tommy Eiken - reminiscences, research. 4 items.","Christian F. Feest, O. Hugh Fulcher, Doris S. Finney, J.T. Flyan, Joseph B. Flowers, B. Floyd Flickinger, Hunter D. Farish, Lawrence K. Fox - writings, reminiscences, appreciation, research positions, 1944-1945, 1949-1950, 1957-1959, 1966, 1968. 11 items.","Mrs. Myrtle Hatala, Carlisle Humelsine, John S. Hopewell, Marvin Harvey, Fred A. Hetzel, Robert Tucker Hall, Philip M. Haner, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., Carlton E. Holladay, Malcolm H. Harris, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., William Haden, Archibald Henderson, Fred Hoeing - publications, visits, research. 1941, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952, 1958, 1960-1963, 1966-1967, 1970. 24 items.","Davis D. Joyce, John M. Jennings, William Wellington Jones, Edward Claude Johnson, Journal of Southern History, W.Melville Jones, Ludwell H. Johnson III, Howard Mumford Jones, Jamestown Festival, Allen Johnson - research, publications, appreciations. 1935, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965-1966, 1968. 13 items.","Stephen G. Kurtz, Richard W. Kilgore, Dorothy Kenyon, K. Kimura, Michael Kraus, W. Sterling King, Louis Knott Koontz, Theda Kenyon - lectures, reminiscences, family information, research, publications, gifts. 1943-1945, 1947, 1950-1951, 1964, 1967-1968, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Robert H. Land, Library Company of Philadelphia, R. K. Larson, H. Richards Livingston - appreciations invitations, requests for information, gifts, research. 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1971, 1973. 11 items.","Russell R. Menard, Philip A. Magrudes, Jr., W. Warner Moss, Mrs. Jesse Miller, Walter D. Moses and Co., Robert P. Maccubbin, Allen W. Moger, Charles P. McCurdy, Jr., John F. Morton, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Mitchel, Mrs. William S. Morton, John A. Munroe, Mary Maples, Nyle H. Miller, W.S. Morton, Ludwell Montague. 30 items., 1943, 1945-1948, 1950-1955, 1959, 1961-1963, 1965, 1969-1972","Norfolk Public Library, Vernon L. Nunn, Walter R. Nelson, Nobel Prize, R.W. Nary, \"Notable American Women\", Ray F. Nichols - invitations, publications, research. 1956, 1860, 1967, 1969, 1970. 8 items.","Otis, Frank L. Owsley Ostes - historical writing, books. 1950, 1960-1961, 1963. 4 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillinz; permission to use quotation. 36 items.","Mrs. Hubert A. Quillin - permission to use quotation. 1 item","The Reprint Co., Record Club, Beverley Ruffin, Reader's Digest, William M. E. Rachal, Parke Rouse, Jr., Taylor Reverley, Raven Soc, Harry W. Richards, Eric W. Rodgers, Rotary Club, Harold W. Ramsey, Carl A. Roseberg, Dr. Walter J. Rein, John Taylor Ransome, Clinton Rossiter, Hugh F. Rankin, Harry F. Richardson. 1944, 1945-1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964, 1968, 1970-1971, 1973. 52 items.","A.G.S. Stephens, Clifford K. Shipton, Richard and Janet Simm, James H. Siske, Howard Scammon, Harold A. Sparks, Howard Stone, Wilbur M. Smith, Schlesinger, Richard Sias, E.G. Swem, Owen E. Suter, James A. Servies, Max Savelie, Henry Lee Swint, Charles P. Sherman, J. Carlyle Sitterson, Charles P. Shelman, Charles S. Sydnor, 1925, 1933, 1944-1945, 1947-1948, 1953, 1959-1971, 1973. 52 items.","Lawrence Towner, Edgar T. Thompson, W.A. Thompson, Richard W. Talley, Lt. - Col. C.W. Tazewell, Robert H. Tucker, William M. Tuck, \"Time\", Inc., Clayton Torrance - appreciations, social events, books, research, Virginia Biography Committee. 1931, 1945-1946, 1956-1957, 1962-1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 12 items.","University of North Carolina Press, University Press of Virginia, University of Virginia History Club, Sharvy G. Umbeck. 1951, 1958, 1960-1964, 1970. 4 items.","Gordon C. Vliet, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia Gazette, Virginia Writers' Club, William G. Vansant, Vatican City, Dr. Walter E. Vest - acknowledgements, memberships, city council candidates, royalties, resignation, research, reminiscences, historic preservation, publishing, periodicals. 1942-1944, 1947-1948, 1956-1957, 1961-1963, 1966, 1968, 1971-1972. 28 items.","Robert C. Willis, Vianne Webb, \"Western Historical Quarterly\", William \u0026 Mary, Mrs. T.J. Wertenbaker, Louis B. Wright, Dr. William T. Watkins, Jr., Stanley B. Williams, Bill J. Wiley, Joseph C. Wolf, John Elliott Wood, James Southall Wilson, B.I. Wiley, John A. Wayland, Mrs. John Bell Williams, Suzanne Waters. 1931, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944-1945, 1951-1954, 1958, 1960, 1963-1972. 28 items.","Lindsay Young, Conway Zinkle - acknowledgement. 1957-1958. 2 items.","Inquiry about \"Primitive Painters in America 1750-1950\", lecturer's schedule, AARFAC publications and reproductions, American Folk Art from the AARFAC. 1965-1966. 6 items.","Notes about 1802 and 1836 provisions for such.","Report of the Division of Markets of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Administration. The Commonwealth magazine. 1923, 1937. 2 items.","Outline of the early history of Agricultural societies in Virginia. 'The Origin and Place of Fairs,' 'Representative Men of Virginia Discuss the State and Its Needs.' 'The Southern Planter,' 'Self-Help Held Greatest Need in Dominant Drought Area,' 'Flue Curing Discovered,' '1948 Atlantic Exposition,' 1928, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1948. 10 items.","Peanuts, information on Virginia peanut production, origin of names for the peanuts, sources of information of the peanut, references to peanuts in Jefferson's 'Notes on the State of Virginia,' 'The Peanut.' 1925-1926. 2 items.","'Young People's Organizations in Relation to Rural Life in Virginia,' 'Preliminary Findings of the Virginia Rural Youth Survey,' 'Virginia's Rural Library Needs,' 'Rural and Urban Living Standards in Virginia,' 'Rural Depopulation in Certain Tidewater and Piedmont Areas of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd letter. 1924, 1926-1930, 1937, 1941, 1946. 19 items.","'State Fair Adds to Virginia's Prosperity.' 2 items.","'Virginia's Economic Pattern', 'Virginia Census of Agriculture: 1925,' 'Agricultural Research Uncovers Facts for Virginia Farmers.' 1927, 1945-1946. 5 items.","'Our Art Heritage,' 'An Abstract Art in Woodcuts,' 'Old Dominion Biennial,' 'Richmond Awaits Annual Tournament of Arts,' 'Medical Silhouettes,' 'Edward V. Valentine,' 'Donald Wallier Returns Home to Capture Honors Long Due,' 'Earliest Virginia Portrait,' 'University Honors Seibel,' 'Art Studio Club Reminiscent of Carlo Rossi Studio'. 1931-1932, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946. 11 items.","'APVA Names Jamestown Committee,' 'Let Us Honor America.' 2 items.","'Atlantic University Curriculum Will Embrace Psychic Research.' 'Atlantic University,' 'Vocational Guidance at Atlantic University,' 'No Reply As Yet Received from Dr. Brown Concerning Offer of University Site.' 4 items.","The Horseless Carriage,' 'Do You Remember Virginia's First Motor-Lawn,; 'Richmond's Finances.' 2 items.","Richard E. Byrd Field,' 'Richmond's Municipal Airport is One of the Finest in the East,' 'Map Shows State Will Soon Have 56 Airports,' 'Five Airlines Expand Service in Virginia,' 1929, 1931, 1948. 3 items.","'Governor Berkeley and King Phillip's War,' Journal, letter, grievances, lists of sources, notes, 'The Declaration of the People, 'Bacon's Appeal,' 'Bacon's Account,' 'Bacon's Manifesto,' 'Laws of February 20, 1679', contemporary accounts, Blathway account, Coventry Papers. 1 item.","'State Indebted to Dr. Bagby, Who died in 1883, for Her Finest Humorous Writings.' 1 item.","State Bank Supervision and Control,' 'Must Our Banking System Be Reconstructed?\" - brochure. 2 items.","Outline, biography, addends, appendices, notes, bibliography, 1704-1743. 1 item.","'The So-called Byrd Era in a Series of Pictures of Inaugerations,' 'Governor Wins Esteem on National, State Fronts,' 1950, 1954. 2 items.","'Bring Virginia's Colonial Records Home,' Swem notes, 'Virginia Books,' references in Poole's Index, 'Virginia Library Brings Historic Letters,' 'Archives Survey,' \"The Commonwealth\", 'Virginia Bibliography', 'Swem's Index Takes Drudgery Out of History', Earl Gregg Swem... 1930, 1937-1939, 1941, 1944-1946, 1950, 1953, 1964. 18 items.","2 items.","\"Congressional Record\", \"James A. Bland, Composer of 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia',\" letter to Mr. Wilder concerning this article. 2 items.","article in \"Alumni Gazette.\" 'Baron Botetourt,' notes, 'The Botetourt Statue,' letter concerning the making of medallion likeness of Lord Botetourt. 6 items.","2 items.","letters to and from Samuel M. Bemiss, Davis Y. Paschall, H.C. Shulz, Robert G. Dougan and others concerning the acquisition, photography and other matters dealing with the collection. 15 items.","Facsimiles of letters to Wilberforce Eames concerning research, his manuscript, the ordering of a periodical. 1896-1897, 1899. 1 item.","'For a Better Budget,' 'The Budget and Reorganization,' 'Consolidated Balance Sheet,' 'Virginia Budget System,' 'Budget Bill,' 1925, 1929, 1932, 1939. 5 items.","'Time is Ripe for Summary of Assembly Gains and Losses,' 'State Enters Year With New Hope For Future,' 'The Constitution of Virginia,' 'Governor Byrd Conducts a Revolution,' 'A Glance at the Governors of Virginia,' 'Two Houses of Virginia Assembly Virtually Wrote Inaugural Address Into Law.' 1922, 1926-1930, 1935. 28 items.","Senator and organization - 'What We Think of Senator Byrd's Machine,' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 'New Rumblings in the Old Dominion,' Francis P. Miller campaign materials, U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Has Earned His Re-Election.' 'The Passing of the Old Democratic Machine,' 1930, 1949-1950, 1952. 8 items.","'Tyler Declares Col. Landon Carter Was Rated As Greatest Philosopher of Age.' 1 item.","Constitution and by-laws, 'Twenty Years of Progress in Old Dominion,' 'The State Chamber's First Forty Years', 1925, 1944, 1963. 3 items.","Issue of the \"Charlotte Gazette,\" \"Charlotte County Virginia: Historical Statistical and Present Attractions.\" 2 items.","'Hundreds Attend Briery Church Bicentennial, 'Cub Creek Memorial,' 'Protestant Conference Set here,' 'Archibald McRobert,' 'Forward Steps for Rural Churches,' 'Oil Philographs of Old Virginia Churches,' St. John's Church,' memorial against compulsory Bible reading. Walker's Church deed, 1926, 1928-1929, 1931, 1938, 1952, 1954-1965. 17 items.","'Virginia's Towns and Cities' - parts la-lc, 'Stauton Pioneered in Municipal Reform.' 4 items.","Review of \"Life of Robert M.T. Hunter,\" 'Where Cannon Reared in the 60's,' Frightfulness in 1861-1865,' 'Complete Diary of Civil War By Virginian Is Discovered,' 'Letter From Mr. Beverley Ross to His Wife,' 'With Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville,' 'Women of a City Turned Into a Hospital,' 1865, 1930, 1932, 1934-1935, 1942, 1954. 9 items.","The Romance and Renaissance of the William \u0026 Mary Alumni Bulletins,' 'The Future of William \u0026 Mary,' 'William \u0026 Mary Citizenship Creed,' memorial plan, 'Fifteen Years of Progress Show Phenomenal Development at William and Mary. 1920, 1922, 1924-1927, 1930, 1934. 30 items.","1920, 1925, 1928-1929, 1937, 1952-1953, 1963, 1965. 16 items.","Law School, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Science, Fine Arts, Ancient Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, Home Economics, Physical Education, Physics, and Sociology. 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938-1943, 1946. 19 items.","History, buildings and grounds, letters concerning the royal cannon in front of the Wren Building, article about the Rogers Family at the College, pamphlets on general College history, photos and diagrams of Wren, letter from Lawrence Towner to Dr. Morton concerning the selection of a UVA President. 1922, 1924, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1957, 1964-1965. 53 items.","The Alumni Association, The Memorial Plan, 'A Roll of Fame.' 3 items.","Letter from President Chandler asking Dr. Morton to compose a statement by the History Department for a Survey of Education in Virginia conducted by Dr. M.V. O'Shea for Virginia Governor Byrd. 2 items.","History of the department, letters from W.W. Abbot, Professor Adair's letter on oral history project, appointment of J.A. Carroll, appointment of Mr. Coger, letter to Hans Gatzke, acknowledgements of debt to CWF to Kenneth Chorley. 1933, 1939, 1943,","General plans for changes within the History Department, the curriculum requirements, the Law School, and the special collections department. 1934, 1936-1939. 8 items.","Letter about William and Mary executive organization, editorials, bylaws of Board of Visitors, 'Convocation Address,' 'President Bryan into the Office Here on October 20th,' 'John Stewart Bryan Dies of Pneumonia,' 1934, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956. 6 items.","issue of the Alumni Gazette with an article on the faculty of the 1890s entited 'The Seven Wise Men.\" 1 item.","Pamphlets and other information regarding the College's seminar on colonial life. 16 items.","Programs from the conferring of honorary degrees to Sir Campbell Stuart and Georgia O'Keefe, report of the Honorary Degrees Committee, Report of the Curriculum Committee. 3 items.","Plans put forth for the report to the Works Committee, assigned to examine the possibility of closer co-operation between the College and the C.W.F. 1937, 1940-1941. 11 items.","Documents and letters pertaining to the resignation of President John Stewart Bryan and the activities of the Faculty Committee chosen to help the B.O.V. select a new President. 1942. 4 items.","Letter from the faculty committee on the selection of a new President to the B.O.V. approving Dr. Pomfret and opposing Dr. Morgan L. Combs, letter from Channing Hall to Dr. Morton pertaining to another letter from Arthur Schlesinger relating to Dr. Pomfret. 2 items.","Articles pertaining to President Pomfret's administration, program of President Pomfret's inauguration and a letter concerning the presentation to the College of a portrait of President Pomfret. 1942-1943, 1959. 6 items.","Reports, proposal for establishment of Ph.D. program in History Department, self-study report, report to the President, Report of the Department, plans regarding creation of a research center by the College and the C.W.F. 1943-1948, 1950, 1952-1959, 1963, 1966. 23 items.","Letters from Edward Alexander and Dr. Morton to President Pomfret concerning the possibility of creating a graduate-level curriculum in historical museum training, letter to Edward Alexander from Kenneth Cleeton concerning same, and letter to the faculty concerning the curriculum for the 1954 summer session. 1947-1948, 1953. 6 items.","Issues of the Alumni Gazettes containing information on the new Work Study Program and President Chandler. May 1950, December 1951, December 1962. 3 items.","Report of the Special Faculty Committee to investigate academic irregularities in the Physical Education Department. 1951. 1 item.","7 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the naming of Alvin D. Chandler as President and the athletic scandal. 3 items.","Issue of the Alumni Gazette with a story on the football scandal. September.","Newspaper clippings of editorial comments, articles concerning the appointment of Dr. James Miller to replace Pomfret, Faculty Manifesto and B.O.V. activities. September 1951. 28 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the selection of President Chandler, Nelson Marshall's resignation, athletic problems, et cetera, letter from President A.D. Chandler to Dr. Morton asking him to present greeting from the faculty at the former's indu","Faculty Manifesto of 1951 and complaints made against the B.O.V. 22 items.","Inauguration, letter concerning the state of the college. 13 items.","Letter from Dr. Morton (?) to \"Virginia and Robin\" pertaining to the growing opposition to President Chandler and certain acts committed by President Chandler and the administration against various faculty and students. 1 item.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to Mrs. Morton about the upcoming B.O.V. meeting and about Mr. McCurdy's attendance at that same meeting.","Letter from Charles McCurdy to James Robertson concerning Mr. McCurdy's strong disapproval of the College's future course (this copy was given to Dr. Morton by Mr. McCurdy), a newspaper clipping concerning the same.","Newspaper clippings from the A.D. Chandler era pertaining to the selection of H. Lester Hooker to the B.O.V., expansion of the curriculum, proposed investigation of the administration, and various editorials denouncing and supporting President Chandler. 1955-1957. 92 items.","Letter from Rector James Robertson to Dr. Morton and a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson pertaining to a B.O.V. luncheon, a letter from Dr. Morton to Rector Robertson inviting the B.O.V. to a faculty Advisory Council luncheon. 1957-1958. 3","Letters, articles, program of inauguration, and other materials from the Paschall area. 1959-1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1971. 14 items.","Flat hat issue with plans for new campus, letter from President Paschall to the faculty and articles on President Paschall from \"The Commonwealth.\" 1959, 1963. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings concerning the proposed reorganization of the College and the five institutions under it. 1961. 1 item.","Faculty by-laws, pamphlet on Rules and Regulations, Board of Visitors resolution to return the School of Education to department status, B.O.V. resolution on approval of said by-laws.","College of William and Mary- letter from Ludwell Johnson to members of the History Department concerning Affirmative Action policies at the College. 1970. 2 items.","Document concerning the search for a new president and vice-president. 1970. 2 items.","13 items.","Letter from Captain R.S. Crenshaw of the U.S. Navy to Mrs. George Chenowich on the status of a number of cemeteries near the U.S. Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown, VA. \"Historical Notes\". 1932, 1934. 2 items.","Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, et cetera on the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. 1928-1940. 48 items.","Personal notes and lecutres on \"The Restored Williamsburg\" - lectures by other professors and colonial Williamsburg, Inc., letter from Wendell Stephenson to Dr. Morton asking him to contribute an article on the \"Restored Williamsburg\" to the Journal of Southern History. 114 items.","Newspaper clippings on the unveiling of a memorial portrait of John D. Rockefeller, fellowships given by the Restoration, list of fellowships from 1940-1941 and a report on the seven fellowships given 1941-1942. 1939-1942. 5 items.","Newspaper clippings on the history of Norfolk, economic growth of Hampton Roads and pamphlets printed by the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. 1924, 1926, 1930. 6 items.","Newspaper clippings about the construction of the Matoaka Amphitheater and the production of the play, Common Glory, pamphlets on the play, an article about the new Virginia Festival of Music, and an opening night program from Common Glory. 5 items.","Morton's notes on the constitution, a copy of the Virginia constitution and a newspaper clipping on the reunion of the survivors of the state's 1901-1902 constituitonal convention. 3 items.","Newspaper clippings pertaining to the celebration of the convention and the bill of rights, copies of Congressman R. Walton Moore's speech before the House (pertaining to the celebration). 6 items.","Newspaper clippings. 3 items.","Written by E. S. H. Greene on the origns of the Congress for History Course 441. 1 item.","Article pertaining to his being honored by the University of Tennessee. January 1934.","Article pertaining to his life. 1 April 1928.","Articles pertaining to his administration and the Virginia General Assemblies of 1942, 1944. 13 March 1942. 22 March 1942, May 1942, 2 October 1942, 13 January 1946.","Article bibliography relating to the Presbyterian Church in Virginia.","References from Library of Congress, articles, paper by Elizabeth A. Bartlett. 1926, 1932, 1939, 1942, 1963.","1924, 1938-1940.","History from 1961 catalogue.","Articles, booklets pertaining to the history of the hospital.","Articles, program book.","1924, 1926, 1933, 1935, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1944, 1946-1947, 1949-1951.","1924, 1929, 1940, 1946, 1953.","1923, 1937, 1939","1901, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1948, 1952.","Letter, newspaper articles, guidebook.","Newspaper article, 1926-1927, State highway Commission Report, motor vehicle laws, articles. 1926-1927, 1930, 1932, 1943-1944, 1949, 1952.","Maps, pamphlets, guidebooks and newspaper articles.","Articles, newspaper articles, University of Virginia Honor Code and Explanations. 1923-1924, 1933, 1942, 1956, 1965.","Booklet, letter, 1843 Petition of Citizens of King William County. 1843, 1951, 1965.","Reports and newspaper article. 1925-1926, 1943.","Articles, pamphlets, and newspaper article.","Newspaper articles and notes regarding Jack Jouett's ride to save the Virginia Revolutionary legislature.","Newspaper articles, 1927-1928 statistics and other articles. 1928-1932, 1941.","The Southern historical opinion of the man - articles and letter.","Newspaper and magazine articles, notes, 1929, 1937-1938, 1950-1951.","1783","1783","3 maps.","Remarks and information circular.","Speech by R. Walton Moore.","Notes and letters referring to Mathews.","Article and newspaper article","Newspaper articles. 1928, 1931, 1938, 1961.","Pamphlets, articles, newspaper article. 1919, 1926-1927, 1937-1938, 1942, 1944.","Outline, timeline, bibliographies, notes.","Colonial music, Charlottesville Music Festival, music composed by Annabel Morris Buchanan. 1931-1932.","Newspaper articles.","Correspondence, invoices, order forms, lists and bibliographies regarding maps, photographs, and images for \"Colonial Virginia.\"","Correspondence and notes regarding revisions to Colonial Virginia","Awards, interviews, and correspondence regarding \"Colonial Virginia\"","Correspondence regardign the editing of \"Colonial Virginia\".","Correspondence after publication","Sale information and reviews of Colonial Virginia","Correspondence, articles, newspaper articles, reviews regarding \"Colonial Virginia\". 1960-1961, 1965.","Receipts and statements from royalties","Maps/photographs for illustrations","Correspondence and royalty receipts regarding","Reviews, correspondence, articles and publication information.","Contract, correspondence, and other information. 1961-1962, 1964.","Established 1780 on Broad Street i: newspaper article, paper, notes, photograph. 1924, 1926.","Newspaper articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Articles, map, pamphlets, 1929, 1931, 1942-1943.","Newspaper article","Articles, newspaper articles, notes and bibliography. 1923-1924, 1926-1928, 1943-1944, 1947-1948","Article and newspaper articles. 1929-1930, 1941, 1948.","Newspaper article, articles, pamphlets. 1923, 1926","History, notes, article, newspaper article, letters. 1926, 1942, 1952-1953, 1956, 1960.","Statistics and notes","Articles, newspaper articles, reports. 1929, 1933, 1939,","History and tourism, articles, pamphlets, 1936, 1942, 1957.","Newspaper articles and pamplet.","newspaper articles, pamphlets, articles. 1926, 1935, 1938-1939, 1951","(for rewrite.)","Newspaper articles, article. 1937-1938.","History, notes, correspondence, articles, newsletters, newspaper articles, pamphlets. 1922, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1938, 1945-1946, 1948, 1954, 1965-1966.","Newspaper articles, campaign leaflets.","Newspaper articles, bulletins and souvenirs. 1928-1932, 1937.","Articles, reports, pamphlets. 1920, 1936-1937, 1939 - 1943, 1947.","Newspaper articles, articles.","Newspaper articles. 1932-1933, 1948.","Newspaper articles and booklets. 1933, 1940-1941, 1947, 1954.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings. 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1950.","Newspaper articles, magazine, notes. 1932-1933, 1948-1951, 1955-1957, 1959, 1962-1964.","1924, 1930-1931, 1942-1944, 1946, 1948, 1954.","Magazines, report, letter. 1954-1955, 1967.","Newspaper articles, articles, maps, tour books. 1926, 1930, 1934.","Article, history.","Articles.","Newspaper articles and photographs, letter, notes, program from reception for John E. Massey. 1927, 1930-1931, 1933.","1941, 1945-1946, 1948, 1951-1953, 1959, 1964","1955-1956, 1959-1960","1950, 1957, 1964","1946, 1948, 1951-1952, 1957, 1959-1960.","1947, 1949-1950, 1955-1960","1949-1950, 1956-1958","1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1954-1956, 1958.","Newspaper articles, \"Virginia Gazette\", notes, 1776, 1926-1927, 1931-1932, 1960.","1924, 1928, 1933, 1962-1963.","1932, 1934, 1949.","1934, 1936, 1944, 1965.","1923, 1925-1926, 1928-1929, 1933, 1937, 1946.","(see also Lucian Minor) - notes, booklist (1849). n.d.","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1931, 1940, 1948, 1950","1924, 1927-1930, 1932-1933, 1949-1950, 1968","Fact pamphlet, pictures, bulletin on McCormick Day","Membership list, contest rules, letters, by-laws","Historical bulletin, conference pogram. 1931, 1961-1962.","Pamphlet, Drainage Basin Committee Report, water planning policy. 1925, 1937-1938. n.d.","Brief history, pamphlet","\"Commonwealth\" magazine, articles, newspaper articles, notes, guidebooks, zoning ordinances, postcards. 1921, 1924-1925,1927-1929, 1932, 1947, 1951, 1965.","Topical outline for city or county war history.","1938, 1941-1943, 1947.","Guidebooks, historical pamplet, photographs of town plan, program for sesquicentennial celebration.","1939-1940, 1943","1945, 1948-1950","1943-1946, 1950, 1954, 1959","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Lecture notes, a paper about Thomas Jefferson, a test, and a reading list for courses taught by Morton.","Richard Lee Morton's copy.","Thanks Morton for his kind letter and encloses a copy of Scribner's Magazine autographed by Byrd.","Concern life in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the College of William and Mary.","Written when Morton was 10 years old.","Article about Richard Lee Morton and his time at the College of William and Mary, including two typed copies of the article. There is also an article by Ross Weeks, Jr., entitled \"Explains W\u0026M's Space Use Policies.\"","Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.  December 16, 1962 letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Filed at the end of collection.","Letter from Eudora Ramsay Richardson, state supervisor for Virginia for the Works Projects Administration, to Richard Lee Morton. Also includes a pamphlet entitled \"Interpreting the Virginia WPA Writers' Project: Some Likely Questions and Auggestions for Answering Them.\"","Letter of Richard Morton to Eleana and Bell Abbott with postscript by Estelle Morton giving details about his illness and mentioning his Virginia article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. [move to acquisition files: Letter, 26 March 2006, of W.W. Abbott to Margaret Cook, Manuscript Librarian,  concerning an item he sent as an addition to the Richard Morton Papers.]","Legal document granting 400 acres in the Manor of East Greenwich and the County of Kent to Benjamin Dickson. Signed by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant governor of the Colony. August 16, 1756.","Legal document granting 397 acres in the County of Albemarle to Patrick Moreton. Signed by John, Earl of Dunmore, Lieutenant and G overnor General of the Colony of Virginia. July 5, 1774.","Rutherfoord Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Richard L. Morton, Williamsburg, Virginia enclosing land grant to Patrick Moreton. October 29, 1940.","Probably from one of the documents.","Original family bible records from the Watkins Family, sent by Harry Watkins, Jr., of Mount Shasta California. Also includes birth records of Morton Family members. Undated letter. 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The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9127#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9127.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Tyler Family Papers, Group A","title_ssm":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A"],"title_tesim":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A"],"unitdate_ssm":["1716-1946"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1716-1946"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1716/1946"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946"],"text":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946","Mss. 65 T97 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/9127","Sherwood Forest (Virginia : Estate)","Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Education--Virginia--History--19th century","Legal documents","Patronage, Political--United States--History","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Politics and Government","United States--Presidents","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Any letter by a Tyler or a Tyler spouse is under the writer, even it the recipient was also a Tyler. Arrangement after President Tyler's papers is by his first wife and their descendants, and then his second wife and their descendants.","John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of eight children. He was the 10th President of the United States. Other offices held include Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Captain of a military company, and other offices.","He was educated at the College of William and Mary and went on to study law with his father. John Tyler was married twice. His first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had 8 children; she died in the White House in September 1842. His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), with whom he had 7 children.","See the Tyler Family Papers, Groups B-H, as well as the Tyler Family Papers Additions, A-H.","Papers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.","Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.","A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, \"Sherwood Forest,\" familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.","A list of \"Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections\" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.","Scope and Contents Appointment by which Henry Tyler (d. 1729) is appointed by Alexander Spotswood to be sheriff of York County, Virginia At top is part of inventory signed by Charles Lightfoot and on reverse is inventory signed by Anne Phillips. 1 p. Frag. of DS.","Scope and Contents Will of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. Probated 17 March, 1774. 2 pp. Xcy of Cy of DS. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Indenture between John Tyler and William Tyler concerning land in Sussex County. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents Inventory of the estate of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen \"whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects.\" 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents John Tyler to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, [Va.]. Warrant commanding sheriff to attach the estate of John Ellis for the amount of one pound ten shillings to staisfy the debt owed to George Lewis as well as for the cost of proceedings at the next court. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Encloses contract [not enclosed] to Mr. Semple which recipient and he may settle; further legal matters. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to William Gragg of 37 acres in Pendleton County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. Pst of DS. [Originial is in the collection of Alexander William Armour, Princeton University]","Scope and Contents Thomas Tyler, nephew of John Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to \"My dear Governor\" [Henry A. Wise] Sends political advice as a \"true friend\"; thinks the last thing he should desire is the election of Stephen Douglas--he should stand on his own in Virginia; will not succeed while he wages war on the President and the party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been praying for his \"elevation\" to the Presidency for nine months; refers to an article in the Constitution and a recent duel; wishes the Enquirer would praise [Stephen] Douglas; says is [HAW] only hope is with the people; urges him to appoint Faussett as flour inspector. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp","Scope and Contents Recommends John Kilby of Virginia for a Revolutionary War pension, [Kilby] having fought in the Bonhomme Richard-Serapis engagement. Explains judge's signature on application is not accompanied by a seal because superior courts in Virginia do not nor have ever had a seal. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions her letter written in high spirits; thinks often of Mary, Robert, and her; refers to her desire that he return to private life; says that his friends in the district have a right to expect him to continue for another term in Congress; finds it impossible to be with her at Christmas beacuse of the enquiry in which his committee is engaged; \"nothing but a sense of duty can keep me from you.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to Peter Land consisting of 52 acres in Princess Anne County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Mentions case of Gales and Seaton; information on the peition of William Pinnel; discusses ratification of the Virginia Constitution of 1830; gives voting record by House of Representatives re: Judge Peck; gives voting record of House or Representatives passing the India Bill to its third reading. 2 pp. ALS","Encloses two newspapers sent him by John B. White containing obituary notices of his father Judge White; the \"S. Carolina affair swallows up all other subjects...\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter concerning his studies, mentions marriage of Albert; mentions Mr. Preston, senator of S. Carolina, son of General Preston of Virginia, and great nephew of Patrick henry, speaking before the senate. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the honor conferred upon him by the citizens of Fredericksburg which was sent by him [JC]; his motives in the public office have been to uphold the Constitution and the laws and to restrain executive power; those maintaining opposite opinions have been diminished due to \"that event which has transpired since many of the elections took place\"; regrets inability to meet with them. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Song to Lelia\" [arr: Spanish Dance] written by John Tyle to his wife. 1 p. TCy of song.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Speed on My Vessel\" written by John Tyler on his resignation from the U.S. Senate. 1 p. Cy of poem.","Concerns shipment of cranberry plants to him, and how to grow them. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS","Congratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS","Recommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Expresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p.  ALS","Mentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.","Scope and Contents Extracts of newspapers articles from the Philadelphia American Sentinel and the Philadelphia Ledger about John Tyler.","Scope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.","Scope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests Badger to give his regrets to the commodore for not making the trip today; the Senate has failed to \"adjourn over\" and his mind is \"too much engrossed with the subjects before me.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses the illness of the President John Tyler. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends condolences on Tyler's loss of advisors and friends [due to the explosion on board the warship Princeton]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to his letter in which he asks to marry her daughter Julia; asks if he will be able to supply Julia with the \"enjoyments by which she has been surrounded.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Land grant to William Hudgins of Ray County, Missouri, for eighty acres of land in the District of Land subject to sale at Lexington, Missouri authorized by President John Tyler (see oversized file). 1 p. D.","Scope and Contents Suggests he see Mr. Brown concerning possible title to property; congratulates him on nomination to assembly; thinking of strong and decided message [to Congress]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Will defer sending a greyhound across the Atlantic until March because of the cold weather; tells of hopes to negotaite treaty with \"His Majesty\"; praises address sent by Tyler; has seen a statue of Cicero which bears a likeness to him [JT]; is planning to give him souvenirs of Italy; comments of course the Whigs are pursuing in Virginia on the Presidential question. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Recommends James J. Wright for the position of consul at Cuba; discusses various nominees for Postmaster in Ulster County, New York; describes excitement about approaching election. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Friends wish him [JT] not to reture, but to be a member of the U.S. Senate where he could \"annihilate some of the distinguished Coons who have made it their business to villify and persecute you during your administration\"; would be also be able to carry through the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mr. Stillwell is anxious to secure the succession to his deputy Mr. Rapalje; wishes something could be done for Shaler; need for men of weight or character as leaders. TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Received his letter and considers his views just; comments on several appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Invitation from them by their [secretary?] to play a private concert for the President, his wife, and firends. 1 p. LS.","Scope and Contents Encloses clipping concerning a meeting about the Texas annexation. 1 p. ALS. Including Nwscl, [circa March 4, 1845]. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he and Mrs. von Geralt missed seeing the Tylers before they left Washington; appreciates his attention and the interest he took in promoting commercial relationships between the U.S. and the Zollverein. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Picnic Song\" [by John Tyler?]. 1 p. TCy of Poem","Seating arrangement [probably at the White House] or visiting list. 4 pp. Ms.","Scope and Contents Regarding a silver pitcher given to Tyler by the ladies of the county. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Suggests that his supports and friends in New York be encouraged to purchase a subscription to a weekly paper, the Old Dominion, at two dollars per year, or a daily paper the New Era, at five dollars per year to boost sales and support the editior; both papers, published and edited by Wm. Cunningham, in Portsmouth, Virginia, provide extensive coverage and support for him [JT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces his expected arrival in new York and requests that mr. Gardiner meet him at the wharf when he arrives. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Family News; requests Gardiner to send peaches from New York and asks him to visit; Julia is still ill but improving steadily. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces the peaches and tells of the arrival of cantaloupes from Mr. Congor that he gave to his servants because he didn't think they were fit for his family; Julia is becoming more healthy; family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns not to purchase any land in the mountains of Va. without seeing it first, as most of it is of no value; discusses business matters concerning coal mines in Kentucky and plans for raising capital for the project. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Suggests Gardiner see the land in Kentucky himself; gives description of the 900 [?] acres and directions for reaching it; also gives the names of several people Gardiner can ask for assistance when he arrives. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns a $1300 check drawn by the Exchange Bank at Norfolk on the Bank of New York and related to business matters. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning a bank draft drawn at the Farmers Bank; mentions Julia and their boy. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes the progress of the clover and wheat crops because of the dry weather. Comments on Julia's plans for a trip north and urges Gardiner and Margaret to come for a visit. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents His and his wife's travel plans; requests Gardiner meet him and his wife, Julia, in Philadelphia the evening of 20 July if possible. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Gardiner that he will not be able to arrive in New York on the 20th as planned, but will be delayed because of complications caused by the weather and crops. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses matters relating to land in Kentucky. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Gardiner that his agents in Kentucky are cheating him and asks him to travel there to look into the matter; character reference for Col. Watkins. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Details travel plans, including delay of train. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning payments for land; refers to foxhunts and merrymaking in the neighborhood, now that \"William Beekman left us\"; refers to Woodbury as Democratic nominee and possible resulting split in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests that Gardiner contact Mr. Benson regarding sending a chair to the Tyler residence; also hopes that Gardiner will visit soon. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Instructs Gardiner on business matters regarding land in Kentucky, and on acquiring an agent there; states that \"the ratification of the Mexican Treaty will relieve the money market and the spirit of speculation will be on tiptoe.\" 3pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses advantage of sending mail via Norfolk over Richmond; business matters, especially the exchange rate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of his son; notes receipt of chair; discusses farming season and bad prices for crops; remarks on revolutions in Europe and possibilites of war; quotes Jefferson. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning transfer of deed of Kentucky land from Tyler to Gardiner; proposes means to clear and cultivate land. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from Judge Juntington of Indiana. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from Judge Huntington, Louisville, Ky., to John Tyler, Charles City Co. House, Virginia, 23 Dec. 1847. Concerning land and mining possbilities in Kentucky and Ohio. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Love poem; \"To My Wife\"; John Tyler to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. Tcy of Ms.","Scope and Contents Family matters about a portrait and Julia's remedy for stomach sickness; business matter about a debt. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; asks Gardiner to pay certain bills with enclosed money. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; possibly bringing a suit up in Federal Court; problems of getting a reliable agent. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning the deed to some land; instructions about seeing the land and looking after the matter; legal advice from Judge Christian of Williamsburg. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning the court system and the suit involving the qustion of some land in Kentucky [?]; postcript refers to Polk what he rightly deserved. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters settling confusion over money matters; speculates on outcome of Pennsylvania election. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Financial and business matters reiterating directions given in previous letter. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, incuding a reference to a response from Calhoun to a letter Tyler is sending to all Cabinet members; refers to Taylor's election...\"My time for speaking out has come...\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled, \"Virginia\" by John Tyler. 1 p. Poem. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at \"Sherwood Forest\" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to \"injudicious husbandry\" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been \"no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians\"; fears that destruction will be wrought by \"ambitious and unpricipled demagogues\" but hopes \"sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil designs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.","Scope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on death of Mr. Beeckman; the mild climate of California; three [3] fires which have swept from San Francisco, the last of which destroyed a souvenir he was keeping for Tyler; discusses last admission of California as a state into the Union; tells of mail received from the family from the Panama (steamboat). 4 pp. TCy of ALS. Inclyding TCy (incomplete) of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief description of Tyler's travels from Norfolk to Williamsburg and short illness; tries to relate how the estate of John Beeckman will be distributed to mother and son according to California and Mexican law, based on his knowledge of Virginia law. 5 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to his ill health and planned trip to Richmond; also discusses bankdrafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to Tyler's past ill health and enclosed letter from Gardiner's mother; comments on political tide in Virginia \"topsy turvy\" and fears for future, as well as slave labor in S. California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Family news, especially caricatures of each member in great detail; comments on vacation in new York, and excitement surrounding Jenny Lind; urges Gardiner to stay in California if the profits are high. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Confirms receipt of the resignation of Prof. Hopkins from teh Chemistry Department of the College of William and mary; asks Robert to tell John that a temporary position is thus available if he is prepared for it and he must contact Col. McCandish and Judge Christin concerning proposition. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business letter regarding payment of debt and short family news. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts Tyler sent in the post the night earlier. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding price of land at $20,000. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter relling of family's illnesses, including a severe case affecting Julia and a terrible cold Tyler had; discusses various treatment. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning payment of three checks, Julia's continual ill-health, and the receipt of a letter from David Gardiner from Sacramento. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning land in Illinois and Tyler's title to it. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Mrs. Gardiner's health is improving; four checks have been dispatched to recipient; also refers to letter from Mr. Page concerning land title. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels there are causes both internal and external at work to produce the ruin of the country; discusses the motive of the European governments who desire dissolution of the Union; Great Britain, after having made a profit out of the slave traffic, clamors for universal emancipation and sends her hirelings to the U.S. to encourage \"Fanatics\"; only \"devotional attachment to Gov. and Union on the part of our people\" can save the Union; speaks as the \"true representative of Southern feeling.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding whether to mine lands or to let the railroads use them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on his and Julia's poor health and sends two checks. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to secure position as Port Collector in San Diego for Gardiner; discusses poor health and family news; also the \"uneasy conditions of public affairs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters, such as payment of checks, and comments that \"matters are looking better for the country\" politically. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler's 26 Nov. 1850 letter discussing \"great question of the day\" which is union or disunion of the United States. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Relates sorry over death of Alexander Gardiner, and grief it is causing family members. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates death of Col. Gardiner and expresses sorrow over event. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Sends information about his \"departed friend\" General Brazure N. Pryor, especially his bravery while commanding an artillery comany at the Battle of Hampton [War of 1812] so that his widow Elizabeth (Deneufville) Pryor could receive a land bounty; he [JT] nominated him to be elected Brigadier General in the winter of 1815-1816, served with him in legislature, and recommended him to be Collector at Norfolk, where he served until his death.","Scope and Contents Discusses experiences in California for past two years; incoroprates fine weather, mining conditions, agricultural progress, etc. 3 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Claims that the official muster roll of his company does not account for much of the time it was in service [in the War of 1812] and that the payroll omits the name of his servant, William Short, who also served; wonders if Short, who is still alive, is entitled to benefit of land for his service under the Act of Congress. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests Gardiner to check on an order Tyler placed with store in New York; family news, 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Discusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Banking matters and discusses family's health; says he may go to Philadelphia for medical advice. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on his elevation to the head of the Post Office Department; asks him to use his influence to assist his brother William Tyler to obtain the position of a naval store keeper at the washington Navy Yard or one elsewhere of a \"corresponding character\"; gives a biographical description of his brother. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses his \"wretched\" health and his business dealings with William Ozborne. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on business matters and improved health under the care of Dr. Semple of Hampton, Va. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses banking matters, election day activites, and hopes to spend next winter in a warm climate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates that the newspaper accounts of his ill-health are exaggerated, although he has been very unwell; promises to visit Staten Island when Julia is well. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler thanks him for his previous two letters which describe the Constitutional Convention and reflects on excitement of the Fourth of july. 1 P. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler has submitted to articles to the [Southern Literary] Messenger for publication about his days at [the College of] William and Mary. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note detailing \"enclosed\" checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks help in advocating a promotion which Gibson feels he deserves, in lieu of a mistrial fifteen years ago, in which Tyler was able to help him. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Horsford extended an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler to join his wife and him at their home in Cambridge before the Tylers head south. 1 . TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news regarding health of Mrs. Tyler and her planned annual journey to her mother; mentions that he attended the first meeting of the Agricultural Society in Richmond, [Va.]. 2 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Cites Mrs. Tyler's terrible health for two months, since the birth of her baby, as the reason why he and Mrs. Tyler have not been able to visit Horsford. 2 pp. Xcy of ASL.","Scope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Topic: \"The Merchant of Former Times and The Merchant of Today.\" Brief history of the merchant in society and discussion of the 19th century role. 8 pp. Pst. of PM.","Scope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of a son, who was born without the aid of chloroform to the mother; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is with the Tyler family, although recovering from illness. 2 pp. Xvy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Horsford for sending a budding potato for experiments in planging in Va.; congratulates Horsford on rise in literary world, and expresses disappointment that he did not visit Cambridge. 3 pp. XCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS","Published by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore: Washington D.C. John F. Ellis. 3 pp. Song. Including XCy of above song. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Due to bad winter weather conditions, communication from the \"outside world\" is not active, and Tyler inquires of political news; offers his and Julia's condolences on the loss of Horsford's wife [?]. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the crops and predicts high prices for corn in the next year; gives news of family health and asks for word about the yellow fever outbreaks in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter in response to Tyler's inquiry of his family lineage: [Thomas Gardiner, Esq. of Tollesburry, Essex.] 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler regarding price negotations of some property and a pony for sale. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, including difficulties in getting a loan from the bank; asks Gardiner to talk with someone in New York 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports meeting agenda. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on Robert's resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, fears Democrats will not succeed in next congressional elections because of the enormous increase in expenditures, mentions statement made by [Henry A.] Wise in Williamsburg that the College [of William and Mary] was \"the most superb body of equal size he had ever seen,\" says of Wise that 'his eye is steadily fixed on 1860\" [presidential election], feels that he[JT] is the last of the Virginia Presidents, suggests remedy for ailment of his grandson, plans to move to Hampton, 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief business note asking Gardiner to give enclosed check to portrait artist; predicts hard times due to bad crop. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS, Julia Gardiner Tyler, \"Villa Margarett,\" [Hampton, Va.], to Col. David L. Gardiner Asks her brother to have Margaret's portrait sent as soon as possible and to put it directly in the care of the steamer's captain. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler analyzes his son's letter about the Zolverein Treaty; confesses that, as a father of six and a supervisor of a household, he is no Cicero or Pliny, but opts to live out his days in Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Compliments Tyler on his \"Memories of Richmond\" address and comments on Mr. Cushing's and Mr. Seward's speeches; he is lonely. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Navy Yard official wrote in regard to shipping the remains of Mr. Denison of Va. to be buried next to his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brief note asking Gardiner to conduct some bond exchanges for him. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reference to a party going to Jamestown to plant ivy around the old church steeple, led by Edward Everett; mentions difficulties of son, John; comments on Virginia gubernatorial race; his address at the College of William and Mary forthcoming and the rebuilding of the college is estimated to cost $18,200, and will be completed Oct. 1, 1859. 4 pp. ALS. Includes engraving of John Tyler, 1 item.","Scope and Contents Business matters, including the payment od debts and a trip to Raleigh, [N.C.], during which he gave 3 speeches; discusses his poor health and the flourishing wheat crops. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler agrees that a meeting of the Board would prove detrimental to his objective of re-establishing the law scool on solid footing; also inquires if books from West Point [Academy] arrived. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Comments on the 1860 presidental election and how the Virginia delegates stand on the candidacies of [Robert M.T.] Hunter, Henry A. Wise, and Stephen Douglass; his speech at a Richmond banquet was highly applauded; Mrs. Tyler's ill health, and his son's handwriting which rivaled Napoleon's.","Scope and Contents Agrees to speak on politics in Portsmouth; predicts that Breckenridge will be elected by the House of Representatives. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speaks of his triumph at the state convention where the Peace Conference Project was defeated; the \"temper of the state is obviously rising'; within 6 or 7 months Virginia will leave the Union. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends his speech; fears drift into secession, perhaps can be delayed until October; large cannon removed to Old Point, [Comfort, Va.]; may be a majority fot he Border States in the Convention, but it is doubted; measles has broken out among the chuldren; interest to [RT's] bond held by Crump falls due 4 May and 4 Nov., has no money or would not trouble him. 3 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS. 1 p","Account of the death of Ex-President Tyler in The Daily Express (Petersburg, Va.). 4 pp. Nws. (See oversize file)","Scope and Contents Detailed inventory of property/belongings on estate at his death. 2 pp. D.","Regrets having taken so long to write; expresses gratification for Mr. Tyler having visited Norfolk, [Va.]; asks for news of the Tyler family. 2 pp. ALS.","\"Plan of the House of Representatives,\" Published by C. Bohm. 1 p. PD. (See Oversize File)","Article describing bill introduced by Del. George W. Grayson to improve the New kent County burial site of Letitia Christian Tyler. (From the Daily Press and Times Herald) 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Reaffirms the beauty and merits of Tidewater Virginia; gives an account of traditoonal social behavior to illustrate the proud cilture of the are; the descendants of the are should have a \"sense of their duty not to a single state only, but to the Whole Union.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets it has taken him so long to answer Tyler's letters; offers to publish some of Tyler's writing stating his opinon on the secession question for Virginia; agrees with Tyler's opinion that Virginia must stay with the Union; offers his regards to Mrs. Tyler. 2 pp. ALS, Frag.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitiation from President and Mrs. Tyler. 1 p. AL.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled \"Song.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled \"To M.G.B.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Robert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at \"Sherwood [Forest]\"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Sketches of part of Tyler land somewhere along the Ohio River; sketched by S.R. Carey, 2 pp. AMs.","Scope and Contents Medical prescription for Honorable John Tyler; Hegeman, Clark, and Company, druggists. 1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Envelope of letter from John Tyler, to Colonel Samuel S. Gardiner, Abby Manor, Shelton Island, Suffolk County, New York. 1 item. ADS","Scope and Contents Five envelopes from President John Tyler, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York. 5 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Four envelopes to President John Tyler, Washington City, D.C. 4 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Envelopes to President John Tyler, 31 items. AD","Scope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; \"John Tyler and His Presidency\"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled \"John Tyler\"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Address entitled \"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States\"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Article \"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States\"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8\" X 9 1/4\", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.","Scope and Contents William Miller to [?]. Regrets missing [?] in New York; Mr. Wood was nominated by a coalition of \"leading men\" from the anti-Masonic and working men's parties; speculates on future developments on New York politics. 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","See Philip Gerald Auchampaugh, Robert Tyler: Southern Rights Champion, Duluth, 1934","Acknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is \"I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich.\" Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Apologizes for taking so long to reply, but a \"serious indisposition\" has kept him from being able to write; sends his regars to Gardiner's family and a special note to Margaret; planning a trip to Philadelphia. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given with great pleasure his last letter to the President; has \"good will\" for the German population. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Ferris as a good man for the surveyorship; notes that a possible opponent of Ferris' is Eli Moore, who is a friend of Polk; warns against filling positions with too many from the same clique. 3 pp. AL. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to lend money to newspaper editor, Thomas Dunn English; speaks of Polk and two poltiical associates. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to ask Gov. Van Ness if Mr. Cooper can be given a position other than the one alloted to him of inspector because he cannot now climb sides of ships or [?] the burdens of such an office; reports that both me and Mr. Cooper are bad off financially; says Mr. Polk is partly responsible for this by \"annihilating all my expections.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; \"The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper...\"; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; \"He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country\"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends his best to Gardiner's family;comments on rumors of the \"bloody war\"; informs him that he received a letter from former Pres. Tyler, who is well; comments that \"Polkey and Spoils [Spoils system] should feel small now.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Plans to be in New York City soon; informs Gardiner that \"Polk has at last been caught\" as he predicted. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to see that a speech he has written is published; has heard from the Ex-President and Mrs. Tyler who are both doing well; \"He says something about some expression used in one of my letters that has annoyed Julia. I have written him that it was altogether unintentioned, Madame Juliua is too sensitive\"; tells David Gardiner and him to get married. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that a gentleman, \"in whom [he] place[s] unbounded confidence\" has hinted that Buchanan will take Virginia and that the press there is \"out for [him]\"; Tyler is campaighning hard in [?] where the elections will be held next monday. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alarmed at the \"political aspect of affairs in this country\"; is sure the South is convinced it \"should have sustained the Missouri Compromise Candicate at Baltimore\"; regards the Missouri Compromise as the \"strong hope and sheet Anchor of the Country\"; predicts General Cass will be defeated and consequently the party will be \"swept up as with deluge.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that his name, of all the Northern Men, will be acceptable to the \"People of the Southern States for the Presidency\"; wishes him to come to Philadelpia and make some friends; confirms that judge campbell is almost avowedly for Buchanan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to \"procure a copy\" of the paper containing the annoucement of [his father-in-law, Thomas Abthorpe] Cooper's death; wants to write a short biography of Cooper; sends his love to Gardiner's mother and Margaret. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Churchill he had come to town that day; asks him to bring a deed with him from the clerk's office that \"settles Longwood on Macy Cooper.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Offers to send his father a picture of Priscilla; says he doesn't want it being a fixture in the house; thinks he is feeling better; New York politics. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Read his letter to the Union Meeting which has given satisfaction there; asks how many members of the state [Pa.] democratic delegation Buchanan can depend on as \"faithful friends\"; reminds Buchanan that he fells he should return to the senate. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Judge] Campbell has carried the city, [Phil.] and \"will no doubt receive the City and County vote in the State Convention.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerning strike by laborers on the coal wharves and its handling by police in Richmond. 8 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Kiffee Chose the \"Old Keystone\" as his future home; finds Pennsylvania men agreeable; accepts an invitation to address Bigler Club in Lancaster. 2 pp. ALS. Including Df. concerning the \"Southern\" position of Pennsylvania and the transference of Pennsylvania to a \"semi-abolitionist\" state by the election of James Pollacky. 1 p. Including Df concerning disagreement with George Bancroft's interpretation of political basis of the settlement of Virginia. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation to address a Bigler Club in Colomia, Pa. [?]; feels that Col. Bigler will \"not only be nominated by the Democratic State Convention,\" but will also be elected by the people in the fall to the \"gubernatorial office\"; he is first always for Pennsylvania. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Bigler Club report including letter from Robert Tyler read at the meeting. 1 p. NwsCl. Including TCy of above NwsCl. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will \"have the supprt of the City and Country without fail\"; sends his \"respectful compliments\" to Buchanan's niece Miss Lane and to Mrs. Baker. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's delegates will gain a majority of seats in the Convention; has seen Col. Bigler; feels that Buchanan should visit Philadelphia for a few days; inquires as to who shall be the next Canal Commissioner. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has contacted \"friends in high quarters\" concerning the best \"flue tobacco\" in the country; will write them soon at length. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation on behalf of the Democracy of Berks County to celebrate the 4th of July due to a previous engagement; indicates that \"we all have a right to feel proud and gratified at the position occupied by our beloved Commonwealth [Pa.].\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend democratic festivities at Eagle Station on the 20th of August. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of same letter","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend the committee meeting at bedofrd on the 27th of July; is obstructed from many of the duties of his office by a wound he recieved to his right hand as a result of a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July. 1 p Cy of Al.","Scope and Contents Proclaims the success of the \"Pennsylvania movement\" in the Democratic Caucus; informs him that he has been an \"able, efficient, and enthusiastic body of friends at his back\"; the \"Union Resolutions\" which he thinks originated with [?], \"are slain outright\" but to Buchanan's advantage; enunciates the problem of the \"Unionist Democrats.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that the Governor present an address for the release of Irishman Smith O'Brien. 2 pp. ACys of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants response to a letter Tyler sent in reference to \"certain offensive remarks said to have been made\" by him at Harrisburg, [Pa.]; asks for a response to that letter; Cameron must deny or retreat. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Condemns Mr. Donahoe for connecting Franklin Pierce with the \"illeberal temper\" of the New Hampshire State Convention in his newspaper the Boston Pilot. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Defends his father against two articles attacking his administration. 5 pp. ALS. including TCy of ALS. 20 July, 1852. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Declines an invitation for the New Hampshire Convention due to \"circumstances of a private nature\"; proclaims success of the Democratic Party in November; commends Pierce as the right choice for the Democratic nomination. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Thinks it best that he withdraw his name as candidate for clerkship of Pennsylvania Supreme Court to replace Mr. Cohen. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an advertisement from the Ledger discrediting Pierce, that he feels should be contested; gives his support, which had earlier been for Buchanan, to Pierce as the Presidential candidate. 2 pp. ALS. Includes incomplete Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for Wise's views and suggestions as to the upcoming Presidential contest; offers his \"humble influence\" to Wise in his political aspirations; predicts the development of the Democratic Convention; questions why all states, emaning the inclusion of ones that do not usually vote Democratic should have a sa in the Democratinc nomination; claims that the South will provide \"present protection and future success\" for the Democrats. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes that the free-soil element will \"exhibit itself to an alarming extent\" in the formulation of the Southern Platform of '56; warns Wise to keep the South united at all costs and not to quarrel with [Robert] Hunter. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p","Scope and Contents Asks the President to intervene on behalf of a \"young man by the name of Phillips\" who has been fired from his clerkship in a customs house, Tyler claims that his removal will be disadvantageous to the party because his father is an extremely influential man. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Understands from the Ledger that Mr. Lane is opposed to the Pacific Railroad project; regrets that he does not give his \"able support\" to the project; claims that Lane is wrong in attributing the project to New York speculators who intend to make the road a private corporation. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Note regarding letter of 5 December, 1853, and the Friends of Ireland.","Scope and Contents Notes that the attacks on him [RT] made by the Pennsylvanian [which is owned by Bigler] did him no harm, and in fact, probably lost him a good deal of subscribers; reports that the senatorial race between Gov[erno]r Porter and [Colonel] Bigler is being conducted with \"much bitterness among [the] candidates\"; feels that Cadwalader is making a fine character in Congress.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Holds Tyler in high esteem, and considers him a close friend; reaffirms that he will not be a candidate for office [Presidency]; confident that Miss Harriet [his niece] will not marry an Englishman; he does not hear much from Philadelphia as \"Judge Campbell and Mr. Hunt[er] never write\"; he has \"full faith\" in the election of Wise. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Informs Seawell that the President will be happy to serve Mr. [Jones?] if he is able to do so; indicates that the letter will \"furnish you authority for [?] in the case of Holt and the other cases.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Awaits Buchanan's return to America \"with great impatience\"; advices him never to discount the possibility of running for the Presidency; warns him that he should try to bring all his friends together; informs Buchanan that Pierce would like to run for the Presidency but he Tyler does not think that he can win; although Virginia is strongly supporting Wise for the Presidency, Tyler admits that the next president cannot come from a slave state; has just returned to Philadelphia after delivering an address at the Commencement of William and Mary College. 2 pp. 2 TCys of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Dr. George [Semple?] was an applicant for the place when you spokle for Col. Custis, and it was decided by the department that no change should be hat at that point. The President (whom I have just consulted) thinks it will not do to make any change under the circumstances\"; asks him to tell John Seawell that he would like to see him once more; asks when he is planning to visit Washington. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a \"dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South\"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if Boswell will loan him money to give to Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents The meeting \"last night\" was large; \"Thousands of people\" had come to hear him; it was a \"clique affair\" and he was \"omitted\" from the Committee of Arrangements; informs that Gov. Bigler \"ran away from\" the meeting; reveals that \"Wescott is one of the most despised men in the community.\" 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Warns Buchanan that he must come home [from England] soon in order to sustain the \"united delegation from Pennsylvania\" that Tyler feels is necessary for his nomination; notes that \"Campbell and J. Glancey Jones are traitors:\" and Forney cannot decide where he stands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Feels easier in his mind since the last time he wrote\" as recent election in New York and Maryland have seen a downturn in \"Pierceism\" ; claims that the Dallas movement will \"fizzle out\"; chastises Buchanan for an \"ill-advised\" letter he wrote to Wise, but is happy to report that Wise still supports him; feels that with Pennsylvania behind him, Buchanan will certainly be successful. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Pennsylvania is for Buchanan now; tells Wise to \"lien [lean?] towards him strongly; relates that there is a \"remarkably kind feeling\" towards Wise among politicial friends of his; claims that Pierce movement is dead there; considers Wise's letter to the New York National Democrats \"really admirable.\" 3 pp. ALS. including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Questions the exclusion of the Irish-American from the Convention of the Friends of Ireland; wonders how Tyler, always a supporter of Irish Americans, could allow the \"exclusion\" of a newspaper of over 100,000 subscribers from such a Convention, of which Tyler is the Chairman. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Armstrong, Reserved member; acknowledges that the remonstrant, Jee Seawell [?] has accused the Board of being unlawful by not publically stating the reasons for which they dismissed him. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents McGowan has just received a letter from Dr. Smith indicating that no funds are available for his office; informs Robert that it has been suggested that he purchase \"an iron safe\" in which to keep the documents of the Society [?]; Dr. Smith also suggested to him that they develop a more effective system for obtaining contributions; he requires a list of the \"State Directories and Socieities\" in order to do this. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Will comply with Tyler's invitiation of a visit as soon as he can come to Philadelphia; praises him for his connection with the Irisih movement and claims him an \"able and unflinching advocate\"; feels that although michael Doheny and his fellow agitators should be condemned for their violence at the last Convention [of the Friends of Ireland], he must admit that they ahve led to progress for the cause; believes that together he and Tyler \"can do much towards peace and cooperation\"; declines any offer of a position in the delegation. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that establishment of the office of the American I[rish] E.A.A.; suggests that Capt[ain] William t. Lyons is the man for the position; suggests that the position should pay 2,000 dollars per year; also suggests James C. Hyde, to go to work in Ireland. 8 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that the new constitution [of the E.A.A.] calls for the establishment of an Under-Secretary [which he has called for previously]; informs Tylr of an upcoming reply in the Citizen by [Patrick] Lynch, the editor of the Irish-American; if Tyler is ever in New York, Limsden is there every week and would like to see him. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels that Mitchel does not support the [IAEA] organization and that Tyler should attempt to persuade him into its favor; speaks pejoratively regarding editor of the Irish-American, Lynch; claims that the Massachusetts Convention was \"a sorry affair\"; recommends Lumsden to strengthen the organization; Harris wanted to knwo who informed McClenahan that he was a British spy, but McClenahan would not tell him. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that he had a letter from Dr. Smith proposing a meeting with him and Tyler in Philadelphial; feels that they should postpone everthing until the \"full fruits\" of the trial \"are developed\"; claims that \"victory and glory await us.\" 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tried to see Lynch, finally found him in Brooklyn; feels that everything \"is made right\" with Lynch. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a recent speech made referring to Tyler is unworthy; knows that Tyler is \"a patriot and a gentleman\"; intends to publish something to this effect in his nxt paper. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that, according to custom, a fee is to be collected by the Directory when a new charter is applied for; asks Tyler's opinion as to whether the new laws cancel this old custom or not. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Noticed that McGowan signed a letter with his official title within the Directory; asks Tyler if the names of members of the organization are not to be secret; Mr. Mitchel's lecture \"cut to pieces\" John Omahony's faction; this faction \"has utterly ruined itself.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Has had an interview with Mr. Thomas Whyte, Secretary of the State Directory; refers to the Emigrant Aid Society. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Surprised that the Directory Charter has not reached Tyler yet; receives money very slowly, but has received \"encouraging letters\" from the South and West. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that accommodations \"will be due\" on the 21st; he should remind the Herald that the amount is $300. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Wants to call a meeting of the Supreme Directory and force Mitchell to give an explanation of his traitorous acts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Supreme Directory on the 29th; feels that the conduct of the Secretary [McGowan], is not satisfactory. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of ALS from Dr. Smith, [Boston, Mass], to Dr. McGowan 4 March, 1856, concerning the sending of \"monies\" to the Treasurer. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Predicts that the State Delegates of Virginia will be for Wise; states that Wise is very close to their whole family; his father would be the best but he is out of politics; he will be a valuable asset in the election of Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received a letter from Daniel Edgar Sickles, Secretary of Legation to Mr. Buchanan, that regards Buchanan in much the same way Tyler had in a previous letter; asks Tyler which letter he would rather see printed in the Citizen. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Tyler to forward some enclosed pamphlets concerning the \"Syracuse Convention.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays an editorial written in the Pennsylvanian \"hinting the idea of coalition\"; relays, also, good tidings from Mr. Buchanan; asks if Wise knows James Black of Pittsburg; mentions [William] Bigler; warns that a split may occur in the Democratic Party. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that the Irish faction within the Party was upset at their interpretation of speech in Buchanan made; he has written a letter to the editor of the Citizen informing him that Buchanan's intent was not to \"justify British Gov[ernmen]t in India and Ireland\"; advises him to make a public announcement of that fact to clarify any confusion; warns Buchanan that some men feel that he [JB] \"belongs to them\"; advises buchanan to \"drive 'em away.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Finds Buchanan acceptable as a possible candidate, but feels he will  not get a third of the Irish vote; would not be able to support Pierce \"under any circumstances\"; desires some indication of the association's {IAEA] policy in this matter; disturbed by Messrs. Lumsden and Convoy's failure to respond to him on association business; trusts that Tyler's sister is recoverning from her illness. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Attempted to persuade mr. Charles O'Connel to Col. Saunders to attend the Cincinnati convention as he may \"be of essential service\"; Col. Saunders \"declares for Buchanan\" the Vermont delegates are mostly for Douglass. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Glad to hear that Tyler was in Cincinnati to give a lecture to the \"Robert Emmett Club\"; hopes that Gov. Wise will receive the Presidential nomination from the Cincinnati Convention, which is presently meeting; worries taht Buchanan is too fond of Great Britain; also, Lumsden does not want another Northern man; he feels that the North has exploited the South and is not holding up to the American Constitution. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that Bright supports Buchanan; worried that Douglas friends will support Hunter in an effort to beat Buchanan' but feels that Wise will triumph in Virginia. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Wise was the key to Buchanan's nomination; his father's name was mentioned several times, always in favor, at the Convention. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Cannot go to New York, but wishes McGowan to visit him in Pennsylvania; says the Buchanan did not mean to indicate that Britain was \"tyranical\"; refuses to involve the IAEA in politicial questions. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Endorsement concerning letter from Robert Tyler, to John J. McGowan. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Refutes a charge that Tyler made in a recent letter that McGowan was inplicating the Association in politics; assures Tyler that he was simply relaying the sentiments of club members regarding Buchanan, knowing that Tyler would most likely be interested; the speech Buchanan made has turned Irish sentiment bitterly against himself and Herbert of the Pilot Citizen is using it to turn them away from the Democratic party; claims that the organization can do nothing if a \"know-nothing\" is elected. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for any outbursts in recent letters; has only seen McClenahan once since in New York; Filmore arrived at his house the night before; he is sorry that Filmore allowed himself to be \"humbugged and betrayed by the dark lantern.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is unable \"to go on Sunday night\"; is able to leave on Monday or \"the following Sunday.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is ill and \"confined to the house\"; predicts that \"many men\" will seek Wise's influence in Virginia to help nominate Buchanan; reminds him to be careful of what he says and does especially in relation to M. Buchanan; has heard compliments of Wise's Richmond Ratificiation speech; Judge Douglas will be caught most likely in the \"Squatter Sovereignty\" trap; comments that the issue of slavery in the new territories was \"ignored in Cincinnati,\" and that if it ever arises \"there will be the devil to pay in the Democratic party\"; claims that it is not a matter of principle, but really a matter of politics. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for placing Tyler's letter about Buchanan in the news section; he has written an editorial of his own in favor of Buchanan which he feels will do Buchanan \"[more] good than a partisan article from a personal or political friend\"; claims that Buchanan's speech has done a great deal of harm; reaffirms that he will help the Democratic party in the campaign. 5 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that \"He [Buchanan] distinctly declares himself opposed to squatter sovereignty\"; he says that if elected president, he intends being President; Buchanan also told Tyler that his plans were influenced by him; encloses an article from the Citizen that Wise should have published in a Richmond paper, the editor of the Citizen prefers him [HW] for the Presidency. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"we\" will win this state [Pennsylvania], New Jersey,  and New York; predicts that if we beat the \"nigger worshippers\" bad in this election, the contest in 1860 will be the know-nothing Heresies. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Extract. Claims that the Democratic Party has always guarded the rights of foreigners; explains that Buchanan's farewell speech to England is greatly misunderstood. 3 pp. Cy of AL. Including Nws Cl concerning Democratic Party electors of the fifth ward. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Feels that Wise has misapprehended Buchanan's sentiments towards himself; Tyler knows that Buchanan likes Tyler but also feels strongly that Buchanan likes Wise. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents He and Mr. Edward Kenefeck are traveling to new York; plan on seeing Tyler; the goal of their trip is to collect the thousand dollas owed by the New York club in order to pay \"the trial\" of last January. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests for Tyler some new signs and passwords; informs him that he has been feeling ill; claims that the Herald is \"unprincipled\" and attacks Buchanan in an \"ungentlemanly\" manner. 2 pp. AL. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Would like Tyler to investigate why Lynch never received a reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Navy concerning the voyage of the \"new[?] frigate\" to Ireland; Lynch feels that not only will it be a boon to Irisih Americans and American businessmen, it will also give hope to despairing Ireland. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Received the letter from Tyler approving the signs; claims that Lumsden is disruptuing the association; but believed there is \"the nucleus of a strong association of the right material\" who can hold things together. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Called at Tyler's office a few times, but never reached him; will announce Tyler to speak in his neighborhood on August 20. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the South must pull together with the rest of the country; feels that the Fremont Party will try to dominate the South; suggests taht it is Wise's responsibility to strenthen the South and join it with the North; Tyler claims that Wise's \"actions will make civil war.\" 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Feels that Buchanan will win the election, but is not nearly completely sure of it; believes that if Buchanan loses Pennsylvania he will lose altogether; if he loses, Tyler suggests the South leave the Union and make an alliance with Great Britain. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to speak in H[?]'s district due to illness. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns Wise of the \"political serpents\" who will come down from the North and try to do him mischief; feels that Forney is not a good person for Buchanan to have around himself; suggests Glancey Jones as an able ally. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the election is going smoothly and that Buchanan will be elected \"without doubt\"; reports taht he was upset by the placing of an editorial he wrote on the fourth page of the newspaper; met with the editor, Mr. Fiske, and was promised that it would be corrected; concerned that this act may be part of a scheme against Tyler and Wise to proceed with caution and to avoid any argument with Buchanan and to see him at the \"earliest moment.\" 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"God\" for the victory of Buchanan; claims that it was \"the vote of the South\" that secured it; the faction in the North has excluded Wise from \"their prop-the Pennsylvanian\"; believes that \"they would betray their father.\" 3 pp. ALS. Pritned in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Happy that the North did not come out too strongly as that would have damaged the administration; claims that the \"forney Clique would have succeeded\"; fells that forney and his friends would have brought chaos to the country; believes that Forney is actually being dictated to by a group of men, and they are responsible for the destructive comments on Robert Tyler; postulates that their plan is to \"kill [Wise] off\" and replace him. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Has heard that his brother John is urging Wise to suggest Robert's name to Mr. Buchanan for a cambinet position; Tyler will not accept a positionl although Tyler likes Buchanan, he warns Wise to guard his [HW] honor and secure \"Southern rights.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCyof the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a report on the dangers confronting the South and his views on the best way to deal with them; would like Wise to publosh the report in as many Southern papers as possible; suggests that it be read in the Convention; claims that where the Contest of 1860 is concerned, Wise is the \"only man living who can make the slightest impression upon the North.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler will not \"stand in the way\" of any favors Buchanan may bestow upon him, even if they include Forney; suggests that Col. Bigler is not happy with Wise; has seen Buchanan, who was kind, but feels he is too \"thick\" with Forney. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Reports that a man called \"Senex\" claiming to be Wise's friend, came to see himl Tyler put him through a test to be sure of his intentions; believes him to be under the control of Forney and his friends; pleads with Wise to keep \"Senex\" from any more recognition in the Richmond Enquirer. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Had an itnerview with Mr. Buchanan whod esired to talk about Governor Floyd; advised Buchanan to talk to Wise about the matter; warns him to keep a \"sharp eye\" on the situation regarding Buchanan's cabinet; claims that Forney will \"use his influence in Pa.\" against Wise. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just visited with Buchanan; claims that Wise is Buchanan's \"favorite\" of anyone; reports that Buchanan is troubled in deciding who would be the right man for Secretary of State; refers to Cobb as a possible solution; claims that Forney will do Wise damage; Tyler feels that he and Wise are very close. 6 pp. AL.","Speech concerning Philadelphia Democrats. 6pp. ADf.","Endorsement of letter from Michael Dohaney, New York. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Feels that the Democrats are \"losing time\"; feels that their opponents are the \"pro-slavery party\", but feels that the task now is to \"show the hollowness and heartlessness\" of their argument; claims that Irish and German voters are becoming more \"rational\" and will vote against the Democrats out of a dislike for slavery. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Buchanan to tell him to do anything he would like to do; informs Buchanan that a feud between him [RT] and Forney is inevetable and that he finds Forney's conduct \"very ungenerous\"; claims that Forney has no right to attempt senatorial advances under Buchanan auspices. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","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.","Scope and Contents Has surveyed public opinion and found it to be in favor of Joseph R. Chandler for Catholic Representation abroad; a delay in this matter of six months would be \"preferred.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Content concerning the annual Fourth of July meeting of the State Democratic Party at Independence Hall. 1 p. NwsCl.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if \"barely possible\"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Has been told by Mr. Westcott that Buchanan plans to \"sustain\" Gov. Walker; does not know what \"sustain\" intends, but he hopes Buchanan will do nothing to alter his present Kansas policy; Tyler grows increasingly \"against the good faith of Governor Walker\"; claims that if Buchanan were to involve himself in Waker's attempts at the Senate, his image would be injured no matter what the outcome; informs Buchanan that Mr. Van Dyke will be visiting him soon. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Claims that the people are \"tired of the Kansas agitation\"; feels that Buchanan should persuade Walker to his policy soon or dismiss him; believes there will be less danger in dismissing him that leaving the question open. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that Governor Packer would like to see him; claims that any man who tried to interfere with the Constitutional Convention of 21 December would be crushed by the South; believed strongly that there \"could be and should be no Civil War.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Speaks of a meeting held \"last evening\"; claims that Mr. Bright gave a good speech; will be glad to relay more to Buchanan face to face. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Refers to Gov. Wise's \"extraordinary letter\" and claims that Wise can be \"formidable\" when he opposes something; stresses to Buchanan that he always tried to keep Wise in line with the Administration; claims taht he, Tyler, is for the Administration and is ready for a fight; feels taht Buchanan can \"whip them all\" and points out that Buchanan has the greater portion of the Democratic Party supporting him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that he has been offered the clerkship of the U.S. District court which has decided to decline; wishes to emphasize taht while he is honored by the good sentiments about him given by his riends to the President, he has not authorized any of them to place him as an applicant for any position \"at [Buchanan's] hands\"; reports that the Municipal Election has gone \"heavily against\" them, but that it has nothing to do with national politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Predicts that although the chances are slim, Landys and Phillips may succeed; claims that the county ticket does not look to be in such good shape; reports that Douglass is not faring well in Illinois; intimates to Buchanan that he[RT] feels that the administration is a \"nobel [sic] one.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's friends can raise enough funds to buy a newspaper; claims that Buchanan's \"Filibuster Resolution\" is \"right\"; does not believe that the Catholic of foreign vote will leave the Democratic Party. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the Democratic Party can rally itself; feels that Governor Wise is beign \"taken in\" by men who are not really concerned about him; thinks that Buchanan should reconciliate with Wise, and then he will definitely obtain Virginia's support. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that Buchanan has been \"unanimously\" endorsed by the State Convention; claims that Senator Benton made a \"shameful and most ridiculous\" speech at Tammany Hall. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Wise will not gain the nomination at the Charleston Convention; feels that the South should endorse Buchanan, even though he does not wish to be a candidate. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts Buchana's invitation and is leaving for Washington soon; claims that Buchanan's name \"would prove stronger\" in Pennsylvania than any other. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will get more delegates than any opposition; claims that he [RT] has many from the American Portion of the Party as well as from the German and Irish portions. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Johnston for his letter, and pledges to serve him; claims that Old [John} Brown should be hung; feels strongly that the South must move away from some of its \"atrocious doctrines.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that a comment he gave to the Editor of the Pennsylvanian has been altered and that the published form is not \"satisfactory\" to him; believes that a Democratic President will be elected; warns that the Southern States should move ahead with caution. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that he has told Buchanan to consult Wise on matters concerning Gov. Floyd and Virginia; advised Buchana to keep Wise \"with him\" under all circumstances; feels that things are well now with Forney, but was concerned about him; asks what Wise thinks about J. Walker as a possible Secreatary of State. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Confederate fifty cent note, signed by Robert Tyler, 1 p. PM.","1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Reports to her that he can find none of his father's papers regarding Mr. Webster; claims, however, that his father had worked closely with Mr. Webster on the \"Ashburton negotiation: and always had much 'admiration' for Mr. Webster\"; is sorrofwul that his father's papers have been stroyed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","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.","Is worried about the actions of the U.S. District Court; claims that in the supposed \"Ku Klux cases\" Judge Busteed is acting without respect for the law and exerting his power to have innocent people sentenced; feels that the Judge is being entirely too militaristic; reports to Tyler that a Mr. Brickell, representing the whole community, confronted the Judge with a charge of the same; Love believes that he and Bruckwell will be indicted for \"conspiracy to intimidate\" a government official; informs Tyler that he may show the letter to his friends and is welcome to publish the facts of the letter. 7 pp. ALS.","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.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that W.H. Polk will be in New York the following evening; urges Gardiner, Graham and other friends to see him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Herald brings news that [the barn burners?] have been been defeated.; he hears also that the Tammany Ball was a \"Tyler affair,\" but he did not receive an invitation; would like him to make an inquiry about it; asks again if Beeman has been removed; believes that all the men connected with him are in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that he will be in New York on Friday; encloses a newspaper containing an address he gave to the Grennomes[?]; would like for Gardiner to have it published. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if he has heard anything regarding Audubon's expeditions to California; Tyler is considering going himself or sending Mr. Holland to San Francisco \"to seek [their] fortunes\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that although it is a tight contest, Porter has little chance of obtaining the judgeshipl believes that Gov. Packer is \"nervous\" that Buchanan is suspicious of him; reports that the Senate Committee is behind Buchanan in the \"Fillibustering Question.\" 1 p. Two TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an article from the Pennsylvanian. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if Termis[?] is the right man as surveyor; would like him [AG] to send him to Washington if he is; Tyle claims that he is on good terms with Termis[?]. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"6 or 7 hunderd dollars\" are due to Mr. Cooper as salary back pay; talks of financial difficulties; thanks Gardiner for his last letter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has receive the check for $741.6 1/4 and will attend to his matter \"with pleasure\"; feels that Buchanan will surely obtain the nomination. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Points out what a poor writer he is; expresses hope that his family is well; he received a letter from the \"ex-Functionary\" whom he finds \"lively as a cricket\"; wishes that Dudly Felow had been elected Mayor. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the court \"detains\" him from being in New York Saturday; encloses something from the Times; claims that Wilton[?] has \"killed\" Charlie Ingersall and he is \"glad.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks himfor handling the matter concerning Mr. Cooper; claims that he can request no favors from Polk nor Walker; feels that Judge Nelson is \"bound in honor\" to ensure that Gardiner prospers in business; believes that [Polk and Walker?] will cheat him if they can; predicts that Calhoun is their man now; asks him to send the article about the President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just received the pamphlets and will distribute them \"as far as practicable\"; feels that his repeal movement was successful; he has had an \"immense\" meeting, feels as though he has \"choked off\" all his enemies. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. Frag.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if he [BS] will loan him money to give Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has sent the letter to the President and that they contain 225 signatures; Tyler is seeking the pamphlet in the Van Buren question from Gardiner; claims that this is all for his father who has been defied by several men. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just returned from Washington; commits himself to Thompson; claims that the Senate will reject Suydam; proposes that if they do, Collins should fill the vacancy. 1 p. ALS. Including NwsCl of letter from Robert Tyler, 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler possesses intelligence, from \"pretty high authority\" in Washington that he might be able to obtain the [chargeship?] in Rome; wonders if Judge Milson would write a letter of recommendation for him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants Gardiner to see him on his way back to New York as there are many things of \"vast importance\" about which they should disuss; reports that Broderick wants the Secretary of Terasurey to act in his behalf; Tyler feels that this is an extremely important matter and thinks that the President should be informed of it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"Hoffman's place\" is not important to them; both the \"Cass [?] paper\" and the \"Delaware paper\" have Graham formed as President; feels that Stillwell is not \"worth his salt and bread.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents VanNess [?] informed Tyler that Kelley claims he had been offered a bribe from Gardiner; reports that Hoffman feels that Gardiner's conduct was not improper; does not consider VanNess a \"man of honor.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something indicate to Gardiner that there needs to be an explanation of Mr. Polk's policy; claims that if Mr. Polk has war he is responsible for the calamity. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Gardiner to take care of the matter concerning the Aurora newspaper in the way he feels most appropriate; believes there is a diversity of opinion concerning the matter, but trusts that Gardiner knows what to do. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler questions why Beeman was appointed to the New York Corrections House; wants him to try and have it investigated.","Scope and Contents Insists that Gardiner remove Mr. Beeman immediately; Tyler claims that Beeman's appointment was the work of villains; wants Gardiner to see that James Bigler is appointed; warns him to beware of all possible \"Cass\" men. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Admits that there are problems with the arrangements of the Aurora; warns Gardiner not to trust Graham. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is \"shocked\" by what Gardiner has told him about Beeman; claims that it only proves that VanNess is \"treacherous\"; believes that VanNess is responsible for a letter in the New York Herald that was \"abusive\" to the President; feels that in the Aurora matter Gardiner's undle should be appointed, but if it can't be him, recommends Mr. Cooper. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Was embarrassed by the favorable remarks made about him in public; continues to explain why he is not famous; claims that his membership in the \"Society\" is \"gratifying\"; feels that the Society is \"nobler\" than any other in the land. 4 pp. Df.","In this case he is the defending attorney for John and Michael Castillo, accused of assault and battery; Tyler presents a detailed account of the trial; complains that the case has been misrepresented. 2 pp. Df.","Draft of a speech; missing first two pages; concerns a treaty; Tyler does not feel that the treaty should have stipulation; refers to the Ottoman territory; stands against the old motto that \"might makes right\"; missing pages four and five; defends the President against attacks that he has given out appointments to unworthy recipients.  Df.","Scope and Contents Claims that he is not involved in present agitations toward Forney in Virginia or elsewhere; feels that if too many men crowd the President eventually \"envy and jealousy\" will arise. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Page 1 missing]; encloses a letter written to Committee of Stark County, Ohio he would like for Wise to have published in a Richmond paper; reports that Mr. McClenahan, the editor of the Citizen prefers \"Wise over anyone else for the Presidency\"; claims that all the various opposing factions are rallying together. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Crossman to \"comply\" with [?] in all \"business corrections.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Referring to other forms government in comparison to that of the U.S.; feels that an \"Almighty Providence\" granted the American Constitution; believes that nature has provided for the commercial success of the American Continent; puts forth the notion that U.S. borders should extend straight across to the pacific; declares that the American government provides many advantages to its people; speculates on the future of the country. 21 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning foreign relations with Great Britain; refers to the \"unhappy\" people of England; claims that they are eing goverened by an oppressive group of people; believes that the same situation is developing in South Africa. 13 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning the Presidential Administration; enumerates the constitutional duties of the President and adds that he has other \"unwritten\" duties. 18 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Refers to the infringements of colonists' rights by Lord North; explains that liberties have always been granted in Virginia; feels Virginia has held up to its promise of \"representative\" government. 16 pp. Df.","Concerning the early relationship between the United States and Great Britain; traces the development of England; claims that Americans are fortunate to be the descendants of such an ancient and great country. 8 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech claiming that the early statesman would be still crying out today if they were alive; feels that everyone should be involved in the institutions of the state; just as those men were. 2 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech concerning the develpment of the Virginia Colony; claims that Virginia has the oldest representative government; feels that each man came to Virginia knowing his civil rights; and that is why Virginia wa so successful. 6 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Reports of John Tyler's accident; feels that Livingston administered the estate decently; claims that any billing and ordering problems are the result of the Post Office and would like [?] to put those problems in the past. 2 pp. AL.","Scope and Contents Explains what rights Americans have and why they have them; explains how these righs affect the accused; claims that the charged was not legally made; reminds the jury that it is the \"agent of the law\"; includes another address concerning the District Attorney and his case against the defendant. 16 pp. AMs.","Resolved that each collector is authorized to collect thirty dollars. 1 p. ADS.","2 pp. AMs.","2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Mary Fairlee Cooper to Cadet James Farlie Cooper,Discusses a funeral and mourning; has \"nothing...to write about home\"; discusses friends and associates. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the illness which confines her to bed and the treatment she is getting; hopes that he could use his training at West Point to make her mobile; discusses her husband and his work. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her son at great length for not having written home often enough; hopes that he will be advanced to the next level of study soon, since he has the ability but lacks the \"industry\"; she is now in New York for the winter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that he is \"an ungrateful wretch\" for not having written to her; discusses several romances; news of friends and family; discusses a financial matter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Invites Mrs. Madison and Miss Legare [?] to a children's party in honor of her [EPCT] daughter Mary; notes that because Miss Legare is no longer in mourning she may also wish to attend; also invites Miss Legare's nieces. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is in Newark for a week; has just returned from the South; hopes the \"change in air\" will cure Lorrie [?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets having to leave father John Tyler as she is not sure when she will see him again; informs them that she genuinely likes their brother; she opes that he, Julia, and Margaret will hold together throughout the ordeal [the death of their father]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for cake, champagne and other \"goodies\" from the President's wedding; fears that she has already been \"forgotten\" as the White House Hostess; claims that the weather in Washington is \"intensely warm\"; reports that [Robert] Tyler is \"quite a student\" and is always in his office; intends to send the children to Fire Island, New York where it is cooler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [First page missing]; Reports that Letty had a \"nice\" visit in Williamsburg; sends her love to father John Tyler; hopes that they will visit soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear about the death of Mrs. Tyler's sister, reminds her that she [JGT] is welcome at her [EPCT] house; wonders how Mrs. Gardiner is taking the news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that Mr. Tyler will decline the \"mission\" to Switzerland if Mr. Buchanan offers it to him, if he took it, they could live more cheaply and the children would receive a good education; explains that Tyler would never leave the \"din and fury of party poltics.\" 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Relates news of Mrs. Gardiner's father's family; reports that Robert Tyler has been forced to leave Pennsylvania for fear of the populace's war sentiments; indicates that they will most likely go to Virginia; declares that the \"state\" of the country is \"indeed terrible.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Priscilla will be \"happy\" to answer any of Mrs. Mack's questions; Priscilla considers herself \"dead and buried\" now; indicates that she does not like the South; claims that the \"Negroes are all violent politicians\"; she dreads the next election. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends her condolences on the death of Julia's daughter, Julia; her \"whole heart aches\" for Julia; desires more news concerning the \"terrible blow.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Includes discussions of Robert's son Allan's withdrawl from [the College of] William and Mary, the dedication of a Tyler monument in Richmond, and the death of [L.G.] Tyler's wife Anne. 4 items.","Correspondence includes discussions of membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and family genealogy. 2 items.","Including NwsCl about Goodwyn; discussions of Robert's attempts to secure a position in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and information of Tyler family history. 5 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy and history, news of her husband Albert (especially his involvement with the United Confederate Veterans); discussions of the Civil War and the South. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Requests any files Mr. Goodwyn mayhave concerning Robert E. Lee. 1 pp. TCYs.","Correspondence includes discussion on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Including discussions mostly on family history, including Thomas B. Scott, son of Grace Tyler Scott. 4 items.","Correspondence concerning family history and the South. 6 items.","Includes discussions of family visits, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Tylers' two youngest sons.","Scope and Contents Includes fiscussions of the dedication of the \"Tyler monument,\" Virginia, family letters, a letter of John Tyler's to the Emperor of China, and the Tyler family. 3 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy, Elizabeth's daughter's choice of which college to attend, and family news. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Returns \"Marshall's Tract No. 2\"; reports that the President John Tyler was \"glad to see\" that it was published. 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler feels that the south can only \"find salvation\" in secession; claims that Mr. Ritchie is \"falsifying\" facts in the North; believes that all in the North are abolitionists; thinks the only hope for unity is if the North will give up abolition. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Mr. Bright's \"interposition with\" the Governor of Inidiana on the issue of a commission to \"take acknowledgements of deeds\"; informs Brown that Bright replied that he did not correspond with Gov. Wright and refers Tyler to Brown; give his brother's regards. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that Robert Tyler is interested in the event [?] of the 9th, Robert Tyler would like to contribute but he is not sure what form the event should take; Robert wishes to present the idea to Mr. O'Brien and see what he thinks. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends letter to Wise stating what he thinks is Wise's position; states that he is for Buchana first. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that Robert Tyler is a Buchana man \"first and last\"; John however, feels that cass and Buchanan will \"eat each other up\" and he will be forced to find an alternative; predicts that New York will support Marcy before Buchanan as well as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama; believes that this will prevent the nomination of Cass; remarks that he will support whomever Robert and Wise choose. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something of interest from the \"New York Atlas\"; inquires if it meets his \"present policy\" to have the article republished in Pennsylvania; feels taht Robert Tyler is the \"best\" man for Wise in Philadelphia; reports that Robert has a great deal of influence in the Democratic Party. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will be \"brought into\" the State Department by Pierce; claims that Southerners should demand that this be true; also feels that Wise should be brought to the War or Navy Department; feels that Wise can be elected to the Governorship of Virginia after that, and then the Presidency; claims that Douglas is \"dead forever\"; predicts that the next struggle will be between the South and the Northwest. 3pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays a rumor that John W. Forney might receive the government printing contract; he is worried about this prospect as he feels Forney is not to be trusted, especially by the South; feels that Forney should not be reelected as Clerk [of the Congress]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses the \"returns just announced: and reminds Wise that they are just as he had predicted; believes that the fight for the State Department will be between Cass and Buchanan; warns Wise that should he get into the cabinet he should beware of the other men in it. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions whether he can trust Mr. Orr or Collins; resigns himself to supporting huston for the cabinet if that is truly what Wise desires; believes Buchanan has already accepted the position in the State Department. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents He is glad to ahve been remembered by [?]; reports news of \"Sherwood [Forest]\" and \"regrets to say\" that it has been affected by the Army; makes references to the \"Negroes\" there; claims that the Union will be destroyed as a result of its own \"greed of power and dominion\"; thinks a treaty can be worked out if the North would cooperate. 2 pp. Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that he still owes P.K. White $11.00 for \"footing boots\"; encloses the bill and requests Tyler to acknowlede it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the latst he knew, Mrs. [?] Tyler's address was St. James Hotel, New York. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she will forgive him for not writing for he has suffered great misfortune; reports taht he is on his way home from a centennial celebration in Philadelphia; plans to visit her on the way back to Tallahassee. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President has offered his name to Congress for the position of the Postmaster in Jacksonville; wishes for [?] to drum up support for the confirmation among \"Virginia and other Democratic Senators.\" 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Published in The Daily Nation; concerns the National administration and ideas for the settlement of the South. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Fears that a new sectional problem will arise if Northerners do not quit movign to the South and pushing the Negroes off the land; believes President Hayesmay be able to \"avert\" the problem if he works carefully to build a \"National Party\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns political situation of the [Buchanan] administration. 8 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Sends documents, letters, and photographs of his grandfather and other ancestors; wishes Lyon \"success\" with the book he is planning to publish. 2 pp. ALS. Including an invitation to an \"Oyster and Supper Hop\" at the Howard's Hotel in Jerusalem [?], on December, 31. 1878","Especially concerning Shands' candidacy for Superintendent of Schools in Southhampton County, and his son, William's attempt to obtain an appointment to the Naval Academy. 6 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on Lyon G. Tyler's health, and news of the family. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions of Lyon G. Tyler's potrait, and family history. 7 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond and an article about a clock which was a Tyler family heirloom.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"Letty\" for her letter of sympathy; recounts the last hours he shared with his now departed father; reports that his mother is bearing the \"affliction wonderfully well.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including mostly correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Lyon's marriage to Anne Tucker, John Tyler [the President], family history, the William and Mary Quarterly, and investments in Cuba. 26 items.","Article concerning Letitia Tyler Semple and her years of residence at the Louise Home. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of Letitia Tyler Semple, especially with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Letitia's ill health and a miniature portrait of John Tyler. 5 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Robert E. Lee will sail soon and if she desires to be on board she must arrange it soon; informs her that he may visit; claims that Bragg's success in battle may not be all it seems. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Claims that General Lawton will settle the \"Horse and Oats\" issue; informs that Willie Waller will marry Jennie Howell [a sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis] on the following Thursday; also, indicates that Gracie Tyler [Robert's daughter] is to be married soon; reports that the weather is \"delightful\" and the farmers are taking advantage of it. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Believes that his letters have not been reaching her and hopes he has remedied this; will facuilitate her request to distribute money to Willie Clopton as soon as he receives further instructions; feels that \"trouble is brewing\" in Charles City; reports that \"Averill's Raid\" in S.W. Virginia has greatly disgressed him; informs her that Chalrleston will not be \"taken and should withstand any attacks; inquires after \"little Julia,\" [Julia Spencer]. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"Gardie\" suffered an \"attack of auge and fever\" but is currently doing better; does not believe that \"Sherwood Forest\" has endured more \"damage\"; feels that his family is safe; warns her not to return to \"Sherwood Forest\" yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that news of \"Sherwood\" is \"unpleasant\"; reports that Babcock [?] is the only person there; informs that John C. and Maria are \"staying at C's\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Desires to see Julia [Spencer] as he has heard she is growing quickly; reports that he will keep Alex with himself until he [Alex] enters Lexington College; does not feel that her application [?] will be accepted; indicated that Maria [?] will not succeed in her attempts to secure \"Sherwood\"; warns her against being lured by the \"Feds\" into visiting \"Sherwood\"; reports that he will house and care for Alex; promises that he will keep her informed of Gardie. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that Alex plans to go to Washington College; comments on the slim chance of securing an appointment as midshipman for Alex; denounces Maria's [?] plan to take possession of \"Sherwood\"; feels unsire of Alex's financial wisdom; remarks on the complicated manner in which Mrs. Tyler should transfer funds to Alex; reports that Robert, Pris[cilla], and children are safe; wishes to secure \"Fairy Queen\" [a mare]; reports the inflation of costs in his area. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has heard from Gardie and notes that he is in \"fine spirits\"; reports also that Alex is at Washington College; remarks on his family, John C. and Maria; admits that Alex could not find the desired papers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the activities of Alex and Gardie; reports that recent employment of John Gale; happily informs her that Robert and his family are well; Tazwell and Nannie had a son recently. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a picture of Gardie; hopes that soon he will have carried out her instructions per Alex; reports that Robert and his family are well, and that the same is true for his [JAS] own family. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that he has received communication from her and is delighted; reports that he will send a lock of Gardie's hair so that a portrait may be made; remarks that he will only move her possessions under her direction; recapitulates Dr. Selden's death; proposes that very few of her letters are reaching them [JAS, Alex, and Gardie] and asks her to write more often. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that Gardie is \"much concerned\" about silver and feels that it would be safer in a warehouse than in the bank; continues to work on Alex's midshipman appointment; hears nothing from Charles City; wishes to hear from her more frequently; reports that his health is good. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that his health is improving; indicates that he may be in New York soon; warns that there is the possibility of his arrest as all quarter masters are being captured; notes that Mrs. Davis is in satisfactory condition; sympathizes with Julia on the issue of her lawsuit against her brothr; fears that he cannot receive her mail since he is hiding out. 2 pp. TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests directions to her location on Staten Island; inquires about Gardie and Alex; proposes that he will go either to Canada or Philadelphia; desires that his whereabouts be kept confidential. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions preparations in case of his death, the death of Julia Tyler Spencer, news of the family, death of Robert Tyler, and a proposed visit to \"Sherwood Forest\", Charles City County, Va. 10 items.","Scope and Contents Reports of his exploits at a skating rink on New Year's Day; is \"dissapointed\" that he has not received word from her. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Delightedly\" welcomes Alex's letter as well as hers; considers Mr. Campbell [?] a \"blockhead\"; reports taht his health is improving; feels that Gardie and Alex will both succeed on their chosen paths of life; indicates that Mrs. James M. Mason will soon be staying with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he and Julia [Spencer] have arrived in Halifax \"safe and sound\"; indicates taht he has spoken with the Archbishop and has \"entered\" Julia's name as a student at the Convent; notes that he has met up with his military cronies, Col. Wood and captain Wilkinson; does not believe that Julia will have any trouble settling in at the Convent; confides that Julia is quite enchanted with the Army and was deligted to meet a \"West Pointer\" on the voyage; notes that Halifax is not a lively town. 1 p TCy of ALS.","Regrets that he could not attends a dinner with the Archbishop because of his health; reports however, that the Archbishop visited him this morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he must leave Halifax in order to repair his health; indicates that  her failure to visit him delayed his departure; requests some photographs of herself; \"longs\" to see her. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on man's adoration for woman as he grows to know her better; delights in believing she returns the same feelings he gives to her; considers her the most beautiful woman on earth; wishes her \"all joy \u0026 happiness\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Abhors the \"notice\" of the \"decision\" and plans to have it broadcast in Southern newspapers; requests that she bring him \"his package\"; complains that he suffers from \"various diseases\"; reveals a visit from a friend \"of the late CSN [Confederate States Navy].\" 1 p TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Grumbles over her treatment of his \"package\"; regrets that she is ill; remarks that their relationship is not as he planned; gladly notes that he has heard from Gardie. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Indicates taht he has not been well, but will still make a voyage to Savannah; alludes to the proper care for Alex and Gardie; reports that he has a letter in her handwriting which he is not altogether sure is for himself; remarks on his conception of their relationshop; comments on some errands he would like her to accomplish for him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he did not put off his trip a few days as he experienced fainting spells on the voyage; believes he must return immediately to the milder climate of New York; indicates that he needs to borrow money from her as his funds are being held by the government; hopes that the \"decision\" will be turned by \"Judge R.\" in Julia's favor; wishes that she collect his things from the St. Julien [where he was living] 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes he will \"get out\" of the \"row\" he is in; despairs that his \"wife\" is an \"Eduationalist\"; worries that he has been misrepresented to Julia's children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that his voyage was not an easy one as he met with many accidents and delays; feels that the wealthy Southerners he has met in Canada should be home helping their less fortunate bretheren; reports a day of rouring with a young bride, Mrs. Withers; speaks of a friend who fought in the Crimean War. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes she would come to see him; desires to get out of business honorably and in good financial situation; complains of a sore throat; reports that he will see her soon; suffers \"disturbed\" nerves; proposes that \"Birdie[?]\" is in the best care. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the unexpectedness of Semple's letter; regrets that he has been \"ruined\" by the war; requests Semple to sell the deeds to his [JBR] land since he will not be capable of repaying Semple's loans; considers suicide; congratulates Semple's acceptance of the \"Constitutional Amendment\"; indicates that his Southern relatives are very poor off; does not desire that Semple reply. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a clipping from the \"Sunday paper\" concerning poetry; worries over the content of \"G.S.W's\" letters. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires after Rittenhouse's ownership of some Texas land. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires of where to send mail to Semple; reports that his [JBR] nephew saw Semple in New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wonders why he does not \"hear\" from Semplel comments on their business dealings; encloses information on Texas lands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets taht he cannot take her advice; speaks of his afflictions as burdens he must bear; repoprts that he will write Alex; comments that he is recovering from jaundice. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has been requested to use his \"influence\" in Alabama to help \"Robert\" be elected to Adjutant General and Inspector General; confides that the price of land has dropped considerably in Virginia; reports also of some racial tensions in Virginia and the death of Robert McCandlish's daughter; remarks that to \"feud\" between his family and another continues in Georgia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs Semple that he [JBR] is transferring the Texas lands to Semple; includes copy of a letter from his [JBR] lawyer in Texas. 1 p TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Bequeaths his land in Texas to \"Perlie\" Tyler; witnessed by Ralph Dayton. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests to visit Castleton on \"Wednesday\"; wishes to discuss business matters. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers detailed summation of the touring of his life; comments on his old friends Bishop E. [?], Judge Dagan [?], and Captain Bill Womack; wishes to author of this letter to remain anonymous.TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Contains accounts of John Tyler the President in his later political life; reports that he is taking care of Julie Spencer; would like to hear from Julia more often; reveals a passage from \"the Diary\" which comments on Julia's abolity to live \"within enemy lines\" in New York. 2 pp. TCy of Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions of Semple's trips to the Deep South (Especially Ga. and La.); Semple's failing health, the \"March trial\" [?], Julia's children; James and Julia's relationship, his wife Letitia and her exploits, ex-Cofederates and their new life-styles, constant \"rows\" in which Semple is engaged, a possible lawsuit by Letitica Semple against Julia G. Tyler regarding possession of family portraits, and Julia's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Includes discussion on the possiblity of Semple moving to Japan, the state of families in Richmond, the lack of cooperation in teh South, the \"demoralization\" of the war, Semple's ill health, \"the war of the races\" which semple believes will occur soon, Julia's financial situation, Julia's children, Semple's many excursions and travels, the \"destitution\" of the South.","Including discussion on the unveiling the Tyler monument at Hollywood Cemetery.","Correspondence includes discussions on family history and the unveliling the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes Discussions on family heirlooms, Bessie's \"destitute\" financial state, the destruction of a family heirloom.","Alice Tyler Denison, Bessie Denison Allen Williams, Tazewell Tyler, Annie Bridges Tyler, Martha Trent Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on William G. Waller's daughter Jenny and a portrait of John Tyler, the President. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Entitled Conundrums for Miss Tyler, 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Especially with Annie Tucker Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, includes discussions of the Tyler family, Bessie's health, and a clock that has been passed down through the family. 9 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that Louisa [?] has visited William Tyler's farm and returned with fruit and vegetables to preserve; inquires if Julia would like him to preserve some grapes for her; hears rumor that sister Alice might be married soon and expresses his sentiments as to whom she should not marry; adds a postscript to his father indicating that the livestock are not healthy. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers his congratulations for the \"momentus event\" that recently took place and explains that he could not have left the seminary to attend; feels confident that everyone at \"Sherwood Forest\" is enjoying his or herself. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Gen. Burnsude had made a headquarters in the area surrounding \"sherwood Forest\"; explains that she is an \"entire cripple\" now; indicates that there is a lack of communications throughout the state; inquires if she might soend some time with Mrs. Tyler. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on \"Nannie's\" financia state, Tazewell's exploits in California, Nannie's plans to join Tazewell; Julia Tyler Spencer's untimely death. 5 items.","Including discussions on family genealogy and history, the William and Mary Quarterly, the \"Old Dominion,\" and Lyon's death. 24 items.","Correspondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.","Scope and Contents Complains about the bad weather; describes a new pink hat; asks for a new muslin dress and new capesl describes the other girls, the meals, and the lessons at Madam Shegaray's [sic] [Chagary] school. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes clothes being made for her daighter; chastises her daughter for wearing her \"hair braided with bows\"; tells her daughter to makr her nightgowns and handkercheifs before they go to be washed. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the progress of capes and \"neckercheifs\" being made for her; discusses the other chuldren and family matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Gives news of East Hampton; wories that Julia has lost interest in school; gives advice on appearance and deportment. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has been sick with \"dissentary\"; looks forward to a visit from \"Pa\"; discusses plans for summer. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that she is writing because their mother is too busy with company (Judge Edwards); discusses the alteration of a hat; gives news of the family; discusses mutual friends and neighbors. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail numerous items of clothing that she would like made; discusses relatives and friends that she visited. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear that JG has been sick, reports of a scarlet fever outbreak; reports on the activites of family and friends. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the new fashions in the city and describes Broadway as a \"moving mass of gaily dressed ladies and mustached beaux\"; describes Christmas activities; discusses books, plays, and poetry. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Pleased to have received her letter of 28 December, 1839; tells of severe winter conditions; wishes news from the \"fashionable world.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a \"Fancy Ball\" and an elopement which followed; describes lectures that were \"grand failures\"; discusses Queen Victoria's wedding. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package to her from \"one not a little touched by Cupid's dart,\" Mr. Sherman; tells of social events; sends regards to family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that they have left for Liverpool, England earlier than they planned but are now on board ship in the harbor waiting for enough wind; the traveling plan includes Liverpool, London, and Brighton, England as well as France, Italy, and Germany. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Welcomes her back to America from her trip to Europe; school news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents New Year's greetings; curious of social news; sends school news; New York political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Regrets having missed her in New York; longs for her to write; asks her to speak with the President John Tyler about appointing his [JJB] brother-in-law, Judge Oakley, to the Supreme Court. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sees her as \"the most fascinating and lovely creature that existed on earth\"; realizes his aspiration for her affections are unattainable; hopes to be remembered as a friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alludes to the romance between President John Tyler and herself; does not approve of her \"petticoat goverment in the affairs of state\"; appeals to her as \"the fountain of influence--the appointing power\" for a position abroad in an embassy where he could \"enjouy a great deal of dignity and honor, with plenty of money and nothing on earth to do\"; will use his influence against Tyler if he does not get a position; social news; likes the idea of the new machine--an \"awrial car\"; calls her sister a prude. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates his affections, yet cannot return them; hopes to maintain a friendship with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; regards to the President; desires a visit from her. 2 pp. TCy fo ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her brother Alexander has been sick; relays her mother's warning against going to the city in August, \"the hottest month of the year\"; describes East Hampton. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Relates sadness due to loss of \"Father\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Tells how much Mr. Davis loved Julia and how Julia's father \"cut [insulted] him in the Gallery of the House [of Representatives] when all eyes were directed at them\"; social news; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter of Introduction for Madame Guillet to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Asking them to join her mother and herself for their afternoon drive. 1 p. ANS. Also including a calling card for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel roosevelt. 1 item. P.M.","Scope and Contents Expresses dismay that Julia got wet. 1 p. ANS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Enclosed \"directions\" from Dr. Quinn; tells how the city is full of surprise [about Julia's wedding to the President] and will take weeks to recover; comments of future political appointments; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Juliana Gardiner to Margaret Gardiner Relays the shock of Julia Gardiner's marriage to the President John Tyler; calls upon her for discretion on the matter; family news.","Scope and Contents Relates the astonishment of the city to the news of her marriage to President John Tyler; he has sent an announcement to the evening newspapers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulation on \"consumation of connubial bliss\"; feels that President Tyler has treated him ingentlemanly; hopes for her sake that the President is re-elected because \"she is admirably adored by all\" even thous he \"is violatly opposed to his political sentiments\"; states that the Tyler administration has \"robbed\" him of $160,000 and has left him a pauper; pleads for her assistance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents This was the first opportunity to write since her \"accession\"; tells of her arrival in Washington and the White House; states she is \"quiet posession of the Presidential Mansion\"; tells of the reception at the Executive Mansion and the demolition of the \"famous wedding cake\"; tells Alexander Gardiner not to worry about political appointments. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the advice sent; social news of the White House; states that the President John Tyler fears losing all presidential honors to Julia Gardiner Tyler; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; states that she realized that she now has a son [-in-law] who is the President of the United States; sends regards to the President and to Margaret Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is \"behaving accordingly\" to the role of mistress in the White House' describes the \"spectacle at the White House on the Fourth of July\"; had met with Mrs. [Dolly] Madison the day before; tells of plans of trip to [Old] Point Comfort, Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased with Margaret [Gardiner's] return' thinks that she [JGT] should persuade the President to settle in the North after retiring from the Presidency; tells of local robberies; tells of Alexander Gardiner's visit to Connecticut. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased to receive letters from them daily; regrets hearing of Julia's bad habit [sleeping late?] and that the President must \"insist upon amendment\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of travel to Connecticut; describes a friend's mansion, grounds, and commercial property there; was surprised to find Margaret Gardiner at home. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends advice; tells her to assume \"household duties as well as those of state\" because she \"must be a politician\"; tells of local robberies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the pleasant reception at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, ; describes the accommodations there; social news; describes her first impressions of \"Sherwood Forest\" under construction; tells of her introduction to the plantation slaves as the new \"Missus\"; sends a musical composition of the President to her brother. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the numerous calls on her and gifts to her as First Lady; tells of the President's visits to his former constituents; describes the estate [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and the changes she plans for it; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminiscenses of their youthful friendship; asks to be recommended to friends and family for employment as an \"instructress\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests on behalf of Mary Livingston that she [JGT] persuade the President to see to the postponement of sea duty for Mr. Livingston. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has decided not to marry Mr. Thompson; social/family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; tells of a political gathering planned for that evening; local news; tells how the family has been \"vastly annoyed by office seekers and would-be retainers\". 2 pp TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; discusses the political news concerning President Tyler and the Tyler Party; tells of rude comments made about the President and by Mr. Miller; tells of the death of Westerlo Van Renssalaer. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of mutual friends. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests that a member of the family write to her daily; describes receptions on board the Falmouth, the Pennsylvania, and other ships in the roads; social news; asks for advice on plans for \"Sherwood Forest\"; political news; has been annoyed by those seeking favors. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has deicded not to \"break [her] neck to win\" Mr. T[hompson]; relays the message that Alex Gardiner wishes to be made president Tyler's aide-de-camp. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He understands her inability to write more often; warns her that many are using his and Alexander Gardiner's names in attempting to gain favors from the President; states that he will inform the President in writing personally in any case they are interested in. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of funeral services attended by the President in Norfolk, Va.; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her \"not to believe all that the President says about the honeymoon lasting always\"; relays gossip about the President and his first wife [Letitia Christian Tyler]; discusses mutual acquainances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball which the slaves on the plantation [Sherwood Forest] were having; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the anticipated visit of the President and her; she hopes that the President won't find the visit too unpleasant since they have moved most of their belongings into the coty; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates the arrival of the President; relates humorous story of Col. Livingston's mishaps with a boat; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He was very pleased with a recent address made by the President; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hates the idea of leaving the summer house so early in the season; discusses Mr. and Mrs. Polk; she doesn't see the need for Margaret Gardiner to marry yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; tells how their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] does not want to return to the city; tells of the game brought by David and Alexander Gardiner from a recent hunting trip. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Attempts to clarify some confusion over the political appointment of Samuel Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She was startled by the news of her coming visit since it comes at the same time as Mrs. Rober Tyler's visit; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that Mrs. [Dolley] Madison will not be accompanying her on her upcoming visit' feels that Mrs. Madison is seling \"Montpelier\" because of financial need and that President Tyler would have purchased it if he had not already bought \"Sherwood Forest\"; expects David and Alexander Gardiner to meet her upon her arrival in New York; discusses aspects of obtaining a consulship in Marsailles, France; discusses the possible inheritance of two or three million dollars if certain information is found; wants the new York newspapers to find out that she is coming to town. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a piece of his wife's wedding cake in return for the one that she [JGT] sent to him; wishes to be introduced to her husband, President Tyler; discusses his new wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses a portrait being done by Mr. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a package containing a cap and a note; discusses decorating ideas for the new house; tells how Alex Gardiner has engrossed himself in politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that the President has sent to Italy for a greyhound; describes a promenade with the President; news concerning friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He will attend to the President's request; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses attempts to determine some relationship to a Mac Lachlan estate; news of family friends; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a wedding reception she attended; tells of Virginia Scott's, daughter of Ganeral W. Scott, taking of the veil though Miss Scott was described to her as being \"as mad as a march hare\"; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a list of flower seeds which could be planted at her country residence; asks her to send him her request. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses friends and clothes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests her assistance in finding an appointment in the Customs House for Mr. Hooper; describes Mr. Hooper's attributes. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including post script from John Tyler to Gov. Van Ness delegating the task of finding a position for Mr. Hooper to him.","Scope and Contents Describes a parade for Henry Clay on Broadway in the city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the price, style, and material for curtains to be made for her [JGT]; news of family and friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase of a Rockaway versus a Barouche. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs her that the looking glass maker will not have her mirrors ready until the first of December, 1 p. [on the same page as the previous item] TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the election--\"the people are truly beside themselves\"; feels that with the election \"order will be restored and peace will return to our bosoms once more\"; describes a lecture given by Bishops meade and John Johns of Virginia; will be sending Alice's Tyler dress with General McNeill. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions curtains; she is pleased to have Alexander Gardiner in Washington; political news; she is pleased that Polk won. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carpets, clock, lights, and shades to be purchased for her new house. 1 p. TCY of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents She was not able to find the desired easy chair; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Needs an elegant black hat for the opening of Congress; discusses clothes; tells fo a newspaper article which \"took quite a fling at me [JGT]\"; plans some spectacular social event for the White House; news of Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses hat feathers; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; fashion news; their mother is willing to live in London; all her [JGT] furniture and upholstery is ready to be shipped. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information of freinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visits to her by foreign diginitaries. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends compliments made by the President on a piece written by him [AG]; the President feels that he [AG] \"is destined to be a very distinguished man\"; discusses opening in fireign missions; she is determined to see that h get a foreign appointment. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans a special entertainment for her [MG] upcoming visit; discuss clothes and fashion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses fireplaces and mantels. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on how all of her [JGT] letters ask for favors; the peral necklace she asked for has been purchased. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that some items be brought to her; describes some jet jewelry given her by the President; asks her to tel mother to bring her own maid when she comes for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information on sending furniture to [Sherwood Forest]; asks that the goods be insured. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the social calls made by her that morning; will send the requested riding clothing as soon as possible; she is surprised that she [JGT] could be so \"ungenteel\" as to suppose taht their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] would travel without a maid; wants her to \"send three pairs of shies and four pairs of stockings to replace those worn out by running around\" on errands for her [JGT]; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Seeks her assistance in having Judge Edwards appointed to the Supreme Court; feels taht \"poverty and pride is a trying thing indeed\"; discusses purchases made for her; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she is falling behind in her tasks, especially because of bad headaches; tells of David Gardiner's return from Long island; relates Mr. Ely's happiness in the request to her [JGT]; needs to have a shirt of the President's which fits as to have others made for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the loss of her father; was extremely pleased with her visit to Washington, D.C., and the White House; news of weddings of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the numerous recent visits made to her; political news; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [JGT] relationship with her step-daugher Alice Tyler; encourages her not to have anything to do with criminals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she had seen the President ad her [JGT] \"ugly faces\" at a daguerroetype gallery and feels that decept portraits of them need to be sent; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing and jewlery; inquires from Margaret Gardiner the whereabouts of \"The President's ring\". 2 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses purchases; remarks taht Alex Gardiner was flattered by the President's remkars about him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She feels that she [MG] should prusue Mr. T[hompson?] and not let him get away; wishes to have her guitar and music sent; longs for her canary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it is better he write to her regarding political issue instead of writing directly to the President Tyler; feels that he is the best in New York to advise the President on appointments there; discusses political positions in New York. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Explains that Mr. Carter is ill and they will be kept from \"waiting on the President and Mrs. Tyler...\" 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Tyler look over the papers involved in \"Babes Case\" and try to persuade her husband, President Tyler, in favor of the \"prisoner.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Political news; he feels that \"Mary Garinder deserves a whipping for her obstinacy\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions prince Joesph Napoleon Boneparte, 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. N. Including the names Phoebe Gardiner and Fanny S. Gardiner, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York on the address leaf. 1 p. Also including the toast gien by General Lamar of Texas at the President's dinner party. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on her marriage to the President; describes travels in Italy. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brings to her attention those persons not invited to her ball that should have been; hopes to be \"her obliged and humble servant\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS on the same page requesting several more invitations.","Scope and Contents Finds their separation upsetting; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Surprised to find out that she [JGT] will be entertaining the Supreme Court; inquires about the upcoming departure from the White House; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the quiet activities, reading and embroidery, she has been involved with since her return from a visit to Julia in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a safe arrival in Richmond; travel plans to \"Sherwood Forest.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the aftermath of the President's and her departure from Washington; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling into \"Sherwood Forest\" after leaving the White House; requests taht several other pieces of furniture be purchased for her, as well as a new carriage. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that all the furnishings have arrived; gives some advice on unpacking the mirrors; discusses plans for the summer in East Hampton; discusses their brother Alexander's plans for a clerkship; describes a screen she is embroidering; complains about the necessity of making social calls. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the parlor in \"Sherwood Forest\"; describes in detail the clothing of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\"; social news; describes the gardens. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the distance between them has grown; news of framily and friends; sends a muffin recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a rockaway would be the best type of carriage for the country; recommends that a watchmaker attend to her clock; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the slownewss of the mails; feels that it is not possible to visit before July; inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on Texas; mentions the President's music. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets the distance between them; plans to plant flowers in the garden soon; discusses sociial call. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses dress she is making for her [JGT]; mentions some of the changes in political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes how clock is to be set up; describes design for the gates for \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions furnishing and carriages; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses marriages and engagements of acquaintances; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a horseback ride on the plantation' she is determined not to make social calls to Williamsburg; mentions visit by Dr. Rogers; asks that some new clothing be sent to her; describes her recent dreams. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses socail calls; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her about riding race horses and has \"a thousand anxieties about \" her; social news; inquires if she \"has any white people around\" and if \"all the servants are colored\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mention family correspondence; discusses the Virginian aristocracy and society' assures them that she does not \"feed the chickens\" on the plantation; discusses carpets in detail; mentions the wild flowers that the President Tyler had picked for her in the woods; plans to visit to the North. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clerkship; has no \"local chit chat\" to send; political news; feels they should not keep a carriage due to the expense; mentions summer plans in East Hampton. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends reassurances to be given to her mother that her health is fine and that should she fall ill the President himself would tend to her; plans to return social calls; regrets hearing about having to dispose of a carriage; discusses summer plans; mentions the whereabout of her step-children; social news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests taht he pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the crops; describes the boat at the plantation; feels that he should prusue Miss Wright. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fishing on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been engaged in purchasing her \"spring costume\"; social news; mentions new White House administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses preparations for having a dress made for Alice Tyler, Julia's stepdaughter and sent through Elizabeth Tyler Waller, another stepdaughter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fish and fishing on the plantation; describes their boat, the \"Pocahonatas\"; discusses carriages and saddles; describes the new additions being made to \"Sherwood Forest,\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes fiacee of a mutual friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the prospects of John Tyler, Jr.; reports that John Lorimer Graham has been replaced by [?] Moris; discusses Polk and the Cabinet; discusses the upcoming 1848 Presidental election; reports that President Tyler has been approached and asked to run for the Senate again; reports that \"Tony, Fanny's husband\" has died of cancer; asks for an accounting for all the money she owes; discusses the distribution of 2000 copies of a speech published in the Madisonian; discusses household furnishings. 8 pp. ALS. Including AL from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Julia McLachlan Gardiner, discussing her husband's response to inquiries about the possibility of his running for Governor or for the Senate; disturbed to hear that her brother Alexander was ill; describes the clothing she desires. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Feels strongly that the appointment of Mr. Pickens to the U.S. mission to England is considerably poor judgement; mentions an article about an evening in the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a Virginia \"helter-skelter\" concerning two flower vases from the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses hats; inquires about her views on several political appointments; news of friends and family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. On same page as previous entry.","Scope and Contents States that she has caught a cold; describes, in great detail, a dinner party given at \"Brandon\" by Mrs. William Harrison; feels that recent dinner parties are dull as compared to those given at the White House. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses music; mentions appointments of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; describes Alexander's Gardiner illness. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visit by a strong Tyler advocate, John R. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses carriages. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package of bonnets down to her; expresses her concern of her [JGT] health; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends an invitation for dinner; wishes that she [MFR] be accompanied by her sister and frinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to why she or their mother Juliana McLachlan Gardiner did not accompany Alexander Gardiner to Easthampton; describes dinner party she had given the evening before; mentions having to cancel plans to visit Mrs. George Harrison due to unexpected company; hopes that someone in her family would pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses books and slippers; mentions an interest of the President Tyler in the press; describes the food at a dinner party; discusses clothing. 5 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions friends and family; discusses the recent activities of President Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the evenint spent at the plantation of Mrs. George Harrison, \"Lower Brandon\"; says that the President Tyler feels that she \"was formed to be the admiriation of every one who has taste and wit and the wonder of all others\"; describes the clothes she wishes to be sent to her as soon as possible. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses plans for summer travels to the Virginia Springs and the North; mentions the crops and harvesting at the plantation; discusses the appearance of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; discusses the President's Tyler Clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the value of the harvested crops; describes some minor occurrence on the plantation; discusses carpets; news of friends; mentions the death of President Andrew Jackson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions carpets; discusses travel plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Encourages her to visit the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the summer. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a cisit by the ladies of \"Lower Brandon\"; mentions her wedding anniversary. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes the scene where she and the President [Tyler[ were staying when a hurricane struck, tells how they were able to escape injury; discusses friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York;news of friends; discusses the annexation of Texas. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York; deiscusses the annexation of Texas; discusses the upcoming summer season. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a funeral service for one fo the plantation slaves; discusses clothin; the President Tyler and she plan to go to Richmond to do some shopping; discusses music. 2 pp .TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, 20 July, 1845, from Alexander Gadiner, New York, New York, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner requesting that Julia Gardiner Tyler's bills be sent to him for collection; mentions a fire in the city. 1 p. on the same page as the above. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a copy of a newspaper containing the resolution for annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Williamsburg from which she \"was very anxious to get away\"; mentions a visit to Jamestown, Va.; lists those people she met at Old Point Comfort, Va.; mentions an article about the Tyler Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the finances of the President Tyler and Robert Tyler; tells that John [Tyler, Jr.] \"has forsworn liquor entirely\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; mentions the annexation of Texas; feels that \"[President] Polk is ruining himself.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the reception they received on each step of their travel; describes the people they have met; reports her alarm at hearing of a fire in the new Port; describes the baths; reports that \"Bonaparte from Baltimore\" has the cottage next to theirs. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes their travel plans for the nxt few days and their intended arrival in New York; describes the other guests at various sprigns. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their arrival; discusses the name of her new dog. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Norfolk, Va.; discusses clothing and furnishings in great detail; feels tha the other canary which the President Tyler bought for her treats her other canary \"with utmost contempt.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the name of her dog; sends the desired qualifications for a new housekeeper for \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the financial loss of \"several hundred dollars\" from the death of a young slave who died \"from eating dirt,\"; discusses the garden and furnishings. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes to have a book on etiquette sent to her; mentions a letter by the President Tyler which was to be published; mentions her pet burds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that her correspondence is dull; mentions a dinner party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of visits to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by her step-daughter's cousin, Martha Christian, and John Tyler Jr. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels disdain for New York and its social classes; feels happier where she is now. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carriages and furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of catching a cold at a fair; reports on the health of her greyhound. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; leaves for Shelter Island, New York, in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates a visit from him soon; tells of the activities of the slaves on teh plantation; mentions a visit by Mr. Churchill Semple, a relative of the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes her search for fireplace fenders for \"Sherwood Forest,\" since she \"would not like to have your [JGT] house burnt from any negligence of mine [JMG]\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends details of a shipmnt of \"freight\" to her including \"one housekeeper marked Catherine Wint, one Italian Greyhound marked Le Beau, one box containing fenders\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent the greyhound with mugh regret; mentions Margaret's Gardiner stay in the South; describes an evening concert; discusses hats. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS. [12 November, 1845], from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, to Julia Gardiner Tyler. Concerning the social activity in the city. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Asks that he inform her of anything political or social that he hears of in Washington [D.C.]; mentions single women he might want to become acquainted with. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news and gossip. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not having sent a recipe; news of friends; has decided to \"refuse all invitations this winter under the plea of mourning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses the treatment of the slaves on the plantation; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Ponders whether the fact that the rich and popular Capt. L [?] is jewish makes him intolerable in the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; has enclosed a book on etiquette. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; sends the President's Tyler thanks for some music sent to him; tells of the activities of her new housekeeper, Catherine. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends wishes of a Merry Christmas, reports that at the plantation \"the merriment of the occasion seems confined to the negroes\"; describes some of the holiday food' mentions plans to attend a Naval Ball at Annapolis. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; mentions the \"superior advantages\" of the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Political references. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Much news of family friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, sends part of a recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Conveys her deepest and sincerest sympathy at the tragic loss of her daughter, Mary Fairlee Tyler; sends her prayers and consolations.","Scope and Contents \"Do you know, Juluia, I like 'Sherwood' alone much the best -- 'Forest' seems associated with everything that [is] wild \u0026 uncultivated and remote.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to have received certain music; mentions recent purchases. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social activities and acquaintances; feels that \"President Polk is in no way friendly to the Tyler Party,\"; mentions a bedroom furniture suite for sale. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to whether or not she has heard the \"Julia Waltzes\" composed and dedicated fo her [JGT]; hopes that David Gardiner will be able to find a rich girl to marry; mentions Robert's Tyler depression and the ill health of his daughter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminisces about the past winter they spent in Washington together; reveals the pain she felt at her father's death' discusses news she has received of new York; describes the holiday visitors and festivities; discusses a silver pitcher \"presented by the Ladies of Brasonia [?] County, Texas as a tribute to the ex-President Tyler,\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a visit by Capt. Laughton and portrait of Alic Tyler he finished while there; enclosed a letter from Miss Ritchie of \"Brandon\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses david's Gardiner dancing ability; describes clothing; mentions some confusion in a newspaper article; has received as a gift a new hunting dog; expresses a desire to be sent some novels. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the winter scene of all the sleighs in the streets; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the current first Lady, Mrs. Polk, and her etiquette; has sent the requested cookbooks and novels which she feels \"are light trash\" and \"shallow \u0026 unprofitable reading so far as mental improvement is concerned\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Demanded the return of a handkercheif from the President which was intended for her; describes social calls made. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges the receipt of several books from David Gardiner; mentions a visit to Washington, D.C. by several friends; and tells of a gift of persimmons from the President Tyler. including TCy of ALD to Margaret Gardiner, from Julia Gardiner Tyler, concerning racoon hunting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents News of friends and social calls; discusses clothing; mentions a visit to the circus. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an account of a party given by Mr. [James] Buchanan; mentions the sale of a near-by estate; Mrs. Semple's plans of goiing to Marsailles have been cancelled. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on the difference in climate of the North and South; mentions a purchase to be made. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including extract of another incomplete letter, undated. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the devotion shown to the housekeeper by the farm animals; reports on the well-being of the greyhound; mentions the festivities of a local wedding. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some good reading; inquires about the weather in the South; relays an invitation for a visit by her father to her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a splendid ball and other social engagements. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays the subject of that morning's church sermon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social calls.","Scope and Contents Inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on the statements made by Mr. C[alhoun?] regarding the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler anticipates a \"tide of prosperity\" if peace continues; news about acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was taken by an extremely attractive young man, Mr. B., with \"a fine set of teeth\" and \"a superabundance of glossy, luxuriant hair\"; social news; mentions some political aspects of the Texas annxation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","40 lines long, signed \"Ariel.\" 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase and the poor quality of a portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Worries that her last letter has missed them; discusses an unseasonable snow storm; discusses money owed; reports that one of her birds has died. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a surprise snow; has found a new companion for her canary; discusses whether or not a certain handsome, young man, Mr. B., has adequate fortunes to go with his good looks. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her dinner guest for the following evening, including Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison; expresses her concern for a certain portrait; inquires as to whether or not the President's Tyler birthday was celebrated. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler suggested that they go for a sleigh ride by attaching a canoe to the carriage horses, only to be turned down by her; tells of a visit by neighbors who arrived in a canoe pulled by carriage horses. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [MG] intentions and prospects concerning Mr. B.; appreciated the valentines; discusses summer plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Would like her to spend the summer in Easthampton, New York, instead of in the South; speculates as to what is to come about between Margaret Gardiner and Mr. B.; is pleased that the housekeeper is efficient. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ANS from M[argaret Gardiner] to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 16 March, 1846, concerning a certain valentine. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Mr. B's financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents News of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions the work of [President] Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions meeting acquaintances whilst out for a walk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions task performed for the President Tyler; discusses the Oregon situation; David Gardiner is in Easthampton, New York setting out trees. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels a \"warlike\" atmosphere. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes her latest dinner party in great detail mentioning the food service and the attire of her guests. \"[t]here was not a single failure in the cooking, and my ice cream preserved its form entirely,\" mentions that the President received some \"flattering resolutions\" from the Texas Senate, discusses the purchase of her spring wardrobe. TCy of ALS. 1 pp. Including handwritten menu for the dinner party which consisted of foods such as boiled rich fish, preserved salmon and lobster, a pound of beef, boiled turkey and egg sauce, boiled tongue, chicken salad, and a variety of vegetables for the first course. The desserts included suet pudding and wine sauce, sponge cake \"ornamented with a bunch of hyacinths,\" ice cream, and blancmange. The wines included sparkling hock, 2 kinds of Madeira, sherry, and port.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to cancel a visit to The Harrison's because of the weather; discusses her mother's upcoming visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses clothing and a seamstress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the situation on Wall Street. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions changes in new York; discusses the attacks on Daniel Webster regarding the Asburton Treaty. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses an inscription; assures them that a revelation about the Tyler Administration is a \"l-i-e\"; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the injustice to John Tyler \"coming from Capitol Hill\"; mentions shrubbery' feels David Gardiner should pursue Miss Wright because she is an only child of rich parents and would certainly be accompanied by at elast $100,000 when married. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; refers to the current controversy concerning Tyler's Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of an engagement. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Marks letter as \"Private\"; gives an interpretation of \"Mama's\" dream; discusses her pregnancy; describes a quilt she would like made as a gift; discusses the purchase of clothing for herself and her expected baby, asks to have flower seeds sent. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing for herself and the \"anticipated\"; looks forward to her visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays news from new Port and summer activities; looks forward to seeing Davy [David Gardiner Tyler] again. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details an odd bet; anticipates her visit to Easthampton. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her home in New York is a \"perfect babel\" due to the great number of visitors; the attitude there is \"every man for himself\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. On the same sheet as the preceding item.","Scope and Contents Tells of the return of the President Tyler in the middle of the night from a trip North; wishes that she could be in New Port \"to see the manoeuvres of the clique\" there. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball in great detail. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; Alexander Gardiner, herself, and their mother have all come down with the flu; feels that war with Mexico is inevitable. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes details about the ball in New Port; has not fully recovered yet from having the baby; news of Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given up the idea of traveling to New Port; discusses the ball held in New port; describes a mishap while out on a drive. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Col. William Short; describes the weather; discusses a letter from Margaret Gardiner which was interceptd and almost printed; discusses books and poetry. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the President's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\"; gives an account of a young boy who died and \"came back to life\" on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Updates the baby's [DGT] condition; mentions gifts from the neighbots. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has purchased a crib for the baby [DGT]; inquires as to the opinion of the President Tyler regarding a purchase of 100,000 acres of land in Tazewell [Co.] at a price of two cents an acre. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitiation in Norwich; feels that the baby [DGT] resembles Napoleon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling back into her home after a five month absense; describes an earlier visit to New York, New York; describes a trip to the \"Fair\" at Castle Garden; describes her attempts to have the baby's daguerreotype taken while in New York; discusses expected visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyler; Mr. Boulwar, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; especially looks forward to the visit of mary and her faimily, discusses her \"sweet babe.\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects a visit from the former Charge to Naples, Mr. Boulware; feels the death of two sons of Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison to be a tragic loss. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some early election returns concernign possible presidential candidates; feels strongly that Alice Tyler serious search for a husband so that she does not become \"an old maid\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Retells an anecdote told by Mr. Boulware; discusses her company at \"Sherwood Forest,\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends some requested maps; mentions several political meetings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the disposition of coal mines owned by the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the coal mines in Kentucky and possible plans to view them. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; enjoys the indian summer in December; hints that he might give the President Tyler a gift of a violin; news of the baby's [David Gardiner Tyler] good health. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is enjoying the \"warm \u0026 balmy\" winter weather; mentions social calls and a dinner party; inquires about some mutual acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Envies the weather in the South; describes in great detail a dinner party and the guests in attendance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends the first word taught to the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] to be \"grandmama\"; she \"would be amused to see what an excellent nurse the President Tyler has become\" for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has decided upon an extremely handsome carriage to be bought. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates an enjoyable winter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes teh activities of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; reports that their food stores have fall prey to a theif. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; was paid an unexpected visit by her step-daughter Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; mentions a fox hunt attended by the President Tyler; hopes that she will visit \"Sherwood Forest\" soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a poem written \"on the birth of David Gardiner Tyler\"; describes a gift from the baby's sister Mary [Tyler Jones]; inquires as to the whereabouts of gifts for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] from David \u0026 Alexander Gardiner; mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. first page missing.","Scope and Contents Tells of Alexander Gardiner's illnesses; misses her and longs for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, regarding a gentleman caller. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Recommends \"rhubarb \u0026 magnesia\" to prevent illness; longs to see the aby. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Lists the New Year's social calls made; tells of a loss of an acquaintance's plantation house to fire; mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her brother [David Gardiner] is \"the stingiest fellow for not having sent the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] a \"handsome coral and bells\" and feels that he \"does not deserve to have a newphew\"; mentions a wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes that their cousin, Mary Gardiner, will marry Eben N. Horsford; discusses clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions all the sleighs out in a snow storm. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has heard of an article entitled \"The Secret History of the Administration of John Tyler\" in a new paper called The Sunday Pocupine; inquires of summer visiting plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses books read; notes that the slaves say \"young massa's [David Gardiner Tyler] a buster!\"; inquires about investments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the beaux of Margaret Gardiner and Phoebe Gardiner; regrets th sale of their home at La Fayette Place [sic], New York, New York; mentions a comparison of Presidents Tyler's and Polk's administrations. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; discusses several paintings viewed. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that Margaret Gardiner wash her face with buttermilk; mentions the suicide of the son of an acquaintance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news, mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social visits; D[avid Gardiner] expects her [MG] to select a valentine for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that the packages of dresses and socks have arrived and fit \"the boy\" [David Gardiner Typer]; describes calls made upon friends in New York; discusses various private concerts; describes a painting purchased for JGT; discusses various purchases including shoes from Middletons and armlets from Tenneys. 7 pp. AL. Including receipt, 8 June, [18]46 for one pair of gold armlets at $4.50 purchased from R. Tenney, 1 p. D. Also including bill, 17 February 1847, for shoes purchased from C. Middleton, New York, New York at $10.50. 1 p. ADS","Scope and Contents Recommends that she see \"Tom Thumb\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received flowers from a secret admirre, possibly Mr. Beeckman; list the beaux which called for her; news of acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in detail a wedding held at \"Weyanoke,\" Charles City County, Virginia; mentions an amusing incident involving a broken carriage wheel; social news. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Has come across a possible mutual acquaintance in Richmond; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions calls upon her by her beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Was pleased to have met Dr. Minge and his family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that her [MG] \"beau were next to the richest man in New York\"; discusses the crops for the plantation; feels that the taking of Vera Crux [Mexico] was glorious for the army but \"terrible for the poor women and children\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; fashion news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Felt disappointed by not receiving any mail; finds the Harrisons' of \"Lower Brandon\" collection of fine paintings enviable; news of social calls; is about to lose her housekeeper, Catherine Wing, due to the fact that her husband has come to take her with him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Passed an enjoyable evening of music with friends; complains of the high price of food and fears a \"famine\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President Tyler is showing some interesting in a work, Dombey and Sons, by Charles Dickens; has being spring cleaning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news.","Scope and Contents Details a visit by two Northern gentlemen farmes, Mr. Hugh Tyler and Mr. miller, to view the plantation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes his health is improving from his illness; asks his opinion on several office appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a dinner party at \"Upper Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va]; has accepted an invitation at \"Lower Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va] for the following evening. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to hear of her [JGT] good health; read a letter from John Tyler in the Herald and felt that it was excellent; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to leave for Easthampton; fears for Alex[ander Gardiner's] health. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was astonished to hear of John [Tyler, Jr's?] resignation; speculates as whether Mr. [William H.] Polk [Charg d'Affair to naples, brother of President James K. Polk] is returning to Americal to marry. 1p. TCy of ALS. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their trip to Easthampton, New York; perceives that [William H.] Polk has arrived in America; considers that the two administrations [Tyler and Polk] will be united by Polk's marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes for a visit to the north soon; speculates as to the details of a society wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that she needs to travel North to \"escape sickness,\"; perceives taht the President [Polk] is in New York in anticipation of is brother's [William H. Polk] wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has observed the announcement of [William H.] Polk's wedding to Miss Corse; questions his financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects that she has read the announcement of William H. Polk's wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Directs that [mail/] by direct to him as \"Clerk of the U.S. Circut Court, New York City\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it would be \"very cruel\" to leave the President Tyler and travel north without him; mentions the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has seen the annoucement of Mr. Polk's marriage and notes that his new wife has paid off $30,000 of his debts; inquires whose father attempted to bribe the Governor of New Jersey with $30,000. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] has started to walk; mentions the birth of a daughter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; the President Tyler is responding in reference to a certain scandal; mentions a social call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the President's and her trip back to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; inquires as if she has found a new houskeeper for the plantation and would prefer a French woman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] now dances and \"spits,\"; wishes that her family were with her at 'Sherwood Forest,\"; was told Alice Tyler \"was a goose\" if she had rejected. Mr. O'Hara's proposal of marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is extremely pleased with her new housekeeper, Catherine; feels that the new domestic is far superior to her previous one [Catherine Wing]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates as to his whereabouts; feels very lonely; is now displeased with her housekeeper [Mrs. Dillon?]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses [Eben N.] Horsford. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to attend a dinner given by Mr. Henry L. Jones [husband of Mary Tyler Jones]; discusses Virginia etiquette; hopes that her commisions are attended to. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes it would be a good idea that she [MG] go to St. Croix; social news and gossip. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Will make arrangement to leave for \"the wedding\" after Christmas; expects a great deal of company at Christmas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Margaret's beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Notes that \"Gardie's\" [David Gardiner Tyler] vocabulary is limited to \"Pa-pa \u0026 Mun-mum-ma\"; reports that margaret Gardiner and Gildbert Beeckman had two \"blow-outs\"; hopes that her [JGT] portrait is hung properly so that many people may admire it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President Tyler has given Mr. Beeckman letters of introduction to Calhoun, Buchanan, and others. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details the romance [or lack thereof] between Mr. O'Hara and Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Margaret's Gardiner trip to Washington, [D.C.]; describes toys desired for \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; mentions social callers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being sick and describes the various remedies she has used; reports that Mr. Healy [?] \"the artiste\" has asked to paint the \"President's portrait for His Majesty Louis Phillipe who requested it for his gallery at Versailles\"; she [JGT] suggests that she might have her own portrait painted and presented to the Queen; recommends woolen shirts as a present for \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] and little socks for the baby; asks that M[argaret] make cambric shirts; also asks for fabric, sugar molasses, and cast of hats from D[avid Gardiner] and A[lexander Gardiner]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the use of chloroform in childbirth; mentions a number of deaths which resulted from a fox hunt. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of her arrival in the city; mentions the agitation caused by the arrival of the remains of President [John Quincy] Adams. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail servants and their duties; was extremely pleased to find a ten dollar gold piece; has sent some dahlias. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that Margaret Gardiner's health improves; feels that she is improving after the birth of the baby [John Alexander Tyler]; mentions the beautiful flowers that the President Tyler brings to her. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he purchase a small wagon for her, using her money due to some financial hardship at \"Sherwood Forest,\"; is deeply concerned with Margaret Gardiner's health; reports taht the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is doing well and that \"his eyes shine like diamonds\"; believes Alice Tyler to be foolish in regards to Mr. O'Hara. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that the President's Tyler request for her [JGT] portrait be disregarded; describes in detail social calls; remarks that her new baby [John Alexander Tyler] \"looks as if he had been in this world a great many times before and was only renewing his acquaintance with things.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete, first page missing.","Scope and Contents Reports upon the state of her childre; feels that Alice Tyler will repent having sent Mr. O'Hara away lamenting most bitterly that such devotion as his \"will not be met with a second time\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to be receiving a wagon for use on the plantation; anticipates a great deal of company next month. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; will have the baby christened John Alexandre, but he will be called simply Alexander. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on how \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] enjoys his little carriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Explains why he has been unable to visit \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses some pieces by Annie Grey which are to appear in the Colombian; discusses his daughter Phoeve's acrivities' reports that he has also received a letter from her husband John Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a trip to the College of William and Mary by the President Tyler; reports on the baby [John Alexander Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on the birth of a daughter; inquires about the use of chloroform; plans to remain in New York until Margaret Gardiner Beeckman has had her baby; reports that \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] has been ill; describes her second child, John Alexander Tyler; invites her cousin to visit \"Sherwood Forest\" s that they can \"form a Tableaux of our little ones, your little girl the admired object of my two little boys\". 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler had traveled to Richmond, Virginia to obtain winter supplies; tells of a pleasant journey down from New York, New York to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the diamond ring Mr. O'Hara bought for Alice Tyler; mentions a friendly letter from [John C.] Calhoun to the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports her opinions of friends, family, and servants on the portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the activities of the house guests at \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that Alice Tyler is \"such a flirt\"; inquires as to a possible job for Tazewell because he is \"idling away his time at home\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses virtues of Virginia Cooper; reports that the President Tyler is recovering from his illness; notes the President's Tyler feelings on gold finds in California.","Scope and Contents Mentions holiday social coalls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner Tyler, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, sending Christmas greetings. 1 p. On the same page as previous item.","Scope and Contents Mentions a hunting trip by the President Tyler and David Gardiner; discusses social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social calls; sends a lists of requests. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the coming of winter weather; requests some syrup for buckwheat pancakes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitation for the President Tyler to visit \"Wickland\" in Kentucky; the President Tyler has doubts about [John] Beeckman's venture in California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President's Tyler appreciation of the gift of a violin. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the President Tyler is very supportive of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions having gone to see some \"Aztec children\"; inquires as to the President's opinion on the \"Kossuth question\"; tells several jokes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to see Mary and her family; warns Mary \"not to place your affections so strongly upon it [her baby] that you would feel hearbroken at its loss\"; describes the sudden death of a neighbor's infant; describes Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's baby, Henry Beeckman; describes Margaret's encouragemnt of her husband's enterprise in California and their fears on the subject; discusses family members; describes her own two children. 4 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes \"Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] behavior at church; mentions a discourse delivered by a Virginia agent of the Bible Society who found seven families in Charles City County without a Bible in their homes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to remain in Richmond, Virginia, to fa week; mentions acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"A Birthday Song.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David's Gardiner activities in the West; describes a dinner party; reminds her that the twenty-ninth is the President's Tyler birthday; wants to hold off [john Alexander Tyler]'s baptism until Alexander Gardiner can be in attendance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received a letter from Dan[ie]l Webster to the President Tyler giving him his regards; mentions complaints received by the President Tyler about John [Tyler Jr.] and his drunkenness; reports on the well-being of her children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman's activities in California; mentions acquaintances; notes the crops on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends regards to her nephew [Henry Beeckman]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the \"thrilling news of Mr. B[eeckman?]\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that a set of china be purchased for her; social news; inquires as to the possibility of a job for Tazwell Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that her [MGB] baby [Henry Beeckman] is in no danger of \"taking the measles\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions that the President Tyler thinks that the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is the finest in Virginia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received and is now returning the \"precious documents\" sent to her; says the President Tyler has \"no doubt that David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman will make a fortune speedily\"; notes that Bishop Johns has accepted the Presidency of the College of William and Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes some dresses she has received from Richmond and plans to send patterns for \"the new sacks and cardinal capes\"; compliments MGH on her choice of \"Leila\" for her daughter's name; describes \"Mam Fanny...the superintendent of my nursery\"; describes a visit to Richmond; discusses reports of the travels of David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman to California, inquires after various family members; discusses books read. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President's Tyler \"crop of wheat is the talk of Virginia\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes various patterns and clothes; plans to go North for the summer unless hears of cholera. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Signed Sarah. 4 pp. AmsS.","Scope and Contents Has returned home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and found everything in order' reports that the President Tyler has gone to Williamsburg to enroll Tazewell Tyler at the College of William and Mary; discusses horses; mentions that General Taylor was in Baltimore at the same time as she and the President Tyler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased \"over the safety of the Atlantic\"; feels that a monument to [President Tyler?] would prove the patriotism of the Union committee. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Including list of stewards. 1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Was shocked to hear of the fatal accident of Mr. John Beeckman and hopes that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is handling her grief sufficiently; notes that the President Tyler is obliged to deliver an address to \"the University\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the President Tyler's displeasure at being forgotten when gifts were sent down to \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions social callsl reports on the health of the baby, Julia gardiner Tyler; mentions the sympathy expressed concerning the deaths of Mr. John B[eeckman] and Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Feels that h is the \"worst correspondent\" in the world; hopes that he will find a \"rich love match\" soon; promises amusement if he were to visit during the Christmas holidays; mentions that the President Tyler is seeking a situation in California for their brother [David Gardiner]; hopes to find a French girl to attend to her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a book be sent to her; envies her for being in a big city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports of the recovery of \"little Julia\" Julia Gardiner Tyler; is deeply concerned about the grave condition of Alexander [Gardiner[ and that the President Tyler shares this concern and is prepared to travel with him if his condition worsens; hopes that she attend to her own health as well. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the news of the death of Alexander Gardiner; feels a great loss and is truly saddened by the death of her brother; hopes that she and Margaret Gardiner Beeckman will return to \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that it might be to David Gardiner's benefit that he not be informed of his brother's death; discusses in detail the illness which brought about his death. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Continues to feel the loss of Alexander Gardiner; anxiously awaits her and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman]'s visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; asks that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman make several purchases before arrivign at \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has transcribed the business portion of the account of the death of Alexander Gardiner which describes the disposition of his estate; inquires as to the state of her late brother's financial situation; has inclosed several obituaries. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a variety of trees be sent to hre from New York; inquires to the plans of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that she and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] not impede the President Tyler in his efforts to dispose of the property in Kentucky held by Alexander Gardiner; also requests that she [JMG] turn over her share of Alexander Gardiner's estate to her [JGT] as that she has more need of it; hopes that she will not attempt to interfere with the profits from the Kentucky lands which are to go to her [JGT]; reports on the health of her children; adds a final note that a moral obligation is not as binding as a legal one in regards to the settlement of Alexander Gardiner's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the recovery of Mr. [James] Semple after his illness and shipwreck; feels that Mr. [William] Waller [husband of Elizabeth Tyler Waller] is an anxious and tender father since the loss of his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends not to summer in E[ast] H[ampton], New York as she considers it the family burial place and would not be \"under the influence of a constant gloom\"; may consider spending the summer in Saratoga, New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that Fanny [a house slave?] may have small pox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Society news concerning visiting royals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a serpentine walk the President Tyler cut through the grove at \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses improvements made to the gardsnes of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; reports on her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the trees sent to her and the President Tyler; reports that her children are doing well; discusses the President Tyler's experimentation on the plantations crops. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Perceives that Mrs. [Corse] Polk [sister-in-law of the President] has died of consumption; feels that her [Mrs. Polk's] troubles and unhappiness are now over; expects the trees that she planted will flourish. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has prepared the house for a visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer; hopes that she [JMG] will come to see the children soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports the little Julia Gardiner Tyler is now dancing; wishes that a bonnet be sent for her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a social call made to her during which the possible visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer was discussed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to her opinion of Jenny Lind and her singing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Governor and Mrs. Floyd arrived in the midst of her housecleaning for a stay; expects a visit from David Gardiner soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the great number of social activities recently attended; describes an unusual incident--a serenade by a party of musicians at two o'clock in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions the beauty of her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; social news; notes that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton) is now residing in Washington, [D.C.]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a wedding toast to Gilbert B[eeckman]; mentions a church service. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was extremely pleased to have heard of David Gardiner's return to New York, even if he seemed to be \"such a strange looking man, or even a lunatic\"; anticiaptes more news of his return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the wheat harvest on \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions that the P[ost] M[aster] General has directed all letters to be endorsed as \"Mail Direct\"; hopes to see David Gardiner before he shaves off his beard; remarks that the President Tyler received \"a letter weight made fromthe corner stone of the Washington Monument\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the death of Fanny Johnson [a servant? slave?]; discusses the virtues of \"Sherwood Forest\"; hopes to be able to break \"Aleck\" [Alexander Gardiner Tyler] of his thumb sucking habit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the land in Kentucky on the market; mentions meeting Gov[ernor] Branch in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary. 1p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a stop in Philadelphia, [Pa.] to visit Robert Tyler; discusses teh President Tyler's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents He is being a submissive husband and acting at his wife's \"amanuensis\"; expresses his astonishment at the failure of Jacob Little. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Includes TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner T[yler], \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia), to Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] concerning acquaintances; the purchase of some vases for \"Sherwood Forest\"; and the sale of the property held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the birth of Lachlan Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays that \"Gardie\" [David Gardienr Tyler] noted that she \"has two thumbs just like Aunt Margaret\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses thanks for the gift of a \"pretty Thimble\"; discusses the effect of \"Garddy\" [David Gardiner Tyler] made on \"little Mary\" and \"Willie\". 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires about Belmont's appearance in Broadway on New Year's Day. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her sister for not sending copies of articles, \"Remember I don't wish natural occurrences to happen again...\" [possibly referring to the difficult delivery of her baby]; discusses the name \"McLachlan\" which she has chosen for her baby; discusses the difficult delivery, \"I wish no one might have such a bitter experience\"; discusses her mother's Juliana McLachlan Gardiner health; gives advice to be passed on to her brother [David Gardiner] considering diet and smoking. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Described the steamboat trip to \"Sherwood Forest\" mentioning a view of Mt. Vernon, acquaintances made on board, and the arrival in \"slave territory\"; describes \"Sherwood Forest\" and includes a sketch; discusses Tyler's 60 slaves; expresses his admiration for Mrs. Tyler; describes the potential issues such as the Asburton Treaty and the annexation of Texas which he discussed with the President; describes a visit to a black baptist church reporting that the \"church numbered 390 members of whom 300 were Free!\" 20 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail the many visits paid to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by friends and family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the numerous house guests at the plantation; reports McLachlan's Tyler health; has sent a daguerreotype of Alexander Gardiner for a portrait to be painted. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Repeats compliments paid to her on her appearance; reports on Tazewell Tyler's studies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the details of the possible purchase of a new home on Staten Island, New York; mentions that the \"Glebe\" is on the market for $8,000; feels that it is regrettable but understandable to sell the family property in E[ast] H[ampton], New York. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates that Mr. [William] Waller may propose to Miss C. Phillips soon; feels that it would be wise for Miss Phillips not to accept; mentions that Gen. Duff Green is willing to act as an agent for the President Tyler in the sale of the land held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Looks forward to seeing the \"Aztec children which have surprised you so much\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the illness of her mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner[ and her sister Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; discusses MGH's pregnancy and expresses her wish that the baby be a boy; describes the development of her own children; discusses the prospect of MGH having her poems published' reports on the project of \"the laies of this coultry...to purchase Mt. Vernon\" and present it to the state of Virginia; reports that William Gardiner has returined from Europe. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the trip to Warm Springs and the other guests; gives advice for David Gardiner's planned trip to join them; describes the railroad being built \"over and through the mountains.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is not fond of these cold baths and looks forward to the warm springs bath; describes an upcoming children's fancy ball as well as a fancy ball for the adults the following night; discusses the \"terrible railroad accident...near Philadelphia\"; discusses reports of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth; describes the sermon by Denison. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing friends, family, and social events, and the President's illness. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing visitors to \"Sherwood Forest,\" JGT's children, news of family and friends, and the President's honorary degree from the College of William and Mary, 6 July, 1854. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing family news and social events. 14 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has meant to write ever since she left; reports that he is \"very busy sowing wheat\"; describes Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] visit \"he was with us the greater part of his term, he is a charming fellow indeed\"; praises JGT's other children' wants to know her wishes about the \"division[?] of the place\"; asks her to purchase an order of tea for various individuals. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses her grief over Margaret's [JGT's sister] death and thanks PG for her letter of sympathy; accepts the invitation to the upcoming \"two fold marriage\" of Phoebe and Fanny Gardiner' agrees to have \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] participate in the ceremony. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a check; wishes she could see New York \"all arrayed for the holidays\"; discusses her children's excitement over Santa Claus; encloses a letter for Sarah T[hompson] and asks her mother to have David Gardiner deliver it, \"if you think it worthwhile to let Sarah receive it David must not seem to know its contents...\"; gives news of Charles City Co. neighbors; reports that everyone is \"pleased with Margaret's portrait\"; asks for 2 yards of cloth for trimming; reports that the President had a letter from Dr. [Sprogue?] and a volume on distinguised clergymen; reports that they are to receive a miniature of the Miles' equestrian statue of Washington; instructs her mother not to send the letter to Sarah \"unless you think David's engagement will certainly be consumated...\"; sends Christmas greetings to Harry [Beeckman]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the wedding of Patty Tyler despite the fact that JGT was not present but \"looked through the crack of my bedroom door\" due to her \"situation\" [advanced pregnancy]; discusses plans for her mother and her self \"to get Hampton in time for my matter\" [childbirth]. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of letters from Julia Gardiner Tyler to various family members discussing family and neighbors. 7 items. TCys of ALSs.","Correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning JGT's children, news of Virginia neighbors, discussion of abolitionism, Harper's Ferry, and Governor Wise. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning Governor Wise, the sentencing of John Brown, Patty Tyler's marriage, David Gardiner's marriage, the illness of Mary Wilcox, JGT's children, and news of Virginia neighbors. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Explains the delay in receiving JGT's last letter from Washington; agrees that \"all the courtesy and kindness has departed from Washington\"; gives news of JGT's children from Staten Island; comments on JGT's trip to Lexington; discusses the \"late raid into Pennsylvania...conducted by Gen. Jenkins\"; discusses how \"gay\" New York has been despite \"the scenes of distress at the South\"; expresses releif at hearing that the \"beautiful estate of Shirley has not been destroyed\"; mentions Gen. Dix and Gen. McClennan; discusses plans to visit Long Beach. 7 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS\u003e Incomplete/","Scope and Contents Gives a detailed accounting of JGT's duties as the executrix of the estate of John Tyler. 4pp. ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's children, the January 1861 Peace Conference in Washington, D.C.; the death of John Tyler, and various hardships endured by JGT. Also includingan inventory of John Tyler's estate and correspondence between JGT and various officials cooncerning possession of property and settlement of John Tyler's estate. 10 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescrips of correspondence betwen Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's reurn to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; JGT's children, conditions in Virginia and New York. Also including a poem \"To Mrs. Ex-President Tyler\" and correspondence with friends and officials concerning wartime conditions and GT's desire to return to New York. 16 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother, friends, and various officials concerning JGT's return to New York, sale of JGT's cotton, JGT's children, problems with settling John Tyler's estate, the release of Capt. Gayle and wartime conditions. 17 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Reports that the steamer Eugenie has arrived in Nassau and that Major Heyligery [?] will be remitting a sterling bill to cover the proceeds of the cotton; reports that he is unable to \"receive the advance made by the Gov[ernmen]t on this little shipment in Confederate money\"; reports that he has received \"a long letter from our friend Capt. G[ayle]...dated from Boston Dec. 9th...and he spoke cheerfully of his prospects for an early exchange\"; expresses regret that Pearly and Fitzwalter Tyler are not present to participate in the Tableaux planned by Mrs. Walker\" states that he will inclose a letter from Mrs. Walker; hopes that JGT will pass through Bermuda on her return home. 3 pp. ALS. Including a recepit, 29 Decm. 1863 for 5 bales of coton received from the steamed Eugenie from Wilmington, [N.C.] sold by the order of J.M. Sexas for the account of [Julia Gardiner] Tyler and purchased by L. Heyligery [?], Nassau for 225.11.6 [pounds sterling]. 1 p. ADS.","Scope and Contents Have had another raid resulting in the burning of the Court House and surroundings; Dick Christian was taken off by the enemy; all of Robinson's command was taken \"which we think rather benefits us\"; in New Kent several of Mr. Jordan's negroes were taken. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that things here remain in \"statu quo\"; there have been \"no visitations from our troublesome friends\"; Charles City Co. has been the scene of parties, dinners, and tournaments this past winter. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Cousin John sends love and says that everything is going quietly at the farm; no wheat crop this year; all act to advance his interests. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Respons to two letters from her concerning the best way to end funds to Capt. Gayle, prisoner of wr at Fort Warren, [Boston, Massachussetts]. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses relief that she is on Staten Island; discusses their children; reports that Fanny [PGH's sister] was in New York; hopes that \"Aunt\" Juliana McLachlan Gardiner has recovered from her illness; hopes that she will not return to \"Sherwood Forest\" while the war lastts; expresses surprise at learning that \"David Gardiner had another son--tell him that I think he was very negligent not to announce the fact to us.\"; describes the christening party for Fanny's daughter. 8 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Is sending the boxes to Richmond, Va.; mentions gunboats on the river and destruction of Mr. Vaiden's poperty; reminds her [?] of her return in April. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Discusses a check that has been \"returned to our good friends in Baltimore\"; reassures her [JGT] of her son's safety; offers to forward a package for Mrs. D. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Having been taken from \"Sherwood [Forest],\" Charles City County, Virginia twelve days before, is confined with several citizens from the county; has had no trial nor have charges been brought against them; General Wilde has landed at Kennon's with colourned troups and \"taken everything through the county\"; has been treated kindly by the officers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has visited John [C. Tyler?] and others at Chesapeake Hospital Prison; has heard that \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] is with Robert Tyler; has heard no news of his own son; insists that \"all the negroes have left all the stock of every sort taken\"; discusses the troo[s passing down the river; gives an account of the description of her crip and piano by a California regiment; \"do when the war is over get together some labor for you and and come back to Old Virginia who has been such a martyr to the cause of Liberty\"; worries at the separation from his whife who does not know he is on a parole from prison for a week. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the whereabouts of A.M. Tyler [Maria] as instructed by Major General Benj[amin] F. Butler; she [AMT] has taken refuge with Mrs. [Lu] Clopton; encloses the reply to the inquiry whether Maria Tyler wants to join her [JGT]. 1 p. ALS. Including ALS, 6 June, 1864, A.M. Tyler, \"Selwood.\" having a \"hemorrhage [sic] from the lungs\" and is unable to reach a decision at this time. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Reports that Lu Clopton and Maria Tyler are both well according to a letter he received; discusses the fate of her [JGT] belongings at \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the safety of her son and says \"the negroes we will not mind of if Our Dear Children are but spared to us\"; describes the condition where John [C Tyler?] is being imprisoned; describes the \"vile and indecent actions\" taking place in Charles City Co. and lists the neighbors who have been shot. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to an article which appeared in the Evening Post [25 June, 1864], which stated that Tyler's niece lives on a farm near \"Sherwood Forest,\" \"subsusting on the charity of the United States,\" to which she responds that [Maria Tyler] \"fled to the adjoining plantation when deprived of her protector and exposed to the terrible vicinity of an unscrupulous colored soldiery\" 1 p. TCy of L. Including NwsCl, [25 June, 2864], from the Evening Post. 1 item. Also including NwsCl, [ca. 27 June, 1864] from the Evening Post and the Evening Express. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle, a prisoner of war at Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with various northern officials concerning his [RGH] possible release; letters from G.F. Walker, a friend living in St. Georges, Bermuda' and correspondence with other friends concerning the wartime conditions. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Writes of her poor health and the complete wreck at 'Sherwood'\"; sends news of scquaintances; apologizes for sending a gloomy letter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her son is planning to return to Virginia and asks for the Davises to see him; sends her sympathies to Mrs. Davis, sends congratulations for the marriage of Mrs. Davis's sister to Willie Waller. 2 pp. Df. of L. Including Df. of L to Judge Holt concerning destruction of JGT's Virginia property. Also including Df of L. to [Roberty H. Gayle?] concerning obtaining a parole or early release from prison.","Scope and Contents Letter of introduction for JGTs's son John Alexander {Tyler]. 2pp. AL. Incomplete. Including TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has received JGT's letter by Flag of Truce; reports that Ann Maria Tyler has married the \"Federal guartd tis said a dutch baker\"; has forwarded JGT's letter to \"Gardy\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; states that due to Dr. S[elden]'s poor health they must go to Rock[bridge] Alum Springs; Robert [Selden?] is on sick leave because of his eyes; JS's brothers have been released as \"paroled Prisoners\"; reports on conditions in the neighborhood; sorry to hear about the poor health of JGT's mother; reports on news of neighbors and friends; \"our poor Negroes who have proved fiathful are an increase [sic] expense\"; asks for a \"Card [sic] de viste\" for an album; reports that they live at the same place but find it difficult to live on a surgeon's pay' the \"venture in the blockade running has been fruitless as yet lost two steamers\"; reports that there is a drought. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Introduces himself as the husband of Maria Tyler; intends to visit New York during a furlough with his wife; reports that \"the mansion especially, in the interior, shows the effects of the lawless savages of soldiers\" 3pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Describes some furniture being held for JGT that has since been claimed by the Rev. Mr. Raymond, chaplain of the hospital, as his own. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not being home when Mrs. Vincent called; expresses sorrow at the death of \"your dear boy\"; discusses her fears for her own son's safety as a \"private in the 1st Rockbridge artillery\"; reports that she can forward Mr. Vincent's note to Mr Lyons; discusses her call to \"Gen B's\". 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1p.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle and various officials concerning RHG's release from Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with William H. Clopton and various other friends and officials in Virginia concerning the marriage of Mari Tyler to a Union soldier; letters from the Walkers, friends in St. George's, Bermuda; correspondence with various friends concerning wartime conditions; letters to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. 26 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various family members and friends concerning the death of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, JGT's mother; correspondence with various friends and government officials concerning JGT's Virginia property. 30 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Encloses some letters \"bearing tidings of loved ones from whom you are separated\"; will forward letters to her \"friends in the South.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she has received her cradle; discusses JGT's property at Old Point [Comfort] Va. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Saddened by the news of the fall of Ft. Fisher and the recapture of Capt. [Robert H] G[ayle]; encloses a letter to be forwarded to her mother; discusses their children. 4 pp. AL. Including a TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends this note by a servant to enquire as to the resultes of the deliberations concerning a legal matter. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from J. Buchanan, Henry, New York, to Julia Gardiner Tyler, Staten Island, New York, n.d., advising her that Judge Barraud had not reached a decision and \"I have but little doubt that it will be as we desire it\"; reports that Mr. Curtis is no longer the receiver and Mr. Horve will inform her when a decision is reached. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tells JGT that she must choose the services of Mr. O'Connor [/] or Mr. Clarke to represent her on appeal in the probate matter and in the new suit brought against her; hopes for Gen[era]; Dix's cooperation \"in regard to the late outrage, in your communication to the press and public\"; discusses closing up the probate matter and plans for the new actions being brought, \"you must not be alarmed at all this litigation, as it is only in accordance with the programme.\" Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Assures her that he is still trying to procure a \"'C' 'S' battleflag...that she ahs been waved [sic] in the smoke of battle...\" for her daughter as promised' expressed thanks for the hospitality shown him while in Staten Island; discusses the situation in the South, \"the Negroes are in most instances, retaining their usual respect for their owners, and faithfully performing the contracts adopted by their Government between master and late slave...\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Worries because she has received no letters from JGT in months; discusses the sorrow they feel over the Southg's loss of the war; plans to stay in England at least temporarily; asks for news of Capt [Robert H.] Gayle. 4 pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has not heard from Julia Gardiner Tyler about the bill he sent; asks RHM to settle the bill if he has the authority. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being ill and blames it on the \"malarious climate\"; asks JGT to ty to obtain a \"situation for Allen in the sea going line of steamers\"; worries about the education of her sons; has been advised to wait \"intil times are settled\" to start a boarding house; sorry to hear about JGT's lawsuit; complains of the effects of poverty, \"I feels so lonely in this cold world and Have I know been so petted and spoilt that I am unfitted for this sudden transition.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has sent \"600 dollars currency\"; encourages them to take advantage of every opportunity and to learn to speak French and German; reports that they will each receive \"a Christmas offering of five dollars in gold\"; reports on visits from cousin William Tyler and \"brother James\" [Semple] who \"is now in Canada for a while.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various military and civilian officials concerning the forced entry into JGT's home by several youths in search of a Rebel flag; letters from Robert H. Gayle concerning his release, recapture, and final release; letters from other prisoners of war asking for help; letters from various friends concerning wartime conditions. 22 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents John C. Tyler, \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Virginia, to \"My Dear Madam,\" n.p. Discusses her \"Scheme\" for helping provide for the families of Negroes until they should be self-sufficient; has already given an account of the \"destruction of everything here. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of Julia Gardiner Tyler's correspondence concerning hre Virginia property; correspondence and notes concerning the legal battle over JGT's mother's will; correspondence with JGT's sons and nephew in Germany; letter from the farm manager at \"Sherwood Forest\" complaining about the conditions; letter to Bishop [John] Johns concerning the Resolutions pased by the College of William and Mary; letters from various friends and family members. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Advises her to invest money in real estate in Galveston; asks if her suit is over and decided in her favor; asks her to write. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler including receipts, letter (ALS) from Varina (Howell) Davis concerning Jefferson Davis; printed argument of Edwards Pierrepont and other papers concerning lawsuit Julia G. Tyler v. David L. Gardiner; letters of Jane Seldon concerning \"Brandon\" and \"Lower Brandon\" after Civil War; rental contract for \"Sherwood Forest\"; letter of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler with her sons and nephew while they were students in Germany. 42 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has paid her tax by giving the sheriff a young ox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler (including testimony in lawsuit David L Gardiner v. Julia Gardiner Tyler; printed arguments; correspondence; inventory of property of David L. Gardiner in 1868) and correspondence concerning \"Villa Margaret.\" debts of John Tyler. 54 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Includes typescripts of correspondence between Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and her son, daughter, step-daughter [Letitia (Tyler)] Semple concerning [H.G.Beeckman], Reconstruction, portraits from \"Sherwood Forest,\" advice to sons, \"Villa Margaret\" and taking Lyon G. Tyler to University of Virginia. 63 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Including receipts; letters concerning a biography of Daniel Webster by George S. Curtis, a miniature of John Tyler painted by Freeman, a portrait of Julia G. Tyler given to the white house; debts owed by Julia G. Tyler, marriage of Julia (Tyler) Spencer, lawsuit of David L Gardiner v. Julia G. Tyler; patent for land in Iowa granted to John Tyle for militia service in War of 1812; and engraved tenth anniversary invitation. 60 items.","Scope and Contents Including medical account [for \"Sherwood Forest\"]; letters from H.G. Beeckman at \"Sherwood Forest\" and correspondence concerning paintings in possession of Letitia (Tyler) Semple; Lyon G. Tyler's education at University of Virginia;[JGT's conversion ot Catholicism], and a petition to the House of Represetnatives. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning Pearl, Fitzwalter, and Lyon away at school; Julia Tyler Spencer's death; her [JGT] financial affairs; her emotional health; visits from friends and relatives; H.G. Beeckman's desire to purchase \"Indian Fields,\" [Charles City County, Virginia], concerning W.W. Corcoran; plans of JGT to settle in Georgetown, D.C.; JGT's desire for life-size picture of [R.E.] Lee; Brady's picture of Julia (Tyler) Spencer; scattering of wild flowers on grave of Julia (Tyler) Spencer by her mother and others; the sale of Milton [estate]. 45 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; news of conditions in the South; the Southern economy; a biography of John Tyler by Henry A. Wise; her conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. 39 itmes.","Scope and Contents Awaits confirmation that she has embraced the Catholic religion; suggests she visit his daughter and her family. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; the people of the South; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; prose by James Lyons; an attempt to place Mrs. William Clopton into the Louise Home; the \"floundering\" Democratic Party; references to the Boss Tweed Ring; the growing affections of James Lyons for her. 52 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; the Grant and Johnson administrations; history of the Civil War; Harry's [Beeckman] death; [John] Alexander Tyler's wedding; permission to obtain John Tyler's autograph; news of politics and especially the Democratic Party. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; religion and the Roman Catholic Church; her children; the Boss Tweed Ring Conspiracy; Alexander Grahm Bell's wedding; a pension for Presidents' widows; the lack of postal service at \"Sherwood Forest\"; the \"celebrations\" of the centennial. 43 items. * *See letter of 11 November, 1876 from Julia Gardiner Tyler to William M. Evarts","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning reclaiming the land in the South; privileges of Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her financial and legal affais; a fever epidemic in the South; news of her children; petitions for a pension for Presidents' widows; the reabilitation of \"Carter's Grove\"; celebration of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington. 43 items.","Including correspondence concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her childre; her financial and legal affairs; her ancestry. 21 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence chiefly between her son Lachlan Tyler and her; concerning news of friends and relatives; his progress in his studies; \"Carter's Grove\" plantation; President Garfield's death; her illness. 31 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; Lyon Tyler's search for family letters; news of friends and relatives; her children; her financial affairs; discussions of PResident Arthur; Mary's [?] wedding and future as a wife; political speeches in Tidewater, Virginia, ; the death of her son John Alexander Tyler; the North' Central and South American Exposition; the political campaigns; Lyon G and David Tyler. 38 items.","Concerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of \"Sherwood Forest\". 14 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the \"Lovosis\" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a \"sulky\" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.","Concerning visits by her and her family to see friends and relatives; her financial affairs; Harry Beeckman's misfortunes; a requst for President Tyler's autograph; the possibility of her property in Staten Island becoming a cemetery. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; discussions on the state of Harry Beeckman's estate \"Farmer's Rest\"; the sale of her place on Staten Island; \"Sherwood Forest\"; her petition for a pension for the widows of ex-presidents; requests for John Tyler's autograph; invitations to social functions, the Morse telegraph. 31 items.","Concerning copies of songs that were sent to her; her financial affairs; invitations to social engagements; news of friends and relatives; her acquiring a housekeeper; request by a 16 year-old-boy of a twenty-four dollar loan; her relationship with James A[llen] Semple. 32 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; news of friends and relatives, especially her sons; explanations of events at home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] to her husband who is away; her dreams; her poetry; religious dogma; a case entitled Henry v Tyler; Pearl Tyler Ellis's illness; a portrait of John Tyler, Jr.; news of New York City society; the sale of \"Villa Margaret\" [Hampton, Va.]. 43 items.","14 items.","Assorted invitations extended to Julia Gardiner Tyler and her family; including various business cards. 63 items.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler. 22 items.","13 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia McLachlan Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Tyler Spencer, and Harry Beeckman concerning the freezing of the James River in 1857; \"enrollment\" of men in the Confederate army; his separation from the family and his inability to communicate with them; the \"kind\" care of Mrs. Clopton; results of the Civil War; \"My Life During The War Between The States,\" details of his service in the Confederate army; his voyage to and stay in Germany. 39 items.","Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lachlan Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Julia (Tyler) Spencer concerning his affiars at school in Germany [Prussia]; his excursions in Germany; accounts of Washington [and Lee] College after the Civil War; his attempts to obtain enough money to return to America; discussions of the state of the South' the beginning of war in Prussia. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia (Tyler) Spencer, Lyon G. Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, and James A. Semple concerning the \"struggle\" for \"independence\" in Germany; his return to American and his settling in lexington, Va.; the Governorship of Virginia; the career prospects for young Southern men; the 1869 State fair; social affairs in and around Lexington. Va.; the \"demoiselles: of Richmond, Va. and Lexington, Va.; a lawsuit revolving around \"Sherwood Forest\"; advice to Lyon Tyler about college life; collapse of floor in the capitol in Richmond, Va. in 1870; his obtaining a license to practice law; Reconstruction in Virginia and its affects on native Virginians. 70 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning narratives of his life as a lawyer; daily life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; Harry Beeckman's attempts to settle on a plantation; a continuing legal case concerning \"Sherwood Forest\"; commentaries on the poltical situation in Virginia, as well as the rest of the South; comments on teh political situation evolving from the Boss Tweed Ring; much discussion of Horace Greeley. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Annie Baker (Tucker) Tyler, Robert S. Montague and James Lyons concerning life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; his and Julia Gardiner Tyler's financial affairs; Lyon Tyler's existence at the University of Virginia; political issues of the South; Lyon Tyler's new wife Anne \"Annie\" Tucker; plans for the College of William and Mary. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with pearl (Tyler) Ellis, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, William M. Evarts and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of Charles City Co.; \"Berkeley\" plantation; court cases in Charles Chity County; the death of his brother, John Alexander Tyler; his intentions to marry; detaild accounts of social events; his political career; opening of college under Tyler (1888). 29 itmes.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler, especially concerning news of friends and relatives; mortgage on \"Sherwood Forest\"; his election to the U.S. Congress; his actions as a congressman; this possibilities of securing another term in Congress. 28 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning political situations in Virginia; his granting of offices; campigns and elections in which he is involved (1894 and 1896 contests for 5th District of Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives); a biography about the family; his desire to run for the House seat again in 1898; regional politics. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Tidewater politics; financial affairs of 'Sherwood Forest\"; the illness and death of his brother, Lachlan Tyler; affairs of the College of William and Mary; Lyon Tyler's quest for politicals office; health of his family; his candidacy for Judgeship of the 14th Circut. Also includes a letter from his wife, Mary Morris Tyler, to Lyon Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Annie (Tucker) Tyler, E.C. Madison, John Lamb, Robert Shaw Oliver, and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, including correspondence concerning his Judgeship of the 14the Circut Court in Charles City County, Virginia; state and local politics; family affairs; financial concerns; affairs of the College of William and Mary; real estate interests; his medical record; announcement of his daughter Margaret's marriage to Stepher Fowler Chadwick; an address delivered to the reunion of Confederate veterans, 1 June 1915, in Richmond, Va.; a eulogy of Gardiner given upon the presentation of his portrait to the 14th Circut Court, 19 April, 1928. 49 items.","Scope and Contents Including fragments of ltter written from Germany soon after the Civil War; a poem of unrequited love composed by him; a letter to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, in which he refers to Catholic priests as \"useless drones\" and \"stinging hornets\"; a complete biography of his life; local and national politics; his studies in Germany and at Washington [and Lee] College; romantic interests and family concerns. 13 items.","5 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of \"Sherwood Forest\" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain \"Tyler Letters\". 29 items.","Discussion of his stamp collection. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Missouri; her homesickness for Virginia; news of her uncle's death [Lyon G. Tyler]; reference to the mysterious trunk of \"Tyler letters\". Also included are letters criticizing those trying to \"deify\" Abraham Lincoln; discusses her decision to resign from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 16 items.","Describing life at the University of Virginia; family news; business matters. Several of these letters are addressed to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler revealing young Alfred Tyler's concern and devotion to his uncle. Also included is a land deed signed by him as Commonwealth Attorney of Charles City County. 14 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various legal and personal family matters. included is an 1858 newspaper clipping from Dispatch of an address by President John Tyler; and eight page memorandum detailing the contest of Juliana McLachlan Gardinre's will; and some letters written by him as a major in the United States Air Force during World War II. 22 items.","During and immediately following the Civil War concerning his return to Virginia after leaving his family in New York; his attempts to join the confederate navy; his sentiments towards the war; his life and studies in Germany after the war. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, pleading for money, letters, and clothes. 27 items.","Scope and Contents Including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tyler) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler, and to James Semple while attending school in Germany concerning family matters; financial problems; illness; his military srevice in the German army; advice to his sister Julie not to \"turn Catholic\"; frequent requests for money and letters; discussion of the American political situation; the war raging in Europe; including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tylre) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler and James Semple. 28 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of his sister's [Julia Tyler Spencer] tragic death; completion of his studies in Germany; his continued financial problems and fears of debtors' prison; pleas to his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler for financial help; his reutnr to the United States and search for employment; his marriage to Sarah Griswold Gardiner; his job as government suveyor. 26 items.","Including letters to Julia (Gardiner) Tyle, David Gardiner Tyler, and Lyon G. Tyler concerning her marriage to John Alexander Tyler; her husband's financial and employment struggles' her difficulties following his death in 1883; family news; social news; the frequent illness of her own children; her plans to erect a monument to her late husband. 8 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning family news; the \"jolly time\" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her active social life and her many suitors; news of family and friends; her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent; her brothers [John Alexander Tyler and David Gardiner Tyler] and cousin Harry Beeckman in Germany; her courtship and marriage to William H. Spencer. In addition are poems which she composed, an invitation to her wedding, a newspaper clipping describing her wedding ceremony, love letters from William H. Spencer, and two callign cards. 33 items.","Concerning his courtship of Julia Tyler; her sudden death; his attempts at sheep farming in Colorado and California after her death; his hopes to make a proper home for his infant daughter, Julia Tyler Spencer. 19 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.","Including correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on \"some fixed purpose\" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own \"particular niche\"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.","Including receipts and correspondence with family and acquaintances. Most of the letters are to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, discussing the family financial matters; his job with the New York State Health Department; financial problems of his brother, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler; local and state politics. Also, there is a letter from George Fluerot to Lyon G. Tyler concerning Lachlan Tyler's death in 1902. 33 items.","Also including a read leather binding for a small notebook [?] embossed in gold with his name. 5 items (and several envelopes).","Including correspondence with Julia (Spencer) Fleurot Cheever, Lyon G. Tyler, and Lachlan Tyler, concerning her attempts at publishing a book; financial matters; family news; Lachlan Tyler's illness and her own poor health. 6 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly consisting of letters written to \"Fitz\" from various female acquaintances. There are references to the Tyler family; social news; his life as a farmer; his marriage. 25 items.","Including correspondence with family and friends; sale receipts; a recipe for catsup; and two wedding invitations--one being to his sister's [Pearl Tyler] wedding in November, 1884. The letters concernfamily news; his farm; financial mattrs; social news. 20 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of family and friends; financial matters; state politics; his farm; the poor health of his first and second wives; inveiling of a monument to President John Tyler. The majority of the letters are written to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, asking for money. 43 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Mary Morris (Jones) Tyler; Christmas cards; calling cards; bills; real estate transactions; poetry; recipes. The letters concern family news; his poor health; his far; financial difficulties; his need for further employment; news of his sister-in-law's [Annie Tucker Tyler] death. 40 items.","Including sales receipts, rent, and medical bills. 65 items.","Including sales receipts, bills, and account records. 100 items.","Including one of his checkbooks. 167 items.","Correspondence of Cora Kreagle Tyler, second wife of Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, concerning news of family and friends. 4 items.","Scope and Contents Includes corrsepondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, William H. Spencer and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of family and friends; her studies at the Catholic Academy of the Visitation; social news; her search for the \"ideal man\". 16 items.","Includies correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Julia Spencer Fleurot cheever concerning family news; social news; her married life with William Ellis; her husband's financial difficulties; her husband's political career; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's sudden marriage and his incessant financial problems. 14 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning the failing health of her sister-in-law, Annie Tucker Tyler; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's continuing financial problems; the difficult times her own family was experiencing; her plans to send her sons to the College of William and Mary; genealogical inquiries. Also included are letters from William Ellis and daughter Margaret Langhorne Ellis to Pearl Tyler's brother Lyon G. Tyler. 17 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler concerning her children; her travels and visits with friends and family; the illness and death of her brother, Lyon G. Tyler; the second marriage of her niece, Julia [Spencer] Fluerot Cheever; the outbreak of World War II; discussion over Sue Ruffin Tyler's desire to publish certain personal Tyler letters. 21 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning primaily her children. included are references to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's financial problems; Julia Spencer Fluerot's marriage to George Fluerot and her becoming a Red Cross nurse during World War I; other Tyler family news; genealogical inquiries by Sue Ruffin Tyler. 34 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of the children of Pearl Tyler Ellis mostly with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) tyler about genealogical inquiries and family news. Correspondents include Cornelia Ellis Booker, John Tyler Ellis, julia Ellis Robinson, Leila Ellis Marye and Ambrose Marye, Lyon Ellis, Margaret Ellis Topping, Pearl Ellis, William Munford Ellis, Jr., and Nannie Kent Ellis. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Kept while attending Madame Chegaray's School for Young Ladies. MsV.1. 30 pp. Also includes detached pages of accounts and poetry [possibly of Lyon G. Tyler, post 1875]. 28 pp.","MsV.2. 32 pp.","Diary and accounts of David Gardiner Tyler while studying and traveling across Europe with John Alexander Tyler and Harry Beeckman. 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The vast majority of this collection was donated by generous family and friends of the Tyler family between 1922 and 2002, with the bulk of the collection being donated to in 1949 by Mrs. Sue Ruffin Tyler and in 1955 by the children of Lyon G. Tyler. Some materials in this collection were purchased by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center. Acc. 1982.09 was received on 3/1/1982. Acc. 1982.10 was purchased and received on 3/17/1982. Acc. 1983.57 was purchased and received on 11/14/1983. Acc. 1984.03 was purchased and received on 1/24/1984. Acc. 1985.56 purchased and received on 11/8/1985. Acc. 1985.60 was purchased and received on 12/18/1985. 1986.04 was purchased and received on 3/5/1986. Acc. 1987.08 was purchased and received on 2/6/1987. Acc. 1987.30 was purchased and received on 5/27/1987. Acc. 1988.26 was purchased and received on 6/28/1988. Acc. 1988.27 was purchased and received on 6/29/1988."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Education--Virginia--History--19th century","Legal documents","Patronage, Political--United States--History","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Politics and Government","United States--Presidents","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Education--Virginia--History--19th century","Legal documents","Patronage, Political--United States--History","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Politics and Government","United States--Presidents","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["11.00 Linear Feet 22 Century Boxes"],"extent_tesim":["11.00 Linear Feet 22 Century Boxes"],"genreform_ssim":["Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches"],"date_range_isim":[1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAny letter by a Tyler or a Tyler spouse is under the writer, even it the recipient was also a Tyler. Arrangement after President Tyler's papers is by his first wife and their descendants, and then his second wife and their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Any letter by a Tyler or a Tyler spouse is under the writer, even it the recipient was also a Tyler. Arrangement after President Tyler's papers is by his first wife and their descendants, and then his second wife and their descendants."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of eight children. He was the 10th President of the United States. Other offices held include Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Captain of a military company, and other offices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e He was educated at the College of William and Mary and went on to study law with his father. John Tyler was married twice. His first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had 8 children; she died in the White House in September 1842. His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), with whom he had 7 children.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of eight children. He was the 10th President of the United States. Other offices held include Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Captain of a military company, and other offices.","He was educated at the College of William and Mary and went on to study law with his father. John Tyler was married twice. His first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had 8 children; she died in the White House in September 1842. His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), with whom he had 7 children."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTyler Family Papers, Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the Tyler Family Papers, Groups B-H, as well as the Tyler Family Papers Additions, A-H.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the Tyler Family Papers, Groups B-H, as well as the Tyler Family Papers Additions, A-H."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, \"Sherwood Forest,\" familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of \"Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections\" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appointment by which Henry Tyler (d. 1729) is appointed by Alexander Spotswood to be sheriff of York County, Virginia At top is part of inventory signed by Charles Lightfoot and on reverse is inventory signed by Anne Phillips. 1 p. Frag. of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. Probated 17 March, 1774. 2 pp. Xcy of Cy of DS. (see oversize file)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indenture between John Tyler and William Tyler concerning land in Sussex County. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inventory of the estate of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen \"whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects.\" 2 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Tyler to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, [Va.]. Warrant commanding sheriff to attach the estate of John Ellis for the amount of one pound ten shillings to staisfy the debt owed to George Lewis as well as for the cost of proceedings at the next court. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses contract [not enclosed] to Mr. Semple which recipient and he may settle; further legal matters. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Land grant made to William Gragg of 37 acres in Pendleton County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. Pst of DS. [Originial is in the collection of Alexander William Armour, Princeton University]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thomas Tyler, nephew of John Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to \"My dear Governor\" [Henry A. Wise] Sends political advice as a \"true friend\"; thinks the last thing he should desire is the election of Stephen Douglas--he should stand on his own in Virginia; will not succeed while he wages war on the President and the party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has been praying for his \"elevation\" to the Presidency for nine months; refers to an article in the Constitution and a recent duel; wishes the Enquirer would praise [Stephen] Douglas; says is [HAW] only hope is with the people; urges him to appoint Faussett as flour inspector. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends John Kilby of Virginia for a Revolutionary War pension, [Kilby] having fought in the Bonhomme Richard-Serapis engagement. Explains judge's signature on application is not accompanied by a seal because superior courts in Virginia do not nor have ever had a seal. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions her letter written in high spirits; thinks often of Mary, Robert, and her; refers to her desire that he return to private life; says that his friends in the district have a right to expect him to continue for another term in Congress; finds it impossible to be with her at Christmas beacuse of the enquiry in which his committee is engaged; \"nothing but a sense of duty can keep me from you.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Land grant made to Peter Land consisting of 52 acres in Princess Anne County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions case of Gales and Seaton; information on the peition of William Pinnel; discusses ratification of the Virginia Constitution of 1830; gives voting record by House of Representatives re: Judge Peck; gives voting record of House or Representatives passing the India Bill to its third reading. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses two newspapers sent him by John B. White containing obituary notices of his father Judge White; the \"S. Carolina affair swallows up all other subjects...\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter concerning his studies, mentions marriage of Albert; mentions Mr. Preston, senator of S. Carolina, son of General Preston of Virginia, and great nephew of Patrick henry, speaking before the senate. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appreciates the honor conferred upon him by the citizens of Fredericksburg which was sent by him [JC]; his motives in the public office have been to uphold the Constitution and the laws and to restrain executive power; those maintaining opposite opinions have been diminished due to \"that event which has transpired since many of the elections took place\"; regrets inability to meet with them. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Song to Lelia\" [arr: Spanish Dance] written by John Tyle to his wife. 1 p. TCy of song.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled \"Speed on My Vessel\" written by John Tyler on his resignation from the U.S. Senate. 1 p. Cy of poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns shipment of cranberry plants to him, and how to grow them. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p.  ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Extracts of newspapers articles from the Philadelphia American Sentinel and the Philadelphia Ledger about John Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests Badger to give his regrets to the commodore for not making the trip today; the Senate has failed to \"adjourn over\" and his mind is \"too much engrossed with the subjects before me.\" 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the illness of the President John Tyler. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends condolences on Tyler's loss of advisors and friends [due to the explosion on board the warship Princeton]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Responds to his letter in which he asks to marry her daughter Julia; asks if he will be able to supply Julia with the \"enjoyments by which she has been surrounded.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Land grant to William Hudgins of Ray County, Missouri, for eighty acres of land in the District of Land subject to sale at Lexington, Missouri authorized by President John Tyler (see oversized file). 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests he see Mr. Brown concerning possible title to property; congratulates him on nomination to assembly; thinking of strong and decided message [to Congress]. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will defer sending a greyhound across the Atlantic until March because of the cold weather; tells of hopes to negotaite treaty with \"His Majesty\"; praises address sent by Tyler; has seen a statue of Cicero which bears a likeness to him [JT]; is planning to give him souvenirs of Italy; comments of course the Whigs are pursuing in Virginia on the Presidential question. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends James J. Wright for the position of consul at Cuba; discusses various nominees for Postmaster in Ulster County, New York; describes excitement about approaching election. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Friends wish him [JT] not to reture, but to be a member of the U.S. Senate where he could \"annihilate some of the distinguished Coons who have made it their business to villify and persecute you during your administration\"; would be also be able to carry through the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mr. Stillwell is anxious to secure the succession to his deputy Mr. Rapalje; wishes something could be done for Shaler; need for men of weight or character as leaders. TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received his letter and considers his views just; comments on several appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invitation from them by their [secretary?] to play a private concert for the President, his wife, and firends. 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses clipping concerning a meeting about the Texas annexation. 1 p. ALS. Including Nwscl, [circa March 4, 1845]. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that he and Mrs. von Geralt missed seeing the Tylers before they left Washington; appreciates his attention and the interest he took in promoting commercial relationships between the U.S. and the Zollverein. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled \"Picnic Song\" [by John Tyler?]. 1 p. TCy of Poem\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeating arrangement [probably at the White House] or visiting list. 4 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regarding a silver pitcher given to Tyler by the ladies of the county. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests that his supports and friends in New York be encouraged to purchase a subscription to a weekly paper, the Old Dominion, at two dollars per year, or a daily paper the New Era, at five dollars per year to boost sales and support the editior; both papers, published and edited by Wm. Cunningham, in Portsmouth, Virginia, provide extensive coverage and support for him [JT]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces his expected arrival in new York and requests that mr. Gardiner meet him at the wharf when he arrives. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family News; requests Gardiner to send peaches from New York and asks him to visit; Julia is still ill but improving steadily. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces the peaches and tells of the arrival of cantaloupes from Mr. Congor that he gave to his servants because he didn't think they were fit for his family; Julia is becoming more healthy; family news. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns not to purchase any land in the mountains of Va. without seeing it first, as most of it is of no value; discusses business matters concerning coal mines in Kentucky and plans for raising capital for the project. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests Gardiner see the land in Kentucky himself; gives description of the 900 [?] acres and directions for reaching it; also gives the names of several people Gardiner can ask for assistance when he arrives. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns a $1300 check drawn by the Exchange Bank at Norfolk on the Bank of New York and related to business matters. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning a bank draft drawn at the Farmers Bank; mentions Julia and their boy. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes the progress of the clover and wheat crops because of the dry weather. Comments on Julia's plans for a trip north and urges Gardiner and Margaret to come for a visit. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His and his wife's travel plans; requests Gardiner meet him and his wife, Julia, in Philadelphia the evening of 20 July if possible. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Gardiner that he will not be able to arrive in New York on the 20th as planned, but will be delayed because of complications caused by the weather and crops. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses matters relating to land in Kentucky. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells Gardiner that his agents in Kentucky are cheating him and asks him to travel there to look into the matter; character reference for Col. Watkins. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details travel plans, including delay of train. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business and family matters. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning payments for land; refers to foxhunts and merrymaking in the neighborhood, now that \"William Beekman left us\"; refers to Woodbury as Democratic nominee and possible resulting split in New York. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that Gardiner contact Mr. Benson regarding sending a chair to the Tyler residence; also hopes that Gardiner will visit soon. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Instructs Gardiner on business matters regarding land in Kentucky, and on acquiring an agent there; states that \"the ratification of the Mexican Treaty will relieve the money market and the spirit of speculation will be on tiptoe.\" 3pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses advantage of sending mail via Norfolk over Richmond; business matters, especially the exchange rate. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces birth of his son; notes receipt of chair; discusses farming season and bad prices for crops; remarks on revolutions in Europe and possibilites of war; quotes Jefferson. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning transfer of deed of Kentucky land from Tyler to Gardiner; proposes means to clear and cultivate land. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses letter from Judge Juntington of Indiana. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from Judge Huntington, Louisville, Ky., to John Tyler, Charles City Co. House, Virginia, 23 Dec. 1847. Concerning land and mining possbilities in Kentucky and Ohio. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Love poem; \"To My Wife\"; John Tyler to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. Tcy of Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family matters about a portrait and Julia's remedy for stomach sickness; business matter about a debt. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; asks Gardiner to pay certain bills with enclosed money. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; possibly bringing a suit up in Federal Court; problems of getting a reliable agent. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning the deed to some land; instructions about seeing the land and looking after the matter; legal advice from Judge Christian of Williamsburg. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the court system and the suit involving the qustion of some land in Kentucky [?]; postcript refers to Polk what he rightly deserved. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters settling confusion over money matters; speculates on outcome of Pennsylvania election. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Financial and business matters reiterating directions given in previous letter. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, incuding a reference to a response from Calhoun to a letter Tyler is sending to all Cabinet members; refers to Taylor's election...\"My time for speaking out has come...\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled, \"Virginia\" by John Tyler. 1 p. Poem. (see oversize file)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at \"Sherwood Forest\" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to \"injudicious husbandry\" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been \"no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians\"; fears that destruction will be wrought by \"ambitious and unpricipled demagogues\" but hopes \"sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil designs.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on death of Mr. Beeckman; the mild climate of California; three [3] fires which have swept from San Francisco, the last of which destroyed a souvenir he was keeping for Tyler; discusses last admission of California as a state into the Union; tells of mail received from the family from the Panama (steamboat). 4 pp. TCy of ALS. Inclyding TCy (incomplete) of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief description of Tyler's travels from Norfolk to Williamsburg and short illness; tries to relate how the estate of John Beeckman will be distributed to mother and son according to California and Mexican law, based on his knowledge of Virginia law. 5 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to his ill health and planned trip to Richmond; also discusses bankdrafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to Tyler's past ill health and enclosed letter from Gardiner's mother; comments on political tide in Virginia \"topsy turvy\" and fears for future, as well as slave labor in S. California. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news, especially caricatures of each member in great detail; comments on vacation in new York, and excitement surrounding Jenny Lind; urges Gardiner to stay in California if the profits are high. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Confirms receipt of the resignation of Prof. Hopkins from teh Chemistry Department of the College of William and mary; asks Robert to tell John that a temporary position is thus available if he is prepared for it and he must contact Col. McCandish and Judge Christin concerning proposition. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business letter regarding payment of debt and short family news. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts Tyler sent in the post the night earlier. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business letter regarding price of land at $20,000. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter relling of family's illnesses, including a severe case affecting Julia and a terrible cold Tyler had; discusses various treatment. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning payment of three checks, Julia's continual ill-health, and the receipt of a letter from David Gardiner from Sacramento. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning land in Illinois and Tyler's title to it. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Mrs. Gardiner's health is improving; four checks have been dispatched to recipient; also refers to letter from Mr. Page concerning land title. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels there are causes both internal and external at work to produce the ruin of the country; discusses the motive of the European governments who desire dissolution of the Union; Great Britain, after having made a profit out of the slave traffic, clamors for universal emancipation and sends her hirelings to the U.S. to encourage \"Fanatics\"; only \"devotional attachment to Gov. and Union on the part of our people\" can save the Union; speaks as the \"true representative of Southern feeling.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters regarding whether to mine lands or to let the railroads use them. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on his and Julia's poor health and sends two checks. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets not being able to secure position as Port Collector in San Diego for Gardiner; discusses poor health and family news; also the \"uneasy conditions of public affairs.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matters, such as payment of checks, and comments that \"matters are looking better for the country\" politically. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Response to Tyler's 26 Nov. 1850 letter discussing \"great question of the day\" which is union or disunion of the United States. 2 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates sorry over death of Alexander Gardiner, and grief it is causing family members. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates death of Col. Gardiner and expresses sorrow over event. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends information about his \"departed friend\" General Brazure N. Pryor, especially his bravery while commanding an artillery comany at the Battle of Hampton [War of 1812] so that his widow Elizabeth (Deneufville) Pryor could receive a land bounty; he [JT] nominated him to be elected Brigadier General in the winter of 1815-1816, served with him in legislature, and recommended him to be Collector at Norfolk, where he served until his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses experiences in California for past two years; incoroprates fine weather, mining conditions, agricultural progress, etc. 3 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the official muster roll of his company does not account for much of the time it was in service [in the War of 1812] and that the payroll omits the name of his servant, William Short, who also served; wonders if Short, who is still alive, is entitled to benefit of land for his service under the Act of Congress. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests Gardiner to check on an order Tyler placed with store in New York; family news, 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Banking matters and discusses family's health; says he may go to Philadelphia for medical advice. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulations on his elevation to the head of the Post Office Department; asks him to use his influence to assist his brother William Tyler to obtain the position of a naval store keeper at the washington Navy Yard or one elsewhere of a \"corresponding character\"; gives a biographical description of his brother. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matters. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses his \"wretched\" health and his business dealings with William Ozborne. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on business matters and improved health under the care of Dr. Semple of Hampton, Va. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses banking matters, election day activites, and hopes to spend next winter in a warm climate. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates that the newspaper accounts of his ill-health are exaggerated, although he has been very unwell; promises to visit Staten Island when Julia is well. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler thanks him for his previous two letters which describe the Constitutional Convention and reflects on excitement of the Fourth of july. 1 P. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler has submitted to articles to the [Southern Literary] Messenger for publication about his days at [the College of] William and Mary. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business note detailing \"enclosed\" checks. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Seeks help in advocating a promotion which Gibson feels he deserves, in lieu of a mistrial fifteen years ago, in which Tyler was able to help him. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Horsford extended an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler to join his wife and him at their home in Cambridge before the Tylers head south. 1 . TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news regarding health of Mrs. Tyler and her planned annual journey to her mother; mentions that he attended the first meeting of the Agricultural Society in Richmond, [Va.]. 2 pp. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cites Mrs. Tyler's terrible health for two months, since the birth of her baby, as the reason why he and Mrs. Tyler have not been able to visit Horsford. 2 pp. Xcy of ASL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Topic: \"The Merchant of Former Times and The Merchant of Today.\" Brief history of the merchant in society and discussion of the 19th century role. 8 pp. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces birth of a son, who was born without the aid of chloroform to the mother; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is with the Tyler family, although recovering from illness. 2 pp. Xvy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Horsford for sending a budding potato for experiments in planging in Va.; congratulates Horsford on rise in literary world, and expresses disappointment that he did not visit Cambridge. 3 pp. XCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore: Washington D.C. John F. Ellis. 3 pp. Song. Including XCy of above song. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Due to bad winter weather conditions, communication from the \"outside world\" is not active, and Tyler inquires of political news; offers his and Julia's condolences on the loss of Horsford's wife [?]. 3 pp. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the crops and predicts high prices for corn in the next year; gives news of family health and asks for word about the yellow fever outbreaks in New York. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter in response to Tyler's inquiry of his family lineage: [Thomas Gardiner, Esq. of Tollesburry, Essex.] 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Response to Tyler regarding price negotations of some property and a pony for sale. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, including difficulties in getting a loan from the bank; asks Gardiner to talk with someone in New York 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports meeting agenda. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on Robert's resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, fears Democrats will not succeed in next congressional elections because of the enormous increase in expenditures, mentions statement made by [Henry A.] Wise in Williamsburg that the College [of William and Mary] was \"the most superb body of equal size he had ever seen,\" says of Wise that 'his eye is steadily fixed on 1860\" [presidential election], feels that he[JT] is the last of the Virginia Presidents, suggests remedy for ailment of his grandson, plans to move to Hampton, 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief business note asking Gardiner to give enclosed check to portrait artist; predicts hard times due to bad crop. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS, Julia Gardiner Tyler, \"Villa Margarett,\" [Hampton, Va.], to Col. David L. Gardiner Asks her brother to have Margaret's portrait sent as soon as possible and to put it directly in the care of the steamer's captain. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler analyzes his son's letter about the Zolverein Treaty; confesses that, as a father of six and a supervisor of a household, he is no Cicero or Pliny, but opts to live out his days in Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Compliments Tyler on his \"Memories of Richmond\" address and comments on Mr. Cushing's and Mr. Seward's speeches; he is lonely. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Navy Yard official wrote in regard to shipping the remains of Mr. Denison of Va. to be buried next to his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief note asking Gardiner to conduct some bond exchanges for him. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reference to a party going to Jamestown to plant ivy around the old church steeple, led by Edward Everett; mentions difficulties of son, John; comments on Virginia gubernatorial race; his address at the College of William and Mary forthcoming and the rebuilding of the college is estimated to cost $18,200, and will be completed Oct. 1, 1859. 4 pp. ALS. Includes engraving of John Tyler, 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, including the payment od debts and a trip to Raleigh, [N.C.], during which he gave 3 speeches; discusses his poor health and the flourishing wheat crops. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler agrees that a meeting of the Board would prove detrimental to his objective of re-establishing the law scool on solid footing; also inquires if books from West Point [Academy] arrived. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the 1860 presidental election and how the Virginia delegates stand on the candidacies of [Robert M.T.] Hunter, Henry A. Wise, and Stephen Douglass; his speech at a Richmond banquet was highly applauded; Mrs. Tyler's ill health, and his son's handwriting which rivaled Napoleon's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Agrees to speak on politics in Portsmouth; predicts that Breckenridge will be elected by the House of Representatives. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speaks of his triumph at the state convention where the Peace Conference Project was defeated; the \"temper of the state is obviously rising'; within 6 or 7 months Virginia will leave the Union. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends his speech; fears drift into secession, perhaps can be delayed until October; large cannon removed to Old Point, [Comfort, Va.]; may be a majority fot he Border States in the Convention, but it is doubted; measles has broken out among the chuldren; interest to [RT's] bond held by Crump falls due 4 May and 4 Nov., has no money or would not trouble him. 3 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS. 1 p\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of the death of Ex-President Tyler in The Daily Express (Petersburg, Va.). 4 pp. Nws. (See oversize file)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Detailed inventory of property/belongings on estate at his death. 2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets having taken so long to write; expresses gratification for Mr. Tyler having visited Norfolk, [Va.]; asks for news of the Tyler family. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Plan of the House of Representatives,\" Published by C. Bohm. 1 p. PD. (See Oversize File)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle describing bill introduced by Del. George W. Grayson to improve the New kent County burial site of Letitia Christian Tyler. (From the Daily Press and Times Herald) 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reaffirms the beauty and merits of Tidewater Virginia; gives an account of traditoonal social behavior to illustrate the proud cilture of the are; the descendants of the are should have a \"sense of their duty not to a single state only, but to the Whole Union.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets it has taken him so long to answer Tyler's letters; offers to publish some of Tyler's writing stating his opinon on the secession question for Virginia; agrees with Tyler's opinion that Virginia must stay with the Union; offers his regards to Mrs. Tyler. 2 pp. ALS, Frag.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts invitiation from President and Mrs. Tyler. 1 p. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled \"Song.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled \"To M.G.B.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at \"Sherwood [Forest]\"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSketches of part of Tyler land somewhere along the Ohio River; sketched by S.R. Carey, 2 pp. AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Medical prescription for Honorable John Tyler; Hegeman, Clark, and Company, druggists. 1 p. AN.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Envelope of letter from John Tyler, to Colonel Samuel S. Gardiner, Abby Manor, Shelton Island, Suffolk County, New York. 1 item. ADS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Five envelopes from President John Tyler, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York. 5 items. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Four envelopes to President John Tyler, Washington City, D.C. 4 items. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Envelopes to President John Tyler, 31 items. AD\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; \"John Tyler and His Presidency\"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled \"John Tyler\"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Address entitled \"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States\"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Article \"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States\"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8\" X 9 1/4\", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents William Miller to [?]. Regrets missing [?] in New York; Mr. Wood was nominated by a coalition of \"leading men\" from the anti-Masonic and working men's parties; speculates on future developments on New York politics. 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Philip Gerald Auchampaugh, Robert Tyler: Southern Rights Champion, Duluth, 1934\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is \"I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich.\" Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for taking so long to reply, but a \"serious indisposition\" has kept him from being able to write; sends his regars to Gardiner's family and a special note to Margaret; planning a trip to Philadelphia. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has given with great pleasure his last letter to the President; has \"good will\" for the German population. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Ferris as a good man for the surveyorship; notes that a possible opponent of Ferris' is Eli Moore, who is a friend of Polk; warns against filling positions with too many from the same clique. 3 pp. AL. incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to lend money to newspaper editor, Thomas Dunn English; speaks of Polk and two poltiical associates. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to ask Gov. Van Ness if Mr. Cooper can be given a position other than the one alloted to him of inspector because he cannot now climb sides of ships or [?] the burdens of such an office; reports that both me and Mr. Cooper are bad off financially; says Mr. Polk is partly responsible for this by \"annihilating all my expections.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; \"The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper...\"; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; \"He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country\"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends his best to Gardiner's family;comments on rumors of the \"bloody war\"; informs him that he received a letter from former Pres. Tyler, who is well; comments that \"Polkey and Spoils [Spoils system] should feel small now.\" 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to be in New York City soon; informs Gardiner that \"Polk has at last been caught\" as he predicted. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to see that a speech he has written is published; has heard from the Ex-President and Mrs. Tyler who are both doing well; \"He says something about some expression used in one of my letters that has annoyed Julia. I have written him that it was altogether unintentioned, Madame Juliua is too sensitive\"; tells David Gardiner and him to get married. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that a gentleman, \"in whom [he] place[s] unbounded confidence\" has hinted that Buchanan will take Virginia and that the press there is \"out for [him]\"; Tyler is campaighning hard in [?] where the elections will be held next monday. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Alarmed at the \"political aspect of affairs in this country\"; is sure the South is convinced it \"should have sustained the Missouri Compromise Candicate at Baltimore\"; regards the Missouri Compromise as the \"strong hope and sheet Anchor of the Country\"; predicts General Cass will be defeated and consequently the party will be \"swept up as with deluge.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that his name, of all the Northern Men, will be acceptable to the \"People of the Southern States for the Presidency\"; wishes him to come to Philadelpia and make some friends; confirms that judge campbell is almost avowedly for Buchanan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to \"procure a copy\" of the paper containing the annoucement of [his father-in-law, Thomas Abthorpe] Cooper's death; wants to write a short biography of Cooper; sends his love to Gardiner's mother and Margaret. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells Churchill he had come to town that day; asks him to bring a deed with him from the clerk's office that \"settles Longwood on Macy Cooper.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Offers to send his father a picture of Priscilla; says he doesn't want it being a fixture in the house; thinks he is feeling better; New York politics. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Read his letter to the Union Meeting which has given satisfaction there; asks how many members of the state [Pa.] democratic delegation Buchanan can depend on as \"faithful friends\"; reminds Buchanan that he fells he should return to the senate. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [Judge] Campbell has carried the city, [Phil.] and \"will no doubt receive the City and County vote in the State Convention.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning strike by laborers on the coal wharves and its handling by police in Richmond. 8 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Kiffee Chose the \"Old Keystone\" as his future home; finds Pennsylvania men agreeable; accepts an invitation to address Bigler Club in Lancaster. 2 pp. ALS. Including Df. concerning the \"Southern\" position of Pennsylvania and the transference of Pennsylvania to a \"semi-abolitionist\" state by the election of James Pollacky. 1 p. Including Df concerning disagreement with George Bancroft's interpretation of political basis of the settlement of Virginia. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Declines invitation to address a Bigler Club in Colomia, Pa. [?]; feels that Col. Bigler will \"not only be nominated by the Democratic State Convention,\" but will also be elected by the people in the fall to the \"gubernatorial office\"; he is first always for Pennsylvania. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBigler Club report including letter from Robert Tyler read at the meeting. 1 p. NwsCl. Including TCy of above NwsCl. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will \"have the supprt of the City and Country without fail\"; sends his \"respectful compliments\" to Buchanan's niece Miss Lane and to Mrs. Baker. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's delegates will gain a majority of seats in the Convention; has seen Col. Bigler; feels that Buchanan should visit Philadelphia for a few days; inquires as to who shall be the next Canal Commissioner. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has contacted \"friends in high quarters\" concerning the best \"flue tobacco\" in the country; will write them soon at length. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Declines invitation on behalf of the Democracy of Berks County to celebrate the 4th of July due to a previous engagement; indicates that \"we all have a right to feel proud and gratified at the position occupied by our beloved Commonwealth [Pa.].\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend democratic festivities at Eagle Station on the 20th of August. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of same letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend the committee meeting at bedofrd on the 27th of July; is obstructed from many of the duties of his office by a wound he recieved to his right hand as a result of a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July. 1 p Cy of Al.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Proclaims the success of the \"Pennsylvania movement\" in the Democratic Caucus; informs him that he has been an \"able, efficient, and enthusiastic body of friends at his back\"; the \"Union Resolutions\" which he thinks originated with [?], \"are slain outright\" but to Buchanan's advantage; enunciates the problem of the \"Unionist Democrats.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that the Governor present an address for the release of Irishman Smith O'Brien. 2 pp. ACys of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wants response to a letter Tyler sent in reference to \"certain offensive remarks said to have been made\" by him at Harrisburg, [Pa.]; asks for a response to that letter; Cameron must deny or retreat. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Condemns Mr. Donahoe for connecting Franklin Pierce with the \"illeberal temper\" of the New Hampshire State Convention in his newspaper the Boston Pilot. 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Defends his father against two articles attacking his administration. 5 pp. ALS. including TCy of ALS. 20 July, 1852. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Declines an invitation for the New Hampshire Convention due to \"circumstances of a private nature\"; proclaims success of the Democratic Party in November; commends Pierce as the right choice for the Democratic nomination. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thinks it best that he withdraw his name as candidate for clerkship of Pennsylvania Supreme Court to replace Mr. Cohen. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses an advertisement from the Ledger discrediting Pierce, that he feels should be contested; gives his support, which had earlier been for Buchanan, to Pierce as the Presidential candidate. 2 pp. ALS. Includes incomplete Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks for Wise's views and suggestions as to the upcoming Presidential contest; offers his \"humble influence\" to Wise in his political aspirations; predicts the development of the Democratic Convention; questions why all states, emaning the inclusion of ones that do not usually vote Democratic should have a sa in the Democratinc nomination; claims that the South will provide \"present protection and future success\" for the Democrats. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the free-soil element will \"exhibit itself to an alarming extent\" in the formulation of the Southern Platform of '56; warns Wise to keep the South united at all costs and not to quarrel with [Robert] Hunter. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks the President to intervene on behalf of a \"young man by the name of Phillips\" who has been fired from his clerkship in a customs house, Tyler claims that his removal will be disadvantageous to the party because his father is an extremely influential man. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Understands from the Ledger that Mr. Lane is opposed to the Pacific Railroad project; regrets that he does not give his \"able support\" to the project; claims that Lane is wrong in attributing the project to New York speculators who intend to make the road a private corporation. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Note regarding letter of 5 December, 1853, and the Friends of Ireland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the attacks on him [RT] made by the Pennsylvanian [which is owned by Bigler] did him no harm, and in fact, probably lost him a good deal of subscribers; reports that the senatorial race between Gov[erno]r Porter and [Colonel] Bigler is being conducted with \"much bitterness among [the] candidates\"; feels that Cadwalader is making a fine character in Congress.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Holds Tyler in high esteem, and considers him a close friend; reaffirms that he will not be a candidate for office [Presidency]; confident that Miss Harriet [his niece] will not marry an Englishman; he does not hear much from Philadelphia as \"Judge Campbell and Mr. Hunt[er] never write\"; he has \"full faith\" in the election of Wise. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Seawell that the President will be happy to serve Mr. [Jones?] if he is able to do so; indicates that the letter will \"furnish you authority for [?] in the case of Holt and the other cases.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Awaits Buchanan's return to America \"with great impatience\"; advices him never to discount the possibility of running for the Presidency; warns him that he should try to bring all his friends together; informs Buchanan that Pierce would like to run for the Presidency but he Tyler does not think that he can win; although Virginia is strongly supporting Wise for the Presidency, Tyler admits that the next president cannot come from a slave state; has just returned to Philadelphia after delivering an address at the Commencement of William and Mary College. 2 pp. 2 TCys of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Dr. George [Semple?] was an applicant for the place when you spokle for Col. Custis, and it was decided by the department that no change should be hat at that point. The President (whom I have just consulted) thinks it will not do to make any change under the circumstances\"; asks him to tell John Seawell that he would like to see him once more; asks when he is planning to visit Washington. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a \"dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South\"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if Boswell will loan him money to give to Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The meeting \"last night\" was large; \"Thousands of people\" had come to hear him; it was a \"clique affair\" and he was \"omitted\" from the Committee of Arrangements; informs that Gov. Bigler \"ran away from\" the meeting; reveals that \"Wescott is one of the most despised men in the community.\" 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns Buchanan that he must come home [from England] soon in order to sustain the \"united delegation from Pennsylvania\" that Tyler feels is necessary for his nomination; notes that \"Campbell and J. Glancey Jones are traitors:\" and Forney cannot decide where he stands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Feels easier in his mind since the last time he wrote\" as recent election in New York and Maryland have seen a downturn in \"Pierceism\" ; claims that the Dallas movement will \"fizzle out\"; chastises Buchanan for an \"ill-advised\" letter he wrote to Wise, but is happy to report that Wise still supports him; feels that with Pennsylvania behind him, Buchanan will certainly be successful. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs him that Pennsylvania is for Buchanan now; tells Wise to \"lien [lean?] towards him strongly; relates that there is a \"remarkably kind feeling\" towards Wise among politicial friends of his; claims that Pierce movement is dead there; considers Wise's letter to the New York National Democrats \"really admirable.\" 3 pp. ALS. including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Questions the exclusion of the Irish-American from the Convention of the Friends of Ireland; wonders how Tyler, always a supporter of Irish Americans, could allow the \"exclusion\" of a newspaper of over 100,000 subscribers from such a Convention, of which Tyler is the Chairman. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Armstrong, Reserved member; acknowledges that the remonstrant, Jee Seawell [?] has accused the Board of being unlawful by not publically stating the reasons for which they dismissed him. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents McGowan has just received a letter from Dr. Smith indicating that no funds are available for his office; informs Robert that it has been suggested that he purchase \"an iron safe\" in which to keep the documents of the Society [?]; Dr. Smith also suggested to him that they develop a more effective system for obtaining contributions; he requires a list of the \"State Directories and Socieities\" in order to do this. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will comply with Tyler's invitiation of a visit as soon as he can come to Philadelphia; praises him for his connection with the Irisih movement and claims him an \"able and unflinching advocate\"; feels that although michael Doheny and his fellow agitators should be condemned for their violence at the last Convention [of the Friends of Ireland], he must admit that they ahve led to progress for the cause; believes that together he and Tyler \"can do much towards peace and cooperation\"; declines any offer of a position in the delegation. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests that establishment of the office of the American I[rish] E.A.A.; suggests that Capt[ain] William t. Lyons is the man for the position; suggests that the position should pay 2,000 dollars per year; also suggests James C. Hyde, to go to work in Ireland. 8 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Tyler that the new constitution [of the E.A.A.] calls for the establishment of an Under-Secretary [which he has called for previously]; informs Tylr of an upcoming reply in the Citizen by [Patrick] Lynch, the editor of the Irish-American; if Tyler is ever in New York, Limsden is there every week and would like to see him. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that Mitchel does not support the [IAEA] organization and that Tyler should attempt to persuade him into its favor; speaks pejoratively regarding editor of the Irish-American, Lynch; claims that the Massachusetts Convention was \"a sorry affair\"; recommends Lumsden to strengthen the organization; Harris wanted to knwo who informed McClenahan that he was a British spy, but McClenahan would not tell him. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents States that he had a letter from Dr. Smith proposing a meeting with him and Tyler in Philadelphial; feels that they should postpone everthing until the \"full fruits\" of the trial \"are developed\"; claims that \"victory and glory await us.\" 1 p ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tried to see Lynch, finally found him in Brooklyn; feels that everything \"is made right\" with Lynch. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that a recent speech made referring to Tyler is unworthy; knows that Tyler is \"a patriot and a gentleman\"; intends to publish something to this effect in his nxt paper. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that, according to custom, a fee is to be collected by the Directory when a new charter is applied for; asks Tyler's opinion as to whether the new laws cancel this old custom or not. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Noticed that McGowan signed a letter with his official title within the Directory; asks Tyler if the names of members of the organization are not to be secret; Mr. Mitchel's lecture \"cut to pieces\" John Omahony's faction; this faction \"has utterly ruined itself.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas had an interview with Mr. Thomas Whyte, Secretary of the State Directory; refers to the Emigrant Aid Society. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Surprised that the Directory Charter has not reached Tyler yet; receives money very slowly, but has received \"encouraging letters\" from the South and West. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Tyler that accommodations \"will be due\" on the 21st; he should remind the Herald that the amount is $300. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wants to call a meeting of the Supreme Directory and force Mitchell to give an explanation of his traitorous acts. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Supreme Directory on the 29th; feels that the conduct of the Secretary [McGowan], is not satisfactory. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of ALS from Dr. Smith, [Boston, Mass], to Dr. McGowan 4 March, 1856, concerning the sending of \"monies\" to the Treasurer. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that the State Delegates of Virginia will be for Wise; states that Wise is very close to their whole family; his father would be the best but he is out of politics; he will be a valuable asset in the election of Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received a letter from Daniel Edgar Sickles, Secretary of Legation to Mr. Buchanan, that regards Buchanan in much the same way Tyler had in a previous letter; asks Tyler which letter he would rather see printed in the Citizen. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes Tyler to forward some enclosed pamphlets concerning the \"Syracuse Convention.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays an editorial written in the Pennsylvanian \"hinting the idea of coalition\"; relays, also, good tidings from Mr. Buchanan; asks if Wise knows James Black of Pittsburg; mentions [William] Bigler; warns that a split may occur in the Democratic Party. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that the Irish faction within the Party was upset at their interpretation of speech in Buchanan made; he has written a letter to the editor of the Citizen informing him that Buchanan's intent was not to \"justify British Gov[ernmen]t in India and Ireland\"; advises him to make a public announcement of that fact to clarify any confusion; warns Buchanan that some men feel that he [JB] \"belongs to them\"; advises buchanan to \"drive 'em away.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Finds Buchanan acceptable as a possible candidate, but feels he will  not get a third of the Irish vote; would not be able to support Pierce \"under any circumstances\"; desires some indication of the association's {IAEA] policy in this matter; disturbed by Messrs. Lumsden and Convoy's failure to respond to him on association business; trusts that Tyler's sister is recoverning from her illness. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Attempted to persuade mr. Charles O'Connel to Col. Saunders to attend the Cincinnati convention as he may \"be of essential service\"; Col. Saunders \"declares for Buchanan\" the Vermont delegates are mostly for Douglass. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Glad to hear that Tyler was in Cincinnati to give a lecture to the \"Robert Emmett Club\"; hopes that Gov. Wise will receive the Presidential nomination from the Cincinnati Convention, which is presently meeting; worries taht Buchanan is too fond of Great Britain; also, Lumsden does not want another Northern man; he feels that the North has exploited the South and is not holding up to the American Constitution. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Wise that Bright supports Buchanan; worried that Douglas friends will support Hunter in an effort to beat Buchanan' but feels that Wise will triumph in Virginia. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs him that Wise was the key to Buchanan's nomination; his father's name was mentioned several times, always in favor, at the Convention. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cannot go to New York, but wishes McGowan to visit him in Pennsylvania; says the Buchanan did not mean to indicate that Britain was \"tyranical\"; refuses to involve the IAEA in politicial questions. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsement concerning letter from Robert Tyler, to John J. McGowan. 1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refutes a charge that Tyler made in a recent letter that McGowan was inplicating the Association in politics; assures Tyler that he was simply relaying the sentiments of club members regarding Buchanan, knowing that Tyler would most likely be interested; the speech Buchanan made has turned Irish sentiment bitterly against himself and Herbert of the Pilot Citizen is using it to turn them away from the Democratic party; claims that the organization can do nothing if a \"know-nothing\" is elected. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for any outbursts in recent letters; has only seen McClenahan once since in New York; Filmore arrived at his house the night before; he is sorry that Filmore allowed himself to be \"humbugged and betrayed by the dark lantern.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is unable \"to go on Sunday night\"; is able to leave on Monday or \"the following Sunday.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is ill and \"confined to the house\"; predicts that \"many men\" will seek Wise's influence in Virginia to help nominate Buchanan; reminds him to be careful of what he says and does especially in relation to M. Buchanan; has heard compliments of Wise's Richmond Ratificiation speech; Judge Douglas will be caught most likely in the \"Squatter Sovereignty\" trap; comments that the issue of slavery in the new territories was \"ignored in Cincinnati,\" and that if it ever arises \"there will be the devil to pay in the Democratic party\"; claims that it is not a matter of principle, but really a matter of politics. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for placing Tyler's letter about Buchanan in the news section; he has written an editorial of his own in favor of Buchanan which he feels will do Buchanan \"[more] good than a partisan article from a personal or political friend\"; claims that Buchanan's speech has done a great deal of harm; reaffirms that he will help the Democratic party in the campaign. 5 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Wise that \"He [Buchanan] distinctly declares himself opposed to squatter sovereignty\"; he says that if elected president, he intends being President; Buchanan also told Tyler that his plans were influenced by him; encloses an article from the Citizen that Wise should have published in a Richmond paper, the editor of the Citizen prefers him [HW] for the Presidency. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that \"we\" will win this state [Pennsylvania], New Jersey,  and New York; predicts that if we beat the \"nigger worshippers\" bad in this election, the contest in 1860 will be the know-nothing Heresies. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtract. Claims that the Democratic Party has always guarded the rights of foreigners; explains that Buchanan's farewell speech to England is greatly misunderstood. 3 pp. Cy of AL. Including Nws Cl concerning Democratic Party electors of the fifth ward. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that Wise has misapprehended Buchanan's sentiments towards himself; Tyler knows that Buchanan likes Tyler but also feels strongly that Buchanan likes Wise. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He and Mr. Edward Kenefeck are traveling to new York; plan on seeing Tyler; the goal of their trip is to collect the thousand dollas owed by the New York club in order to pay \"the trial\" of last January. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests for Tyler some new signs and passwords; informs him that he has been feeling ill; claims that the Herald is \"unprincipled\" and attacks Buchanan in an \"ungentlemanly\" manner. 2 pp. AL. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Would like Tyler to investigate why Lynch never received a reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Navy concerning the voyage of the \"new[?] frigate\" to Ireland; Lynch feels that not only will it be a boon to Irisih Americans and American businessmen, it will also give hope to despairing Ireland. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received the letter from Tyler approving the signs; claims that Lumsden is disruptuing the association; but believed there is \"the nucleus of a strong association of the right material\" who can hold things together. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Called at Tyler's office a few times, but never reached him; will announce Tyler to speak in his neighborhood on August 20. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the South must pull together with the rest of the country; feels that the Fremont Party will try to dominate the South; suggests taht it is Wise's responsibility to strenthen the South and join it with the North; Tyler claims that Wise's \"actions will make civil war.\" 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that Buchanan will win the election, but is not nearly completely sure of it; believes that if Buchanan loses Pennsylvania he will lose altogether; if he loses, Tyler suggests the South leave the Union and make an alliance with Great Britain. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets not being able to speak in H[?]'s district due to illness. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns Wise of the \"political serpents\" who will come down from the North and try to do him mischief; feels that Forney is not a good person for Buchanan to have around himself; suggests Glancey Jones as an able ally. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the election is going smoothly and that Buchanan will be elected \"without doubt\"; reports taht he was upset by the placing of an editorial he wrote on the fourth page of the newspaper; met with the editor, Mr. Fiske, and was promised that it would be corrected; concerned that this act may be part of a scheme against Tyler and Wise to proceed with caution and to avoid any argument with Buchanan and to see him at the \"earliest moment.\" 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks \"God\" for the victory of Buchanan; claims that it was \"the vote of the South\" that secured it; the faction in the North has excluded Wise from \"their prop-the Pennsylvanian\"; believes that \"they would betray their father.\" 3 pp. ALS. Pritned in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Happy that the North did not come out too strongly as that would have damaged the administration; claims that the \"forney Clique would have succeeded\"; fells that forney and his friends would have brought chaos to the country; believes that Forney is actually being dictated to by a group of men, and they are responsible for the destructive comments on Robert Tyler; postulates that their plan is to \"kill [Wise] off\" and replace him. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has heard that his brother John is urging Wise to suggest Robert's name to Mr. Buchanan for a cambinet position; Tyler will not accept a positionl although Tyler likes Buchanan, he warns Wise to guard his [HW] honor and secure \"Southern rights.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCyof the above ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a report on the dangers confronting the South and his views on the best way to deal with them; would like Wise to publosh the report in as many Southern papers as possible; suggests that it be read in the Convention; claims that where the Contest of 1860 is concerned, Wise is the \"only man living who can make the slightest impression upon the North.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler will not \"stand in the way\" of any favors Buchanan may bestow upon him, even if they include Forney; suggests that Col. Bigler is not happy with Wise; has seen Buchanan, who was kind, but feels he is too \"thick\" with Forney. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that a man called \"Senex\" claiming to be Wise's friend, came to see himl Tyler put him through a test to be sure of his intentions; believes him to be under the control of Forney and his friends; pleads with Wise to keep \"Senex\" from any more recognition in the Richmond Enquirer. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Had an itnerview with Mr. Buchanan whod esired to talk about Governor Floyd; advised Buchanan to talk to Wise about the matter; warns him to keep a \"sharp eye\" on the situation regarding Buchanan's cabinet; claims that Forney will \"use his influence in Pa.\" against Wise. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has just visited with Buchanan; claims that Wise is Buchanan's \"favorite\" of anyone; reports that Buchanan is troubled in deciding who would be the right man for Secretary of State; refers to Cobb as a possible solution; claims that Forney will do Wise damage; Tyler feels that he and Wise are very close. 6 pp. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech concerning Philadelphia Democrats. 6pp. ADf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsement of letter from Michael Dohaney, New York. 1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that the Democrats are \"losing time\"; feels that their opponents are the \"pro-slavery party\", but feels that the task now is to \"show the hollowness and heartlessness\" of their argument; claims that Irish and German voters are becoming more \"rational\" and will vote against the Democrats out of a dislike for slavery. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Buchanan to tell him to do anything he would like to do; informs Buchanan that a feud between him [RT] and Forney is inevetable and that he finds Forney's conduct \"very ungenerous\"; claims that Forney has no right to attempt senatorial advances under Buchanan auspices. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has surveyed public opinion and found it to be in favor of Joseph R. Chandler for Catholic Representation abroad; a delay in this matter of six months would be \"preferred.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Content concerning the annual Fourth of July meeting of the State Democratic Party at Independence Hall. 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if \"barely possible\"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has been told by Mr. Westcott that Buchanan plans to \"sustain\" Gov. Walker; does not know what \"sustain\" intends, but he hopes Buchanan will do nothing to alter his present Kansas policy; Tyler grows increasingly \"against the good faith of Governor Walker\"; claims that if Buchanan were to involve himself in Waker's attempts at the Senate, his image would be injured no matter what the outcome; informs Buchanan that Mr. Van Dyke will be visiting him soon. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the people are \"tired of the Kansas agitation\"; feels that Buchanan should persuade Walker to his policy soon or dismiss him; believes there will be less danger in dismissing him that leaving the question open. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that Governor Packer would like to see him; claims that any man who tried to interfere with the Constitutional Convention of 21 December would be crushed by the South; believed strongly that there \"could be and should be no Civil War.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speaks of a meeting held \"last evening\"; claims that Mr. Bright gave a good speech; will be glad to relay more to Buchanan face to face. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to Gov. Wise's \"extraordinary letter\" and claims that Wise can be \"formidable\" when he opposes something; stresses to Buchanan that he always tried to keep Wise in line with the Administration; claims taht he, Tyler, is for the Administration and is ready for a fight; feels taht Buchanan can \"whip them all\" and points out that Buchanan has the greater portion of the Democratic Party supporting him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that he has been offered the clerkship of the U.S. District court which has decided to decline; wishes to emphasize taht while he is honored by the good sentiments about him given by his riends to the President, he has not authorized any of them to place him as an applicant for any position \"at [Buchanan's] hands\"; reports that the Municipal Election has gone \"heavily against\" them, but that it has nothing to do with national politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that although the chances are slim, Landys and Phillips may succeed; claims that the county ticket does not look to be in such good shape; reports that Douglass is not faring well in Illinois; intimates to Buchanan that he[RT] feels that the administration is a \"nobel [sic] one.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's friends can raise enough funds to buy a newspaper; claims that Buchanan's \"Filibuster Resolution\" is \"right\"; does not believe that the Catholic of foreign vote will leave the Democratic Party. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the Democratic Party can rally itself; feels that Governor Wise is beign \"taken in\" by men who are not really concerned about him; thinks that Buchanan should reconciliate with Wise, and then he will definitely obtain Virginia's support. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Buchanan has been \"unanimously\" endorsed by the State Convention; claims that Senator Benton made a \"shameful and most ridiculous\" speech at Tammany Hall. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Wise will not gain the nomination at the Charleston Convention; feels that the South should endorse Buchanan, even though he does not wish to be a candidate. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts Buchana's invitation and is leaving for Washington soon; claims that Buchanan's name \"would prove stronger\" in Pennsylvania than any other. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will get more delegates than any opposition; claims that he [RT] has many from the American Portion of the Party as well as from the German and Irish portions. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Johnston for his letter, and pledges to serve him; claims that Old [John} Brown should be hung; feels strongly that the South must move away from some of its \"atrocious doctrines.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that a comment he gave to the Editor of the Pennsylvanian has been altered and that the published form is not \"satisfactory\" to him; believes that a Democratic President will be elected; warns that the Southern States should move ahead with caution. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Wise that he has told Buchanan to consult Wise on matters concerning Gov. Floyd and Virginia; advised Buchana to keep Wise \"with him\" under all circumstances; feels that things are well now with Forney, but was concerned about him; asks what Wise thinks about J. Walker as a possible Secreatary of State. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfederate fifty cent note, signed by Robert Tyler, 1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports to her that he can find none of his father's papers regarding Mr. Webster; claims, however, that his father had worked closely with Mr. Webster on the \"Ashburton negotiation: and always had much 'admiration' for Mr. Webster\"; is sorrofwul that his father's papers have been stroyed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs worried about the actions of the U.S. District Court; claims that in the supposed \"Ku Klux cases\" Judge Busteed is acting without respect for the law and exerting his power to have innocent people sentenced; feels that the Judge is being entirely too militaristic; reports to Tyler that a Mr. Brickell, representing the whole community, confronted the Judge with a charge of the same; Love believes that he and Bruckwell will be indicted for \"conspiracy to intimidate\" a government official; informs Tyler that he may show the letter to his friends and is welcome to publish the facts of the letter. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that W.H. Polk will be in New York the following evening; urges Gardiner, Graham and other friends to see him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the Herald brings news that [the barn burners?] have been been defeated.; he hears also that the Tammany Ball was a \"Tyler affair,\" but he did not receive an invitation; would like him to make an inquiry about it; asks again if Beeman has been removed; believes that all the men connected with him are in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFeels 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he will be in New York on Friday; encloses a newspaper containing an address he gave to the Grennomes[?]; would like for Gardiner to have it published. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks if he has heard anything regarding Audubon's expeditions to California; Tyler is considering going himself or sending Mr. Holland to San Francisco \"to seek [their] fortunes\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that although it is a tight contest, Porter has little chance of obtaining the judgeshipl believes that Gov. Packer is \"nervous\" that Buchanan is suspicious of him; reports that the Senate Committee is behind Buchanan in the \"Fillibustering Question.\" 1 p. Two TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses an article from the Pennsylvanian. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks if Termis[?] is the right man as surveyor; would like him [AG] to send him to Washington if he is; Tyle claims that he is on good terms with Termis[?]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that \"6 or 7 hunderd dollars\" are due to Mr. Cooper as salary back pay; talks of financial difficulties; thanks Gardiner for his last letter. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has receive the check for $741.6 1/4 and will attend to his matter \"with pleasure\"; feels that Buchanan will surely obtain the nomination. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Points out what a poor writer he is; expresses hope that his family is well; he received a letter from the \"ex-Functionary\" whom he finds \"lively as a cricket\"; wishes that Dudly Felow had been elected Mayor. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the court \"detains\" him from being in New York Saturday; encloses something from the Times; claims that Wilton[?] has \"killed\" Charlie Ingersall and he is \"glad.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks himfor handling the matter concerning Mr. Cooper; claims that he can request no favors from Polk nor Walker; feels that Judge Nelson is \"bound in honor\" to ensure that Gardiner prospers in business; believes that [Polk and Walker?] will cheat him if they can; predicts that Calhoun is their man now; asks him to send the article about the President. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has just received the pamphlets and will distribute them \"as far as practicable\"; feels that his repeal movement was successful; he has had an \"immense\" meeting, feels as though he has \"choked off\" all his enemies. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 p. Frag.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if he [BS] will loan him money to give Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has sent the letter to the President and that they contain 225 signatures; Tyler is seeking the pamphlet in the Van Buren question from Gardiner; claims that this is all for his father who has been defied by several men. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has just returned from Washington; commits himself to Thompson; claims that the Senate will reject Suydam; proposes that if they do, Collins should fill the vacancy. 1 p. ALS. Including NwsCl of letter from Robert Tyler, 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler possesses intelligence, from \"pretty high authority\" in Washington that he might be able to obtain the [chargeship?] in Rome; wonders if Judge Milson would write a letter of recommendation for him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wants Gardiner to see him on his way back to New York as there are many things of \"vast importance\" about which they should disuss; reports that Broderick wants the Secretary of Terasurey to act in his behalf; Tyler feels that this is an extremely important matter and thinks that the President should be informed of it. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that \"Hoffman's place\" is not important to them; both the \"Cass [?] paper\" and the \"Delaware paper\" have Graham formed as President; feels that Stillwell is not \"worth his salt and bread.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents VanNess [?] informed Tyler that Kelley claims he had been offered a bribe from Gardiner; reports that Hoffman feels that Gardiner's conduct was not improper; does not consider VanNess a \"man of honor.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses something indicate to Gardiner that there needs to be an explanation of Mr. Polk's policy; claims that if Mr. Polk has war he is responsible for the calamity. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes Gardiner to take care of the matter concerning the Aurora newspaper in the way he feels most appropriate; believes there is a diversity of opinion concerning the matter, but trusts that Gardiner knows what to do. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler questions why Beeman was appointed to the New York Corrections House; wants him to try and have it investigated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Insists that Gardiner remove Mr. Beeman immediately; Tyler claims that Beeman's appointment was the work of villains; wants Gardiner to see that James Bigler is appointed; warns him to beware of all possible \"Cass\" men. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Admits that there are problems with the arrangements of the Aurora; warns Gardiner not to trust Graham. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is \"shocked\" by what Gardiner has told him about Beeman; claims that it only proves that VanNess is \"treacherous\"; believes that VanNess is responsible for a letter in the New York Herald that was \"abusive\" to the President; feels that in the Aurora matter Gardiner's undle should be appointed, but if it can't be him, recommends Mr. Cooper. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was embarrassed by the favorable remarks made about him in public; continues to explain why he is not famous; claims that his membership in the \"Society\" is \"gratifying\"; feels that the Society is \"nobler\" than any other in the land. 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this case he is the defending attorney for John and Michael Castillo, accused of assault and battery; Tyler presents a detailed account of the trial; complains that the case has been misrepresented. 2 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a speech; missing first two pages; concerns a treaty; Tyler does not feel that the treaty should have stipulation; refers to the Ottoman territory; stands against the old motto that \"might makes right\"; missing pages four and five; defends the President against attacks that he has given out appointments to unworthy recipients.  Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that he is not involved in present agitations toward Forney in Virginia or elsewhere; feels that if too many men crowd the President eventually \"envy and jealousy\" will arise. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [Page 1 missing]; encloses a letter written to Committee of Stark County, Ohio he would like for Wise to have published in a Richmond paper; reports that Mr. McClenahan, the editor of the Citizen prefers \"Wise over anyone else for the Presidency\"; claims that all the various opposing factions are rallying together. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Crossman to \"comply\" with [?] in all \"business corrections.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Referring to other forms government in comparison to that of the U.S.; feels that an \"Almighty Providence\" granted the American Constitution; believes that nature has provided for the commercial success of the American Continent; puts forth the notion that U.S. borders should extend straight across to the pacific; declares that the American government provides many advantages to its people; speculates on the future of the country. 21 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning foreign relations with Great Britain; refers to the \"unhappy\" people of England; claims that they are eing goverened by an oppressive group of people; believes that the same situation is developing in South Africa. 13 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the Presidential Administration; enumerates the constitutional duties of the President and adds that he has other \"unwritten\" duties. 18 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to the infringements of colonists' rights by Lord North; explains that liberties have always been granted in Virginia; feels Virginia has held up to its promise of \"representative\" government. 16 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the early relationship between the United States and Great Britain; traces the development of England; claims that Americans are fortunate to be the descendants of such an ancient and great country. 8 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial draft of speech claiming that the early statesman would be still crying out today if they were alive; feels that everyone should be involved in the institutions of the state; just as those men were. 2 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial draft of speech concerning the develpment of the Virginia Colony; claims that Virginia has the oldest representative government; feels that each man came to Virginia knowing his civil rights; and that is why Virginia wa so successful. 6 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports of John Tyler's accident; feels that Livingston administered the estate decently; claims that any billing and ordering problems are the result of the Post Office and would like [?] to put those problems in the past. 2 pp. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Explains what rights Americans have and why they have them; explains how these righs affect the accused; claims that the charged was not legally made; reminds the jury that it is the \"agent of the law\"; includes another address concerning the District Attorney and his case against the defendant. 16 pp. AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolved that each collector is authorized to collect thirty dollars. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Fairlee Cooper to Cadet James Farlie Cooper,Discusses a funeral and mourning; has \"nothing...to write about home\"; discusses friends and associates. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the illness which confines her to bed and the treatment she is getting; hopes that he could use his training at West Point to make her mobile; discusses her husband and his work. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chastises her son at great length for not having written home often enough; hopes that he will be advanced to the next level of study soon, since he has the ability but lacks the \"industry\"; she is now in New York for the winter. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that he is \"an ungrateful wretch\" for not having written to her; discusses several romances; news of friends and family; discusses a financial matter. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invites Mrs. Madison and Miss Legare [?] to a children's party in honor of her [EPCT] daughter Mary; notes that because Miss Legare is no longer in mourning she may also wish to attend; also invites Miss Legare's nieces. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she is in Newark for a week; has just returned from the South; hopes the \"change in air\" will cure Lorrie [?]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets having to leave father John Tyler as she is not sure when she will see him again; informs them that she genuinely likes their brother; she opes that he, Julia, and Margaret will hold together throughout the ordeal [the death of their father]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks for cake, champagne and other \"goodies\" from the President's wedding; fears that she has already been \"forgotten\" as the White House Hostess; claims that the weather in Washington is \"intensely warm\"; reports that [Robert] Tyler is \"quite a student\" and is always in his office; intends to send the children to Fire Island, New York where it is cooler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [First page missing]; Reports that Letty had a \"nice\" visit in Williamsburg; sends her love to father John Tyler; hopes that they will visit soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sorry to hear about the death of Mrs. Tyler's sister, reminds her that she [JGT] is welcome at her [EPCT] house; wonders how Mrs. Gardiner is taking the news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that Mr. Tyler will decline the \"mission\" to Switzerland if Mr. Buchanan offers it to him, if he took it, they could live more cheaply and the children would receive a good education; explains that Tyler would never leave the \"din and fury of party poltics.\" 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates news of Mrs. Gardiner's father's family; reports that Robert Tyler has been forced to leave Pennsylvania for fear of the populace's war sentiments; indicates that they will most likely go to Virginia; declares that the \"state\" of the country is \"indeed terrible.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Priscilla will be \"happy\" to answer any of Mrs. Mack's questions; Priscilla considers herself \"dead and buried\" now; indicates that she does not like the South; claims that the \"Negroes are all violent politicians\"; she dreads the next election. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends her condolences on the death of Julia's daughter, Julia; her \"whole heart aches\" for Julia; desires more news concerning the \"terrible blow.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of Robert's son Allan's withdrawl from [the College of] William and Mary, the dedication of a Tyler monument in Richmond, and the death of [L.G.] Tyler's wife Anne. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions of membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and family genealogy. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding NwsCl about Goodwyn; discussions of Robert's attempts to secure a position in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and information of Tyler family history. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of family genealogy and history, news of her husband Albert (especially his involvement with the United Confederate Veterans); discussions of the Civil War and the South. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests any files Mr. Goodwyn mayhave concerning Robert E. Lee. 1 pp. TCYs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussion on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussions mostly on family history, including Thomas B. Scott, son of Grace Tyler Scott. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning family history and the South. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of family visits, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Tylers' two youngest sons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes fiscussions of the dedication of the \"Tyler monument,\" Virginia, family letters, a letter of John Tyler's to the Emperor of China, and the Tyler family. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of family genealogy, Elizabeth's daughter's choice of which college to attend, and family news. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Returns \"Marshall's Tract No. 2\"; reports that the President John Tyler was \"glad to see\" that it was published. 1 p ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler feels that the south can only \"find salvation\" in secession; claims that Mr. Ritchie is \"falsifying\" facts in the North; believes that all in the North are abolitionists; thinks the only hope for unity is if the North will give up abolition. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on Mr. Bright's \"interposition with\" the Governor of Inidiana on the issue of a commission to \"take acknowledgements of deeds\"; informs Brown that Bright replied that he did not correspond with Gov. Wright and refers Tyler to Brown; give his brother's regards. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Robert Tyler is interested in the event [?] of the 9th, Robert Tyler would like to contribute but he is not sure what form the event should take; Robert wishes to present the idea to Mr. O'Brien and see what he thinks. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends letter to Wise stating what he thinks is Wise's position; states that he is for Buchana first. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Confides that Robert Tyler is a Buchana man \"first and last\"; John however, feels that cass and Buchanan will \"eat each other up\" and he will be forced to find an alternative; predicts that New York will support Marcy before Buchanan as well as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama; believes that this will prevent the nomination of Cass; remarks that he will support whomever Robert and Wise choose. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses something of interest from the \"New York Atlas\"; inquires if it meets his \"present policy\" to have the article republished in Pennsylvania; feels taht Robert Tyler is the \"best\" man for Wise in Philadelphia; reports that Robert has a great deal of influence in the Democratic Party. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will be \"brought into\" the State Department by Pierce; claims that Southerners should demand that this be true; also feels that Wise should be brought to the War or Navy Department; feels that Wise can be elected to the Governorship of Virginia after that, and then the Presidency; claims that Douglas is \"dead forever\"; predicts that the next struggle will be between the South and the Northwest. 3pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays a rumor that John W. Forney might receive the government printing contract; he is worried about this prospect as he feels Forney is not to be trusted, especially by the South; feels that Forney should not be reelected as Clerk [of the Congress]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses the \"returns just announced: and reminds Wise that they are just as he had predicted; believes that the fight for the State Department will be between Cass and Buchanan; warns Wise that should he get into the cabinet he should beware of the other men in it. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Questions whether he can trust Mr. Orr or Collins; resigns himself to supporting huston for the cabinet if that is truly what Wise desires; believes Buchanan has already accepted the position in the State Department. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He is glad to ahve been remembered by [?]; reports news of \"Sherwood [Forest]\" and \"regrets to say\" that it has been affected by the Army; makes references to the \"Negroes\" there; claims that the Union will be destroyed as a result of its own \"greed of power and dominion\"; thinks a treaty can be worked out if the North would cooperate. 2 pp. Frag. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Tyler that he still owes P.K. White $11.00 for \"footing boots\"; encloses the bill and requests Tyler to acknowlede it. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the latst he knew, Mrs. [?] Tyler's address was St. James Hotel, New York. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that she will forgive him for not writing for he has suffered great misfortune; reports taht he is on his way home from a centennial celebration in Philadelphia; plans to visit her on the way back to Tallahassee. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the President has offered his name to Congress for the position of the Postmaster in Jacksonville; wishes for [?] to drum up support for the confirmation among \"Virginia and other Democratic Senators.\" 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Published in The Daily Nation; concerns the National administration and ideas for the settlement of the South. 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fears that a new sectional problem will arise if Northerners do not quit movign to the South and pushing the Negroes off the land; believes President Hayesmay be able to \"avert\" the problem if he works carefully to build a \"National Party\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns political situation of the [Buchanan] administration. 8 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends documents, letters, and photographs of his grandfather and other ancestors; wishes Lyon \"success\" with the book he is planning to publish. 2 pp. ALS. Including an invitation to an \"Oyster and Supper Hop\" at the Howard's Hotel in Jerusalem [?], on December, 31. 1878\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEspecially concerning Shands' candidacy for Superintendent of Schools in Southhampton County, and his son, William's attempt to obtain an appointment to the Naval Academy. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions on Lyon G. Tyler's health, and news of the family. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions of Lyon G. Tyler's potrait, and family history. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond and an article about a clock which was a Tyler family heirloom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks \"Letty\" for her letter of sympathy; recounts the last hours he shared with his now departed father; reports that his mother is bearing the \"affliction wonderfully well.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including mostly correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Lyon's marriage to Anne Tucker, John Tyler [the President], family history, the William and Mary Quarterly, and investments in Cuba. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle concerning Letitia Tyler Semple and her years of residence at the Louise Home. 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of Letitia Tyler Semple, especially with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Letitia's ill health and a miniature portrait of John Tyler. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the Robert E. Lee will sail soon and if she desires to be on board she must arrange it soon; informs her that he may visit; claims that Bragg's success in battle may not be all it seems. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that General Lawton will settle the \"Horse and Oats\" issue; informs that Willie Waller will marry Jennie Howell [a sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis] on the following Thursday; also, indicates that Gracie Tyler [Robert's daughter] is to be married soon; reports that the weather is \"delightful\" and the farmers are taking advantage of it. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Believes that his letters have not been reaching her and hopes he has remedied this; will facuilitate her request to distribute money to Willie Clopton as soon as he receives further instructions; feels that \"trouble is brewing\" in Charles City; reports that \"Averill's Raid\" in S.W. Virginia has greatly disgressed him; informs her that Chalrleston will not be \"taken and should withstand any attacks; inquires after \"little Julia,\" [Julia Spencer]. 2 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that \"Gardie\" suffered an \"attack of auge and fever\" but is currently doing better; does not believe that \"Sherwood Forest\" has endured more \"damage\"; feels that his family is safe; warns her not to return to \"Sherwood Forest\" yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Confides that news of \"Sherwood\" is \"unpleasant\"; reports that Babcock [?] is the only person there; informs that John C. and Maria are \"staying at C's\". 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Desires to see Julia [Spencer] as he has heard she is growing quickly; reports that he will keep Alex with himself until he [Alex] enters Lexington College; does not feel that her application [?] will be accepted; indicated that Maria [?] will not succeed in her attempts to secure \"Sherwood\"; warns her against being lured by the \"Feds\" into visiting \"Sherwood\"; reports that he will house and care for Alex; promises that he will keep her informed of Gardie. 2 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Alex plans to go to Washington College; comments on the slim chance of securing an appointment as midshipman for Alex; denounces Maria's [?] plan to take possession of \"Sherwood\"; feels unsire of Alex's financial wisdom; remarks on the complicated manner in which Mrs. Tyler should transfer funds to Alex; reports that Robert, Pris[cilla], and children are safe; wishes to secure \"Fairy Queen\" [a mare]; reports the inflation of costs in his area. 3 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has heard from Gardie and notes that he is in \"fine spirits\"; reports also that Alex is at Washington College; remarks on his family, John C. and Maria; admits that Alex could not find the desired papers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the activities of Alex and Gardie; reports that recent employment of John Gale; happily informs her that Robert and his family are well; Tazwell and Nannie had a son recently. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a picture of Gardie; hopes that soon he will have carried out her instructions per Alex; reports that Robert and his family are well, and that the same is true for his [JAS] own family. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indicates that he has received communication from her and is delighted; reports that he will send a lock of Gardie's hair so that a portrait may be made; remarks that he will only move her possessions under her direction; recapitulates Dr. Selden's death; proposes that very few of her letters are reaching them [JAS, Alex, and Gardie] and asks her to write more often. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that Gardie is \"much concerned\" about silver and feels that it would be safer in a warehouse than in the bank; continues to work on Alex's midshipman appointment; hears nothing from Charles City; wishes to hear from her more frequently; reports that his health is good. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that his health is improving; indicates that he may be in New York soon; warns that there is the possibility of his arrest as all quarter masters are being captured; notes that Mrs. Davis is in satisfactory condition; sympathizes with Julia on the issue of her lawsuit against her brothr; fears that he cannot receive her mail since he is hiding out. 2 pp. TCY of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests directions to her location on Staten Island; inquires about Gardie and Alex; proposes that he will go either to Canada or Philadelphia; desires that his whereabouts be kept confidential. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions preparations in case of his death, the death of Julia Tyler Spencer, news of the family, death of Robert Tyler, and a proposed visit to \"Sherwood Forest\", Charles City County, Va. 10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports of his exploits at a skating rink on New Year's Day; is \"dissapointed\" that he has not received word from her. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Delightedly\" welcomes Alex's letter as well as hers; considers Mr. Campbell [?] a \"blockhead\"; reports taht his health is improving; feels that Gardie and Alex will both succeed on their chosen paths of life; indicates that Mrs. James M. Mason will soon be staying with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he and Julia [Spencer] have arrived in Halifax \"safe and sound\"; indicates taht he has spoken with the Archbishop and has \"entered\" Julia's name as a student at the Convent; notes that he has met up with his military cronies, Col. Wood and captain Wilkinson; does not believe that Julia will have any trouble settling in at the Convent; confides that Julia is quite enchanted with the Army and was deligted to meet a \"West Pointer\" on the voyage; notes that Halifax is not a lively town. 1 p TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he could not attends a dinner with the Archbishop because of his health; reports however, that the Archbishop visited him this morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he must leave Halifax in order to repair his health; indicates that  her failure to visit him delayed his departure; requests some photographs of herself; \"longs\" to see her. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Remarks on man's adoration for woman as he grows to know her better; delights in believing she returns the same feelings he gives to her; considers her the most beautiful woman on earth; wishes her \"all joy \u0026amp; happiness\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Abhors the \"notice\" of the \"decision\" and plans to have it broadcast in Southern newspapers; requests that she bring him \"his package\"; complains that he suffers from \"various diseases\"; reveals a visit from a friend \"of the late CSN [Confederate States Navy].\" 1 p TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Grumbles over her treatment of his \"package\"; regrets that she is ill; remarks that their relationship is not as he planned; gladly notes that he has heard from Gardie. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indicates taht he has not been well, but will still make a voyage to Savannah; alludes to the proper care for Alex and Gardie; reports that he has a letter in her handwriting which he is not altogether sure is for himself; remarks on his conception of their relationshop; comments on some errands he would like her to accomplish for him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that he did not put off his trip a few days as he experienced fainting spells on the voyage; believes he must return immediately to the milder climate of New York; indicates that he needs to borrow money from her as his funds are being held by the government; hopes that the \"decision\" will be turned by \"Judge R.\" in Julia's favor; wishes that she collect his things from the St. Julien [where he was living] 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes he will \"get out\" of the \"row\" he is in; despairs that his \"wife\" is an \"Eduationalist\"; worries that he has been misrepresented to Julia's children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indicates that his voyage was not an easy one as he met with many accidents and delays; feels that the wealthy Southerners he has met in Canada should be home helping their less fortunate bretheren; reports a day of rouring with a young bride, Mrs. Withers; speaks of a friend who fought in the Crimean War. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes she would come to see him; desires to get out of business honorably and in good financial situation; complains of a sore throat; reports that he will see her soon; suffers \"disturbed\" nerves; proposes that \"Birdie[?]\" is in the best care. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the unexpectedness of Semple's letter; regrets that he has been \"ruined\" by the war; requests Semple to sell the deeds to his [JBR] land since he will not be capable of repaying Semple's loans; considers suicide; congratulates Semple's acceptance of the \"Constitutional Amendment\"; indicates that his Southern relatives are very poor off; does not desire that Semple reply. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a clipping from the \"Sunday paper\" concerning poetry; worries over the content of \"G.S.W's\" letters. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires after Rittenhouse's ownership of some Texas land. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires of where to send mail to Semple; reports that his [JBR] nephew saw Semple in New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wonders why he does not \"hear\" from Semplel comments on their business dealings; encloses information on Texas lands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets taht he cannot take her advice; speaks of his afflictions as burdens he must bear; repoprts that he will write Alex; comments that he is recovering from jaundice. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has been requested to use his \"influence\" in Alabama to help \"Robert\" be elected to Adjutant General and Inspector General; confides that the price of land has dropped considerably in Virginia; reports also of some racial tensions in Virginia and the death of Robert McCandlish's daughter; remarks that to \"feud\" between his family and another continues in Georgia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Semple that he [JBR] is transferring the Texas lands to Semple; includes copy of a letter from his [JBR] lawyer in Texas. 1 p TCY of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Bequeaths his land in Texas to \"Perlie\" Tyler; witnessed by Ralph Dayton. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests to visit Castleton on \"Wednesday\"; wishes to discuss business matters. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Offers detailed summation of the touring of his life; comments on his old friends Bishop E. [?], Judge Dagan [?], and Captain Bill Womack; wishes to author of this letter to remain anonymous.TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Contains accounts of John Tyler the President in his later political life; reports that he is taking care of Julie Spencer; would like to hear from Julia more often; reveals a passage from \"the Diary\" which comments on Julia's abolity to live \"within enemy lines\" in New York. 2 pp. TCy of Frag. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussions of Semple's trips to the Deep South (Especially Ga. and La.); Semple's failing health, the \"March trial\" [?], Julia's children; James and Julia's relationship, his wife Letitia and her exploits, ex-Cofederates and their new life-styles, constant \"rows\" in which Semple is engaged, a possible lawsuit by Letitica Semple against Julia G. Tyler regarding possession of family portraits, and Julia's financial difficulties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussion on the possiblity of Semple moving to Japan, the state of families in Richmond, the lack of cooperation in teh South, the \"demoralization\" of the war, Semple's ill health, \"the war of the races\" which semple believes will occur soon, Julia's financial situation, Julia's children, Semple's many excursions and travels, the \"destitution\" of the South.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussion on the unveiling the Tyler monument at Hollywood Cemetery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions on family history and the unveliling the Tyler bust in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence includes Discussions on family heirlooms, Bessie's \"destitute\" financial state, the destruction of a family heirloom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlice Tyler Denison, Bessie Denison Allen Williams, Tazewell Tyler, Annie Bridges Tyler, Martha Trent Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussions on William G. Waller's daughter Jenny and a portrait of John Tyler, the President. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Entitled Conundrums for Miss Tyler, 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Especially with Annie Tucker Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, includes discussions of the Tyler family, Bessie's health, and a clock that has been passed down through the family. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Louisa [?] has visited William Tyler's farm and returned with fruit and vegetables to preserve; inquires if Julia would like him to preserve some grapes for her; hears rumor that sister Alice might be married soon and expresses his sentiments as to whom she should not marry; adds a postscript to his father indicating that the livestock are not healthy. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Offers his congratulations for the \"momentus event\" that recently took place and explains that he could not have left the seminary to attend; feels confident that everyone at \"Sherwood Forest\" is enjoying his or herself. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Gen. Burnsude had made a headquarters in the area surrounding \"sherwood Forest\"; explains that she is an \"entire cripple\" now; indicates that there is a lack of communications throughout the state; inquires if she might soend some time with Mrs. Tyler. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussions on \"Nannie's\" financia state, Tazewell's exploits in California, Nannie's plans to join Tazewell; Julia Tyler Spencer's untimely death. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussions on family genealogy and history, the William and Mary Quarterly, the \"Old Dominion,\" and Lyon's death. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Complains about the bad weather; describes a new pink hat; asks for a new muslin dress and new capesl describes the other girls, the meals, and the lessons at Madam Shegaray's [sic] [Chagary] school. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes clothes being made for her daighter; chastises her daughter for wearing her \"hair braided with bows\"; tells her daughter to makr her nightgowns and handkercheifs before they go to be washed. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the progress of capes and \"neckercheifs\" being made for her; discusses the other chuldren and family matters. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gives news of East Hampton; wories that Julia has lost interest in school; gives advice on appearance and deportment. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she has been sick with \"dissentary\"; looks forward to a visit from \"Pa\"; discusses plans for summer. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents States that she is writing because their mother is too busy with company (Judge Edwards); discusses the alteration of a hat; gives news of the family; discusses mutual friends and neighbors. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses in great detail numerous items of clothing that she would like made; discusses relatives and friends that she visited. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sorry to hear that JG has been sick, reports of a scarlet fever outbreak; reports on the activites of family and friends. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the new fashions in the city and describes Broadway as a \"moving mass of gaily dressed ladies and mustached beaux\"; describes Christmas activities; discusses books, plays, and poetry. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pleased to have received her letter of 28 December, 1839; tells of severe winter conditions; wishes news from the \"fashionable world.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a \"Fancy Ball\" and an elopement which followed; describes lectures that were \"grand failures\"; discusses Queen Victoria's wedding. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has sent a package to her from \"one not a little touched by Cupid's dart,\" Mr. Sherman; tells of social events; sends regards to family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that they have left for Liverpool, England earlier than they planned but are now on board ship in the harbor waiting for enough wind; the traveling plan includes Liverpool, London, and Brighton, England as well as France, Italy, and Germany. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Welcomes her back to America from her trip to Europe; school news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents New Year's greetings; curious of social news; sends school news; New York political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets having missed her in New York; longs for her to write; asks her to speak with the President John Tyler about appointing his [JJB] brother-in-law, Judge Oakley, to the Supreme Court. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sees her as \"the most fascinating and lovely creature that existed on earth\"; realizes his aspiration for her affections are unattainable; hopes to be remembered as a friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Alludes to the romance between President John Tyler and herself; does not approve of her \"petticoat goverment in the affairs of state\"; appeals to her as \"the fountain of influence--the appointing power\" for a position abroad in an embassy where he could \"enjouy a great deal of dignity and honor, with plenty of money and nothing on earth to do\"; will use his influence against Tyler if he does not get a position; social news; likes the idea of the new machine--an \"awrial car\"; calls her sister a prude. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appreciates his affections, yet cannot return them; hopes to maintain a friendship with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; regards to the President; desires a visit from her. 2 pp. TCy fo ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that her brother Alexander has been sick; relays her mother's warning against going to the city in August, \"the hottest month of the year\"; describes East Hampton. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates sadness due to loss of \"Father\". 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells how much Mr. Davis loved Julia and how Julia's father \"cut [insulted] him in the Gallery of the House [of Representatives] when all eyes were directed at them\"; social news; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter of Introduction for Madame Guillet to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsking them to join her mother and herself for their afternoon drive. 1 p. ANS. Also including a calling card for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel roosevelt. 1 item. P.M.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses dismay that Julia got wet. 1 p. ANS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enclosed \"directions\" from Dr. Quinn; tells how the city is full of surprise [about Julia's wedding to the President] and will take weeks to recover; comments of future political appointments; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Juliana Gardiner to Margaret Gardiner Relays the shock of Julia Gardiner's marriage to the President John Tyler; calls upon her for discretion on the matter; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates the astonishment of the city to the news of her marriage to President John Tyler; he has sent an announcement to the evening newspapers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulation on \"consumation of connubial bliss\"; feels that President Tyler has treated him ingentlemanly; hopes for her sake that the President is re-elected because \"she is admirably adored by all\" even thous he \"is violatly opposed to his political sentiments\"; states that the Tyler administration has \"robbed\" him of $160,000 and has left him a pauper; pleads for her assistance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This was the first opportunity to write since her \"accession\"; tells of her arrival in Washington and the White House; states she is \"quiet posession of the Presidential Mansion\"; tells of the reception at the Executive Mansion and the demolition of the \"famous wedding cake\"; tells Alexander Gardiner not to worry about political appointments. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appreciates the advice sent; social news of the White House; states that the President John Tyler fears losing all presidential honors to Julia Gardiner Tyler; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; states that she realized that she now has a son [-in-law] who is the President of the United States; sends regards to the President and to Margaret Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She is \"behaving accordingly\" to the role of mistress in the White House' describes the \"spectacle at the White House on the Fourth of July\"; had met with Mrs. [Dolly] Madison the day before; tells of plans of trip to [Old] Point Comfort, Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She is pleased with Margaret [Gardiner's] return' thinks that she [JGT] should persuade the President to settle in the North after retiring from the Presidency; tells of local robberies; tells of Alexander Gardiner's visit to Connecticut. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She is pleased to receive letters from them daily; regrets hearing of Julia's bad habit [sleeping late?] and that the President must \"insist upon amendment\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of travel to Connecticut; describes a friend's mansion, grounds, and commercial property there; was surprised to find Margaret Gardiner at home. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends advice; tells her to assume \"household duties as well as those of state\" because she \"must be a politician\"; tells of local robberies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the pleasant reception at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, ; describes the accommodations there; social news; describes her first impressions of \"Sherwood Forest\" under construction; tells of her introduction to the plantation slaves as the new \"Missus\"; sends a musical composition of the President to her brother. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the numerous calls on her and gifts to her as First Lady; tells of the President's visits to his former constituents; describes the estate [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and the changes she plans for it; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reminiscenses of their youthful friendship; asks to be recommended to friends and family for employment as an \"instructress\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests on behalf of Mary Livingston that she [JGT] persuade the President to see to the postponement of sea duty for Mr. Livingston. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She has decided not to marry Mr. Thompson; social/family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; tells of a political gathering planned for that evening; local news; tells how the family has been \"vastly annoyed by office seekers and would-be retainers\". 2 pp TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of family and friends; discusses the political news concerning President Tyler and the Tyler Party; tells of rude comments made about the President and by Mr. Miller; tells of the death of Westerlo Van Renssalaer. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of mutual friends. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that a member of the family write to her daily; describes receptions on board the Falmouth, the Pennsylvania, and other ships in the roads; social news; asks for advice on plans for \"Sherwood Forest\"; political news; has been annoyed by those seeking favors. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She has deicded not to \"break [her] neck to win\" Mr. T[hompson]; relays the message that Alex Gardiner wishes to be made president Tyler's aide-de-camp. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He understands her inability to write more often; warns her that many are using his and Alexander Gardiner's names in attempting to gain favors from the President; states that he will inform the President in writing personally in any case they are interested in. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of funeral services attended by the President in Norfolk, Va.; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns her \"not to believe all that the President says about the honeymoon lasting always\"; relays gossip about the President and his first wife [Letitia Christian Tyler]; discusses mutual acquainances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a ball which the slaves on the plantation [Sherwood Forest] were having; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the anticipated visit of the President and her; she hopes that the President won't find the visit too unpleasant since they have moved most of their belongings into the coty; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Anticipates the arrival of the President; relates humorous story of Col. Livingston's mishaps with a boat; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He was very pleased with a recent address made by the President; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hates the idea of leaving the summer house so early in the season; discusses Mr. and Mrs. Polk; she doesn't see the need for Margaret Gardiner to marry yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of family and friends; tells how their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] does not want to return to the city; tells of the game brought by David and Alexander Gardiner from a recent hunting trip. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Attempts to clarify some confusion over the political appointment of Samuel Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She was startled by the news of her coming visit since it comes at the same time as Mrs. Rober Tyler's visit; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells that Mrs. [Dolley] Madison will not be accompanying her on her upcoming visit' feels that Mrs. Madison is seling \"Montpelier\" because of financial need and that President Tyler would have purchased it if he had not already bought \"Sherwood Forest\"; expects David and Alexander Gardiner to meet her upon her arrival in New York; discusses aspects of obtaining a consulship in Marsailles, France; discusses the possible inheritance of two or three million dollars if certain information is found; wants the new York newspapers to find out that she is coming to town. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a piece of his wife's wedding cake in return for the one that she [JGT] sent to him; wishes to be introduced to her husband, President Tyler; discusses his new wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; discusses a portrait being done by Mr. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a package containing a cap and a note; discusses decorating ideas for the new house; tells how Alex Gardiner has engrossed himself in politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells that the President has sent to Italy for a greyhound; describes a promenade with the President; news concerning friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He will attend to the President's request; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses attempts to determine some relationship to a Mac Lachlan estate; news of family friends; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a wedding reception she attended; tells of Virginia Scott's, daughter of Ganeral W. Scott, taking of the veil though Miss Scott was described to her as being \"as mad as a march hare\"; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a list of flower seeds which could be planted at her country residence; asks her to send him her request. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses friends and clothes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests her assistance in finding an appointment in the Customs House for Mr. Hooper; describes Mr. Hooper's attributes. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including post script from John Tyler to Gov. Van Ness delegating the task of finding a position for Mr. Hooper to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a parade for Henry Clay on Broadway in the city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the price, style, and material for curtains to be made for her [JGT]; news of family and friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the purchase of a Rockaway versus a Barouche. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs her that the looking glass maker will not have her mirrors ready until the first of December, 1 p. [on the same page as the previous item] TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the election--\"the people are truly beside themselves\"; feels that with the election \"order will be restored and peace will return to our bosoms once more\"; describes a lecture given by Bishops meade and John Johns of Virginia; will be sending Alice's Tyler dress with General McNeill. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions curtains; she is pleased to have Alexander Gardiner in Washington; political news; she is pleased that Polk won. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses carpets, clock, lights, and shades to be purchased for her new house. 1 p. TCY of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She was not able to find the desired easy chair; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds an elegant black hat for the opening of Congress; discusses clothes; tells fo a newspaper article which \"took quite a fling at me [JGT]\"; plans some spectacular social event for the White House; news of Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses hat feathers; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; fashion news; their mother is willing to live in London; all her [JGT] furniture and upholstery is ready to be shipped. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Information of freinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses visits to her by foreign diginitaries. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends compliments made by the President on a piece written by him [AG]; the President feels that he [AG] \"is destined to be a very distinguished man\"; discusses opening in fireign missions; she is determined to see that h get a foreign appointment. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans a special entertainment for her [MG] upcoming visit; discuss clothes and fashion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses fireplaces and mantels. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks on how all of her [JGT] letters ask for favors; the peral necklace she asked for has been purchased. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks that some items be brought to her; describes some jet jewelry given her by the President; asks her to tel mother to bring her own maid when she comes for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Information on sending furniture to [Sherwood Forest]; asks that the goods be insured. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the social calls made by her that morning; will send the requested riding clothing as soon as possible; she is surprised that she [JGT] could be so \"ungenteel\" as to suppose taht their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] would travel without a maid; wants her to \"send three pairs of shies and four pairs of stockings to replace those worn out by running around\" on errands for her [JGT]; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Seeks her assistance in having Judge Edwards appointed to the Supreme Court; feels taht \"poverty and pride is a trying thing indeed\"; discusses purchases made for her; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells how she is falling behind in her tasks, especially because of bad headaches; tells of David Gardiner's return from Long island; relates Mr. Ely's happiness in the request to her [JGT]; needs to have a shirt of the President's which fits as to have others made for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the loss of her father; was extremely pleased with her visit to Washington, D.C., and the White House; news of weddings of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the numerous recent visits made to her; political news; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses her [JGT] relationship with her step-daugher Alice Tyler; encourages her not to have anything to do with criminals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells how she had seen the President ad her [JGT] \"ugly faces\" at a daguerroetype gallery and feels that decept portraits of them need to be sent; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses clothing and jewlery; inquires from Margaret Gardiner the whereabouts of \"The President's ring\". 2 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses purchases; remarks taht Alex Gardiner was flattered by the President's remkars about him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She feels that she [MG] should prusue Mr. T[hompson?] and not let him get away; wishes to have her guitar and music sent; longs for her canary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that it is better he write to her regarding political issue instead of writing directly to the President Tyler; feels that he is the best in New York to advise the President on appointments there; discusses political positions in New York. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that Mr. Carter is ill and they will be kept from \"waiting on the President and Mrs. Tyler...\" 1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Tyler look over the papers involved in \"Babes Case\" and try to persuade her husband, President Tyler, in favor of the \"prisoner.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Political news; he feels that \"Mary Garinder deserves a whipping for her obstinacy\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions prince Joesph Napoleon Boneparte, 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 p. N. Including the names Phoebe Gardiner and Fanny S. Gardiner, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York on the address leaf. 1 p. Also including the toast gien by General Lamar of Texas at the President's dinner party. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulations on her marriage to the President; describes travels in Italy. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brings to her attention those persons not invited to her ball that should have been; hopes to be \"her obliged and humble servant\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS on the same page requesting several more invitations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Finds their separation upsetting; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Surprised to find out that she [JGT] will be entertaining the Supreme Court; inquires about the upcoming departure from the White House; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the quiet activities, reading and embroidery, she has been involved with since her return from a visit to Julia in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of a safe arrival in Richmond; travel plans to \"Sherwood Forest.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the aftermath of the President's and her departure from Washington; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses settling into \"Sherwood Forest\" after leaving the White House; requests taht several other pieces of furniture be purchased for her, as well as a new carriage. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that all the furnishings have arrived; gives some advice on unpacking the mirrors; discusses plans for the summer in East Hampton; discusses their brother Alexander's plans for a clerkship; describes a screen she is embroidering; complains about the necessity of making social calls. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the parlor in \"Sherwood Forest\"; describes in detail the clothing of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\"; social news; describes the gardens. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that the distance between them has grown; news of framily and friends; sends a muffin recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that a rockaway would be the best type of carriage for the country; recommends that a watchmaker attend to her clock; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the slownewss of the mails; feels that it is not possible to visit before July; inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on Texas; mentions the President's music. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets the distance between them; plans to plant flowers in the garden soon; discusses sociial call. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses dress she is making for her [JGT]; mentions some of the changes in political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes how clock is to be set up; describes design for the gates for \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions furnishing and carriages; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses marriages and engagements of acquaintances; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a horseback ride on the plantation' she is determined not to make social calls to Williamsburg; mentions visit by Dr. Rogers; asks that some new clothing be sent to her; describes her recent dreams. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses socail calls; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns her about riding race horses and has \"a thousand anxieties about \" her; social news; inquires if she \"has any white people around\" and if \"all the servants are colored\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mention family correspondence; discusses the Virginian aristocracy and society' assures them that she does not \"feed the chickens\" on the plantation; discusses carpets in detail; mentions the wild flowers that the President Tyler had picked for her in the woods; plans to visit to the North. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses clerkship; has no \"local chit chat\" to send; political news; feels they should not keep a carriage due to the expense; mentions summer plans in East Hampton. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends reassurances to be given to her mother that her health is fine and that should she fall ill the President himself would tend to her; plans to return social calls; regrets hearing about having to dispose of a carriage; discusses summer plans; mentions the whereabout of her step-children; social news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests taht he pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the crops; describes the boat at the plantation; feels that he should prusue Miss Wright. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions fishing on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has been engaged in purchasing her \"spring costume\"; social news; mentions new White House administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses preparations for having a dress made for Alice Tyler, Julia's stepdaughter and sent through Elizabeth Tyler Waller, another stepdaughter. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions fish and fishing on the plantation; describes their boat, the \"Pocahonatas\"; discusses carriages and saddles; describes the new additions being made to \"Sherwood Forest,\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes fiacee of a mutual friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the prospects of John Tyler, Jr.; reports that John Lorimer Graham has been replaced by [?] Moris; discusses Polk and the Cabinet; discusses the upcoming 1848 Presidental election; reports that President Tyler has been approached and asked to run for the Senate again; reports that \"Tony, Fanny's husband\" has died of cancer; asks for an accounting for all the money she owes; discusses the distribution of 2000 copies of a speech published in the Madisonian; discusses household furnishings. 8 pp. ALS. Including AL from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Julia McLachlan Gardiner, discussing her husband's response to inquiries about the possibility of his running for Governor or for the Senate; disturbed to hear that her brother Alexander was ill; describes the clothing she desires. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels strongly that the appointment of Mr. Pickens to the U.S. mission to England is considerably poor judgement; mentions an article about an evening in the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a Virginia \"helter-skelter\" concerning two flower vases from the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses hats; inquires about her views on several political appointments; news of friends and family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. On same page as previous entry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents States that she has caught a cold; describes, in great detail, a dinner party given at \"Brandon\" by Mrs. William Harrison; feels that recent dinner parties are dull as compared to those given at the White House. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses music; mentions appointments of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances; describes Alexander's Gardiner illness. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses visit by a strong Tyler advocate, John R. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; discusses carriages. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has sent a package of bonnets down to her; expresses her concern of her [JGT] health; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends an invitation for dinner; wishes that she [MFR] be accompanied by her sister and frinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to why she or their mother Juliana McLachlan Gardiner did not accompany Alexander Gardiner to Easthampton; describes dinner party she had given the evening before; mentions having to cancel plans to visit Mrs. George Harrison due to unexpected company; hopes that someone in her family would pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses books and slippers; mentions an interest of the President Tyler in the press; describes the food at a dinner party; discusses clothing. 5 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions friends and family; discusses the recent activities of President Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the evenint spent at the plantation of Mrs. George Harrison, \"Lower Brandon\"; says that the President Tyler feels that she \"was formed to be the admiriation of every one who has taste and wit and the wonder of all others\"; describes the clothes she wishes to be sent to her as soon as possible. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses plans for summer travels to the Virginia Springs and the North; mentions the crops and harvesting at the plantation; discusses the appearance of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; discusses the President's Tyler Clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the value of the harvested crops; describes some minor occurrence on the plantation; discusses carpets; news of friends; mentions the death of President Andrew Jackson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions carpets; discusses travel plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encourages her to visit the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the summer. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a cisit by the ladies of \"Lower Brandon\"; mentions her wedding anniversary. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the scene where she and the President [Tyler[ were staying when a hurricane struck, tells how they were able to escape injury; discusses friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York;news of friends; discusses the annexation of Texas. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York; deiscusses the annexation of Texas; discusses the upcoming summer season. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a funeral service for one fo the plantation slaves; discusses clothin; the President Tyler and she plan to go to Richmond to do some shopping; discusses music. 2 pp .TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, 20 July, 1845, from Alexander Gadiner, New York, New York, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner requesting that Julia Gardiner Tyler's bills be sent to him for collection; mentions a fire in the city. 1 p. on the same page as the above. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a copy of a newspaper containing the resolution for annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a visit to Williamsburg from which she \"was very anxious to get away\"; mentions a visit to Jamestown, Va.; lists those people she met at Old Point Comfort, Va.; mentions an article about the Tyler Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the finances of the President Tyler and Robert Tyler; tells that John [Tyler, Jr.] \"has forsworn liquor entirely\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; mentions the annexation of Texas; feels that \"[President] Polk is ruining himself.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the reception they received on each step of their travel; describes the people they have met; reports her alarm at hearing of a fire in the new Port; describes the baths; reports that \"Bonaparte from Baltimore\" has the cottage next to theirs. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes their travel plans for the nxt few days and their intended arrival in New York; describes the other guests at various sprigns. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of their arrival; discusses the name of her new dog. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a visit to Norfolk, Va.; discusses clothing and furnishings in great detail; feels tha the other canary which the President Tyler bought for her treats her other canary \"with utmost contempt.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the name of her dog; sends the desired qualifications for a new housekeeper for \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the financial loss of \"several hundred dollars\" from the death of a young slave who died \"from eating dirt,\"; discusses the garden and furnishings. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes to have a book on etiquette sent to her; mentions a letter by the President Tyler which was to be published; mentions her pet burds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fears that her correspondence is dull; mentions a dinner party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of visits to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by her step-daughter's cousin, Martha Christian, and John Tyler Jr. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels disdain for New York and its social classes; feels happier where she is now. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses carriages and furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of catching a cold at a fair; reports on the health of her greyhound. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; leaves for Shelter Island, New York, in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Anticipates a visit from him soon; tells of the activities of the slaves on teh plantation; mentions a visit by Mr. Churchill Semple, a relative of the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes her search for fireplace fenders for \"Sherwood Forest,\" since she \"would not like to have your [JGT] house burnt from any negligence of mine [JMG]\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends details of a shipmnt of \"freight\" to her including \"one housekeeper marked Catherine Wint, one Italian Greyhound marked Le Beau, one box containing fenders\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has sent the greyhound with mugh regret; mentions Margaret's Gardiner stay in the South; describes an evening concert; discusses hats. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS. [12 November, 1845], from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, to Julia Gardiner Tyler. Concerning the social activity in the city. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks that he inform her of anything political or social that he hears of in Washington [D.C.]; mentions single women he might want to become acquainted with. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news and gossip. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for not having sent a recipe; news of friends; has decided to \"refuse all invitations this winter under the plea of mourning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the treatment of the slaves on the plantation; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Ponders whether the fact that the rich and popular Capt. L [?] is jewish makes him intolerable in the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; has enclosed a book on etiquette. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances; sends the President's Tyler thanks for some music sent to him; tells of the activities of her new housekeeper, Catherine. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends wishes of a Merry Christmas, reports that at the plantation \"the merriment of the occasion seems confined to the negroes\"; describes some of the holiday food' mentions plans to attend a Naval Ball at Annapolis. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances; mentions the \"superior advantages\" of the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Political references. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Much news of family friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, sends part of a recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Conveys her deepest and sincerest sympathy at the tragic loss of her daughter, Mary Fairlee Tyler; sends her prayers and consolations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Do you know, Juluia, I like 'Sherwood' alone much the best -- 'Forest' seems associated with everything that [is] wild \u0026amp; uncultivated and remote.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased to have received certain music; mentions recent purchases. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of social activities and acquaintances; feels that \"President Polk is in no way friendly to the Tyler Party,\"; mentions a bedroom furniture suite for sale. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to whether or not she has heard the \"Julia Waltzes\" composed and dedicated fo her [JGT]; hopes that David Gardiner will be able to find a rich girl to marry; mentions Robert's Tyler depression and the ill health of his daughter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reminisces about the past winter they spent in Washington together; reveals the pain she felt at her father's death' discusses news she has received of new York; describes the holiday visitors and festivities; discusses a silver pitcher \"presented by the Ladies of Brasonia [?] County, Texas as a tribute to the ex-President Tyler,\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of a visit by Capt. Laughton and portrait of Alic Tyler he finished while there; enclosed a letter from Miss Ritchie of \"Brandon\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses david's Gardiner dancing ability; describes clothing; mentions some confusion in a newspaper article; has received as a gift a new hunting dog; expresses a desire to be sent some novels. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the winter scene of all the sleighs in the streets; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the current first Lady, Mrs. Polk, and her etiquette; has sent the requested cookbooks and novels which she feels \"are light trash\" and \"shallow \u0026amp; unprofitable reading so far as mental improvement is concerned\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Demanded the return of a handkercheif from the President which was intended for her; describes social calls made. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Acknowledges the receipt of several books from David Gardiner; mentions a visit to Washington, D.C. by several friends; and tells of a gift of persimmons from the President Tyler. including TCy of ALD to Margaret Gardiner, from Julia Gardiner Tyler, concerning racoon hunting. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends and social calls; discusses clothing; mentions a visit to the circus. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses an account of a party given by Mr. [James] Buchanan; mentions the sale of a near-by estate; Mrs. Semple's plans of goiing to Marsailles have been cancelled. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks on the difference in climate of the North and South; mentions a purchase to be made. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including extract of another incomplete letter, undated. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Remarks on the devotion shown to the housekeeper by the farm animals; reports on the well-being of the greyhound; mentions the festivities of a local wedding. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions some good reading; inquires about the weather in the South; relays an invitation for a visit by her father to her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a splendid ball and other social engagements. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays the subject of that morning's church sermon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of social calls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on the statements made by Mr. C[alhoun?] regarding the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The President Tyler anticipates a \"tide of prosperity\" if peace continues; news about acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was taken by an extremely attractive young man, Mr. B., with \"a fine set of teeth\" and \"a superabundance of glossy, luxuriant hair\"; social news; mentions some political aspects of the Texas annxation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e40 lines long, signed \"Ariel.\" 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the purchase and the poor quality of a portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Worries that her last letter has missed them; discusses an unseasonable snow storm; discusses money owed; reports that one of her birds has died. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a surprise snow; has found a new companion for her canary; discusses whether or not a certain handsome, young man, Mr. B., has adequate fortunes to go with his good looks. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses her dinner guest for the following evening, including Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. William Harrison; expresses her concern for a certain portrait; inquires as to whether or not the President's Tyler birthday was celebrated. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The President Tyler suggested that they go for a sleigh ride by attaching a canoe to the carriage horses, only to be turned down by her; tells of a visit by neighbors who arrived in a canoe pulled by carriage horses. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses her [MG] intentions and prospects concerning Mr. B.; appreciated the valentines; discusses summer plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Would like her to spend the summer in Easthampton, New York, instead of in the South; speculates as to what is to come about between Margaret Gardiner and Mr. B.; is pleased that the housekeeper is efficient. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ANS from M[argaret Gardiner] to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 16 March, 1846, concerning a certain valentine. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Mr. B's financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Questions the work of [President] Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions meeting acquaintances whilst out for a walk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions task performed for the President Tyler; discusses the Oregon situation; David Gardiner is in Easthampton, New York setting out trees. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels a \"warlike\" atmosphere. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes her latest dinner party in great detail mentioning the food service and the attire of her guests. \"[t]here was not a single failure in the cooking, and my ice cream preserved its form entirely,\" mentions that the President received some \"flattering resolutions\" from the Texas Senate, discusses the purchase of her spring wardrobe. TCy of ALS. 1 pp. Including handwritten menu for the dinner party which consisted of foods such as boiled rich fish, preserved salmon and lobster, a pound of beef, boiled turkey and egg sauce, boiled tongue, chicken salad, and a variety of vegetables for the first course. The desserts included suet pudding and wine sauce, sponge cake \"ornamented with a bunch of hyacinths,\" ice cream, and blancmange. The wines included sparkling hock, 2 kinds of Madeira, sherry, and port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to cancel a visit to The Harrison's because of the weather; discusses her mother's upcoming visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses clothing and a seamstress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the situation on Wall Street. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions changes in new York; discusses the attacks on Daniel Webster regarding the Asburton Treaty. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses an inscription; assures them that a revelation about the Tyler Administration is a \"l-i-e\"; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the injustice to John Tyler \"coming from Capitol Hill\"; mentions shrubbery' feels David Gardiner should pursue Miss Wright because she is an only child of rich parents and would certainly be accompanied by at elast $100,000 when married. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; refers to the current controversy concerning Tyler's Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of an engagement. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Marks letter as \"Private\"; gives an interpretation of \"Mama's\" dream; discusses her pregnancy; describes a quilt she would like made as a gift; discusses the purchase of clothing for herself and her expected baby, asks to have flower seeds sent. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses clothing for herself and the \"anticipated\"; looks forward to her visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays news from new Port and summer activities; looks forward to seeing Davy [David Gardiner Tyler] again. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details an odd bet; anticipates her visit to Easthampton. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that her home in New York is a \"perfect babel\" due to the great number of visitors; the attitude there is \"every man for himself\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. On the same sheet as the preceding item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the return of the President Tyler in the middle of the night from a trip North; wishes that she could be in New Port \"to see the manoeuvres of the clique\" there. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a ball in great detail. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; Alexander Gardiner, herself, and their mother have all come down with the flu; feels that war with Mexico is inevitable. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes details about the ball in New Port; has not fully recovered yet from having the baby; news of Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has given up the idea of traveling to New Port; discusses the ball held in New port; describes a mishap while out on a drive. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Col. William Short; describes the weather; discusses a letter from Margaret Gardiner which was interceptd and almost printed; discusses books and poetry. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the President's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\"; gives an account of a young boy who died and \"came back to life\" on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Updates the baby's [DGT] condition; mentions gifts from the neighbots. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has purchased a crib for the baby [DGT]; inquires as to the opinion of the President Tyler regarding a purchase of 100,000 acres of land in Tazewell [Co.] at a price of two cents an acre. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions an invitiation in Norwich; feels that the baby [DGT] resembles Napoleon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses settling back into her home after a five month absense; describes an earlier visit to New York, New York; describes a trip to the \"Fair\" at Castle Garden; describes her attempts to have the baby's daguerreotype taken while in New York; discusses expected visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyler; Mr. Boulwar, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; especially looks forward to the visit of mary and her faimily, discusses her \"sweet babe.\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expects a visit from the former Charge to Naples, Mr. Boulware; feels the death of two sons of Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. William Harrison to be a tragic loss. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions some early election returns concernign possible presidential candidates; feels strongly that Alice Tyler serious search for a husband so that she does not become \"an old maid\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Retells an anecdote told by Mr. Boulware; discusses her company at \"Sherwood Forest,\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends some requested maps; mentions several political meetings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the disposition of coal mines owned by the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the coal mines in Kentucky and possible plans to view them. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; enjoys the indian summer in December; hints that he might give the President Tyler a gift of a violin; news of the baby's [David Gardiner Tyler] good health. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is enjoying the \"warm \u0026amp; balmy\" winter weather; mentions social calls and a dinner party; inquires about some mutual acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Envies the weather in the South; describes in great detail a dinner party and the guests in attendance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Intends the first word taught to the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] to be \"grandmama\"; she \"would be amused to see what an excellent nurse the President Tyler has become\" for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has decided upon an extremely handsome carriage to be bought. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Anticipates an enjoyable winter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes teh activities of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; reports that their food stores have fall prey to a theif. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; was paid an unexpected visit by her step-daughter Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; mentions a fox hunt attended by the President Tyler; hopes that she will visit \"Sherwood Forest\" soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a poem written \"on the birth of David Gardiner Tyler\"; describes a gift from the baby's sister Mary [Tyler Jones]; inquires as to the whereabouts of gifts for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] from David \u0026amp; Alexander Gardiner; mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. first page missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of Alexander Gardiner's illnesses; misses her and longs for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, regarding a gentleman caller. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends \"rhubarb \u0026amp; magnesia\" to prevent illness; longs to see the aby. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Lists the New Year's social calls made; tells of a loss of an acquaintance's plantation house to fire; mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that her brother [David Gardiner] is \"the stingiest fellow for not having sent the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] a \"handsome coral and bells\" and feels that he \"does not deserve to have a newphew\"; mentions a wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Believes that their cousin, Mary Gardiner, will marry Eben N. Horsford; discusses clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions all the sleighs out in a snow storm. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has heard of an article entitled \"The Secret History of the Administration of John Tyler\" in a new paper called The Sunday Pocupine; inquires of summer visiting plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses books read; notes that the slaves say \"young massa's [David Gardiner Tyler] a buster!\"; inquires about investments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the beaux of Margaret Gardiner and Phoebe Gardiner; regrets th sale of their home at La Fayette Place [sic], New York, New York; mentions a comparison of Presidents Tyler's and Polk's administrations. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; discusses several paintings viewed. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests that Margaret Gardiner wash her face with buttermilk; mentions the suicide of the son of an acquaintance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news, mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social visits; D[avid Gardiner] expects her [MG] to select a valentine for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that the packages of dresses and socks have arrived and fit \"the boy\" [David Gardiner Typer]; describes calls made upon friends in New York; discusses various private concerts; describes a painting purchased for JGT; discusses various purchases including shoes from Middletons and armlets from Tenneys. 7 pp. AL. Including receipt, 8 June, [18]46 for one pair of gold armlets at $4.50 purchased from R. Tenney, 1 p. D. Also including bill, 17 February 1847, for shoes purchased from C. Middleton, New York, New York at $10.50. 1 p. ADS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends that she see \"Tom Thumb\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received flowers from a secret admirre, possibly Mr. Beeckman; list the beaux which called for her; news of acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes in detail a wedding held at \"Weyanoke,\" Charles City County, Virginia; mentions an amusing incident involving a broken carriage wheel; social news. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has come across a possible mutual acquaintance in Richmond; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions calls upon her by her beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was pleased to have met Dr. Minge and his family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes that her [MG] \"beau were next to the richest man in New York\"; discusses the crops for the plantation; feels that the taking of Vera Crux [Mexico] was glorious for the army but \"terrible for the poor women and children\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social calls; fashion news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Felt disappointed by not receiving any mail; finds the Harrisons' of \"Lower Brandon\" collection of fine paintings enviable; news of social calls; is about to lose her housekeeper, Catherine Wing, due to the fact that her husband has come to take her with him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Passed an enjoyable evening of music with friends; complains of the high price of food and fears a \"famine\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the President Tyler is showing some interesting in a work, Dombey and Sons, by Charles Dickens; has being spring cleaning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details a visit by two Northern gentlemen farmes, Mr. Hugh Tyler and Mr. miller, to view the plantation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes his health is improving from his illness; asks his opinion on several office appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a dinner party at \"Upper Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va]; has accepted an invitation at \"Lower Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va] for the following evening. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased to hear of her [JGT] good health; read a letter from John Tyler in the Herald and felt that it was excellent; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to leave for Easthampton; fears for Alex[ander Gardiner's] health. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was astonished to hear of John [Tyler, Jr's?] resignation; speculates as whether Mr. [William H.] Polk [Charg d'Affair to naples, brother of President James K. Polk] is returning to Americal to marry. 1p. TCy of ALS. incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of their trip to Easthampton, New York; perceives that [William H.] Polk has arrived in America; considers that the two administrations [Tyler and Polk] will be united by Polk's marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes for a visit to the north soon; speculates as to the details of a society wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that she needs to travel North to \"escape sickness,\"; perceives taht the President [Polk] is in New York in anticipation of is brother's [William H. Polk] wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has observed the announcement of [William H.] Polk's wedding to Miss Corse; questions his financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expects that she has read the announcement of William H. Polk's wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Directs that [mail/] by direct to him as \"Clerk of the U.S. Circut Court, New York City\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that it would be \"very cruel\" to leave the President Tyler and travel north without him; mentions the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has seen the annoucement of Mr. Polk's marriage and notes that his new wife has paid off $30,000 of his debts; inquires whose father attempted to bribe the Governor of New Jersey with $30,000. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] has started to walk; mentions the birth of a daughter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; the President Tyler is responding in reference to a certain scandal; mentions a social call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the President's and her trip back to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; inquires as if she has found a new houskeeper for the plantation and would prefer a French woman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] now dances and \"spits,\"; wishes that her family were with her at 'Sherwood Forest,\"; was told Alice Tyler \"was a goose\" if she had rejected. Mr. O'Hara's proposal of marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is extremely pleased with her new housekeeper, Catherine; feels that the new domestic is far superior to her previous one [Catherine Wing]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speculates as to his whereabouts; feels very lonely; is now displeased with her housekeeper [Mrs. Dillon?]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses [Eben N.] Horsford. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to attend a dinner given by Mr. Henry L. Jones [husband of Mary Tyler Jones]; discusses Virginia etiquette; hopes that her commisions are attended to. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Believes it would be a good idea that she [MG] go to St. Croix; social news and gossip. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will make arrangement to leave for \"the wedding\" after Christmas; expects a great deal of company at Christmas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Margaret's beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that \"Gardie's\" [David Gardiner Tyler] vocabulary is limited to \"Pa-pa \u0026amp; Mun-mum-ma\"; reports that margaret Gardiner and Gildbert Beeckman had two \"blow-outs\"; hopes that her [JGT] portrait is hung properly so that many people may admire it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the President Tyler has given Mr. Beeckman letters of introduction to Calhoun, Buchanan, and others. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details the romance [or lack thereof] between Mr. O'Hara and Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on Margaret's Gardiner trip to Washington, [D.C.]; describes toys desired for \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; mentions social callers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Complains of being sick and describes the various remedies she has used; reports that Mr. Healy [?] \"the artiste\" has asked to paint the \"President's portrait for His Majesty Louis Phillipe who requested it for his gallery at Versailles\"; she [JGT] suggests that she might have her own portrait painted and presented to the Queen; recommends woolen shirts as a present for \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] and little socks for the baby; asks that M[argaret] make cambric shirts; also asks for fabric, sugar molasses, and cast of hats from D[avid Gardiner] and A[lexander Gardiner]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to the use of chloroform in childbirth; mentions a number of deaths which resulted from a fox hunt. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of her arrival in the city; mentions the agitation caused by the arrival of the remains of President [John Quincy] Adams. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses in great detail servants and their duties; was extremely pleased to find a ten dollar gold piece; has sent some dahlias. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that Margaret Gardiner's health improves; feels that she is improving after the birth of the baby [John Alexander Tyler]; mentions the beautiful flowers that the President Tyler brings to her. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that he purchase a small wagon for her, using her money due to some financial hardship at \"Sherwood Forest,\"; is deeply concerned with Margaret Gardiner's health; reports taht the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is doing well and that \"his eyes shine like diamonds\"; believes Alice Tyler to be foolish in regards to Mr. O'Hara. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks that the President's Tyler request for her [JGT] portrait be disregarded; describes in detail social calls; remarks that her new baby [John Alexander Tyler] \"looks as if he had been in this world a great many times before and was only renewing his acquaintance with things.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete, first page missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports upon the state of her childre; feels that Alice Tyler will repent having sent Mr. O'Hara away lamenting most bitterly that such devotion as his \"will not be met with a second time\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased to be receiving a wagon for use on the plantation; anticipates a great deal of company next month. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social calls; will have the baby christened John Alexandre, but he will be called simply Alexander. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on how \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] enjoys his little carriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Explains why he has been unable to visit \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses some pieces by Annie Grey which are to appear in the Colombian; discusses his daughter Phoeve's acrivities' reports that he has also received a letter from her husband John Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a trip to the College of William and Mary by the President Tyler; reports on the baby [John Alexander Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulations on the birth of a daughter; inquires about the use of chloroform; plans to remain in New York until Margaret Gardiner Beeckman has had her baby; reports that \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] has been ill; describes her second child, John Alexander Tyler; invites her cousin to visit \"Sherwood Forest\" s that they can \"form a Tableaux of our little ones, your little girl the admired object of my two little boys\". 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The President Tyler had traveled to Richmond, Virginia to obtain winter supplies; tells of a pleasant journey down from New York, New York to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the diamond ring Mr. O'Hara bought for Alice Tyler; mentions a friendly letter from [John C.] Calhoun to the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports her opinions of friends, family, and servants on the portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the activities of the house guests at \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that Alice Tyler is \"such a flirt\"; inquires as to a possible job for Tazewell because he is \"idling away his time at home\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses virtues of Virginia Cooper; reports that the President Tyler is recovering from his illness; notes the President's Tyler feelings on gold finds in California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions holiday social coalls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner Tyler, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, sending Christmas greetings. 1 p. On the same page as previous item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a hunting trip by the President Tyler and David Gardiner; discusses social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social calls; sends a lists of requests. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the coming of winter weather; requests some syrup for buckwheat pancakes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions an invitation for the President Tyler to visit \"Wickland\" in Kentucky; the President Tyler has doubts about [John] Beeckman's venture in California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the President's Tyler appreciation of the gift of a violin. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that the President Tyler is very supportive of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions having gone to see some \"Aztec children\"; inquires as to the President's opinion on the \"Kossuth question\"; tells several jokes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses desire to see Mary and her family; warns Mary \"not to place your affections so strongly upon it [her baby] that you would feel hearbroken at its loss\"; describes the sudden death of a neighbor's infant; describes Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's baby, Henry Beeckman; describes Margaret's encouragemnt of her husband's enterprise in California and their fears on the subject; discusses family members; describes her own two children. 4 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes \"Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] behavior at church; mentions a discourse delivered by a Virginia agent of the Bible Society who found seven families in Charles City County without a Bible in their homes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to remain in Richmond, Virginia, to fa week; mentions acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled \"A Birthday Song.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses David's Gardiner activities in the West; describes a dinner party; reminds her that the twenty-ninth is the President's Tyler birthday; wants to hold off [john Alexander Tyler]'s baptism until Alexander Gardiner can be in attendance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received a letter from Dan[ie]l Webster to the President Tyler giving him his regards; mentions complaints received by the President Tyler about John [Tyler Jr.] and his drunkenness; reports on the well-being of her children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman's activities in California; mentions acquaintances; notes the crops on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends regards to her nephew [Henry Beeckman]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received the \"thrilling news of Mr. B[eeckman?]\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes that a set of china be purchased for her; social news; inquires as to the possibility of a job for Tazwell Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that her [MGB] baby [Henry Beeckman] is in no danger of \"taking the measles\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions that the President Tyler thinks that the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is the finest in Virginia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received and is now returning the \"precious documents\" sent to her; says the President Tyler has \"no doubt that David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman will make a fortune speedily\"; notes that Bishop Johns has accepted the Presidency of the College of William and Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes some dresses she has received from Richmond and plans to send patterns for \"the new sacks and cardinal capes\"; compliments MGH on her choice of \"Leila\" for her daughter's name; describes \"Mam Fanny...the superintendent of my nursery\"; describes a visit to Richmond; discusses reports of the travels of David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman to California, inquires after various family members; discusses books read. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the President's Tyler \"crop of wheat is the talk of Virginia\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes various patterns and clothes; plans to go North for the summer unless hears of cholera. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Sarah. 4 pp. AmsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has returned home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and found everything in order' reports that the President Tyler has gone to Williamsburg to enroll Tazewell Tyler at the College of William and Mary; discusses horses; mentions that General Taylor was in Baltimore at the same time as she and the President Tyler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased \"over the safety of the Atlantic\"; feels that a monument to [President Tyler?] would prove the patriotism of the Union committee. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding list of stewards. 1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was shocked to hear of the fatal accident of Mr. John Beeckman and hopes that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is handling her grief sufficiently; notes that the President Tyler is obliged to deliver an address to \"the University\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Remarks on the President Tyler's displeasure at being forgotten when gifts were sent down to \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions social callsl reports on the health of the baby, Julia gardiner Tyler; mentions the sympathy expressed concerning the deaths of Mr. John B[eeckman] and Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. AN.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that h is the \"worst correspondent\" in the world; hopes that he will find a \"rich love match\" soon; promises amusement if he were to visit during the Christmas holidays; mentions that the President Tyler is seeking a situation in California for their brother [David Gardiner]; hopes to find a French girl to attend to her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that a book be sent to her; envies her for being in a big city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports of the recovery of \"little Julia\" Julia Gardiner Tyler; is deeply concerned about the grave condition of Alexander [Gardiner[ and that the President Tyler shares this concern and is prepared to travel with him if his condition worsens; hopes that she attend to her own health as well. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received the news of the death of Alexander Gardiner; feels a great loss and is truly saddened by the death of her brother; hopes that she and Margaret Gardiner Beeckman will return to \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that it might be to David Gardiner's benefit that he not be informed of his brother's death; discusses in detail the illness which brought about his death. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Continues to feel the loss of Alexander Gardiner; anxiously awaits her and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman]'s visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; asks that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman make several purchases before arrivign at \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has transcribed the business portion of the account of the death of Alexander Gardiner which describes the disposition of his estate; inquires as to the state of her late brother's financial situation; has inclosed several obituaries. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that a variety of trees be sent to hre from New York; inquires to the plans of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that she and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] not impede the President Tyler in his efforts to dispose of the property in Kentucky held by Alexander Gardiner; also requests that she [JMG] turn over her share of Alexander Gardiner's estate to her [JGT] as that she has more need of it; hopes that she will not attempt to interfere with the profits from the Kentucky lands which are to go to her [JGT]; reports on the health of her children; adds a final note that a moral obligation is not as binding as a legal one in regards to the settlement of Alexander Gardiner's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the recovery of Mr. [James] Semple after his illness and shipwreck; feels that Mr. [William] Waller [husband of Elizabeth Tyler Waller] is an anxious and tender father since the loss of his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Intends not to summer in E[ast] H[ampton], New York as she considers it the family burial place and would not be \"under the influence of a constant gloom\"; may consider spending the summer in Saratoga, New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fears that Fanny [a house slave?] may have small pox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Society news concerning visiting royals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a serpentine walk the President Tyler cut through the grove at \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses improvements made to the gardsnes of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; reports on her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received the trees sent to her and the President Tyler; reports that her children are doing well; discusses the President Tyler's experimentation on the plantations crops. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Perceives that Mrs. [Corse] Polk [sister-in-law of the President] has died of consumption; feels that her [Mrs. Polk's] troubles and unhappiness are now over; expects the trees that she planted will flourish. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has prepared the house for a visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer; hopes that she [JMG] will come to see the children soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports the little Julia Gardiner Tyler is now dancing; wishes that a bonnet be sent for her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a social call made to her during which the possible visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer was discussed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to her opinion of Jenny Lind and her singing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Governor and Mrs. Floyd arrived in the midst of her housecleaning for a stay; expects a visit from David Gardiner soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the great number of social activities recently attended; describes an unusual incident--a serenade by a party of musicians at two o'clock in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the beauty of her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; social news; notes that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton) is now residing in Washington, [D.C.]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a wedding toast to Gilbert B[eeckman]; mentions a church service. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was extremely pleased to have heard of David Gardiner's return to New York, even if he seemed to be \"such a strange looking man, or even a lunatic\"; anticiaptes more news of his return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the wheat harvest on \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions that the P[ost] M[aster] General has directed all letters to be endorsed as \"Mail Direct\"; hopes to see David Gardiner before he shaves off his beard; remarks that the President Tyler received \"a letter weight made fromthe corner stone of the Washington Monument\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the death of Fanny Johnson [a servant? slave?]; discusses the virtues of \"Sherwood Forest\"; hopes to be able to break \"Aleck\" [Alexander Gardiner Tyler] of his thumb sucking habit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the land in Kentucky on the market; mentions meeting Gov[ernor] Branch in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary. 1p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a stop in Philadelphia, [Pa.] to visit Robert Tyler; discusses teh President Tyler's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He is being a submissive husband and acting at his wife's \"amanuensis\"; expresses his astonishment at the failure of Jacob Little. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Includes TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner T[yler], \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia), to Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] concerning acquaintances; the purchase of some vases for \"Sherwood Forest\"; and the sale of the property held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the birth of Lachlan Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays that \"Gardie\" [David Gardienr Tyler] noted that she \"has two thumbs just like Aunt Margaret\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses thanks for the gift of a \"pretty Thimble\"; discusses the effect of \"Garddy\" [David Gardiner Tyler] made on \"little Mary\" and \"Willie\". 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires about Belmont's appearance in Broadway on New Year's Day. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chastises her sister for not sending copies of articles, \"Remember I don't wish natural occurrences to happen again...\" [possibly referring to the difficult delivery of her baby]; discusses the name \"McLachlan\" which she has chosen for her baby; discusses the difficult delivery, \"I wish no one might have such a bitter experience\"; discusses her mother's Juliana McLachlan Gardiner health; gives advice to be passed on to her brother [David Gardiner] considering diet and smoking. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Described the steamboat trip to \"Sherwood Forest\" mentioning a view of Mt. Vernon, acquaintances made on board, and the arrival in \"slave territory\"; describes \"Sherwood Forest\" and includes a sketch; discusses Tyler's 60 slaves; expresses his admiration for Mrs. Tyler; describes the potential issues such as the Asburton Treaty and the annexation of Texas which he discussed with the President; describes a visit to a black baptist church reporting that the \"church numbered 390 members of whom 300 were Free!\" 20 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses in great detail the many visits paid to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by friends and family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the numerous house guests at the plantation; reports McLachlan's Tyler health; has sent a daguerreotype of Alexander Gardiner for a portrait to be painted. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Repeats compliments paid to her on her appearance; reports on Tazewell Tyler's studies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to the details of the possible purchase of a new home on Staten Island, New York; mentions that the \"Glebe\" is on the market for $8,000; feels that it is regrettable but understandable to sell the family property in E[ast] H[ampton], New York. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speculates that Mr. [William] Waller may propose to Miss C. Phillips soon; feels that it would be wise for Miss Phillips not to accept; mentions that Gen. Duff Green is willing to act as an agent for the President Tyler in the sale of the land held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Looks forward to seeing the \"Aztec children which have surprised you so much\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the illness of her mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner[ and her sister Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; discusses MGH's pregnancy and expresses her wish that the baby be a boy; describes the development of her own children; discusses the prospect of MGH having her poems published' reports on the project of \"the laies of this coultry...to purchase Mt. Vernon\" and present it to the state of Virginia; reports that William Gardiner has returined from Europe. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes in great detail the trip to Warm Springs and the other guests; gives advice for David Gardiner's planned trip to join them; describes the railroad being built \"over and through the mountains.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she is not fond of these cold baths and looks forward to the warm springs bath; describes an upcoming children's fancy ball as well as a fancy ball for the adults the following night; discusses the \"terrible railroad accident...near Philadelphia\"; discusses reports of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth; describes the sermon by Denison. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing friends, family, and social events, and the President's illness. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing visitors to \"Sherwood Forest,\" JGT's children, news of family and friends, and the President's honorary degree from the College of William and Mary, 6 July, 1854. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing family news and social events. 14 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has meant to write ever since she left; reports that he is \"very busy sowing wheat\"; describes Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] visit \"he was with us the greater part of his term, he is a charming fellow indeed\"; praises JGT's other children' wants to know her wishes about the \"division[?] of the place\"; asks her to purchase an order of tea for various individuals. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses her grief over Margaret's [JGT's sister] death and thanks PG for her letter of sympathy; accepts the invitation to the upcoming \"two fold marriage\" of Phoebe and Fanny Gardiner' agrees to have \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] participate in the ceremony. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a check; wishes she could see New York \"all arrayed for the holidays\"; discusses her children's excitement over Santa Claus; encloses a letter for Sarah T[hompson] and asks her mother to have David Gardiner deliver it, \"if you think it worthwhile to let Sarah receive it David must not seem to know its contents...\"; gives news of Charles City Co. neighbors; reports that everyone is \"pleased with Margaret's portrait\"; asks for 2 yards of cloth for trimming; reports that the President had a letter from Dr. [Sprogue?] and a volume on distinguised clergymen; reports that they are to receive a miniature of the Miles' equestrian statue of Washington; instructs her mother not to send the letter to Sarah \"unless you think David's engagement will certainly be consumated...\"; sends Christmas greetings to Harry [Beeckman]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes in great detail the wedding of Patty Tyler despite the fact that JGT was not present but \"looked through the crack of my bedroom door\" due to her \"situation\" [advanced pregnancy]; discusses plans for her mother and her self \"to get Hampton in time for my matter\" [childbirth]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of letters from Julia Gardiner Tyler to various family members discussing family and neighbors. 7 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning JGT's children, news of Virginia neighbors, discussion of abolitionism, Harper's Ferry, and Governor Wise. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning Governor Wise, the sentencing of John Brown, Patty Tyler's marriage, David Gardiner's marriage, the illness of Mary Wilcox, JGT's children, and news of Virginia neighbors. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Explains the delay in receiving JGT's last letter from Washington; agrees that \"all the courtesy and kindness has departed from Washington\"; gives news of JGT's children from Staten Island; comments on JGT's trip to Lexington; discusses the \"late raid into Pennsylvania...conducted by Gen. Jenkins\"; discusses how \"gay\" New York has been despite \"the scenes of distress at the South\"; expresses releif at hearing that the \"beautiful estate of Shirley has not been destroyed\"; mentions Gen. Dix and Gen. McClennan; discusses plans to visit Long Beach. 7 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS\u0026gt; Incomplete/\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gives a detailed accounting of JGT's duties as the executrix of the estate of John Tyler. 4pp. ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's children, the January 1861 Peace Conference in Washington, D.C.; the death of John Tyler, and various hardships endured by JGT. Also includingan inventory of John Tyler's estate and correspondence between JGT and various officials cooncerning possession of property and settlement of John Tyler's estate. 10 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescrips of correspondence betwen Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's reurn to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; JGT's children, conditions in Virginia and New York. Also including a poem \"To Mrs. Ex-President Tyler\" and correspondence with friends and officials concerning wartime conditions and GT's desire to return to New York. 16 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother, friends, and various officials concerning JGT's return to New York, sale of JGT's cotton, JGT's children, problems with settling John Tyler's estate, the release of Capt. Gayle and wartime conditions. 17 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the steamer Eugenie has arrived in Nassau and that Major Heyligery [?] will be remitting a sterling bill to cover the proceeds of the cotton; reports that he is unable to \"receive the advance made by the Gov[ernmen]t on this little shipment in Confederate money\"; reports that he has received \"a long letter from our friend Capt. G[ayle]...dated from Boston Dec. 9th...and he spoke cheerfully of his prospects for an early exchange\"; expresses regret that Pearly and Fitzwalter Tyler are not present to participate in the Tableaux planned by Mrs. Walker\" states that he will inclose a letter from Mrs. Walker; hopes that JGT will pass through Bermuda on her return home. 3 pp. ALS. Including a recepit, 29 Decm. 1863 for 5 bales of coton received from the steamed Eugenie from Wilmington, [N.C.] sold by the order of J.M. Sexas for the account of [Julia Gardiner] Tyler and purchased by L. Heyligery [?], Nassau for 225.11.6 [pounds sterling]. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Have had another raid resulting in the burning of the Court House and surroundings; Dick Christian was taken off by the enemy; all of Robinson's command was taken \"which we think rather benefits us\"; in New Kent several of Mr. Jordan's negroes were taken. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that things here remain in \"statu quo\"; there have been \"no visitations from our troublesome friends\"; Charles City Co. has been the scene of parties, dinners, and tournaments this past winter. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cousin John sends love and says that everything is going quietly at the farm; no wheat crop this year; all act to advance his interests. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Respons to two letters from her concerning the best way to end funds to Capt. Gayle, prisoner of wr at Fort Warren, [Boston, Massachussetts]. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses relief that she is on Staten Island; discusses their children; reports that Fanny [PGH's sister] was in New York; hopes that \"Aunt\" Juliana McLachlan Gardiner has recovered from her illness; hopes that she will not return to \"Sherwood Forest\" while the war lastts; expresses surprise at learning that \"David Gardiner had another son--tell him that I think he was very negligent not to announce the fact to us.\"; describes the christening party for Fanny's daughter. 8 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is sending the boxes to Richmond, Va.; mentions gunboats on the river and destruction of Mr. Vaiden's poperty; reminds her [?] of her return in April. 2 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses a check that has been \"returned to our good friends in Baltimore\"; reassures her [JGT] of her son's safety; offers to forward a package for Mrs. D. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Having been taken from \"Sherwood [Forest],\" Charles City County, Virginia twelve days before, is confined with several citizens from the county; has had no trial nor have charges been brought against them; General Wilde has landed at Kennon's with colourned troups and \"taken everything through the county\"; has been treated kindly by the officers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has visited John [C. Tyler?] and others at Chesapeake Hospital Prison; has heard that \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] is with Robert Tyler; has heard no news of his own son; insists that \"all the negroes have left all the stock of every sort taken\"; discusses the troo[s passing down the river; gives an account of the description of her crip and piano by a California regiment; \"do when the war is over get together some labor for you and and come back to Old Virginia who has been such a martyr to the cause of Liberty\"; worries at the separation from his whife who does not know he is on a parole from prison for a week. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the whereabouts of A.M. Tyler [Maria] as instructed by Major General Benj[amin] F. Butler; she [AMT] has taken refuge with Mrs. [Lu] Clopton; encloses the reply to the inquiry whether Maria Tyler wants to join her [JGT]. 1 p. ALS. Including ALS, 6 June, 1864, A.M. Tyler, \"Selwood.\" having a \"hemorrhage [sic] from the lungs\" and is unable to reach a decision at this time. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Lu Clopton and Maria Tyler are both well according to a letter he received; discusses the fate of her [JGT] belongings at \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the safety of her son and says \"the negroes we will not mind of if Our Dear Children are but spared to us\"; describes the condition where John [C Tyler?] is being imprisoned; describes the \"vile and indecent actions\" taking place in Charles City Co. and lists the neighbors who have been shot. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Responds to an article which appeared in the Evening Post [25 June, 1864], which stated that Tyler's niece lives on a farm near \"Sherwood Forest,\" \"subsusting on the charity of the United States,\" to which she responds that [Maria Tyler] \"fled to the adjoining plantation when deprived of her protector and exposed to the terrible vicinity of an unscrupulous colored soldiery\" 1 p. TCy of L. Including NwsCl, [25 June, 2864], from the Evening Post. 1 item. Also including NwsCl, [ca. 27 June, 1864] from the Evening Post and the Evening Express. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle, a prisoner of war at Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with various northern officials concerning his [RGH] possible release; letters from G.F. Walker, a friend living in St. Georges, Bermuda' and correspondence with other friends concerning the wartime conditions. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes of her poor health and the complete wreck at 'Sherwood'\"; sends news of scquaintances; apologizes for sending a gloomy letter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that her son is planning to return to Virginia and asks for the Davises to see him; sends her sympathies to Mrs. Davis, sends congratulations for the marriage of Mrs. Davis's sister to Willie Waller. 2 pp. Df. of L. Including Df. of L to Judge Holt concerning destruction of JGT's Virginia property. Also including Df of L. to [Roberty H. Gayle?] concerning obtaining a parole or early release from prison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter of introduction for JGTs's son John Alexander {Tyler]. 2pp. AL. Incomplete. Including TCy of AL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received JGT's letter by Flag of Truce; reports that Ann Maria Tyler has married the \"Federal guartd tis said a dutch baker\"; has forwarded JGT's letter to \"Gardy\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; states that due to Dr. S[elden]'s poor health they must go to Rock[bridge] Alum Springs; Robert [Selden?] is on sick leave because of his eyes; JS's brothers have been released as \"paroled Prisoners\"; reports on conditions in the neighborhood; sorry to hear about the poor health of JGT's mother; reports on news of neighbors and friends; \"our poor Negroes who have proved fiathful are an increase [sic] expense\"; asks for a \"Card [sic] de viste\" for an album; reports that they live at the same place but find it difficult to live on a surgeon's pay' the \"venture in the blockade running has been fruitless as yet lost two steamers\"; reports that there is a drought. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Introduces himself as the husband of Maria Tyler; intends to visit New York during a furlough with his wife; reports that \"the mansion especially, in the interior, shows the effects of the lawless savages of soldiers\" 3pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes some furniture being held for JGT that has since been claimed by the Rev. Mr. Raymond, chaplain of the hospital, as his own. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for not being home when Mrs. Vincent called; expresses sorrow at the death of \"your dear boy\"; discusses her fears for her own son's safety as a \"private in the 1st Rockbridge artillery\"; reports that she can forward Mr. Vincent's note to Mr Lyons; discusses her call to \"Gen B's\". 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle and various officials concerning RHG's release from Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with William H. Clopton and various other friends and officials in Virginia concerning the marriage of Mari Tyler to a Union soldier; letters from the Walkers, friends in St. George's, Bermuda; correspondence with various friends concerning wartime conditions; letters to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. 26 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various family members and friends concerning the death of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, JGT's mother; correspondence with various friends and government officials concerning JGT's Virginia property. 30 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses some letters \"bearing tidings of loved ones from whom you are separated\"; will forward letters to her \"friends in the South.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that she has received her cradle; discusses JGT's property at Old Point [Comfort] Va. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Saddened by the news of the fall of Ft. Fisher and the recapture of Capt. [Robert H] G[ayle]; encloses a letter to be forwarded to her mother; discusses their children. 4 pp. AL. Including a TCy of AL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends this note by a servant to enquire as to the resultes of the deliberations concerning a legal matter. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from J. Buchanan, Henry, New York, to Julia Gardiner Tyler, Staten Island, New York, n.d., advising her that Judge Barraud had not reached a decision and \"I have but little doubt that it will be as we desire it\"; reports that Mr. Curtis is no longer the receiver and Mr. Horve will inform her when a decision is reached. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells JGT that she must choose the services of Mr. O'Connor [/] or Mr. Clarke to represent her on appeal in the probate matter and in the new suit brought against her; hopes for Gen[era]; Dix's cooperation \"in regard to the late outrage, in your communication to the press and public\"; discusses closing up the probate matter and plans for the new actions being brought, \"you must not be alarmed at all this litigation, as it is only in accordance with the programme.\" Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Assures her that he is still trying to procure a \"'C' 'S' battleflag...that she ahs been waved [sic] in the smoke of battle...\" for her daughter as promised' expressed thanks for the hospitality shown him while in Staten Island; discusses the situation in the South, \"the Negroes are in most instances, retaining their usual respect for their owners, and faithfully performing the contracts adopted by their Government between master and late slave...\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Worries because she has received no letters from JGT in months; discusses the sorrow they feel over the Southg's loss of the war; plans to stay in England at least temporarily; asks for news of Capt [Robert H.] Gayle. 4 pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has not heard from Julia Gardiner Tyler about the bill he sent; asks RHM to settle the bill if he has the authority. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Complains of being ill and blames it on the \"malarious climate\"; asks JGT to ty to obtain a \"situation for Allen in the sea going line of steamers\"; worries about the education of her sons; has been advised to wait \"intil times are settled\" to start a boarding house; sorry to hear about JGT's lawsuit; complains of the effects of poverty, \"I feels so lonely in this cold world and Have I know been so petted and spoilt that I am unfitted for this sudden transition.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she has sent \"600 dollars currency\"; encourages them to take advantage of every opportunity and to learn to speak French and German; reports that they will each receive \"a Christmas offering of five dollars in gold\"; reports on visits from cousin William Tyler and \"brother James\" [Semple] who \"is now in Canada for a while.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various military and civilian officials concerning the forced entry into JGT's home by several youths in search of a Rebel flag; letters from Robert H. Gayle concerning his release, recapture, and final release; letters from other prisoners of war asking for help; letters from various friends concerning wartime conditions. 22 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John C. Tyler, \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Virginia, to \"My Dear Madam,\" n.p. Discusses her \"Scheme\" for helping provide for the families of Negroes until they should be self-sufficient; has already given an account of the \"destruction of everything here. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of Julia Gardiner Tyler's correspondence concerning hre Virginia property; correspondence and notes concerning the legal battle over JGT's mother's will; correspondence with JGT's sons and nephew in Germany; letter from the farm manager at \"Sherwood Forest\" complaining about the conditions; letter to Bishop [John] Johns concerning the Resolutions pased by the College of William and Mary; letters from various friends and family members. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Advises her to invest money in real estate in Galveston; asks if her suit is over and decided in her favor; asks her to write. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler including receipts, letter (ALS) from Varina (Howell) Davis concerning Jefferson Davis; printed argument of Edwards Pierrepont and other papers concerning lawsuit Julia G. Tyler v. David L. Gardiner; letters of Jane Seldon concerning \"Brandon\" and \"Lower Brandon\" after Civil War; rental contract for \"Sherwood Forest\"; letter of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler with her sons and nephew while they were students in Germany. 42 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has paid her tax by giving the sheriff a young ox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler (including testimony in lawsuit David L Gardiner v. Julia Gardiner Tyler; printed arguments; correspondence; inventory of property of David L. Gardiner in 1868) and correspondence concerning \"Villa Margaret.\" debts of John Tyler. 54 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes typescripts of correspondence between Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and her son, daughter, step-daughter [Letitia (Tyler)] Semple concerning [H.G.Beeckman], Reconstruction, portraits from \"Sherwood Forest,\" advice to sons, \"Villa Margaret\" and taking Lyon G. Tyler to University of Virginia. 63 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including receipts; letters concerning a biography of Daniel Webster by George S. Curtis, a miniature of John Tyler painted by Freeman, a portrait of Julia G. Tyler given to the white house; debts owed by Julia G. Tyler, marriage of Julia (Tyler) Spencer, lawsuit of David L Gardiner v. Julia G. Tyler; patent for land in Iowa granted to John Tyle for militia service in War of 1812; and engraved tenth anniversary invitation. 60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including medical account [for \"Sherwood Forest\"]; letters from H.G. Beeckman at \"Sherwood Forest\" and correspondence concerning paintings in possession of Letitia (Tyler) Semple; Lyon G. Tyler's education at University of Virginia;[JGT's conversion ot Catholicism], and a petition to the House of Represetnatives. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning Pearl, Fitzwalter, and Lyon away at school; Julia Tyler Spencer's death; her [JGT] financial affairs; her emotional health; visits from friends and relatives; H.G. Beeckman's desire to purchase \"Indian Fields,\" [Charles City County, Virginia], concerning W.W. Corcoran; plans of JGT to settle in Georgetown, D.C.; JGT's desire for life-size picture of [R.E.] Lee; Brady's picture of Julia (Tyler) Spencer; scattering of wild flowers on grave of Julia (Tyler) Spencer by her mother and others; the sale of Milton [estate]. 45 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; news of conditions in the South; the Southern economy; a biography of John Tyler by Henry A. Wise; her conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. 39 itmes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Awaits confirmation that she has embraced the Catholic religion; suggests she visit his daughter and her family. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; the people of the South; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; prose by James Lyons; an attempt to place Mrs. William Clopton into the Louise Home; the \"floundering\" Democratic Party; references to the Boss Tweed Ring; the growing affections of James Lyons for her. 52 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; the Grant and Johnson administrations; history of the Civil War; Harry's [Beeckman] death; [John] Alexander Tyler's wedding; permission to obtain John Tyler's autograph; news of politics and especially the Democratic Party. 50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; religion and the Roman Catholic Church; her children; the Boss Tweed Ring Conspiracy; Alexander Grahm Bell's wedding; a pension for Presidents' widows; the lack of postal service at \"Sherwood Forest\"; the \"celebrations\" of the centennial. 43 items. * *See letter of 11 November, 1876 from Julia Gardiner Tyler to William M. Evarts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning reclaiming the land in the South; privileges of Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her financial and legal affais; a fever epidemic in the South; news of her children; petitions for a pension for Presidents' widows; the reabilitation of \"Carter's Grove\"; celebration of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her childre; her financial and legal affairs; her ancestry. 21 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence chiefly between her son Lachlan Tyler and her; concerning news of friends and relatives; his progress in his studies; \"Carter's Grove\" plantation; President Garfield's death; her illness. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; Lyon Tyler's search for family letters; news of friends and relatives; her children; her financial affairs; discussions of PResident Arthur; Mary's [?] wedding and future as a wife; political speeches in Tidewater, Virginia, ; the death of her son John Alexander Tyler; the North' Central and South American Exposition; the political campaigns; Lyon G and David Tyler. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of \"Sherwood Forest\". 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the \"Lovosis\" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a \"sulky\" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning visits by her and her family to see friends and relatives; her financial affairs; Harry Beeckman's misfortunes; a requst for President Tyler's autograph; the possibility of her property in Staten Island becoming a cemetery. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; discussions on the state of Harry Beeckman's estate \"Farmer's Rest\"; the sale of her place on Staten Island; \"Sherwood Forest\"; her petition for a pension for the widows of ex-presidents; requests for John Tyler's autograph; invitations to social functions, the Morse telegraph. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning copies of songs that were sent to her; her financial affairs; invitations to social engagements; news of friends and relatives; her acquiring a housekeeper; request by a 16 year-old-boy of a twenty-four dollar loan; her relationship with James A[llen] Semple. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; news of friends and relatives, especially her sons; explanations of events at home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] to her husband who is away; her dreams; her poetry; religious dogma; a case entitled Henry v Tyler; Pearl Tyler Ellis's illness; a portrait of John Tyler, Jr.; news of New York City society; the sale of \"Villa Margaret\" [Hampton, Va.]. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssorted invitations extended to Julia Gardiner Tyler and her family; including various business cards. 63 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia McLachlan Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Tyler Spencer, and Harry Beeckman concerning the freezing of the James River in 1857; \"enrollment\" of men in the Confederate army; his separation from the family and his inability to communicate with them; the \"kind\" care of Mrs. Clopton; results of the Civil War; \"My Life During The War Between The States,\" details of his service in the Confederate army; his voyage to and stay in Germany. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lachlan Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Julia (Tyler) Spencer concerning his affiars at school in Germany [Prussia]; his excursions in Germany; accounts of Washington [and Lee] College after the Civil War; his attempts to obtain enough money to return to America; discussions of the state of the South' the beginning of war in Prussia. 50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia (Tyler) Spencer, Lyon G. Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, and James A. Semple concerning the \"struggle\" for \"independence\" in Germany; his return to American and his settling in lexington, Va.; the Governorship of Virginia; the career prospects for young Southern men; the 1869 State fair; social affairs in and around Lexington. Va.; the \"demoiselles: of Richmond, Va. and Lexington, Va.; a lawsuit revolving around \"Sherwood Forest\"; advice to Lyon Tyler about college life; collapse of floor in the capitol in Richmond, Va. in 1870; his obtaining a license to practice law; Reconstruction in Virginia and its affects on native Virginians. 70 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning narratives of his life as a lawyer; daily life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; Harry Beeckman's attempts to settle on a plantation; a continuing legal case concerning \"Sherwood Forest\"; commentaries on the poltical situation in Virginia, as well as the rest of the South; comments on teh political situation evolving from the Boss Tweed Ring; much discussion of Horace Greeley. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Annie Baker (Tucker) Tyler, Robert S. Montague and James Lyons concerning life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; his and Julia Gardiner Tyler's financial affairs; Lyon Tyler's existence at the University of Virginia; political issues of the South; Lyon Tyler's new wife Anne \"Annie\" Tucker; plans for the College of William and Mary. 42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with pearl (Tyler) Ellis, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, William M. Evarts and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of Charles City Co.; \"Berkeley\" plantation; court cases in Charles Chity County; the death of his brother, John Alexander Tyler; his intentions to marry; detaild accounts of social events; his political career; opening of college under Tyler (1888). 29 itmes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler, especially concerning news of friends and relatives; mortgage on \"Sherwood Forest\"; his election to the U.S. Congress; his actions as a congressman; this possibilities of securing another term in Congress. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning political situations in Virginia; his granting of offices; campigns and elections in which he is involved (1894 and 1896 contests for 5th District of Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives); a biography about the family; his desire to run for the House seat again in 1898; regional politics. 42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Tidewater politics; financial affairs of 'Sherwood Forest\"; the illness and death of his brother, Lachlan Tyler; affairs of the College of William and Mary; Lyon Tyler's quest for politicals office; health of his family; his candidacy for Judgeship of the 14th Circut. Also includes a letter from his wife, Mary Morris Tyler, to Lyon Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Annie (Tucker) Tyler, E.C. Madison, John Lamb, Robert Shaw Oliver, and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, including correspondence concerning his Judgeship of the 14the Circut Court in Charles City County, Virginia; state and local politics; family affairs; financial concerns; affairs of the College of William and Mary; real estate interests; his medical record; announcement of his daughter Margaret's marriage to Stepher Fowler Chadwick; an address delivered to the reunion of Confederate veterans, 1 June 1915, in Richmond, Va.; a eulogy of Gardiner given upon the presentation of his portrait to the 14th Circut Court, 19 April, 1928. 49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including fragments of ltter written from Germany soon after the Civil War; a poem of unrequited love composed by him; a letter to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, in which he refers to Catholic priests as \"useless drones\" and \"stinging hornets\"; a complete biography of his life; local and national politics; his studies in Germany and at Washington [and Lee] College; romantic interests and family concerns. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of \"Sherwood Forest\" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain \"Tyler Letters\". 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of his stamp collection. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Missouri; her homesickness for Virginia; news of her uncle's death [Lyon G. Tyler]; reference to the mysterious trunk of \"Tyler letters\". Also included are letters criticizing those trying to \"deify\" Abraham Lincoln; discusses her decision to resign from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribing life at the University of Virginia; family news; business matters. Several of these letters are addressed to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler revealing young Alfred Tyler's concern and devotion to his uncle. Also included is a land deed signed by him as Commonwealth Attorney of Charles City County. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning various legal and personal family matters. included is an 1858 newspaper clipping from Dispatch of an address by President John Tyler; and eight page memorandum detailing the contest of Juliana McLachlan Gardinre's will; and some letters written by him as a major in the United States Air Force during World War II. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring and immediately following the Civil War concerning his return to Virginia after leaving his family in New York; his attempts to join the confederate navy; his sentiments towards the war; his life and studies in Germany after the war. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, pleading for money, letters, and clothes. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tyler) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler, and to James Semple while attending school in Germany concerning family matters; financial problems; illness; his military srevice in the German army; advice to his sister Julie not to \"turn Catholic\"; frequent requests for money and letters; discussion of the American political situation; the war raging in Europe; including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tylre) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler and James Semple. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning news of his sister's [Julia Tyler Spencer] tragic death; completion of his studies in Germany; his continued financial problems and fears of debtors' prison; pleas to his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler for financial help; his reutnr to the United States and search for employment; his marriage to Sarah Griswold Gardiner; his job as government suveyor. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding letters to Julia (Gardiner) Tyle, David Gardiner Tyler, and Lyon G. Tyler concerning her marriage to John Alexander Tyler; her husband's financial and employment struggles' her difficulties following his death in 1883; family news; social news; the frequent illness of her own children; her plans to erect a monument to her late husband. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning family news; the \"jolly time\" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her active social life and her many suitors; news of family and friends; her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent; her brothers [John Alexander Tyler and David Gardiner Tyler] and cousin Harry Beeckman in Germany; her courtship and marriage to William H. Spencer. In addition are poems which she composed, an invitation to her wedding, a newspaper clipping describing her wedding ceremony, love letters from William H. Spencer, and two callign cards. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his courtship of Julia Tyler; her sudden death; his attempts at sheep farming in Colorado and California after her death; his hopes to make a proper home for his infant daughter, Julia Tyler Spencer. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on \"some fixed purpose\" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own \"particular niche\"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding receipts and correspondence with family and acquaintances. Most of the letters are to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, discussing the family financial matters; his job with the New York State Health Department; financial problems of his brother, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler; local and state politics. Also, there is a letter from George Fluerot to Lyon G. Tyler concerning Lachlan Tyler's death in 1902. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso including a read leather binding for a small notebook [?] embossed in gold with his name. 5 items (and several envelopes).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Julia (Spencer) Fleurot Cheever, Lyon G. Tyler, and Lachlan Tyler, concerning her attempts at publishing a book; financial matters; family news; Lachlan Tyler's illness and her own poor health. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chiefly consisting of letters written to \"Fitz\" from various female acquaintances. There are references to the Tyler family; social news; his life as a farmer; his marriage. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with family and friends; sale receipts; a recipe for catsup; and two wedding invitations--one being to his sister's [Pearl Tyler] wedding in November, 1884. The letters concernfamily news; his farm; financial mattrs; social news. 20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning news of family and friends; financial matters; state politics; his farm; the poor health of his first and second wives; inveiling of a monument to President John Tyler. The majority of the letters are written to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, asking for money. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Mary Morris (Jones) Tyler; Christmas cards; calling cards; bills; real estate transactions; poetry; recipes. The letters concern family news; his poor health; his far; financial difficulties; his need for further employment; news of his sister-in-law's [Annie Tucker Tyler] death. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding sales receipts, rent, and medical bills. 65 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding sales receipts, bills, and account records. 100 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding one of his checkbooks. 167 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of Cora Kreagle Tyler, second wife of Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, concerning news of family and friends. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes corrsepondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, William H. Spencer and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of family and friends; her studies at the Catholic Academy of the Visitation; social news; her search for the \"ideal man\". 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludies correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Julia Spencer Fleurot cheever concerning family news; social news; her married life with William Ellis; her husband's financial difficulties; her husband's political career; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's sudden marriage and his incessant financial problems. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning the failing health of her sister-in-law, Annie Tucker Tyler; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's continuing financial problems; the difficult times her own family was experiencing; her plans to send her sons to the College of William and Mary; genealogical inquiries. Also included are letters from William Ellis and daughter Margaret Langhorne Ellis to Pearl Tyler's brother Lyon G. Tyler. 17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler concerning her children; her travels and visits with friends and family; the illness and death of her brother, Lyon G. Tyler; the second marriage of her niece, Julia [Spencer] Fluerot Cheever; the outbreak of World War II; discussion over Sue Ruffin Tyler's desire to publish certain personal Tyler letters. 21 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning primaily her children. included are references to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's financial problems; Julia Spencer Fluerot's marriage to George Fluerot and her becoming a Red Cross nurse during World War I; other Tyler family news; genealogical inquiries by Sue Ruffin Tyler. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of the children of Pearl Tyler Ellis mostly with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) tyler about genealogical inquiries and family news. Correspondents include Cornelia Ellis Booker, John Tyler Ellis, julia Ellis Robinson, Leila Ellis Marye and Ambrose Marye, Lyon Ellis, Margaret Ellis Topping, Pearl Ellis, William Munford Ellis, Jr., and Nannie Kent Ellis. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Kept while attending Madame Chegaray's School for Young Ladies. MsV.1. 30 pp. Also includes detached pages of accounts and poetry [possibly of Lyon G. Tyler, post 1875]. 28 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMsV.2. 32 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary and accounts of David Gardiner Tyler while studying and traveling across Europe with John Alexander Tyler and Harry Beeckman. 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The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.","Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.","A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, \"Sherwood Forest,\" familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.","A list of \"Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections\" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.","Scope and Contents Appointment by which Henry Tyler (d. 1729) is appointed by Alexander Spotswood to be sheriff of York County, Virginia At top is part of inventory signed by Charles Lightfoot and on reverse is inventory signed by Anne Phillips. 1 p. Frag. of DS.","Scope and Contents Will of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. Probated 17 March, 1774. 2 pp. Xcy of Cy of DS. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Indenture between John Tyler and William Tyler concerning land in Sussex County. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents Inventory of the estate of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen \"whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects.\" 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents John Tyler to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, [Va.]. Warrant commanding sheriff to attach the estate of John Ellis for the amount of one pound ten shillings to staisfy the debt owed to George Lewis as well as for the cost of proceedings at the next court. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Encloses contract [not enclosed] to Mr. Semple which recipient and he may settle; further legal matters. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to William Gragg of 37 acres in Pendleton County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. Pst of DS. [Originial is in the collection of Alexander William Armour, Princeton University]","Scope and Contents Thomas Tyler, nephew of John Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to \"My dear Governor\" [Henry A. Wise] Sends political advice as a \"true friend\"; thinks the last thing he should desire is the election of Stephen Douglas--he should stand on his own in Virginia; will not succeed while he wages war on the President and the party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been praying for his \"elevation\" to the Presidency for nine months; refers to an article in the Constitution and a recent duel; wishes the Enquirer would praise [Stephen] Douglas; says is [HAW] only hope is with the people; urges him to appoint Faussett as flour inspector. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp","Scope and Contents Recommends John Kilby of Virginia for a Revolutionary War pension, [Kilby] having fought in the Bonhomme Richard-Serapis engagement. Explains judge's signature on application is not accompanied by a seal because superior courts in Virginia do not nor have ever had a seal. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions her letter written in high spirits; thinks often of Mary, Robert, and her; refers to her desire that he return to private life; says that his friends in the district have a right to expect him to continue for another term in Congress; finds it impossible to be with her at Christmas beacuse of the enquiry in which his committee is engaged; \"nothing but a sense of duty can keep me from you.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to Peter Land consisting of 52 acres in Princess Anne County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Mentions case of Gales and Seaton; information on the peition of William Pinnel; discusses ratification of the Virginia Constitution of 1830; gives voting record by House of Representatives re: Judge Peck; gives voting record of House or Representatives passing the India Bill to its third reading. 2 pp. ALS","Encloses two newspapers sent him by John B. White containing obituary notices of his father Judge White; the \"S. Carolina affair swallows up all other subjects...\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter concerning his studies, mentions marriage of Albert; mentions Mr. Preston, senator of S. Carolina, son of General Preston of Virginia, and great nephew of Patrick henry, speaking before the senate. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the honor conferred upon him by the citizens of Fredericksburg which was sent by him [JC]; his motives in the public office have been to uphold the Constitution and the laws and to restrain executive power; those maintaining opposite opinions have been diminished due to \"that event which has transpired since many of the elections took place\"; regrets inability to meet with them. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Song to Lelia\" [arr: Spanish Dance] written by John Tyle to his wife. 1 p. TCy of song.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Speed on My Vessel\" written by John Tyler on his resignation from the U.S. Senate. 1 p. Cy of poem.","Concerns shipment of cranberry plants to him, and how to grow them. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS","Congratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS","Recommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Expresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p.  ALS","Mentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.","Scope and Contents Extracts of newspapers articles from the Philadelphia American Sentinel and the Philadelphia Ledger about John Tyler.","Scope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.","Scope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests Badger to give his regrets to the commodore for not making the trip today; the Senate has failed to \"adjourn over\" and his mind is \"too much engrossed with the subjects before me.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses the illness of the President John Tyler. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends condolences on Tyler's loss of advisors and friends [due to the explosion on board the warship Princeton]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to his letter in which he asks to marry her daughter Julia; asks if he will be able to supply Julia with the \"enjoyments by which she has been surrounded.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Land grant to William Hudgins of Ray County, Missouri, for eighty acres of land in the District of Land subject to sale at Lexington, Missouri authorized by President John Tyler (see oversized file). 1 p. D.","Scope and Contents Suggests he see Mr. Brown concerning possible title to property; congratulates him on nomination to assembly; thinking of strong and decided message [to Congress]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Will defer sending a greyhound across the Atlantic until March because of the cold weather; tells of hopes to negotaite treaty with \"His Majesty\"; praises address sent by Tyler; has seen a statue of Cicero which bears a likeness to him [JT]; is planning to give him souvenirs of Italy; comments of course the Whigs are pursuing in Virginia on the Presidential question. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Recommends James J. Wright for the position of consul at Cuba; discusses various nominees for Postmaster in Ulster County, New York; describes excitement about approaching election. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Friends wish him [JT] not to reture, but to be a member of the U.S. Senate where he could \"annihilate some of the distinguished Coons who have made it their business to villify and persecute you during your administration\"; would be also be able to carry through the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mr. Stillwell is anxious to secure the succession to his deputy Mr. Rapalje; wishes something could be done for Shaler; need for men of weight or character as leaders. TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Received his letter and considers his views just; comments on several appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Invitation from them by their [secretary?] to play a private concert for the President, his wife, and firends. 1 p. LS.","Scope and Contents Encloses clipping concerning a meeting about the Texas annexation. 1 p. ALS. Including Nwscl, [circa March 4, 1845]. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he and Mrs. von Geralt missed seeing the Tylers before they left Washington; appreciates his attention and the interest he took in promoting commercial relationships between the U.S. and the Zollverein. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Picnic Song\" [by John Tyler?]. 1 p. TCy of Poem","Seating arrangement [probably at the White House] or visiting list. 4 pp. Ms.","Scope and Contents Regarding a silver pitcher given to Tyler by the ladies of the county. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Suggests that his supports and friends in New York be encouraged to purchase a subscription to a weekly paper, the Old Dominion, at two dollars per year, or a daily paper the New Era, at five dollars per year to boost sales and support the editior; both papers, published and edited by Wm. Cunningham, in Portsmouth, Virginia, provide extensive coverage and support for him [JT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces his expected arrival in new York and requests that mr. Gardiner meet him at the wharf when he arrives. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Family News; requests Gardiner to send peaches from New York and asks him to visit; Julia is still ill but improving steadily. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces the peaches and tells of the arrival of cantaloupes from Mr. Congor that he gave to his servants because he didn't think they were fit for his family; Julia is becoming more healthy; family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns not to purchase any land in the mountains of Va. without seeing it first, as most of it is of no value; discusses business matters concerning coal mines in Kentucky and plans for raising capital for the project. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Suggests Gardiner see the land in Kentucky himself; gives description of the 900 [?] acres and directions for reaching it; also gives the names of several people Gardiner can ask for assistance when he arrives. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns a $1300 check drawn by the Exchange Bank at Norfolk on the Bank of New York and related to business matters. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning a bank draft drawn at the Farmers Bank; mentions Julia and their boy. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes the progress of the clover and wheat crops because of the dry weather. Comments on Julia's plans for a trip north and urges Gardiner and Margaret to come for a visit. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents His and his wife's travel plans; requests Gardiner meet him and his wife, Julia, in Philadelphia the evening of 20 July if possible. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Gardiner that he will not be able to arrive in New York on the 20th as planned, but will be delayed because of complications caused by the weather and crops. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses matters relating to land in Kentucky. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Gardiner that his agents in Kentucky are cheating him and asks him to travel there to look into the matter; character reference for Col. Watkins. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Details travel plans, including delay of train. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning payments for land; refers to foxhunts and merrymaking in the neighborhood, now that \"William Beekman left us\"; refers to Woodbury as Democratic nominee and possible resulting split in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests that Gardiner contact Mr. Benson regarding sending a chair to the Tyler residence; also hopes that Gardiner will visit soon. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Instructs Gardiner on business matters regarding land in Kentucky, and on acquiring an agent there; states that \"the ratification of the Mexican Treaty will relieve the money market and the spirit of speculation will be on tiptoe.\" 3pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses advantage of sending mail via Norfolk over Richmond; business matters, especially the exchange rate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of his son; notes receipt of chair; discusses farming season and bad prices for crops; remarks on revolutions in Europe and possibilites of war; quotes Jefferson. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning transfer of deed of Kentucky land from Tyler to Gardiner; proposes means to clear and cultivate land. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from Judge Juntington of Indiana. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from Judge Huntington, Louisville, Ky., to John Tyler, Charles City Co. House, Virginia, 23 Dec. 1847. Concerning land and mining possbilities in Kentucky and Ohio. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Love poem; \"To My Wife\"; John Tyler to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. Tcy of Ms.","Scope and Contents Family matters about a portrait and Julia's remedy for stomach sickness; business matter about a debt. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; asks Gardiner to pay certain bills with enclosed money. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; possibly bringing a suit up in Federal Court; problems of getting a reliable agent. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning the deed to some land; instructions about seeing the land and looking after the matter; legal advice from Judge Christian of Williamsburg. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning the court system and the suit involving the qustion of some land in Kentucky [?]; postcript refers to Polk what he rightly deserved. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters settling confusion over money matters; speculates on outcome of Pennsylvania election. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Financial and business matters reiterating directions given in previous letter. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, incuding a reference to a response from Calhoun to a letter Tyler is sending to all Cabinet members; refers to Taylor's election...\"My time for speaking out has come...\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled, \"Virginia\" by John Tyler. 1 p. Poem. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at \"Sherwood Forest\" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to \"injudicious husbandry\" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been \"no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians\"; fears that destruction will be wrought by \"ambitious and unpricipled demagogues\" but hopes \"sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil designs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.","Scope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on death of Mr. Beeckman; the mild climate of California; three [3] fires which have swept from San Francisco, the last of which destroyed a souvenir he was keeping for Tyler; discusses last admission of California as a state into the Union; tells of mail received from the family from the Panama (steamboat). 4 pp. TCy of ALS. Inclyding TCy (incomplete) of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief description of Tyler's travels from Norfolk to Williamsburg and short illness; tries to relate how the estate of John Beeckman will be distributed to mother and son according to California and Mexican law, based on his knowledge of Virginia law. 5 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to his ill health and planned trip to Richmond; also discusses bankdrafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to Tyler's past ill health and enclosed letter from Gardiner's mother; comments on political tide in Virginia \"topsy turvy\" and fears for future, as well as slave labor in S. California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Family news, especially caricatures of each member in great detail; comments on vacation in new York, and excitement surrounding Jenny Lind; urges Gardiner to stay in California if the profits are high. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Confirms receipt of the resignation of Prof. Hopkins from teh Chemistry Department of the College of William and mary; asks Robert to tell John that a temporary position is thus available if he is prepared for it and he must contact Col. McCandish and Judge Christin concerning proposition. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business letter regarding payment of debt and short family news. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts Tyler sent in the post the night earlier. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding price of land at $20,000. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter relling of family's illnesses, including a severe case affecting Julia and a terrible cold Tyler had; discusses various treatment. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning payment of three checks, Julia's continual ill-health, and the receipt of a letter from David Gardiner from Sacramento. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning land in Illinois and Tyler's title to it. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Mrs. Gardiner's health is improving; four checks have been dispatched to recipient; also refers to letter from Mr. Page concerning land title. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels there are causes both internal and external at work to produce the ruin of the country; discusses the motive of the European governments who desire dissolution of the Union; Great Britain, after having made a profit out of the slave traffic, clamors for universal emancipation and sends her hirelings to the U.S. to encourage \"Fanatics\"; only \"devotional attachment to Gov. and Union on the part of our people\" can save the Union; speaks as the \"true representative of Southern feeling.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding whether to mine lands or to let the railroads use them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on his and Julia's poor health and sends two checks. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to secure position as Port Collector in San Diego for Gardiner; discusses poor health and family news; also the \"uneasy conditions of public affairs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters, such as payment of checks, and comments that \"matters are looking better for the country\" politically. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler's 26 Nov. 1850 letter discussing \"great question of the day\" which is union or disunion of the United States. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Relates sorry over death of Alexander Gardiner, and grief it is causing family members. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates death of Col. Gardiner and expresses sorrow over event. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Sends information about his \"departed friend\" General Brazure N. Pryor, especially his bravery while commanding an artillery comany at the Battle of Hampton [War of 1812] so that his widow Elizabeth (Deneufville) Pryor could receive a land bounty; he [JT] nominated him to be elected Brigadier General in the winter of 1815-1816, served with him in legislature, and recommended him to be Collector at Norfolk, where he served until his death.","Scope and Contents Discusses experiences in California for past two years; incoroprates fine weather, mining conditions, agricultural progress, etc. 3 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Claims that the official muster roll of his company does not account for much of the time it was in service [in the War of 1812] and that the payroll omits the name of his servant, William Short, who also served; wonders if Short, who is still alive, is entitled to benefit of land for his service under the Act of Congress. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests Gardiner to check on an order Tyler placed with store in New York; family news, 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Discusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Banking matters and discusses family's health; says he may go to Philadelphia for medical advice. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on his elevation to the head of the Post Office Department; asks him to use his influence to assist his brother William Tyler to obtain the position of a naval store keeper at the washington Navy Yard or one elsewhere of a \"corresponding character\"; gives a biographical description of his brother. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses his \"wretched\" health and his business dealings with William Ozborne. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on business matters and improved health under the care of Dr. Semple of Hampton, Va. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses banking matters, election day activites, and hopes to spend next winter in a warm climate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates that the newspaper accounts of his ill-health are exaggerated, although he has been very unwell; promises to visit Staten Island when Julia is well. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler thanks him for his previous two letters which describe the Constitutional Convention and reflects on excitement of the Fourth of july. 1 P. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler has submitted to articles to the [Southern Literary] Messenger for publication about his days at [the College of] William and Mary. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note detailing \"enclosed\" checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks help in advocating a promotion which Gibson feels he deserves, in lieu of a mistrial fifteen years ago, in which Tyler was able to help him. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Horsford extended an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler to join his wife and him at their home in Cambridge before the Tylers head south. 1 . TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news regarding health of Mrs. Tyler and her planned annual journey to her mother; mentions that he attended the first meeting of the Agricultural Society in Richmond, [Va.]. 2 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Cites Mrs. Tyler's terrible health for two months, since the birth of her baby, as the reason why he and Mrs. Tyler have not been able to visit Horsford. 2 pp. Xcy of ASL.","Scope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Topic: \"The Merchant of Former Times and The Merchant of Today.\" Brief history of the merchant in society and discussion of the 19th century role. 8 pp. Pst. of PM.","Scope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of a son, who was born without the aid of chloroform to the mother; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is with the Tyler family, although recovering from illness. 2 pp. Xvy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Horsford for sending a budding potato for experiments in planging in Va.; congratulates Horsford on rise in literary world, and expresses disappointment that he did not visit Cambridge. 3 pp. XCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS","Published by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore: Washington D.C. John F. Ellis. 3 pp. Song. Including XCy of above song. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Due to bad winter weather conditions, communication from the \"outside world\" is not active, and Tyler inquires of political news; offers his and Julia's condolences on the loss of Horsford's wife [?]. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the crops and predicts high prices for corn in the next year; gives news of family health and asks for word about the yellow fever outbreaks in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter in response to Tyler's inquiry of his family lineage: [Thomas Gardiner, Esq. of Tollesburry, Essex.] 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler regarding price negotations of some property and a pony for sale. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, including difficulties in getting a loan from the bank; asks Gardiner to talk with someone in New York 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports meeting agenda. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on Robert's resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, fears Democrats will not succeed in next congressional elections because of the enormous increase in expenditures, mentions statement made by [Henry A.] Wise in Williamsburg that the College [of William and Mary] was \"the most superb body of equal size he had ever seen,\" says of Wise that 'his eye is steadily fixed on 1860\" [presidential election], feels that he[JT] is the last of the Virginia Presidents, suggests remedy for ailment of his grandson, plans to move to Hampton, 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief business note asking Gardiner to give enclosed check to portrait artist; predicts hard times due to bad crop. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS, Julia Gardiner Tyler, \"Villa Margarett,\" [Hampton, Va.], to Col. David L. Gardiner Asks her brother to have Margaret's portrait sent as soon as possible and to put it directly in the care of the steamer's captain. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler analyzes his son's letter about the Zolverein Treaty; confesses that, as a father of six and a supervisor of a household, he is no Cicero or Pliny, but opts to live out his days in Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Compliments Tyler on his \"Memories of Richmond\" address and comments on Mr. Cushing's and Mr. Seward's speeches; he is lonely. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Navy Yard official wrote in regard to shipping the remains of Mr. Denison of Va. to be buried next to his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brief note asking Gardiner to conduct some bond exchanges for him. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reference to a party going to Jamestown to plant ivy around the old church steeple, led by Edward Everett; mentions difficulties of son, John; comments on Virginia gubernatorial race; his address at the College of William and Mary forthcoming and the rebuilding of the college is estimated to cost $18,200, and will be completed Oct. 1, 1859. 4 pp. ALS. Includes engraving of John Tyler, 1 item.","Scope and Contents Business matters, including the payment od debts and a trip to Raleigh, [N.C.], during which he gave 3 speeches; discusses his poor health and the flourishing wheat crops. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler agrees that a meeting of the Board would prove detrimental to his objective of re-establishing the law scool on solid footing; also inquires if books from West Point [Academy] arrived. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Comments on the 1860 presidental election and how the Virginia delegates stand on the candidacies of [Robert M.T.] Hunter, Henry A. Wise, and Stephen Douglass; his speech at a Richmond banquet was highly applauded; Mrs. Tyler's ill health, and his son's handwriting which rivaled Napoleon's.","Scope and Contents Agrees to speak on politics in Portsmouth; predicts that Breckenridge will be elected by the House of Representatives. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speaks of his triumph at the state convention where the Peace Conference Project was defeated; the \"temper of the state is obviously rising'; within 6 or 7 months Virginia will leave the Union. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends his speech; fears drift into secession, perhaps can be delayed until October; large cannon removed to Old Point, [Comfort, Va.]; may be a majority fot he Border States in the Convention, but it is doubted; measles has broken out among the chuldren; interest to [RT's] bond held by Crump falls due 4 May and 4 Nov., has no money or would not trouble him. 3 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS. 1 p","Account of the death of Ex-President Tyler in The Daily Express (Petersburg, Va.). 4 pp. Nws. (See oversize file)","Scope and Contents Detailed inventory of property/belongings on estate at his death. 2 pp. D.","Regrets having taken so long to write; expresses gratification for Mr. Tyler having visited Norfolk, [Va.]; asks for news of the Tyler family. 2 pp. ALS.","\"Plan of the House of Representatives,\" Published by C. Bohm. 1 p. PD. (See Oversize File)","Article describing bill introduced by Del. George W. Grayson to improve the New kent County burial site of Letitia Christian Tyler. (From the Daily Press and Times Herald) 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Reaffirms the beauty and merits of Tidewater Virginia; gives an account of traditoonal social behavior to illustrate the proud cilture of the are; the descendants of the are should have a \"sense of their duty not to a single state only, but to the Whole Union.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets it has taken him so long to answer Tyler's letters; offers to publish some of Tyler's writing stating his opinon on the secession question for Virginia; agrees with Tyler's opinion that Virginia must stay with the Union; offers his regards to Mrs. Tyler. 2 pp. ALS, Frag.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitiation from President and Mrs. Tyler. 1 p. AL.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled \"Song.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled \"To M.G.B.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Robert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at \"Sherwood [Forest]\"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Sketches of part of Tyler land somewhere along the Ohio River; sketched by S.R. Carey, 2 pp. AMs.","Scope and Contents Medical prescription for Honorable John Tyler; Hegeman, Clark, and Company, druggists. 1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Envelope of letter from John Tyler, to Colonel Samuel S. Gardiner, Abby Manor, Shelton Island, Suffolk County, New York. 1 item. ADS","Scope and Contents Five envelopes from President John Tyler, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York. 5 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Four envelopes to President John Tyler, Washington City, D.C. 4 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Envelopes to President John Tyler, 31 items. AD","Scope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; \"John Tyler and His Presidency\"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled \"John Tyler\"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Address entitled \"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States\"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Article \"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States\"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8\" X 9 1/4\", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.","Scope and Contents William Miller to [?]. Regrets missing [?] in New York; Mr. Wood was nominated by a coalition of \"leading men\" from the anti-Masonic and working men's parties; speculates on future developments on New York politics. 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","See Philip Gerald Auchampaugh, Robert Tyler: Southern Rights Champion, Duluth, 1934","Acknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is \"I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich.\" Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Apologizes for taking so long to reply, but a \"serious indisposition\" has kept him from being able to write; sends his regars to Gardiner's family and a special note to Margaret; planning a trip to Philadelphia. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given with great pleasure his last letter to the President; has \"good will\" for the German population. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Ferris as a good man for the surveyorship; notes that a possible opponent of Ferris' is Eli Moore, who is a friend of Polk; warns against filling positions with too many from the same clique. 3 pp. AL. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to lend money to newspaper editor, Thomas Dunn English; speaks of Polk and two poltiical associates. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to ask Gov. Van Ness if Mr. Cooper can be given a position other than the one alloted to him of inspector because he cannot now climb sides of ships or [?] the burdens of such an office; reports that both me and Mr. Cooper are bad off financially; says Mr. Polk is partly responsible for this by \"annihilating all my expections.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; \"The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper...\"; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; \"He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country\"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends his best to Gardiner's family;comments on rumors of the \"bloody war\"; informs him that he received a letter from former Pres. Tyler, who is well; comments that \"Polkey and Spoils [Spoils system] should feel small now.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Plans to be in New York City soon; informs Gardiner that \"Polk has at last been caught\" as he predicted. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to see that a speech he has written is published; has heard from the Ex-President and Mrs. Tyler who are both doing well; \"He says something about some expression used in one of my letters that has annoyed Julia. I have written him that it was altogether unintentioned, Madame Juliua is too sensitive\"; tells David Gardiner and him to get married. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that a gentleman, \"in whom [he] place[s] unbounded confidence\" has hinted that Buchanan will take Virginia and that the press there is \"out for [him]\"; Tyler is campaighning hard in [?] where the elections will be held next monday. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alarmed at the \"political aspect of affairs in this country\"; is sure the South is convinced it \"should have sustained the Missouri Compromise Candicate at Baltimore\"; regards the Missouri Compromise as the \"strong hope and sheet Anchor of the Country\"; predicts General Cass will be defeated and consequently the party will be \"swept up as with deluge.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that his name, of all the Northern Men, will be acceptable to the \"People of the Southern States for the Presidency\"; wishes him to come to Philadelpia and make some friends; confirms that judge campbell is almost avowedly for Buchanan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to \"procure a copy\" of the paper containing the annoucement of [his father-in-law, Thomas Abthorpe] Cooper's death; wants to write a short biography of Cooper; sends his love to Gardiner's mother and Margaret. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Churchill he had come to town that day; asks him to bring a deed with him from the clerk's office that \"settles Longwood on Macy Cooper.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Offers to send his father a picture of Priscilla; says he doesn't want it being a fixture in the house; thinks he is feeling better; New York politics. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Read his letter to the Union Meeting which has given satisfaction there; asks how many members of the state [Pa.] democratic delegation Buchanan can depend on as \"faithful friends\"; reminds Buchanan that he fells he should return to the senate. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Judge] Campbell has carried the city, [Phil.] and \"will no doubt receive the City and County vote in the State Convention.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerning strike by laborers on the coal wharves and its handling by police in Richmond. 8 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Kiffee Chose the \"Old Keystone\" as his future home; finds Pennsylvania men agreeable; accepts an invitation to address Bigler Club in Lancaster. 2 pp. ALS. Including Df. concerning the \"Southern\" position of Pennsylvania and the transference of Pennsylvania to a \"semi-abolitionist\" state by the election of James Pollacky. 1 p. Including Df concerning disagreement with George Bancroft's interpretation of political basis of the settlement of Virginia. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation to address a Bigler Club in Colomia, Pa. [?]; feels that Col. Bigler will \"not only be nominated by the Democratic State Convention,\" but will also be elected by the people in the fall to the \"gubernatorial office\"; he is first always for Pennsylvania. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Bigler Club report including letter from Robert Tyler read at the meeting. 1 p. NwsCl. Including TCy of above NwsCl. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will \"have the supprt of the City and Country without fail\"; sends his \"respectful compliments\" to Buchanan's niece Miss Lane and to Mrs. Baker. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's delegates will gain a majority of seats in the Convention; has seen Col. Bigler; feels that Buchanan should visit Philadelphia for a few days; inquires as to who shall be the next Canal Commissioner. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has contacted \"friends in high quarters\" concerning the best \"flue tobacco\" in the country; will write them soon at length. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation on behalf of the Democracy of Berks County to celebrate the 4th of July due to a previous engagement; indicates that \"we all have a right to feel proud and gratified at the position occupied by our beloved Commonwealth [Pa.].\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend democratic festivities at Eagle Station on the 20th of August. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of same letter","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend the committee meeting at bedofrd on the 27th of July; is obstructed from many of the duties of his office by a wound he recieved to his right hand as a result of a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July. 1 p Cy of Al.","Scope and Contents Proclaims the success of the \"Pennsylvania movement\" in the Democratic Caucus; informs him that he has been an \"able, efficient, and enthusiastic body of friends at his back\"; the \"Union Resolutions\" which he thinks originated with [?], \"are slain outright\" but to Buchanan's advantage; enunciates the problem of the \"Unionist Democrats.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that the Governor present an address for the release of Irishman Smith O'Brien. 2 pp. ACys of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants response to a letter Tyler sent in reference to \"certain offensive remarks said to have been made\" by him at Harrisburg, [Pa.]; asks for a response to that letter; Cameron must deny or retreat. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Condemns Mr. Donahoe for connecting Franklin Pierce with the \"illeberal temper\" of the New Hampshire State Convention in his newspaper the Boston Pilot. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Defends his father against two articles attacking his administration. 5 pp. ALS. including TCy of ALS. 20 July, 1852. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Declines an invitation for the New Hampshire Convention due to \"circumstances of a private nature\"; proclaims success of the Democratic Party in November; commends Pierce as the right choice for the Democratic nomination. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Thinks it best that he withdraw his name as candidate for clerkship of Pennsylvania Supreme Court to replace Mr. Cohen. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an advertisement from the Ledger discrediting Pierce, that he feels should be contested; gives his support, which had earlier been for Buchanan, to Pierce as the Presidential candidate. 2 pp. ALS. Includes incomplete Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for Wise's views and suggestions as to the upcoming Presidential contest; offers his \"humble influence\" to Wise in his political aspirations; predicts the development of the Democratic Convention; questions why all states, emaning the inclusion of ones that do not usually vote Democratic should have a sa in the Democratinc nomination; claims that the South will provide \"present protection and future success\" for the Democrats. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes that the free-soil element will \"exhibit itself to an alarming extent\" in the formulation of the Southern Platform of '56; warns Wise to keep the South united at all costs and not to quarrel with [Robert] Hunter. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p","Scope and Contents Asks the President to intervene on behalf of a \"young man by the name of Phillips\" who has been fired from his clerkship in a customs house, Tyler claims that his removal will be disadvantageous to the party because his father is an extremely influential man. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Understands from the Ledger that Mr. Lane is opposed to the Pacific Railroad project; regrets that he does not give his \"able support\" to the project; claims that Lane is wrong in attributing the project to New York speculators who intend to make the road a private corporation. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Note regarding letter of 5 December, 1853, and the Friends of Ireland.","Scope and Contents Notes that the attacks on him [RT] made by the Pennsylvanian [which is owned by Bigler] did him no harm, and in fact, probably lost him a good deal of subscribers; reports that the senatorial race between Gov[erno]r Porter and [Colonel] Bigler is being conducted with \"much bitterness among [the] candidates\"; feels that Cadwalader is making a fine character in Congress.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Holds Tyler in high esteem, and considers him a close friend; reaffirms that he will not be a candidate for office [Presidency]; confident that Miss Harriet [his niece] will not marry an Englishman; he does not hear much from Philadelphia as \"Judge Campbell and Mr. Hunt[er] never write\"; he has \"full faith\" in the election of Wise. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Informs Seawell that the President will be happy to serve Mr. [Jones?] if he is able to do so; indicates that the letter will \"furnish you authority for [?] in the case of Holt and the other cases.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Awaits Buchanan's return to America \"with great impatience\"; advices him never to discount the possibility of running for the Presidency; warns him that he should try to bring all his friends together; informs Buchanan that Pierce would like to run for the Presidency but he Tyler does not think that he can win; although Virginia is strongly supporting Wise for the Presidency, Tyler admits that the next president cannot come from a slave state; has just returned to Philadelphia after delivering an address at the Commencement of William and Mary College. 2 pp. 2 TCys of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Dr. George [Semple?] was an applicant for the place when you spokle for Col. Custis, and it was decided by the department that no change should be hat at that point. The President (whom I have just consulted) thinks it will not do to make any change under the circumstances\"; asks him to tell John Seawell that he would like to see him once more; asks when he is planning to visit Washington. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a \"dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South\"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if Boswell will loan him money to give to Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents The meeting \"last night\" was large; \"Thousands of people\" had come to hear him; it was a \"clique affair\" and he was \"omitted\" from the Committee of Arrangements; informs that Gov. Bigler \"ran away from\" the meeting; reveals that \"Wescott is one of the most despised men in the community.\" 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Warns Buchanan that he must come home [from England] soon in order to sustain the \"united delegation from Pennsylvania\" that Tyler feels is necessary for his nomination; notes that \"Campbell and J. Glancey Jones are traitors:\" and Forney cannot decide where he stands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Feels easier in his mind since the last time he wrote\" as recent election in New York and Maryland have seen a downturn in \"Pierceism\" ; claims that the Dallas movement will \"fizzle out\"; chastises Buchanan for an \"ill-advised\" letter he wrote to Wise, but is happy to report that Wise still supports him; feels that with Pennsylvania behind him, Buchanan will certainly be successful. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Pennsylvania is for Buchanan now; tells Wise to \"lien [lean?] towards him strongly; relates that there is a \"remarkably kind feeling\" towards Wise among politicial friends of his; claims that Pierce movement is dead there; considers Wise's letter to the New York National Democrats \"really admirable.\" 3 pp. ALS. including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Questions the exclusion of the Irish-American from the Convention of the Friends of Ireland; wonders how Tyler, always a supporter of Irish Americans, could allow the \"exclusion\" of a newspaper of over 100,000 subscribers from such a Convention, of which Tyler is the Chairman. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Armstrong, Reserved member; acknowledges that the remonstrant, Jee Seawell [?] has accused the Board of being unlawful by not publically stating the reasons for which they dismissed him. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents McGowan has just received a letter from Dr. Smith indicating that no funds are available for his office; informs Robert that it has been suggested that he purchase \"an iron safe\" in which to keep the documents of the Society [?]; Dr. Smith also suggested to him that they develop a more effective system for obtaining contributions; he requires a list of the \"State Directories and Socieities\" in order to do this. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Will comply with Tyler's invitiation of a visit as soon as he can come to Philadelphia; praises him for his connection with the Irisih movement and claims him an \"able and unflinching advocate\"; feels that although michael Doheny and his fellow agitators should be condemned for their violence at the last Convention [of the Friends of Ireland], he must admit that they ahve led to progress for the cause; believes that together he and Tyler \"can do much towards peace and cooperation\"; declines any offer of a position in the delegation. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that establishment of the office of the American I[rish] E.A.A.; suggests that Capt[ain] William t. Lyons is the man for the position; suggests that the position should pay 2,000 dollars per year; also suggests James C. Hyde, to go to work in Ireland. 8 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that the new constitution [of the E.A.A.] calls for the establishment of an Under-Secretary [which he has called for previously]; informs Tylr of an upcoming reply in the Citizen by [Patrick] Lynch, the editor of the Irish-American; if Tyler is ever in New York, Limsden is there every week and would like to see him. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels that Mitchel does not support the [IAEA] organization and that Tyler should attempt to persuade him into its favor; speaks pejoratively regarding editor of the Irish-American, Lynch; claims that the Massachusetts Convention was \"a sorry affair\"; recommends Lumsden to strengthen the organization; Harris wanted to knwo who informed McClenahan that he was a British spy, but McClenahan would not tell him. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that he had a letter from Dr. Smith proposing a meeting with him and Tyler in Philadelphial; feels that they should postpone everthing until the \"full fruits\" of the trial \"are developed\"; claims that \"victory and glory await us.\" 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tried to see Lynch, finally found him in Brooklyn; feels that everything \"is made right\" with Lynch. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a recent speech made referring to Tyler is unworthy; knows that Tyler is \"a patriot and a gentleman\"; intends to publish something to this effect in his nxt paper. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that, according to custom, a fee is to be collected by the Directory when a new charter is applied for; asks Tyler's opinion as to whether the new laws cancel this old custom or not. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Noticed that McGowan signed a letter with his official title within the Directory; asks Tyler if the names of members of the organization are not to be secret; Mr. Mitchel's lecture \"cut to pieces\" John Omahony's faction; this faction \"has utterly ruined itself.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Has had an interview with Mr. Thomas Whyte, Secretary of the State Directory; refers to the Emigrant Aid Society. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Surprised that the Directory Charter has not reached Tyler yet; receives money very slowly, but has received \"encouraging letters\" from the South and West. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that accommodations \"will be due\" on the 21st; he should remind the Herald that the amount is $300. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Wants to call a meeting of the Supreme Directory and force Mitchell to give an explanation of his traitorous acts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Supreme Directory on the 29th; feels that the conduct of the Secretary [McGowan], is not satisfactory. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of ALS from Dr. Smith, [Boston, Mass], to Dr. McGowan 4 March, 1856, concerning the sending of \"monies\" to the Treasurer. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Predicts that the State Delegates of Virginia will be for Wise; states that Wise is very close to their whole family; his father would be the best but he is out of politics; he will be a valuable asset in the election of Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received a letter from Daniel Edgar Sickles, Secretary of Legation to Mr. Buchanan, that regards Buchanan in much the same way Tyler had in a previous letter; asks Tyler which letter he would rather see printed in the Citizen. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Tyler to forward some enclosed pamphlets concerning the \"Syracuse Convention.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays an editorial written in the Pennsylvanian \"hinting the idea of coalition\"; relays, also, good tidings from Mr. Buchanan; asks if Wise knows James Black of Pittsburg; mentions [William] Bigler; warns that a split may occur in the Democratic Party. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that the Irish faction within the Party was upset at their interpretation of speech in Buchanan made; he has written a letter to the editor of the Citizen informing him that Buchanan's intent was not to \"justify British Gov[ernmen]t in India and Ireland\"; advises him to make a public announcement of that fact to clarify any confusion; warns Buchanan that some men feel that he [JB] \"belongs to them\"; advises buchanan to \"drive 'em away.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Finds Buchanan acceptable as a possible candidate, but feels he will  not get a third of the Irish vote; would not be able to support Pierce \"under any circumstances\"; desires some indication of the association's {IAEA] policy in this matter; disturbed by Messrs. Lumsden and Convoy's failure to respond to him on association business; trusts that Tyler's sister is recoverning from her illness. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Attempted to persuade mr. Charles O'Connel to Col. Saunders to attend the Cincinnati convention as he may \"be of essential service\"; Col. Saunders \"declares for Buchanan\" the Vermont delegates are mostly for Douglass. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Glad to hear that Tyler was in Cincinnati to give a lecture to the \"Robert Emmett Club\"; hopes that Gov. Wise will receive the Presidential nomination from the Cincinnati Convention, which is presently meeting; worries taht Buchanan is too fond of Great Britain; also, Lumsden does not want another Northern man; he feels that the North has exploited the South and is not holding up to the American Constitution. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that Bright supports Buchanan; worried that Douglas friends will support Hunter in an effort to beat Buchanan' but feels that Wise will triumph in Virginia. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Wise was the key to Buchanan's nomination; his father's name was mentioned several times, always in favor, at the Convention. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Cannot go to New York, but wishes McGowan to visit him in Pennsylvania; says the Buchanan did not mean to indicate that Britain was \"tyranical\"; refuses to involve the IAEA in politicial questions. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Endorsement concerning letter from Robert Tyler, to John J. McGowan. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Refutes a charge that Tyler made in a recent letter that McGowan was inplicating the Association in politics; assures Tyler that he was simply relaying the sentiments of club members regarding Buchanan, knowing that Tyler would most likely be interested; the speech Buchanan made has turned Irish sentiment bitterly against himself and Herbert of the Pilot Citizen is using it to turn them away from the Democratic party; claims that the organization can do nothing if a \"know-nothing\" is elected. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for any outbursts in recent letters; has only seen McClenahan once since in New York; Filmore arrived at his house the night before; he is sorry that Filmore allowed himself to be \"humbugged and betrayed by the dark lantern.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is unable \"to go on Sunday night\"; is able to leave on Monday or \"the following Sunday.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is ill and \"confined to the house\"; predicts that \"many men\" will seek Wise's influence in Virginia to help nominate Buchanan; reminds him to be careful of what he says and does especially in relation to M. Buchanan; has heard compliments of Wise's Richmond Ratificiation speech; Judge Douglas will be caught most likely in the \"Squatter Sovereignty\" trap; comments that the issue of slavery in the new territories was \"ignored in Cincinnati,\" and that if it ever arises \"there will be the devil to pay in the Democratic party\"; claims that it is not a matter of principle, but really a matter of politics. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for placing Tyler's letter about Buchanan in the news section; he has written an editorial of his own in favor of Buchanan which he feels will do Buchanan \"[more] good than a partisan article from a personal or political friend\"; claims that Buchanan's speech has done a great deal of harm; reaffirms that he will help the Democratic party in the campaign. 5 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that \"He [Buchanan] distinctly declares himself opposed to squatter sovereignty\"; he says that if elected president, he intends being President; Buchanan also told Tyler that his plans were influenced by him; encloses an article from the Citizen that Wise should have published in a Richmond paper, the editor of the Citizen prefers him [HW] for the Presidency. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"we\" will win this state [Pennsylvania], New Jersey,  and New York; predicts that if we beat the \"nigger worshippers\" bad in this election, the contest in 1860 will be the know-nothing Heresies. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Extract. Claims that the Democratic Party has always guarded the rights of foreigners; explains that Buchanan's farewell speech to England is greatly misunderstood. 3 pp. Cy of AL. Including Nws Cl concerning Democratic Party electors of the fifth ward. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Feels that Wise has misapprehended Buchanan's sentiments towards himself; Tyler knows that Buchanan likes Tyler but also feels strongly that Buchanan likes Wise. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents He and Mr. Edward Kenefeck are traveling to new York; plan on seeing Tyler; the goal of their trip is to collect the thousand dollas owed by the New York club in order to pay \"the trial\" of last January. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests for Tyler some new signs and passwords; informs him that he has been feeling ill; claims that the Herald is \"unprincipled\" and attacks Buchanan in an \"ungentlemanly\" manner. 2 pp. AL. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Would like Tyler to investigate why Lynch never received a reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Navy concerning the voyage of the \"new[?] frigate\" to Ireland; Lynch feels that not only will it be a boon to Irisih Americans and American businessmen, it will also give hope to despairing Ireland. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Received the letter from Tyler approving the signs; claims that Lumsden is disruptuing the association; but believed there is \"the nucleus of a strong association of the right material\" who can hold things together. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Called at Tyler's office a few times, but never reached him; will announce Tyler to speak in his neighborhood on August 20. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the South must pull together with the rest of the country; feels that the Fremont Party will try to dominate the South; suggests taht it is Wise's responsibility to strenthen the South and join it with the North; Tyler claims that Wise's \"actions will make civil war.\" 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Feels that Buchanan will win the election, but is not nearly completely sure of it; believes that if Buchanan loses Pennsylvania he will lose altogether; if he loses, Tyler suggests the South leave the Union and make an alliance with Great Britain. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to speak in H[?]'s district due to illness. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns Wise of the \"political serpents\" who will come down from the North and try to do him mischief; feels that Forney is not a good person for Buchanan to have around himself; suggests Glancey Jones as an able ally. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the election is going smoothly and that Buchanan will be elected \"without doubt\"; reports taht he was upset by the placing of an editorial he wrote on the fourth page of the newspaper; met with the editor, Mr. Fiske, and was promised that it would be corrected; concerned that this act may be part of a scheme against Tyler and Wise to proceed with caution and to avoid any argument with Buchanan and to see him at the \"earliest moment.\" 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"God\" for the victory of Buchanan; claims that it was \"the vote of the South\" that secured it; the faction in the North has excluded Wise from \"their prop-the Pennsylvanian\"; believes that \"they would betray their father.\" 3 pp. ALS. Pritned in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Happy that the North did not come out too strongly as that would have damaged the administration; claims that the \"forney Clique would have succeeded\"; fells that forney and his friends would have brought chaos to the country; believes that Forney is actually being dictated to by a group of men, and they are responsible for the destructive comments on Robert Tyler; postulates that their plan is to \"kill [Wise] off\" and replace him. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Has heard that his brother John is urging Wise to suggest Robert's name to Mr. Buchanan for a cambinet position; Tyler will not accept a positionl although Tyler likes Buchanan, he warns Wise to guard his [HW] honor and secure \"Southern rights.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCyof the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a report on the dangers confronting the South and his views on the best way to deal with them; would like Wise to publosh the report in as many Southern papers as possible; suggests that it be read in the Convention; claims that where the Contest of 1860 is concerned, Wise is the \"only man living who can make the slightest impression upon the North.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler will not \"stand in the way\" of any favors Buchanan may bestow upon him, even if they include Forney; suggests that Col. Bigler is not happy with Wise; has seen Buchanan, who was kind, but feels he is too \"thick\" with Forney. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Reports that a man called \"Senex\" claiming to be Wise's friend, came to see himl Tyler put him through a test to be sure of his intentions; believes him to be under the control of Forney and his friends; pleads with Wise to keep \"Senex\" from any more recognition in the Richmond Enquirer. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Had an itnerview with Mr. Buchanan whod esired to talk about Governor Floyd; advised Buchanan to talk to Wise about the matter; warns him to keep a \"sharp eye\" on the situation regarding Buchanan's cabinet; claims that Forney will \"use his influence in Pa.\" against Wise. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just visited with Buchanan; claims that Wise is Buchanan's \"favorite\" of anyone; reports that Buchanan is troubled in deciding who would be the right man for Secretary of State; refers to Cobb as a possible solution; claims that Forney will do Wise damage; Tyler feels that he and Wise are very close. 6 pp. AL.","Speech concerning Philadelphia Democrats. 6pp. ADf.","Endorsement of letter from Michael Dohaney, New York. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Feels that the Democrats are \"losing time\"; feels that their opponents are the \"pro-slavery party\", but feels that the task now is to \"show the hollowness and heartlessness\" of their argument; claims that Irish and German voters are becoming more \"rational\" and will vote against the Democrats out of a dislike for slavery. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Buchanan to tell him to do anything he would like to do; informs Buchanan that a feud between him [RT] and Forney is inevetable and that he finds Forney's conduct \"very ungenerous\"; claims that Forney has no right to attempt senatorial advances under Buchanan auspices. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","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.","Scope and Contents Has surveyed public opinion and found it to be in favor of Joseph R. Chandler for Catholic Representation abroad; a delay in this matter of six months would be \"preferred.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Content concerning the annual Fourth of July meeting of the State Democratic Party at Independence Hall. 1 p. NwsCl.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if \"barely possible\"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Has been told by Mr. Westcott that Buchanan plans to \"sustain\" Gov. Walker; does not know what \"sustain\" intends, but he hopes Buchanan will do nothing to alter his present Kansas policy; Tyler grows increasingly \"against the good faith of Governor Walker\"; claims that if Buchanan were to involve himself in Waker's attempts at the Senate, his image would be injured no matter what the outcome; informs Buchanan that Mr. Van Dyke will be visiting him soon. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Claims that the people are \"tired of the Kansas agitation\"; feels that Buchanan should persuade Walker to his policy soon or dismiss him; believes there will be less danger in dismissing him that leaving the question open. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that Governor Packer would like to see him; claims that any man who tried to interfere with the Constitutional Convention of 21 December would be crushed by the South; believed strongly that there \"could be and should be no Civil War.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Speaks of a meeting held \"last evening\"; claims that Mr. Bright gave a good speech; will be glad to relay more to Buchanan face to face. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Refers to Gov. Wise's \"extraordinary letter\" and claims that Wise can be \"formidable\" when he opposes something; stresses to Buchanan that he always tried to keep Wise in line with the Administration; claims taht he, Tyler, is for the Administration and is ready for a fight; feels taht Buchanan can \"whip them all\" and points out that Buchanan has the greater portion of the Democratic Party supporting him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that he has been offered the clerkship of the U.S. District court which has decided to decline; wishes to emphasize taht while he is honored by the good sentiments about him given by his riends to the President, he has not authorized any of them to place him as an applicant for any position \"at [Buchanan's] hands\"; reports that the Municipal Election has gone \"heavily against\" them, but that it has nothing to do with national politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Predicts that although the chances are slim, Landys and Phillips may succeed; claims that the county ticket does not look to be in such good shape; reports that Douglass is not faring well in Illinois; intimates to Buchanan that he[RT] feels that the administration is a \"nobel [sic] one.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's friends can raise enough funds to buy a newspaper; claims that Buchanan's \"Filibuster Resolution\" is \"right\"; does not believe that the Catholic of foreign vote will leave the Democratic Party. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the Democratic Party can rally itself; feels that Governor Wise is beign \"taken in\" by men who are not really concerned about him; thinks that Buchanan should reconciliate with Wise, and then he will definitely obtain Virginia's support. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that Buchanan has been \"unanimously\" endorsed by the State Convention; claims that Senator Benton made a \"shameful and most ridiculous\" speech at Tammany Hall. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Wise will not gain the nomination at the Charleston Convention; feels that the South should endorse Buchanan, even though he does not wish to be a candidate. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts Buchana's invitation and is leaving for Washington soon; claims that Buchanan's name \"would prove stronger\" in Pennsylvania than any other. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will get more delegates than any opposition; claims that he [RT] has many from the American Portion of the Party as well as from the German and Irish portions. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Johnston for his letter, and pledges to serve him; claims that Old [John} Brown should be hung; feels strongly that the South must move away from some of its \"atrocious doctrines.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that a comment he gave to the Editor of the Pennsylvanian has been altered and that the published form is not \"satisfactory\" to him; believes that a Democratic President will be elected; warns that the Southern States should move ahead with caution. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that he has told Buchanan to consult Wise on matters concerning Gov. Floyd and Virginia; advised Buchana to keep Wise \"with him\" under all circumstances; feels that things are well now with Forney, but was concerned about him; asks what Wise thinks about J. Walker as a possible Secreatary of State. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Confederate fifty cent note, signed by Robert Tyler, 1 p. PM.","1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Reports to her that he can find none of his father's papers regarding Mr. Webster; claims, however, that his father had worked closely with Mr. Webster on the \"Ashburton negotiation: and always had much 'admiration' for Mr. Webster\"; is sorrofwul that his father's papers have been stroyed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","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.","Is worried about the actions of the U.S. District Court; claims that in the supposed \"Ku Klux cases\" Judge Busteed is acting without respect for the law and exerting his power to have innocent people sentenced; feels that the Judge is being entirely too militaristic; reports to Tyler that a Mr. Brickell, representing the whole community, confronted the Judge with a charge of the same; Love believes that he and Bruckwell will be indicted for \"conspiracy to intimidate\" a government official; informs Tyler that he may show the letter to his friends and is welcome to publish the facts of the letter. 7 pp. ALS.","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.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that W.H. Polk will be in New York the following evening; urges Gardiner, Graham and other friends to see him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Herald brings news that [the barn burners?] have been been defeated.; he hears also that the Tammany Ball was a \"Tyler affair,\" but he did not receive an invitation; would like him to make an inquiry about it; asks again if Beeman has been removed; believes that all the men connected with him are in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that he will be in New York on Friday; encloses a newspaper containing an address he gave to the Grennomes[?]; would like for Gardiner to have it published. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if he has heard anything regarding Audubon's expeditions to California; Tyler is considering going himself or sending Mr. Holland to San Francisco \"to seek [their] fortunes\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that although it is a tight contest, Porter has little chance of obtaining the judgeshipl believes that Gov. Packer is \"nervous\" that Buchanan is suspicious of him; reports that the Senate Committee is behind Buchanan in the \"Fillibustering Question.\" 1 p. Two TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an article from the Pennsylvanian. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if Termis[?] is the right man as surveyor; would like him [AG] to send him to Washington if he is; Tyle claims that he is on good terms with Termis[?]. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"6 or 7 hunderd dollars\" are due to Mr. Cooper as salary back pay; talks of financial difficulties; thanks Gardiner for his last letter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has receive the check for $741.6 1/4 and will attend to his matter \"with pleasure\"; feels that Buchanan will surely obtain the nomination. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Points out what a poor writer he is; expresses hope that his family is well; he received a letter from the \"ex-Functionary\" whom he finds \"lively as a cricket\"; wishes that Dudly Felow had been elected Mayor. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the court \"detains\" him from being in New York Saturday; encloses something from the Times; claims that Wilton[?] has \"killed\" Charlie Ingersall and he is \"glad.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks himfor handling the matter concerning Mr. Cooper; claims that he can request no favors from Polk nor Walker; feels that Judge Nelson is \"bound in honor\" to ensure that Gardiner prospers in business; believes that [Polk and Walker?] will cheat him if they can; predicts that Calhoun is their man now; asks him to send the article about the President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just received the pamphlets and will distribute them \"as far as practicable\"; feels that his repeal movement was successful; he has had an \"immense\" meeting, feels as though he has \"choked off\" all his enemies. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. Frag.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if he [BS] will loan him money to give Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has sent the letter to the President and that they contain 225 signatures; Tyler is seeking the pamphlet in the Van Buren question from Gardiner; claims that this is all for his father who has been defied by several men. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just returned from Washington; commits himself to Thompson; claims that the Senate will reject Suydam; proposes that if they do, Collins should fill the vacancy. 1 p. ALS. Including NwsCl of letter from Robert Tyler, 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler possesses intelligence, from \"pretty high authority\" in Washington that he might be able to obtain the [chargeship?] in Rome; wonders if Judge Milson would write a letter of recommendation for him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants Gardiner to see him on his way back to New York as there are many things of \"vast importance\" about which they should disuss; reports that Broderick wants the Secretary of Terasurey to act in his behalf; Tyler feels that this is an extremely important matter and thinks that the President should be informed of it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"Hoffman's place\" is not important to them; both the \"Cass [?] paper\" and the \"Delaware paper\" have Graham formed as President; feels that Stillwell is not \"worth his salt and bread.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents VanNess [?] informed Tyler that Kelley claims he had been offered a bribe from Gardiner; reports that Hoffman feels that Gardiner's conduct was not improper; does not consider VanNess a \"man of honor.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something indicate to Gardiner that there needs to be an explanation of Mr. Polk's policy; claims that if Mr. Polk has war he is responsible for the calamity. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Gardiner to take care of the matter concerning the Aurora newspaper in the way he feels most appropriate; believes there is a diversity of opinion concerning the matter, but trusts that Gardiner knows what to do. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler questions why Beeman was appointed to the New York Corrections House; wants him to try and have it investigated.","Scope and Contents Insists that Gardiner remove Mr. Beeman immediately; Tyler claims that Beeman's appointment was the work of villains; wants Gardiner to see that James Bigler is appointed; warns him to beware of all possible \"Cass\" men. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Admits that there are problems with the arrangements of the Aurora; warns Gardiner not to trust Graham. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is \"shocked\" by what Gardiner has told him about Beeman; claims that it only proves that VanNess is \"treacherous\"; believes that VanNess is responsible for a letter in the New York Herald that was \"abusive\" to the President; feels that in the Aurora matter Gardiner's undle should be appointed, but if it can't be him, recommends Mr. Cooper. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Was embarrassed by the favorable remarks made about him in public; continues to explain why he is not famous; claims that his membership in the \"Society\" is \"gratifying\"; feels that the Society is \"nobler\" than any other in the land. 4 pp. Df.","In this case he is the defending attorney for John and Michael Castillo, accused of assault and battery; Tyler presents a detailed account of the trial; complains that the case has been misrepresented. 2 pp. Df.","Draft of a speech; missing first two pages; concerns a treaty; Tyler does not feel that the treaty should have stipulation; refers to the Ottoman territory; stands against the old motto that \"might makes right\"; missing pages four and five; defends the President against attacks that he has given out appointments to unworthy recipients.  Df.","Scope and Contents Claims that he is not involved in present agitations toward Forney in Virginia or elsewhere; feels that if too many men crowd the President eventually \"envy and jealousy\" will arise. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Page 1 missing]; encloses a letter written to Committee of Stark County, Ohio he would like for Wise to have published in a Richmond paper; reports that Mr. McClenahan, the editor of the Citizen prefers \"Wise over anyone else for the Presidency\"; claims that all the various opposing factions are rallying together. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Crossman to \"comply\" with [?] in all \"business corrections.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Referring to other forms government in comparison to that of the U.S.; feels that an \"Almighty Providence\" granted the American Constitution; believes that nature has provided for the commercial success of the American Continent; puts forth the notion that U.S. borders should extend straight across to the pacific; declares that the American government provides many advantages to its people; speculates on the future of the country. 21 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning foreign relations with Great Britain; refers to the \"unhappy\" people of England; claims that they are eing goverened by an oppressive group of people; believes that the same situation is developing in South Africa. 13 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning the Presidential Administration; enumerates the constitutional duties of the President and adds that he has other \"unwritten\" duties. 18 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Refers to the infringements of colonists' rights by Lord North; explains that liberties have always been granted in Virginia; feels Virginia has held up to its promise of \"representative\" government. 16 pp. Df.","Concerning the early relationship between the United States and Great Britain; traces the development of England; claims that Americans are fortunate to be the descendants of such an ancient and great country. 8 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech claiming that the early statesman would be still crying out today if they were alive; feels that everyone should be involved in the institutions of the state; just as those men were. 2 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech concerning the develpment of the Virginia Colony; claims that Virginia has the oldest representative government; feels that each man came to Virginia knowing his civil rights; and that is why Virginia wa so successful. 6 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Reports of John Tyler's accident; feels that Livingston administered the estate decently; claims that any billing and ordering problems are the result of the Post Office and would like [?] to put those problems in the past. 2 pp. AL.","Scope and Contents Explains what rights Americans have and why they have them; explains how these righs affect the accused; claims that the charged was not legally made; reminds the jury that it is the \"agent of the law\"; includes another address concerning the District Attorney and his case against the defendant. 16 pp. AMs.","Resolved that each collector is authorized to collect thirty dollars. 1 p. ADS.","2 pp. AMs.","2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Mary Fairlee Cooper to Cadet James Farlie Cooper,Discusses a funeral and mourning; has \"nothing...to write about home\"; discusses friends and associates. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the illness which confines her to bed and the treatment she is getting; hopes that he could use his training at West Point to make her mobile; discusses her husband and his work. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her son at great length for not having written home often enough; hopes that he will be advanced to the next level of study soon, since he has the ability but lacks the \"industry\"; she is now in New York for the winter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that he is \"an ungrateful wretch\" for not having written to her; discusses several romances; news of friends and family; discusses a financial matter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Invites Mrs. Madison and Miss Legare [?] to a children's party in honor of her [EPCT] daughter Mary; notes that because Miss Legare is no longer in mourning she may also wish to attend; also invites Miss Legare's nieces. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is in Newark for a week; has just returned from the South; hopes the \"change in air\" will cure Lorrie [?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets having to leave father John Tyler as she is not sure when she will see him again; informs them that she genuinely likes their brother; she opes that he, Julia, and Margaret will hold together throughout the ordeal [the death of their father]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for cake, champagne and other \"goodies\" from the President's wedding; fears that she has already been \"forgotten\" as the White House Hostess; claims that the weather in Washington is \"intensely warm\"; reports that [Robert] Tyler is \"quite a student\" and is always in his office; intends to send the children to Fire Island, New York where it is cooler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [First page missing]; Reports that Letty had a \"nice\" visit in Williamsburg; sends her love to father John Tyler; hopes that they will visit soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear about the death of Mrs. Tyler's sister, reminds her that she [JGT] is welcome at her [EPCT] house; wonders how Mrs. Gardiner is taking the news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that Mr. Tyler will decline the \"mission\" to Switzerland if Mr. Buchanan offers it to him, if he took it, they could live more cheaply and the children would receive a good education; explains that Tyler would never leave the \"din and fury of party poltics.\" 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Relates news of Mrs. Gardiner's father's family; reports that Robert Tyler has been forced to leave Pennsylvania for fear of the populace's war sentiments; indicates that they will most likely go to Virginia; declares that the \"state\" of the country is \"indeed terrible.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Priscilla will be \"happy\" to answer any of Mrs. Mack's questions; Priscilla considers herself \"dead and buried\" now; indicates that she does not like the South; claims that the \"Negroes are all violent politicians\"; she dreads the next election. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends her condolences on the death of Julia's daughter, Julia; her \"whole heart aches\" for Julia; desires more news concerning the \"terrible blow.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Includes discussions of Robert's son Allan's withdrawl from [the College of] William and Mary, the dedication of a Tyler monument in Richmond, and the death of [L.G.] Tyler's wife Anne. 4 items.","Correspondence includes discussions of membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and family genealogy. 2 items.","Including NwsCl about Goodwyn; discussions of Robert's attempts to secure a position in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and information of Tyler family history. 5 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy and history, news of her husband Albert (especially his involvement with the United Confederate Veterans); discussions of the Civil War and the South. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Requests any files Mr. Goodwyn mayhave concerning Robert E. Lee. 1 pp. TCYs.","Correspondence includes discussion on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Including discussions mostly on family history, including Thomas B. Scott, son of Grace Tyler Scott. 4 items.","Correspondence concerning family history and the South. 6 items.","Includes discussions of family visits, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Tylers' two youngest sons.","Scope and Contents Includes fiscussions of the dedication of the \"Tyler monument,\" Virginia, family letters, a letter of John Tyler's to the Emperor of China, and the Tyler family. 3 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy, Elizabeth's daughter's choice of which college to attend, and family news. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Returns \"Marshall's Tract No. 2\"; reports that the President John Tyler was \"glad to see\" that it was published. 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler feels that the south can only \"find salvation\" in secession; claims that Mr. Ritchie is \"falsifying\" facts in the North; believes that all in the North are abolitionists; thinks the only hope for unity is if the North will give up abolition. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Mr. Bright's \"interposition with\" the Governor of Inidiana on the issue of a commission to \"take acknowledgements of deeds\"; informs Brown that Bright replied that he did not correspond with Gov. Wright and refers Tyler to Brown; give his brother's regards. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that Robert Tyler is interested in the event [?] of the 9th, Robert Tyler would like to contribute but he is not sure what form the event should take; Robert wishes to present the idea to Mr. O'Brien and see what he thinks. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends letter to Wise stating what he thinks is Wise's position; states that he is for Buchana first. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that Robert Tyler is a Buchana man \"first and last\"; John however, feels that cass and Buchanan will \"eat each other up\" and he will be forced to find an alternative; predicts that New York will support Marcy before Buchanan as well as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama; believes that this will prevent the nomination of Cass; remarks that he will support whomever Robert and Wise choose. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something of interest from the \"New York Atlas\"; inquires if it meets his \"present policy\" to have the article republished in Pennsylvania; feels taht Robert Tyler is the \"best\" man for Wise in Philadelphia; reports that Robert has a great deal of influence in the Democratic Party. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will be \"brought into\" the State Department by Pierce; claims that Southerners should demand that this be true; also feels that Wise should be brought to the War or Navy Department; feels that Wise can be elected to the Governorship of Virginia after that, and then the Presidency; claims that Douglas is \"dead forever\"; predicts that the next struggle will be between the South and the Northwest. 3pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays a rumor that John W. Forney might receive the government printing contract; he is worried about this prospect as he feels Forney is not to be trusted, especially by the South; feels that Forney should not be reelected as Clerk [of the Congress]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses the \"returns just announced: and reminds Wise that they are just as he had predicted; believes that the fight for the State Department will be between Cass and Buchanan; warns Wise that should he get into the cabinet he should beware of the other men in it. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions whether he can trust Mr. Orr or Collins; resigns himself to supporting huston for the cabinet if that is truly what Wise desires; believes Buchanan has already accepted the position in the State Department. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents He is glad to ahve been remembered by [?]; reports news of \"Sherwood [Forest]\" and \"regrets to say\" that it has been affected by the Army; makes references to the \"Negroes\" there; claims that the Union will be destroyed as a result of its own \"greed of power and dominion\"; thinks a treaty can be worked out if the North would cooperate. 2 pp. Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that he still owes P.K. White $11.00 for \"footing boots\"; encloses the bill and requests Tyler to acknowlede it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the latst he knew, Mrs. [?] Tyler's address was St. James Hotel, New York. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she will forgive him for not writing for he has suffered great misfortune; reports taht he is on his way home from a centennial celebration in Philadelphia; plans to visit her on the way back to Tallahassee. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President has offered his name to Congress for the position of the Postmaster in Jacksonville; wishes for [?] to drum up support for the confirmation among \"Virginia and other Democratic Senators.\" 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Published in The Daily Nation; concerns the National administration and ideas for the settlement of the South. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Fears that a new sectional problem will arise if Northerners do not quit movign to the South and pushing the Negroes off the land; believes President Hayesmay be able to \"avert\" the problem if he works carefully to build a \"National Party\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns political situation of the [Buchanan] administration. 8 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Sends documents, letters, and photographs of his grandfather and other ancestors; wishes Lyon \"success\" with the book he is planning to publish. 2 pp. ALS. Including an invitation to an \"Oyster and Supper Hop\" at the Howard's Hotel in Jerusalem [?], on December, 31. 1878","Especially concerning Shands' candidacy for Superintendent of Schools in Southhampton County, and his son, William's attempt to obtain an appointment to the Naval Academy. 6 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on Lyon G. Tyler's health, and news of the family. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions of Lyon G. Tyler's potrait, and family history. 7 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond and an article about a clock which was a Tyler family heirloom.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"Letty\" for her letter of sympathy; recounts the last hours he shared with his now departed father; reports that his mother is bearing the \"affliction wonderfully well.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including mostly correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Lyon's marriage to Anne Tucker, John Tyler [the President], family history, the William and Mary Quarterly, and investments in Cuba. 26 items.","Article concerning Letitia Tyler Semple and her years of residence at the Louise Home. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of Letitia Tyler Semple, especially with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Letitia's ill health and a miniature portrait of John Tyler. 5 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Robert E. Lee will sail soon and if she desires to be on board she must arrange it soon; informs her that he may visit; claims that Bragg's success in battle may not be all it seems. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Claims that General Lawton will settle the \"Horse and Oats\" issue; informs that Willie Waller will marry Jennie Howell [a sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis] on the following Thursday; also, indicates that Gracie Tyler [Robert's daughter] is to be married soon; reports that the weather is \"delightful\" and the farmers are taking advantage of it. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Believes that his letters have not been reaching her and hopes he has remedied this; will facuilitate her request to distribute money to Willie Clopton as soon as he receives further instructions; feels that \"trouble is brewing\" in Charles City; reports that \"Averill's Raid\" in S.W. Virginia has greatly disgressed him; informs her that Chalrleston will not be \"taken and should withstand any attacks; inquires after \"little Julia,\" [Julia Spencer]. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"Gardie\" suffered an \"attack of auge and fever\" but is currently doing better; does not believe that \"Sherwood Forest\" has endured more \"damage\"; feels that his family is safe; warns her not to return to \"Sherwood Forest\" yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that news of \"Sherwood\" is \"unpleasant\"; reports that Babcock [?] is the only person there; informs that John C. and Maria are \"staying at C's\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Desires to see Julia [Spencer] as he has heard she is growing quickly; reports that he will keep Alex with himself until he [Alex] enters Lexington College; does not feel that her application [?] will be accepted; indicated that Maria [?] will not succeed in her attempts to secure \"Sherwood\"; warns her against being lured by the \"Feds\" into visiting \"Sherwood\"; reports that he will house and care for Alex; promises that he will keep her informed of Gardie. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that Alex plans to go to Washington College; comments on the slim chance of securing an appointment as midshipman for Alex; denounces Maria's [?] plan to take possession of \"Sherwood\"; feels unsire of Alex's financial wisdom; remarks on the complicated manner in which Mrs. Tyler should transfer funds to Alex; reports that Robert, Pris[cilla], and children are safe; wishes to secure \"Fairy Queen\" [a mare]; reports the inflation of costs in his area. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has heard from Gardie and notes that he is in \"fine spirits\"; reports also that Alex is at Washington College; remarks on his family, John C. and Maria; admits that Alex could not find the desired papers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the activities of Alex and Gardie; reports that recent employment of John Gale; happily informs her that Robert and his family are well; Tazwell and Nannie had a son recently. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a picture of Gardie; hopes that soon he will have carried out her instructions per Alex; reports that Robert and his family are well, and that the same is true for his [JAS] own family. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that he has received communication from her and is delighted; reports that he will send a lock of Gardie's hair so that a portrait may be made; remarks that he will only move her possessions under her direction; recapitulates Dr. Selden's death; proposes that very few of her letters are reaching them [JAS, Alex, and Gardie] and asks her to write more often. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that Gardie is \"much concerned\" about silver and feels that it would be safer in a warehouse than in the bank; continues to work on Alex's midshipman appointment; hears nothing from Charles City; wishes to hear from her more frequently; reports that his health is good. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that his health is improving; indicates that he may be in New York soon; warns that there is the possibility of his arrest as all quarter masters are being captured; notes that Mrs. Davis is in satisfactory condition; sympathizes with Julia on the issue of her lawsuit against her brothr; fears that he cannot receive her mail since he is hiding out. 2 pp. TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests directions to her location on Staten Island; inquires about Gardie and Alex; proposes that he will go either to Canada or Philadelphia; desires that his whereabouts be kept confidential. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions preparations in case of his death, the death of Julia Tyler Spencer, news of the family, death of Robert Tyler, and a proposed visit to \"Sherwood Forest\", Charles City County, Va. 10 items.","Scope and Contents Reports of his exploits at a skating rink on New Year's Day; is \"dissapointed\" that he has not received word from her. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Delightedly\" welcomes Alex's letter as well as hers; considers Mr. Campbell [?] a \"blockhead\"; reports taht his health is improving; feels that Gardie and Alex will both succeed on their chosen paths of life; indicates that Mrs. James M. Mason will soon be staying with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he and Julia [Spencer] have arrived in Halifax \"safe and sound\"; indicates taht he has spoken with the Archbishop and has \"entered\" Julia's name as a student at the Convent; notes that he has met up with his military cronies, Col. Wood and captain Wilkinson; does not believe that Julia will have any trouble settling in at the Convent; confides that Julia is quite enchanted with the Army and was deligted to meet a \"West Pointer\" on the voyage; notes that Halifax is not a lively town. 1 p TCy of ALS.","Regrets that he could not attends a dinner with the Archbishop because of his health; reports however, that the Archbishop visited him this morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he must leave Halifax in order to repair his health; indicates that  her failure to visit him delayed his departure; requests some photographs of herself; \"longs\" to see her. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on man's adoration for woman as he grows to know her better; delights in believing she returns the same feelings he gives to her; considers her the most beautiful woman on earth; wishes her \"all joy \u0026 happiness\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Abhors the \"notice\" of the \"decision\" and plans to have it broadcast in Southern newspapers; requests that she bring him \"his package\"; complains that he suffers from \"various diseases\"; reveals a visit from a friend \"of the late CSN [Confederate States Navy].\" 1 p TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Grumbles over her treatment of his \"package\"; regrets that she is ill; remarks that their relationship is not as he planned; gladly notes that he has heard from Gardie. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Indicates taht he has not been well, but will still make a voyage to Savannah; alludes to the proper care for Alex and Gardie; reports that he has a letter in her handwriting which he is not altogether sure is for himself; remarks on his conception of their relationshop; comments on some errands he would like her to accomplish for him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he did not put off his trip a few days as he experienced fainting spells on the voyage; believes he must return immediately to the milder climate of New York; indicates that he needs to borrow money from her as his funds are being held by the government; hopes that the \"decision\" will be turned by \"Judge R.\" in Julia's favor; wishes that she collect his things from the St. Julien [where he was living] 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes he will \"get out\" of the \"row\" he is in; despairs that his \"wife\" is an \"Eduationalist\"; worries that he has been misrepresented to Julia's children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that his voyage was not an easy one as he met with many accidents and delays; feels that the wealthy Southerners he has met in Canada should be home helping their less fortunate bretheren; reports a day of rouring with a young bride, Mrs. Withers; speaks of a friend who fought in the Crimean War. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes she would come to see him; desires to get out of business honorably and in good financial situation; complains of a sore throat; reports that he will see her soon; suffers \"disturbed\" nerves; proposes that \"Birdie[?]\" is in the best care. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the unexpectedness of Semple's letter; regrets that he has been \"ruined\" by the war; requests Semple to sell the deeds to his [JBR] land since he will not be capable of repaying Semple's loans; considers suicide; congratulates Semple's acceptance of the \"Constitutional Amendment\"; indicates that his Southern relatives are very poor off; does not desire that Semple reply. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a clipping from the \"Sunday paper\" concerning poetry; worries over the content of \"G.S.W's\" letters. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires after Rittenhouse's ownership of some Texas land. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires of where to send mail to Semple; reports that his [JBR] nephew saw Semple in New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wonders why he does not \"hear\" from Semplel comments on their business dealings; encloses information on Texas lands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets taht he cannot take her advice; speaks of his afflictions as burdens he must bear; repoprts that he will write Alex; comments that he is recovering from jaundice. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has been requested to use his \"influence\" in Alabama to help \"Robert\" be elected to Adjutant General and Inspector General; confides that the price of land has dropped considerably in Virginia; reports also of some racial tensions in Virginia and the death of Robert McCandlish's daughter; remarks that to \"feud\" between his family and another continues in Georgia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs Semple that he [JBR] is transferring the Texas lands to Semple; includes copy of a letter from his [JBR] lawyer in Texas. 1 p TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Bequeaths his land in Texas to \"Perlie\" Tyler; witnessed by Ralph Dayton. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests to visit Castleton on \"Wednesday\"; wishes to discuss business matters. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers detailed summation of the touring of his life; comments on his old friends Bishop E. [?], Judge Dagan [?], and Captain Bill Womack; wishes to author of this letter to remain anonymous.TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Contains accounts of John Tyler the President in his later political life; reports that he is taking care of Julie Spencer; would like to hear from Julia more often; reveals a passage from \"the Diary\" which comments on Julia's abolity to live \"within enemy lines\" in New York. 2 pp. TCy of Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions of Semple's trips to the Deep South (Especially Ga. and La.); Semple's failing health, the \"March trial\" [?], Julia's children; James and Julia's relationship, his wife Letitia and her exploits, ex-Cofederates and their new life-styles, constant \"rows\" in which Semple is engaged, a possible lawsuit by Letitica Semple against Julia G. Tyler regarding possession of family portraits, and Julia's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Includes discussion on the possiblity of Semple moving to Japan, the state of families in Richmond, the lack of cooperation in teh South, the \"demoralization\" of the war, Semple's ill health, \"the war of the races\" which semple believes will occur soon, Julia's financial situation, Julia's children, Semple's many excursions and travels, the \"destitution\" of the South.","Including discussion on the unveiling the Tyler monument at Hollywood Cemetery.","Correspondence includes discussions on family history and the unveliling the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes Discussions on family heirlooms, Bessie's \"destitute\" financial state, the destruction of a family heirloom.","Alice Tyler Denison, Bessie Denison Allen Williams, Tazewell Tyler, Annie Bridges Tyler, Martha Trent Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on William G. Waller's daughter Jenny and a portrait of John Tyler, the President. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Entitled Conundrums for Miss Tyler, 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Especially with Annie Tucker Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, includes discussions of the Tyler family, Bessie's health, and a clock that has been passed down through the family. 9 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that Louisa [?] has visited William Tyler's farm and returned with fruit and vegetables to preserve; inquires if Julia would like him to preserve some grapes for her; hears rumor that sister Alice might be married soon and expresses his sentiments as to whom she should not marry; adds a postscript to his father indicating that the livestock are not healthy. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers his congratulations for the \"momentus event\" that recently took place and explains that he could not have left the seminary to attend; feels confident that everyone at \"Sherwood Forest\" is enjoying his or herself. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Gen. Burnsude had made a headquarters in the area surrounding \"sherwood Forest\"; explains that she is an \"entire cripple\" now; indicates that there is a lack of communications throughout the state; inquires if she might soend some time with Mrs. Tyler. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on \"Nannie's\" financia state, Tazewell's exploits in California, Nannie's plans to join Tazewell; Julia Tyler Spencer's untimely death. 5 items.","Including discussions on family genealogy and history, the William and Mary Quarterly, the \"Old Dominion,\" and Lyon's death. 24 items.","Correspondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.","Scope and Contents Complains about the bad weather; describes a new pink hat; asks for a new muslin dress and new capesl describes the other girls, the meals, and the lessons at Madam Shegaray's [sic] [Chagary] school. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes clothes being made for her daighter; chastises her daughter for wearing her \"hair braided with bows\"; tells her daughter to makr her nightgowns and handkercheifs before they go to be washed. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the progress of capes and \"neckercheifs\" being made for her; discusses the other chuldren and family matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Gives news of East Hampton; wories that Julia has lost interest in school; gives advice on appearance and deportment. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has been sick with \"dissentary\"; looks forward to a visit from \"Pa\"; discusses plans for summer. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that she is writing because their mother is too busy with company (Judge Edwards); discusses the alteration of a hat; gives news of the family; discusses mutual friends and neighbors. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail numerous items of clothing that she would like made; discusses relatives and friends that she visited. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear that JG has been sick, reports of a scarlet fever outbreak; reports on the activites of family and friends. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the new fashions in the city and describes Broadway as a \"moving mass of gaily dressed ladies and mustached beaux\"; describes Christmas activities; discusses books, plays, and poetry. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Pleased to have received her letter of 28 December, 1839; tells of severe winter conditions; wishes news from the \"fashionable world.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a \"Fancy Ball\" and an elopement which followed; describes lectures that were \"grand failures\"; discusses Queen Victoria's wedding. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package to her from \"one not a little touched by Cupid's dart,\" Mr. Sherman; tells of social events; sends regards to family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that they have left for Liverpool, England earlier than they planned but are now on board ship in the harbor waiting for enough wind; the traveling plan includes Liverpool, London, and Brighton, England as well as France, Italy, and Germany. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Welcomes her back to America from her trip to Europe; school news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents New Year's greetings; curious of social news; sends school news; New York political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Regrets having missed her in New York; longs for her to write; asks her to speak with the President John Tyler about appointing his [JJB] brother-in-law, Judge Oakley, to the Supreme Court. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sees her as \"the most fascinating and lovely creature that existed on earth\"; realizes his aspiration for her affections are unattainable; hopes to be remembered as a friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alludes to the romance between President John Tyler and herself; does not approve of her \"petticoat goverment in the affairs of state\"; appeals to her as \"the fountain of influence--the appointing power\" for a position abroad in an embassy where he could \"enjouy a great deal of dignity and honor, with plenty of money and nothing on earth to do\"; will use his influence against Tyler if he does not get a position; social news; likes the idea of the new machine--an \"awrial car\"; calls her sister a prude. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates his affections, yet cannot return them; hopes to maintain a friendship with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; regards to the President; desires a visit from her. 2 pp. TCy fo ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her brother Alexander has been sick; relays her mother's warning against going to the city in August, \"the hottest month of the year\"; describes East Hampton. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Relates sadness due to loss of \"Father\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Tells how much Mr. Davis loved Julia and how Julia's father \"cut [insulted] him in the Gallery of the House [of Representatives] when all eyes were directed at them\"; social news; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter of Introduction for Madame Guillet to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Asking them to join her mother and herself for their afternoon drive. 1 p. ANS. Also including a calling card for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel roosevelt. 1 item. P.M.","Scope and Contents Expresses dismay that Julia got wet. 1 p. ANS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Enclosed \"directions\" from Dr. Quinn; tells how the city is full of surprise [about Julia's wedding to the President] and will take weeks to recover; comments of future political appointments; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Juliana Gardiner to Margaret Gardiner Relays the shock of Julia Gardiner's marriage to the President John Tyler; calls upon her for discretion on the matter; family news.","Scope and Contents Relates the astonishment of the city to the news of her marriage to President John Tyler; he has sent an announcement to the evening newspapers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulation on \"consumation of connubial bliss\"; feels that President Tyler has treated him ingentlemanly; hopes for her sake that the President is re-elected because \"she is admirably adored by all\" even thous he \"is violatly opposed to his political sentiments\"; states that the Tyler administration has \"robbed\" him of $160,000 and has left him a pauper; pleads for her assistance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents This was the first opportunity to write since her \"accession\"; tells of her arrival in Washington and the White House; states she is \"quiet posession of the Presidential Mansion\"; tells of the reception at the Executive Mansion and the demolition of the \"famous wedding cake\"; tells Alexander Gardiner not to worry about political appointments. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the advice sent; social news of the White House; states that the President John Tyler fears losing all presidential honors to Julia Gardiner Tyler; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; states that she realized that she now has a son [-in-law] who is the President of the United States; sends regards to the President and to Margaret Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is \"behaving accordingly\" to the role of mistress in the White House' describes the \"spectacle at the White House on the Fourth of July\"; had met with Mrs. [Dolly] Madison the day before; tells of plans of trip to [Old] Point Comfort, Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased with Margaret [Gardiner's] return' thinks that she [JGT] should persuade the President to settle in the North after retiring from the Presidency; tells of local robberies; tells of Alexander Gardiner's visit to Connecticut. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased to receive letters from them daily; regrets hearing of Julia's bad habit [sleeping late?] and that the President must \"insist upon amendment\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of travel to Connecticut; describes a friend's mansion, grounds, and commercial property there; was surprised to find Margaret Gardiner at home. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends advice; tells her to assume \"household duties as well as those of state\" because she \"must be a politician\"; tells of local robberies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the pleasant reception at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, ; describes the accommodations there; social news; describes her first impressions of \"Sherwood Forest\" under construction; tells of her introduction to the plantation slaves as the new \"Missus\"; sends a musical composition of the President to her brother. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the numerous calls on her and gifts to her as First Lady; tells of the President's visits to his former constituents; describes the estate [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and the changes she plans for it; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminiscenses of their youthful friendship; asks to be recommended to friends and family for employment as an \"instructress\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests on behalf of Mary Livingston that she [JGT] persuade the President to see to the postponement of sea duty for Mr. Livingston. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has decided not to marry Mr. Thompson; social/family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; tells of a political gathering planned for that evening; local news; tells how the family has been \"vastly annoyed by office seekers and would-be retainers\". 2 pp TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; discusses the political news concerning President Tyler and the Tyler Party; tells of rude comments made about the President and by Mr. Miller; tells of the death of Westerlo Van Renssalaer. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of mutual friends. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests that a member of the family write to her daily; describes receptions on board the Falmouth, the Pennsylvania, and other ships in the roads; social news; asks for advice on plans for \"Sherwood Forest\"; political news; has been annoyed by those seeking favors. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has deicded not to \"break [her] neck to win\" Mr. T[hompson]; relays the message that Alex Gardiner wishes to be made president Tyler's aide-de-camp. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He understands her inability to write more often; warns her that many are using his and Alexander Gardiner's names in attempting to gain favors from the President; states that he will inform the President in writing personally in any case they are interested in. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of funeral services attended by the President in Norfolk, Va.; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her \"not to believe all that the President says about the honeymoon lasting always\"; relays gossip about the President and his first wife [Letitia Christian Tyler]; discusses mutual acquainances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball which the slaves on the plantation [Sherwood Forest] were having; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the anticipated visit of the President and her; she hopes that the President won't find the visit too unpleasant since they have moved most of their belongings into the coty; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates the arrival of the President; relates humorous story of Col. Livingston's mishaps with a boat; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He was very pleased with a recent address made by the President; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hates the idea of leaving the summer house so early in the season; discusses Mr. and Mrs. Polk; she doesn't see the need for Margaret Gardiner to marry yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; tells how their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] does not want to return to the city; tells of the game brought by David and Alexander Gardiner from a recent hunting trip. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Attempts to clarify some confusion over the political appointment of Samuel Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She was startled by the news of her coming visit since it comes at the same time as Mrs. Rober Tyler's visit; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that Mrs. [Dolley] Madison will not be accompanying her on her upcoming visit' feels that Mrs. Madison is seling \"Montpelier\" because of financial need and that President Tyler would have purchased it if he had not already bought \"Sherwood Forest\"; expects David and Alexander Gardiner to meet her upon her arrival in New York; discusses aspects of obtaining a consulship in Marsailles, France; discusses the possible inheritance of two or three million dollars if certain information is found; wants the new York newspapers to find out that she is coming to town. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a piece of his wife's wedding cake in return for the one that she [JGT] sent to him; wishes to be introduced to her husband, President Tyler; discusses his new wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses a portrait being done by Mr. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a package containing a cap and a note; discusses decorating ideas for the new house; tells how Alex Gardiner has engrossed himself in politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that the President has sent to Italy for a greyhound; describes a promenade with the President; news concerning friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He will attend to the President's request; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses attempts to determine some relationship to a Mac Lachlan estate; news of family friends; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a wedding reception she attended; tells of Virginia Scott's, daughter of Ganeral W. Scott, taking of the veil though Miss Scott was described to her as being \"as mad as a march hare\"; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a list of flower seeds which could be planted at her country residence; asks her to send him her request. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses friends and clothes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests her assistance in finding an appointment in the Customs House for Mr. Hooper; describes Mr. Hooper's attributes. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including post script from John Tyler to Gov. Van Ness delegating the task of finding a position for Mr. Hooper to him.","Scope and Contents Describes a parade for Henry Clay on Broadway in the city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the price, style, and material for curtains to be made for her [JGT]; news of family and friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase of a Rockaway versus a Barouche. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs her that the looking glass maker will not have her mirrors ready until the first of December, 1 p. [on the same page as the previous item] TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the election--\"the people are truly beside themselves\"; feels that with the election \"order will be restored and peace will return to our bosoms once more\"; describes a lecture given by Bishops meade and John Johns of Virginia; will be sending Alice's Tyler dress with General McNeill. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions curtains; she is pleased to have Alexander Gardiner in Washington; political news; she is pleased that Polk won. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carpets, clock, lights, and shades to be purchased for her new house. 1 p. TCY of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents She was not able to find the desired easy chair; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Needs an elegant black hat for the opening of Congress; discusses clothes; tells fo a newspaper article which \"took quite a fling at me [JGT]\"; plans some spectacular social event for the White House; news of Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses hat feathers; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; fashion news; their mother is willing to live in London; all her [JGT] furniture and upholstery is ready to be shipped. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information of freinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visits to her by foreign diginitaries. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends compliments made by the President on a piece written by him [AG]; the President feels that he [AG] \"is destined to be a very distinguished man\"; discusses opening in fireign missions; she is determined to see that h get a foreign appointment. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans a special entertainment for her [MG] upcoming visit; discuss clothes and fashion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses fireplaces and mantels. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on how all of her [JGT] letters ask for favors; the peral necklace she asked for has been purchased. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that some items be brought to her; describes some jet jewelry given her by the President; asks her to tel mother to bring her own maid when she comes for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information on sending furniture to [Sherwood Forest]; asks that the goods be insured. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the social calls made by her that morning; will send the requested riding clothing as soon as possible; she is surprised that she [JGT] could be so \"ungenteel\" as to suppose taht their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] would travel without a maid; wants her to \"send three pairs of shies and four pairs of stockings to replace those worn out by running around\" on errands for her [JGT]; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Seeks her assistance in having Judge Edwards appointed to the Supreme Court; feels taht \"poverty and pride is a trying thing indeed\"; discusses purchases made for her; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she is falling behind in her tasks, especially because of bad headaches; tells of David Gardiner's return from Long island; relates Mr. Ely's happiness in the request to her [JGT]; needs to have a shirt of the President's which fits as to have others made for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the loss of her father; was extremely pleased with her visit to Washington, D.C., and the White House; news of weddings of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the numerous recent visits made to her; political news; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [JGT] relationship with her step-daugher Alice Tyler; encourages her not to have anything to do with criminals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she had seen the President ad her [JGT] \"ugly faces\" at a daguerroetype gallery and feels that decept portraits of them need to be sent; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing and jewlery; inquires from Margaret Gardiner the whereabouts of \"The President's ring\". 2 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses purchases; remarks taht Alex Gardiner was flattered by the President's remkars about him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She feels that she [MG] should prusue Mr. T[hompson?] and not let him get away; wishes to have her guitar and music sent; longs for her canary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it is better he write to her regarding political issue instead of writing directly to the President Tyler; feels that he is the best in New York to advise the President on appointments there; discusses political positions in New York. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Explains that Mr. Carter is ill and they will be kept from \"waiting on the President and Mrs. Tyler...\" 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Tyler look over the papers involved in \"Babes Case\" and try to persuade her husband, President Tyler, in favor of the \"prisoner.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Political news; he feels that \"Mary Garinder deserves a whipping for her obstinacy\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions prince Joesph Napoleon Boneparte, 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. N. Including the names Phoebe Gardiner and Fanny S. Gardiner, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York on the address leaf. 1 p. Also including the toast gien by General Lamar of Texas at the President's dinner party. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on her marriage to the President; describes travels in Italy. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brings to her attention those persons not invited to her ball that should have been; hopes to be \"her obliged and humble servant\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS on the same page requesting several more invitations.","Scope and Contents Finds their separation upsetting; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Surprised to find out that she [JGT] will be entertaining the Supreme Court; inquires about the upcoming departure from the White House; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the quiet activities, reading and embroidery, she has been involved with since her return from a visit to Julia in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a safe arrival in Richmond; travel plans to \"Sherwood Forest.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the aftermath of the President's and her departure from Washington; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling into \"Sherwood Forest\" after leaving the White House; requests taht several other pieces of furniture be purchased for her, as well as a new carriage. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that all the furnishings have arrived; gives some advice on unpacking the mirrors; discusses plans for the summer in East Hampton; discusses their brother Alexander's plans for a clerkship; describes a screen she is embroidering; complains about the necessity of making social calls. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the parlor in \"Sherwood Forest\"; describes in detail the clothing of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\"; social news; describes the gardens. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the distance between them has grown; news of framily and friends; sends a muffin recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a rockaway would be the best type of carriage for the country; recommends that a watchmaker attend to her clock; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the slownewss of the mails; feels that it is not possible to visit before July; inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on Texas; mentions the President's music. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets the distance between them; plans to plant flowers in the garden soon; discusses sociial call. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses dress she is making for her [JGT]; mentions some of the changes in political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes how clock is to be set up; describes design for the gates for \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions furnishing and carriages; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses marriages and engagements of acquaintances; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a horseback ride on the plantation' she is determined not to make social calls to Williamsburg; mentions visit by Dr. Rogers; asks that some new clothing be sent to her; describes her recent dreams. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses socail calls; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her about riding race horses and has \"a thousand anxieties about \" her; social news; inquires if she \"has any white people around\" and if \"all the servants are colored\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mention family correspondence; discusses the Virginian aristocracy and society' assures them that she does not \"feed the chickens\" on the plantation; discusses carpets in detail; mentions the wild flowers that the President Tyler had picked for her in the woods; plans to visit to the North. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clerkship; has no \"local chit chat\" to send; political news; feels they should not keep a carriage due to the expense; mentions summer plans in East Hampton. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends reassurances to be given to her mother that her health is fine and that should she fall ill the President himself would tend to her; plans to return social calls; regrets hearing about having to dispose of a carriage; discusses summer plans; mentions the whereabout of her step-children; social news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests taht he pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the crops; describes the boat at the plantation; feels that he should prusue Miss Wright. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fishing on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been engaged in purchasing her \"spring costume\"; social news; mentions new White House administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses preparations for having a dress made for Alice Tyler, Julia's stepdaughter and sent through Elizabeth Tyler Waller, another stepdaughter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fish and fishing on the plantation; describes their boat, the \"Pocahonatas\"; discusses carriages and saddles; describes the new additions being made to \"Sherwood Forest,\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes fiacee of a mutual friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the prospects of John Tyler, Jr.; reports that John Lorimer Graham has been replaced by [?] Moris; discusses Polk and the Cabinet; discusses the upcoming 1848 Presidental election; reports that President Tyler has been approached and asked to run for the Senate again; reports that \"Tony, Fanny's husband\" has died of cancer; asks for an accounting for all the money she owes; discusses the distribution of 2000 copies of a speech published in the Madisonian; discusses household furnishings. 8 pp. ALS. Including AL from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Julia McLachlan Gardiner, discussing her husband's response to inquiries about the possibility of his running for Governor or for the Senate; disturbed to hear that her brother Alexander was ill; describes the clothing she desires. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Feels strongly that the appointment of Mr. Pickens to the U.S. mission to England is considerably poor judgement; mentions an article about an evening in the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a Virginia \"helter-skelter\" concerning two flower vases from the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses hats; inquires about her views on several political appointments; news of friends and family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. On same page as previous entry.","Scope and Contents States that she has caught a cold; describes, in great detail, a dinner party given at \"Brandon\" by Mrs. William Harrison; feels that recent dinner parties are dull as compared to those given at the White House. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses music; mentions appointments of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; describes Alexander's Gardiner illness. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visit by a strong Tyler advocate, John R. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses carriages. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package of bonnets down to her; expresses her concern of her [JGT] health; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends an invitation for dinner; wishes that she [MFR] be accompanied by her sister and frinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to why she or their mother Juliana McLachlan Gardiner did not accompany Alexander Gardiner to Easthampton; describes dinner party she had given the evening before; mentions having to cancel plans to visit Mrs. George Harrison due to unexpected company; hopes that someone in her family would pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses books and slippers; mentions an interest of the President Tyler in the press; describes the food at a dinner party; discusses clothing. 5 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions friends and family; discusses the recent activities of President Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the evenint spent at the plantation of Mrs. George Harrison, \"Lower Brandon\"; says that the President Tyler feels that she \"was formed to be the admiriation of every one who has taste and wit and the wonder of all others\"; describes the clothes she wishes to be sent to her as soon as possible. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses plans for summer travels to the Virginia Springs and the North; mentions the crops and harvesting at the plantation; discusses the appearance of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; discusses the President's Tyler Clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the value of the harvested crops; describes some minor occurrence on the plantation; discusses carpets; news of friends; mentions the death of President Andrew Jackson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions carpets; discusses travel plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Encourages her to visit the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the summer. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a cisit by the ladies of \"Lower Brandon\"; mentions her wedding anniversary. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes the scene where she and the President [Tyler[ were staying when a hurricane struck, tells how they were able to escape injury; discusses friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York;news of friends; discusses the annexation of Texas. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York; deiscusses the annexation of Texas; discusses the upcoming summer season. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a funeral service for one fo the plantation slaves; discusses clothin; the President Tyler and she plan to go to Richmond to do some shopping; discusses music. 2 pp .TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, 20 July, 1845, from Alexander Gadiner, New York, New York, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner requesting that Julia Gardiner Tyler's bills be sent to him for collection; mentions a fire in the city. 1 p. on the same page as the above. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a copy of a newspaper containing the resolution for annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Williamsburg from which she \"was very anxious to get away\"; mentions a visit to Jamestown, Va.; lists those people she met at Old Point Comfort, Va.; mentions an article about the Tyler Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the finances of the President Tyler and Robert Tyler; tells that John [Tyler, Jr.] \"has forsworn liquor entirely\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; mentions the annexation of Texas; feels that \"[President] Polk is ruining himself.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the reception they received on each step of their travel; describes the people they have met; reports her alarm at hearing of a fire in the new Port; describes the baths; reports that \"Bonaparte from Baltimore\" has the cottage next to theirs. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes their travel plans for the nxt few days and their intended arrival in New York; describes the other guests at various sprigns. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their arrival; discusses the name of her new dog. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Norfolk, Va.; discusses clothing and furnishings in great detail; feels tha the other canary which the President Tyler bought for her treats her other canary \"with utmost contempt.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the name of her dog; sends the desired qualifications for a new housekeeper for \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the financial loss of \"several hundred dollars\" from the death of a young slave who died \"from eating dirt,\"; discusses the garden and furnishings. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes to have a book on etiquette sent to her; mentions a letter by the President Tyler which was to be published; mentions her pet burds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that her correspondence is dull; mentions a dinner party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of visits to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by her step-daughter's cousin, Martha Christian, and John Tyler Jr. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels disdain for New York and its social classes; feels happier where she is now. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carriages and furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of catching a cold at a fair; reports on the health of her greyhound. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; leaves for Shelter Island, New York, in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates a visit from him soon; tells of the activities of the slaves on teh plantation; mentions a visit by Mr. Churchill Semple, a relative of the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes her search for fireplace fenders for \"Sherwood Forest,\" since she \"would not like to have your [JGT] house burnt from any negligence of mine [JMG]\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends details of a shipmnt of \"freight\" to her including \"one housekeeper marked Catherine Wint, one Italian Greyhound marked Le Beau, one box containing fenders\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent the greyhound with mugh regret; mentions Margaret's Gardiner stay in the South; describes an evening concert; discusses hats. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS. [12 November, 1845], from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, to Julia Gardiner Tyler. Concerning the social activity in the city. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Asks that he inform her of anything political or social that he hears of in Washington [D.C.]; mentions single women he might want to become acquainted with. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news and gossip. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not having sent a recipe; news of friends; has decided to \"refuse all invitations this winter under the plea of mourning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses the treatment of the slaves on the plantation; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Ponders whether the fact that the rich and popular Capt. L [?] is jewish makes him intolerable in the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; has enclosed a book on etiquette. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; sends the President's Tyler thanks for some music sent to him; tells of the activities of her new housekeeper, Catherine. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends wishes of a Merry Christmas, reports that at the plantation \"the merriment of the occasion seems confined to the negroes\"; describes some of the holiday food' mentions plans to attend a Naval Ball at Annapolis. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; mentions the \"superior advantages\" of the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Political references. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Much news of family friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, sends part of a recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Conveys her deepest and sincerest sympathy at the tragic loss of her daughter, Mary Fairlee Tyler; sends her prayers and consolations.","Scope and Contents \"Do you know, Juluia, I like 'Sherwood' alone much the best -- 'Forest' seems associated with everything that [is] wild \u0026 uncultivated and remote.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to have received certain music; mentions recent purchases. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social activities and acquaintances; feels that \"President Polk is in no way friendly to the Tyler Party,\"; mentions a bedroom furniture suite for sale. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to whether or not she has heard the \"Julia Waltzes\" composed and dedicated fo her [JGT]; hopes that David Gardiner will be able to find a rich girl to marry; mentions Robert's Tyler depression and the ill health of his daughter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminisces about the past winter they spent in Washington together; reveals the pain she felt at her father's death' discusses news she has received of new York; describes the holiday visitors and festivities; discusses a silver pitcher \"presented by the Ladies of Brasonia [?] County, Texas as a tribute to the ex-President Tyler,\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a visit by Capt. Laughton and portrait of Alic Tyler he finished while there; enclosed a letter from Miss Ritchie of \"Brandon\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses david's Gardiner dancing ability; describes clothing; mentions some confusion in a newspaper article; has received as a gift a new hunting dog; expresses a desire to be sent some novels. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the winter scene of all the sleighs in the streets; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the current first Lady, Mrs. Polk, and her etiquette; has sent the requested cookbooks and novels which she feels \"are light trash\" and \"shallow \u0026 unprofitable reading so far as mental improvement is concerned\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Demanded the return of a handkercheif from the President which was intended for her; describes social calls made. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges the receipt of several books from David Gardiner; mentions a visit to Washington, D.C. by several friends; and tells of a gift of persimmons from the President Tyler. including TCy of ALD to Margaret Gardiner, from Julia Gardiner Tyler, concerning racoon hunting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents News of friends and social calls; discusses clothing; mentions a visit to the circus. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an account of a party given by Mr. [James] Buchanan; mentions the sale of a near-by estate; Mrs. Semple's plans of goiing to Marsailles have been cancelled. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on the difference in climate of the North and South; mentions a purchase to be made. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including extract of another incomplete letter, undated. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the devotion shown to the housekeeper by the farm animals; reports on the well-being of the greyhound; mentions the festivities of a local wedding. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some good reading; inquires about the weather in the South; relays an invitation for a visit by her father to her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a splendid ball and other social engagements. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays the subject of that morning's church sermon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social calls.","Scope and Contents Inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on the statements made by Mr. C[alhoun?] regarding the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler anticipates a \"tide of prosperity\" if peace continues; news about acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was taken by an extremely attractive young man, Mr. B., with \"a fine set of teeth\" and \"a superabundance of glossy, luxuriant hair\"; social news; mentions some political aspects of the Texas annxation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","40 lines long, signed \"Ariel.\" 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase and the poor quality of a portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Worries that her last letter has missed them; discusses an unseasonable snow storm; discusses money owed; reports that one of her birds has died. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a surprise snow; has found a new companion for her canary; discusses whether or not a certain handsome, young man, Mr. B., has adequate fortunes to go with his good looks. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her dinner guest for the following evening, including Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison; expresses her concern for a certain portrait; inquires as to whether or not the President's Tyler birthday was celebrated. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler suggested that they go for a sleigh ride by attaching a canoe to the carriage horses, only to be turned down by her; tells of a visit by neighbors who arrived in a canoe pulled by carriage horses. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [MG] intentions and prospects concerning Mr. B.; appreciated the valentines; discusses summer plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Would like her to spend the summer in Easthampton, New York, instead of in the South; speculates as to what is to come about between Margaret Gardiner and Mr. B.; is pleased that the housekeeper is efficient. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ANS from M[argaret Gardiner] to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 16 March, 1846, concerning a certain valentine. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Mr. B's financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents News of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions the work of [President] Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions meeting acquaintances whilst out for a walk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions task performed for the President Tyler; discusses the Oregon situation; David Gardiner is in Easthampton, New York setting out trees. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels a \"warlike\" atmosphere. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes her latest dinner party in great detail mentioning the food service and the attire of her guests. \"[t]here was not a single failure in the cooking, and my ice cream preserved its form entirely,\" mentions that the President received some \"flattering resolutions\" from the Texas Senate, discusses the purchase of her spring wardrobe. TCy of ALS. 1 pp. Including handwritten menu for the dinner party which consisted of foods such as boiled rich fish, preserved salmon and lobster, a pound of beef, boiled turkey and egg sauce, boiled tongue, chicken salad, and a variety of vegetables for the first course. The desserts included suet pudding and wine sauce, sponge cake \"ornamented with a bunch of hyacinths,\" ice cream, and blancmange. The wines included sparkling hock, 2 kinds of Madeira, sherry, and port.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to cancel a visit to The Harrison's because of the weather; discusses her mother's upcoming visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses clothing and a seamstress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the situation on Wall Street. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions changes in new York; discusses the attacks on Daniel Webster regarding the Asburton Treaty. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses an inscription; assures them that a revelation about the Tyler Administration is a \"l-i-e\"; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the injustice to John Tyler \"coming from Capitol Hill\"; mentions shrubbery' feels David Gardiner should pursue Miss Wright because she is an only child of rich parents and would certainly be accompanied by at elast $100,000 when married. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; refers to the current controversy concerning Tyler's Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of an engagement. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Marks letter as \"Private\"; gives an interpretation of \"Mama's\" dream; discusses her pregnancy; describes a quilt she would like made as a gift; discusses the purchase of clothing for herself and her expected baby, asks to have flower seeds sent. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing for herself and the \"anticipated\"; looks forward to her visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays news from new Port and summer activities; looks forward to seeing Davy [David Gardiner Tyler] again. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details an odd bet; anticipates her visit to Easthampton. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her home in New York is a \"perfect babel\" due to the great number of visitors; the attitude there is \"every man for himself\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. On the same sheet as the preceding item.","Scope and Contents Tells of the return of the President Tyler in the middle of the night from a trip North; wishes that she could be in New Port \"to see the manoeuvres of the clique\" there. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball in great detail. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; Alexander Gardiner, herself, and their mother have all come down with the flu; feels that war with Mexico is inevitable. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes details about the ball in New Port; has not fully recovered yet from having the baby; news of Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given up the idea of traveling to New Port; discusses the ball held in New port; describes a mishap while out on a drive. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Col. William Short; describes the weather; discusses a letter from Margaret Gardiner which was interceptd and almost printed; discusses books and poetry. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the President's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\"; gives an account of a young boy who died and \"came back to life\" on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Updates the baby's [DGT] condition; mentions gifts from the neighbots. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has purchased a crib for the baby [DGT]; inquires as to the opinion of the President Tyler regarding a purchase of 100,000 acres of land in Tazewell [Co.] at a price of two cents an acre. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitiation in Norwich; feels that the baby [DGT] resembles Napoleon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling back into her home after a five month absense; describes an earlier visit to New York, New York; describes a trip to the \"Fair\" at Castle Garden; describes her attempts to have the baby's daguerreotype taken while in New York; discusses expected visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyler; Mr. Boulwar, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; especially looks forward to the visit of mary and her faimily, discusses her \"sweet babe.\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects a visit from the former Charge to Naples, Mr. Boulware; feels the death of two sons of Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison to be a tragic loss. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some early election returns concernign possible presidential candidates; feels strongly that Alice Tyler serious search for a husband so that she does not become \"an old maid\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Retells an anecdote told by Mr. Boulware; discusses her company at \"Sherwood Forest,\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends some requested maps; mentions several political meetings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the disposition of coal mines owned by the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the coal mines in Kentucky and possible plans to view them. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; enjoys the indian summer in December; hints that he might give the President Tyler a gift of a violin; news of the baby's [David Gardiner Tyler] good health. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is enjoying the \"warm \u0026 balmy\" winter weather; mentions social calls and a dinner party; inquires about some mutual acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Envies the weather in the South; describes in great detail a dinner party and the guests in attendance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends the first word taught to the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] to be \"grandmama\"; she \"would be amused to see what an excellent nurse the President Tyler has become\" for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has decided upon an extremely handsome carriage to be bought. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates an enjoyable winter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes teh activities of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; reports that their food stores have fall prey to a theif. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; was paid an unexpected visit by her step-daughter Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; mentions a fox hunt attended by the President Tyler; hopes that she will visit \"Sherwood Forest\" soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a poem written \"on the birth of David Gardiner Tyler\"; describes a gift from the baby's sister Mary [Tyler Jones]; inquires as to the whereabouts of gifts for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] from David \u0026 Alexander Gardiner; mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. first page missing.","Scope and Contents Tells of Alexander Gardiner's illnesses; misses her and longs for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, regarding a gentleman caller. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Recommends \"rhubarb \u0026 magnesia\" to prevent illness; longs to see the aby. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Lists the New Year's social calls made; tells of a loss of an acquaintance's plantation house to fire; mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her brother [David Gardiner] is \"the stingiest fellow for not having sent the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] a \"handsome coral and bells\" and feels that he \"does not deserve to have a newphew\"; mentions a wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes that their cousin, Mary Gardiner, will marry Eben N. Horsford; discusses clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions all the sleighs out in a snow storm. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has heard of an article entitled \"The Secret History of the Administration of John Tyler\" in a new paper called The Sunday Pocupine; inquires of summer visiting plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses books read; notes that the slaves say \"young massa's [David Gardiner Tyler] a buster!\"; inquires about investments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the beaux of Margaret Gardiner and Phoebe Gardiner; regrets th sale of their home at La Fayette Place [sic], New York, New York; mentions a comparison of Presidents Tyler's and Polk's administrations. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; discusses several paintings viewed. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that Margaret Gardiner wash her face with buttermilk; mentions the suicide of the son of an acquaintance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news, mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social visits; D[avid Gardiner] expects her [MG] to select a valentine for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that the packages of dresses and socks have arrived and fit \"the boy\" [David Gardiner Typer]; describes calls made upon friends in New York; discusses various private concerts; describes a painting purchased for JGT; discusses various purchases including shoes from Middletons and armlets from Tenneys. 7 pp. AL. Including receipt, 8 June, [18]46 for one pair of gold armlets at $4.50 purchased from R. Tenney, 1 p. D. Also including bill, 17 February 1847, for shoes purchased from C. Middleton, New York, New York at $10.50. 1 p. ADS","Scope and Contents Recommends that she see \"Tom Thumb\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received flowers from a secret admirre, possibly Mr. Beeckman; list the beaux which called for her; news of acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in detail a wedding held at \"Weyanoke,\" Charles City County, Virginia; mentions an amusing incident involving a broken carriage wheel; social news. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Has come across a possible mutual acquaintance in Richmond; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions calls upon her by her beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Was pleased to have met Dr. Minge and his family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that her [MG] \"beau were next to the richest man in New York\"; discusses the crops for the plantation; feels that the taking of Vera Crux [Mexico] was glorious for the army but \"terrible for the poor women and children\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; fashion news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Felt disappointed by not receiving any mail; finds the Harrisons' of \"Lower Brandon\" collection of fine paintings enviable; news of social calls; is about to lose her housekeeper, Catherine Wing, due to the fact that her husband has come to take her with him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Passed an enjoyable evening of music with friends; complains of the high price of food and fears a \"famine\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President Tyler is showing some interesting in a work, Dombey and Sons, by Charles Dickens; has being spring cleaning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news.","Scope and Contents Details a visit by two Northern gentlemen farmes, Mr. Hugh Tyler and Mr. miller, to view the plantation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes his health is improving from his illness; asks his opinion on several office appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a dinner party at \"Upper Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va]; has accepted an invitation at \"Lower Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va] for the following evening. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to hear of her [JGT] good health; read a letter from John Tyler in the Herald and felt that it was excellent; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to leave for Easthampton; fears for Alex[ander Gardiner's] health. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was astonished to hear of John [Tyler, Jr's?] resignation; speculates as whether Mr. [William H.] Polk [Charg d'Affair to naples, brother of President James K. Polk] is returning to Americal to marry. 1p. TCy of ALS. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their trip to Easthampton, New York; perceives that [William H.] Polk has arrived in America; considers that the two administrations [Tyler and Polk] will be united by Polk's marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes for a visit to the north soon; speculates as to the details of a society wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that she needs to travel North to \"escape sickness,\"; perceives taht the President [Polk] is in New York in anticipation of is brother's [William H. Polk] wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has observed the announcement of [William H.] Polk's wedding to Miss Corse; questions his financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects that she has read the announcement of William H. Polk's wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Directs that [mail/] by direct to him as \"Clerk of the U.S. Circut Court, New York City\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it would be \"very cruel\" to leave the President Tyler and travel north without him; mentions the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has seen the annoucement of Mr. Polk's marriage and notes that his new wife has paid off $30,000 of his debts; inquires whose father attempted to bribe the Governor of New Jersey with $30,000. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] has started to walk; mentions the birth of a daughter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; the President Tyler is responding in reference to a certain scandal; mentions a social call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the President's and her trip back to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; inquires as if she has found a new houskeeper for the plantation and would prefer a French woman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] now dances and \"spits,\"; wishes that her family were with her at 'Sherwood Forest,\"; was told Alice Tyler \"was a goose\" if she had rejected. Mr. O'Hara's proposal of marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is extremely pleased with her new housekeeper, Catherine; feels that the new domestic is far superior to her previous one [Catherine Wing]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates as to his whereabouts; feels very lonely; is now displeased with her housekeeper [Mrs. Dillon?]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses [Eben N.] Horsford. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to attend a dinner given by Mr. Henry L. Jones [husband of Mary Tyler Jones]; discusses Virginia etiquette; hopes that her commisions are attended to. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes it would be a good idea that she [MG] go to St. Croix; social news and gossip. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Will make arrangement to leave for \"the wedding\" after Christmas; expects a great deal of company at Christmas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Margaret's beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Notes that \"Gardie's\" [David Gardiner Tyler] vocabulary is limited to \"Pa-pa \u0026 Mun-mum-ma\"; reports that margaret Gardiner and Gildbert Beeckman had two \"blow-outs\"; hopes that her [JGT] portrait is hung properly so that many people may admire it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President Tyler has given Mr. Beeckman letters of introduction to Calhoun, Buchanan, and others. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details the romance [or lack thereof] between Mr. O'Hara and Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Margaret's Gardiner trip to Washington, [D.C.]; describes toys desired for \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; mentions social callers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being sick and describes the various remedies she has used; reports that Mr. Healy [?] \"the artiste\" has asked to paint the \"President's portrait for His Majesty Louis Phillipe who requested it for his gallery at Versailles\"; she [JGT] suggests that she might have her own portrait painted and presented to the Queen; recommends woolen shirts as a present for \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] and little socks for the baby; asks that M[argaret] make cambric shirts; also asks for fabric, sugar molasses, and cast of hats from D[avid Gardiner] and A[lexander Gardiner]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the use of chloroform in childbirth; mentions a number of deaths which resulted from a fox hunt. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of her arrival in the city; mentions the agitation caused by the arrival of the remains of President [John Quincy] Adams. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail servants and their duties; was extremely pleased to find a ten dollar gold piece; has sent some dahlias. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that Margaret Gardiner's health improves; feels that she is improving after the birth of the baby [John Alexander Tyler]; mentions the beautiful flowers that the President Tyler brings to her. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he purchase a small wagon for her, using her money due to some financial hardship at \"Sherwood Forest,\"; is deeply concerned with Margaret Gardiner's health; reports taht the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is doing well and that \"his eyes shine like diamonds\"; believes Alice Tyler to be foolish in regards to Mr. O'Hara. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that the President's Tyler request for her [JGT] portrait be disregarded; describes in detail social calls; remarks that her new baby [John Alexander Tyler] \"looks as if he had been in this world a great many times before and was only renewing his acquaintance with things.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete, first page missing.","Scope and Contents Reports upon the state of her childre; feels that Alice Tyler will repent having sent Mr. O'Hara away lamenting most bitterly that such devotion as his \"will not be met with a second time\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to be receiving a wagon for use on the plantation; anticipates a great deal of company next month. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; will have the baby christened John Alexandre, but he will be called simply Alexander. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on how \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] enjoys his little carriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Explains why he has been unable to visit \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses some pieces by Annie Grey which are to appear in the Colombian; discusses his daughter Phoeve's acrivities' reports that he has also received a letter from her husband John Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a trip to the College of William and Mary by the President Tyler; reports on the baby [John Alexander Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on the birth of a daughter; inquires about the use of chloroform; plans to remain in New York until Margaret Gardiner Beeckman has had her baby; reports that \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] has been ill; describes her second child, John Alexander Tyler; invites her cousin to visit \"Sherwood Forest\" s that they can \"form a Tableaux of our little ones, your little girl the admired object of my two little boys\". 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler had traveled to Richmond, Virginia to obtain winter supplies; tells of a pleasant journey down from New York, New York to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the diamond ring Mr. O'Hara bought for Alice Tyler; mentions a friendly letter from [John C.] Calhoun to the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports her opinions of friends, family, and servants on the portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the activities of the house guests at \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that Alice Tyler is \"such a flirt\"; inquires as to a possible job for Tazewell because he is \"idling away his time at home\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses virtues of Virginia Cooper; reports that the President Tyler is recovering from his illness; notes the President's Tyler feelings on gold finds in California.","Scope and Contents Mentions holiday social coalls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner Tyler, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, sending Christmas greetings. 1 p. On the same page as previous item.","Scope and Contents Mentions a hunting trip by the President Tyler and David Gardiner; discusses social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social calls; sends a lists of requests. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the coming of winter weather; requests some syrup for buckwheat pancakes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitation for the President Tyler to visit \"Wickland\" in Kentucky; the President Tyler has doubts about [John] Beeckman's venture in California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President's Tyler appreciation of the gift of a violin. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the President Tyler is very supportive of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions having gone to see some \"Aztec children\"; inquires as to the President's opinion on the \"Kossuth question\"; tells several jokes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to see Mary and her family; warns Mary \"not to place your affections so strongly upon it [her baby] that you would feel hearbroken at its loss\"; describes the sudden death of a neighbor's infant; describes Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's baby, Henry Beeckman; describes Margaret's encouragemnt of her husband's enterprise in California and their fears on the subject; discusses family members; describes her own two children. 4 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes \"Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] behavior at church; mentions a discourse delivered by a Virginia agent of the Bible Society who found seven families in Charles City County without a Bible in their homes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to remain in Richmond, Virginia, to fa week; mentions acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"A Birthday Song.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David's Gardiner activities in the West; describes a dinner party; reminds her that the twenty-ninth is the President's Tyler birthday; wants to hold off [john Alexander Tyler]'s baptism until Alexander Gardiner can be in attendance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received a letter from Dan[ie]l Webster to the President Tyler giving him his regards; mentions complaints received by the President Tyler about John [Tyler Jr.] and his drunkenness; reports on the well-being of her children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman's activities in California; mentions acquaintances; notes the crops on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends regards to her nephew [Henry Beeckman]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the \"thrilling news of Mr. B[eeckman?]\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that a set of china be purchased for her; social news; inquires as to the possibility of a job for Tazwell Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that her [MGB] baby [Henry Beeckman] is in no danger of \"taking the measles\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions that the President Tyler thinks that the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is the finest in Virginia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received and is now returning the \"precious documents\" sent to her; says the President Tyler has \"no doubt that David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman will make a fortune speedily\"; notes that Bishop Johns has accepted the Presidency of the College of William and Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes some dresses she has received from Richmond and plans to send patterns for \"the new sacks and cardinal capes\"; compliments MGH on her choice of \"Leila\" for her daughter's name; describes \"Mam Fanny...the superintendent of my nursery\"; describes a visit to Richmond; discusses reports of the travels of David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman to California, inquires after various family members; discusses books read. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President's Tyler \"crop of wheat is the talk of Virginia\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes various patterns and clothes; plans to go North for the summer unless hears of cholera. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Signed Sarah. 4 pp. AmsS.","Scope and Contents Has returned home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and found everything in order' reports that the President Tyler has gone to Williamsburg to enroll Tazewell Tyler at the College of William and Mary; discusses horses; mentions that General Taylor was in Baltimore at the same time as she and the President Tyler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased \"over the safety of the Atlantic\"; feels that a monument to [President Tyler?] would prove the patriotism of the Union committee. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Including list of stewards. 1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Was shocked to hear of the fatal accident of Mr. John Beeckman and hopes that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is handling her grief sufficiently; notes that the President Tyler is obliged to deliver an address to \"the University\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the President Tyler's displeasure at being forgotten when gifts were sent down to \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions social callsl reports on the health of the baby, Julia gardiner Tyler; mentions the sympathy expressed concerning the deaths of Mr. John B[eeckman] and Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Feels that h is the \"worst correspondent\" in the world; hopes that he will find a \"rich love match\" soon; promises amusement if he were to visit during the Christmas holidays; mentions that the President Tyler is seeking a situation in California for their brother [David Gardiner]; hopes to find a French girl to attend to her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a book be sent to her; envies her for being in a big city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports of the recovery of \"little Julia\" Julia Gardiner Tyler; is deeply concerned about the grave condition of Alexander [Gardiner[ and that the President Tyler shares this concern and is prepared to travel with him if his condition worsens; hopes that she attend to her own health as well. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the news of the death of Alexander Gardiner; feels a great loss and is truly saddened by the death of her brother; hopes that she and Margaret Gardiner Beeckman will return to \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that it might be to David Gardiner's benefit that he not be informed of his brother's death; discusses in detail the illness which brought about his death. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Continues to feel the loss of Alexander Gardiner; anxiously awaits her and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman]'s visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; asks that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman make several purchases before arrivign at \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has transcribed the business portion of the account of the death of Alexander Gardiner which describes the disposition of his estate; inquires as to the state of her late brother's financial situation; has inclosed several obituaries. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a variety of trees be sent to hre from New York; inquires to the plans of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that she and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] not impede the President Tyler in his efforts to dispose of the property in Kentucky held by Alexander Gardiner; also requests that she [JMG] turn over her share of Alexander Gardiner's estate to her [JGT] as that she has more need of it; hopes that she will not attempt to interfere with the profits from the Kentucky lands which are to go to her [JGT]; reports on the health of her children; adds a final note that a moral obligation is not as binding as a legal one in regards to the settlement of Alexander Gardiner's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the recovery of Mr. [James] Semple after his illness and shipwreck; feels that Mr. [William] Waller [husband of Elizabeth Tyler Waller] is an anxious and tender father since the loss of his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends not to summer in E[ast] H[ampton], New York as she considers it the family burial place and would not be \"under the influence of a constant gloom\"; may consider spending the summer in Saratoga, New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that Fanny [a house slave?] may have small pox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Society news concerning visiting royals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a serpentine walk the President Tyler cut through the grove at \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses improvements made to the gardsnes of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; reports on her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the trees sent to her and the President Tyler; reports that her children are doing well; discusses the President Tyler's experimentation on the plantations crops. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Perceives that Mrs. [Corse] Polk [sister-in-law of the President] has died of consumption; feels that her [Mrs. Polk's] troubles and unhappiness are now over; expects the trees that she planted will flourish. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has prepared the house for a visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer; hopes that she [JMG] will come to see the children soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports the little Julia Gardiner Tyler is now dancing; wishes that a bonnet be sent for her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a social call made to her during which the possible visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer was discussed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to her opinion of Jenny Lind and her singing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Governor and Mrs. Floyd arrived in the midst of her housecleaning for a stay; expects a visit from David Gardiner soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the great number of social activities recently attended; describes an unusual incident--a serenade by a party of musicians at two o'clock in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions the beauty of her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; social news; notes that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton) is now residing in Washington, [D.C.]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a wedding toast to Gilbert B[eeckman]; mentions a church service. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was extremely pleased to have heard of David Gardiner's return to New York, even if he seemed to be \"such a strange looking man, or even a lunatic\"; anticiaptes more news of his return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the wheat harvest on \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions that the P[ost] M[aster] General has directed all letters to be endorsed as \"Mail Direct\"; hopes to see David Gardiner before he shaves off his beard; remarks that the President Tyler received \"a letter weight made fromthe corner stone of the Washington Monument\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the death of Fanny Johnson [a servant? slave?]; discusses the virtues of \"Sherwood Forest\"; hopes to be able to break \"Aleck\" [Alexander Gardiner Tyler] of his thumb sucking habit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the land in Kentucky on the market; mentions meeting Gov[ernor] Branch in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary. 1p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a stop in Philadelphia, [Pa.] to visit Robert Tyler; discusses teh President Tyler's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents He is being a submissive husband and acting at his wife's \"amanuensis\"; expresses his astonishment at the failure of Jacob Little. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Includes TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner T[yler], \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia), to Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] concerning acquaintances; the purchase of some vases for \"Sherwood Forest\"; and the sale of the property held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the birth of Lachlan Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays that \"Gardie\" [David Gardienr Tyler] noted that she \"has two thumbs just like Aunt Margaret\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses thanks for the gift of a \"pretty Thimble\"; discusses the effect of \"Garddy\" [David Gardiner Tyler] made on \"little Mary\" and \"Willie\". 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires about Belmont's appearance in Broadway on New Year's Day. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her sister for not sending copies of articles, \"Remember I don't wish natural occurrences to happen again...\" [possibly referring to the difficult delivery of her baby]; discusses the name \"McLachlan\" which she has chosen for her baby; discusses the difficult delivery, \"I wish no one might have such a bitter experience\"; discusses her mother's Juliana McLachlan Gardiner health; gives advice to be passed on to her brother [David Gardiner] considering diet and smoking. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Described the steamboat trip to \"Sherwood Forest\" mentioning a view of Mt. Vernon, acquaintances made on board, and the arrival in \"slave territory\"; describes \"Sherwood Forest\" and includes a sketch; discusses Tyler's 60 slaves; expresses his admiration for Mrs. Tyler; describes the potential issues such as the Asburton Treaty and the annexation of Texas which he discussed with the President; describes a visit to a black baptist church reporting that the \"church numbered 390 members of whom 300 were Free!\" 20 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail the many visits paid to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by friends and family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the numerous house guests at the plantation; reports McLachlan's Tyler health; has sent a daguerreotype of Alexander Gardiner for a portrait to be painted. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Repeats compliments paid to her on her appearance; reports on Tazewell Tyler's studies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the details of the possible purchase of a new home on Staten Island, New York; mentions that the \"Glebe\" is on the market for $8,000; feels that it is regrettable but understandable to sell the family property in E[ast] H[ampton], New York. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates that Mr. [William] Waller may propose to Miss C. Phillips soon; feels that it would be wise for Miss Phillips not to accept; mentions that Gen. Duff Green is willing to act as an agent for the President Tyler in the sale of the land held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Looks forward to seeing the \"Aztec children which have surprised you so much\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the illness of her mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner[ and her sister Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; discusses MGH's pregnancy and expresses her wish that the baby be a boy; describes the development of her own children; discusses the prospect of MGH having her poems published' reports on the project of \"the laies of this coultry...to purchase Mt. Vernon\" and present it to the state of Virginia; reports that William Gardiner has returined from Europe. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the trip to Warm Springs and the other guests; gives advice for David Gardiner's planned trip to join them; describes the railroad being built \"over and through the mountains.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is not fond of these cold baths and looks forward to the warm springs bath; describes an upcoming children's fancy ball as well as a fancy ball for the adults the following night; discusses the \"terrible railroad accident...near Philadelphia\"; discusses reports of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth; describes the sermon by Denison. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing friends, family, and social events, and the President's illness. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing visitors to \"Sherwood Forest,\" JGT's children, news of family and friends, and the President's honorary degree from the College of William and Mary, 6 July, 1854. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing family news and social events. 14 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has meant to write ever since she left; reports that he is \"very busy sowing wheat\"; describes Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] visit \"he was with us the greater part of his term, he is a charming fellow indeed\"; praises JGT's other children' wants to know her wishes about the \"division[?] of the place\"; asks her to purchase an order of tea for various individuals. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses her grief over Margaret's [JGT's sister] death and thanks PG for her letter of sympathy; accepts the invitation to the upcoming \"two fold marriage\" of Phoebe and Fanny Gardiner' agrees to have \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] participate in the ceremony. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a check; wishes she could see New York \"all arrayed for the holidays\"; discusses her children's excitement over Santa Claus; encloses a letter for Sarah T[hompson] and asks her mother to have David Gardiner deliver it, \"if you think it worthwhile to let Sarah receive it David must not seem to know its contents...\"; gives news of Charles City Co. neighbors; reports that everyone is \"pleased with Margaret's portrait\"; asks for 2 yards of cloth for trimming; reports that the President had a letter from Dr. [Sprogue?] and a volume on distinguised clergymen; reports that they are to receive a miniature of the Miles' equestrian statue of Washington; instructs her mother not to send the letter to Sarah \"unless you think David's engagement will certainly be consumated...\"; sends Christmas greetings to Harry [Beeckman]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the wedding of Patty Tyler despite the fact that JGT was not present but \"looked through the crack of my bedroom door\" due to her \"situation\" [advanced pregnancy]; discusses plans for her mother and her self \"to get Hampton in time for my matter\" [childbirth]. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of letters from Julia Gardiner Tyler to various family members discussing family and neighbors. 7 items. TCys of ALSs.","Correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning JGT's children, news of Virginia neighbors, discussion of abolitionism, Harper's Ferry, and Governor Wise. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning Governor Wise, the sentencing of John Brown, Patty Tyler's marriage, David Gardiner's marriage, the illness of Mary Wilcox, JGT's children, and news of Virginia neighbors. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Explains the delay in receiving JGT's last letter from Washington; agrees that \"all the courtesy and kindness has departed from Washington\"; gives news of JGT's children from Staten Island; comments on JGT's trip to Lexington; discusses the \"late raid into Pennsylvania...conducted by Gen. Jenkins\"; discusses how \"gay\" New York has been despite \"the scenes of distress at the South\"; expresses releif at hearing that the \"beautiful estate of Shirley has not been destroyed\"; mentions Gen. Dix and Gen. McClennan; discusses plans to visit Long Beach. 7 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS\u003e Incomplete/","Scope and Contents Gives a detailed accounting of JGT's duties as the executrix of the estate of John Tyler. 4pp. ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's children, the January 1861 Peace Conference in Washington, D.C.; the death of John Tyler, and various hardships endured by JGT. Also includingan inventory of John Tyler's estate and correspondence between JGT and various officials cooncerning possession of property and settlement of John Tyler's estate. 10 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescrips of correspondence betwen Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's reurn to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; JGT's children, conditions in Virginia and New York. Also including a poem \"To Mrs. Ex-President Tyler\" and correspondence with friends and officials concerning wartime conditions and GT's desire to return to New York. 16 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother, friends, and various officials concerning JGT's return to New York, sale of JGT's cotton, JGT's children, problems with settling John Tyler's estate, the release of Capt. Gayle and wartime conditions. 17 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Reports that the steamer Eugenie has arrived in Nassau and that Major Heyligery [?] will be remitting a sterling bill to cover the proceeds of the cotton; reports that he is unable to \"receive the advance made by the Gov[ernmen]t on this little shipment in Confederate money\"; reports that he has received \"a long letter from our friend Capt. G[ayle]...dated from Boston Dec. 9th...and he spoke cheerfully of his prospects for an early exchange\"; expresses regret that Pearly and Fitzwalter Tyler are not present to participate in the Tableaux planned by Mrs. Walker\" states that he will inclose a letter from Mrs. Walker; hopes that JGT will pass through Bermuda on her return home. 3 pp. ALS. Including a recepit, 29 Decm. 1863 for 5 bales of coton received from the steamed Eugenie from Wilmington, [N.C.] sold by the order of J.M. Sexas for the account of [Julia Gardiner] Tyler and purchased by L. Heyligery [?], Nassau for 225.11.6 [pounds sterling]. 1 p. ADS.","Scope and Contents Have had another raid resulting in the burning of the Court House and surroundings; Dick Christian was taken off by the enemy; all of Robinson's command was taken \"which we think rather benefits us\"; in New Kent several of Mr. Jordan's negroes were taken. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that things here remain in \"statu quo\"; there have been \"no visitations from our troublesome friends\"; Charles City Co. has been the scene of parties, dinners, and tournaments this past winter. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Cousin John sends love and says that everything is going quietly at the farm; no wheat crop this year; all act to advance his interests. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Respons to two letters from her concerning the best way to end funds to Capt. Gayle, prisoner of wr at Fort Warren, [Boston, Massachussetts]. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses relief that she is on Staten Island; discusses their children; reports that Fanny [PGH's sister] was in New York; hopes that \"Aunt\" Juliana McLachlan Gardiner has recovered from her illness; hopes that she will not return to \"Sherwood Forest\" while the war lastts; expresses surprise at learning that \"David Gardiner had another son--tell him that I think he was very negligent not to announce the fact to us.\"; describes the christening party for Fanny's daughter. 8 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Is sending the boxes to Richmond, Va.; mentions gunboats on the river and destruction of Mr. Vaiden's poperty; reminds her [?] of her return in April. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Discusses a check that has been \"returned to our good friends in Baltimore\"; reassures her [JGT] of her son's safety; offers to forward a package for Mrs. D. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Having been taken from \"Sherwood [Forest],\" Charles City County, Virginia twelve days before, is confined with several citizens from the county; has had no trial nor have charges been brought against them; General Wilde has landed at Kennon's with colourned troups and \"taken everything through the county\"; has been treated kindly by the officers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has visited John [C. Tyler?] and others at Chesapeake Hospital Prison; has heard that \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] is with Robert Tyler; has heard no news of his own son; insists that \"all the negroes have left all the stock of every sort taken\"; discusses the troo[s passing down the river; gives an account of the description of her crip and piano by a California regiment; \"do when the war is over get together some labor for you and and come back to Old Virginia who has been such a martyr to the cause of Liberty\"; worries at the separation from his whife who does not know he is on a parole from prison for a week. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the whereabouts of A.M. Tyler [Maria] as instructed by Major General Benj[amin] F. Butler; she [AMT] has taken refuge with Mrs. [Lu] Clopton; encloses the reply to the inquiry whether Maria Tyler wants to join her [JGT]. 1 p. ALS. Including ALS, 6 June, 1864, A.M. Tyler, \"Selwood.\" having a \"hemorrhage [sic] from the lungs\" and is unable to reach a decision at this time. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Reports that Lu Clopton and Maria Tyler are both well according to a letter he received; discusses the fate of her [JGT] belongings at \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the safety of her son and says \"the negroes we will not mind of if Our Dear Children are but spared to us\"; describes the condition where John [C Tyler?] is being imprisoned; describes the \"vile and indecent actions\" taking place in Charles City Co. and lists the neighbors who have been shot. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to an article which appeared in the Evening Post [25 June, 1864], which stated that Tyler's niece lives on a farm near \"Sherwood Forest,\" \"subsusting on the charity of the United States,\" to which she responds that [Maria Tyler] \"fled to the adjoining plantation when deprived of her protector and exposed to the terrible vicinity of an unscrupulous colored soldiery\" 1 p. TCy of L. Including NwsCl, [25 June, 2864], from the Evening Post. 1 item. Also including NwsCl, [ca. 27 June, 1864] from the Evening Post and the Evening Express. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle, a prisoner of war at Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with various northern officials concerning his [RGH] possible release; letters from G.F. Walker, a friend living in St. Georges, Bermuda' and correspondence with other friends concerning the wartime conditions. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Writes of her poor health and the complete wreck at 'Sherwood'\"; sends news of scquaintances; apologizes for sending a gloomy letter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her son is planning to return to Virginia and asks for the Davises to see him; sends her sympathies to Mrs. Davis, sends congratulations for the marriage of Mrs. Davis's sister to Willie Waller. 2 pp. Df. of L. Including Df. of L to Judge Holt concerning destruction of JGT's Virginia property. Also including Df of L. to [Roberty H. Gayle?] concerning obtaining a parole or early release from prison.","Scope and Contents Letter of introduction for JGTs's son John Alexander {Tyler]. 2pp. AL. Incomplete. Including TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has received JGT's letter by Flag of Truce; reports that Ann Maria Tyler has married the \"Federal guartd tis said a dutch baker\"; has forwarded JGT's letter to \"Gardy\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; states that due to Dr. S[elden]'s poor health they must go to Rock[bridge] Alum Springs; Robert [Selden?] is on sick leave because of his eyes; JS's brothers have been released as \"paroled Prisoners\"; reports on conditions in the neighborhood; sorry to hear about the poor health of JGT's mother; reports on news of neighbors and friends; \"our poor Negroes who have proved fiathful are an increase [sic] expense\"; asks for a \"Card [sic] de viste\" for an album; reports that they live at the same place but find it difficult to live on a surgeon's pay' the \"venture in the blockade running has been fruitless as yet lost two steamers\"; reports that there is a drought. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Introduces himself as the husband of Maria Tyler; intends to visit New York during a furlough with his wife; reports that \"the mansion especially, in the interior, shows the effects of the lawless savages of soldiers\" 3pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Describes some furniture being held for JGT that has since been claimed by the Rev. Mr. Raymond, chaplain of the hospital, as his own. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not being home when Mrs. Vincent called; expresses sorrow at the death of \"your dear boy\"; discusses her fears for her own son's safety as a \"private in the 1st Rockbridge artillery\"; reports that she can forward Mr. Vincent's note to Mr Lyons; discusses her call to \"Gen B's\". 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1p.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle and various officials concerning RHG's release from Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with William H. Clopton and various other friends and officials in Virginia concerning the marriage of Mari Tyler to a Union soldier; letters from the Walkers, friends in St. George's, Bermuda; correspondence with various friends concerning wartime conditions; letters to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. 26 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various family members and friends concerning the death of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, JGT's mother; correspondence with various friends and government officials concerning JGT's Virginia property. 30 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Encloses some letters \"bearing tidings of loved ones from whom you are separated\"; will forward letters to her \"friends in the South.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she has received her cradle; discusses JGT's property at Old Point [Comfort] Va. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Saddened by the news of the fall of Ft. Fisher and the recapture of Capt. [Robert H] G[ayle]; encloses a letter to be forwarded to her mother; discusses their children. 4 pp. AL. Including a TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends this note by a servant to enquire as to the resultes of the deliberations concerning a legal matter. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from J. Buchanan, Henry, New York, to Julia Gardiner Tyler, Staten Island, New York, n.d., advising her that Judge Barraud had not reached a decision and \"I have but little doubt that it will be as we desire it\"; reports that Mr. Curtis is no longer the receiver and Mr. Horve will inform her when a decision is reached. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tells JGT that she must choose the services of Mr. O'Connor [/] or Mr. Clarke to represent her on appeal in the probate matter and in the new suit brought against her; hopes for Gen[era]; Dix's cooperation \"in regard to the late outrage, in your communication to the press and public\"; discusses closing up the probate matter and plans for the new actions being brought, \"you must not be alarmed at all this litigation, as it is only in accordance with the programme.\" Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Assures her that he is still trying to procure a \"'C' 'S' battleflag...that she ahs been waved [sic] in the smoke of battle...\" for her daughter as promised' expressed thanks for the hospitality shown him while in Staten Island; discusses the situation in the South, \"the Negroes are in most instances, retaining their usual respect for their owners, and faithfully performing the contracts adopted by their Government between master and late slave...\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Worries because she has received no letters from JGT in months; discusses the sorrow they feel over the Southg's loss of the war; plans to stay in England at least temporarily; asks for news of Capt [Robert H.] Gayle. 4 pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has not heard from Julia Gardiner Tyler about the bill he sent; asks RHM to settle the bill if he has the authority. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being ill and blames it on the \"malarious climate\"; asks JGT to ty to obtain a \"situation for Allen in the sea going line of steamers\"; worries about the education of her sons; has been advised to wait \"intil times are settled\" to start a boarding house; sorry to hear about JGT's lawsuit; complains of the effects of poverty, \"I feels so lonely in this cold world and Have I know been so petted and spoilt that I am unfitted for this sudden transition.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has sent \"600 dollars currency\"; encourages them to take advantage of every opportunity and to learn to speak French and German; reports that they will each receive \"a Christmas offering of five dollars in gold\"; reports on visits from cousin William Tyler and \"brother James\" [Semple] who \"is now in Canada for a while.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various military and civilian officials concerning the forced entry into JGT's home by several youths in search of a Rebel flag; letters from Robert H. Gayle concerning his release, recapture, and final release; letters from other prisoners of war asking for help; letters from various friends concerning wartime conditions. 22 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents John C. Tyler, \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Virginia, to \"My Dear Madam,\" n.p. Discusses her \"Scheme\" for helping provide for the families of Negroes until they should be self-sufficient; has already given an account of the \"destruction of everything here. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of Julia Gardiner Tyler's correspondence concerning hre Virginia property; correspondence and notes concerning the legal battle over JGT's mother's will; correspondence with JGT's sons and nephew in Germany; letter from the farm manager at \"Sherwood Forest\" complaining about the conditions; letter to Bishop [John] Johns concerning the Resolutions pased by the College of William and Mary; letters from various friends and family members. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Advises her to invest money in real estate in Galveston; asks if her suit is over and decided in her favor; asks her to write. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler including receipts, letter (ALS) from Varina (Howell) Davis concerning Jefferson Davis; printed argument of Edwards Pierrepont and other papers concerning lawsuit Julia G. Tyler v. David L. Gardiner; letters of Jane Seldon concerning \"Brandon\" and \"Lower Brandon\" after Civil War; rental contract for \"Sherwood Forest\"; letter of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler with her sons and nephew while they were students in Germany. 42 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has paid her tax by giving the sheriff a young ox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler (including testimony in lawsuit David L Gardiner v. Julia Gardiner Tyler; printed arguments; correspondence; inventory of property of David L. Gardiner in 1868) and correspondence concerning \"Villa Margaret.\" debts of John Tyler. 54 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Includes typescripts of correspondence between Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and her son, daughter, step-daughter [Letitia (Tyler)] Semple concerning [H.G.Beeckman], Reconstruction, portraits from \"Sherwood Forest,\" advice to sons, \"Villa Margaret\" and taking Lyon G. Tyler to University of Virginia. 63 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Including receipts; letters concerning a biography of Daniel Webster by George S. Curtis, a miniature of John Tyler painted by Freeman, a portrait of Julia G. Tyler given to the white house; debts owed by Julia G. Tyler, marriage of Julia (Tyler) Spencer, lawsuit of David L Gardiner v. Julia G. Tyler; patent for land in Iowa granted to John Tyle for militia service in War of 1812; and engraved tenth anniversary invitation. 60 items.","Scope and Contents Including medical account [for \"Sherwood Forest\"]; letters from H.G. Beeckman at \"Sherwood Forest\" and correspondence concerning paintings in possession of Letitia (Tyler) Semple; Lyon G. Tyler's education at University of Virginia;[JGT's conversion ot Catholicism], and a petition to the House of Represetnatives. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning Pearl, Fitzwalter, and Lyon away at school; Julia Tyler Spencer's death; her [JGT] financial affairs; her emotional health; visits from friends and relatives; H.G. Beeckman's desire to purchase \"Indian Fields,\" [Charles City County, Virginia], concerning W.W. Corcoran; plans of JGT to settle in Georgetown, D.C.; JGT's desire for life-size picture of [R.E.] Lee; Brady's picture of Julia (Tyler) Spencer; scattering of wild flowers on grave of Julia (Tyler) Spencer by her mother and others; the sale of Milton [estate]. 45 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; news of conditions in the South; the Southern economy; a biography of John Tyler by Henry A. Wise; her conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. 39 itmes.","Scope and Contents Awaits confirmation that she has embraced the Catholic religion; suggests she visit his daughter and her family. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; the people of the South; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; prose by James Lyons; an attempt to place Mrs. William Clopton into the Louise Home; the \"floundering\" Democratic Party; references to the Boss Tweed Ring; the growing affections of James Lyons for her. 52 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; the Grant and Johnson administrations; history of the Civil War; Harry's [Beeckman] death; [John] Alexander Tyler's wedding; permission to obtain John Tyler's autograph; news of politics and especially the Democratic Party. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; religion and the Roman Catholic Church; her children; the Boss Tweed Ring Conspiracy; Alexander Grahm Bell's wedding; a pension for Presidents' widows; the lack of postal service at \"Sherwood Forest\"; the \"celebrations\" of the centennial. 43 items. * *See letter of 11 November, 1876 from Julia Gardiner Tyler to William M. Evarts","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning reclaiming the land in the South; privileges of Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her financial and legal affais; a fever epidemic in the South; news of her children; petitions for a pension for Presidents' widows; the reabilitation of \"Carter's Grove\"; celebration of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington. 43 items.","Including correspondence concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her childre; her financial and legal affairs; her ancestry. 21 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence chiefly between her son Lachlan Tyler and her; concerning news of friends and relatives; his progress in his studies; \"Carter's Grove\" plantation; President Garfield's death; her illness. 31 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; Lyon Tyler's search for family letters; news of friends and relatives; her children; her financial affairs; discussions of PResident Arthur; Mary's [?] wedding and future as a wife; political speeches in Tidewater, Virginia, ; the death of her son John Alexander Tyler; the North' Central and South American Exposition; the political campaigns; Lyon G and David Tyler. 38 items.","Concerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of \"Sherwood Forest\". 14 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the \"Lovosis\" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a \"sulky\" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.","Concerning visits by her and her family to see friends and relatives; her financial affairs; Harry Beeckman's misfortunes; a requst for President Tyler's autograph; the possibility of her property in Staten Island becoming a cemetery. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; discussions on the state of Harry Beeckman's estate \"Farmer's Rest\"; the sale of her place on Staten Island; \"Sherwood Forest\"; her petition for a pension for the widows of ex-presidents; requests for John Tyler's autograph; invitations to social functions, the Morse telegraph. 31 items.","Concerning copies of songs that were sent to her; her financial affairs; invitations to social engagements; news of friends and relatives; her acquiring a housekeeper; request by a 16 year-old-boy of a twenty-four dollar loan; her relationship with James A[llen] Semple. 32 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; news of friends and relatives, especially her sons; explanations of events at home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] to her husband who is away; her dreams; her poetry; religious dogma; a case entitled Henry v Tyler; Pearl Tyler Ellis's illness; a portrait of John Tyler, Jr.; news of New York City society; the sale of \"Villa Margaret\" [Hampton, Va.]. 43 items.","14 items.","Assorted invitations extended to Julia Gardiner Tyler and her family; including various business cards. 63 items.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler. 22 items.","13 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia McLachlan Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Tyler Spencer, and Harry Beeckman concerning the freezing of the James River in 1857; \"enrollment\" of men in the Confederate army; his separation from the family and his inability to communicate with them; the \"kind\" care of Mrs. Clopton; results of the Civil War; \"My Life During The War Between The States,\" details of his service in the Confederate army; his voyage to and stay in Germany. 39 items.","Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lachlan Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Julia (Tyler) Spencer concerning his affiars at school in Germany [Prussia]; his excursions in Germany; accounts of Washington [and Lee] College after the Civil War; his attempts to obtain enough money to return to America; discussions of the state of the South' the beginning of war in Prussia. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia (Tyler) Spencer, Lyon G. Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, and James A. Semple concerning the \"struggle\" for \"independence\" in Germany; his return to American and his settling in lexington, Va.; the Governorship of Virginia; the career prospects for young Southern men; the 1869 State fair; social affairs in and around Lexington. Va.; the \"demoiselles: of Richmond, Va. and Lexington, Va.; a lawsuit revolving around \"Sherwood Forest\"; advice to Lyon Tyler about college life; collapse of floor in the capitol in Richmond, Va. in 1870; his obtaining a license to practice law; Reconstruction in Virginia and its affects on native Virginians. 70 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning narratives of his life as a lawyer; daily life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; Harry Beeckman's attempts to settle on a plantation; a continuing legal case concerning \"Sherwood Forest\"; commentaries on the poltical situation in Virginia, as well as the rest of the South; comments on teh political situation evolving from the Boss Tweed Ring; much discussion of Horace Greeley. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Annie Baker (Tucker) Tyler, Robert S. Montague and James Lyons concerning life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; his and Julia Gardiner Tyler's financial affairs; Lyon Tyler's existence at the University of Virginia; political issues of the South; Lyon Tyler's new wife Anne \"Annie\" Tucker; plans for the College of William and Mary. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with pearl (Tyler) Ellis, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, William M. Evarts and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of Charles City Co.; \"Berkeley\" plantation; court cases in Charles Chity County; the death of his brother, John Alexander Tyler; his intentions to marry; detaild accounts of social events; his political career; opening of college under Tyler (1888). 29 itmes.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler, especially concerning news of friends and relatives; mortgage on \"Sherwood Forest\"; his election to the U.S. Congress; his actions as a congressman; this possibilities of securing another term in Congress. 28 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning political situations in Virginia; his granting of offices; campigns and elections in which he is involved (1894 and 1896 contests for 5th District of Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives); a biography about the family; his desire to run for the House seat again in 1898; regional politics. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Tidewater politics; financial affairs of 'Sherwood Forest\"; the illness and death of his brother, Lachlan Tyler; affairs of the College of William and Mary; Lyon Tyler's quest for politicals office; health of his family; his candidacy for Judgeship of the 14th Circut. Also includes a letter from his wife, Mary Morris Tyler, to Lyon Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Annie (Tucker) Tyler, E.C. Madison, John Lamb, Robert Shaw Oliver, and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, including correspondence concerning his Judgeship of the 14the Circut Court in Charles City County, Virginia; state and local politics; family affairs; financial concerns; affairs of the College of William and Mary; real estate interests; his medical record; announcement of his daughter Margaret's marriage to Stepher Fowler Chadwick; an address delivered to the reunion of Confederate veterans, 1 June 1915, in Richmond, Va.; a eulogy of Gardiner given upon the presentation of his portrait to the 14th Circut Court, 19 April, 1928. 49 items.","Scope and Contents Including fragments of ltter written from Germany soon after the Civil War; a poem of unrequited love composed by him; a letter to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, in which he refers to Catholic priests as \"useless drones\" and \"stinging hornets\"; a complete biography of his life; local and national politics; his studies in Germany and at Washington [and Lee] College; romantic interests and family concerns. 13 items.","5 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of \"Sherwood Forest\" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain \"Tyler Letters\". 29 items.","Discussion of his stamp collection. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Missouri; her homesickness for Virginia; news of her uncle's death [Lyon G. Tyler]; reference to the mysterious trunk of \"Tyler letters\". Also included are letters criticizing those trying to \"deify\" Abraham Lincoln; discusses her decision to resign from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 16 items.","Describing life at the University of Virginia; family news; business matters. Several of these letters are addressed to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler revealing young Alfred Tyler's concern and devotion to his uncle. Also included is a land deed signed by him as Commonwealth Attorney of Charles City County. 14 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various legal and personal family matters. included is an 1858 newspaper clipping from Dispatch of an address by President John Tyler; and eight page memorandum detailing the contest of Juliana McLachlan Gardinre's will; and some letters written by him as a major in the United States Air Force during World War II. 22 items.","During and immediately following the Civil War concerning his return to Virginia after leaving his family in New York; his attempts to join the confederate navy; his sentiments towards the war; his life and studies in Germany after the war. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, pleading for money, letters, and clothes. 27 items.","Scope and Contents Including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tyler) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler, and to James Semple while attending school in Germany concerning family matters; financial problems; illness; his military srevice in the German army; advice to his sister Julie not to \"turn Catholic\"; frequent requests for money and letters; discussion of the American political situation; the war raging in Europe; including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tylre) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler and James Semple. 28 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of his sister's [Julia Tyler Spencer] tragic death; completion of his studies in Germany; his continued financial problems and fears of debtors' prison; pleas to his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler for financial help; his reutnr to the United States and search for employment; his marriage to Sarah Griswold Gardiner; his job as government suveyor. 26 items.","Including letters to Julia (Gardiner) Tyle, David Gardiner Tyler, and Lyon G. Tyler concerning her marriage to John Alexander Tyler; her husband's financial and employment struggles' her difficulties following his death in 1883; family news; social news; the frequent illness of her own children; her plans to erect a monument to her late husband. 8 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning family news; the \"jolly time\" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her active social life and her many suitors; news of family and friends; her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent; her brothers [John Alexander Tyler and David Gardiner Tyler] and cousin Harry Beeckman in Germany; her courtship and marriage to William H. Spencer. In addition are poems which she composed, an invitation to her wedding, a newspaper clipping describing her wedding ceremony, love letters from William H. Spencer, and two callign cards. 33 items.","Concerning his courtship of Julia Tyler; her sudden death; his attempts at sheep farming in Colorado and California after her death; his hopes to make a proper home for his infant daughter, Julia Tyler Spencer. 19 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.","Including correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on \"some fixed purpose\" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own \"particular niche\"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.","Including receipts and correspondence with family and acquaintances. Most of the letters are to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, discussing the family financial matters; his job with the New York State Health Department; financial problems of his brother, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler; local and state politics. Also, there is a letter from George Fluerot to Lyon G. Tyler concerning Lachlan Tyler's death in 1902. 33 items.","Also including a read leather binding for a small notebook [?] embossed in gold with his name. 5 items (and several envelopes).","Including correspondence with Julia (Spencer) Fleurot Cheever, Lyon G. Tyler, and Lachlan Tyler, concerning her attempts at publishing a book; financial matters; family news; Lachlan Tyler's illness and her own poor health. 6 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly consisting of letters written to \"Fitz\" from various female acquaintances. There are references to the Tyler family; social news; his life as a farmer; his marriage. 25 items.","Including correspondence with family and friends; sale receipts; a recipe for catsup; and two wedding invitations--one being to his sister's [Pearl Tyler] wedding in November, 1884. The letters concernfamily news; his farm; financial mattrs; social news. 20 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of family and friends; financial matters; state politics; his farm; the poor health of his first and second wives; inveiling of a monument to President John Tyler. The majority of the letters are written to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, asking for money. 43 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Mary Morris (Jones) Tyler; Christmas cards; calling cards; bills; real estate transactions; poetry; recipes. The letters concern family news; his poor health; his far; financial difficulties; his need for further employment; news of his sister-in-law's [Annie Tucker Tyler] death. 40 items.","Including sales receipts, rent, and medical bills. 65 items.","Including sales receipts, bills, and account records. 100 items.","Including one of his checkbooks. 167 items.","Correspondence of Cora Kreagle Tyler, second wife of Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, concerning news of family and friends. 4 items.","Scope and Contents Includes corrsepondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, William H. Spencer and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of family and friends; her studies at the Catholic Academy of the Visitation; social news; her search for the \"ideal man\". 16 items.","Includies correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Julia Spencer Fleurot cheever concerning family news; social news; her married life with William Ellis; her husband's financial difficulties; her husband's political career; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's sudden marriage and his incessant financial problems. 14 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning the failing health of her sister-in-law, Annie Tucker Tyler; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's continuing financial problems; the difficult times her own family was experiencing; her plans to send her sons to the College of William and Mary; genealogical inquiries. Also included are letters from William Ellis and daughter Margaret Langhorne Ellis to Pearl Tyler's brother Lyon G. Tyler. 17 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler concerning her children; her travels and visits with friends and family; the illness and death of her brother, Lyon G. Tyler; the second marriage of her niece, Julia [Spencer] Fluerot Cheever; the outbreak of World War II; discussion over Sue Ruffin Tyler's desire to publish certain personal Tyler letters. 21 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning primaily her children. included are references to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's financial problems; Julia Spencer Fluerot's marriage to George Fluerot and her becoming a Red Cross nurse during World War I; other Tyler family news; genealogical inquiries by Sue Ruffin Tyler. 34 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of the children of Pearl Tyler Ellis mostly with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) tyler about genealogical inquiries and family news. Correspondents include Cornelia Ellis Booker, John Tyler Ellis, julia Ellis Robinson, Leila Ellis Marye and Ambrose Marye, Lyon Ellis, Margaret Ellis Topping, Pearl Ellis, William Munford Ellis, Jr., and Nannie Kent Ellis. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Kept while attending Madame Chegaray's School for Young Ladies. MsV.1. 30 pp. Also includes detached pages of accounts and poetry [possibly of Lyon G. Tyler, post 1875]. 28 pp.","MsV.2. 32 pp.","Diary and accounts of David Gardiner Tyler while studying and traveling across Europe with John Alexander Tyler and Harry Beeckman. MsV.3. 108 pp.","Scope and Contents MsV.4. 10 pp."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae"],"names_coll_ssim":["College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Tyler family","Tyler, John, 1790-1862"],"famname_ssim":["Tyler Family","Tyler family"],"persname_ssim":["Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Tyler Family","Tyler family","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":1183,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:48:32.028Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9127","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9127.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Tyler Family Papers, Group A","title_ssm":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A"],"title_tesim":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A"],"unitdate_ssm":["1716-1946"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1716-1946"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1716/1946"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946"],"text":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946","Mss. 65 T97 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/9127","Sherwood Forest (Virginia : Estate)","Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775","Education--Virginia--History--19th century","Legal documents","Patronage, Political--United States--History","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Politics and Government","United States--Presidents","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Any letter by a Tyler or a Tyler spouse is under the writer, even it the recipient was also a Tyler. Arrangement after President Tyler's papers is by his first wife and their descendants, and then his second wife and their descendants.","John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of eight children. He was the 10th President of the United States. Other offices held include Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Captain of a military company, and other offices.","He was educated at the College of William and Mary and went on to study law with his father. John Tyler was married twice. His first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had 8 children; she died in the White House in September 1842. His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), with whom he had 7 children.","See the Tyler Family Papers, Groups B-H, as well as the Tyler Family Papers Additions, A-H.","Papers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.","Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.","A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, \"Sherwood Forest,\" familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.","A list of \"Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections\" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.","Scope and Contents Appointment by which Henry Tyler (d. 1729) is appointed by Alexander Spotswood to be sheriff of York County, Virginia At top is part of inventory signed by Charles Lightfoot and on reverse is inventory signed by Anne Phillips. 1 p. Frag. of DS.","Scope and Contents Will of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. Probated 17 March, 1774. 2 pp. Xcy of Cy of DS. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Indenture between John Tyler and William Tyler concerning land in Sussex County. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents Inventory of the estate of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen \"whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects.\" 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents John Tyler to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, [Va.]. Warrant commanding sheriff to attach the estate of John Ellis for the amount of one pound ten shillings to staisfy the debt owed to George Lewis as well as for the cost of proceedings at the next court. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Encloses contract [not enclosed] to Mr. Semple which recipient and he may settle; further legal matters. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to William Gragg of 37 acres in Pendleton County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. Pst of DS. [Originial is in the collection of Alexander William Armour, Princeton University]","Scope and Contents Thomas Tyler, nephew of John Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to \"My dear Governor\" [Henry A. Wise] Sends political advice as a \"true friend\"; thinks the last thing he should desire is the election of Stephen Douglas--he should stand on his own in Virginia; will not succeed while he wages war on the President and the party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been praying for his \"elevation\" to the Presidency for nine months; refers to an article in the Constitution and a recent duel; wishes the Enquirer would praise [Stephen] Douglas; says is [HAW] only hope is with the people; urges him to appoint Faussett as flour inspector. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp","Scope and Contents Recommends John Kilby of Virginia for a Revolutionary War pension, [Kilby] having fought in the Bonhomme Richard-Serapis engagement. Explains judge's signature on application is not accompanied by a seal because superior courts in Virginia do not nor have ever had a seal. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions her letter written in high spirits; thinks often of Mary, Robert, and her; refers to her desire that he return to private life; says that his friends in the district have a right to expect him to continue for another term in Congress; finds it impossible to be with her at Christmas beacuse of the enquiry in which his committee is engaged; \"nothing but a sense of duty can keep me from you.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to Peter Land consisting of 52 acres in Princess Anne County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Mentions case of Gales and Seaton; information on the peition of William Pinnel; discusses ratification of the Virginia Constitution of 1830; gives voting record by House of Representatives re: Judge Peck; gives voting record of House or Representatives passing the India Bill to its third reading. 2 pp. ALS","Encloses two newspapers sent him by John B. White containing obituary notices of his father Judge White; the \"S. Carolina affair swallows up all other subjects...\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter concerning his studies, mentions marriage of Albert; mentions Mr. Preston, senator of S. Carolina, son of General Preston of Virginia, and great nephew of Patrick henry, speaking before the senate. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the honor conferred upon him by the citizens of Fredericksburg which was sent by him [JC]; his motives in the public office have been to uphold the Constitution and the laws and to restrain executive power; those maintaining opposite opinions have been diminished due to \"that event which has transpired since many of the elections took place\"; regrets inability to meet with them. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Song to Lelia\" [arr: Spanish Dance] written by John Tyle to his wife. 1 p. TCy of song.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Speed on My Vessel\" written by John Tyler on his resignation from the U.S. Senate. 1 p. Cy of poem.","Concerns shipment of cranberry plants to him, and how to grow them. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS","Congratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS","Recommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Expresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p.  ALS","Mentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.","Scope and Contents Extracts of newspapers articles from the Philadelphia American Sentinel and the Philadelphia Ledger about John Tyler.","Scope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.","Scope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests Badger to give his regrets to the commodore for not making the trip today; the Senate has failed to \"adjourn over\" and his mind is \"too much engrossed with the subjects before me.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses the illness of the President John Tyler. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends condolences on Tyler's loss of advisors and friends [due to the explosion on board the warship Princeton]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to his letter in which he asks to marry her daughter Julia; asks if he will be able to supply Julia with the \"enjoyments by which she has been surrounded.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Land grant to William Hudgins of Ray County, Missouri, for eighty acres of land in the District of Land subject to sale at Lexington, Missouri authorized by President John Tyler (see oversized file). 1 p. D.","Scope and Contents Suggests he see Mr. Brown concerning possible title to property; congratulates him on nomination to assembly; thinking of strong and decided message [to Congress]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Will defer sending a greyhound across the Atlantic until March because of the cold weather; tells of hopes to negotaite treaty with \"His Majesty\"; praises address sent by Tyler; has seen a statue of Cicero which bears a likeness to him [JT]; is planning to give him souvenirs of Italy; comments of course the Whigs are pursuing in Virginia on the Presidential question. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Recommends James J. Wright for the position of consul at Cuba; discusses various nominees for Postmaster in Ulster County, New York; describes excitement about approaching election. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Friends wish him [JT] not to reture, but to be a member of the U.S. Senate where he could \"annihilate some of the distinguished Coons who have made it their business to villify and persecute you during your administration\"; would be also be able to carry through the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mr. Stillwell is anxious to secure the succession to his deputy Mr. Rapalje; wishes something could be done for Shaler; need for men of weight or character as leaders. TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Received his letter and considers his views just; comments on several appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Invitation from them by their [secretary?] to play a private concert for the President, his wife, and firends. 1 p. LS.","Scope and Contents Encloses clipping concerning a meeting about the Texas annexation. 1 p. ALS. Including Nwscl, [circa March 4, 1845]. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he and Mrs. von Geralt missed seeing the Tylers before they left Washington; appreciates his attention and the interest he took in promoting commercial relationships between the U.S. and the Zollverein. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Picnic Song\" [by John Tyler?]. 1 p. TCy of Poem","Seating arrangement [probably at the White House] or visiting list. 4 pp. Ms.","Scope and Contents Regarding a silver pitcher given to Tyler by the ladies of the county. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Suggests that his supports and friends in New York be encouraged to purchase a subscription to a weekly paper, the Old Dominion, at two dollars per year, or a daily paper the New Era, at five dollars per year to boost sales and support the editior; both papers, published and edited by Wm. Cunningham, in Portsmouth, Virginia, provide extensive coverage and support for him [JT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces his expected arrival in new York and requests that mr. Gardiner meet him at the wharf when he arrives. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Family News; requests Gardiner to send peaches from New York and asks him to visit; Julia is still ill but improving steadily. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces the peaches and tells of the arrival of cantaloupes from Mr. Congor that he gave to his servants because he didn't think they were fit for his family; Julia is becoming more healthy; family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns not to purchase any land in the mountains of Va. without seeing it first, as most of it is of no value; discusses business matters concerning coal mines in Kentucky and plans for raising capital for the project. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Suggests Gardiner see the land in Kentucky himself; gives description of the 900 [?] acres and directions for reaching it; also gives the names of several people Gardiner can ask for assistance when he arrives. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns a $1300 check drawn by the Exchange Bank at Norfolk on the Bank of New York and related to business matters. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning a bank draft drawn at the Farmers Bank; mentions Julia and their boy. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes the progress of the clover and wheat crops because of the dry weather. Comments on Julia's plans for a trip north and urges Gardiner and Margaret to come for a visit. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents His and his wife's travel plans; requests Gardiner meet him and his wife, Julia, in Philadelphia the evening of 20 July if possible. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Gardiner that he will not be able to arrive in New York on the 20th as planned, but will be delayed because of complications caused by the weather and crops. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses matters relating to land in Kentucky. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Gardiner that his agents in Kentucky are cheating him and asks him to travel there to look into the matter; character reference for Col. Watkins. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Details travel plans, including delay of train. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning payments for land; refers to foxhunts and merrymaking in the neighborhood, now that \"William Beekman left us\"; refers to Woodbury as Democratic nominee and possible resulting split in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests that Gardiner contact Mr. Benson regarding sending a chair to the Tyler residence; also hopes that Gardiner will visit soon. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Instructs Gardiner on business matters regarding land in Kentucky, and on acquiring an agent there; states that \"the ratification of the Mexican Treaty will relieve the money market and the spirit of speculation will be on tiptoe.\" 3pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses advantage of sending mail via Norfolk over Richmond; business matters, especially the exchange rate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of his son; notes receipt of chair; discusses farming season and bad prices for crops; remarks on revolutions in Europe and possibilites of war; quotes Jefferson. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning transfer of deed of Kentucky land from Tyler to Gardiner; proposes means to clear and cultivate land. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from Judge Juntington of Indiana. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from Judge Huntington, Louisville, Ky., to John Tyler, Charles City Co. House, Virginia, 23 Dec. 1847. Concerning land and mining possbilities in Kentucky and Ohio. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Love poem; \"To My Wife\"; John Tyler to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. Tcy of Ms.","Scope and Contents Family matters about a portrait and Julia's remedy for stomach sickness; business matter about a debt. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; asks Gardiner to pay certain bills with enclosed money. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; possibly bringing a suit up in Federal Court; problems of getting a reliable agent. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning the deed to some land; instructions about seeing the land and looking after the matter; legal advice from Judge Christian of Williamsburg. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning the court system and the suit involving the qustion of some land in Kentucky [?]; postcript refers to Polk what he rightly deserved. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters settling confusion over money matters; speculates on outcome of Pennsylvania election. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Financial and business matters reiterating directions given in previous letter. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, incuding a reference to a response from Calhoun to a letter Tyler is sending to all Cabinet members; refers to Taylor's election...\"My time for speaking out has come...\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled, \"Virginia\" by John Tyler. 1 p. Poem. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at \"Sherwood Forest\" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to \"injudicious husbandry\" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been \"no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians\"; fears that destruction will be wrought by \"ambitious and unpricipled demagogues\" but hopes \"sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil designs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.","Scope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on death of Mr. Beeckman; the mild climate of California; three [3] fires which have swept from San Francisco, the last of which destroyed a souvenir he was keeping for Tyler; discusses last admission of California as a state into the Union; tells of mail received from the family from the Panama (steamboat). 4 pp. TCy of ALS. Inclyding TCy (incomplete) of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief description of Tyler's travels from Norfolk to Williamsburg and short illness; tries to relate how the estate of John Beeckman will be distributed to mother and son according to California and Mexican law, based on his knowledge of Virginia law. 5 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to his ill health and planned trip to Richmond; also discusses bankdrafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to Tyler's past ill health and enclosed letter from Gardiner's mother; comments on political tide in Virginia \"topsy turvy\" and fears for future, as well as slave labor in S. California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Family news, especially caricatures of each member in great detail; comments on vacation in new York, and excitement surrounding Jenny Lind; urges Gardiner to stay in California if the profits are high. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Confirms receipt of the resignation of Prof. Hopkins from teh Chemistry Department of the College of William and mary; asks Robert to tell John that a temporary position is thus available if he is prepared for it and he must contact Col. McCandish and Judge Christin concerning proposition. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business letter regarding payment of debt and short family news. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts Tyler sent in the post the night earlier. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding price of land at $20,000. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter relling of family's illnesses, including a severe case affecting Julia and a terrible cold Tyler had; discusses various treatment. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning payment of three checks, Julia's continual ill-health, and the receipt of a letter from David Gardiner from Sacramento. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning land in Illinois and Tyler's title to it. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Mrs. Gardiner's health is improving; four checks have been dispatched to recipient; also refers to letter from Mr. Page concerning land title. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels there are causes both internal and external at work to produce the ruin of the country; discusses the motive of the European governments who desire dissolution of the Union; Great Britain, after having made a profit out of the slave traffic, clamors for universal emancipation and sends her hirelings to the U.S. to encourage \"Fanatics\"; only \"devotional attachment to Gov. and Union on the part of our people\" can save the Union; speaks as the \"true representative of Southern feeling.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding whether to mine lands or to let the railroads use them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on his and Julia's poor health and sends two checks. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to secure position as Port Collector in San Diego for Gardiner; discusses poor health and family news; also the \"uneasy conditions of public affairs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters, such as payment of checks, and comments that \"matters are looking better for the country\" politically. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler's 26 Nov. 1850 letter discussing \"great question of the day\" which is union or disunion of the United States. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Relates sorry over death of Alexander Gardiner, and grief it is causing family members. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates death of Col. Gardiner and expresses sorrow over event. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Sends information about his \"departed friend\" General Brazure N. Pryor, especially his bravery while commanding an artillery comany at the Battle of Hampton [War of 1812] so that his widow Elizabeth (Deneufville) Pryor could receive a land bounty; he [JT] nominated him to be elected Brigadier General in the winter of 1815-1816, served with him in legislature, and recommended him to be Collector at Norfolk, where he served until his death.","Scope and Contents Discusses experiences in California for past two years; incoroprates fine weather, mining conditions, agricultural progress, etc. 3 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Claims that the official muster roll of his company does not account for much of the time it was in service [in the War of 1812] and that the payroll omits the name of his servant, William Short, who also served; wonders if Short, who is still alive, is entitled to benefit of land for his service under the Act of Congress. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests Gardiner to check on an order Tyler placed with store in New York; family news, 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Discusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Banking matters and discusses family's health; says he may go to Philadelphia for medical advice. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on his elevation to the head of the Post Office Department; asks him to use his influence to assist his brother William Tyler to obtain the position of a naval store keeper at the washington Navy Yard or one elsewhere of a \"corresponding character\"; gives a biographical description of his brother. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses his \"wretched\" health and his business dealings with William Ozborne. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on business matters and improved health under the care of Dr. Semple of Hampton, Va. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses banking matters, election day activites, and hopes to spend next winter in a warm climate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates that the newspaper accounts of his ill-health are exaggerated, although he has been very unwell; promises to visit Staten Island when Julia is well. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler thanks him for his previous two letters which describe the Constitutional Convention and reflects on excitement of the Fourth of july. 1 P. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler has submitted to articles to the [Southern Literary] Messenger for publication about his days at [the College of] William and Mary. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note detailing \"enclosed\" checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks help in advocating a promotion which Gibson feels he deserves, in lieu of a mistrial fifteen years ago, in which Tyler was able to help him. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Horsford extended an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler to join his wife and him at their home in Cambridge before the Tylers head south. 1 . TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news regarding health of Mrs. Tyler and her planned annual journey to her mother; mentions that he attended the first meeting of the Agricultural Society in Richmond, [Va.]. 2 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Cites Mrs. Tyler's terrible health for two months, since the birth of her baby, as the reason why he and Mrs. Tyler have not been able to visit Horsford. 2 pp. Xcy of ASL.","Scope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Topic: \"The Merchant of Former Times and The Merchant of Today.\" Brief history of the merchant in society and discussion of the 19th century role. 8 pp. Pst. of PM.","Scope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of a son, who was born without the aid of chloroform to the mother; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is with the Tyler family, although recovering from illness. 2 pp. Xvy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Horsford for sending a budding potato for experiments in planging in Va.; congratulates Horsford on rise in literary world, and expresses disappointment that he did not visit Cambridge. 3 pp. XCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS","Published by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore: Washington D.C. John F. Ellis. 3 pp. Song. Including XCy of above song. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Due to bad winter weather conditions, communication from the \"outside world\" is not active, and Tyler inquires of political news; offers his and Julia's condolences on the loss of Horsford's wife [?]. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the crops and predicts high prices for corn in the next year; gives news of family health and asks for word about the yellow fever outbreaks in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter in response to Tyler's inquiry of his family lineage: [Thomas Gardiner, Esq. of Tollesburry, Essex.] 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler regarding price negotations of some property and a pony for sale. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, including difficulties in getting a loan from the bank; asks Gardiner to talk with someone in New York 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports meeting agenda. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on Robert's resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, fears Democrats will not succeed in next congressional elections because of the enormous increase in expenditures, mentions statement made by [Henry A.] Wise in Williamsburg that the College [of William and Mary] was \"the most superb body of equal size he had ever seen,\" says of Wise that 'his eye is steadily fixed on 1860\" [presidential election], feels that he[JT] is the last of the Virginia Presidents, suggests remedy for ailment of his grandson, plans to move to Hampton, 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief business note asking Gardiner to give enclosed check to portrait artist; predicts hard times due to bad crop. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS, Julia Gardiner Tyler, \"Villa Margarett,\" [Hampton, Va.], to Col. David L. Gardiner Asks her brother to have Margaret's portrait sent as soon as possible and to put it directly in the care of the steamer's captain. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler analyzes his son's letter about the Zolverein Treaty; confesses that, as a father of six and a supervisor of a household, he is no Cicero or Pliny, but opts to live out his days in Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Compliments Tyler on his \"Memories of Richmond\" address and comments on Mr. Cushing's and Mr. Seward's speeches; he is lonely. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Navy Yard official wrote in regard to shipping the remains of Mr. Denison of Va. to be buried next to his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brief note asking Gardiner to conduct some bond exchanges for him. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reference to a party going to Jamestown to plant ivy around the old church steeple, led by Edward Everett; mentions difficulties of son, John; comments on Virginia gubernatorial race; his address at the College of William and Mary forthcoming and the rebuilding of the college is estimated to cost $18,200, and will be completed Oct. 1, 1859. 4 pp. ALS. Includes engraving of John Tyler, 1 item.","Scope and Contents Business matters, including the payment od debts and a trip to Raleigh, [N.C.], during which he gave 3 speeches; discusses his poor health and the flourishing wheat crops. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler agrees that a meeting of the Board would prove detrimental to his objective of re-establishing the law scool on solid footing; also inquires if books from West Point [Academy] arrived. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Comments on the 1860 presidental election and how the Virginia delegates stand on the candidacies of [Robert M.T.] Hunter, Henry A. Wise, and Stephen Douglass; his speech at a Richmond banquet was highly applauded; Mrs. Tyler's ill health, and his son's handwriting which rivaled Napoleon's.","Scope and Contents Agrees to speak on politics in Portsmouth; predicts that Breckenridge will be elected by the House of Representatives. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speaks of his triumph at the state convention where the Peace Conference Project was defeated; the \"temper of the state is obviously rising'; within 6 or 7 months Virginia will leave the Union. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends his speech; fears drift into secession, perhaps can be delayed until October; large cannon removed to Old Point, [Comfort, Va.]; may be a majority fot he Border States in the Convention, but it is doubted; measles has broken out among the chuldren; interest to [RT's] bond held by Crump falls due 4 May and 4 Nov., has no money or would not trouble him. 3 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS. 1 p","Account of the death of Ex-President Tyler in The Daily Express (Petersburg, Va.). 4 pp. Nws. (See oversize file)","Scope and Contents Detailed inventory of property/belongings on estate at his death. 2 pp. D.","Regrets having taken so long to write; expresses gratification for Mr. Tyler having visited Norfolk, [Va.]; asks for news of the Tyler family. 2 pp. ALS.","\"Plan of the House of Representatives,\" Published by C. Bohm. 1 p. PD. (See Oversize File)","Article describing bill introduced by Del. George W. Grayson to improve the New kent County burial site of Letitia Christian Tyler. (From the Daily Press and Times Herald) 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Reaffirms the beauty and merits of Tidewater Virginia; gives an account of traditoonal social behavior to illustrate the proud cilture of the are; the descendants of the are should have a \"sense of their duty not to a single state only, but to the Whole Union.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets it has taken him so long to answer Tyler's letters; offers to publish some of Tyler's writing stating his opinon on the secession question for Virginia; agrees with Tyler's opinion that Virginia must stay with the Union; offers his regards to Mrs. Tyler. 2 pp. ALS, Frag.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitiation from President and Mrs. Tyler. 1 p. AL.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled \"Song.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled \"To M.G.B.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Robert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at \"Sherwood [Forest]\"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Sketches of part of Tyler land somewhere along the Ohio River; sketched by S.R. Carey, 2 pp. AMs.","Scope and Contents Medical prescription for Honorable John Tyler; Hegeman, Clark, and Company, druggists. 1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Envelope of letter from John Tyler, to Colonel Samuel S. Gardiner, Abby Manor, Shelton Island, Suffolk County, New York. 1 item. ADS","Scope and Contents Five envelopes from President John Tyler, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York. 5 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Four envelopes to President John Tyler, Washington City, D.C. 4 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Envelopes to President John Tyler, 31 items. AD","Scope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; \"John Tyler and His Presidency\"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled \"John Tyler\"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Address entitled \"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States\"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Article \"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States\"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8\" X 9 1/4\", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.","Scope and Contents William Miller to [?]. Regrets missing [?] in New York; Mr. Wood was nominated by a coalition of \"leading men\" from the anti-Masonic and working men's parties; speculates on future developments on New York politics. 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","See Philip Gerald Auchampaugh, Robert Tyler: Southern Rights Champion, Duluth, 1934","Acknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is \"I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich.\" Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Apologizes for taking so long to reply, but a \"serious indisposition\" has kept him from being able to write; sends his regars to Gardiner's family and a special note to Margaret; planning a trip to Philadelphia. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given with great pleasure his last letter to the President; has \"good will\" for the German population. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Ferris as a good man for the surveyorship; notes that a possible opponent of Ferris' is Eli Moore, who is a friend of Polk; warns against filling positions with too many from the same clique. 3 pp. AL. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to lend money to newspaper editor, Thomas Dunn English; speaks of Polk and two poltiical associates. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to ask Gov. Van Ness if Mr. Cooper can be given a position other than the one alloted to him of inspector because he cannot now climb sides of ships or [?] the burdens of such an office; reports that both me and Mr. Cooper are bad off financially; says Mr. Polk is partly responsible for this by \"annihilating all my expections.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; \"The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper...\"; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; \"He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country\"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends his best to Gardiner's family;comments on rumors of the \"bloody war\"; informs him that he received a letter from former Pres. Tyler, who is well; comments that \"Polkey and Spoils [Spoils system] should feel small now.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Plans to be in New York City soon; informs Gardiner that \"Polk has at last been caught\" as he predicted. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to see that a speech he has written is published; has heard from the Ex-President and Mrs. Tyler who are both doing well; \"He says something about some expression used in one of my letters that has annoyed Julia. I have written him that it was altogether unintentioned, Madame Juliua is too sensitive\"; tells David Gardiner and him to get married. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that a gentleman, \"in whom [he] place[s] unbounded confidence\" has hinted that Buchanan will take Virginia and that the press there is \"out for [him]\"; Tyler is campaighning hard in [?] where the elections will be held next monday. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alarmed at the \"political aspect of affairs in this country\"; is sure the South is convinced it \"should have sustained the Missouri Compromise Candicate at Baltimore\"; regards the Missouri Compromise as the \"strong hope and sheet Anchor of the Country\"; predicts General Cass will be defeated and consequently the party will be \"swept up as with deluge.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that his name, of all the Northern Men, will be acceptable to the \"People of the Southern States for the Presidency\"; wishes him to come to Philadelpia and make some friends; confirms that judge campbell is almost avowedly for Buchanan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to \"procure a copy\" of the paper containing the annoucement of [his father-in-law, Thomas Abthorpe] Cooper's death; wants to write a short biography of Cooper; sends his love to Gardiner's mother and Margaret. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Churchill he had come to town that day; asks him to bring a deed with him from the clerk's office that \"settles Longwood on Macy Cooper.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Offers to send his father a picture of Priscilla; says he doesn't want it being a fixture in the house; thinks he is feeling better; New York politics. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Read his letter to the Union Meeting which has given satisfaction there; asks how many members of the state [Pa.] democratic delegation Buchanan can depend on as \"faithful friends\"; reminds Buchanan that he fells he should return to the senate. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Judge] Campbell has carried the city, [Phil.] and \"will no doubt receive the City and County vote in the State Convention.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerning strike by laborers on the coal wharves and its handling by police in Richmond. 8 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Kiffee Chose the \"Old Keystone\" as his future home; finds Pennsylvania men agreeable; accepts an invitation to address Bigler Club in Lancaster. 2 pp. ALS. Including Df. concerning the \"Southern\" position of Pennsylvania and the transference of Pennsylvania to a \"semi-abolitionist\" state by the election of James Pollacky. 1 p. Including Df concerning disagreement with George Bancroft's interpretation of political basis of the settlement of Virginia. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation to address a Bigler Club in Colomia, Pa. [?]; feels that Col. Bigler will \"not only be nominated by the Democratic State Convention,\" but will also be elected by the people in the fall to the \"gubernatorial office\"; he is first always for Pennsylvania. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Bigler Club report including letter from Robert Tyler read at the meeting. 1 p. NwsCl. Including TCy of above NwsCl. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will \"have the supprt of the City and Country without fail\"; sends his \"respectful compliments\" to Buchanan's niece Miss Lane and to Mrs. Baker. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's delegates will gain a majority of seats in the Convention; has seen Col. Bigler; feels that Buchanan should visit Philadelphia for a few days; inquires as to who shall be the next Canal Commissioner. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has contacted \"friends in high quarters\" concerning the best \"flue tobacco\" in the country; will write them soon at length. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation on behalf of the Democracy of Berks County to celebrate the 4th of July due to a previous engagement; indicates that \"we all have a right to feel proud and gratified at the position occupied by our beloved Commonwealth [Pa.].\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend democratic festivities at Eagle Station on the 20th of August. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of same letter","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend the committee meeting at bedofrd on the 27th of July; is obstructed from many of the duties of his office by a wound he recieved to his right hand as a result of a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July. 1 p Cy of Al.","Scope and Contents Proclaims the success of the \"Pennsylvania movement\" in the Democratic Caucus; informs him that he has been an \"able, efficient, and enthusiastic body of friends at his back\"; the \"Union Resolutions\" which he thinks originated with [?], \"are slain outright\" but to Buchanan's advantage; enunciates the problem of the \"Unionist Democrats.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that the Governor present an address for the release of Irishman Smith O'Brien. 2 pp. ACys of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants response to a letter Tyler sent in reference to \"certain offensive remarks said to have been made\" by him at Harrisburg, [Pa.]; asks for a response to that letter; Cameron must deny or retreat. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Condemns Mr. Donahoe for connecting Franklin Pierce with the \"illeberal temper\" of the New Hampshire State Convention in his newspaper the Boston Pilot. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Defends his father against two articles attacking his administration. 5 pp. ALS. including TCy of ALS. 20 July, 1852. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Declines an invitation for the New Hampshire Convention due to \"circumstances of a private nature\"; proclaims success of the Democratic Party in November; commends Pierce as the right choice for the Democratic nomination. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Thinks it best that he withdraw his name as candidate for clerkship of Pennsylvania Supreme Court to replace Mr. Cohen. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an advertisement from the Ledger discrediting Pierce, that he feels should be contested; gives his support, which had earlier been for Buchanan, to Pierce as the Presidential candidate. 2 pp. ALS. Includes incomplete Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for Wise's views and suggestions as to the upcoming Presidential contest; offers his \"humble influence\" to Wise in his political aspirations; predicts the development of the Democratic Convention; questions why all states, emaning the inclusion of ones that do not usually vote Democratic should have a sa in the Democratinc nomination; claims that the South will provide \"present protection and future success\" for the Democrats. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes that the free-soil element will \"exhibit itself to an alarming extent\" in the formulation of the Southern Platform of '56; warns Wise to keep the South united at all costs and not to quarrel with [Robert] Hunter. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p","Scope and Contents Asks the President to intervene on behalf of a \"young man by the name of Phillips\" who has been fired from his clerkship in a customs house, Tyler claims that his removal will be disadvantageous to the party because his father is an extremely influential man. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Understands from the Ledger that Mr. Lane is opposed to the Pacific Railroad project; regrets that he does not give his \"able support\" to the project; claims that Lane is wrong in attributing the project to New York speculators who intend to make the road a private corporation. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Note regarding letter of 5 December, 1853, and the Friends of Ireland.","Scope and Contents Notes that the attacks on him [RT] made by the Pennsylvanian [which is owned by Bigler] did him no harm, and in fact, probably lost him a good deal of subscribers; reports that the senatorial race between Gov[erno]r Porter and [Colonel] Bigler is being conducted with \"much bitterness among [the] candidates\"; feels that Cadwalader is making a fine character in Congress.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Holds Tyler in high esteem, and considers him a close friend; reaffirms that he will not be a candidate for office [Presidency]; confident that Miss Harriet [his niece] will not marry an Englishman; he does not hear much from Philadelphia as \"Judge Campbell and Mr. Hunt[er] never write\"; he has \"full faith\" in the election of Wise. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Informs Seawell that the President will be happy to serve Mr. [Jones?] if he is able to do so; indicates that the letter will \"furnish you authority for [?] in the case of Holt and the other cases.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Awaits Buchanan's return to America \"with great impatience\"; advices him never to discount the possibility of running for the Presidency; warns him that he should try to bring all his friends together; informs Buchanan that Pierce would like to run for the Presidency but he Tyler does not think that he can win; although Virginia is strongly supporting Wise for the Presidency, Tyler admits that the next president cannot come from a slave state; has just returned to Philadelphia after delivering an address at the Commencement of William and Mary College. 2 pp. 2 TCys of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Dr. George [Semple?] was an applicant for the place when you spokle for Col. Custis, and it was decided by the department that no change should be hat at that point. The President (whom I have just consulted) thinks it will not do to make any change under the circumstances\"; asks him to tell John Seawell that he would like to see him once more; asks when he is planning to visit Washington. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a \"dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South\"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if Boswell will loan him money to give to Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents The meeting \"last night\" was large; \"Thousands of people\" had come to hear him; it was a \"clique affair\" and he was \"omitted\" from the Committee of Arrangements; informs that Gov. Bigler \"ran away from\" the meeting; reveals that \"Wescott is one of the most despised men in the community.\" 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Warns Buchanan that he must come home [from England] soon in order to sustain the \"united delegation from Pennsylvania\" that Tyler feels is necessary for his nomination; notes that \"Campbell and J. Glancey Jones are traitors:\" and Forney cannot decide where he stands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Feels easier in his mind since the last time he wrote\" as recent election in New York and Maryland have seen a downturn in \"Pierceism\" ; claims that the Dallas movement will \"fizzle out\"; chastises Buchanan for an \"ill-advised\" letter he wrote to Wise, but is happy to report that Wise still supports him; feels that with Pennsylvania behind him, Buchanan will certainly be successful. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Pennsylvania is for Buchanan now; tells Wise to \"lien [lean?] towards him strongly; relates that there is a \"remarkably kind feeling\" towards Wise among politicial friends of his; claims that Pierce movement is dead there; considers Wise's letter to the New York National Democrats \"really admirable.\" 3 pp. ALS. including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Questions the exclusion of the Irish-American from the Convention of the Friends of Ireland; wonders how Tyler, always a supporter of Irish Americans, could allow the \"exclusion\" of a newspaper of over 100,000 subscribers from such a Convention, of which Tyler is the Chairman. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Armstrong, Reserved member; acknowledges that the remonstrant, Jee Seawell [?] has accused the Board of being unlawful by not publically stating the reasons for which they dismissed him. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents McGowan has just received a letter from Dr. Smith indicating that no funds are available for his office; informs Robert that it has been suggested that he purchase \"an iron safe\" in which to keep the documents of the Society [?]; Dr. Smith also suggested to him that they develop a more effective system for obtaining contributions; he requires a list of the \"State Directories and Socieities\" in order to do this. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Will comply with Tyler's invitiation of a visit as soon as he can come to Philadelphia; praises him for his connection with the Irisih movement and claims him an \"able and unflinching advocate\"; feels that although michael Doheny and his fellow agitators should be condemned for their violence at the last Convention [of the Friends of Ireland], he must admit that they ahve led to progress for the cause; believes that together he and Tyler \"can do much towards peace and cooperation\"; declines any offer of a position in the delegation. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that establishment of the office of the American I[rish] E.A.A.; suggests that Capt[ain] William t. Lyons is the man for the position; suggests that the position should pay 2,000 dollars per year; also suggests James C. Hyde, to go to work in Ireland. 8 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that the new constitution [of the E.A.A.] calls for the establishment of an Under-Secretary [which he has called for previously]; informs Tylr of an upcoming reply in the Citizen by [Patrick] Lynch, the editor of the Irish-American; if Tyler is ever in New York, Limsden is there every week and would like to see him. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels that Mitchel does not support the [IAEA] organization and that Tyler should attempt to persuade him into its favor; speaks pejoratively regarding editor of the Irish-American, Lynch; claims that the Massachusetts Convention was \"a sorry affair\"; recommends Lumsden to strengthen the organization; Harris wanted to knwo who informed McClenahan that he was a British spy, but McClenahan would not tell him. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that he had a letter from Dr. Smith proposing a meeting with him and Tyler in Philadelphial; feels that they should postpone everthing until the \"full fruits\" of the trial \"are developed\"; claims that \"victory and glory await us.\" 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tried to see Lynch, finally found him in Brooklyn; feels that everything \"is made right\" with Lynch. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a recent speech made referring to Tyler is unworthy; knows that Tyler is \"a patriot and a gentleman\"; intends to publish something to this effect in his nxt paper. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that, according to custom, a fee is to be collected by the Directory when a new charter is applied for; asks Tyler's opinion as to whether the new laws cancel this old custom or not. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Noticed that McGowan signed a letter with his official title within the Directory; asks Tyler if the names of members of the organization are not to be secret; Mr. Mitchel's lecture \"cut to pieces\" John Omahony's faction; this faction \"has utterly ruined itself.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Has had an interview with Mr. Thomas Whyte, Secretary of the State Directory; refers to the Emigrant Aid Society. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Surprised that the Directory Charter has not reached Tyler yet; receives money very slowly, but has received \"encouraging letters\" from the South and West. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that accommodations \"will be due\" on the 21st; he should remind the Herald that the amount is $300. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Wants to call a meeting of the Supreme Directory and force Mitchell to give an explanation of his traitorous acts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Supreme Directory on the 29th; feels that the conduct of the Secretary [McGowan], is not satisfactory. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of ALS from Dr. Smith, [Boston, Mass], to Dr. McGowan 4 March, 1856, concerning the sending of \"monies\" to the Treasurer. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Predicts that the State Delegates of Virginia will be for Wise; states that Wise is very close to their whole family; his father would be the best but he is out of politics; he will be a valuable asset in the election of Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received a letter from Daniel Edgar Sickles, Secretary of Legation to Mr. Buchanan, that regards Buchanan in much the same way Tyler had in a previous letter; asks Tyler which letter he would rather see printed in the Citizen. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Tyler to forward some enclosed pamphlets concerning the \"Syracuse Convention.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays an editorial written in the Pennsylvanian \"hinting the idea of coalition\"; relays, also, good tidings from Mr. Buchanan; asks if Wise knows James Black of Pittsburg; mentions [William] Bigler; warns that a split may occur in the Democratic Party. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that the Irish faction within the Party was upset at their interpretation of speech in Buchanan made; he has written a letter to the editor of the Citizen informing him that Buchanan's intent was not to \"justify British Gov[ernmen]t in India and Ireland\"; advises him to make a public announcement of that fact to clarify any confusion; warns Buchanan that some men feel that he [JB] \"belongs to them\"; advises buchanan to \"drive 'em away.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Finds Buchanan acceptable as a possible candidate, but feels he will  not get a third of the Irish vote; would not be able to support Pierce \"under any circumstances\"; desires some indication of the association's {IAEA] policy in this matter; disturbed by Messrs. Lumsden and Convoy's failure to respond to him on association business; trusts that Tyler's sister is recoverning from her illness. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Attempted to persuade mr. Charles O'Connel to Col. Saunders to attend the Cincinnati convention as he may \"be of essential service\"; Col. Saunders \"declares for Buchanan\" the Vermont delegates are mostly for Douglass. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Glad to hear that Tyler was in Cincinnati to give a lecture to the \"Robert Emmett Club\"; hopes that Gov. Wise will receive the Presidential nomination from the Cincinnati Convention, which is presently meeting; worries taht Buchanan is too fond of Great Britain; also, Lumsden does not want another Northern man; he feels that the North has exploited the South and is not holding up to the American Constitution. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that Bright supports Buchanan; worried that Douglas friends will support Hunter in an effort to beat Buchanan' but feels that Wise will triumph in Virginia. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Wise was the key to Buchanan's nomination; his father's name was mentioned several times, always in favor, at the Convention. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Cannot go to New York, but wishes McGowan to visit him in Pennsylvania; says the Buchanan did not mean to indicate that Britain was \"tyranical\"; refuses to involve the IAEA in politicial questions. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Endorsement concerning letter from Robert Tyler, to John J. McGowan. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Refutes a charge that Tyler made in a recent letter that McGowan was inplicating the Association in politics; assures Tyler that he was simply relaying the sentiments of club members regarding Buchanan, knowing that Tyler would most likely be interested; the speech Buchanan made has turned Irish sentiment bitterly against himself and Herbert of the Pilot Citizen is using it to turn them away from the Democratic party; claims that the organization can do nothing if a \"know-nothing\" is elected. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for any outbursts in recent letters; has only seen McClenahan once since in New York; Filmore arrived at his house the night before; he is sorry that Filmore allowed himself to be \"humbugged and betrayed by the dark lantern.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is unable \"to go on Sunday night\"; is able to leave on Monday or \"the following Sunday.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is ill and \"confined to the house\"; predicts that \"many men\" will seek Wise's influence in Virginia to help nominate Buchanan; reminds him to be careful of what he says and does especially in relation to M. Buchanan; has heard compliments of Wise's Richmond Ratificiation speech; Judge Douglas will be caught most likely in the \"Squatter Sovereignty\" trap; comments that the issue of slavery in the new territories was \"ignored in Cincinnati,\" and that if it ever arises \"there will be the devil to pay in the Democratic party\"; claims that it is not a matter of principle, but really a matter of politics. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for placing Tyler's letter about Buchanan in the news section; he has written an editorial of his own in favor of Buchanan which he feels will do Buchanan \"[more] good than a partisan article from a personal or political friend\"; claims that Buchanan's speech has done a great deal of harm; reaffirms that he will help the Democratic party in the campaign. 5 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that \"He [Buchanan] distinctly declares himself opposed to squatter sovereignty\"; he says that if elected president, he intends being President; Buchanan also told Tyler that his plans were influenced by him; encloses an article from the Citizen that Wise should have published in a Richmond paper, the editor of the Citizen prefers him [HW] for the Presidency. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"we\" will win this state [Pennsylvania], New Jersey,  and New York; predicts that if we beat the \"nigger worshippers\" bad in this election, the contest in 1860 will be the know-nothing Heresies. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Extract. Claims that the Democratic Party has always guarded the rights of foreigners; explains that Buchanan's farewell speech to England is greatly misunderstood. 3 pp. Cy of AL. Including Nws Cl concerning Democratic Party electors of the fifth ward. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Feels that Wise has misapprehended Buchanan's sentiments towards himself; Tyler knows that Buchanan likes Tyler but also feels strongly that Buchanan likes Wise. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents He and Mr. Edward Kenefeck are traveling to new York; plan on seeing Tyler; the goal of their trip is to collect the thousand dollas owed by the New York club in order to pay \"the trial\" of last January. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests for Tyler some new signs and passwords; informs him that he has been feeling ill; claims that the Herald is \"unprincipled\" and attacks Buchanan in an \"ungentlemanly\" manner. 2 pp. AL. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Would like Tyler to investigate why Lynch never received a reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Navy concerning the voyage of the \"new[?] frigate\" to Ireland; Lynch feels that not only will it be a boon to Irisih Americans and American businessmen, it will also give hope to despairing Ireland. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Received the letter from Tyler approving the signs; claims that Lumsden is disruptuing the association; but believed there is \"the nucleus of a strong association of the right material\" who can hold things together. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Called at Tyler's office a few times, but never reached him; will announce Tyler to speak in his neighborhood on August 20. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the South must pull together with the rest of the country; feels that the Fremont Party will try to dominate the South; suggests taht it is Wise's responsibility to strenthen the South and join it with the North; Tyler claims that Wise's \"actions will make civil war.\" 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Feels that Buchanan will win the election, but is not nearly completely sure of it; believes that if Buchanan loses Pennsylvania he will lose altogether; if he loses, Tyler suggests the South leave the Union and make an alliance with Great Britain. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to speak in H[?]'s district due to illness. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns Wise of the \"political serpents\" who will come down from the North and try to do him mischief; feels that Forney is not a good person for Buchanan to have around himself; suggests Glancey Jones as an able ally. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the election is going smoothly and that Buchanan will be elected \"without doubt\"; reports taht he was upset by the placing of an editorial he wrote on the fourth page of the newspaper; met with the editor, Mr. Fiske, and was promised that it would be corrected; concerned that this act may be part of a scheme against Tyler and Wise to proceed with caution and to avoid any argument with Buchanan and to see him at the \"earliest moment.\" 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"God\" for the victory of Buchanan; claims that it was \"the vote of the South\" that secured it; the faction in the North has excluded Wise from \"their prop-the Pennsylvanian\"; believes that \"they would betray their father.\" 3 pp. ALS. Pritned in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Happy that the North did not come out too strongly as that would have damaged the administration; claims that the \"forney Clique would have succeeded\"; fells that forney and his friends would have brought chaos to the country; believes that Forney is actually being dictated to by a group of men, and they are responsible for the destructive comments on Robert Tyler; postulates that their plan is to \"kill [Wise] off\" and replace him. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Has heard that his brother John is urging Wise to suggest Robert's name to Mr. Buchanan for a cambinet position; Tyler will not accept a positionl although Tyler likes Buchanan, he warns Wise to guard his [HW] honor and secure \"Southern rights.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCyof the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a report on the dangers confronting the South and his views on the best way to deal with them; would like Wise to publosh the report in as many Southern papers as possible; suggests that it be read in the Convention; claims that where the Contest of 1860 is concerned, Wise is the \"only man living who can make the slightest impression upon the North.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler will not \"stand in the way\" of any favors Buchanan may bestow upon him, even if they include Forney; suggests that Col. Bigler is not happy with Wise; has seen Buchanan, who was kind, but feels he is too \"thick\" with Forney. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Reports that a man called \"Senex\" claiming to be Wise's friend, came to see himl Tyler put him through a test to be sure of his intentions; believes him to be under the control of Forney and his friends; pleads with Wise to keep \"Senex\" from any more recognition in the Richmond Enquirer. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Had an itnerview with Mr. Buchanan whod esired to talk about Governor Floyd; advised Buchanan to talk to Wise about the matter; warns him to keep a \"sharp eye\" on the situation regarding Buchanan's cabinet; claims that Forney will \"use his influence in Pa.\" against Wise. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just visited with Buchanan; claims that Wise is Buchanan's \"favorite\" of anyone; reports that Buchanan is troubled in deciding who would be the right man for Secretary of State; refers to Cobb as a possible solution; claims that Forney will do Wise damage; Tyler feels that he and Wise are very close. 6 pp. AL.","Speech concerning Philadelphia Democrats. 6pp. ADf.","Endorsement of letter from Michael Dohaney, New York. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Feels that the Democrats are \"losing time\"; feels that their opponents are the \"pro-slavery party\", but feels that the task now is to \"show the hollowness and heartlessness\" of their argument; claims that Irish and German voters are becoming more \"rational\" and will vote against the Democrats out of a dislike for slavery. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Buchanan to tell him to do anything he would like to do; informs Buchanan that a feud between him [RT] and Forney is inevetable and that he finds Forney's conduct \"very ungenerous\"; claims that Forney has no right to attempt senatorial advances under Buchanan auspices. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","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.","Scope and Contents Has surveyed public opinion and found it to be in favor of Joseph R. Chandler for Catholic Representation abroad; a delay in this matter of six months would be \"preferred.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Content concerning the annual Fourth of July meeting of the State Democratic Party at Independence Hall. 1 p. NwsCl.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if \"barely possible\"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Has been told by Mr. Westcott that Buchanan plans to \"sustain\" Gov. Walker; does not know what \"sustain\" intends, but he hopes Buchanan will do nothing to alter his present Kansas policy; Tyler grows increasingly \"against the good faith of Governor Walker\"; claims that if Buchanan were to involve himself in Waker's attempts at the Senate, his image would be injured no matter what the outcome; informs Buchanan that Mr. Van Dyke will be visiting him soon. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Claims that the people are \"tired of the Kansas agitation\"; feels that Buchanan should persuade Walker to his policy soon or dismiss him; believes there will be less danger in dismissing him that leaving the question open. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that Governor Packer would like to see him; claims that any man who tried to interfere with the Constitutional Convention of 21 December would be crushed by the South; believed strongly that there \"could be and should be no Civil War.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Speaks of a meeting held \"last evening\"; claims that Mr. Bright gave a good speech; will be glad to relay more to Buchanan face to face. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Refers to Gov. Wise's \"extraordinary letter\" and claims that Wise can be \"formidable\" when he opposes something; stresses to Buchanan that he always tried to keep Wise in line with the Administration; claims taht he, Tyler, is for the Administration and is ready for a fight; feels taht Buchanan can \"whip them all\" and points out that Buchanan has the greater portion of the Democratic Party supporting him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that he has been offered the clerkship of the U.S. District court which has decided to decline; wishes to emphasize taht while he is honored by the good sentiments about him given by his riends to the President, he has not authorized any of them to place him as an applicant for any position \"at [Buchanan's] hands\"; reports that the Municipal Election has gone \"heavily against\" them, but that it has nothing to do with national politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Predicts that although the chances are slim, Landys and Phillips may succeed; claims that the county ticket does not look to be in such good shape; reports that Douglass is not faring well in Illinois; intimates to Buchanan that he[RT] feels that the administration is a \"nobel [sic] one.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's friends can raise enough funds to buy a newspaper; claims that Buchanan's \"Filibuster Resolution\" is \"right\"; does not believe that the Catholic of foreign vote will leave the Democratic Party. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the Democratic Party can rally itself; feels that Governor Wise is beign \"taken in\" by men who are not really concerned about him; thinks that Buchanan should reconciliate with Wise, and then he will definitely obtain Virginia's support. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that Buchanan has been \"unanimously\" endorsed by the State Convention; claims that Senator Benton made a \"shameful and most ridiculous\" speech at Tammany Hall. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Wise will not gain the nomination at the Charleston Convention; feels that the South should endorse Buchanan, even though he does not wish to be a candidate. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts Buchana's invitation and is leaving for Washington soon; claims that Buchanan's name \"would prove stronger\" in Pennsylvania than any other. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will get more delegates than any opposition; claims that he [RT] has many from the American Portion of the Party as well as from the German and Irish portions. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Johnston for his letter, and pledges to serve him; claims that Old [John} Brown should be hung; feels strongly that the South must move away from some of its \"atrocious doctrines.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that a comment he gave to the Editor of the Pennsylvanian has been altered and that the published form is not \"satisfactory\" to him; believes that a Democratic President will be elected; warns that the Southern States should move ahead with caution. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that he has told Buchanan to consult Wise on matters concerning Gov. Floyd and Virginia; advised Buchana to keep Wise \"with him\" under all circumstances; feels that things are well now with Forney, but was concerned about him; asks what Wise thinks about J. Walker as a possible Secreatary of State. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Confederate fifty cent note, signed by Robert Tyler, 1 p. PM.","1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Reports to her that he can find none of his father's papers regarding Mr. Webster; claims, however, that his father had worked closely with Mr. Webster on the \"Ashburton negotiation: and always had much 'admiration' for Mr. Webster\"; is sorrofwul that his father's papers have been stroyed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","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.","Is worried about the actions of the U.S. District Court; claims that in the supposed \"Ku Klux cases\" Judge Busteed is acting without respect for the law and exerting his power to have innocent people sentenced; feels that the Judge is being entirely too militaristic; reports to Tyler that a Mr. Brickell, representing the whole community, confronted the Judge with a charge of the same; Love believes that he and Bruckwell will be indicted for \"conspiracy to intimidate\" a government official; informs Tyler that he may show the letter to his friends and is welcome to publish the facts of the letter. 7 pp. ALS.","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.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that W.H. Polk will be in New York the following evening; urges Gardiner, Graham and other friends to see him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Herald brings news that [the barn burners?] have been been defeated.; he hears also that the Tammany Ball was a \"Tyler affair,\" but he did not receive an invitation; would like him to make an inquiry about it; asks again if Beeman has been removed; believes that all the men connected with him are in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that he will be in New York on Friday; encloses a newspaper containing an address he gave to the Grennomes[?]; would like for Gardiner to have it published. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if he has heard anything regarding Audubon's expeditions to California; Tyler is considering going himself or sending Mr. Holland to San Francisco \"to seek [their] fortunes\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that although it is a tight contest, Porter has little chance of obtaining the judgeshipl believes that Gov. Packer is \"nervous\" that Buchanan is suspicious of him; reports that the Senate Committee is behind Buchanan in the \"Fillibustering Question.\" 1 p. Two TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an article from the Pennsylvanian. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if Termis[?] is the right man as surveyor; would like him [AG] to send him to Washington if he is; Tyle claims that he is on good terms with Termis[?]. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"6 or 7 hunderd dollars\" are due to Mr. Cooper as salary back pay; talks of financial difficulties; thanks Gardiner for his last letter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has receive the check for $741.6 1/4 and will attend to his matter \"with pleasure\"; feels that Buchanan will surely obtain the nomination. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Points out what a poor writer he is; expresses hope that his family is well; he received a letter from the \"ex-Functionary\" whom he finds \"lively as a cricket\"; wishes that Dudly Felow had been elected Mayor. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the court \"detains\" him from being in New York Saturday; encloses something from the Times; claims that Wilton[?] has \"killed\" Charlie Ingersall and he is \"glad.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks himfor handling the matter concerning Mr. Cooper; claims that he can request no favors from Polk nor Walker; feels that Judge Nelson is \"bound in honor\" to ensure that Gardiner prospers in business; believes that [Polk and Walker?] will cheat him if they can; predicts that Calhoun is their man now; asks him to send the article about the President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just received the pamphlets and will distribute them \"as far as practicable\"; feels that his repeal movement was successful; he has had an \"immense\" meeting, feels as though he has \"choked off\" all his enemies. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. Frag.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if he [BS] will loan him money to give Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has sent the letter to the President and that they contain 225 signatures; Tyler is seeking the pamphlet in the Van Buren question from Gardiner; claims that this is all for his father who has been defied by several men. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just returned from Washington; commits himself to Thompson; claims that the Senate will reject Suydam; proposes that if they do, Collins should fill the vacancy. 1 p. ALS. Including NwsCl of letter from Robert Tyler, 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler possesses intelligence, from \"pretty high authority\" in Washington that he might be able to obtain the [chargeship?] in Rome; wonders if Judge Milson would write a letter of recommendation for him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants Gardiner to see him on his way back to New York as there are many things of \"vast importance\" about which they should disuss; reports that Broderick wants the Secretary of Terasurey to act in his behalf; Tyler feels that this is an extremely important matter and thinks that the President should be informed of it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"Hoffman's place\" is not important to them; both the \"Cass [?] paper\" and the \"Delaware paper\" have Graham formed as President; feels that Stillwell is not \"worth his salt and bread.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents VanNess [?] informed Tyler that Kelley claims he had been offered a bribe from Gardiner; reports that Hoffman feels that Gardiner's conduct was not improper; does not consider VanNess a \"man of honor.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something indicate to Gardiner that there needs to be an explanation of Mr. Polk's policy; claims that if Mr. Polk has war he is responsible for the calamity. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Gardiner to take care of the matter concerning the Aurora newspaper in the way he feels most appropriate; believes there is a diversity of opinion concerning the matter, but trusts that Gardiner knows what to do. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler questions why Beeman was appointed to the New York Corrections House; wants him to try and have it investigated.","Scope and Contents Insists that Gardiner remove Mr. Beeman immediately; Tyler claims that Beeman's appointment was the work of villains; wants Gardiner to see that James Bigler is appointed; warns him to beware of all possible \"Cass\" men. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Admits that there are problems with the arrangements of the Aurora; warns Gardiner not to trust Graham. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is \"shocked\" by what Gardiner has told him about Beeman; claims that it only proves that VanNess is \"treacherous\"; believes that VanNess is responsible for a letter in the New York Herald that was \"abusive\" to the President; feels that in the Aurora matter Gardiner's undle should be appointed, but if it can't be him, recommends Mr. Cooper. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Was embarrassed by the favorable remarks made about him in public; continues to explain why he is not famous; claims that his membership in the \"Society\" is \"gratifying\"; feels that the Society is \"nobler\" than any other in the land. 4 pp. Df.","In this case he is the defending attorney for John and Michael Castillo, accused of assault and battery; Tyler presents a detailed account of the trial; complains that the case has been misrepresented. 2 pp. Df.","Draft of a speech; missing first two pages; concerns a treaty; Tyler does not feel that the treaty should have stipulation; refers to the Ottoman territory; stands against the old motto that \"might makes right\"; missing pages four and five; defends the President against attacks that he has given out appointments to unworthy recipients.  Df.","Scope and Contents Claims that he is not involved in present agitations toward Forney in Virginia or elsewhere; feels that if too many men crowd the President eventually \"envy and jealousy\" will arise. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Page 1 missing]; encloses a letter written to Committee of Stark County, Ohio he would like for Wise to have published in a Richmond paper; reports that Mr. McClenahan, the editor of the Citizen prefers \"Wise over anyone else for the Presidency\"; claims that all the various opposing factions are rallying together. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Crossman to \"comply\" with [?] in all \"business corrections.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Referring to other forms government in comparison to that of the U.S.; feels that an \"Almighty Providence\" granted the American Constitution; believes that nature has provided for the commercial success of the American Continent; puts forth the notion that U.S. borders should extend straight across to the pacific; declares that the American government provides many advantages to its people; speculates on the future of the country. 21 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning foreign relations with Great Britain; refers to the \"unhappy\" people of England; claims that they are eing goverened by an oppressive group of people; believes that the same situation is developing in South Africa. 13 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning the Presidential Administration; enumerates the constitutional duties of the President and adds that he has other \"unwritten\" duties. 18 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Refers to the infringements of colonists' rights by Lord North; explains that liberties have always been granted in Virginia; feels Virginia has held up to its promise of \"representative\" government. 16 pp. Df.","Concerning the early relationship between the United States and Great Britain; traces the development of England; claims that Americans are fortunate to be the descendants of such an ancient and great country. 8 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech claiming that the early statesman would be still crying out today if they were alive; feels that everyone should be involved in the institutions of the state; just as those men were. 2 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech concerning the develpment of the Virginia Colony; claims that Virginia has the oldest representative government; feels that each man came to Virginia knowing his civil rights; and that is why Virginia wa so successful. 6 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Reports of John Tyler's accident; feels that Livingston administered the estate decently; claims that any billing and ordering problems are the result of the Post Office and would like [?] to put those problems in the past. 2 pp. AL.","Scope and Contents Explains what rights Americans have and why they have them; explains how these righs affect the accused; claims that the charged was not legally made; reminds the jury that it is the \"agent of the law\"; includes another address concerning the District Attorney and his case against the defendant. 16 pp. AMs.","Resolved that each collector is authorized to collect thirty dollars. 1 p. ADS.","2 pp. AMs.","2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Mary Fairlee Cooper to Cadet James Farlie Cooper,Discusses a funeral and mourning; has \"nothing...to write about home\"; discusses friends and associates. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the illness which confines her to bed and the treatment she is getting; hopes that he could use his training at West Point to make her mobile; discusses her husband and his work. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her son at great length for not having written home often enough; hopes that he will be advanced to the next level of study soon, since he has the ability but lacks the \"industry\"; she is now in New York for the winter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that he is \"an ungrateful wretch\" for not having written to her; discusses several romances; news of friends and family; discusses a financial matter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Invites Mrs. Madison and Miss Legare [?] to a children's party in honor of her [EPCT] daughter Mary; notes that because Miss Legare is no longer in mourning she may also wish to attend; also invites Miss Legare's nieces. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is in Newark for a week; has just returned from the South; hopes the \"change in air\" will cure Lorrie [?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets having to leave father John Tyler as she is not sure when she will see him again; informs them that she genuinely likes their brother; she opes that he, Julia, and Margaret will hold together throughout the ordeal [the death of their father]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for cake, champagne and other \"goodies\" from the President's wedding; fears that she has already been \"forgotten\" as the White House Hostess; claims that the weather in Washington is \"intensely warm\"; reports that [Robert] Tyler is \"quite a student\" and is always in his office; intends to send the children to Fire Island, New York where it is cooler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [First page missing]; Reports that Letty had a \"nice\" visit in Williamsburg; sends her love to father John Tyler; hopes that they will visit soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear about the death of Mrs. Tyler's sister, reminds her that she [JGT] is welcome at her [EPCT] house; wonders how Mrs. Gardiner is taking the news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that Mr. Tyler will decline the \"mission\" to Switzerland if Mr. Buchanan offers it to him, if he took it, they could live more cheaply and the children would receive a good education; explains that Tyler would never leave the \"din and fury of party poltics.\" 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Relates news of Mrs. Gardiner's father's family; reports that Robert Tyler has been forced to leave Pennsylvania for fear of the populace's war sentiments; indicates that they will most likely go to Virginia; declares that the \"state\" of the country is \"indeed terrible.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Priscilla will be \"happy\" to answer any of Mrs. Mack's questions; Priscilla considers herself \"dead and buried\" now; indicates that she does not like the South; claims that the \"Negroes are all violent politicians\"; she dreads the next election. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends her condolences on the death of Julia's daughter, Julia; her \"whole heart aches\" for Julia; desires more news concerning the \"terrible blow.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Includes discussions of Robert's son Allan's withdrawl from [the College of] William and Mary, the dedication of a Tyler monument in Richmond, and the death of [L.G.] Tyler's wife Anne. 4 items.","Correspondence includes discussions of membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and family genealogy. 2 items.","Including NwsCl about Goodwyn; discussions of Robert's attempts to secure a position in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and information of Tyler family history. 5 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy and history, news of her husband Albert (especially his involvement with the United Confederate Veterans); discussions of the Civil War and the South. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Requests any files Mr. Goodwyn mayhave concerning Robert E. Lee. 1 pp. TCYs.","Correspondence includes discussion on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Including discussions mostly on family history, including Thomas B. Scott, son of Grace Tyler Scott. 4 items.","Correspondence concerning family history and the South. 6 items.","Includes discussions of family visits, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Tylers' two youngest sons.","Scope and Contents Includes fiscussions of the dedication of the \"Tyler monument,\" Virginia, family letters, a letter of John Tyler's to the Emperor of China, and the Tyler family. 3 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy, Elizabeth's daughter's choice of which college to attend, and family news. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Returns \"Marshall's Tract No. 2\"; reports that the President John Tyler was \"glad to see\" that it was published. 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler feels that the south can only \"find salvation\" in secession; claims that Mr. Ritchie is \"falsifying\" facts in the North; believes that all in the North are abolitionists; thinks the only hope for unity is if the North will give up abolition. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Mr. Bright's \"interposition with\" the Governor of Inidiana on the issue of a commission to \"take acknowledgements of deeds\"; informs Brown that Bright replied that he did not correspond with Gov. Wright and refers Tyler to Brown; give his brother's regards. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that Robert Tyler is interested in the event [?] of the 9th, Robert Tyler would like to contribute but he is not sure what form the event should take; Robert wishes to present the idea to Mr. O'Brien and see what he thinks. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends letter to Wise stating what he thinks is Wise's position; states that he is for Buchana first. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that Robert Tyler is a Buchana man \"first and last\"; John however, feels that cass and Buchanan will \"eat each other up\" and he will be forced to find an alternative; predicts that New York will support Marcy before Buchanan as well as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama; believes that this will prevent the nomination of Cass; remarks that he will support whomever Robert and Wise choose. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something of interest from the \"New York Atlas\"; inquires if it meets his \"present policy\" to have the article republished in Pennsylvania; feels taht Robert Tyler is the \"best\" man for Wise in Philadelphia; reports that Robert has a great deal of influence in the Democratic Party. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will be \"brought into\" the State Department by Pierce; claims that Southerners should demand that this be true; also feels that Wise should be brought to the War or Navy Department; feels that Wise can be elected to the Governorship of Virginia after that, and then the Presidency; claims that Douglas is \"dead forever\"; predicts that the next struggle will be between the South and the Northwest. 3pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays a rumor that John W. Forney might receive the government printing contract; he is worried about this prospect as he feels Forney is not to be trusted, especially by the South; feels that Forney should not be reelected as Clerk [of the Congress]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses the \"returns just announced: and reminds Wise that they are just as he had predicted; believes that the fight for the State Department will be between Cass and Buchanan; warns Wise that should he get into the cabinet he should beware of the other men in it. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions whether he can trust Mr. Orr or Collins; resigns himself to supporting huston for the cabinet if that is truly what Wise desires; believes Buchanan has already accepted the position in the State Department. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents He is glad to ahve been remembered by [?]; reports news of \"Sherwood [Forest]\" and \"regrets to say\" that it has been affected by the Army; makes references to the \"Negroes\" there; claims that the Union will be destroyed as a result of its own \"greed of power and dominion\"; thinks a treaty can be worked out if the North would cooperate. 2 pp. Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that he still owes P.K. White $11.00 for \"footing boots\"; encloses the bill and requests Tyler to acknowlede it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the latst he knew, Mrs. [?] Tyler's address was St. James Hotel, New York. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she will forgive him for not writing for he has suffered great misfortune; reports taht he is on his way home from a centennial celebration in Philadelphia; plans to visit her on the way back to Tallahassee. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President has offered his name to Congress for the position of the Postmaster in Jacksonville; wishes for [?] to drum up support for the confirmation among \"Virginia and other Democratic Senators.\" 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Published in The Daily Nation; concerns the National administration and ideas for the settlement of the South. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Fears that a new sectional problem will arise if Northerners do not quit movign to the South and pushing the Negroes off the land; believes President Hayesmay be able to \"avert\" the problem if he works carefully to build a \"National Party\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns political situation of the [Buchanan] administration. 8 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Sends documents, letters, and photographs of his grandfather and other ancestors; wishes Lyon \"success\" with the book he is planning to publish. 2 pp. ALS. Including an invitation to an \"Oyster and Supper Hop\" at the Howard's Hotel in Jerusalem [?], on December, 31. 1878","Especially concerning Shands' candidacy for Superintendent of Schools in Southhampton County, and his son, William's attempt to obtain an appointment to the Naval Academy. 6 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on Lyon G. Tyler's health, and news of the family. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions of Lyon G. Tyler's potrait, and family history. 7 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond and an article about a clock which was a Tyler family heirloom.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"Letty\" for her letter of sympathy; recounts the last hours he shared with his now departed father; reports that his mother is bearing the \"affliction wonderfully well.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including mostly correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Lyon's marriage to Anne Tucker, John Tyler [the President], family history, the William and Mary Quarterly, and investments in Cuba. 26 items.","Article concerning Letitia Tyler Semple and her years of residence at the Louise Home. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of Letitia Tyler Semple, especially with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Letitia's ill health and a miniature portrait of John Tyler. 5 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Robert E. Lee will sail soon and if she desires to be on board she must arrange it soon; informs her that he may visit; claims that Bragg's success in battle may not be all it seems. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Claims that General Lawton will settle the \"Horse and Oats\" issue; informs that Willie Waller will marry Jennie Howell [a sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis] on the following Thursday; also, indicates that Gracie Tyler [Robert's daughter] is to be married soon; reports that the weather is \"delightful\" and the farmers are taking advantage of it. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Believes that his letters have not been reaching her and hopes he has remedied this; will facuilitate her request to distribute money to Willie Clopton as soon as he receives further instructions; feels that \"trouble is brewing\" in Charles City; reports that \"Averill's Raid\" in S.W. Virginia has greatly disgressed him; informs her that Chalrleston will not be \"taken and should withstand any attacks; inquires after \"little Julia,\" [Julia Spencer]. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"Gardie\" suffered an \"attack of auge and fever\" but is currently doing better; does not believe that \"Sherwood Forest\" has endured more \"damage\"; feels that his family is safe; warns her not to return to \"Sherwood Forest\" yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that news of \"Sherwood\" is \"unpleasant\"; reports that Babcock [?] is the only person there; informs that John C. and Maria are \"staying at C's\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Desires to see Julia [Spencer] as he has heard she is growing quickly; reports that he will keep Alex with himself until he [Alex] enters Lexington College; does not feel that her application [?] will be accepted; indicated that Maria [?] will not succeed in her attempts to secure \"Sherwood\"; warns her against being lured by the \"Feds\" into visiting \"Sherwood\"; reports that he will house and care for Alex; promises that he will keep her informed of Gardie. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that Alex plans to go to Washington College; comments on the slim chance of securing an appointment as midshipman for Alex; denounces Maria's [?] plan to take possession of \"Sherwood\"; feels unsire of Alex's financial wisdom; remarks on the complicated manner in which Mrs. Tyler should transfer funds to Alex; reports that Robert, Pris[cilla], and children are safe; wishes to secure \"Fairy Queen\" [a mare]; reports the inflation of costs in his area. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has heard from Gardie and notes that he is in \"fine spirits\"; reports also that Alex is at Washington College; remarks on his family, John C. and Maria; admits that Alex could not find the desired papers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the activities of Alex and Gardie; reports that recent employment of John Gale; happily informs her that Robert and his family are well; Tazwell and Nannie had a son recently. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a picture of Gardie; hopes that soon he will have carried out her instructions per Alex; reports that Robert and his family are well, and that the same is true for his [JAS] own family. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that he has received communication from her and is delighted; reports that he will send a lock of Gardie's hair so that a portrait may be made; remarks that he will only move her possessions under her direction; recapitulates Dr. Selden's death; proposes that very few of her letters are reaching them [JAS, Alex, and Gardie] and asks her to write more often. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that Gardie is \"much concerned\" about silver and feels that it would be safer in a warehouse than in the bank; continues to work on Alex's midshipman appointment; hears nothing from Charles City; wishes to hear from her more frequently; reports that his health is good. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that his health is improving; indicates that he may be in New York soon; warns that there is the possibility of his arrest as all quarter masters are being captured; notes that Mrs. Davis is in satisfactory condition; sympathizes with Julia on the issue of her lawsuit against her brothr; fears that he cannot receive her mail since he is hiding out. 2 pp. TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests directions to her location on Staten Island; inquires about Gardie and Alex; proposes that he will go either to Canada or Philadelphia; desires that his whereabouts be kept confidential. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions preparations in case of his death, the death of Julia Tyler Spencer, news of the family, death of Robert Tyler, and a proposed visit to \"Sherwood Forest\", Charles City County, Va. 10 items.","Scope and Contents Reports of his exploits at a skating rink on New Year's Day; is \"dissapointed\" that he has not received word from her. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Delightedly\" welcomes Alex's letter as well as hers; considers Mr. Campbell [?] a \"blockhead\"; reports taht his health is improving; feels that Gardie and Alex will both succeed on their chosen paths of life; indicates that Mrs. James M. Mason will soon be staying with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he and Julia [Spencer] have arrived in Halifax \"safe and sound\"; indicates taht he has spoken with the Archbishop and has \"entered\" Julia's name as a student at the Convent; notes that he has met up with his military cronies, Col. Wood and captain Wilkinson; does not believe that Julia will have any trouble settling in at the Convent; confides that Julia is quite enchanted with the Army and was deligted to meet a \"West Pointer\" on the voyage; notes that Halifax is not a lively town. 1 p TCy of ALS.","Regrets that he could not attends a dinner with the Archbishop because of his health; reports however, that the Archbishop visited him this morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he must leave Halifax in order to repair his health; indicates that  her failure to visit him delayed his departure; requests some photographs of herself; \"longs\" to see her. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on man's adoration for woman as he grows to know her better; delights in believing she returns the same feelings he gives to her; considers her the most beautiful woman on earth; wishes her \"all joy \u0026 happiness\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Abhors the \"notice\" of the \"decision\" and plans to have it broadcast in Southern newspapers; requests that she bring him \"his package\"; complains that he suffers from \"various diseases\"; reveals a visit from a friend \"of the late CSN [Confederate States Navy].\" 1 p TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Grumbles over her treatment of his \"package\"; regrets that she is ill; remarks that their relationship is not as he planned; gladly notes that he has heard from Gardie. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Indicates taht he has not been well, but will still make a voyage to Savannah; alludes to the proper care for Alex and Gardie; reports that he has a letter in her handwriting which he is not altogether sure is for himself; remarks on his conception of their relationshop; comments on some errands he would like her to accomplish for him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he did not put off his trip a few days as he experienced fainting spells on the voyage; believes he must return immediately to the milder climate of New York; indicates that he needs to borrow money from her as his funds are being held by the government; hopes that the \"decision\" will be turned by \"Judge R.\" in Julia's favor; wishes that she collect his things from the St. Julien [where he was living] 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes he will \"get out\" of the \"row\" he is in; despairs that his \"wife\" is an \"Eduationalist\"; worries that he has been misrepresented to Julia's children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that his voyage was not an easy one as he met with many accidents and delays; feels that the wealthy Southerners he has met in Canada should be home helping their less fortunate bretheren; reports a day of rouring with a young bride, Mrs. Withers; speaks of a friend who fought in the Crimean War. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes she would come to see him; desires to get out of business honorably and in good financial situation; complains of a sore throat; reports that he will see her soon; suffers \"disturbed\" nerves; proposes that \"Birdie[?]\" is in the best care. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the unexpectedness of Semple's letter; regrets that he has been \"ruined\" by the war; requests Semple to sell the deeds to his [JBR] land since he will not be capable of repaying Semple's loans; considers suicide; congratulates Semple's acceptance of the \"Constitutional Amendment\"; indicates that his Southern relatives are very poor off; does not desire that Semple reply. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a clipping from the \"Sunday paper\" concerning poetry; worries over the content of \"G.S.W's\" letters. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires after Rittenhouse's ownership of some Texas land. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires of where to send mail to Semple; reports that his [JBR] nephew saw Semple in New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wonders why he does not \"hear\" from Semplel comments on their business dealings; encloses information on Texas lands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets taht he cannot take her advice; speaks of his afflictions as burdens he must bear; repoprts that he will write Alex; comments that he is recovering from jaundice. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has been requested to use his \"influence\" in Alabama to help \"Robert\" be elected to Adjutant General and Inspector General; confides that the price of land has dropped considerably in Virginia; reports also of some racial tensions in Virginia and the death of Robert McCandlish's daughter; remarks that to \"feud\" between his family and another continues in Georgia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs Semple that he [JBR] is transferring the Texas lands to Semple; includes copy of a letter from his [JBR] lawyer in Texas. 1 p TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Bequeaths his land in Texas to \"Perlie\" Tyler; witnessed by Ralph Dayton. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests to visit Castleton on \"Wednesday\"; wishes to discuss business matters. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers detailed summation of the touring of his life; comments on his old friends Bishop E. [?], Judge Dagan [?], and Captain Bill Womack; wishes to author of this letter to remain anonymous.TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Contains accounts of John Tyler the President in his later political life; reports that he is taking care of Julie Spencer; would like to hear from Julia more often; reveals a passage from \"the Diary\" which comments on Julia's abolity to live \"within enemy lines\" in New York. 2 pp. TCy of Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions of Semple's trips to the Deep South (Especially Ga. and La.); Semple's failing health, the \"March trial\" [?], Julia's children; James and Julia's relationship, his wife Letitia and her exploits, ex-Cofederates and their new life-styles, constant \"rows\" in which Semple is engaged, a possible lawsuit by Letitica Semple against Julia G. Tyler regarding possession of family portraits, and Julia's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Includes discussion on the possiblity of Semple moving to Japan, the state of families in Richmond, the lack of cooperation in teh South, the \"demoralization\" of the war, Semple's ill health, \"the war of the races\" which semple believes will occur soon, Julia's financial situation, Julia's children, Semple's many excursions and travels, the \"destitution\" of the South.","Including discussion on the unveiling the Tyler monument at Hollywood Cemetery.","Correspondence includes discussions on family history and the unveliling the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes Discussions on family heirlooms, Bessie's \"destitute\" financial state, the destruction of a family heirloom.","Alice Tyler Denison, Bessie Denison Allen Williams, Tazewell Tyler, Annie Bridges Tyler, Martha Trent Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on William G. Waller's daughter Jenny and a portrait of John Tyler, the President. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Entitled Conundrums for Miss Tyler, 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Especially with Annie Tucker Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, includes discussions of the Tyler family, Bessie's health, and a clock that has been passed down through the family. 9 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that Louisa [?] has visited William Tyler's farm and returned with fruit and vegetables to preserve; inquires if Julia would like him to preserve some grapes for her; hears rumor that sister Alice might be married soon and expresses his sentiments as to whom she should not marry; adds a postscript to his father indicating that the livestock are not healthy. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers his congratulations for the \"momentus event\" that recently took place and explains that he could not have left the seminary to attend; feels confident that everyone at \"Sherwood Forest\" is enjoying his or herself. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Gen. Burnsude had made a headquarters in the area surrounding \"sherwood Forest\"; explains that she is an \"entire cripple\" now; indicates that there is a lack of communications throughout the state; inquires if she might soend some time with Mrs. Tyler. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on \"Nannie's\" financia state, Tazewell's exploits in California, Nannie's plans to join Tazewell; Julia Tyler Spencer's untimely death. 5 items.","Including discussions on family genealogy and history, the William and Mary Quarterly, the \"Old Dominion,\" and Lyon's death. 24 items.","Correspondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.","Scope and Contents Complains about the bad weather; describes a new pink hat; asks for a new muslin dress and new capesl describes the other girls, the meals, and the lessons at Madam Shegaray's [sic] [Chagary] school. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes clothes being made for her daighter; chastises her daughter for wearing her \"hair braided with bows\"; tells her daughter to makr her nightgowns and handkercheifs before they go to be washed. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the progress of capes and \"neckercheifs\" being made for her; discusses the other chuldren and family matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Gives news of East Hampton; wories that Julia has lost interest in school; gives advice on appearance and deportment. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has been sick with \"dissentary\"; looks forward to a visit from \"Pa\"; discusses plans for summer. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that she is writing because their mother is too busy with company (Judge Edwards); discusses the alteration of a hat; gives news of the family; discusses mutual friends and neighbors. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail numerous items of clothing that she would like made; discusses relatives and friends that she visited. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear that JG has been sick, reports of a scarlet fever outbreak; reports on the activites of family and friends. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the new fashions in the city and describes Broadway as a \"moving mass of gaily dressed ladies and mustached beaux\"; describes Christmas activities; discusses books, plays, and poetry. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Pleased to have received her letter of 28 December, 1839; tells of severe winter conditions; wishes news from the \"fashionable world.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a \"Fancy Ball\" and an elopement which followed; describes lectures that were \"grand failures\"; discusses Queen Victoria's wedding. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package to her from \"one not a little touched by Cupid's dart,\" Mr. Sherman; tells of social events; sends regards to family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that they have left for Liverpool, England earlier than they planned but are now on board ship in the harbor waiting for enough wind; the traveling plan includes Liverpool, London, and Brighton, England as well as France, Italy, and Germany. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Welcomes her back to America from her trip to Europe; school news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents New Year's greetings; curious of social news; sends school news; New York political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Regrets having missed her in New York; longs for her to write; asks her to speak with the President John Tyler about appointing his [JJB] brother-in-law, Judge Oakley, to the Supreme Court. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sees her as \"the most fascinating and lovely creature that existed on earth\"; realizes his aspiration for her affections are unattainable; hopes to be remembered as a friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alludes to the romance between President John Tyler and herself; does not approve of her \"petticoat goverment in the affairs of state\"; appeals to her as \"the fountain of influence--the appointing power\" for a position abroad in an embassy where he could \"enjouy a great deal of dignity and honor, with plenty of money and nothing on earth to do\"; will use his influence against Tyler if he does not get a position; social news; likes the idea of the new machine--an \"awrial car\"; calls her sister a prude. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates his affections, yet cannot return them; hopes to maintain a friendship with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; regards to the President; desires a visit from her. 2 pp. TCy fo ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her brother Alexander has been sick; relays her mother's warning against going to the city in August, \"the hottest month of the year\"; describes East Hampton. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Relates sadness due to loss of \"Father\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Tells how much Mr. Davis loved Julia and how Julia's father \"cut [insulted] him in the Gallery of the House [of Representatives] when all eyes were directed at them\"; social news; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter of Introduction for Madame Guillet to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Asking them to join her mother and herself for their afternoon drive. 1 p. ANS. Also including a calling card for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel roosevelt. 1 item. P.M.","Scope and Contents Expresses dismay that Julia got wet. 1 p. ANS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Enclosed \"directions\" from Dr. Quinn; tells how the city is full of surprise [about Julia's wedding to the President] and will take weeks to recover; comments of future political appointments; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Juliana Gardiner to Margaret Gardiner Relays the shock of Julia Gardiner's marriage to the President John Tyler; calls upon her for discretion on the matter; family news.","Scope and Contents Relates the astonishment of the city to the news of her marriage to President John Tyler; he has sent an announcement to the evening newspapers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulation on \"consumation of connubial bliss\"; feels that President Tyler has treated him ingentlemanly; hopes for her sake that the President is re-elected because \"she is admirably adored by all\" even thous he \"is violatly opposed to his political sentiments\"; states that the Tyler administration has \"robbed\" him of $160,000 and has left him a pauper; pleads for her assistance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents This was the first opportunity to write since her \"accession\"; tells of her arrival in Washington and the White House; states she is \"quiet posession of the Presidential Mansion\"; tells of the reception at the Executive Mansion and the demolition of the \"famous wedding cake\"; tells Alexander Gardiner not to worry about political appointments. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the advice sent; social news of the White House; states that the President John Tyler fears losing all presidential honors to Julia Gardiner Tyler; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; states that she realized that she now has a son [-in-law] who is the President of the United States; sends regards to the President and to Margaret Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is \"behaving accordingly\" to the role of mistress in the White House' describes the \"spectacle at the White House on the Fourth of July\"; had met with Mrs. [Dolly] Madison the day before; tells of plans of trip to [Old] Point Comfort, Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased with Margaret [Gardiner's] return' thinks that she [JGT] should persuade the President to settle in the North after retiring from the Presidency; tells of local robberies; tells of Alexander Gardiner's visit to Connecticut. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased to receive letters from them daily; regrets hearing of Julia's bad habit [sleeping late?] and that the President must \"insist upon amendment\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of travel to Connecticut; describes a friend's mansion, grounds, and commercial property there; was surprised to find Margaret Gardiner at home. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends advice; tells her to assume \"household duties as well as those of state\" because she \"must be a politician\"; tells of local robberies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the pleasant reception at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, ; describes the accommodations there; social news; describes her first impressions of \"Sherwood Forest\" under construction; tells of her introduction to the plantation slaves as the new \"Missus\"; sends a musical composition of the President to her brother. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the numerous calls on her and gifts to her as First Lady; tells of the President's visits to his former constituents; describes the estate [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and the changes she plans for it; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminiscenses of their youthful friendship; asks to be recommended to friends and family for employment as an \"instructress\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests on behalf of Mary Livingston that she [JGT] persuade the President to see to the postponement of sea duty for Mr. Livingston. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has decided not to marry Mr. Thompson; social/family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; tells of a political gathering planned for that evening; local news; tells how the family has been \"vastly annoyed by office seekers and would-be retainers\". 2 pp TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; discusses the political news concerning President Tyler and the Tyler Party; tells of rude comments made about the President and by Mr. Miller; tells of the death of Westerlo Van Renssalaer. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of mutual friends. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests that a member of the family write to her daily; describes receptions on board the Falmouth, the Pennsylvania, and other ships in the roads; social news; asks for advice on plans for \"Sherwood Forest\"; political news; has been annoyed by those seeking favors. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has deicded not to \"break [her] neck to win\" Mr. T[hompson]; relays the message that Alex Gardiner wishes to be made president Tyler's aide-de-camp. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He understands her inability to write more often; warns her that many are using his and Alexander Gardiner's names in attempting to gain favors from the President; states that he will inform the President in writing personally in any case they are interested in. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of funeral services attended by the President in Norfolk, Va.; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her \"not to believe all that the President says about the honeymoon lasting always\"; relays gossip about the President and his first wife [Letitia Christian Tyler]; discusses mutual acquainances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball which the slaves on the plantation [Sherwood Forest] were having; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the anticipated visit of the President and her; she hopes that the President won't find the visit too unpleasant since they have moved most of their belongings into the coty; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates the arrival of the President; relates humorous story of Col. Livingston's mishaps with a boat; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He was very pleased with a recent address made by the President; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hates the idea of leaving the summer house so early in the season; discusses Mr. and Mrs. Polk; she doesn't see the need for Margaret Gardiner to marry yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; tells how their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] does not want to return to the city; tells of the game brought by David and Alexander Gardiner from a recent hunting trip. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Attempts to clarify some confusion over the political appointment of Samuel Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She was startled by the news of her coming visit since it comes at the same time as Mrs. Rober Tyler's visit; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that Mrs. [Dolley] Madison will not be accompanying her on her upcoming visit' feels that Mrs. Madison is seling \"Montpelier\" because of financial need and that President Tyler would have purchased it if he had not already bought \"Sherwood Forest\"; expects David and Alexander Gardiner to meet her upon her arrival in New York; discusses aspects of obtaining a consulship in Marsailles, France; discusses the possible inheritance of two or three million dollars if certain information is found; wants the new York newspapers to find out that she is coming to town. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a piece of his wife's wedding cake in return for the one that she [JGT] sent to him; wishes to be introduced to her husband, President Tyler; discusses his new wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses a portrait being done by Mr. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a package containing a cap and a note; discusses decorating ideas for the new house; tells how Alex Gardiner has engrossed himself in politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that the President has sent to Italy for a greyhound; describes a promenade with the President; news concerning friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He will attend to the President's request; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses attempts to determine some relationship to a Mac Lachlan estate; news of family friends; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a wedding reception she attended; tells of Virginia Scott's, daughter of Ganeral W. Scott, taking of the veil though Miss Scott was described to her as being \"as mad as a march hare\"; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a list of flower seeds which could be planted at her country residence; asks her to send him her request. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses friends and clothes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests her assistance in finding an appointment in the Customs House for Mr. Hooper; describes Mr. Hooper's attributes. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including post script from John Tyler to Gov. Van Ness delegating the task of finding a position for Mr. Hooper to him.","Scope and Contents Describes a parade for Henry Clay on Broadway in the city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the price, style, and material for curtains to be made for her [JGT]; news of family and friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase of a Rockaway versus a Barouche. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs her that the looking glass maker will not have her mirrors ready until the first of December, 1 p. [on the same page as the previous item] TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the election--\"the people are truly beside themselves\"; feels that with the election \"order will be restored and peace will return to our bosoms once more\"; describes a lecture given by Bishops meade and John Johns of Virginia; will be sending Alice's Tyler dress with General McNeill. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions curtains; she is pleased to have Alexander Gardiner in Washington; political news; she is pleased that Polk won. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carpets, clock, lights, and shades to be purchased for her new house. 1 p. TCY of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents She was not able to find the desired easy chair; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Needs an elegant black hat for the opening of Congress; discusses clothes; tells fo a newspaper article which \"took quite a fling at me [JGT]\"; plans some spectacular social event for the White House; news of Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses hat feathers; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; fashion news; their mother is willing to live in London; all her [JGT] furniture and upholstery is ready to be shipped. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information of freinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visits to her by foreign diginitaries. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends compliments made by the President on a piece written by him [AG]; the President feels that he [AG] \"is destined to be a very distinguished man\"; discusses opening in fireign missions; she is determined to see that h get a foreign appointment. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans a special entertainment for her [MG] upcoming visit; discuss clothes and fashion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses fireplaces and mantels. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on how all of her [JGT] letters ask for favors; the peral necklace she asked for has been purchased. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that some items be brought to her; describes some jet jewelry given her by the President; asks her to tel mother to bring her own maid when she comes for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information on sending furniture to [Sherwood Forest]; asks that the goods be insured. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the social calls made by her that morning; will send the requested riding clothing as soon as possible; she is surprised that she [JGT] could be so \"ungenteel\" as to suppose taht their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] would travel without a maid; wants her to \"send three pairs of shies and four pairs of stockings to replace those worn out by running around\" on errands for her [JGT]; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Seeks her assistance in having Judge Edwards appointed to the Supreme Court; feels taht \"poverty and pride is a trying thing indeed\"; discusses purchases made for her; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she is falling behind in her tasks, especially because of bad headaches; tells of David Gardiner's return from Long island; relates Mr. Ely's happiness in the request to her [JGT]; needs to have a shirt of the President's which fits as to have others made for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the loss of her father; was extremely pleased with her visit to Washington, D.C., and the White House; news of weddings of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the numerous recent visits made to her; political news; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [JGT] relationship with her step-daugher Alice Tyler; encourages her not to have anything to do with criminals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she had seen the President ad her [JGT] \"ugly faces\" at a daguerroetype gallery and feels that decept portraits of them need to be sent; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing and jewlery; inquires from Margaret Gardiner the whereabouts of \"The President's ring\". 2 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses purchases; remarks taht Alex Gardiner was flattered by the President's remkars about him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She feels that she [MG] should prusue Mr. T[hompson?] and not let him get away; wishes to have her guitar and music sent; longs for her canary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it is better he write to her regarding political issue instead of writing directly to the President Tyler; feels that he is the best in New York to advise the President on appointments there; discusses political positions in New York. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Explains that Mr. Carter is ill and they will be kept from \"waiting on the President and Mrs. Tyler...\" 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Tyler look over the papers involved in \"Babes Case\" and try to persuade her husband, President Tyler, in favor of the \"prisoner.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Political news; he feels that \"Mary Garinder deserves a whipping for her obstinacy\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions prince Joesph Napoleon Boneparte, 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. N. Including the names Phoebe Gardiner and Fanny S. Gardiner, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York on the address leaf. 1 p. Also including the toast gien by General Lamar of Texas at the President's dinner party. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on her marriage to the President; describes travels in Italy. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brings to her attention those persons not invited to her ball that should have been; hopes to be \"her obliged and humble servant\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS on the same page requesting several more invitations.","Scope and Contents Finds their separation upsetting; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Surprised to find out that she [JGT] will be entertaining the Supreme Court; inquires about the upcoming departure from the White House; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the quiet activities, reading and embroidery, she has been involved with since her return from a visit to Julia in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a safe arrival in Richmond; travel plans to \"Sherwood Forest.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the aftermath of the President's and her departure from Washington; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling into \"Sherwood Forest\" after leaving the White House; requests taht several other pieces of furniture be purchased for her, as well as a new carriage. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that all the furnishings have arrived; gives some advice on unpacking the mirrors; discusses plans for the summer in East Hampton; discusses their brother Alexander's plans for a clerkship; describes a screen she is embroidering; complains about the necessity of making social calls. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the parlor in \"Sherwood Forest\"; describes in detail the clothing of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\"; social news; describes the gardens. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the distance between them has grown; news of framily and friends; sends a muffin recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a rockaway would be the best type of carriage for the country; recommends that a watchmaker attend to her clock; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the slownewss of the mails; feels that it is not possible to visit before July; inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on Texas; mentions the President's music. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets the distance between them; plans to plant flowers in the garden soon; discusses sociial call. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses dress she is making for her [JGT]; mentions some of the changes in political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes how clock is to be set up; describes design for the gates for \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions furnishing and carriages; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses marriages and engagements of acquaintances; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a horseback ride on the plantation' she is determined not to make social calls to Williamsburg; mentions visit by Dr. Rogers; asks that some new clothing be sent to her; describes her recent dreams. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses socail calls; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her about riding race horses and has \"a thousand anxieties about \" her; social news; inquires if she \"has any white people around\" and if \"all the servants are colored\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mention family correspondence; discusses the Virginian aristocracy and society' assures them that she does not \"feed the chickens\" on the plantation; discusses carpets in detail; mentions the wild flowers that the President Tyler had picked for her in the woods; plans to visit to the North. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clerkship; has no \"local chit chat\" to send; political news; feels they should not keep a carriage due to the expense; mentions summer plans in East Hampton. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends reassurances to be given to her mother that her health is fine and that should she fall ill the President himself would tend to her; plans to return social calls; regrets hearing about having to dispose of a carriage; discusses summer plans; mentions the whereabout of her step-children; social news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests taht he pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the crops; describes the boat at the plantation; feels that he should prusue Miss Wright. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fishing on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been engaged in purchasing her \"spring costume\"; social news; mentions new White House administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses preparations for having a dress made for Alice Tyler, Julia's stepdaughter and sent through Elizabeth Tyler Waller, another stepdaughter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fish and fishing on the plantation; describes their boat, the \"Pocahonatas\"; discusses carriages and saddles; describes the new additions being made to \"Sherwood Forest,\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes fiacee of a mutual friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the prospects of John Tyler, Jr.; reports that John Lorimer Graham has been replaced by [?] Moris; discusses Polk and the Cabinet; discusses the upcoming 1848 Presidental election; reports that President Tyler has been approached and asked to run for the Senate again; reports that \"Tony, Fanny's husband\" has died of cancer; asks for an accounting for all the money she owes; discusses the distribution of 2000 copies of a speech published in the Madisonian; discusses household furnishings. 8 pp. ALS. Including AL from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Julia McLachlan Gardiner, discussing her husband's response to inquiries about the possibility of his running for Governor or for the Senate; disturbed to hear that her brother Alexander was ill; describes the clothing she desires. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Feels strongly that the appointment of Mr. Pickens to the U.S. mission to England is considerably poor judgement; mentions an article about an evening in the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a Virginia \"helter-skelter\" concerning two flower vases from the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses hats; inquires about her views on several political appointments; news of friends and family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. On same page as previous entry.","Scope and Contents States that she has caught a cold; describes, in great detail, a dinner party given at \"Brandon\" by Mrs. William Harrison; feels that recent dinner parties are dull as compared to those given at the White House. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses music; mentions appointments of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; describes Alexander's Gardiner illness. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visit by a strong Tyler advocate, John R. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses carriages. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package of bonnets down to her; expresses her concern of her [JGT] health; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends an invitation for dinner; wishes that she [MFR] be accompanied by her sister and frinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to why she or their mother Juliana McLachlan Gardiner did not accompany Alexander Gardiner to Easthampton; describes dinner party she had given the evening before; mentions having to cancel plans to visit Mrs. George Harrison due to unexpected company; hopes that someone in her family would pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses books and slippers; mentions an interest of the President Tyler in the press; describes the food at a dinner party; discusses clothing. 5 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions friends and family; discusses the recent activities of President Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the evenint spent at the plantation of Mrs. George Harrison, \"Lower Brandon\"; says that the President Tyler feels that she \"was formed to be the admiriation of every one who has taste and wit and the wonder of all others\"; describes the clothes she wishes to be sent to her as soon as possible. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses plans for summer travels to the Virginia Springs and the North; mentions the crops and harvesting at the plantation; discusses the appearance of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; discusses the President's Tyler Clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the value of the harvested crops; describes some minor occurrence on the plantation; discusses carpets; news of friends; mentions the death of President Andrew Jackson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions carpets; discusses travel plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Encourages her to visit the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the summer. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a cisit by the ladies of \"Lower Brandon\"; mentions her wedding anniversary. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes the scene where she and the President [Tyler[ were staying when a hurricane struck, tells how they were able to escape injury; discusses friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York;news of friends; discusses the annexation of Texas. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York; deiscusses the annexation of Texas; discusses the upcoming summer season. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a funeral service for one fo the plantation slaves; discusses clothin; the President Tyler and she plan to go to Richmond to do some shopping; discusses music. 2 pp .TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, 20 July, 1845, from Alexander Gadiner, New York, New York, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner requesting that Julia Gardiner Tyler's bills be sent to him for collection; mentions a fire in the city. 1 p. on the same page as the above. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a copy of a newspaper containing the resolution for annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Williamsburg from which she \"was very anxious to get away\"; mentions a visit to Jamestown, Va.; lists those people she met at Old Point Comfort, Va.; mentions an article about the Tyler Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the finances of the President Tyler and Robert Tyler; tells that John [Tyler, Jr.] \"has forsworn liquor entirely\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; mentions the annexation of Texas; feels that \"[President] Polk is ruining himself.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the reception they received on each step of their travel; describes the people they have met; reports her alarm at hearing of a fire in the new Port; describes the baths; reports that \"Bonaparte from Baltimore\" has the cottage next to theirs. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes their travel plans for the nxt few days and their intended arrival in New York; describes the other guests at various sprigns. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their arrival; discusses the name of her new dog. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Norfolk, Va.; discusses clothing and furnishings in great detail; feels tha the other canary which the President Tyler bought for her treats her other canary \"with utmost contempt.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the name of her dog; sends the desired qualifications for a new housekeeper for \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the financial loss of \"several hundred dollars\" from the death of a young slave who died \"from eating dirt,\"; discusses the garden and furnishings. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes to have a book on etiquette sent to her; mentions a letter by the President Tyler which was to be published; mentions her pet burds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that her correspondence is dull; mentions a dinner party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of visits to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by her step-daughter's cousin, Martha Christian, and John Tyler Jr. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels disdain for New York and its social classes; feels happier where she is now. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carriages and furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of catching a cold at a fair; reports on the health of her greyhound. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; leaves for Shelter Island, New York, in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates a visit from him soon; tells of the activities of the slaves on teh plantation; mentions a visit by Mr. Churchill Semple, a relative of the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes her search for fireplace fenders for \"Sherwood Forest,\" since she \"would not like to have your [JGT] house burnt from any negligence of mine [JMG]\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends details of a shipmnt of \"freight\" to her including \"one housekeeper marked Catherine Wint, one Italian Greyhound marked Le Beau, one box containing fenders\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent the greyhound with mugh regret; mentions Margaret's Gardiner stay in the South; describes an evening concert; discusses hats. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS. [12 November, 1845], from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, to Julia Gardiner Tyler. Concerning the social activity in the city. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Asks that he inform her of anything political or social that he hears of in Washington [D.C.]; mentions single women he might want to become acquainted with. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news and gossip. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not having sent a recipe; news of friends; has decided to \"refuse all invitations this winter under the plea of mourning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses the treatment of the slaves on the plantation; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Ponders whether the fact that the rich and popular Capt. L [?] is jewish makes him intolerable in the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; has enclosed a book on etiquette. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; sends the President's Tyler thanks for some music sent to him; tells of the activities of her new housekeeper, Catherine. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends wishes of a Merry Christmas, reports that at the plantation \"the merriment of the occasion seems confined to the negroes\"; describes some of the holiday food' mentions plans to attend a Naval Ball at Annapolis. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; mentions the \"superior advantages\" of the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Political references. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Much news of family friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, sends part of a recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Conveys her deepest and sincerest sympathy at the tragic loss of her daughter, Mary Fairlee Tyler; sends her prayers and consolations.","Scope and Contents \"Do you know, Juluia, I like 'Sherwood' alone much the best -- 'Forest' seems associated with everything that [is] wild \u0026 uncultivated and remote.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to have received certain music; mentions recent purchases. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social activities and acquaintances; feels that \"President Polk is in no way friendly to the Tyler Party,\"; mentions a bedroom furniture suite for sale. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to whether or not she has heard the \"Julia Waltzes\" composed and dedicated fo her [JGT]; hopes that David Gardiner will be able to find a rich girl to marry; mentions Robert's Tyler depression and the ill health of his daughter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminisces about the past winter they spent in Washington together; reveals the pain she felt at her father's death' discusses news she has received of new York; describes the holiday visitors and festivities; discusses a silver pitcher \"presented by the Ladies of Brasonia [?] County, Texas as a tribute to the ex-President Tyler,\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a visit by Capt. Laughton and portrait of Alic Tyler he finished while there; enclosed a letter from Miss Ritchie of \"Brandon\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses david's Gardiner dancing ability; describes clothing; mentions some confusion in a newspaper article; has received as a gift a new hunting dog; expresses a desire to be sent some novels. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the winter scene of all the sleighs in the streets; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the current first Lady, Mrs. Polk, and her etiquette; has sent the requested cookbooks and novels which she feels \"are light trash\" and \"shallow \u0026 unprofitable reading so far as mental improvement is concerned\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Demanded the return of a handkercheif from the President which was intended for her; describes social calls made. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges the receipt of several books from David Gardiner; mentions a visit to Washington, D.C. by several friends; and tells of a gift of persimmons from the President Tyler. including TCy of ALD to Margaret Gardiner, from Julia Gardiner Tyler, concerning racoon hunting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents News of friends and social calls; discusses clothing; mentions a visit to the circus. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an account of a party given by Mr. [James] Buchanan; mentions the sale of a near-by estate; Mrs. Semple's plans of goiing to Marsailles have been cancelled. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on the difference in climate of the North and South; mentions a purchase to be made. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including extract of another incomplete letter, undated. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the devotion shown to the housekeeper by the farm animals; reports on the well-being of the greyhound; mentions the festivities of a local wedding. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some good reading; inquires about the weather in the South; relays an invitation for a visit by her father to her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a splendid ball and other social engagements. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays the subject of that morning's church sermon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social calls.","Scope and Contents Inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on the statements made by Mr. C[alhoun?] regarding the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler anticipates a \"tide of prosperity\" if peace continues; news about acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was taken by an extremely attractive young man, Mr. B., with \"a fine set of teeth\" and \"a superabundance of glossy, luxuriant hair\"; social news; mentions some political aspects of the Texas annxation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","40 lines long, signed \"Ariel.\" 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase and the poor quality of a portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Worries that her last letter has missed them; discusses an unseasonable snow storm; discusses money owed; reports that one of her birds has died. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a surprise snow; has found a new companion for her canary; discusses whether or not a certain handsome, young man, Mr. B., has adequate fortunes to go with his good looks. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her dinner guest for the following evening, including Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison; expresses her concern for a certain portrait; inquires as to whether or not the President's Tyler birthday was celebrated. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler suggested that they go for a sleigh ride by attaching a canoe to the carriage horses, only to be turned down by her; tells of a visit by neighbors who arrived in a canoe pulled by carriage horses. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [MG] intentions and prospects concerning Mr. B.; appreciated the valentines; discusses summer plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Would like her to spend the summer in Easthampton, New York, instead of in the South; speculates as to what is to come about between Margaret Gardiner and Mr. B.; is pleased that the housekeeper is efficient. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ANS from M[argaret Gardiner] to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 16 March, 1846, concerning a certain valentine. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Mr. B's financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents News of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions the work of [President] Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions meeting acquaintances whilst out for a walk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions task performed for the President Tyler; discusses the Oregon situation; David Gardiner is in Easthampton, New York setting out trees. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels a \"warlike\" atmosphere. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes her latest dinner party in great detail mentioning the food service and the attire of her guests. \"[t]here was not a single failure in the cooking, and my ice cream preserved its form entirely,\" mentions that the President received some \"flattering resolutions\" from the Texas Senate, discusses the purchase of her spring wardrobe. TCy of ALS. 1 pp. Including handwritten menu for the dinner party which consisted of foods such as boiled rich fish, preserved salmon and lobster, a pound of beef, boiled turkey and egg sauce, boiled tongue, chicken salad, and a variety of vegetables for the first course. The desserts included suet pudding and wine sauce, sponge cake \"ornamented with a bunch of hyacinths,\" ice cream, and blancmange. The wines included sparkling hock, 2 kinds of Madeira, sherry, and port.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to cancel a visit to The Harrison's because of the weather; discusses her mother's upcoming visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses clothing and a seamstress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the situation on Wall Street. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions changes in new York; discusses the attacks on Daniel Webster regarding the Asburton Treaty. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses an inscription; assures them that a revelation about the Tyler Administration is a \"l-i-e\"; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the injustice to John Tyler \"coming from Capitol Hill\"; mentions shrubbery' feels David Gardiner should pursue Miss Wright because she is an only child of rich parents and would certainly be accompanied by at elast $100,000 when married. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; refers to the current controversy concerning Tyler's Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of an engagement. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Marks letter as \"Private\"; gives an interpretation of \"Mama's\" dream; discusses her pregnancy; describes a quilt she would like made as a gift; discusses the purchase of clothing for herself and her expected baby, asks to have flower seeds sent. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing for herself and the \"anticipated\"; looks forward to her visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays news from new Port and summer activities; looks forward to seeing Davy [David Gardiner Tyler] again. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details an odd bet; anticipates her visit to Easthampton. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her home in New York is a \"perfect babel\" due to the great number of visitors; the attitude there is \"every man for himself\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. On the same sheet as the preceding item.","Scope and Contents Tells of the return of the President Tyler in the middle of the night from a trip North; wishes that she could be in New Port \"to see the manoeuvres of the clique\" there. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball in great detail. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; Alexander Gardiner, herself, and their mother have all come down with the flu; feels that war with Mexico is inevitable. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes details about the ball in New Port; has not fully recovered yet from having the baby; news of Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given up the idea of traveling to New Port; discusses the ball held in New port; describes a mishap while out on a drive. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Col. William Short; describes the weather; discusses a letter from Margaret Gardiner which was interceptd and almost printed; discusses books and poetry. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the President's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\"; gives an account of a young boy who died and \"came back to life\" on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Updates the baby's [DGT] condition; mentions gifts from the neighbots. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has purchased a crib for the baby [DGT]; inquires as to the opinion of the President Tyler regarding a purchase of 100,000 acres of land in Tazewell [Co.] at a price of two cents an acre. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitiation in Norwich; feels that the baby [DGT] resembles Napoleon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling back into her home after a five month absense; describes an earlier visit to New York, New York; describes a trip to the \"Fair\" at Castle Garden; describes her attempts to have the baby's daguerreotype taken while in New York; discusses expected visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyler; Mr. Boulwar, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; especially looks forward to the visit of mary and her faimily, discusses her \"sweet babe.\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects a visit from the former Charge to Naples, Mr. Boulware; feels the death of two sons of Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison to be a tragic loss. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some early election returns concernign possible presidential candidates; feels strongly that Alice Tyler serious search for a husband so that she does not become \"an old maid\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Retells an anecdote told by Mr. Boulware; discusses her company at \"Sherwood Forest,\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends some requested maps; mentions several political meetings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the disposition of coal mines owned by the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the coal mines in Kentucky and possible plans to view them. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; enjoys the indian summer in December; hints that he might give the President Tyler a gift of a violin; news of the baby's [David Gardiner Tyler] good health. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is enjoying the \"warm \u0026 balmy\" winter weather; mentions social calls and a dinner party; inquires about some mutual acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Envies the weather in the South; describes in great detail a dinner party and the guests in attendance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends the first word taught to the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] to be \"grandmama\"; she \"would be amused to see what an excellent nurse the President Tyler has become\" for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has decided upon an extremely handsome carriage to be bought. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates an enjoyable winter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes teh activities of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; reports that their food stores have fall prey to a theif. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; was paid an unexpected visit by her step-daughter Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; mentions a fox hunt attended by the President Tyler; hopes that she will visit \"Sherwood Forest\" soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a poem written \"on the birth of David Gardiner Tyler\"; describes a gift from the baby's sister Mary [Tyler Jones]; inquires as to the whereabouts of gifts for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] from David \u0026 Alexander Gardiner; mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. first page missing.","Scope and Contents Tells of Alexander Gardiner's illnesses; misses her and longs for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, regarding a gentleman caller. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Recommends \"rhubarb \u0026 magnesia\" to prevent illness; longs to see the aby. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Lists the New Year's social calls made; tells of a loss of an acquaintance's plantation house to fire; mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her brother [David Gardiner] is \"the stingiest fellow for not having sent the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] a \"handsome coral and bells\" and feels that he \"does not deserve to have a newphew\"; mentions a wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes that their cousin, Mary Gardiner, will marry Eben N. Horsford; discusses clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions all the sleighs out in a snow storm. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has heard of an article entitled \"The Secret History of the Administration of John Tyler\" in a new paper called The Sunday Pocupine; inquires of summer visiting plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses books read; notes that the slaves say \"young massa's [David Gardiner Tyler] a buster!\"; inquires about investments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the beaux of Margaret Gardiner and Phoebe Gardiner; regrets th sale of their home at La Fayette Place [sic], New York, New York; mentions a comparison of Presidents Tyler's and Polk's administrations. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; discusses several paintings viewed. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that Margaret Gardiner wash her face with buttermilk; mentions the suicide of the son of an acquaintance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news, mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social visits; D[avid Gardiner] expects her [MG] to select a valentine for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that the packages of dresses and socks have arrived and fit \"the boy\" [David Gardiner Typer]; describes calls made upon friends in New York; discusses various private concerts; describes a painting purchased for JGT; discusses various purchases including shoes from Middletons and armlets from Tenneys. 7 pp. AL. Including receipt, 8 June, [18]46 for one pair of gold armlets at $4.50 purchased from R. Tenney, 1 p. D. Also including bill, 17 February 1847, for shoes purchased from C. Middleton, New York, New York at $10.50. 1 p. ADS","Scope and Contents Recommends that she see \"Tom Thumb\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received flowers from a secret admirre, possibly Mr. Beeckman; list the beaux which called for her; news of acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in detail a wedding held at \"Weyanoke,\" Charles City County, Virginia; mentions an amusing incident involving a broken carriage wheel; social news. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Has come across a possible mutual acquaintance in Richmond; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions calls upon her by her beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Was pleased to have met Dr. Minge and his family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that her [MG] \"beau were next to the richest man in New York\"; discusses the crops for the plantation; feels that the taking of Vera Crux [Mexico] was glorious for the army but \"terrible for the poor women and children\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; fashion news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Felt disappointed by not receiving any mail; finds the Harrisons' of \"Lower Brandon\" collection of fine paintings enviable; news of social calls; is about to lose her housekeeper, Catherine Wing, due to the fact that her husband has come to take her with him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Passed an enjoyable evening of music with friends; complains of the high price of food and fears a \"famine\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President Tyler is showing some interesting in a work, Dombey and Sons, by Charles Dickens; has being spring cleaning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news.","Scope and Contents Details a visit by two Northern gentlemen farmes, Mr. Hugh Tyler and Mr. miller, to view the plantation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes his health is improving from his illness; asks his opinion on several office appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a dinner party at \"Upper Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va]; has accepted an invitation at \"Lower Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va] for the following evening. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to hear of her [JGT] good health; read a letter from John Tyler in the Herald and felt that it was excellent; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to leave for Easthampton; fears for Alex[ander Gardiner's] health. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was astonished to hear of John [Tyler, Jr's?] resignation; speculates as whether Mr. [William H.] Polk [Charg d'Affair to naples, brother of President James K. Polk] is returning to Americal to marry. 1p. TCy of ALS. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their trip to Easthampton, New York; perceives that [William H.] Polk has arrived in America; considers that the two administrations [Tyler and Polk] will be united by Polk's marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes for a visit to the north soon; speculates as to the details of a society wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that she needs to travel North to \"escape sickness,\"; perceives taht the President [Polk] is in New York in anticipation of is brother's [William H. Polk] wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has observed the announcement of [William H.] Polk's wedding to Miss Corse; questions his financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects that she has read the announcement of William H. Polk's wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Directs that [mail/] by direct to him as \"Clerk of the U.S. Circut Court, New York City\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it would be \"very cruel\" to leave the President Tyler and travel north without him; mentions the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has seen the annoucement of Mr. Polk's marriage and notes that his new wife has paid off $30,000 of his debts; inquires whose father attempted to bribe the Governor of New Jersey with $30,000. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] has started to walk; mentions the birth of a daughter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; the President Tyler is responding in reference to a certain scandal; mentions a social call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the President's and her trip back to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; inquires as if she has found a new houskeeper for the plantation and would prefer a French woman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] now dances and \"spits,\"; wishes that her family were with her at 'Sherwood Forest,\"; was told Alice Tyler \"was a goose\" if she had rejected. Mr. O'Hara's proposal of marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is extremely pleased with her new housekeeper, Catherine; feels that the new domestic is far superior to her previous one [Catherine Wing]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates as to his whereabouts; feels very lonely; is now displeased with her housekeeper [Mrs. Dillon?]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses [Eben N.] Horsford. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to attend a dinner given by Mr. Henry L. Jones [husband of Mary Tyler Jones]; discusses Virginia etiquette; hopes that her commisions are attended to. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes it would be a good idea that she [MG] go to St. Croix; social news and gossip. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Will make arrangement to leave for \"the wedding\" after Christmas; expects a great deal of company at Christmas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Margaret's beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Notes that \"Gardie's\" [David Gardiner Tyler] vocabulary is limited to \"Pa-pa \u0026 Mun-mum-ma\"; reports that margaret Gardiner and Gildbert Beeckman had two \"blow-outs\"; hopes that her [JGT] portrait is hung properly so that many people may admire it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President Tyler has given Mr. Beeckman letters of introduction to Calhoun, Buchanan, and others. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details the romance [or lack thereof] between Mr. O'Hara and Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Margaret's Gardiner trip to Washington, [D.C.]; describes toys desired for \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; mentions social callers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being sick and describes the various remedies she has used; reports that Mr. Healy [?] \"the artiste\" has asked to paint the \"President's portrait for His Majesty Louis Phillipe who requested it for his gallery at Versailles\"; she [JGT] suggests that she might have her own portrait painted and presented to the Queen; recommends woolen shirts as a present for \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] and little socks for the baby; asks that M[argaret] make cambric shirts; also asks for fabric, sugar molasses, and cast of hats from D[avid Gardiner] and A[lexander Gardiner]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the use of chloroform in childbirth; mentions a number of deaths which resulted from a fox hunt. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of her arrival in the city; mentions the agitation caused by the arrival of the remains of President [John Quincy] Adams. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail servants and their duties; was extremely pleased to find a ten dollar gold piece; has sent some dahlias. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that Margaret Gardiner's health improves; feels that she is improving after the birth of the baby [John Alexander Tyler]; mentions the beautiful flowers that the President Tyler brings to her. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he purchase a small wagon for her, using her money due to some financial hardship at \"Sherwood Forest,\"; is deeply concerned with Margaret Gardiner's health; reports taht the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is doing well and that \"his eyes shine like diamonds\"; believes Alice Tyler to be foolish in regards to Mr. O'Hara. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that the President's Tyler request for her [JGT] portrait be disregarded; describes in detail social calls; remarks that her new baby [John Alexander Tyler] \"looks as if he had been in this world a great many times before and was only renewing his acquaintance with things.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete, first page missing.","Scope and Contents Reports upon the state of her childre; feels that Alice Tyler will repent having sent Mr. O'Hara away lamenting most bitterly that such devotion as his \"will not be met with a second time\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to be receiving a wagon for use on the plantation; anticipates a great deal of company next month. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; will have the baby christened John Alexandre, but he will be called simply Alexander. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on how \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] enjoys his little carriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Explains why he has been unable to visit \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses some pieces by Annie Grey which are to appear in the Colombian; discusses his daughter Phoeve's acrivities' reports that he has also received a letter from her husband John Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a trip to the College of William and Mary by the President Tyler; reports on the baby [John Alexander Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on the birth of a daughter; inquires about the use of chloroform; plans to remain in New York until Margaret Gardiner Beeckman has had her baby; reports that \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] has been ill; describes her second child, John Alexander Tyler; invites her cousin to visit \"Sherwood Forest\" s that they can \"form a Tableaux of our little ones, your little girl the admired object of my two little boys\". 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler had traveled to Richmond, Virginia to obtain winter supplies; tells of a pleasant journey down from New York, New York to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the diamond ring Mr. O'Hara bought for Alice Tyler; mentions a friendly letter from [John C.] Calhoun to the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports her opinions of friends, family, and servants on the portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the activities of the house guests at \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that Alice Tyler is \"such a flirt\"; inquires as to a possible job for Tazewell because he is \"idling away his time at home\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses virtues of Virginia Cooper; reports that the President Tyler is recovering from his illness; notes the President's Tyler feelings on gold finds in California.","Scope and Contents Mentions holiday social coalls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner Tyler, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, sending Christmas greetings. 1 p. On the same page as previous item.","Scope and Contents Mentions a hunting trip by the President Tyler and David Gardiner; discusses social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social calls; sends a lists of requests. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the coming of winter weather; requests some syrup for buckwheat pancakes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitation for the President Tyler to visit \"Wickland\" in Kentucky; the President Tyler has doubts about [John] Beeckman's venture in California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President's Tyler appreciation of the gift of a violin. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the President Tyler is very supportive of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions having gone to see some \"Aztec children\"; inquires as to the President's opinion on the \"Kossuth question\"; tells several jokes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to see Mary and her family; warns Mary \"not to place your affections so strongly upon it [her baby] that you would feel hearbroken at its loss\"; describes the sudden death of a neighbor's infant; describes Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's baby, Henry Beeckman; describes Margaret's encouragemnt of her husband's enterprise in California and their fears on the subject; discusses family members; describes her own two children. 4 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes \"Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] behavior at church; mentions a discourse delivered by a Virginia agent of the Bible Society who found seven families in Charles City County without a Bible in their homes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to remain in Richmond, Virginia, to fa week; mentions acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"A Birthday Song.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David's Gardiner activities in the West; describes a dinner party; reminds her that the twenty-ninth is the President's Tyler birthday; wants to hold off [john Alexander Tyler]'s baptism until Alexander Gardiner can be in attendance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received a letter from Dan[ie]l Webster to the President Tyler giving him his regards; mentions complaints received by the President Tyler about John [Tyler Jr.] and his drunkenness; reports on the well-being of her children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman's activities in California; mentions acquaintances; notes the crops on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends regards to her nephew [Henry Beeckman]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the \"thrilling news of Mr. B[eeckman?]\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that a set of china be purchased for her; social news; inquires as to the possibility of a job for Tazwell Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that her [MGB] baby [Henry Beeckman] is in no danger of \"taking the measles\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions that the President Tyler thinks that the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is the finest in Virginia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received and is now returning the \"precious documents\" sent to her; says the President Tyler has \"no doubt that David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman will make a fortune speedily\"; notes that Bishop Johns has accepted the Presidency of the College of William and Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes some dresses she has received from Richmond and plans to send patterns for \"the new sacks and cardinal capes\"; compliments MGH on her choice of \"Leila\" for her daughter's name; describes \"Mam Fanny...the superintendent of my nursery\"; describes a visit to Richmond; discusses reports of the travels of David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman to California, inquires after various family members; discusses books read. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President's Tyler \"crop of wheat is the talk of Virginia\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes various patterns and clothes; plans to go North for the summer unless hears of cholera. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Signed Sarah. 4 pp. AmsS.","Scope and Contents Has returned home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and found everything in order' reports that the President Tyler has gone to Williamsburg to enroll Tazewell Tyler at the College of William and Mary; discusses horses; mentions that General Taylor was in Baltimore at the same time as she and the President Tyler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased \"over the safety of the Atlantic\"; feels that a monument to [President Tyler?] would prove the patriotism of the Union committee. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Including list of stewards. 1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Was shocked to hear of the fatal accident of Mr. John Beeckman and hopes that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is handling her grief sufficiently; notes that the President Tyler is obliged to deliver an address to \"the University\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the President Tyler's displeasure at being forgotten when gifts were sent down to \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions social callsl reports on the health of the baby, Julia gardiner Tyler; mentions the sympathy expressed concerning the deaths of Mr. John B[eeckman] and Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Feels that h is the \"worst correspondent\" in the world; hopes that he will find a \"rich love match\" soon; promises amusement if he were to visit during the Christmas holidays; mentions that the President Tyler is seeking a situation in California for their brother [David Gardiner]; hopes to find a French girl to attend to her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a book be sent to her; envies her for being in a big city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports of the recovery of \"little Julia\" Julia Gardiner Tyler; is deeply concerned about the grave condition of Alexander [Gardiner[ and that the President Tyler shares this concern and is prepared to travel with him if his condition worsens; hopes that she attend to her own health as well. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the news of the death of Alexander Gardiner; feels a great loss and is truly saddened by the death of her brother; hopes that she and Margaret Gardiner Beeckman will return to \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that it might be to David Gardiner's benefit that he not be informed of his brother's death; discusses in detail the illness which brought about his death. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Continues to feel the loss of Alexander Gardiner; anxiously awaits her and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman]'s visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; asks that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman make several purchases before arrivign at \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has transcribed the business portion of the account of the death of Alexander Gardiner which describes the disposition of his estate; inquires as to the state of her late brother's financial situation; has inclosed several obituaries. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a variety of trees be sent to hre from New York; inquires to the plans of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that she and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] not impede the President Tyler in his efforts to dispose of the property in Kentucky held by Alexander Gardiner; also requests that she [JMG] turn over her share of Alexander Gardiner's estate to her [JGT] as that she has more need of it; hopes that she will not attempt to interfere with the profits from the Kentucky lands which are to go to her [JGT]; reports on the health of her children; adds a final note that a moral obligation is not as binding as a legal one in regards to the settlement of Alexander Gardiner's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the recovery of Mr. [James] Semple after his illness and shipwreck; feels that Mr. [William] Waller [husband of Elizabeth Tyler Waller] is an anxious and tender father since the loss of his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends not to summer in E[ast] H[ampton], New York as she considers it the family burial place and would not be \"under the influence of a constant gloom\"; may consider spending the summer in Saratoga, New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that Fanny [a house slave?] may have small pox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Society news concerning visiting royals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a serpentine walk the President Tyler cut through the grove at \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses improvements made to the gardsnes of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; reports on her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the trees sent to her and the President Tyler; reports that her children are doing well; discusses the President Tyler's experimentation on the plantations crops. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Perceives that Mrs. [Corse] Polk [sister-in-law of the President] has died of consumption; feels that her [Mrs. Polk's] troubles and unhappiness are now over; expects the trees that she planted will flourish. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has prepared the house for a visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer; hopes that she [JMG] will come to see the children soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports the little Julia Gardiner Tyler is now dancing; wishes that a bonnet be sent for her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a social call made to her during which the possible visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer was discussed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to her opinion of Jenny Lind and her singing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Governor and Mrs. Floyd arrived in the midst of her housecleaning for a stay; expects a visit from David Gardiner soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the great number of social activities recently attended; describes an unusual incident--a serenade by a party of musicians at two o'clock in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions the beauty of her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; social news; notes that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton) is now residing in Washington, [D.C.]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a wedding toast to Gilbert B[eeckman]; mentions a church service. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was extremely pleased to have heard of David Gardiner's return to New York, even if he seemed to be \"such a strange looking man, or even a lunatic\"; anticiaptes more news of his return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the wheat harvest on \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions that the P[ost] M[aster] General has directed all letters to be endorsed as \"Mail Direct\"; hopes to see David Gardiner before he shaves off his beard; remarks that the President Tyler received \"a letter weight made fromthe corner stone of the Washington Monument\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the death of Fanny Johnson [a servant? slave?]; discusses the virtues of \"Sherwood Forest\"; hopes to be able to break \"Aleck\" [Alexander Gardiner Tyler] of his thumb sucking habit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the land in Kentucky on the market; mentions meeting Gov[ernor] Branch in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary. 1p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a stop in Philadelphia, [Pa.] to visit Robert Tyler; discusses teh President Tyler's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents He is being a submissive husband and acting at his wife's \"amanuensis\"; expresses his astonishment at the failure of Jacob Little. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Includes TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner T[yler], \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia), to Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] concerning acquaintances; the purchase of some vases for \"Sherwood Forest\"; and the sale of the property held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the birth of Lachlan Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays that \"Gardie\" [David Gardienr Tyler] noted that she \"has two thumbs just like Aunt Margaret\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses thanks for the gift of a \"pretty Thimble\"; discusses the effect of \"Garddy\" [David Gardiner Tyler] made on \"little Mary\" and \"Willie\". 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires about Belmont's appearance in Broadway on New Year's Day. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her sister for not sending copies of articles, \"Remember I don't wish natural occurrences to happen again...\" [possibly referring to the difficult delivery of her baby]; discusses the name \"McLachlan\" which she has chosen for her baby; discusses the difficult delivery, \"I wish no one might have such a bitter experience\"; discusses her mother's Juliana McLachlan Gardiner health; gives advice to be passed on to her brother [David Gardiner] considering diet and smoking. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Described the steamboat trip to \"Sherwood Forest\" mentioning a view of Mt. Vernon, acquaintances made on board, and the arrival in \"slave territory\"; describes \"Sherwood Forest\" and includes a sketch; discusses Tyler's 60 slaves; expresses his admiration for Mrs. Tyler; describes the potential issues such as the Asburton Treaty and the annexation of Texas which he discussed with the President; describes a visit to a black baptist church reporting that the \"church numbered 390 members of whom 300 were Free!\" 20 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail the many visits paid to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by friends and family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the numerous house guests at the plantation; reports McLachlan's Tyler health; has sent a daguerreotype of Alexander Gardiner for a portrait to be painted. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Repeats compliments paid to her on her appearance; reports on Tazewell Tyler's studies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the details of the possible purchase of a new home on Staten Island, New York; mentions that the \"Glebe\" is on the market for $8,000; feels that it is regrettable but understandable to sell the family property in E[ast] H[ampton], New York. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates that Mr. [William] Waller may propose to Miss C. Phillips soon; feels that it would be wise for Miss Phillips not to accept; mentions that Gen. Duff Green is willing to act as an agent for the President Tyler in the sale of the land held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Looks forward to seeing the \"Aztec children which have surprised you so much\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the illness of her mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner[ and her sister Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; discusses MGH's pregnancy and expresses her wish that the baby be a boy; describes the development of her own children; discusses the prospect of MGH having her poems published' reports on the project of \"the laies of this coultry...to purchase Mt. Vernon\" and present it to the state of Virginia; reports that William Gardiner has returined from Europe. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the trip to Warm Springs and the other guests; gives advice for David Gardiner's planned trip to join them; describes the railroad being built \"over and through the mountains.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is not fond of these cold baths and looks forward to the warm springs bath; describes an upcoming children's fancy ball as well as a fancy ball for the adults the following night; discusses the \"terrible railroad accident...near Philadelphia\"; discusses reports of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth; describes the sermon by Denison. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing friends, family, and social events, and the President's illness. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing visitors to \"Sherwood Forest,\" JGT's children, news of family and friends, and the President's honorary degree from the College of William and Mary, 6 July, 1854. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing family news and social events. 14 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has meant to write ever since she left; reports that he is \"very busy sowing wheat\"; describes Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] visit \"he was with us the greater part of his term, he is a charming fellow indeed\"; praises JGT's other children' wants to know her wishes about the \"division[?] of the place\"; asks her to purchase an order of tea for various individuals. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses her grief over Margaret's [JGT's sister] death and thanks PG for her letter of sympathy; accepts the invitation to the upcoming \"two fold marriage\" of Phoebe and Fanny Gardiner' agrees to have \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] participate in the ceremony. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a check; wishes she could see New York \"all arrayed for the holidays\"; discusses her children's excitement over Santa Claus; encloses a letter for Sarah T[hompson] and asks her mother to have David Gardiner deliver it, \"if you think it worthwhile to let Sarah receive it David must not seem to know its contents...\"; gives news of Charles City Co. neighbors; reports that everyone is \"pleased with Margaret's portrait\"; asks for 2 yards of cloth for trimming; reports that the President had a letter from Dr. [Sprogue?] and a volume on distinguised clergymen; reports that they are to receive a miniature of the Miles' equestrian statue of Washington; instructs her mother not to send the letter to Sarah \"unless you think David's engagement will certainly be consumated...\"; sends Christmas greetings to Harry [Beeckman]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the wedding of Patty Tyler despite the fact that JGT was not present but \"looked through the crack of my bedroom door\" due to her \"situation\" [advanced pregnancy]; discusses plans for her mother and her self \"to get Hampton in time for my matter\" [childbirth]. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of letters from Julia Gardiner Tyler to various family members discussing family and neighbors. 7 items. TCys of ALSs.","Correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning JGT's children, news of Virginia neighbors, discussion of abolitionism, Harper's Ferry, and Governor Wise. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning Governor Wise, the sentencing of John Brown, Patty Tyler's marriage, David Gardiner's marriage, the illness of Mary Wilcox, JGT's children, and news of Virginia neighbors. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Explains the delay in receiving JGT's last letter from Washington; agrees that \"all the courtesy and kindness has departed from Washington\"; gives news of JGT's children from Staten Island; comments on JGT's trip to Lexington; discusses the \"late raid into Pennsylvania...conducted by Gen. Jenkins\"; discusses how \"gay\" New York has been despite \"the scenes of distress at the South\"; expresses releif at hearing that the \"beautiful estate of Shirley has not been destroyed\"; mentions Gen. Dix and Gen. McClennan; discusses plans to visit Long Beach. 7 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS\u003e Incomplete/","Scope and Contents Gives a detailed accounting of JGT's duties as the executrix of the estate of John Tyler. 4pp. ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's children, the January 1861 Peace Conference in Washington, D.C.; the death of John Tyler, and various hardships endured by JGT. Also includingan inventory of John Tyler's estate and correspondence between JGT and various officials cooncerning possession of property and settlement of John Tyler's estate. 10 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescrips of correspondence betwen Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's reurn to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; JGT's children, conditions in Virginia and New York. Also including a poem \"To Mrs. Ex-President Tyler\" and correspondence with friends and officials concerning wartime conditions and GT's desire to return to New York. 16 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother, friends, and various officials concerning JGT's return to New York, sale of JGT's cotton, JGT's children, problems with settling John Tyler's estate, the release of Capt. Gayle and wartime conditions. 17 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Reports that the steamer Eugenie has arrived in Nassau and that Major Heyligery [?] will be remitting a sterling bill to cover the proceeds of the cotton; reports that he is unable to \"receive the advance made by the Gov[ernmen]t on this little shipment in Confederate money\"; reports that he has received \"a long letter from our friend Capt. G[ayle]...dated from Boston Dec. 9th...and he spoke cheerfully of his prospects for an early exchange\"; expresses regret that Pearly and Fitzwalter Tyler are not present to participate in the Tableaux planned by Mrs. Walker\" states that he will inclose a letter from Mrs. Walker; hopes that JGT will pass through Bermuda on her return home. 3 pp. ALS. Including a recepit, 29 Decm. 1863 for 5 bales of coton received from the steamed Eugenie from Wilmington, [N.C.] sold by the order of J.M. Sexas for the account of [Julia Gardiner] Tyler and purchased by L. Heyligery [?], Nassau for 225.11.6 [pounds sterling]. 1 p. ADS.","Scope and Contents Have had another raid resulting in the burning of the Court House and surroundings; Dick Christian was taken off by the enemy; all of Robinson's command was taken \"which we think rather benefits us\"; in New Kent several of Mr. Jordan's negroes were taken. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that things here remain in \"statu quo\"; there have been \"no visitations from our troublesome friends\"; Charles City Co. has been the scene of parties, dinners, and tournaments this past winter. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Cousin John sends love and says that everything is going quietly at the farm; no wheat crop this year; all act to advance his interests. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Respons to two letters from her concerning the best way to end funds to Capt. Gayle, prisoner of wr at Fort Warren, [Boston, Massachussetts]. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses relief that she is on Staten Island; discusses their children; reports that Fanny [PGH's sister] was in New York; hopes that \"Aunt\" Juliana McLachlan Gardiner has recovered from her illness; hopes that she will not return to \"Sherwood Forest\" while the war lastts; expresses surprise at learning that \"David Gardiner had another son--tell him that I think he was very negligent not to announce the fact to us.\"; describes the christening party for Fanny's daughter. 8 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Is sending the boxes to Richmond, Va.; mentions gunboats on the river and destruction of Mr. Vaiden's poperty; reminds her [?] of her return in April. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Discusses a check that has been \"returned to our good friends in Baltimore\"; reassures her [JGT] of her son's safety; offers to forward a package for Mrs. D. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Having been taken from \"Sherwood [Forest],\" Charles City County, Virginia twelve days before, is confined with several citizens from the county; has had no trial nor have charges been brought against them; General Wilde has landed at Kennon's with colourned troups and \"taken everything through the county\"; has been treated kindly by the officers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has visited John [C. Tyler?] and others at Chesapeake Hospital Prison; has heard that \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] is with Robert Tyler; has heard no news of his own son; insists that \"all the negroes have left all the stock of every sort taken\"; discusses the troo[s passing down the river; gives an account of the description of her crip and piano by a California regiment; \"do when the war is over get together some labor for you and and come back to Old Virginia who has been such a martyr to the cause of Liberty\"; worries at the separation from his whife who does not know he is on a parole from prison for a week. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the whereabouts of A.M. Tyler [Maria] as instructed by Major General Benj[amin] F. Butler; she [AMT] has taken refuge with Mrs. [Lu] Clopton; encloses the reply to the inquiry whether Maria Tyler wants to join her [JGT]. 1 p. ALS. Including ALS, 6 June, 1864, A.M. Tyler, \"Selwood.\" having a \"hemorrhage [sic] from the lungs\" and is unable to reach a decision at this time. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Reports that Lu Clopton and Maria Tyler are both well according to a letter he received; discusses the fate of her [JGT] belongings at \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the safety of her son and says \"the negroes we will not mind of if Our Dear Children are but spared to us\"; describes the condition where John [C Tyler?] is being imprisoned; describes the \"vile and indecent actions\" taking place in Charles City Co. and lists the neighbors who have been shot. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to an article which appeared in the Evening Post [25 June, 1864], which stated that Tyler's niece lives on a farm near \"Sherwood Forest,\" \"subsusting on the charity of the United States,\" to which she responds that [Maria Tyler] \"fled to the adjoining plantation when deprived of her protector and exposed to the terrible vicinity of an unscrupulous colored soldiery\" 1 p. TCy of L. Including NwsCl, [25 June, 2864], from the Evening Post. 1 item. Also including NwsCl, [ca. 27 June, 1864] from the Evening Post and the Evening Express. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle, a prisoner of war at Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with various northern officials concerning his [RGH] possible release; letters from G.F. Walker, a friend living in St. Georges, Bermuda' and correspondence with other friends concerning the wartime conditions. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Writes of her poor health and the complete wreck at 'Sherwood'\"; sends news of scquaintances; apologizes for sending a gloomy letter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her son is planning to return to Virginia and asks for the Davises to see him; sends her sympathies to Mrs. Davis, sends congratulations for the marriage of Mrs. Davis's sister to Willie Waller. 2 pp. Df. of L. Including Df. of L to Judge Holt concerning destruction of JGT's Virginia property. Also including Df of L. to [Roberty H. Gayle?] concerning obtaining a parole or early release from prison.","Scope and Contents Letter of introduction for JGTs's son John Alexander {Tyler]. 2pp. AL. Incomplete. Including TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has received JGT's letter by Flag of Truce; reports that Ann Maria Tyler has married the \"Federal guartd tis said a dutch baker\"; has forwarded JGT's letter to \"Gardy\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; states that due to Dr. S[elden]'s poor health they must go to Rock[bridge] Alum Springs; Robert [Selden?] is on sick leave because of his eyes; JS's brothers have been released as \"paroled Prisoners\"; reports on conditions in the neighborhood; sorry to hear about the poor health of JGT's mother; reports on news of neighbors and friends; \"our poor Negroes who have proved fiathful are an increase [sic] expense\"; asks for a \"Card [sic] de viste\" for an album; reports that they live at the same place but find it difficult to live on a surgeon's pay' the \"venture in the blockade running has been fruitless as yet lost two steamers\"; reports that there is a drought. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Introduces himself as the husband of Maria Tyler; intends to visit New York during a furlough with his wife; reports that \"the mansion especially, in the interior, shows the effects of the lawless savages of soldiers\" 3pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Describes some furniture being held for JGT that has since been claimed by the Rev. Mr. Raymond, chaplain of the hospital, as his own. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not being home when Mrs. Vincent called; expresses sorrow at the death of \"your dear boy\"; discusses her fears for her own son's safety as a \"private in the 1st Rockbridge artillery\"; reports that she can forward Mr. Vincent's note to Mr Lyons; discusses her call to \"Gen B's\". 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1p.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle and various officials concerning RHG's release from Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with William H. Clopton and various other friends and officials in Virginia concerning the marriage of Mari Tyler to a Union soldier; letters from the Walkers, friends in St. George's, Bermuda; correspondence with various friends concerning wartime conditions; letters to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. 26 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various family members and friends concerning the death of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, JGT's mother; correspondence with various friends and government officials concerning JGT's Virginia property. 30 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Encloses some letters \"bearing tidings of loved ones from whom you are separated\"; will forward letters to her \"friends in the South.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she has received her cradle; discusses JGT's property at Old Point [Comfort] Va. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Saddened by the news of the fall of Ft. Fisher and the recapture of Capt. [Robert H] G[ayle]; encloses a letter to be forwarded to her mother; discusses their children. 4 pp. AL. Including a TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends this note by a servant to enquire as to the resultes of the deliberations concerning a legal matter. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from J. Buchanan, Henry, New York, to Julia Gardiner Tyler, Staten Island, New York, n.d., advising her that Judge Barraud had not reached a decision and \"I have but little doubt that it will be as we desire it\"; reports that Mr. Curtis is no longer the receiver and Mr. Horve will inform her when a decision is reached. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tells JGT that she must choose the services of Mr. O'Connor [/] or Mr. Clarke to represent her on appeal in the probate matter and in the new suit brought against her; hopes for Gen[era]; Dix's cooperation \"in regard to the late outrage, in your communication to the press and public\"; discusses closing up the probate matter and plans for the new actions being brought, \"you must not be alarmed at all this litigation, as it is only in accordance with the programme.\" Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Assures her that he is still trying to procure a \"'C' 'S' battleflag...that she ahs been waved [sic] in the smoke of battle...\" for her daughter as promised' expressed thanks for the hospitality shown him while in Staten Island; discusses the situation in the South, \"the Negroes are in most instances, retaining their usual respect for their owners, and faithfully performing the contracts adopted by their Government between master and late slave...\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Worries because she has received no letters from JGT in months; discusses the sorrow they feel over the Southg's loss of the war; plans to stay in England at least temporarily; asks for news of Capt [Robert H.] Gayle. 4 pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has not heard from Julia Gardiner Tyler about the bill he sent; asks RHM to settle the bill if he has the authority. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being ill and blames it on the \"malarious climate\"; asks JGT to ty to obtain a \"situation for Allen in the sea going line of steamers\"; worries about the education of her sons; has been advised to wait \"intil times are settled\" to start a boarding house; sorry to hear about JGT's lawsuit; complains of the effects of poverty, \"I feels so lonely in this cold world and Have I know been so petted and spoilt that I am unfitted for this sudden transition.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has sent \"600 dollars currency\"; encourages them to take advantage of every opportunity and to learn to speak French and German; reports that they will each receive \"a Christmas offering of five dollars in gold\"; reports on visits from cousin William Tyler and \"brother James\" [Semple] who \"is now in Canada for a while.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various military and civilian officials concerning the forced entry into JGT's home by several youths in search of a Rebel flag; letters from Robert H. Gayle concerning his release, recapture, and final release; letters from other prisoners of war asking for help; letters from various friends concerning wartime conditions. 22 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents John C. Tyler, \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Virginia, to \"My Dear Madam,\" n.p. Discusses her \"Scheme\" for helping provide for the families of Negroes until they should be self-sufficient; has already given an account of the \"destruction of everything here. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of Julia Gardiner Tyler's correspondence concerning hre Virginia property; correspondence and notes concerning the legal battle over JGT's mother's will; correspondence with JGT's sons and nephew in Germany; letter from the farm manager at \"Sherwood Forest\" complaining about the conditions; letter to Bishop [John] Johns concerning the Resolutions pased by the College of William and Mary; letters from various friends and family members. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Advises her to invest money in real estate in Galveston; asks if her suit is over and decided in her favor; asks her to write. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler including receipts, letter (ALS) from Varina (Howell) Davis concerning Jefferson Davis; printed argument of Edwards Pierrepont and other papers concerning lawsuit Julia G. Tyler v. David L. Gardiner; letters of Jane Seldon concerning \"Brandon\" and \"Lower Brandon\" after Civil War; rental contract for \"Sherwood Forest\"; letter of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler with her sons and nephew while they were students in Germany. 42 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has paid her tax by giving the sheriff a young ox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler (including testimony in lawsuit David L Gardiner v. Julia Gardiner Tyler; printed arguments; correspondence; inventory of property of David L. Gardiner in 1868) and correspondence concerning \"Villa Margaret.\" debts of John Tyler. 54 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Includes typescripts of correspondence between Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and her son, daughter, step-daughter [Letitia (Tyler)] Semple concerning [H.G.Beeckman], Reconstruction, portraits from \"Sherwood Forest,\" advice to sons, \"Villa Margaret\" and taking Lyon G. Tyler to University of Virginia. 63 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Including receipts; letters concerning a biography of Daniel Webster by George S. Curtis, a miniature of John Tyler painted by Freeman, a portrait of Julia G. Tyler given to the white house; debts owed by Julia G. Tyler, marriage of Julia (Tyler) Spencer, lawsuit of David L Gardiner v. Julia G. Tyler; patent for land in Iowa granted to John Tyle for militia service in War of 1812; and engraved tenth anniversary invitation. 60 items.","Scope and Contents Including medical account [for \"Sherwood Forest\"]; letters from H.G. Beeckman at \"Sherwood Forest\" and correspondence concerning paintings in possession of Letitia (Tyler) Semple; Lyon G. Tyler's education at University of Virginia;[JGT's conversion ot Catholicism], and a petition to the House of Represetnatives. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning Pearl, Fitzwalter, and Lyon away at school; Julia Tyler Spencer's death; her [JGT] financial affairs; her emotional health; visits from friends and relatives; H.G. Beeckman's desire to purchase \"Indian Fields,\" [Charles City County, Virginia], concerning W.W. Corcoran; plans of JGT to settle in Georgetown, D.C.; JGT's desire for life-size picture of [R.E.] Lee; Brady's picture of Julia (Tyler) Spencer; scattering of wild flowers on grave of Julia (Tyler) Spencer by her mother and others; the sale of Milton [estate]. 45 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; news of conditions in the South; the Southern economy; a biography of John Tyler by Henry A. Wise; her conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. 39 itmes.","Scope and Contents Awaits confirmation that she has embraced the Catholic religion; suggests she visit his daughter and her family. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; the people of the South; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; prose by James Lyons; an attempt to place Mrs. William Clopton into the Louise Home; the \"floundering\" Democratic Party; references to the Boss Tweed Ring; the growing affections of James Lyons for her. 52 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; the Grant and Johnson administrations; history of the Civil War; Harry's [Beeckman] death; [John] Alexander Tyler's wedding; permission to obtain John Tyler's autograph; news of politics and especially the Democratic Party. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; religion and the Roman Catholic Church; her children; the Boss Tweed Ring Conspiracy; Alexander Grahm Bell's wedding; a pension for Presidents' widows; the lack of postal service at \"Sherwood Forest\"; the \"celebrations\" of the centennial. 43 items. * *See letter of 11 November, 1876 from Julia Gardiner Tyler to William M. Evarts","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning reclaiming the land in the South; privileges of Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her financial and legal affais; a fever epidemic in the South; news of her children; petitions for a pension for Presidents' widows; the reabilitation of \"Carter's Grove\"; celebration of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington. 43 items.","Including correspondence concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her childre; her financial and legal affairs; her ancestry. 21 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence chiefly between her son Lachlan Tyler and her; concerning news of friends and relatives; his progress in his studies; \"Carter's Grove\" plantation; President Garfield's death; her illness. 31 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; Lyon Tyler's search for family letters; news of friends and relatives; her children; her financial affairs; discussions of PResident Arthur; Mary's [?] wedding and future as a wife; political speeches in Tidewater, Virginia, ; the death of her son John Alexander Tyler; the North' Central and South American Exposition; the political campaigns; Lyon G and David Tyler. 38 items.","Concerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of \"Sherwood Forest\". 14 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the \"Lovosis\" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a \"sulky\" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.","Concerning visits by her and her family to see friends and relatives; her financial affairs; Harry Beeckman's misfortunes; a requst for President Tyler's autograph; the possibility of her property in Staten Island becoming a cemetery. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; discussions on the state of Harry Beeckman's estate \"Farmer's Rest\"; the sale of her place on Staten Island; \"Sherwood Forest\"; her petition for a pension for the widows of ex-presidents; requests for John Tyler's autograph; invitations to social functions, the Morse telegraph. 31 items.","Concerning copies of songs that were sent to her; her financial affairs; invitations to social engagements; news of friends and relatives; her acquiring a housekeeper; request by a 16 year-old-boy of a twenty-four dollar loan; her relationship with James A[llen] Semple. 32 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; news of friends and relatives, especially her sons; explanations of events at home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] to her husband who is away; her dreams; her poetry; religious dogma; a case entitled Henry v Tyler; Pearl Tyler Ellis's illness; a portrait of John Tyler, Jr.; news of New York City society; the sale of \"Villa Margaret\" [Hampton, Va.]. 43 items.","14 items.","Assorted invitations extended to Julia Gardiner Tyler and her family; including various business cards. 63 items.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler. 22 items.","13 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia McLachlan Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Tyler Spencer, and Harry Beeckman concerning the freezing of the James River in 1857; \"enrollment\" of men in the Confederate army; his separation from the family and his inability to communicate with them; the \"kind\" care of Mrs. Clopton; results of the Civil War; \"My Life During The War Between The States,\" details of his service in the Confederate army; his voyage to and stay in Germany. 39 items.","Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lachlan Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Julia (Tyler) Spencer concerning his affiars at school in Germany [Prussia]; his excursions in Germany; accounts of Washington [and Lee] College after the Civil War; his attempts to obtain enough money to return to America; discussions of the state of the South' the beginning of war in Prussia. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia (Tyler) Spencer, Lyon G. Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, and James A. Semple concerning the \"struggle\" for \"independence\" in Germany; his return to American and his settling in lexington, Va.; the Governorship of Virginia; the career prospects for young Southern men; the 1869 State fair; social affairs in and around Lexington. Va.; the \"demoiselles: of Richmond, Va. and Lexington, Va.; a lawsuit revolving around \"Sherwood Forest\"; advice to Lyon Tyler about college life; collapse of floor in the capitol in Richmond, Va. in 1870; his obtaining a license to practice law; Reconstruction in Virginia and its affects on native Virginians. 70 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning narratives of his life as a lawyer; daily life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; Harry Beeckman's attempts to settle on a plantation; a continuing legal case concerning \"Sherwood Forest\"; commentaries on the poltical situation in Virginia, as well as the rest of the South; comments on teh political situation evolving from the Boss Tweed Ring; much discussion of Horace Greeley. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Annie Baker (Tucker) Tyler, Robert S. Montague and James Lyons concerning life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; his and Julia Gardiner Tyler's financial affairs; Lyon Tyler's existence at the University of Virginia; political issues of the South; Lyon Tyler's new wife Anne \"Annie\" Tucker; plans for the College of William and Mary. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with pearl (Tyler) Ellis, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, William M. Evarts and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of Charles City Co.; \"Berkeley\" plantation; court cases in Charles Chity County; the death of his brother, John Alexander Tyler; his intentions to marry; detaild accounts of social events; his political career; opening of college under Tyler (1888). 29 itmes.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler, especially concerning news of friends and relatives; mortgage on \"Sherwood Forest\"; his election to the U.S. Congress; his actions as a congressman; this possibilities of securing another term in Congress. 28 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning political situations in Virginia; his granting of offices; campigns and elections in which he is involved (1894 and 1896 contests for 5th District of Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives); a biography about the family; his desire to run for the House seat again in 1898; regional politics. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Tidewater politics; financial affairs of 'Sherwood Forest\"; the illness and death of his brother, Lachlan Tyler; affairs of the College of William and Mary; Lyon Tyler's quest for politicals office; health of his family; his candidacy for Judgeship of the 14th Circut. Also includes a letter from his wife, Mary Morris Tyler, to Lyon Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Annie (Tucker) Tyler, E.C. Madison, John Lamb, Robert Shaw Oliver, and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, including correspondence concerning his Judgeship of the 14the Circut Court in Charles City County, Virginia; state and local politics; family affairs; financial concerns; affairs of the College of William and Mary; real estate interests; his medical record; announcement of his daughter Margaret's marriage to Stepher Fowler Chadwick; an address delivered to the reunion of Confederate veterans, 1 June 1915, in Richmond, Va.; a eulogy of Gardiner given upon the presentation of his portrait to the 14th Circut Court, 19 April, 1928. 49 items.","Scope and Contents Including fragments of ltter written from Germany soon after the Civil War; a poem of unrequited love composed by him; a letter to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, in which he refers to Catholic priests as \"useless drones\" and \"stinging hornets\"; a complete biography of his life; local and national politics; his studies in Germany and at Washington [and Lee] College; romantic interests and family concerns. 13 items.","5 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of \"Sherwood Forest\" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain \"Tyler Letters\". 29 items.","Discussion of his stamp collection. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Missouri; her homesickness for Virginia; news of her uncle's death [Lyon G. Tyler]; reference to the mysterious trunk of \"Tyler letters\". Also included are letters criticizing those trying to \"deify\" Abraham Lincoln; discusses her decision to resign from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 16 items.","Describing life at the University of Virginia; family news; business matters. Several of these letters are addressed to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler revealing young Alfred Tyler's concern and devotion to his uncle. Also included is a land deed signed by him as Commonwealth Attorney of Charles City County. 14 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various legal and personal family matters. included is an 1858 newspaper clipping from Dispatch of an address by President John Tyler; and eight page memorandum detailing the contest of Juliana McLachlan Gardinre's will; and some letters written by him as a major in the United States Air Force during World War II. 22 items.","During and immediately following the Civil War concerning his return to Virginia after leaving his family in New York; his attempts to join the confederate navy; his sentiments towards the war; his life and studies in Germany after the war. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, pleading for money, letters, and clothes. 27 items.","Scope and Contents Including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tyler) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler, and to James Semple while attending school in Germany concerning family matters; financial problems; illness; his military srevice in the German army; advice to his sister Julie not to \"turn Catholic\"; frequent requests for money and letters; discussion of the American political situation; the war raging in Europe; including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tylre) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler and James Semple. 28 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of his sister's [Julia Tyler Spencer] tragic death; completion of his studies in Germany; his continued financial problems and fears of debtors' prison; pleas to his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler for financial help; his reutnr to the United States and search for employment; his marriage to Sarah Griswold Gardiner; his job as government suveyor. 26 items.","Including letters to Julia (Gardiner) Tyle, David Gardiner Tyler, and Lyon G. Tyler concerning her marriage to John Alexander Tyler; her husband's financial and employment struggles' her difficulties following his death in 1883; family news; social news; the frequent illness of her own children; her plans to erect a monument to her late husband. 8 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning family news; the \"jolly time\" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her active social life and her many suitors; news of family and friends; her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent; her brothers [John Alexander Tyler and David Gardiner Tyler] and cousin Harry Beeckman in Germany; her courtship and marriage to William H. Spencer. In addition are poems which she composed, an invitation to her wedding, a newspaper clipping describing her wedding ceremony, love letters from William H. Spencer, and two callign cards. 33 items.","Concerning his courtship of Julia Tyler; her sudden death; his attempts at sheep farming in Colorado and California after her death; his hopes to make a proper home for his infant daughter, Julia Tyler Spencer. 19 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.","Including correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on \"some fixed purpose\" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own \"particular niche\"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.","Including receipts and correspondence with family and acquaintances. Most of the letters are to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, discussing the family financial matters; his job with the New York State Health Department; financial problems of his brother, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler; local and state politics. Also, there is a letter from George Fluerot to Lyon G. Tyler concerning Lachlan Tyler's death in 1902. 33 items.","Also including a read leather binding for a small notebook [?] embossed in gold with his name. 5 items (and several envelopes).","Including correspondence with Julia (Spencer) Fleurot Cheever, Lyon G. Tyler, and Lachlan Tyler, concerning her attempts at publishing a book; financial matters; family news; Lachlan Tyler's illness and her own poor health. 6 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly consisting of letters written to \"Fitz\" from various female acquaintances. There are references to the Tyler family; social news; his life as a farmer; his marriage. 25 items.","Including correspondence with family and friends; sale receipts; a recipe for catsup; and two wedding invitations--one being to his sister's [Pearl Tyler] wedding in November, 1884. The letters concernfamily news; his farm; financial mattrs; social news. 20 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of family and friends; financial matters; state politics; his farm; the poor health of his first and second wives; inveiling of a monument to President John Tyler. The majority of the letters are written to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, asking for money. 43 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Mary Morris (Jones) Tyler; Christmas cards; calling cards; bills; real estate transactions; poetry; recipes. The letters concern family news; his poor health; his far; financial difficulties; his need for further employment; news of his sister-in-law's [Annie Tucker Tyler] death. 40 items.","Including sales receipts, rent, and medical bills. 65 items.","Including sales receipts, bills, and account records. 100 items.","Including one of his checkbooks. 167 items.","Correspondence of Cora Kreagle Tyler, second wife of Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, concerning news of family and friends. 4 items.","Scope and Contents Includes corrsepondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, William H. Spencer and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of family and friends; her studies at the Catholic Academy of the Visitation; social news; her search for the \"ideal man\". 16 items.","Includies correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Julia Spencer Fleurot cheever concerning family news; social news; her married life with William Ellis; her husband's financial difficulties; her husband's political career; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's sudden marriage and his incessant financial problems. 14 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning the failing health of her sister-in-law, Annie Tucker Tyler; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's continuing financial problems; the difficult times her own family was experiencing; her plans to send her sons to the College of William and Mary; genealogical inquiries. Also included are letters from William Ellis and daughter Margaret Langhorne Ellis to Pearl Tyler's brother Lyon G. Tyler. 17 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler concerning her children; her travels and visits with friends and family; the illness and death of her brother, Lyon G. Tyler; the second marriage of her niece, Julia [Spencer] Fluerot Cheever; the outbreak of World War II; discussion over Sue Ruffin Tyler's desire to publish certain personal Tyler letters. 21 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning primaily her children. included are references to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's financial problems; Julia Spencer Fluerot's marriage to George Fluerot and her becoming a Red Cross nurse during World War I; other Tyler family news; genealogical inquiries by Sue Ruffin Tyler. 34 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of the children of Pearl Tyler Ellis mostly with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) tyler about genealogical inquiries and family news. Correspondents include Cornelia Ellis Booker, John Tyler Ellis, julia Ellis Robinson, Leila Ellis Marye and Ambrose Marye, Lyon Ellis, Margaret Ellis Topping, Pearl Ellis, William Munford Ellis, Jr., and Nannie Kent Ellis. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Kept while attending Madame Chegaray's School for Young Ladies. MsV.1. 30 pp. Also includes detached pages of accounts and poetry [possibly of Lyon G. Tyler, post 1875]. 28 pp.","MsV.2. 32 pp.","Diary and accounts of David Gardiner Tyler while studying and traveling across Europe with John Alexander Tyler and Harry Beeckman. MsV.3. 108 pp.","Scope and Contents MsV.4. 10 pp.","Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Tyler Family","Tyler family","Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946"],"collection_ssim":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, 1716/1946"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 65 T97 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/9127"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 65 T97 Group A","/repositories/2/resources/9127"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Sherwood Forest (Virginia : Estate)","Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775"],"geogname_ssim":["Sherwood Forest (Virginia : Estate)","Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775"],"places_ssim":["Sherwood Forest (Virginia : Estate)","Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775"],"creator_ssm":["Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler Family","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874"],"creator_ssim":["Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler Family","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Tyler Family","Tyler family"],"creators_ssim":["Tyler, John, 1790-1862","Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947","Semple, James","Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907","Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871","Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927","Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896","Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889","Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902","Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842","Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935","Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878","Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927","Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874","Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Tyler Family","Tyler family"],"acqinfo_ssim":["W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center began acquiring and collecting Tyler family papers in 1922 and the collection has grown considerably since. The vast majority of this collection was donated by generous family and friends of the Tyler family between 1922 and 2002, with the bulk of the collection being donated to in 1949 by Mrs. Sue Ruffin Tyler and in 1955 by the children of Lyon G. Tyler. Some materials in this collection were purchased by W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center. Acc. 1982.09 was received on 3/1/1982. Acc. 1982.10 was purchased and received on 3/17/1982. Acc. 1983.57 was purchased and received on 11/14/1983. Acc. 1984.03 was purchased and received on 1/24/1984. Acc. 1985.56 purchased and received on 11/8/1985. Acc. 1985.60 was purchased and received on 12/18/1985. 1986.04 was purchased and received on 3/5/1986. Acc. 1987.08 was purchased and received on 2/6/1987. Acc. 1987.30 was purchased and received on 5/27/1987. Acc. 1988.26 was purchased and received on 6/28/1988. Acc. 1988.27 was purchased and received on 6/29/1988."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Education--Virginia--History--19th century","Legal documents","Patronage, Political--United States--History","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Politics and Government","United States--Presidents","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Education--Virginia--History--19th century","Legal documents","Patronage, Political--United States--History","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","United States--History--War of 1812","United States--Politics and Government","United States--Presidents","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["11.00 Linear Feet 22 Century Boxes"],"extent_tesim":["11.00 Linear Feet 22 Century Boxes"],"genreform_ssim":["Account books","Correspondence","Diaries","Financial records","Receipts (financial records)","Speeches"],"date_range_isim":[1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAny letter by a Tyler or a Tyler spouse is under the writer, even it the recipient was also a Tyler. Arrangement after President Tyler's papers is by his first wife and their descendants, and then his second wife and their descendants.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Any letter by a Tyler or a Tyler spouse is under the writer, even it the recipient was also a Tyler. Arrangement after President Tyler's papers is by his first wife and their descendants, and then his second wife and their descendants."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of eight children. He was the 10th President of the United States. Other offices held include Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Captain of a military company, and other offices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e He was educated at the College of William and Mary and went on to study law with his father. John Tyler was married twice. His first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had 8 children; she died in the White House in September 1842. His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), with whom he had 7 children.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. John Tyler was born the son of John Tyler, Sr. (1747-1813) and Mary Armistead (1761-1797), in Charles City County, Virginia, as the second of eight children. He was the 10th President of the United States. Other offices held include Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, member of the House of Representatives, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Captain of a military company, and other offices.","He was educated at the College of William and Mary and went on to study law with his father. John Tyler was married twice. His first wife was Letitia Christian Tyler with whom he had 8 children; she died in the White House in September 1842. His second wife was Julia Gardiner Tyler (July 23, 1820 - July 10, 1889), with whom he had 7 children."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTyler Family Papers, Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Tyler Family Papers, Group A, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the Tyler Family Papers, Groups B-H, as well as the Tyler Family Papers Additions, A-H.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the Tyler Family Papers, Groups B-H, as well as the Tyler Family Papers Additions, A-H."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, \"Sherwood Forest,\" familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA list of \"Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections\" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appointment by which Henry Tyler (d. 1729) is appointed by Alexander Spotswood to be sheriff of York County, Virginia At top is part of inventory signed by Charles Lightfoot and on reverse is inventory signed by Anne Phillips. 1 p. Frag. of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. Probated 17 March, 1774. 2 pp. Xcy of Cy of DS. (see oversize file)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indenture between John Tyler and William Tyler concerning land in Sussex County. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inventory of the estate of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen \"whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects.\" 2 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John Tyler to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, [Va.]. Warrant commanding sheriff to attach the estate of John Ellis for the amount of one pound ten shillings to staisfy the debt owed to George Lewis as well as for the cost of proceedings at the next court. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses contract [not enclosed] to Mr. Semple which recipient and he may settle; further legal matters. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Land grant made to William Gragg of 37 acres in Pendleton County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. Pst of DS. [Originial is in the collection of Alexander William Armour, Princeton University]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thomas Tyler, nephew of John Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to \"My dear Governor\" [Henry A. Wise] Sends political advice as a \"true friend\"; thinks the last thing he should desire is the election of Stephen Douglas--he should stand on his own in Virginia; will not succeed while he wages war on the President and the party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has been praying for his \"elevation\" to the Presidency for nine months; refers to an article in the Constitution and a recent duel; wishes the Enquirer would praise [Stephen] Douglas; says is [HAW] only hope is with the people; urges him to appoint Faussett as flour inspector. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends John Kilby of Virginia for a Revolutionary War pension, [Kilby] having fought in the Bonhomme Richard-Serapis engagement. Explains judge's signature on application is not accompanied by a seal because superior courts in Virginia do not nor have ever had a seal. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions her letter written in high spirits; thinks often of Mary, Robert, and her; refers to her desire that he return to private life; says that his friends in the district have a right to expect him to continue for another term in Congress; finds it impossible to be with her at Christmas beacuse of the enquiry in which his committee is engaged; \"nothing but a sense of duty can keep me from you.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Land grant made to Peter Land consisting of 52 acres in Princess Anne County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions case of Gales and Seaton; information on the peition of William Pinnel; discusses ratification of the Virginia Constitution of 1830; gives voting record by House of Representatives re: Judge Peck; gives voting record of House or Representatives passing the India Bill to its third reading. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses two newspapers sent him by John B. White containing obituary notices of his father Judge White; the \"S. Carolina affair swallows up all other subjects...\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter concerning his studies, mentions marriage of Albert; mentions Mr. Preston, senator of S. Carolina, son of General Preston of Virginia, and great nephew of Patrick henry, speaking before the senate. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appreciates the honor conferred upon him by the citizens of Fredericksburg which was sent by him [JC]; his motives in the public office have been to uphold the Constitution and the laws and to restrain executive power; those maintaining opposite opinions have been diminished due to \"that event which has transpired since many of the elections took place\"; regrets inability to meet with them. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Song to Lelia\" [arr: Spanish Dance] written by John Tyle to his wife. 1 p. TCy of song.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled \"Speed on My Vessel\" written by John Tyler on his resignation from the U.S. Senate. 1 p. Cy of poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns shipment of cranberry plants to him, and how to grow them. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p.  ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Extracts of newspapers articles from the Philadelphia American Sentinel and the Philadelphia Ledger about John Tyler.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests Badger to give his regrets to the commodore for not making the trip today; the Senate has failed to \"adjourn over\" and his mind is \"too much engrossed with the subjects before me.\" 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the illness of the President John Tyler. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends condolences on Tyler's loss of advisors and friends [due to the explosion on board the warship Princeton]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Responds to his letter in which he asks to marry her daughter Julia; asks if he will be able to supply Julia with the \"enjoyments by which she has been surrounded.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Land grant to William Hudgins of Ray County, Missouri, for eighty acres of land in the District of Land subject to sale at Lexington, Missouri authorized by President John Tyler (see oversized file). 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests he see Mr. Brown concerning possible title to property; congratulates him on nomination to assembly; thinking of strong and decided message [to Congress]. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will defer sending a greyhound across the Atlantic until March because of the cold weather; tells of hopes to negotaite treaty with \"His Majesty\"; praises address sent by Tyler; has seen a statue of Cicero which bears a likeness to him [JT]; is planning to give him souvenirs of Italy; comments of course the Whigs are pursuing in Virginia on the Presidential question. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends James J. Wright for the position of consul at Cuba; discusses various nominees for Postmaster in Ulster County, New York; describes excitement about approaching election. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Friends wish him [JT] not to reture, but to be a member of the U.S. Senate where he could \"annihilate some of the distinguished Coons who have made it their business to villify and persecute you during your administration\"; would be also be able to carry through the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mr. Stillwell is anxious to secure the succession to his deputy Mr. Rapalje; wishes something could be done for Shaler; need for men of weight or character as leaders. TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received his letter and considers his views just; comments on several appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invitation from them by their [secretary?] to play a private concert for the President, his wife, and firends. 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses clipping concerning a meeting about the Texas annexation. 1 p. ALS. Including Nwscl, [circa March 4, 1845]. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that he and Mrs. von Geralt missed seeing the Tylers before they left Washington; appreciates his attention and the interest he took in promoting commercial relationships between the U.S. and the Zollverein. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled \"Picnic Song\" [by John Tyler?]. 1 p. TCy of Poem\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeating arrangement [probably at the White House] or visiting list. 4 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regarding a silver pitcher given to Tyler by the ladies of the county. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests that his supports and friends in New York be encouraged to purchase a subscription to a weekly paper, the Old Dominion, at two dollars per year, or a daily paper the New Era, at five dollars per year to boost sales and support the editior; both papers, published and edited by Wm. Cunningham, in Portsmouth, Virginia, provide extensive coverage and support for him [JT]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces his expected arrival in new York and requests that mr. Gardiner meet him at the wharf when he arrives. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family News; requests Gardiner to send peaches from New York and asks him to visit; Julia is still ill but improving steadily. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces the peaches and tells of the arrival of cantaloupes from Mr. Congor that he gave to his servants because he didn't think they were fit for his family; Julia is becoming more healthy; family news. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns not to purchase any land in the mountains of Va. without seeing it first, as most of it is of no value; discusses business matters concerning coal mines in Kentucky and plans for raising capital for the project. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests Gardiner see the land in Kentucky himself; gives description of the 900 [?] acres and directions for reaching it; also gives the names of several people Gardiner can ask for assistance when he arrives. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns a $1300 check drawn by the Exchange Bank at Norfolk on the Bank of New York and related to business matters. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning a bank draft drawn at the Farmers Bank; mentions Julia and their boy. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes the progress of the clover and wheat crops because of the dry weather. Comments on Julia's plans for a trip north and urges Gardiner and Margaret to come for a visit. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents His and his wife's travel plans; requests Gardiner meet him and his wife, Julia, in Philadelphia the evening of 20 July if possible. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Gardiner that he will not be able to arrive in New York on the 20th as planned, but will be delayed because of complications caused by the weather and crops. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses matters relating to land in Kentucky. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells Gardiner that his agents in Kentucky are cheating him and asks him to travel there to look into the matter; character reference for Col. Watkins. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details travel plans, including delay of train. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business and family matters. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning payments for land; refers to foxhunts and merrymaking in the neighborhood, now that \"William Beekman left us\"; refers to Woodbury as Democratic nominee and possible resulting split in New York. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that Gardiner contact Mr. Benson regarding sending a chair to the Tyler residence; also hopes that Gardiner will visit soon. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Instructs Gardiner on business matters regarding land in Kentucky, and on acquiring an agent there; states that \"the ratification of the Mexican Treaty will relieve the money market and the spirit of speculation will be on tiptoe.\" 3pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses advantage of sending mail via Norfolk over Richmond; business matters, especially the exchange rate. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces birth of his son; notes receipt of chair; discusses farming season and bad prices for crops; remarks on revolutions in Europe and possibilites of war; quotes Jefferson. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning transfer of deed of Kentucky land from Tyler to Gardiner; proposes means to clear and cultivate land. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses letter from Judge Juntington of Indiana. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from Judge Huntington, Louisville, Ky., to John Tyler, Charles City Co. House, Virginia, 23 Dec. 1847. Concerning land and mining possbilities in Kentucky and Ohio. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Love poem; \"To My Wife\"; John Tyler to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. Tcy of Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family matters about a portrait and Julia's remedy for stomach sickness; business matter about a debt. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; asks Gardiner to pay certain bills with enclosed money. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; possibly bringing a suit up in Federal Court; problems of getting a reliable agent. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning the deed to some land; instructions about seeing the land and looking after the matter; legal advice from Judge Christian of Williamsburg. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the court system and the suit involving the qustion of some land in Kentucky [?]; postcript refers to Polk what he rightly deserved. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters settling confusion over money matters; speculates on outcome of Pennsylvania election. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Financial and business matters reiterating directions given in previous letter. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, incuding a reference to a response from Calhoun to a letter Tyler is sending to all Cabinet members; refers to Taylor's election...\"My time for speaking out has come...\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled, \"Virginia\" by John Tyler. 1 p. Poem. (see oversize file)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at \"Sherwood Forest\" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to \"injudicious husbandry\" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been \"no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians\"; fears that destruction will be wrought by \"ambitious and unpricipled demagogues\" but hopes \"sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil designs.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on death of Mr. Beeckman; the mild climate of California; three [3] fires which have swept from San Francisco, the last of which destroyed a souvenir he was keeping for Tyler; discusses last admission of California as a state into the Union; tells of mail received from the family from the Panama (steamboat). 4 pp. TCy of ALS. Inclyding TCy (incomplete) of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief description of Tyler's travels from Norfolk to Williamsburg and short illness; tries to relate how the estate of John Beeckman will be distributed to mother and son according to California and Mexican law, based on his knowledge of Virginia law. 5 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to his ill health and planned trip to Richmond; also discusses bankdrafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to Tyler's past ill health and enclosed letter from Gardiner's mother; comments on political tide in Virginia \"topsy turvy\" and fears for future, as well as slave labor in S. California. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news, especially caricatures of each member in great detail; comments on vacation in new York, and excitement surrounding Jenny Lind; urges Gardiner to stay in California if the profits are high. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Confirms receipt of the resignation of Prof. Hopkins from teh Chemistry Department of the College of William and mary; asks Robert to tell John that a temporary position is thus available if he is prepared for it and he must contact Col. McCandish and Judge Christin concerning proposition. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business letter regarding payment of debt and short family news. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts Tyler sent in the post the night earlier. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business letter regarding price of land at $20,000. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter relling of family's illnesses, including a severe case affecting Julia and a terrible cold Tyler had; discusses various treatment. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning payment of three checks, Julia's continual ill-health, and the receipt of a letter from David Gardiner from Sacramento. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters concerning land in Illinois and Tyler's title to it. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Mrs. Gardiner's health is improving; four checks have been dispatched to recipient; also refers to letter from Mr. Page concerning land title. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels there are causes both internal and external at work to produce the ruin of the country; discusses the motive of the European governments who desire dissolution of the Union; Great Britain, after having made a profit out of the slave traffic, clamors for universal emancipation and sends her hirelings to the U.S. to encourage \"Fanatics\"; only \"devotional attachment to Gov. and Union on the part of our people\" can save the Union; speaks as the \"true representative of Southern feeling.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters regarding whether to mine lands or to let the railroads use them. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on his and Julia's poor health and sends two checks. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets not being able to secure position as Port Collector in San Diego for Gardiner; discusses poor health and family news; also the \"uneasy conditions of public affairs.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matters, such as payment of checks, and comments that \"matters are looking better for the country\" politically. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Response to Tyler's 26 Nov. 1850 letter discussing \"great question of the day\" which is union or disunion of the United States. 2 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates sorry over death of Alexander Gardiner, and grief it is causing family members. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates death of Col. Gardiner and expresses sorrow over event. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends information about his \"departed friend\" General Brazure N. Pryor, especially his bravery while commanding an artillery comany at the Battle of Hampton [War of 1812] so that his widow Elizabeth (Deneufville) Pryor could receive a land bounty; he [JT] nominated him to be elected Brigadier General in the winter of 1815-1816, served with him in legislature, and recommended him to be Collector at Norfolk, where he served until his death.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses experiences in California for past two years; incoroprates fine weather, mining conditions, agricultural progress, etc. 3 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the official muster roll of his company does not account for much of the time it was in service [in the War of 1812] and that the payroll omits the name of his servant, William Short, who also served; wonders if Short, who is still alive, is entitled to benefit of land for his service under the Act of Congress. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests Gardiner to check on an order Tyler placed with store in New York; family news, 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Banking matters and discusses family's health; says he may go to Philadelphia for medical advice. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulations on his elevation to the head of the Post Office Department; asks him to use his influence to assist his brother William Tyler to obtain the position of a naval store keeper at the washington Navy Yard or one elsewhere of a \"corresponding character\"; gives a biographical description of his brother. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matters. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses his \"wretched\" health and his business dealings with William Ozborne. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on business matters and improved health under the care of Dr. Semple of Hampton, Va. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses banking matters, election day activites, and hopes to spend next winter in a warm climate. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates that the newspaper accounts of his ill-health are exaggerated, although he has been very unwell; promises to visit Staten Island when Julia is well. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler thanks him for his previous two letters which describe the Constitutional Convention and reflects on excitement of the Fourth of july. 1 P. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler has submitted to articles to the [Southern Literary] Messenger for publication about his days at [the College of] William and Mary. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business note detailing \"enclosed\" checks. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Seeks help in advocating a promotion which Gibson feels he deserves, in lieu of a mistrial fifteen years ago, in which Tyler was able to help him. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Horsford extended an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler to join his wife and him at their home in Cambridge before the Tylers head south. 1 . TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news regarding health of Mrs. Tyler and her planned annual journey to her mother; mentions that he attended the first meeting of the Agricultural Society in Richmond, [Va.]. 2 pp. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cites Mrs. Tyler's terrible health for two months, since the birth of her baby, as the reason why he and Mrs. Tyler have not been able to visit Horsford. 2 pp. Xcy of ASL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Topic: \"The Merchant of Former Times and The Merchant of Today.\" Brief history of the merchant in society and discussion of the 19th century role. 8 pp. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Announces birth of a son, who was born without the aid of chloroform to the mother; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is with the Tyler family, although recovering from illness. 2 pp. Xvy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Horsford for sending a budding potato for experiments in planging in Va.; congratulates Horsford on rise in literary world, and expresses disappointment that he did not visit Cambridge. 3 pp. XCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore: Washington D.C. John F. Ellis. 3 pp. Song. Including XCy of above song. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Due to bad winter weather conditions, communication from the \"outside world\" is not active, and Tyler inquires of political news; offers his and Julia's condolences on the loss of Horsford's wife [?]. 3 pp. XCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the crops and predicts high prices for corn in the next year; gives news of family health and asks for word about the yellow fever outbreaks in New York. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter in response to Tyler's inquiry of his family lineage: [Thomas Gardiner, Esq. of Tollesburry, Essex.] 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Response to Tyler regarding price negotations of some property and a pony for sale. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, including difficulties in getting a loan from the bank; asks Gardiner to talk with someone in New York 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports meeting agenda. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on Robert's resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, fears Democrats will not succeed in next congressional elections because of the enormous increase in expenditures, mentions statement made by [Henry A.] Wise in Williamsburg that the College [of William and Mary] was \"the most superb body of equal size he had ever seen,\" says of Wise that 'his eye is steadily fixed on 1860\" [presidential election], feels that he[JT] is the last of the Virginia Presidents, suggests remedy for ailment of his grandson, plans to move to Hampton, 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief business note asking Gardiner to give enclosed check to portrait artist; predicts hard times due to bad crop. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS, Julia Gardiner Tyler, \"Villa Margarett,\" [Hampton, Va.], to Col. David L. Gardiner Asks her brother to have Margaret's portrait sent as soon as possible and to put it directly in the care of the steamer's captain. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler analyzes his son's letter about the Zolverein Treaty; confesses that, as a father of six and a supervisor of a household, he is no Cicero or Pliny, but opts to live out his days in Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Compliments Tyler on his \"Memories of Richmond\" address and comments on Mr. Cushing's and Mr. Seward's speeches; he is lonely. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Navy Yard official wrote in regard to shipping the remains of Mr. Denison of Va. to be buried next to his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brief note asking Gardiner to conduct some bond exchanges for him. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reference to a party going to Jamestown to plant ivy around the old church steeple, led by Edward Everett; mentions difficulties of son, John; comments on Virginia gubernatorial race; his address at the College of William and Mary forthcoming and the rebuilding of the college is estimated to cost $18,200, and will be completed Oct. 1, 1859. 4 pp. ALS. Includes engraving of John Tyler, 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Business matters, including the payment od debts and a trip to Raleigh, [N.C.], during which he gave 3 speeches; discusses his poor health and the flourishing wheat crops. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler agrees that a meeting of the Board would prove detrimental to his objective of re-establishing the law scool on solid footing; also inquires if books from West Point [Academy] arrived. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the 1860 presidental election and how the Virginia delegates stand on the candidacies of [Robert M.T.] Hunter, Henry A. Wise, and Stephen Douglass; his speech at a Richmond banquet was highly applauded; Mrs. Tyler's ill health, and his son's handwriting which rivaled Napoleon's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Agrees to speak on politics in Portsmouth; predicts that Breckenridge will be elected by the House of Representatives. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speaks of his triumph at the state convention where the Peace Conference Project was defeated; the \"temper of the state is obviously rising'; within 6 or 7 months Virginia will leave the Union. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends his speech; fears drift into secession, perhaps can be delayed until October; large cannon removed to Old Point, [Comfort, Va.]; may be a majority fot he Border States in the Convention, but it is doubted; measles has broken out among the chuldren; interest to [RT's] bond held by Crump falls due 4 May and 4 Nov., has no money or would not trouble him. 3 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS. 1 p\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount of the death of Ex-President Tyler in The Daily Express (Petersburg, Va.). 4 pp. Nws. (See oversize file)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Detailed inventory of property/belongings on estate at his death. 2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets having taken so long to write; expresses gratification for Mr. Tyler having visited Norfolk, [Va.]; asks for news of the Tyler family. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Plan of the House of Representatives,\" Published by C. Bohm. 1 p. PD. (See Oversize File)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle describing bill introduced by Del. George W. Grayson to improve the New kent County burial site of Letitia Christian Tyler. (From the Daily Press and Times Herald) 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reaffirms the beauty and merits of Tidewater Virginia; gives an account of traditoonal social behavior to illustrate the proud cilture of the are; the descendants of the are should have a \"sense of their duty not to a single state only, but to the Whole Union.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets it has taken him so long to answer Tyler's letters; offers to publish some of Tyler's writing stating his opinon on the secession question for Virginia; agrees with Tyler's opinion that Virginia must stay with the Union; offers his regards to Mrs. Tyler. 2 pp. ALS, Frag.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts invitiation from President and Mrs. Tyler. 1 p. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled \"Song.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled \"To M.G.B.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at \"Sherwood [Forest]\"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSketches of part of Tyler land somewhere along the Ohio River; sketched by S.R. Carey, 2 pp. AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Medical prescription for Honorable John Tyler; Hegeman, Clark, and Company, druggists. 1 p. AN.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Envelope of letter from John Tyler, to Colonel Samuel S. Gardiner, Abby Manor, Shelton Island, Suffolk County, New York. 1 item. ADS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Five envelopes from President John Tyler, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York. 5 items. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Four envelopes to President John Tyler, Washington City, D.C. 4 items. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Envelopes to President John Tyler, 31 items. AD\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; \"John Tyler and His Presidency\"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled \"John Tyler\"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Address entitled \"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States\"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Article \"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States\"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8\" X 9 1/4\", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents William Miller to [?]. Regrets missing [?] in New York; Mr. Wood was nominated by a coalition of \"leading men\" from the anti-Masonic and working men's parties; speculates on future developments on New York politics. 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Philip Gerald Auchampaugh, Robert Tyler: Southern Rights Champion, Duluth, 1934\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is \"I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich.\" Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for taking so long to reply, but a \"serious indisposition\" has kept him from being able to write; sends his regars to Gardiner's family and a special note to Margaret; planning a trip to Philadelphia. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has given with great pleasure his last letter to the President; has \"good will\" for the German population. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends Ferris as a good man for the surveyorship; notes that a possible opponent of Ferris' is Eli Moore, who is a friend of Polk; warns against filling positions with too many from the same clique. 3 pp. AL. incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to lend money to newspaper editor, Thomas Dunn English; speaks of Polk and two poltiical associates. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to ask Gov. Van Ness if Mr. Cooper can be given a position other than the one alloted to him of inspector because he cannot now climb sides of ships or [?] the burdens of such an office; reports that both me and Mr. Cooper are bad off financially; says Mr. Polk is partly responsible for this by \"annihilating all my expections.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; \"The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper...\"; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; \"He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country\"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends his best to Gardiner's family;comments on rumors of the \"bloody war\"; informs him that he received a letter from former Pres. Tyler, who is well; comments that \"Polkey and Spoils [Spoils system] should feel small now.\" 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to be in New York City soon; informs Gardiner that \"Polk has at last been caught\" as he predicted. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to see that a speech he has written is published; has heard from the Ex-President and Mrs. Tyler who are both doing well; \"He says something about some expression used in one of my letters that has annoyed Julia. I have written him that it was altogether unintentioned, Madame Juliua is too sensitive\"; tells David Gardiner and him to get married. 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that a gentleman, \"in whom [he] place[s] unbounded confidence\" has hinted that Buchanan will take Virginia and that the press there is \"out for [him]\"; Tyler is campaighning hard in [?] where the elections will be held next monday. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Alarmed at the \"political aspect of affairs in this country\"; is sure the South is convinced it \"should have sustained the Missouri Compromise Candicate at Baltimore\"; regards the Missouri Compromise as the \"strong hope and sheet Anchor of the Country\"; predicts General Cass will be defeated and consequently the party will be \"swept up as with deluge.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that his name, of all the Northern Men, will be acceptable to the \"People of the Southern States for the Presidency\"; wishes him to come to Philadelpia and make some friends; confirms that judge campbell is almost avowedly for Buchanan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Gardiner to \"procure a copy\" of the paper containing the annoucement of [his father-in-law, Thomas Abthorpe] Cooper's death; wants to write a short biography of Cooper; sends his love to Gardiner's mother and Margaret. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells Churchill he had come to town that day; asks him to bring a deed with him from the clerk's office that \"settles Longwood on Macy Cooper.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Offers to send his father a picture of Priscilla; says he doesn't want it being a fixture in the house; thinks he is feeling better; New York politics. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Read his letter to the Union Meeting which has given satisfaction there; asks how many members of the state [Pa.] democratic delegation Buchanan can depend on as \"faithful friends\"; reminds Buchanan that he fells he should return to the senate. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [Judge] Campbell has carried the city, [Phil.] and \"will no doubt receive the City and County vote in the State Convention.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning strike by laborers on the coal wharves and its handling by police in Richmond. 8 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Kiffee Chose the \"Old Keystone\" as his future home; finds Pennsylvania men agreeable; accepts an invitation to address Bigler Club in Lancaster. 2 pp. ALS. Including Df. concerning the \"Southern\" position of Pennsylvania and the transference of Pennsylvania to a \"semi-abolitionist\" state by the election of James Pollacky. 1 p. Including Df concerning disagreement with George Bancroft's interpretation of political basis of the settlement of Virginia. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Declines invitation to address a Bigler Club in Colomia, Pa. [?]; feels that Col. Bigler will \"not only be nominated by the Democratic State Convention,\" but will also be elected by the people in the fall to the \"gubernatorial office\"; he is first always for Pennsylvania. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBigler Club report including letter from Robert Tyler read at the meeting. 1 p. NwsCl. Including TCy of above NwsCl. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will \"have the supprt of the City and Country without fail\"; sends his \"respectful compliments\" to Buchanan's niece Miss Lane and to Mrs. Baker. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's delegates will gain a majority of seats in the Convention; has seen Col. Bigler; feels that Buchanan should visit Philadelphia for a few days; inquires as to who shall be the next Canal Commissioner. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has contacted \"friends in high quarters\" concerning the best \"flue tobacco\" in the country; will write them soon at length. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Declines invitation on behalf of the Democracy of Berks County to celebrate the 4th of July due to a previous engagement; indicates that \"we all have a right to feel proud and gratified at the position occupied by our beloved Commonwealth [Pa.].\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend democratic festivities at Eagle Station on the 20th of August. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of same letter\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend the committee meeting at bedofrd on the 27th of July; is obstructed from many of the duties of his office by a wound he recieved to his right hand as a result of a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July. 1 p Cy of Al.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Proclaims the success of the \"Pennsylvania movement\" in the Democratic Caucus; informs him that he has been an \"able, efficient, and enthusiastic body of friends at his back\"; the \"Union Resolutions\" which he thinks originated with [?], \"are slain outright\" but to Buchanan's advantage; enunciates the problem of the \"Unionist Democrats.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that the Governor present an address for the release of Irishman Smith O'Brien. 2 pp. ACys of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wants response to a letter Tyler sent in reference to \"certain offensive remarks said to have been made\" by him at Harrisburg, [Pa.]; asks for a response to that letter; Cameron must deny or retreat. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Condemns Mr. Donahoe for connecting Franklin Pierce with the \"illeberal temper\" of the New Hampshire State Convention in his newspaper the Boston Pilot. 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Defends his father against two articles attacking his administration. 5 pp. ALS. including TCy of ALS. 20 July, 1852. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Declines an invitation for the New Hampshire Convention due to \"circumstances of a private nature\"; proclaims success of the Democratic Party in November; commends Pierce as the right choice for the Democratic nomination. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thinks it best that he withdraw his name as candidate for clerkship of Pennsylvania Supreme Court to replace Mr. Cohen. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses an advertisement from the Ledger discrediting Pierce, that he feels should be contested; gives his support, which had earlier been for Buchanan, to Pierce as the Presidential candidate. 2 pp. ALS. Includes incomplete Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks for Wise's views and suggestions as to the upcoming Presidential contest; offers his \"humble influence\" to Wise in his political aspirations; predicts the development of the Democratic Convention; questions why all states, emaning the inclusion of ones that do not usually vote Democratic should have a sa in the Democratinc nomination; claims that the South will provide \"present protection and future success\" for the Democrats. 4 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the free-soil element will \"exhibit itself to an alarming extent\" in the formulation of the Southern Platform of '56; warns Wise to keep the South united at all costs and not to quarrel with [Robert] Hunter. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks the President to intervene on behalf of a \"young man by the name of Phillips\" who has been fired from his clerkship in a customs house, Tyler claims that his removal will be disadvantageous to the party because his father is an extremely influential man. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Understands from the Ledger that Mr. Lane is opposed to the Pacific Railroad project; regrets that he does not give his \"able support\" to the project; claims that Lane is wrong in attributing the project to New York speculators who intend to make the road a private corporation. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Note regarding letter of 5 December, 1853, and the Friends of Ireland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the attacks on him [RT] made by the Pennsylvanian [which is owned by Bigler] did him no harm, and in fact, probably lost him a good deal of subscribers; reports that the senatorial race between Gov[erno]r Porter and [Colonel] Bigler is being conducted with \"much bitterness among [the] candidates\"; feels that Cadwalader is making a fine character in Congress.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Holds Tyler in high esteem, and considers him a close friend; reaffirms that he will not be a candidate for office [Presidency]; confident that Miss Harriet [his niece] will not marry an Englishman; he does not hear much from Philadelphia as \"Judge Campbell and Mr. Hunt[er] never write\"; he has \"full faith\" in the election of Wise. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Seawell that the President will be happy to serve Mr. [Jones?] if he is able to do so; indicates that the letter will \"furnish you authority for [?] in the case of Holt and the other cases.\" 2 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Awaits Buchanan's return to America \"with great impatience\"; advices him never to discount the possibility of running for the Presidency; warns him that he should try to bring all his friends together; informs Buchanan that Pierce would like to run for the Presidency but he Tyler does not think that he can win; although Virginia is strongly supporting Wise for the Presidency, Tyler admits that the next president cannot come from a slave state; has just returned to Philadelphia after delivering an address at the Commencement of William and Mary College. 2 pp. 2 TCys of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Dr. George [Semple?] was an applicant for the place when you spokle for Col. Custis, and it was decided by the department that no change should be hat at that point. The President (whom I have just consulted) thinks it will not do to make any change under the circumstances\"; asks him to tell John Seawell that he would like to see him once more; asks when he is planning to visit Washington. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a \"dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South\"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if Boswell will loan him money to give to Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The meeting \"last night\" was large; \"Thousands of people\" had come to hear him; it was a \"clique affair\" and he was \"omitted\" from the Committee of Arrangements; informs that Gov. Bigler \"ran away from\" the meeting; reveals that \"Wescott is one of the most despised men in the community.\" 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns Buchanan that he must come home [from England] soon in order to sustain the \"united delegation from Pennsylvania\" that Tyler feels is necessary for his nomination; notes that \"Campbell and J. Glancey Jones are traitors:\" and Forney cannot decide where he stands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Feels easier in his mind since the last time he wrote\" as recent election in New York and Maryland have seen a downturn in \"Pierceism\" ; claims that the Dallas movement will \"fizzle out\"; chastises Buchanan for an \"ill-advised\" letter he wrote to Wise, but is happy to report that Wise still supports him; feels that with Pennsylvania behind him, Buchanan will certainly be successful. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs him that Pennsylvania is for Buchanan now; tells Wise to \"lien [lean?] towards him strongly; relates that there is a \"remarkably kind feeling\" towards Wise among politicial friends of his; claims that Pierce movement is dead there; considers Wise's letter to the New York National Democrats \"really admirable.\" 3 pp. ALS. including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Questions the exclusion of the Irish-American from the Convention of the Friends of Ireland; wonders how Tyler, always a supporter of Irish Americans, could allow the \"exclusion\" of a newspaper of over 100,000 subscribers from such a Convention, of which Tyler is the Chairman. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Armstrong, Reserved member; acknowledges that the remonstrant, Jee Seawell [?] has accused the Board of being unlawful by not publically stating the reasons for which they dismissed him. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents McGowan has just received a letter from Dr. Smith indicating that no funds are available for his office; informs Robert that it has been suggested that he purchase \"an iron safe\" in which to keep the documents of the Society [?]; Dr. Smith also suggested to him that they develop a more effective system for obtaining contributions; he requires a list of the \"State Directories and Socieities\" in order to do this. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will comply with Tyler's invitiation of a visit as soon as he can come to Philadelphia; praises him for his connection with the Irisih movement and claims him an \"able and unflinching advocate\"; feels that although michael Doheny and his fellow agitators should be condemned for their violence at the last Convention [of the Friends of Ireland], he must admit that they ahve led to progress for the cause; believes that together he and Tyler \"can do much towards peace and cooperation\"; declines any offer of a position in the delegation. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests that establishment of the office of the American I[rish] E.A.A.; suggests that Capt[ain] William t. Lyons is the man for the position; suggests that the position should pay 2,000 dollars per year; also suggests James C. Hyde, to go to work in Ireland. 8 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Tyler that the new constitution [of the E.A.A.] calls for the establishment of an Under-Secretary [which he has called for previously]; informs Tylr of an upcoming reply in the Citizen by [Patrick] Lynch, the editor of the Irish-American; if Tyler is ever in New York, Limsden is there every week and would like to see him. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that Mitchel does not support the [IAEA] organization and that Tyler should attempt to persuade him into its favor; speaks pejoratively regarding editor of the Irish-American, Lynch; claims that the Massachusetts Convention was \"a sorry affair\"; recommends Lumsden to strengthen the organization; Harris wanted to knwo who informed McClenahan that he was a British spy, but McClenahan would not tell him. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents States that he had a letter from Dr. Smith proposing a meeting with him and Tyler in Philadelphial; feels that they should postpone everthing until the \"full fruits\" of the trial \"are developed\"; claims that \"victory and glory await us.\" 1 p ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tried to see Lynch, finally found him in Brooklyn; feels that everything \"is made right\" with Lynch. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that a recent speech made referring to Tyler is unworthy; knows that Tyler is \"a patriot and a gentleman\"; intends to publish something to this effect in his nxt paper. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that, according to custom, a fee is to be collected by the Directory when a new charter is applied for; asks Tyler's opinion as to whether the new laws cancel this old custom or not. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Noticed that McGowan signed a letter with his official title within the Directory; asks Tyler if the names of members of the organization are not to be secret; Mr. Mitchel's lecture \"cut to pieces\" John Omahony's faction; this faction \"has utterly ruined itself.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas had an interview with Mr. Thomas Whyte, Secretary of the State Directory; refers to the Emigrant Aid Society. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Surprised that the Directory Charter has not reached Tyler yet; receives money very slowly, but has received \"encouraging letters\" from the South and West. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Tyler that accommodations \"will be due\" on the 21st; he should remind the Herald that the amount is $300. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wants to call a meeting of the Supreme Directory and force Mitchell to give an explanation of his traitorous acts. 3 pp. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Supreme Directory on the 29th; feels that the conduct of the Secretary [McGowan], is not satisfactory. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of ALS from Dr. Smith, [Boston, Mass], to Dr. McGowan 4 March, 1856, concerning the sending of \"monies\" to the Treasurer. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that the State Delegates of Virginia will be for Wise; states that Wise is very close to their whole family; his father would be the best but he is out of politics; he will be a valuable asset in the election of Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received a letter from Daniel Edgar Sickles, Secretary of Legation to Mr. Buchanan, that regards Buchanan in much the same way Tyler had in a previous letter; asks Tyler which letter he would rather see printed in the Citizen. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes Tyler to forward some enclosed pamphlets concerning the \"Syracuse Convention.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays an editorial written in the Pennsylvanian \"hinting the idea of coalition\"; relays, also, good tidings from Mr. Buchanan; asks if Wise knows James Black of Pittsburg; mentions [William] Bigler; warns that a split may occur in the Democratic Party. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that the Irish faction within the Party was upset at their interpretation of speech in Buchanan made; he has written a letter to the editor of the Citizen informing him that Buchanan's intent was not to \"justify British Gov[ernmen]t in India and Ireland\"; advises him to make a public announcement of that fact to clarify any confusion; warns Buchanan that some men feel that he [JB] \"belongs to them\"; advises buchanan to \"drive 'em away.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Finds Buchanan acceptable as a possible candidate, but feels he will  not get a third of the Irish vote; would not be able to support Pierce \"under any circumstances\"; desires some indication of the association's {IAEA] policy in this matter; disturbed by Messrs. Lumsden and Convoy's failure to respond to him on association business; trusts that Tyler's sister is recoverning from her illness. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Attempted to persuade mr. Charles O'Connel to Col. Saunders to attend the Cincinnati convention as he may \"be of essential service\"; Col. Saunders \"declares for Buchanan\" the Vermont delegates are mostly for Douglass. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Glad to hear that Tyler was in Cincinnati to give a lecture to the \"Robert Emmett Club\"; hopes that Gov. Wise will receive the Presidential nomination from the Cincinnati Convention, which is presently meeting; worries taht Buchanan is too fond of Great Britain; also, Lumsden does not want another Northern man; he feels that the North has exploited the South and is not holding up to the American Constitution. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Wise that Bright supports Buchanan; worried that Douglas friends will support Hunter in an effort to beat Buchanan' but feels that Wise will triumph in Virginia. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs him that Wise was the key to Buchanan's nomination; his father's name was mentioned several times, always in favor, at the Convention. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cannot go to New York, but wishes McGowan to visit him in Pennsylvania; says the Buchanan did not mean to indicate that Britain was \"tyranical\"; refuses to involve the IAEA in politicial questions. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsement concerning letter from Robert Tyler, to John J. McGowan. 1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refutes a charge that Tyler made in a recent letter that McGowan was inplicating the Association in politics; assures Tyler that he was simply relaying the sentiments of club members regarding Buchanan, knowing that Tyler would most likely be interested; the speech Buchanan made has turned Irish sentiment bitterly against himself and Herbert of the Pilot Citizen is using it to turn them away from the Democratic party; claims that the organization can do nothing if a \"know-nothing\" is elected. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for any outbursts in recent letters; has only seen McClenahan once since in New York; Filmore arrived at his house the night before; he is sorry that Filmore allowed himself to be \"humbugged and betrayed by the dark lantern.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is unable \"to go on Sunday night\"; is able to leave on Monday or \"the following Sunday.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is ill and \"confined to the house\"; predicts that \"many men\" will seek Wise's influence in Virginia to help nominate Buchanan; reminds him to be careful of what he says and does especially in relation to M. Buchanan; has heard compliments of Wise's Richmond Ratificiation speech; Judge Douglas will be caught most likely in the \"Squatter Sovereignty\" trap; comments that the issue of slavery in the new territories was \"ignored in Cincinnati,\" and that if it ever arises \"there will be the devil to pay in the Democratic party\"; claims that it is not a matter of principle, but really a matter of politics. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for placing Tyler's letter about Buchanan in the news section; he has written an editorial of his own in favor of Buchanan which he feels will do Buchanan \"[more] good than a partisan article from a personal or political friend\"; claims that Buchanan's speech has done a great deal of harm; reaffirms that he will help the Democratic party in the campaign. 5 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Wise that \"He [Buchanan] distinctly declares himself opposed to squatter sovereignty\"; he says that if elected president, he intends being President; Buchanan also told Tyler that his plans were influenced by him; encloses an article from the Citizen that Wise should have published in a Richmond paper, the editor of the Citizen prefers him [HW] for the Presidency. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that \"we\" will win this state [Pennsylvania], New Jersey,  and New York; predicts that if we beat the \"nigger worshippers\" bad in this election, the contest in 1860 will be the know-nothing Heresies. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExtract. Claims that the Democratic Party has always guarded the rights of foreigners; explains that Buchanan's farewell speech to England is greatly misunderstood. 3 pp. Cy of AL. Including Nws Cl concerning Democratic Party electors of the fifth ward. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that Wise has misapprehended Buchanan's sentiments towards himself; Tyler knows that Buchanan likes Tyler but also feels strongly that Buchanan likes Wise. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He and Mr. Edward Kenefeck are traveling to new York; plan on seeing Tyler; the goal of their trip is to collect the thousand dollas owed by the New York club in order to pay \"the trial\" of last January. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests for Tyler some new signs and passwords; informs him that he has been feeling ill; claims that the Herald is \"unprincipled\" and attacks Buchanan in an \"ungentlemanly\" manner. 2 pp. AL. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Would like Tyler to investigate why Lynch never received a reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Navy concerning the voyage of the \"new[?] frigate\" to Ireland; Lynch feels that not only will it be a boon to Irisih Americans and American businessmen, it will also give hope to despairing Ireland. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received the letter from Tyler approving the signs; claims that Lumsden is disruptuing the association; but believed there is \"the nucleus of a strong association of the right material\" who can hold things together. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Called at Tyler's office a few times, but never reached him; will announce Tyler to speak in his neighborhood on August 20. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the South must pull together with the rest of the country; feels that the Fremont Party will try to dominate the South; suggests taht it is Wise's responsibility to strenthen the South and join it with the North; Tyler claims that Wise's \"actions will make civil war.\" 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that Buchanan will win the election, but is not nearly completely sure of it; believes that if Buchanan loses Pennsylvania he will lose altogether; if he loses, Tyler suggests the South leave the Union and make an alliance with Great Britain. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets not being able to speak in H[?]'s district due to illness. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns Wise of the \"political serpents\" who will come down from the North and try to do him mischief; feels that Forney is not a good person for Buchanan to have around himself; suggests Glancey Jones as an able ally. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the election is going smoothly and that Buchanan will be elected \"without doubt\"; reports taht he was upset by the placing of an editorial he wrote on the fourth page of the newspaper; met with the editor, Mr. Fiske, and was promised that it would be corrected; concerned that this act may be part of a scheme against Tyler and Wise to proceed with caution and to avoid any argument with Buchanan and to see him at the \"earliest moment.\" 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks \"God\" for the victory of Buchanan; claims that it was \"the vote of the South\" that secured it; the faction in the North has excluded Wise from \"their prop-the Pennsylvanian\"; believes that \"they would betray their father.\" 3 pp. ALS. Pritned in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Happy that the North did not come out too strongly as that would have damaged the administration; claims that the \"forney Clique would have succeeded\"; fells that forney and his friends would have brought chaos to the country; believes that Forney is actually being dictated to by a group of men, and they are responsible for the destructive comments on Robert Tyler; postulates that their plan is to \"kill [Wise] off\" and replace him. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has heard that his brother John is urging Wise to suggest Robert's name to Mr. Buchanan for a cambinet position; Tyler will not accept a positionl although Tyler likes Buchanan, he warns Wise to guard his [HW] honor and secure \"Southern rights.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCyof the above ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a report on the dangers confronting the South and his views on the best way to deal with them; would like Wise to publosh the report in as many Southern papers as possible; suggests that it be read in the Convention; claims that where the Contest of 1860 is concerned, Wise is the \"only man living who can make the slightest impression upon the North.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler will not \"stand in the way\" of any favors Buchanan may bestow upon him, even if they include Forney; suggests that Col. Bigler is not happy with Wise; has seen Buchanan, who was kind, but feels he is too \"thick\" with Forney. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that a man called \"Senex\" claiming to be Wise's friend, came to see himl Tyler put him through a test to be sure of his intentions; believes him to be under the control of Forney and his friends; pleads with Wise to keep \"Senex\" from any more recognition in the Richmond Enquirer. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Had an itnerview with Mr. Buchanan whod esired to talk about Governor Floyd; advised Buchanan to talk to Wise about the matter; warns him to keep a \"sharp eye\" on the situation regarding Buchanan's cabinet; claims that Forney will \"use his influence in Pa.\" against Wise. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has just visited with Buchanan; claims that Wise is Buchanan's \"favorite\" of anyone; reports that Buchanan is troubled in deciding who would be the right man for Secretary of State; refers to Cobb as a possible solution; claims that Forney will do Wise damage; Tyler feels that he and Wise are very close. 6 pp. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech concerning Philadelphia Democrats. 6pp. ADf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEndorsement of letter from Michael Dohaney, New York. 1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that the Democrats are \"losing time\"; feels that their opponents are the \"pro-slavery party\", but feels that the task now is to \"show the hollowness and heartlessness\" of their argument; claims that Irish and German voters are becoming more \"rational\" and will vote against the Democrats out of a dislike for slavery. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Buchanan to tell him to do anything he would like to do; informs Buchanan that a feud between him [RT] and Forney is inevetable and that he finds Forney's conduct \"very ungenerous\"; claims that Forney has no right to attempt senatorial advances under Buchanan auspices. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has surveyed public opinion and found it to be in favor of Joseph R. Chandler for Catholic Representation abroad; a delay in this matter of six months would be \"preferred.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Content concerning the annual Fourth of July meeting of the State Democratic Party at Independence Hall. 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if \"barely possible\"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has been told by Mr. Westcott that Buchanan plans to \"sustain\" Gov. Walker; does not know what \"sustain\" intends, but he hopes Buchanan will do nothing to alter his present Kansas policy; Tyler grows increasingly \"against the good faith of Governor Walker\"; claims that if Buchanan were to involve himself in Waker's attempts at the Senate, his image would be injured no matter what the outcome; informs Buchanan that Mr. Van Dyke will be visiting him soon. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the people are \"tired of the Kansas agitation\"; feels that Buchanan should persuade Walker to his policy soon or dismiss him; believes there will be less danger in dismissing him that leaving the question open. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that Governor Packer would like to see him; claims that any man who tried to interfere with the Constitutional Convention of 21 December would be crushed by the South; believed strongly that there \"could be and should be no Civil War.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speaks of a meeting held \"last evening\"; claims that Mr. Bright gave a good speech; will be glad to relay more to Buchanan face to face. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to Gov. Wise's \"extraordinary letter\" and claims that Wise can be \"formidable\" when he opposes something; stresses to Buchanan that he always tried to keep Wise in line with the Administration; claims taht he, Tyler, is for the Administration and is ready for a fight; feels taht Buchanan can \"whip them all\" and points out that Buchanan has the greater portion of the Democratic Party supporting him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Buchanan that he has been offered the clerkship of the U.S. District court which has decided to decline; wishes to emphasize taht while he is honored by the good sentiments about him given by his riends to the President, he has not authorized any of them to place him as an applicant for any position \"at [Buchanan's] hands\"; reports that the Municipal Election has gone \"heavily against\" them, but that it has nothing to do with national politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that although the chances are slim, Landys and Phillips may succeed; claims that the county ticket does not look to be in such good shape; reports that Douglass is not faring well in Illinois; intimates to Buchanan that he[RT] feels that the administration is a \"nobel [sic] one.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's friends can raise enough funds to buy a newspaper; claims that Buchanan's \"Filibuster Resolution\" is \"right\"; does not believe that the Catholic of foreign vote will leave the Democratic Party. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that the Democratic Party can rally itself; feels that Governor Wise is beign \"taken in\" by men who are not really concerned about him; thinks that Buchanan should reconciliate with Wise, and then he will definitely obtain Virginia's support. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Buchanan has been \"unanimously\" endorsed by the State Convention; claims that Senator Benton made a \"shameful and most ridiculous\" speech at Tammany Hall. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Wise will not gain the nomination at the Charleston Convention; feels that the South should endorse Buchanan, even though he does not wish to be a candidate. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Accepts Buchana's invitation and is leaving for Washington soon; claims that Buchanan's name \"would prove stronger\" in Pennsylvania than any other. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will get more delegates than any opposition; claims that he [RT] has many from the American Portion of the Party as well as from the German and Irish portions. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks Johnston for his letter, and pledges to serve him; claims that Old [John} Brown should be hung; feels strongly that the South must move away from some of its \"atrocious doctrines.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that a comment he gave to the Editor of the Pennsylvanian has been altered and that the published form is not \"satisfactory\" to him; believes that a Democratic President will be elected; warns that the Southern States should move ahead with caution. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Wise that he has told Buchanan to consult Wise on matters concerning Gov. Floyd and Virginia; advised Buchana to keep Wise \"with him\" under all circumstances; feels that things are well now with Forney, but was concerned about him; asks what Wise thinks about J. Walker as a possible Secreatary of State. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConfederate fifty cent note, signed by Robert Tyler, 1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports to her that he can find none of his father's papers regarding Mr. Webster; claims, however, that his father had worked closely with Mr. Webster on the \"Ashburton negotiation: and always had much 'admiration' for Mr. Webster\"; is sorrofwul that his father's papers have been stroyed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs worried about the actions of the U.S. District Court; claims that in the supposed \"Ku Klux cases\" Judge Busteed is acting without respect for the law and exerting his power to have innocent people sentenced; feels that the Judge is being entirely too militaristic; reports to Tyler that a Mr. Brickell, representing the whole community, confronted the Judge with a charge of the same; Love believes that he and Bruckwell will be indicted for \"conspiracy to intimidate\" a government official; informs Tyler that he may show the letter to his friends and is welcome to publish the facts of the letter. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that W.H. Polk will be in New York the following evening; urges Gardiner, Graham and other friends to see him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the Herald brings news that [the barn burners?] have been been defeated.; he hears also that the Tammany Ball was a \"Tyler affair,\" but he did not receive an invitation; would like him to make an inquiry about it; asks again if Beeman has been removed; believes that all the men connected with him are in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFeels 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.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he will be in New York on Friday; encloses a newspaper containing an address he gave to the Grennomes[?]; would like for Gardiner to have it published. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks if he has heard anything regarding Audubon's expeditions to California; Tyler is considering going himself or sending Mr. Holland to San Francisco \"to seek [their] fortunes\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that although it is a tight contest, Porter has little chance of obtaining the judgeshipl believes that Gov. Packer is \"nervous\" that Buchanan is suspicious of him; reports that the Senate Committee is behind Buchanan in the \"Fillibustering Question.\" 1 p. Two TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses an article from the Pennsylvanian. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks if Termis[?] is the right man as surveyor; would like him [AG] to send him to Washington if he is; Tyle claims that he is on good terms with Termis[?]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that \"6 or 7 hunderd dollars\" are due to Mr. Cooper as salary back pay; talks of financial difficulties; thanks Gardiner for his last letter. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has receive the check for $741.6 1/4 and will attend to his matter \"with pleasure\"; feels that Buchanan will surely obtain the nomination. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Points out what a poor writer he is; expresses hope that his family is well; he received a letter from the \"ex-Functionary\" whom he finds \"lively as a cricket\"; wishes that Dudly Felow had been elected Mayor. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the court \"detains\" him from being in New York Saturday; encloses something from the Times; claims that Wilton[?] has \"killed\" Charlie Ingersall and he is \"glad.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks himfor handling the matter concerning Mr. Cooper; claims that he can request no favors from Polk nor Walker; feels that Judge Nelson is \"bound in honor\" to ensure that Gardiner prospers in business; believes that [Polk and Walker?] will cheat him if they can; predicts that Calhoun is their man now; asks him to send the article about the President. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has just received the pamphlets and will distribute them \"as far as practicable\"; feels that his repeal movement was successful; he has had an \"immense\" meeting, feels as though he has \"choked off\" all his enemies. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 p. Frag.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if he [BS] will loan him money to give Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has sent the letter to the President and that they contain 225 signatures; Tyler is seeking the pamphlet in the Van Buren question from Gardiner; claims that this is all for his father who has been defied by several men. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has just returned from Washington; commits himself to Thompson; claims that the Senate will reject Suydam; proposes that if they do, Collins should fill the vacancy. 1 p. ALS. Including NwsCl of letter from Robert Tyler, 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler possesses intelligence, from \"pretty high authority\" in Washington that he might be able to obtain the [chargeship?] in Rome; wonders if Judge Milson would write a letter of recommendation for him. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wants Gardiner to see him on his way back to New York as there are many things of \"vast importance\" about which they should disuss; reports that Broderick wants the Secretary of Terasurey to act in his behalf; Tyler feels that this is an extremely important matter and thinks that the President should be informed of it. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that \"Hoffman's place\" is not important to them; both the \"Cass [?] paper\" and the \"Delaware paper\" have Graham formed as President; feels that Stillwell is not \"worth his salt and bread.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents VanNess [?] informed Tyler that Kelley claims he had been offered a bribe from Gardiner; reports that Hoffman feels that Gardiner's conduct was not improper; does not consider VanNess a \"man of honor.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses something indicate to Gardiner that there needs to be an explanation of Mr. Polk's policy; claims that if Mr. Polk has war he is responsible for the calamity. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes Gardiner to take care of the matter concerning the Aurora newspaper in the way he feels most appropriate; believes there is a diversity of opinion concerning the matter, but trusts that Gardiner knows what to do. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler questions why Beeman was appointed to the New York Corrections House; wants him to try and have it investigated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Insists that Gardiner remove Mr. Beeman immediately; Tyler claims that Beeman's appointment was the work of villains; wants Gardiner to see that James Bigler is appointed; warns him to beware of all possible \"Cass\" men. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Admits that there are problems with the arrangements of the Aurora; warns Gardiner not to trust Graham. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is \"shocked\" by what Gardiner has told him about Beeman; claims that it only proves that VanNess is \"treacherous\"; believes that VanNess is responsible for a letter in the New York Herald that was \"abusive\" to the President; feels that in the Aurora matter Gardiner's undle should be appointed, but if it can't be him, recommends Mr. Cooper. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was embarrassed by the favorable remarks made about him in public; continues to explain why he is not famous; claims that his membership in the \"Society\" is \"gratifying\"; feels that the Society is \"nobler\" than any other in the land. 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this case he is the defending attorney for John and Michael Castillo, accused of assault and battery; Tyler presents a detailed account of the trial; complains that the case has been misrepresented. 2 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraft of a speech; missing first two pages; concerns a treaty; Tyler does not feel that the treaty should have stipulation; refers to the Ottoman territory; stands against the old motto that \"might makes right\"; missing pages four and five; defends the President against attacks that he has given out appointments to unworthy recipients.  Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that he is not involved in present agitations toward Forney in Virginia or elsewhere; feels that if too many men crowd the President eventually \"envy and jealousy\" will arise. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [Page 1 missing]; encloses a letter written to Committee of Stark County, Ohio he would like for Wise to have published in a Richmond paper; reports that Mr. McClenahan, the editor of the Citizen prefers \"Wise over anyone else for the Presidency\"; claims that all the various opposing factions are rallying together. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks Crossman to \"comply\" with [?] in all \"business corrections.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Referring to other forms government in comparison to that of the U.S.; feels that an \"Almighty Providence\" granted the American Constitution; believes that nature has provided for the commercial success of the American Continent; puts forth the notion that U.S. borders should extend straight across to the pacific; declares that the American government provides many advantages to its people; speculates on the future of the country. 21 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning foreign relations with Great Britain; refers to the \"unhappy\" people of England; claims that they are eing goverened by an oppressive group of people; believes that the same situation is developing in South Africa. 13 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning the Presidential Administration; enumerates the constitutional duties of the President and adds that he has other \"unwritten\" duties. 18 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Refers to the infringements of colonists' rights by Lord North; explains that liberties have always been granted in Virginia; feels Virginia has held up to its promise of \"representative\" government. 16 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning the early relationship between the United States and Great Britain; traces the development of England; claims that Americans are fortunate to be the descendants of such an ancient and great country. 8 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial draft of speech claiming that the early statesman would be still crying out today if they were alive; feels that everyone should be involved in the institutions of the state; just as those men were. 2 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial draft of speech concerning the develpment of the Virginia Colony; claims that Virginia has the oldest representative government; feels that each man came to Virginia knowing his civil rights; and that is why Virginia wa so successful. 6 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports of John Tyler's accident; feels that Livingston administered the estate decently; claims that any billing and ordering problems are the result of the Post Office and would like [?] to put those problems in the past. 2 pp. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Explains what rights Americans have and why they have them; explains how these righs affect the accused; claims that the charged was not legally made; reminds the jury that it is the \"agent of the law\"; includes another address concerning the District Attorney and his case against the defendant. 16 pp. AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolved that each collector is authorized to collect thirty dollars. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary Fairlee Cooper to Cadet James Farlie Cooper,Discusses a funeral and mourning; has \"nothing...to write about home\"; discusses friends and associates. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the illness which confines her to bed and the treatment she is getting; hopes that he could use his training at West Point to make her mobile; discusses her husband and his work. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chastises her son at great length for not having written home often enough; hopes that he will be advanced to the next level of study soon, since he has the ability but lacks the \"industry\"; she is now in New York for the winter. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that he is \"an ungrateful wretch\" for not having written to her; discusses several romances; news of friends and family; discusses a financial matter. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invites Mrs. Madison and Miss Legare [?] to a children's party in honor of her [EPCT] daughter Mary; notes that because Miss Legare is no longer in mourning she may also wish to attend; also invites Miss Legare's nieces. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she is in Newark for a week; has just returned from the South; hopes the \"change in air\" will cure Lorrie [?]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets having to leave father John Tyler as she is not sure when she will see him again; informs them that she genuinely likes their brother; she opes that he, Julia, and Margaret will hold together throughout the ordeal [the death of their father]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks for cake, champagne and other \"goodies\" from the President's wedding; fears that she has already been \"forgotten\" as the White House Hostess; claims that the weather in Washington is \"intensely warm\"; reports that [Robert] Tyler is \"quite a student\" and is always in his office; intends to send the children to Fire Island, New York where it is cooler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents [First page missing]; Reports that Letty had a \"nice\" visit in Williamsburg; sends her love to father John Tyler; hopes that they will visit soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sorry to hear about the death of Mrs. Tyler's sister, reminds her that she [JGT] is welcome at her [EPCT] house; wonders how Mrs. Gardiner is taking the news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that Mr. Tyler will decline the \"mission\" to Switzerland if Mr. Buchanan offers it to him, if he took it, they could live more cheaply and the children would receive a good education; explains that Tyler would never leave the \"din and fury of party poltics.\" 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates news of Mrs. Gardiner's father's family; reports that Robert Tyler has been forced to leave Pennsylvania for fear of the populace's war sentiments; indicates that they will most likely go to Virginia; declares that the \"state\" of the country is \"indeed terrible.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Priscilla will be \"happy\" to answer any of Mrs. Mack's questions; Priscilla considers herself \"dead and buried\" now; indicates that she does not like the South; claims that the \"Negroes are all violent politicians\"; she dreads the next election. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends her condolences on the death of Julia's daughter, Julia; her \"whole heart aches\" for Julia; desires more news concerning the \"terrible blow.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of Robert's son Allan's withdrawl from [the College of] William and Mary, the dedication of a Tyler monument in Richmond, and the death of [L.G.] Tyler's wife Anne. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions of membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and family genealogy. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding NwsCl about Goodwyn; discussions of Robert's attempts to secure a position in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and information of Tyler family history. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of family genealogy and history, news of her husband Albert (especially his involvement with the United Confederate Veterans); discussions of the Civil War and the South. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests any files Mr. Goodwyn mayhave concerning Robert E. Lee. 1 pp. TCYs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussion on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussions mostly on family history, including Thomas B. Scott, son of Grace Tyler Scott. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning family history and the South. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of family visits, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Tylers' two youngest sons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes fiscussions of the dedication of the \"Tyler monument,\" Virginia, family letters, a letter of John Tyler's to the Emperor of China, and the Tyler family. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes discussions of family genealogy, Elizabeth's daughter's choice of which college to attend, and family news. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Returns \"Marshall's Tract No. 2\"; reports that the President John Tyler was \"glad to see\" that it was published. 1 p ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tyler feels that the south can only \"find salvation\" in secession; claims that Mr. Ritchie is \"falsifying\" facts in the North; believes that all in the North are abolitionists; thinks the only hope for unity is if the North will give up abolition. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on Mr. Bright's \"interposition with\" the Governor of Inidiana on the issue of a commission to \"take acknowledgements of deeds\"; informs Brown that Bright replied that he did not correspond with Gov. Wright and refers Tyler to Brown; give his brother's regards. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Robert Tyler is interested in the event [?] of the 9th, Robert Tyler would like to contribute but he is not sure what form the event should take; Robert wishes to present the idea to Mr. O'Brien and see what he thinks. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends letter to Wise stating what he thinks is Wise's position; states that he is for Buchana first. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Confides that Robert Tyler is a Buchana man \"first and last\"; John however, feels that cass and Buchanan will \"eat each other up\" and he will be forced to find an alternative; predicts that New York will support Marcy before Buchanan as well as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama; believes that this will prevent the nomination of Cass; remarks that he will support whomever Robert and Wise choose. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses something of interest from the \"New York Atlas\"; inquires if it meets his \"present policy\" to have the article republished in Pennsylvania; feels taht Robert Tyler is the \"best\" man for Wise in Philadelphia; reports that Robert has a great deal of influence in the Democratic Party. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will be \"brought into\" the State Department by Pierce; claims that Southerners should demand that this be true; also feels that Wise should be brought to the War or Navy Department; feels that Wise can be elected to the Governorship of Virginia after that, and then the Presidency; claims that Douglas is \"dead forever\"; predicts that the next struggle will be between the South and the Northwest. 3pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays a rumor that John W. Forney might receive the government printing contract; he is worried about this prospect as he feels Forney is not to be trusted, especially by the South; feels that Forney should not be reelected as Clerk [of the Congress]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses the \"returns just announced: and reminds Wise that they are just as he had predicted; believes that the fight for the State Department will be between Cass and Buchanan; warns Wise that should he get into the cabinet he should beware of the other men in it. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Questions whether he can trust Mr. Orr or Collins; resigns himself to supporting huston for the cabinet if that is truly what Wise desires; believes Buchanan has already accepted the position in the State Department. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He is glad to ahve been remembered by [?]; reports news of \"Sherwood [Forest]\" and \"regrets to say\" that it has been affected by the Army; makes references to the \"Negroes\" there; claims that the Union will be destroyed as a result of its own \"greed of power and dominion\"; thinks a treaty can be worked out if the North would cooperate. 2 pp. Frag. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs Tyler that he still owes P.K. White $11.00 for \"footing boots\"; encloses the bill and requests Tyler to acknowlede it. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the latst he knew, Mrs. [?] Tyler's address was St. James Hotel, New York. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that she will forgive him for not writing for he has suffered great misfortune; reports taht he is on his way home from a centennial celebration in Philadelphia; plans to visit her on the way back to Tallahassee. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the President has offered his name to Congress for the position of the Postmaster in Jacksonville; wishes for [?] to drum up support for the confirmation among \"Virginia and other Democratic Senators.\" 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Published in The Daily Nation; concerns the National administration and ideas for the settlement of the South. 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fears that a new sectional problem will arise if Northerners do not quit movign to the South and pushing the Negroes off the land; believes President Hayesmay be able to \"avert\" the problem if he works carefully to build a \"National Party\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerns political situation of the [Buchanan] administration. 8 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends documents, letters, and photographs of his grandfather and other ancestors; wishes Lyon \"success\" with the book he is planning to publish. 2 pp. ALS. Including an invitation to an \"Oyster and Supper Hop\" at the Howard's Hotel in Jerusalem [?], on December, 31. 1878\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEspecially concerning Shands' candidacy for Superintendent of Schools in Southhampton County, and his son, William's attempt to obtain an appointment to the Naval Academy. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions on Lyon G. Tyler's health, and news of the family. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions of Lyon G. Tyler's potrait, and family history. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond and an article about a clock which was a Tyler family heirloom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Thanks \"Letty\" for her letter of sympathy; recounts the last hours he shared with his now departed father; reports that his mother is bearing the \"affliction wonderfully well.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including mostly correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Lyon's marriage to Anne Tucker, John Tyler [the President], family history, the William and Mary Quarterly, and investments in Cuba. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArticle concerning Letitia Tyler Semple and her years of residence at the Louise Home. 1 p. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of Letitia Tyler Semple, especially with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Letitia's ill health and a miniature portrait of John Tyler. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the Robert E. Lee will sail soon and if she desires to be on board she must arrange it soon; informs her that he may visit; claims that Bragg's success in battle may not be all it seems. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Claims that General Lawton will settle the \"Horse and Oats\" issue; informs that Willie Waller will marry Jennie Howell [a sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis] on the following Thursday; also, indicates that Gracie Tyler [Robert's daughter] is to be married soon; reports that the weather is \"delightful\" and the farmers are taking advantage of it. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Believes that his letters have not been reaching her and hopes he has remedied this; will facuilitate her request to distribute money to Willie Clopton as soon as he receives further instructions; feels that \"trouble is brewing\" in Charles City; reports that \"Averill's Raid\" in S.W. Virginia has greatly disgressed him; informs her that Chalrleston will not be \"taken and should withstand any attacks; inquires after \"little Julia,\" [Julia Spencer]. 2 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that \"Gardie\" suffered an \"attack of auge and fever\" but is currently doing better; does not believe that \"Sherwood Forest\" has endured more \"damage\"; feels that his family is safe; warns her not to return to \"Sherwood Forest\" yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Confides that news of \"Sherwood\" is \"unpleasant\"; reports that Babcock [?] is the only person there; informs that John C. and Maria are \"staying at C's\". 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Desires to see Julia [Spencer] as he has heard she is growing quickly; reports that he will keep Alex with himself until he [Alex] enters Lexington College; does not feel that her application [?] will be accepted; indicated that Maria [?] will not succeed in her attempts to secure \"Sherwood\"; warns her against being lured by the \"Feds\" into visiting \"Sherwood\"; reports that he will house and care for Alex; promises that he will keep her informed of Gardie. 2 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Alex plans to go to Washington College; comments on the slim chance of securing an appointment as midshipman for Alex; denounces Maria's [?] plan to take possession of \"Sherwood\"; feels unsire of Alex's financial wisdom; remarks on the complicated manner in which Mrs. Tyler should transfer funds to Alex; reports that Robert, Pris[cilla], and children are safe; wishes to secure \"Fairy Queen\" [a mare]; reports the inflation of costs in his area. 3 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has heard from Gardie and notes that he is in \"fine spirits\"; reports also that Alex is at Washington College; remarks on his family, John C. and Maria; admits that Alex could not find the desired papers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the activities of Alex and Gardie; reports that recent employment of John Gale; happily informs her that Robert and his family are well; Tazwell and Nannie had a son recently. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a picture of Gardie; hopes that soon he will have carried out her instructions per Alex; reports that Robert and his family are well, and that the same is true for his [JAS] own family. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indicates that he has received communication from her and is delighted; reports that he will send a lock of Gardie's hair so that a portrait may be made; remarks that he will only move her possessions under her direction; recapitulates Dr. Selden's death; proposes that very few of her letters are reaching them [JAS, Alex, and Gardie] and asks her to write more often. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that Gardie is \"much concerned\" about silver and feels that it would be safer in a warehouse than in the bank; continues to work on Alex's midshipman appointment; hears nothing from Charles City; wishes to hear from her more frequently; reports that his health is good. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that his health is improving; indicates that he may be in New York soon; warns that there is the possibility of his arrest as all quarter masters are being captured; notes that Mrs. Davis is in satisfactory condition; sympathizes with Julia on the issue of her lawsuit against her brothr; fears that he cannot receive her mail since he is hiding out. 2 pp. TCY of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests directions to her location on Staten Island; inquires about Gardie and Alex; proposes that he will go either to Canada or Philadelphia; desires that his whereabouts be kept confidential. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions preparations in case of his death, the death of Julia Tyler Spencer, news of the family, death of Robert Tyler, and a proposed visit to \"Sherwood Forest\", Charles City County, Va. 10 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports of his exploits at a skating rink on New Year's Day; is \"dissapointed\" that he has not received word from her. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Delightedly\" welcomes Alex's letter as well as hers; considers Mr. Campbell [?] a \"blockhead\"; reports taht his health is improving; feels that Gardie and Alex will both succeed on their chosen paths of life; indicates that Mrs. James M. Mason will soon be staying with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he and Julia [Spencer] have arrived in Halifax \"safe and sound\"; indicates taht he has spoken with the Archbishop and has \"entered\" Julia's name as a student at the Convent; notes that he has met up with his military cronies, Col. Wood and captain Wilkinson; does not believe that Julia will have any trouble settling in at the Convent; confides that Julia is quite enchanted with the Army and was deligted to meet a \"West Pointer\" on the voyage; notes that Halifax is not a lively town. 1 p TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he could not attends a dinner with the Archbishop because of his health; reports however, that the Archbishop visited him this morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he must leave Halifax in order to repair his health; indicates that  her failure to visit him delayed his departure; requests some photographs of herself; \"longs\" to see her. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Remarks on man's adoration for woman as he grows to know her better; delights in believing she returns the same feelings he gives to her; considers her the most beautiful woman on earth; wishes her \"all joy \u0026amp; happiness\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Abhors the \"notice\" of the \"decision\" and plans to have it broadcast in Southern newspapers; requests that she bring him \"his package\"; complains that he suffers from \"various diseases\"; reveals a visit from a friend \"of the late CSN [Confederate States Navy].\" 1 p TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Grumbles over her treatment of his \"package\"; regrets that she is ill; remarks that their relationship is not as he planned; gladly notes that he has heard from Gardie. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indicates taht he has not been well, but will still make a voyage to Savannah; alludes to the proper care for Alex and Gardie; reports that he has a letter in her handwriting which he is not altogether sure is for himself; remarks on his conception of their relationshop; comments on some errands he would like her to accomplish for him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets that he did not put off his trip a few days as he experienced fainting spells on the voyage; believes he must return immediately to the milder climate of New York; indicates that he needs to borrow money from her as his funds are being held by the government; hopes that the \"decision\" will be turned by \"Judge R.\" in Julia's favor; wishes that she collect his things from the St. Julien [where he was living] 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes he will \"get out\" of the \"row\" he is in; despairs that his \"wife\" is an \"Eduationalist\"; worries that he has been misrepresented to Julia's children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Indicates that his voyage was not an easy one as he met with many accidents and delays; feels that the wealthy Southerners he has met in Canada should be home helping their less fortunate bretheren; reports a day of rouring with a young bride, Mrs. Withers; speaks of a friend who fought in the Crimean War. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes she would come to see him; desires to get out of business honorably and in good financial situation; complains of a sore throat; reports that he will see her soon; suffers \"disturbed\" nerves; proposes that \"Birdie[?]\" is in the best care. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the unexpectedness of Semple's letter; regrets that he has been \"ruined\" by the war; requests Semple to sell the deeds to his [JBR] land since he will not be capable of repaying Semple's loans; considers suicide; congratulates Semple's acceptance of the \"Constitutional Amendment\"; indicates that his Southern relatives are very poor off; does not desire that Semple reply. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a clipping from the \"Sunday paper\" concerning poetry; worries over the content of \"G.S.W's\" letters. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires after Rittenhouse's ownership of some Texas land. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires of where to send mail to Semple; reports that his [JBR] nephew saw Semple in New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wonders why he does not \"hear\" from Semplel comments on their business dealings; encloses information on Texas lands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets taht he cannot take her advice; speaks of his afflictions as burdens he must bear; repoprts that he will write Alex; comments that he is recovering from jaundice. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that he has been requested to use his \"influence\" in Alabama to help \"Robert\" be elected to Adjutant General and Inspector General; confides that the price of land has dropped considerably in Virginia; reports also of some racial tensions in Virginia and the death of Robert McCandlish's daughter; remarks that to \"feud\" between his family and another continues in Georgia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Semple that he [JBR] is transferring the Texas lands to Semple; includes copy of a letter from his [JBR] lawyer in Texas. 1 p TCY of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Bequeaths his land in Texas to \"Perlie\" Tyler; witnessed by Ralph Dayton. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests to visit Castleton on \"Wednesday\"; wishes to discuss business matters. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Offers detailed summation of the touring of his life; comments on his old friends Bishop E. [?], Judge Dagan [?], and Captain Bill Womack; wishes to author of this letter to remain anonymous.TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Contains accounts of John Tyler the President in his later political life; reports that he is taking care of Julie Spencer; would like to hear from Julia more often; reveals a passage from \"the Diary\" which comments on Julia's abolity to live \"within enemy lines\" in New York. 2 pp. TCy of Frag. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussions of Semple's trips to the Deep South (Especially Ga. and La.); Semple's failing health, the \"March trial\" [?], Julia's children; James and Julia's relationship, his wife Letitia and her exploits, ex-Cofederates and their new life-styles, constant \"rows\" in which Semple is engaged, a possible lawsuit by Letitica Semple against Julia G. Tyler regarding possession of family portraits, and Julia's financial difficulties.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussion on the possiblity of Semple moving to Japan, the state of families in Richmond, the lack of cooperation in teh South, the \"demoralization\" of the war, Semple's ill health, \"the war of the races\" which semple believes will occur soon, Julia's financial situation, Julia's children, Semple's many excursions and travels, the \"destitution\" of the South.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussion on the unveiling the Tyler monument at Hollywood Cemetery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence includes discussions on family history and the unveliling the Tyler bust in Richmond.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence includes Discussions on family heirlooms, Bessie's \"destitute\" financial state, the destruction of a family heirloom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlice Tyler Denison, Bessie Denison Allen Williams, Tazewell Tyler, Annie Bridges Tyler, Martha Trent Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussions on William G. Waller's daughter Jenny and a portrait of John Tyler, the President. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Entitled Conundrums for Miss Tyler, 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Especially with Annie Tucker Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, includes discussions of the Tyler family, Bessie's health, and a clock that has been passed down through the family. 9 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Louisa [?] has visited William Tyler's farm and returned with fruit and vegetables to preserve; inquires if Julia would like him to preserve some grapes for her; hears rumor that sister Alice might be married soon and expresses his sentiments as to whom she should not marry; adds a postscript to his father indicating that the livestock are not healthy. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Offers his congratulations for the \"momentus event\" that recently took place and explains that he could not have left the seminary to attend; feels confident that everyone at \"Sherwood Forest\" is enjoying his or herself. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Gen. Burnsude had made a headquarters in the area surrounding \"sherwood Forest\"; explains that she is an \"entire cripple\" now; indicates that there is a lack of communications throughout the state; inquires if she might soend some time with Mrs. Tyler. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes discussions on \"Nannie's\" financia state, Tazewell's exploits in California, Nannie's plans to join Tazewell; Julia Tyler Spencer's untimely death. 5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding discussions on family genealogy and history, the William and Mary Quarterly, the \"Old Dominion,\" and Lyon's death. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Complains about the bad weather; describes a new pink hat; asks for a new muslin dress and new capesl describes the other girls, the meals, and the lessons at Madam Shegaray's [sic] [Chagary] school. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes clothes being made for her daighter; chastises her daughter for wearing her \"hair braided with bows\"; tells her daughter to makr her nightgowns and handkercheifs before they go to be washed. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the progress of capes and \"neckercheifs\" being made for her; discusses the other chuldren and family matters. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gives news of East Hampton; wories that Julia has lost interest in school; gives advice on appearance and deportment. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she has been sick with \"dissentary\"; looks forward to a visit from \"Pa\"; discusses plans for summer. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents States that she is writing because their mother is too busy with company (Judge Edwards); discusses the alteration of a hat; gives news of the family; discusses mutual friends and neighbors. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses in great detail numerous items of clothing that she would like made; discusses relatives and friends that she visited. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sorry to hear that JG has been sick, reports of a scarlet fever outbreak; reports on the activites of family and friends. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Comments on the new fashions in the city and describes Broadway as a \"moving mass of gaily dressed ladies and mustached beaux\"; describes Christmas activities; discusses books, plays, and poetry. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pleased to have received her letter of 28 December, 1839; tells of severe winter conditions; wishes news from the \"fashionable world.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a \"Fancy Ball\" and an elopement which followed; describes lectures that were \"grand failures\"; discusses Queen Victoria's wedding. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has sent a package to her from \"one not a little touched by Cupid's dart,\" Mr. Sherman; tells of social events; sends regards to family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that they have left for Liverpool, England earlier than they planned but are now on board ship in the harbor waiting for enough wind; the traveling plan includes Liverpool, London, and Brighton, England as well as France, Italy, and Germany. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Welcomes her back to America from her trip to Europe; school news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents New Year's greetings; curious of social news; sends school news; New York political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets having missed her in New York; longs for her to write; asks her to speak with the President John Tyler about appointing his [JJB] brother-in-law, Judge Oakley, to the Supreme Court. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sees her as \"the most fascinating and lovely creature that existed on earth\"; realizes his aspiration for her affections are unattainable; hopes to be remembered as a friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Alludes to the romance between President John Tyler and herself; does not approve of her \"petticoat goverment in the affairs of state\"; appeals to her as \"the fountain of influence--the appointing power\" for a position abroad in an embassy where he could \"enjouy a great deal of dignity and honor, with plenty of money and nothing on earth to do\"; will use his influence against Tyler if he does not get a position; social news; likes the idea of the new machine--an \"awrial car\"; calls her sister a prude. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appreciates his affections, yet cannot return them; hopes to maintain a friendship with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; regards to the President; desires a visit from her. 2 pp. TCy fo ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that her brother Alexander has been sick; relays her mother's warning against going to the city in August, \"the hottest month of the year\"; describes East Hampton. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates sadness due to loss of \"Father\". 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells how much Mr. Davis loved Julia and how Julia's father \"cut [insulted] him in the Gallery of the House [of Representatives] when all eyes were directed at them\"; social news; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter of Introduction for Madame Guillet to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsking them to join her mother and herself for their afternoon drive. 1 p. ANS. Also including a calling card for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel roosevelt. 1 item. P.M.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses dismay that Julia got wet. 1 p. ANS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Enclosed \"directions\" from Dr. Quinn; tells how the city is full of surprise [about Julia's wedding to the President] and will take weeks to recover; comments of future political appointments; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Juliana Gardiner to Margaret Gardiner Relays the shock of Julia Gardiner's marriage to the President John Tyler; calls upon her for discretion on the matter; family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relates the astonishment of the city to the news of her marriage to President John Tyler; he has sent an announcement to the evening newspapers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulation on \"consumation of connubial bliss\"; feels that President Tyler has treated him ingentlemanly; hopes for her sake that the President is re-elected because \"she is admirably adored by all\" even thous he \"is violatly opposed to his political sentiments\"; states that the Tyler administration has \"robbed\" him of $160,000 and has left him a pauper; pleads for her assistance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This was the first opportunity to write since her \"accession\"; tells of her arrival in Washington and the White House; states she is \"quiet posession of the Presidential Mansion\"; tells of the reception at the Executive Mansion and the demolition of the \"famous wedding cake\"; tells Alexander Gardiner not to worry about political appointments. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Appreciates the advice sent; social news of the White House; states that the President John Tyler fears losing all presidential honors to Julia Gardiner Tyler; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; states that she realized that she now has a son [-in-law] who is the President of the United States; sends regards to the President and to Margaret Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She is \"behaving accordingly\" to the role of mistress in the White House' describes the \"spectacle at the White House on the Fourth of July\"; had met with Mrs. [Dolly] Madison the day before; tells of plans of trip to [Old] Point Comfort, Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She is pleased with Margaret [Gardiner's] return' thinks that she [JGT] should persuade the President to settle in the North after retiring from the Presidency; tells of local robberies; tells of Alexander Gardiner's visit to Connecticut. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She is pleased to receive letters from them daily; regrets hearing of Julia's bad habit [sleeping late?] and that the President must \"insist upon amendment\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of travel to Connecticut; describes a friend's mansion, grounds, and commercial property there; was surprised to find Margaret Gardiner at home. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends advice; tells her to assume \"household duties as well as those of state\" because she \"must be a politician\"; tells of local robberies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the pleasant reception at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, ; describes the accommodations there; social news; describes her first impressions of \"Sherwood Forest\" under construction; tells of her introduction to the plantation slaves as the new \"Missus\"; sends a musical composition of the President to her brother. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the numerous calls on her and gifts to her as First Lady; tells of the President's visits to his former constituents; describes the estate [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and the changes she plans for it; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reminiscenses of their youthful friendship; asks to be recommended to friends and family for employment as an \"instructress\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests on behalf of Mary Livingston that she [JGT] persuade the President to see to the postponement of sea duty for Mr. Livingston. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She has decided not to marry Mr. Thompson; social/family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; tells of a political gathering planned for that evening; local news; tells how the family has been \"vastly annoyed by office seekers and would-be retainers\". 2 pp TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of family and friends; discusses the political news concerning President Tyler and the Tyler Party; tells of rude comments made about the President and by Mr. Miller; tells of the death of Westerlo Van Renssalaer. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of mutual friends. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that a member of the family write to her daily; describes receptions on board the Falmouth, the Pennsylvania, and other ships in the roads; social news; asks for advice on plans for \"Sherwood Forest\"; political news; has been annoyed by those seeking favors. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She has deicded not to \"break [her] neck to win\" Mr. T[hompson]; relays the message that Alex Gardiner wishes to be made president Tyler's aide-de-camp. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He understands her inability to write more often; warns her that many are using his and Alexander Gardiner's names in attempting to gain favors from the President; states that he will inform the President in writing personally in any case they are interested in. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of funeral services attended by the President in Norfolk, Va.; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns her \"not to believe all that the President says about the honeymoon lasting always\"; relays gossip about the President and his first wife [Letitia Christian Tyler]; discusses mutual acquainances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a ball which the slaves on the plantation [Sherwood Forest] were having; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the anticipated visit of the President and her; she hopes that the President won't find the visit too unpleasant since they have moved most of their belongings into the coty; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Anticipates the arrival of the President; relates humorous story of Col. Livingston's mishaps with a boat; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He was very pleased with a recent address made by the President; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hates the idea of leaving the summer house so early in the season; discusses Mr. and Mrs. Polk; she doesn't see the need for Margaret Gardiner to marry yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of family and friends; tells how their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] does not want to return to the city; tells of the game brought by David and Alexander Gardiner from a recent hunting trip. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Attempts to clarify some confusion over the political appointment of Samuel Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She was startled by the news of her coming visit since it comes at the same time as Mrs. Rober Tyler's visit; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells that Mrs. [Dolley] Madison will not be accompanying her on her upcoming visit' feels that Mrs. Madison is seling \"Montpelier\" because of financial need and that President Tyler would have purchased it if he had not already bought \"Sherwood Forest\"; expects David and Alexander Gardiner to meet her upon her arrival in New York; discusses aspects of obtaining a consulship in Marsailles, France; discusses the possible inheritance of two or three million dollars if certain information is found; wants the new York newspapers to find out that she is coming to town. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a piece of his wife's wedding cake in return for the one that she [JGT] sent to him; wishes to be introduced to her husband, President Tyler; discusses his new wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; discusses a portrait being done by Mr. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a package containing a cap and a note; discusses decorating ideas for the new house; tells how Alex Gardiner has engrossed himself in politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells that the President has sent to Italy for a greyhound; describes a promenade with the President; news concerning friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He will attend to the President's request; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses attempts to determine some relationship to a Mac Lachlan estate; news of family friends; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a wedding reception she attended; tells of Virginia Scott's, daughter of Ganeral W. Scott, taking of the veil though Miss Scott was described to her as being \"as mad as a march hare\"; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a list of flower seeds which could be planted at her country residence; asks her to send him her request. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses friends and clothes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests her assistance in finding an appointment in the Customs House for Mr. Hooper; describes Mr. Hooper's attributes. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including post script from John Tyler to Gov. Van Ness delegating the task of finding a position for Mr. Hooper to him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a parade for Henry Clay on Broadway in the city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the price, style, and material for curtains to be made for her [JGT]; news of family and friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the purchase of a Rockaway versus a Barouche. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Informs her that the looking glass maker will not have her mirrors ready until the first of December, 1 p. [on the same page as the previous item] TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the election--\"the people are truly beside themselves\"; feels that with the election \"order will be restored and peace will return to our bosoms once more\"; describes a lecture given by Bishops meade and John Johns of Virginia; will be sending Alice's Tyler dress with General McNeill. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions curtains; she is pleased to have Alexander Gardiner in Washington; political news; she is pleased that Polk won. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses carpets, clock, lights, and shades to be purchased for her new house. 1 p. TCY of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She was not able to find the desired easy chair; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeeds an elegant black hat for the opening of Congress; discusses clothes; tells fo a newspaper article which \"took quite a fling at me [JGT]\"; plans some spectacular social event for the White House; news of Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses hat feathers; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; fashion news; their mother is willing to live in London; all her [JGT] furniture and upholstery is ready to be shipped. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Information of freinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses visits to her by foreign diginitaries. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends compliments made by the President on a piece written by him [AG]; the President feels that he [AG] \"is destined to be a very distinguished man\"; discusses opening in fireign missions; she is determined to see that h get a foreign appointment. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans a special entertainment for her [MG] upcoming visit; discuss clothes and fashion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses fireplaces and mantels. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks on how all of her [JGT] letters ask for favors; the peral necklace she asked for has been purchased. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks that some items be brought to her; describes some jet jewelry given her by the President; asks her to tel mother to bring her own maid when she comes for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Information on sending furniture to [Sherwood Forest]; asks that the goods be insured. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the social calls made by her that morning; will send the requested riding clothing as soon as possible; she is surprised that she [JGT] could be so \"ungenteel\" as to suppose taht their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] would travel without a maid; wants her to \"send three pairs of shies and four pairs of stockings to replace those worn out by running around\" on errands for her [JGT]; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Seeks her assistance in having Judge Edwards appointed to the Supreme Court; feels taht \"poverty and pride is a trying thing indeed\"; discusses purchases made for her; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells how she is falling behind in her tasks, especially because of bad headaches; tells of David Gardiner's return from Long island; relates Mr. Ely's happiness in the request to her [JGT]; needs to have a shirt of the President's which fits as to have others made for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the loss of her father; was extremely pleased with her visit to Washington, D.C., and the White House; news of weddings of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the numerous recent visits made to her; political news; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses her [JGT] relationship with her step-daugher Alice Tyler; encourages her not to have anything to do with criminals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells how she had seen the President ad her [JGT] \"ugly faces\" at a daguerroetype gallery and feels that decept portraits of them need to be sent; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses clothing and jewlery; inquires from Margaret Gardiner the whereabouts of \"The President's ring\". 2 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses purchases; remarks taht Alex Gardiner was flattered by the President's remkars about him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents She feels that she [MG] should prusue Mr. T[hompson?] and not let him get away; wishes to have her guitar and music sent; longs for her canary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that it is better he write to her regarding political issue instead of writing directly to the President Tyler; feels that he is the best in New York to advise the President on appointments there; discusses political positions in New York. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that Mr. Carter is ill and they will be kept from \"waiting on the President and Mrs. Tyler...\" 1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Tyler look over the papers involved in \"Babes Case\" and try to persuade her husband, President Tyler, in favor of the \"prisoner.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Political news; he feels that \"Mary Garinder deserves a whipping for her obstinacy\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions prince Joesph Napoleon Boneparte, 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1 p. N. Including the names Phoebe Gardiner and Fanny S. Gardiner, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York on the address leaf. 1 p. Also including the toast gien by General Lamar of Texas at the President's dinner party. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulations on her marriage to the President; describes travels in Italy. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brings to her attention those persons not invited to her ball that should have been; hopes to be \"her obliged and humble servant\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS on the same page requesting several more invitations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Finds their separation upsetting; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Surprised to find out that she [JGT] will be entertaining the Supreme Court; inquires about the upcoming departure from the White House; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the quiet activities, reading and embroidery, she has been involved with since her return from a visit to Julia in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of a safe arrival in Richmond; travel plans to \"Sherwood Forest.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the aftermath of the President's and her departure from Washington; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses settling into \"Sherwood Forest\" after leaving the White House; requests taht several other pieces of furniture be purchased for her, as well as a new carriage. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that all the furnishings have arrived; gives some advice on unpacking the mirrors; discusses plans for the summer in East Hampton; discusses their brother Alexander's plans for a clerkship; describes a screen she is embroidering; complains about the necessity of making social calls. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the parlor in \"Sherwood Forest\"; describes in detail the clothing of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\"; social news; describes the gardens. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that the distance between them has grown; news of framily and friends; sends a muffin recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that a rockaway would be the best type of carriage for the country; recommends that a watchmaker attend to her clock; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the slownewss of the mails; feels that it is not possible to visit before July; inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on Texas; mentions the President's music. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Regrets the distance between them; plans to plant flowers in the garden soon; discusses sociial call. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses dress she is making for her [JGT]; mentions some of the changes in political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes how clock is to be set up; describes design for the gates for \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions furnishing and carriages; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses marriages and engagements of acquaintances; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a horseback ride on the plantation' she is determined not to make social calls to Williamsburg; mentions visit by Dr. Rogers; asks that some new clothing be sent to her; describes her recent dreams. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses socail calls; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Warns her about riding race horses and has \"a thousand anxieties about \" her; social news; inquires if she \"has any white people around\" and if \"all the servants are colored\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mention family correspondence; discusses the Virginian aristocracy and society' assures them that she does not \"feed the chickens\" on the plantation; discusses carpets in detail; mentions the wild flowers that the President Tyler had picked for her in the woods; plans to visit to the North. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses clerkship; has no \"local chit chat\" to send; political news; feels they should not keep a carriage due to the expense; mentions summer plans in East Hampton. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends reassurances to be given to her mother that her health is fine and that should she fall ill the President himself would tend to her; plans to return social calls; regrets hearing about having to dispose of a carriage; discusses summer plans; mentions the whereabout of her step-children; social news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests taht he pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the crops; describes the boat at the plantation; feels that he should prusue Miss Wright. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions fishing on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has been engaged in purchasing her \"spring costume\"; social news; mentions new White House administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses preparations for having a dress made for Alice Tyler, Julia's stepdaughter and sent through Elizabeth Tyler Waller, another stepdaughter. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions fish and fishing on the plantation; describes their boat, the \"Pocahonatas\"; discusses carriages and saddles; describes the new additions being made to \"Sherwood Forest,\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes fiacee of a mutual friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the prospects of John Tyler, Jr.; reports that John Lorimer Graham has been replaced by [?] Moris; discusses Polk and the Cabinet; discusses the upcoming 1848 Presidental election; reports that President Tyler has been approached and asked to run for the Senate again; reports that \"Tony, Fanny's husband\" has died of cancer; asks for an accounting for all the money she owes; discusses the distribution of 2000 copies of a speech published in the Madisonian; discusses household furnishings. 8 pp. ALS. Including AL from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Julia McLachlan Gardiner, discussing her husband's response to inquiries about the possibility of his running for Governor or for the Senate; disturbed to hear that her brother Alexander was ill; describes the clothing she desires. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels strongly that the appointment of Mr. Pickens to the U.S. mission to England is considerably poor judgement; mentions an article about an evening in the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a Virginia \"helter-skelter\" concerning two flower vases from the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses hats; inquires about her views on several political appointments; news of friends and family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. On same page as previous entry.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents States that she has caught a cold; describes, in great detail, a dinner party given at \"Brandon\" by Mrs. William Harrison; feels that recent dinner parties are dull as compared to those given at the White House. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses music; mentions appointments of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances; describes Alexander's Gardiner illness. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses visit by a strong Tyler advocate, John R. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; discusses carriages. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has sent a package of bonnets down to her; expresses her concern of her [JGT] health; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends an invitation for dinner; wishes that she [MFR] be accompanied by her sister and frinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to why she or their mother Juliana McLachlan Gardiner did not accompany Alexander Gardiner to Easthampton; describes dinner party she had given the evening before; mentions having to cancel plans to visit Mrs. George Harrison due to unexpected company; hopes that someone in her family would pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses books and slippers; mentions an interest of the President Tyler in the press; describes the food at a dinner party; discusses clothing. 5 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions friends and family; discusses the recent activities of President Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the evenint spent at the plantation of Mrs. George Harrison, \"Lower Brandon\"; says that the President Tyler feels that she \"was formed to be the admiriation of every one who has taste and wit and the wonder of all others\"; describes the clothes she wishes to be sent to her as soon as possible. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses plans for summer travels to the Virginia Springs and the North; mentions the crops and harvesting at the plantation; discusses the appearance of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; discusses the President's Tyler Clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the value of the harvested crops; describes some minor occurrence on the plantation; discusses carpets; news of friends; mentions the death of President Andrew Jackson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions carpets; discusses travel plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encourages her to visit the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the summer. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a cisit by the ladies of \"Lower Brandon\"; mentions her wedding anniversary. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the scene where she and the President [Tyler[ were staying when a hurricane struck, tells how they were able to escape injury; discusses friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York;news of friends; discusses the annexation of Texas. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York; deiscusses the annexation of Texas; discusses the upcoming summer season. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a funeral service for one fo the plantation slaves; discusses clothin; the President Tyler and she plan to go to Richmond to do some shopping; discusses music. 2 pp .TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, 20 July, 1845, from Alexander Gadiner, New York, New York, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner requesting that Julia Gardiner Tyler's bills be sent to him for collection; mentions a fire in the city. 1 p. on the same page as the above. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a copy of a newspaper containing the resolution for annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a visit to Williamsburg from which she \"was very anxious to get away\"; mentions a visit to Jamestown, Va.; lists those people she met at Old Point Comfort, Va.; mentions an article about the Tyler Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the finances of the President Tyler and Robert Tyler; tells that John [Tyler, Jr.] \"has forsworn liquor entirely\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Family news; mentions the annexation of Texas; feels that \"[President] Polk is ruining himself.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the reception they received on each step of their travel; describes the people they have met; reports her alarm at hearing of a fire in the new Port; describes the baths; reports that \"Bonaparte from Baltimore\" has the cottage next to theirs. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes their travel plans for the nxt few days and their intended arrival in New York; describes the other guests at various sprigns. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of their arrival; discusses the name of her new dog. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a visit to Norfolk, Va.; discusses clothing and furnishings in great detail; feels tha the other canary which the President Tyler bought for her treats her other canary \"with utmost contempt.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the name of her dog; sends the desired qualifications for a new housekeeper for \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the financial loss of \"several hundred dollars\" from the death of a young slave who died \"from eating dirt,\"; discusses the garden and furnishings. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes to have a book on etiquette sent to her; mentions a letter by the President Tyler which was to be published; mentions her pet burds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fears that her correspondence is dull; mentions a dinner party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of visits to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by her step-daughter's cousin, Martha Christian, and John Tyler Jr. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels disdain for New York and its social classes; feels happier where she is now. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses carriages and furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of catching a cold at a fair; reports on the health of her greyhound. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; leaves for Shelter Island, New York, in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Anticipates a visit from him soon; tells of the activities of the slaves on teh plantation; mentions a visit by Mr. Churchill Semple, a relative of the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes her search for fireplace fenders for \"Sherwood Forest,\" since she \"would not like to have your [JGT] house burnt from any negligence of mine [JMG]\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends details of a shipmnt of \"freight\" to her including \"one housekeeper marked Catherine Wint, one Italian Greyhound marked Le Beau, one box containing fenders\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has sent the greyhound with mugh regret; mentions Margaret's Gardiner stay in the South; describes an evening concert; discusses hats. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS. [12 November, 1845], from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, to Julia Gardiner Tyler. Concerning the social activity in the city. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks that he inform her of anything political or social that he hears of in Washington [D.C.]; mentions single women he might want to become acquainted with. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news and gossip. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for not having sent a recipe; news of friends; has decided to \"refuse all invitations this winter under the plea of mourning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the treatment of the slaves on the plantation; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Ponders whether the fact that the rich and popular Capt. L [?] is jewish makes him intolerable in the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; has enclosed a book on etiquette. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances; sends the President's Tyler thanks for some music sent to him; tells of the activities of her new housekeeper, Catherine. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends wishes of a Merry Christmas, reports that at the plantation \"the merriment of the occasion seems confined to the negroes\"; describes some of the holiday food' mentions plans to attend a Naval Ball at Annapolis. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances; mentions the \"superior advantages\" of the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Political references. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Much news of family friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, sends part of a recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Conveys her deepest and sincerest sympathy at the tragic loss of her daughter, Mary Fairlee Tyler; sends her prayers and consolations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Do you know, Juluia, I like 'Sherwood' alone much the best -- 'Forest' seems associated with everything that [is] wild \u0026amp; uncultivated and remote.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased to have received certain music; mentions recent purchases. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of social activities and acquaintances; feels that \"President Polk is in no way friendly to the Tyler Party,\"; mentions a bedroom furniture suite for sale. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to whether or not she has heard the \"Julia Waltzes\" composed and dedicated fo her [JGT]; hopes that David Gardiner will be able to find a rich girl to marry; mentions Robert's Tyler depression and the ill health of his daughter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reminisces about the past winter they spent in Washington together; reveals the pain she felt at her father's death' discusses news she has received of new York; describes the holiday visitors and festivities; discusses a silver pitcher \"presented by the Ladies of Brasonia [?] County, Texas as a tribute to the ex-President Tyler,\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of a visit by Capt. Laughton and portrait of Alic Tyler he finished while there; enclosed a letter from Miss Ritchie of \"Brandon\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses david's Gardiner dancing ability; describes clothing; mentions some confusion in a newspaper article; has received as a gift a new hunting dog; expresses a desire to be sent some novels. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the winter scene of all the sleighs in the streets; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the current first Lady, Mrs. Polk, and her etiquette; has sent the requested cookbooks and novels which she feels \"are light trash\" and \"shallow \u0026amp; unprofitable reading so far as mental improvement is concerned\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Demanded the return of a handkercheif from the President which was intended for her; describes social calls made. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Acknowledges the receipt of several books from David Gardiner; mentions a visit to Washington, D.C. by several friends; and tells of a gift of persimmons from the President Tyler. including TCy of ALD to Margaret Gardiner, from Julia Gardiner Tyler, concerning racoon hunting. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends and social calls; discusses clothing; mentions a visit to the circus. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses an account of a party given by Mr. [James] Buchanan; mentions the sale of a near-by estate; Mrs. Semple's plans of goiing to Marsailles have been cancelled. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks on the difference in climate of the North and South; mentions a purchase to be made. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including extract of another incomplete letter, undated. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Remarks on the devotion shown to the housekeeper by the farm animals; reports on the well-being of the greyhound; mentions the festivities of a local wedding. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions some good reading; inquires about the weather in the South; relays an invitation for a visit by her father to her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a splendid ball and other social engagements. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays the subject of that morning's church sermon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of social calls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on the statements made by Mr. C[alhoun?] regarding the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The President Tyler anticipates a \"tide of prosperity\" if peace continues; news about acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was taken by an extremely attractive young man, Mr. B., with \"a fine set of teeth\" and \"a superabundance of glossy, luxuriant hair\"; social news; mentions some political aspects of the Texas annxation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e40 lines long, signed \"Ariel.\" 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the purchase and the poor quality of a portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Worries that her last letter has missed them; discusses an unseasonable snow storm; discusses money owed; reports that one of her birds has died. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a surprise snow; has found a new companion for her canary; discusses whether or not a certain handsome, young man, Mr. B., has adequate fortunes to go with his good looks. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses her dinner guest for the following evening, including Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. William Harrison; expresses her concern for a certain portrait; inquires as to whether or not the President's Tyler birthday was celebrated. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The President Tyler suggested that they go for a sleigh ride by attaching a canoe to the carriage horses, only to be turned down by her; tells of a visit by neighbors who arrived in a canoe pulled by carriage horses. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses her [MG] intentions and prospects concerning Mr. B.; appreciated the valentines; discusses summer plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Would like her to spend the summer in Easthampton, New York, instead of in the South; speculates as to what is to come about between Margaret Gardiner and Mr. B.; is pleased that the housekeeper is efficient. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ANS from M[argaret Gardiner] to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 16 March, 1846, concerning a certain valentine. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Mr. B's financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Questions the work of [President] Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions meeting acquaintances whilst out for a walk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions task performed for the President Tyler; discusses the Oregon situation; David Gardiner is in Easthampton, New York setting out trees. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels a \"warlike\" atmosphere. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes her latest dinner party in great detail mentioning the food service and the attire of her guests. \"[t]here was not a single failure in the cooking, and my ice cream preserved its form entirely,\" mentions that the President received some \"flattering resolutions\" from the Texas Senate, discusses the purchase of her spring wardrobe. TCy of ALS. 1 pp. Including handwritten menu for the dinner party which consisted of foods such as boiled rich fish, preserved salmon and lobster, a pound of beef, boiled turkey and egg sauce, boiled tongue, chicken salad, and a variety of vegetables for the first course. The desserts included suet pudding and wine sauce, sponge cake \"ornamented with a bunch of hyacinths,\" ice cream, and blancmange. The wines included sparkling hock, 2 kinds of Madeira, sherry, and port.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to cancel a visit to The Harrison's because of the weather; discusses her mother's upcoming visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses clothing and a seamstress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the situation on Wall Street. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions changes in new York; discusses the attacks on Daniel Webster regarding the Asburton Treaty. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses an inscription; assures them that a revelation about the Tyler Administration is a \"l-i-e\"; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the injustice to John Tyler \"coming from Capitol Hill\"; mentions shrubbery' feels David Gardiner should pursue Miss Wright because she is an only child of rich parents and would certainly be accompanied by at elast $100,000 when married. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; refers to the current controversy concerning Tyler's Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of an engagement. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Marks letter as \"Private\"; gives an interpretation of \"Mama's\" dream; discusses her pregnancy; describes a quilt she would like made as a gift; discusses the purchase of clothing for herself and her expected baby, asks to have flower seeds sent. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses clothing for herself and the \"anticipated\"; looks forward to her visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays news from new Port and summer activities; looks forward to seeing Davy [David Gardiner Tyler] again. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details an odd bet; anticipates her visit to Easthampton. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that her home in New York is a \"perfect babel\" due to the great number of visitors; the attitude there is \"every man for himself\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. On the same sheet as the preceding item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of the return of the President Tyler in the middle of the night from a trip North; wishes that she could be in New Port \"to see the manoeuvres of the clique\" there. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a ball in great detail. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; Alexander Gardiner, herself, and their mother have all come down with the flu; feels that war with Mexico is inevitable. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes details about the ball in New Port; has not fully recovered yet from having the baby; news of Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has given up the idea of traveling to New Port; discusses the ball held in New port; describes a mishap while out on a drive. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Col. William Short; describes the weather; discusses a letter from Margaret Gardiner which was interceptd and almost printed; discusses books and poetry. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the President's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\"; gives an account of a young boy who died and \"came back to life\" on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Updates the baby's [DGT] condition; mentions gifts from the neighbots. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has purchased a crib for the baby [DGT]; inquires as to the opinion of the President Tyler regarding a purchase of 100,000 acres of land in Tazewell [Co.] at a price of two cents an acre. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions an invitiation in Norwich; feels that the baby [DGT] resembles Napoleon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses settling back into her home after a five month absense; describes an earlier visit to New York, New York; describes a trip to the \"Fair\" at Castle Garden; describes her attempts to have the baby's daguerreotype taken while in New York; discusses expected visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyler; Mr. Boulwar, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; especially looks forward to the visit of mary and her faimily, discusses her \"sweet babe.\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expects a visit from the former Charge to Naples, Mr. Boulware; feels the death of two sons of Mr. \u0026amp; Mrs. William Harrison to be a tragic loss. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions some early election returns concernign possible presidential candidates; feels strongly that Alice Tyler serious search for a husband so that she does not become \"an old maid\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Retells an anecdote told by Mr. Boulware; discusses her company at \"Sherwood Forest,\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends some requested maps; mentions several political meetings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the disposition of coal mines owned by the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the coal mines in Kentucky and possible plans to view them. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of friends; enjoys the indian summer in December; hints that he might give the President Tyler a gift of a violin; news of the baby's [David Gardiner Tyler] good health. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is enjoying the \"warm \u0026amp; balmy\" winter weather; mentions social calls and a dinner party; inquires about some mutual acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Envies the weather in the South; describes in great detail a dinner party and the guests in attendance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Intends the first word taught to the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] to be \"grandmama\"; she \"would be amused to see what an excellent nurse the President Tyler has become\" for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has decided upon an extremely handsome carriage to be bought. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Anticipates an enjoyable winter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes teh activities of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; reports that their food stores have fall prey to a theif. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; was paid an unexpected visit by her step-daughter Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; mentions a fox hunt attended by the President Tyler; hopes that she will visit \"Sherwood Forest\" soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a poem written \"on the birth of David Gardiner Tyler\"; describes a gift from the baby's sister Mary [Tyler Jones]; inquires as to the whereabouts of gifts for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] from David \u0026amp; Alexander Gardiner; mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. first page missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of Alexander Gardiner's illnesses; misses her and longs for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, regarding a gentleman caller. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends \"rhubarb \u0026amp; magnesia\" to prevent illness; longs to see the aby. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Lists the New Year's social calls made; tells of a loss of an acquaintance's plantation house to fire; mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that her brother [David Gardiner] is \"the stingiest fellow for not having sent the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] a \"handsome coral and bells\" and feels that he \"does not deserve to have a newphew\"; mentions a wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Believes that their cousin, Mary Gardiner, will marry Eben N. Horsford; discusses clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions all the sleighs out in a snow storm. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has heard of an article entitled \"The Secret History of the Administration of John Tyler\" in a new paper called The Sunday Pocupine; inquires of summer visiting plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses books read; notes that the slaves say \"young massa's [David Gardiner Tyler] a buster!\"; inquires about investments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the beaux of Margaret Gardiner and Phoebe Gardiner; regrets th sale of their home at La Fayette Place [sic], New York, New York; mentions a comparison of Presidents Tyler's and Polk's administrations. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news; discusses several paintings viewed. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Suggests that Margaret Gardiner wash her face with buttermilk; mentions the suicide of the son of an acquaintance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news, mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social visits; D[avid Gardiner] expects her [MG] to select a valentine for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that the packages of dresses and socks have arrived and fit \"the boy\" [David Gardiner Typer]; describes calls made upon friends in New York; discusses various private concerts; describes a painting purchased for JGT; discusses various purchases including shoes from Middletons and armlets from Tenneys. 7 pp. AL. Including receipt, 8 June, [18]46 for one pair of gold armlets at $4.50 purchased from R. Tenney, 1 p. D. Also including bill, 17 February 1847, for shoes purchased from C. Middleton, New York, New York at $10.50. 1 p. ADS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Recommends that she see \"Tom Thumb\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received flowers from a secret admirre, possibly Mr. Beeckman; list the beaux which called for her; news of acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes in detail a wedding held at \"Weyanoke,\" Charles City County, Virginia; mentions an amusing incident involving a broken carriage wheel; social news. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has come across a possible mutual acquaintance in Richmond; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions calls upon her by her beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was pleased to have met Dr. Minge and his family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes that her [MG] \"beau were next to the richest man in New York\"; discusses the crops for the plantation; feels that the taking of Vera Crux [Mexico] was glorious for the army but \"terrible for the poor women and children\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social calls; fashion news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Felt disappointed by not receiving any mail; finds the Harrisons' of \"Lower Brandon\" collection of fine paintings enviable; news of social calls; is about to lose her housekeeper, Catherine Wing, due to the fact that her husband has come to take her with him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Passed an enjoyable evening of music with friends; complains of the high price of food and fears a \"famine\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the President Tyler is showing some interesting in a work, Dombey and Sons, by Charles Dickens; has being spring cleaning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details a visit by two Northern gentlemen farmes, Mr. Hugh Tyler and Mr. miller, to view the plantation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes his health is improving from his illness; asks his opinion on several office appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes a dinner party at \"Upper Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va]; has accepted an invitation at \"Lower Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va] for the following evening. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased to hear of her [JGT] good health; read a letter from John Tyler in the Herald and felt that it was excellent; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to leave for Easthampton; fears for Alex[ander Gardiner's] health. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was astonished to hear of John [Tyler, Jr's?] resignation; speculates as whether Mr. [William H.] Polk [Charg d'Affair to naples, brother of President James K. Polk] is returning to Americal to marry. 1p. TCy of ALS. incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of their trip to Easthampton, New York; perceives that [William H.] Polk has arrived in America; considers that the two administrations [Tyler and Polk] will be united by Polk's marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes for a visit to the north soon; speculates as to the details of a society wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that she needs to travel North to \"escape sickness,\"; perceives taht the President [Polk] is in New York in anticipation of is brother's [William H. Polk] wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has observed the announcement of [William H.] Polk's wedding to Miss Corse; questions his financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expects that she has read the announcement of William H. Polk's wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Directs that [mail/] by direct to him as \"Clerk of the U.S. Circut Court, New York City\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that it would be \"very cruel\" to leave the President Tyler and travel north without him; mentions the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has seen the annoucement of Mr. Polk's marriage and notes that his new wife has paid off $30,000 of his debts; inquires whose father attempted to bribe the Governor of New Jersey with $30,000. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] has started to walk; mentions the birth of a daughter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; the President Tyler is responding in reference to a certain scandal; mentions a social call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the President's and her trip back to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; inquires as if she has found a new houskeeper for the plantation and would prefer a French woman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] now dances and \"spits,\"; wishes that her family were with her at 'Sherwood Forest,\"; was told Alice Tyler \"was a goose\" if she had rejected. Mr. O'Hara's proposal of marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is extremely pleased with her new housekeeper, Catherine; feels that the new domestic is far superior to her previous one [Catherine Wing]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speculates as to his whereabouts; feels very lonely; is now displeased with her housekeeper [Mrs. Dillon?]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses [Eben N.] Horsford. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to attend a dinner given by Mr. Henry L. Jones [husband of Mary Tyler Jones]; discusses Virginia etiquette; hopes that her commisions are attended to. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Believes it would be a good idea that she [MG] go to St. Croix; social news and gossip. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Will make arrangement to leave for \"the wedding\" after Christmas; expects a great deal of company at Christmas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses Margaret's beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that \"Gardie's\" [David Gardiner Tyler] vocabulary is limited to \"Pa-pa \u0026amp; Mun-mum-ma\"; reports that margaret Gardiner and Gildbert Beeckman had two \"blow-outs\"; hopes that her [JGT] portrait is hung properly so that many people may admire it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the President Tyler has given Mr. Beeckman letters of introduction to Calhoun, Buchanan, and others. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Details the romance [or lack thereof] between Mr. O'Hara and Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on Margaret's Gardiner trip to Washington, [D.C.]; describes toys desired for \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; mentions social callers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Complains of being sick and describes the various remedies she has used; reports that Mr. Healy [?] \"the artiste\" has asked to paint the \"President's portrait for His Majesty Louis Phillipe who requested it for his gallery at Versailles\"; she [JGT] suggests that she might have her own portrait painted and presented to the Queen; recommends woolen shirts as a present for \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] and little socks for the baby; asks that M[argaret] make cambric shirts; also asks for fabric, sugar molasses, and cast of hats from D[avid Gardiner] and A[lexander Gardiner]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to the use of chloroform in childbirth; mentions a number of deaths which resulted from a fox hunt. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells of her arrival in the city; mentions the agitation caused by the arrival of the remains of President [John Quincy] Adams. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses in great detail servants and their duties; was extremely pleased to find a ten dollar gold piece; has sent some dahlias. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that Margaret Gardiner's health improves; feels that she is improving after the birth of the baby [John Alexander Tyler]; mentions the beautiful flowers that the President Tyler brings to her. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that he purchase a small wagon for her, using her money due to some financial hardship at \"Sherwood Forest,\"; is deeply concerned with Margaret Gardiner's health; reports taht the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is doing well and that \"his eyes shine like diamonds\"; believes Alice Tyler to be foolish in regards to Mr. O'Hara. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Asks that the President's Tyler request for her [JGT] portrait be disregarded; describes in detail social calls; remarks that her new baby [John Alexander Tyler] \"looks as if he had been in this world a great many times before and was only renewing his acquaintance with things.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete, first page missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports upon the state of her childre; feels that Alice Tyler will repent having sent Mr. O'Hara away lamenting most bitterly that such devotion as his \"will not be met with a second time\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased to be receiving a wagon for use on the plantation; anticipates a great deal of company next month. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions social calls; will have the baby christened John Alexandre, but he will be called simply Alexander. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on how \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] enjoys his little carriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Explains why he has been unable to visit \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses some pieces by Annie Grey which are to appear in the Colombian; discusses his daughter Phoeve's acrivities' reports that he has also received a letter from her husband John Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a trip to the College of William and Mary by the President Tyler; reports on the baby [John Alexander Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends congratulations on the birth of a daughter; inquires about the use of chloroform; plans to remain in New York until Margaret Gardiner Beeckman has had her baby; reports that \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] has been ill; describes her second child, John Alexander Tyler; invites her cousin to visit \"Sherwood Forest\" s that they can \"form a Tableaux of our little ones, your little girl the admired object of my two little boys\". 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The President Tyler had traveled to Richmond, Virginia to obtain winter supplies; tells of a pleasant journey down from New York, New York to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the diamond ring Mr. O'Hara bought for Alice Tyler; mentions a friendly letter from [John C.] Calhoun to the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports her opinions of friends, family, and servants on the portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the activities of the house guests at \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that Alice Tyler is \"such a flirt\"; inquires as to a possible job for Tazewell because he is \"idling away his time at home\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses virtues of Virginia Cooper; reports that the President Tyler is recovering from his illness; notes the President's Tyler feelings on gold finds in California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions holiday social coalls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner Tyler, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, sending Christmas greetings. 1 p. On the same page as previous item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a hunting trip by the President Tyler and David Gardiner; discusses social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social calls; sends a lists of requests. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the coming of winter weather; requests some syrup for buckwheat pancakes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions an invitation for the President Tyler to visit \"Wickland\" in Kentucky; the President Tyler has doubts about [John] Beeckman's venture in California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Notes that the President's Tyler appreciation of the gift of a violin. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that the President Tyler is very supportive of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions having gone to see some \"Aztec children\"; inquires as to the President's opinion on the \"Kossuth question\"; tells several jokes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses desire to see Mary and her family; warns Mary \"not to place your affections so strongly upon it [her baby] that you would feel hearbroken at its loss\"; describes the sudden death of a neighbor's infant; describes Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's baby, Henry Beeckman; describes Margaret's encouragemnt of her husband's enterprise in California and their fears on the subject; discusses family members; describes her own two children. 4 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes \"Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] behavior at church; mentions a discourse delivered by a Virginia agent of the Bible Society who found seven families in Charles City County without a Bible in their homes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Plans to remain in Richmond, Virginia, to fa week; mentions acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Poem entitled \"A Birthday Song.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses David's Gardiner activities in the West; describes a dinner party; reminds her that the twenty-ninth is the President's Tyler birthday; wants to hold off [john Alexander Tyler]'s baptism until Alexander Gardiner can be in attendance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Received a letter from Dan[ie]l Webster to the President Tyler giving him his regards; mentions complaints received by the President Tyler about John [Tyler Jr.] and his drunkenness; reports on the well-being of her children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman's activities in California; mentions acquaintances; notes the crops on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends regards to her nephew [Henry Beeckman]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received the \"thrilling news of Mr. B[eeckman?]\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Wishes that a set of china be purchased for her; social news; inquires as to the possibility of a job for Tazwell Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that her [MGB] baby [Henry Beeckman] is in no danger of \"taking the measles\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions that the President Tyler thinks that the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is the finest in Virginia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received and is now returning the \"precious documents\" sent to her; says the President Tyler has \"no doubt that David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman will make a fortune speedily\"; notes that Bishop Johns has accepted the Presidency of the College of William and Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes some dresses she has received from Richmond and plans to send patterns for \"the new sacks and cardinal capes\"; compliments MGH on her choice of \"Leila\" for her daughter's name; describes \"Mam Fanny...the superintendent of my nursery\"; describes a visit to Richmond; discusses reports of the travels of David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman to California, inquires after various family members; discusses books read. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the President's Tyler \"crop of wheat is the talk of Virginia\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes various patterns and clothes; plans to go North for the summer unless hears of cholera. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned Sarah. 4 pp. AmsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has returned home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and found everything in order' reports that the President Tyler has gone to Williamsburg to enroll Tazewell Tyler at the College of William and Mary; discusses horses; mentions that General Taylor was in Baltimore at the same time as she and the President Tyler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is pleased \"over the safety of the Atlantic\"; feels that a monument to [President Tyler?] would prove the patriotism of the Union committee. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding list of stewards. 1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was shocked to hear of the fatal accident of Mr. John Beeckman and hopes that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is handling her grief sufficiently; notes that the President Tyler is obliged to deliver an address to \"the University\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Remarks on the President Tyler's displeasure at being forgotten when gifts were sent down to \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions social callsl reports on the health of the baby, Julia gardiner Tyler; mentions the sympathy expressed concerning the deaths of Mr. John B[eeckman] and Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. AN.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Feels that h is the \"worst correspondent\" in the world; hopes that he will find a \"rich love match\" soon; promises amusement if he were to visit during the Christmas holidays; mentions that the President Tyler is seeking a situation in California for their brother [David Gardiner]; hopes to find a French girl to attend to her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that a book be sent to her; envies her for being in a big city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports of the recovery of \"little Julia\" Julia Gardiner Tyler; is deeply concerned about the grave condition of Alexander [Gardiner[ and that the President Tyler shares this concern and is prepared to travel with him if his condition worsens; hopes that she attend to her own health as well. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received the news of the death of Alexander Gardiner; feels a great loss and is truly saddened by the death of her brother; hopes that she and Margaret Gardiner Beeckman will return to \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that it might be to David Gardiner's benefit that he not be informed of his brother's death; discusses in detail the illness which brought about his death. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Continues to feel the loss of Alexander Gardiner; anxiously awaits her and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman]'s visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; asks that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman make several purchases before arrivign at \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has transcribed the business portion of the account of the death of Alexander Gardiner which describes the disposition of his estate; inquires as to the state of her late brother's financial situation; has inclosed several obituaries. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that a variety of trees be sent to hre from New York; inquires to the plans of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Requests that she and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] not impede the President Tyler in his efforts to dispose of the property in Kentucky held by Alexander Gardiner; also requests that she [JMG] turn over her share of Alexander Gardiner's estate to her [JGT] as that she has more need of it; hopes that she will not attempt to interfere with the profits from the Kentucky lands which are to go to her [JGT]; reports on the health of her children; adds a final note that a moral obligation is not as binding as a legal one in regards to the settlement of Alexander Gardiner's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the recovery of Mr. [James] Semple after his illness and shipwreck; feels that Mr. [William] Waller [husband of Elizabeth Tyler Waller] is an anxious and tender father since the loss of his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Intends not to summer in E[ast] H[ampton], New York as she considers it the family burial place and would not be \"under the influence of a constant gloom\"; may consider spending the summer in Saratoga, New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Fears that Fanny [a house slave?] may have small pox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Society news concerning visiting royals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a serpentine walk the President Tyler cut through the grove at \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses improvements made to the gardsnes of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; reports on her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received the trees sent to her and the President Tyler; reports that her children are doing well; discusses the President Tyler's experimentation on the plantations crops. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Perceives that Mrs. [Corse] Polk [sister-in-law of the President] has died of consumption; feels that her [Mrs. Polk's] troubles and unhappiness are now over; expects the trees that she planted will flourish. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has prepared the house for a visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer; hopes that she [JMG] will come to see the children soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports the little Julia Gardiner Tyler is now dancing; wishes that a bonnet be sent for her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a social call made to her during which the possible visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer was discussed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to her opinion of Jenny Lind and her singing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Governor and Mrs. Floyd arrived in the midst of her housecleaning for a stay; expects a visit from David Gardiner soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the great number of social activities recently attended; describes an unusual incident--a serenade by a party of musicians at two o'clock in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the beauty of her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; social news; notes that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton) is now residing in Washington, [D.C.]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends a wedding toast to Gilbert B[eeckman]; mentions a church service. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Was extremely pleased to have heard of David Gardiner's return to New York, even if he seemed to be \"such a strange looking man, or even a lunatic\"; anticiaptes more news of his return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the wheat harvest on \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions that the P[ost] M[aster] General has directed all letters to be endorsed as \"Mail Direct\"; hopes to see David Gardiner before he shaves off his beard; remarks that the President Tyler received \"a letter weight made fromthe corner stone of the Washington Monument\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes the death of Fanny Johnson [a servant? slave?]; discusses the virtues of \"Sherwood Forest\"; hopes to be able to break \"Aleck\" [Alexander Gardiner Tyler] of his thumb sucking habit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the land in Kentucky on the market; mentions meeting Gov[ernor] Branch in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary. 1p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents News of acquaintances and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions a stop in Philadelphia, [Pa.] to visit Robert Tyler; discusses teh President Tyler's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents He is being a submissive husband and acting at his wife's \"amanuensis\"; expresses his astonishment at the failure of Jacob Little. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Includes TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner T[yler], \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia), to Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] concerning acquaintances; the purchase of some vases for \"Sherwood Forest\"; and the sale of the property held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses the birth of Lachlan Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Relays that \"Gardie\" [David Gardienr Tyler] noted that she \"has two thumbs just like Aunt Margaret\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses thanks for the gift of a \"pretty Thimble\"; discusses the effect of \"Garddy\" [David Gardiner Tyler] made on \"little Mary\" and \"Willie\". 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires about Belmont's appearance in Broadway on New Year's Day. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chastises her sister for not sending copies of articles, \"Remember I don't wish natural occurrences to happen again...\" [possibly referring to the difficult delivery of her baby]; discusses the name \"McLachlan\" which she has chosen for her baby; discusses the difficult delivery, \"I wish no one might have such a bitter experience\"; discusses her mother's Juliana McLachlan Gardiner health; gives advice to be passed on to her brother [David Gardiner] considering diet and smoking. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Described the steamboat trip to \"Sherwood Forest\" mentioning a view of Mt. Vernon, acquaintances made on board, and the arrival in \"slave territory\"; describes \"Sherwood Forest\" and includes a sketch; discusses Tyler's 60 slaves; expresses his admiration for Mrs. Tyler; describes the potential issues such as the Asburton Treaty and the annexation of Texas which he discussed with the President; describes a visit to a black baptist church reporting that the \"church numbered 390 members of whom 300 were Free!\" 20 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses in great detail the many visits paid to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by friends and family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mentions the numerous house guests at the plantation; reports McLachlan's Tyler health; has sent a daguerreotype of Alexander Gardiner for a portrait to be painted. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Repeats compliments paid to her on her appearance; reports on Tazewell Tyler's studies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Inquires as to the details of the possible purchase of a new home on Staten Island, New York; mentions that the \"Glebe\" is on the market for $8,000; feels that it is regrettable but understandable to sell the family property in E[ast] H[ampton], New York. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Speculates that Mr. [William] Waller may propose to Miss C. Phillips soon; feels that it would be wise for Miss Phillips not to accept; mentions that Gen. Duff Green is willing to act as an agent for the President Tyler in the sale of the land held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Looks forward to seeing the \"Aztec children which have surprised you so much\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the illness of her mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner[ and her sister Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; discusses MGH's pregnancy and expresses her wish that the baby be a boy; describes the development of her own children; discusses the prospect of MGH having her poems published' reports on the project of \"the laies of this coultry...to purchase Mt. Vernon\" and present it to the state of Virginia; reports that William Gardiner has returined from Europe. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes in great detail the trip to Warm Springs and the other guests; gives advice for David Gardiner's planned trip to join them; describes the railroad being built \"over and through the mountains.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she is not fond of these cold baths and looks forward to the warm springs bath; describes an upcoming children's fancy ball as well as a fancy ball for the adults the following night; discusses the \"terrible railroad accident...near Philadelphia\"; discusses reports of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth; describes the sermon by Denison. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing friends, family, and social events, and the President's illness. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing visitors to \"Sherwood Forest,\" JGT's children, news of family and friends, and the President's honorary degree from the College of William and Mary, 6 July, 1854. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing family news and social events. 14 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has meant to write ever since she left; reports that he is \"very busy sowing wheat\"; describes Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] visit \"he was with us the greater part of his term, he is a charming fellow indeed\"; praises JGT's other children' wants to know her wishes about the \"division[?] of the place\"; asks her to purchase an order of tea for various individuals. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses her grief over Margaret's [JGT's sister] death and thanks PG for her letter of sympathy; accepts the invitation to the upcoming \"two fold marriage\" of Phoebe and Fanny Gardiner' agrees to have \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] participate in the ceremony. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses a check; wishes she could see New York \"all arrayed for the holidays\"; discusses her children's excitement over Santa Claus; encloses a letter for Sarah T[hompson] and asks her mother to have David Gardiner deliver it, \"if you think it worthwhile to let Sarah receive it David must not seem to know its contents...\"; gives news of Charles City Co. neighbors; reports that everyone is \"pleased with Margaret's portrait\"; asks for 2 yards of cloth for trimming; reports that the President had a letter from Dr. [Sprogue?] and a volume on distinguised clergymen; reports that they are to receive a miniature of the Miles' equestrian statue of Washington; instructs her mother not to send the letter to Sarah \"unless you think David's engagement will certainly be consumated...\"; sends Christmas greetings to Harry [Beeckman]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes in great detail the wedding of Patty Tyler despite the fact that JGT was not present but \"looked through the crack of my bedroom door\" due to her \"situation\" [advanced pregnancy]; discusses plans for her mother and her self \"to get Hampton in time for my matter\" [childbirth]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of letters from Julia Gardiner Tyler to various family members discussing family and neighbors. 7 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning JGT's children, news of Virginia neighbors, discussion of abolitionism, Harper's Ferry, and Governor Wise. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning Governor Wise, the sentencing of John Brown, Patty Tyler's marriage, David Gardiner's marriage, the illness of Mary Wilcox, JGT's children, and news of Virginia neighbors. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Explains the delay in receiving JGT's last letter from Washington; agrees that \"all the courtesy and kindness has departed from Washington\"; gives news of JGT's children from Staten Island; comments on JGT's trip to Lexington; discusses the \"late raid into Pennsylvania...conducted by Gen. Jenkins\"; discusses how \"gay\" New York has been despite \"the scenes of distress at the South\"; expresses releif at hearing that the \"beautiful estate of Shirley has not been destroyed\"; mentions Gen. Dix and Gen. McClennan; discusses plans to visit Long Beach. 7 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS\u0026gt; Incomplete/\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Gives a detailed accounting of JGT's duties as the executrix of the estate of John Tyler. 4pp. ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's children, the January 1861 Peace Conference in Washington, D.C.; the death of John Tyler, and various hardships endured by JGT. Also includingan inventory of John Tyler's estate and correspondence between JGT and various officials cooncerning possession of property and settlement of John Tyler's estate. 10 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescrips of correspondence betwen Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's reurn to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; JGT's children, conditions in Virginia and New York. Also including a poem \"To Mrs. Ex-President Tyler\" and correspondence with friends and officials concerning wartime conditions and GT's desire to return to New York. 16 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother, friends, and various officials concerning JGT's return to New York, sale of JGT's cotton, JGT's children, problems with settling John Tyler's estate, the release of Capt. Gayle and wartime conditions. 17 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that the steamer Eugenie has arrived in Nassau and that Major Heyligery [?] will be remitting a sterling bill to cover the proceeds of the cotton; reports that he is unable to \"receive the advance made by the Gov[ernmen]t on this little shipment in Confederate money\"; reports that he has received \"a long letter from our friend Capt. G[ayle]...dated from Boston Dec. 9th...and he spoke cheerfully of his prospects for an early exchange\"; expresses regret that Pearly and Fitzwalter Tyler are not present to participate in the Tableaux planned by Mrs. Walker\" states that he will inclose a letter from Mrs. Walker; hopes that JGT will pass through Bermuda on her return home. 3 pp. ALS. Including a recepit, 29 Decm. 1863 for 5 bales of coton received from the steamed Eugenie from Wilmington, [N.C.] sold by the order of J.M. Sexas for the account of [Julia Gardiner] Tyler and purchased by L. Heyligery [?], Nassau for 225.11.6 [pounds sterling]. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Have had another raid resulting in the burning of the Court House and surroundings; Dick Christian was taken off by the enemy; all of Robinson's command was taken \"which we think rather benefits us\"; in New Kent several of Mr. Jordan's negroes were taken. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that things here remain in \"statu quo\"; there have been \"no visitations from our troublesome friends\"; Charles City Co. has been the scene of parties, dinners, and tournaments this past winter. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Cousin John sends love and says that everything is going quietly at the farm; no wheat crop this year; all act to advance his interests. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Respons to two letters from her concerning the best way to end funds to Capt. Gayle, prisoner of wr at Fort Warren, [Boston, Massachussetts]. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Expresses relief that she is on Staten Island; discusses their children; reports that Fanny [PGH's sister] was in New York; hopes that \"Aunt\" Juliana McLachlan Gardiner has recovered from her illness; hopes that she will not return to \"Sherwood Forest\" while the war lastts; expresses surprise at learning that \"David Gardiner had another son--tell him that I think he was very negligent not to announce the fact to us.\"; describes the christening party for Fanny's daughter. 8 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Is sending the boxes to Richmond, Va.; mentions gunboats on the river and destruction of Mr. Vaiden's poperty; reminds her [?] of her return in April. 2 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Discusses a check that has been \"returned to our good friends in Baltimore\"; reassures her [JGT] of her son's safety; offers to forward a package for Mrs. D. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Having been taken from \"Sherwood [Forest],\" Charles City County, Virginia twelve days before, is confined with several citizens from the county; has had no trial nor have charges been brought against them; General Wilde has landed at Kennon's with colourned troups and \"taken everything through the county\"; has been treated kindly by the officers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has visited John [C. Tyler?] and others at Chesapeake Hospital Prison; has heard that \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] is with Robert Tyler; has heard no news of his own son; insists that \"all the negroes have left all the stock of every sort taken\"; discusses the troo[s passing down the river; gives an account of the description of her crip and piano by a California regiment; \"do when the war is over get together some labor for you and and come back to Old Virginia who has been such a martyr to the cause of Liberty\"; worries at the separation from his whife who does not know he is on a parole from prison for a week. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports on the whereabouts of A.M. Tyler [Maria] as instructed by Major General Benj[amin] F. Butler; she [AMT] has taken refuge with Mrs. [Lu] Clopton; encloses the reply to the inquiry whether Maria Tyler wants to join her [JGT]. 1 p. ALS. Including ALS, 6 June, 1864, A.M. Tyler, \"Selwood.\" having a \"hemorrhage [sic] from the lungs\" and is unable to reach a decision at this time. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that Lu Clopton and Maria Tyler are both well according to a letter he received; discusses the fate of her [JGT] belongings at \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the safety of her son and says \"the negroes we will not mind of if Our Dear Children are but spared to us\"; describes the condition where John [C Tyler?] is being imprisoned; describes the \"vile and indecent actions\" taking place in Charles City Co. and lists the neighbors who have been shot. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Responds to an article which appeared in the Evening Post [25 June, 1864], which stated that Tyler's niece lives on a farm near \"Sherwood Forest,\" \"subsusting on the charity of the United States,\" to which she responds that [Maria Tyler] \"fled to the adjoining plantation when deprived of her protector and exposed to the terrible vicinity of an unscrupulous colored soldiery\" 1 p. TCy of L. Including NwsCl, [25 June, 2864], from the Evening Post. 1 item. Also including NwsCl, [ca. 27 June, 1864] from the Evening Post and the Evening Express. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle, a prisoner of war at Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with various northern officials concerning his [RGH] possible release; letters from G.F. Walker, a friend living in St. Georges, Bermuda' and correspondence with other friends concerning the wartime conditions. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Writes of her poor health and the complete wreck at 'Sherwood'\"; sends news of scquaintances; apologizes for sending a gloomy letter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that her son is planning to return to Virginia and asks for the Davises to see him; sends her sympathies to Mrs. Davis, sends congratulations for the marriage of Mrs. Davis's sister to Willie Waller. 2 pp. Df. of L. Including Df. of L to Judge Holt concerning destruction of JGT's Virginia property. Also including Df of L. to [Roberty H. Gayle?] concerning obtaining a parole or early release from prison.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter of introduction for JGTs's son John Alexander {Tyler]. 2pp. AL. Incomplete. Including TCy of AL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has received JGT's letter by Flag of Truce; reports that Ann Maria Tyler has married the \"Federal guartd tis said a dutch baker\"; has forwarded JGT's letter to \"Gardy\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; states that due to Dr. S[elden]'s poor health they must go to Rock[bridge] Alum Springs; Robert [Selden?] is on sick leave because of his eyes; JS's brothers have been released as \"paroled Prisoners\"; reports on conditions in the neighborhood; sorry to hear about the poor health of JGT's mother; reports on news of neighbors and friends; \"our poor Negroes who have proved fiathful are an increase [sic] expense\"; asks for a \"Card [sic] de viste\" for an album; reports that they live at the same place but find it difficult to live on a surgeon's pay' the \"venture in the blockade running has been fruitless as yet lost two steamers\"; reports that there is a drought. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Introduces himself as the husband of Maria Tyler; intends to visit New York during a furlough with his wife; reports that \"the mansion especially, in the interior, shows the effects of the lawless savages of soldiers\" 3pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Describes some furniture being held for JGT that has since been claimed by the Rev. Mr. Raymond, chaplain of the hospital, as his own. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Apologizes for not being home when Mrs. Vincent called; expresses sorrow at the death of \"your dear boy\"; discusses her fears for her own son's safety as a \"private in the 1st Rockbridge artillery\"; reports that she can forward Mr. Vincent's note to Mr Lyons; discusses her call to \"Gen B's\". 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle and various officials concerning RHG's release from Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with William H. Clopton and various other friends and officials in Virginia concerning the marriage of Mari Tyler to a Union soldier; letters from the Walkers, friends in St. George's, Bermuda; correspondence with various friends concerning wartime conditions; letters to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. 26 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various family members and friends concerning the death of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, JGT's mother; correspondence with various friends and government officials concerning JGT's Virginia property. 30 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Encloses some letters \"bearing tidings of loved ones from whom you are separated\"; will forward letters to her \"friends in the South.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Hopes that she has received her cradle; discusses JGT's property at Old Point [Comfort] Va. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Saddened by the news of the fall of Ft. Fisher and the recapture of Capt. [Robert H] G[ayle]; encloses a letter to be forwarded to her mother; discusses their children. 4 pp. AL. Including a TCy of AL. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Sends this note by a servant to enquire as to the resultes of the deliberations concerning a legal matter. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from J. Buchanan, Henry, New York, to Julia Gardiner Tyler, Staten Island, New York, n.d., advising her that Judge Barraud had not reached a decision and \"I have but little doubt that it will be as we desire it\"; reports that Mr. Curtis is no longer the receiver and Mr. Horve will inform her when a decision is reached. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tells JGT that she must choose the services of Mr. O'Connor [/] or Mr. Clarke to represent her on appeal in the probate matter and in the new suit brought against her; hopes for Gen[era]; Dix's cooperation \"in regard to the late outrage, in your communication to the press and public\"; discusses closing up the probate matter and plans for the new actions being brought, \"you must not be alarmed at all this litigation, as it is only in accordance with the programme.\" Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Assures her that he is still trying to procure a \"'C' 'S' battleflag...that she ahs been waved [sic] in the smoke of battle...\" for her daughter as promised' expressed thanks for the hospitality shown him while in Staten Island; discusses the situation in the South, \"the Negroes are in most instances, retaining their usual respect for their owners, and faithfully performing the contracts adopted by their Government between master and late slave...\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Worries because she has received no letters from JGT in months; discusses the sorrow they feel over the Southg's loss of the war; plans to stay in England at least temporarily; asks for news of Capt [Robert H.] Gayle. 4 pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has not heard from Julia Gardiner Tyler about the bill he sent; asks RHM to settle the bill if he has the authority. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Complains of being ill and blames it on the \"malarious climate\"; asks JGT to ty to obtain a \"situation for Allen in the sea going line of steamers\"; worries about the education of her sons; has been advised to wait \"intil times are settled\" to start a boarding house; sorry to hear about JGT's lawsuit; complains of the effects of poverty, \"I feels so lonely in this cold world and Have I know been so petted and spoilt that I am unfitted for this sudden transition.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reports that she has sent \"600 dollars currency\"; encourages them to take advantage of every opportunity and to learn to speak French and German; reports that they will each receive \"a Christmas offering of five dollars in gold\"; reports on visits from cousin William Tyler and \"brother James\" [Semple] who \"is now in Canada for a while.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various military and civilian officials concerning the forced entry into JGT's home by several youths in search of a Rebel flag; letters from Robert H. Gayle concerning his release, recapture, and final release; letters from other prisoners of war asking for help; letters from various friends concerning wartime conditions. 22 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents John C. Tyler, \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Virginia, to \"My Dear Madam,\" n.p. Discusses her \"Scheme\" for helping provide for the families of Negroes until they should be self-sufficient; has already given an account of the \"destruction of everything here. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Typescripts of Julia Gardiner Tyler's correspondence concerning hre Virginia property; correspondence and notes concerning the legal battle over JGT's mother's will; correspondence with JGT's sons and nephew in Germany; letter from the farm manager at \"Sherwood Forest\" complaining about the conditions; letter to Bishop [John] Johns concerning the Resolutions pased by the College of William and Mary; letters from various friends and family members. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Advises her to invest money in real estate in Galveston; asks if her suit is over and decided in her favor; asks her to write. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler including receipts, letter (ALS) from Varina (Howell) Davis concerning Jefferson Davis; printed argument of Edwards Pierrepont and other papers concerning lawsuit Julia G. Tyler v. David L. Gardiner; letters of Jane Seldon concerning \"Brandon\" and \"Lower Brandon\" after Civil War; rental contract for \"Sherwood Forest\"; letter of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler with her sons and nephew while they were students in Germany. 42 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Has paid her tax by giving the sheriff a young ox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler (including testimony in lawsuit David L Gardiner v. Julia Gardiner Tyler; printed arguments; correspondence; inventory of property of David L. Gardiner in 1868) and correspondence concerning \"Villa Margaret.\" debts of John Tyler. 54 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes typescripts of correspondence between Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and her son, daughter, step-daughter [Letitia (Tyler)] Semple concerning [H.G.Beeckman], Reconstruction, portraits from \"Sherwood Forest,\" advice to sons, \"Villa Margaret\" and taking Lyon G. Tyler to University of Virginia. 63 items. TCys of ALSs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including receipts; letters concerning a biography of Daniel Webster by George S. Curtis, a miniature of John Tyler painted by Freeman, a portrait of Julia G. Tyler given to the white house; debts owed by Julia G. Tyler, marriage of Julia (Tyler) Spencer, lawsuit of David L Gardiner v. Julia G. Tyler; patent for land in Iowa granted to John Tyle for militia service in War of 1812; and engraved tenth anniversary invitation. 60 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including medical account [for \"Sherwood Forest\"]; letters from H.G. Beeckman at \"Sherwood Forest\" and correspondence concerning paintings in possession of Letitia (Tyler) Semple; Lyon G. Tyler's education at University of Virginia;[JGT's conversion ot Catholicism], and a petition to the House of Represetnatives. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning Pearl, Fitzwalter, and Lyon away at school; Julia Tyler Spencer's death; her [JGT] financial affairs; her emotional health; visits from friends and relatives; H.G. Beeckman's desire to purchase \"Indian Fields,\" [Charles City County, Virginia], concerning W.W. Corcoran; plans of JGT to settle in Georgetown, D.C.; JGT's desire for life-size picture of [R.E.] Lee; Brady's picture of Julia (Tyler) Spencer; scattering of wild flowers on grave of Julia (Tyler) Spencer by her mother and others; the sale of Milton [estate]. 45 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; news of conditions in the South; the Southern economy; a biography of John Tyler by Henry A. Wise; her conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. 39 itmes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Awaits confirmation that she has embraced the Catholic religion; suggests she visit his daughter and her family. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; the people of the South; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; prose by James Lyons; an attempt to place Mrs. William Clopton into the Louise Home; the \"floundering\" Democratic Party; references to the Boss Tweed Ring; the growing affections of James Lyons for her. 52 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; the Grant and Johnson administrations; history of the Civil War; Harry's [Beeckman] death; [John] Alexander Tyler's wedding; permission to obtain John Tyler's autograph; news of politics and especially the Democratic Party. 50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; religion and the Roman Catholic Church; her children; the Boss Tweed Ring Conspiracy; Alexander Grahm Bell's wedding; a pension for Presidents' widows; the lack of postal service at \"Sherwood Forest\"; the \"celebrations\" of the centennial. 43 items. * *See letter of 11 November, 1876 from Julia Gardiner Tyler to William M. Evarts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning reclaiming the land in the South; privileges of Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her financial and legal affais; a fever epidemic in the South; news of her children; petitions for a pension for Presidents' widows; the reabilitation of \"Carter's Grove\"; celebration of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her childre; her financial and legal affairs; her ancestry. 21 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence chiefly between her son Lachlan Tyler and her; concerning news of friends and relatives; his progress in his studies; \"Carter's Grove\" plantation; President Garfield's death; her illness. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; Lyon Tyler's search for family letters; news of friends and relatives; her children; her financial affairs; discussions of PResident Arthur; Mary's [?] wedding and future as a wife; political speeches in Tidewater, Virginia, ; the death of her son John Alexander Tyler; the North' Central and South American Exposition; the political campaigns; Lyon G and David Tyler. 38 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of \"Sherwood Forest\". 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the \"Lovosis\" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a \"sulky\" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning visits by her and her family to see friends and relatives; her financial affairs; Harry Beeckman's misfortunes; a requst for President Tyler's autograph; the possibility of her property in Staten Island becoming a cemetery. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; discussions on the state of Harry Beeckman's estate \"Farmer's Rest\"; the sale of her place on Staten Island; \"Sherwood Forest\"; her petition for a pension for the widows of ex-presidents; requests for John Tyler's autograph; invitations to social functions, the Morse telegraph. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning copies of songs that were sent to her; her financial affairs; invitations to social engagements; news of friends and relatives; her acquiring a housekeeper; request by a 16 year-old-boy of a twenty-four dollar loan; her relationship with James A[llen] Semple. 32 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; news of friends and relatives, especially her sons; explanations of events at home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] to her husband who is away; her dreams; her poetry; religious dogma; a case entitled Henry v Tyler; Pearl Tyler Ellis's illness; a portrait of John Tyler, Jr.; news of New York City society; the sale of \"Villa Margaret\" [Hampton, Va.]. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssorted invitations extended to Julia Gardiner Tyler and her family; including various business cards. 63 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia McLachlan Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Tyler Spencer, and Harry Beeckman concerning the freezing of the James River in 1857; \"enrollment\" of men in the Confederate army; his separation from the family and his inability to communicate with them; the \"kind\" care of Mrs. Clopton; results of the Civil War; \"My Life During The War Between The States,\" details of his service in the Confederate army; his voyage to and stay in Germany. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lachlan Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Julia (Tyler) Spencer concerning his affiars at school in Germany [Prussia]; his excursions in Germany; accounts of Washington [and Lee] College after the Civil War; his attempts to obtain enough money to return to America; discussions of the state of the South' the beginning of war in Prussia. 50 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia (Tyler) Spencer, Lyon G. Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, and James A. Semple concerning the \"struggle\" for \"independence\" in Germany; his return to American and his settling in lexington, Va.; the Governorship of Virginia; the career prospects for young Southern men; the 1869 State fair; social affairs in and around Lexington. Va.; the \"demoiselles: of Richmond, Va. and Lexington, Va.; a lawsuit revolving around \"Sherwood Forest\"; advice to Lyon Tyler about college life; collapse of floor in the capitol in Richmond, Va. in 1870; his obtaining a license to practice law; Reconstruction in Virginia and its affects on native Virginians. 70 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning narratives of his life as a lawyer; daily life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; Harry Beeckman's attempts to settle on a plantation; a continuing legal case concerning \"Sherwood Forest\"; commentaries on the poltical situation in Virginia, as well as the rest of the South; comments on teh political situation evolving from the Boss Tweed Ring; much discussion of Horace Greeley. 39 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Annie Baker (Tucker) Tyler, Robert S. Montague and James Lyons concerning life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; his and Julia Gardiner Tyler's financial affairs; Lyon Tyler's existence at the University of Virginia; political issues of the South; Lyon Tyler's new wife Anne \"Annie\" Tucker; plans for the College of William and Mary. 42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with pearl (Tyler) Ellis, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, William M. Evarts and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of Charles City Co.; \"Berkeley\" plantation; court cases in Charles Chity County; the death of his brother, John Alexander Tyler; his intentions to marry; detaild accounts of social events; his political career; opening of college under Tyler (1888). 29 itmes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler, especially concerning news of friends and relatives; mortgage on \"Sherwood Forest\"; his election to the U.S. Congress; his actions as a congressman; this possibilities of securing another term in Congress. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning political situations in Virginia; his granting of offices; campigns and elections in which he is involved (1894 and 1896 contests for 5th District of Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives); a biography about the family; his desire to run for the House seat again in 1898; regional politics. 42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Tidewater politics; financial affairs of 'Sherwood Forest\"; the illness and death of his brother, Lachlan Tyler; affairs of the College of William and Mary; Lyon Tyler's quest for politicals office; health of his family; his candidacy for Judgeship of the 14th Circut. Also includes a letter from his wife, Mary Morris Tyler, to Lyon Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler. 35 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Annie (Tucker) Tyler, E.C. Madison, John Lamb, Robert Shaw Oliver, and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, including correspondence concerning his Judgeship of the 14the Circut Court in Charles City County, Virginia; state and local politics; family affairs; financial concerns; affairs of the College of William and Mary; real estate interests; his medical record; announcement of his daughter Margaret's marriage to Stepher Fowler Chadwick; an address delivered to the reunion of Confederate veterans, 1 June 1915, in Richmond, Va.; a eulogy of Gardiner given upon the presentation of his portrait to the 14th Circut Court, 19 April, 1928. 49 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including fragments of ltter written from Germany soon after the Civil War; a poem of unrequited love composed by him; a letter to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, in which he refers to Catholic priests as \"useless drones\" and \"stinging hornets\"; a complete biography of his life; local and national politics; his studies in Germany and at Washington [and Lee] College; romantic interests and family concerns. 13 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of \"Sherwood Forest\" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain \"Tyler Letters\". 29 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscussion of his stamp collection. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Missouri; her homesickness for Virginia; news of her uncle's death [Lyon G. Tyler]; reference to the mysterious trunk of \"Tyler letters\". Also included are letters criticizing those trying to \"deify\" Abraham Lincoln; discusses her decision to resign from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribing life at the University of Virginia; family news; business matters. Several of these letters are addressed to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler revealing young Alfred Tyler's concern and devotion to his uncle. Also included is a land deed signed by him as Commonwealth Attorney of Charles City County. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning various legal and personal family matters. included is an 1858 newspaper clipping from Dispatch of an address by President John Tyler; and eight page memorandum detailing the contest of Juliana McLachlan Gardinre's will; and some letters written by him as a major in the United States Air Force during World War II. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring and immediately following the Civil War concerning his return to Virginia after leaving his family in New York; his attempts to join the confederate navy; his sentiments towards the war; his life and studies in Germany after the war. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, pleading for money, letters, and clothes. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tyler) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler, and to James Semple while attending school in Germany concerning family matters; financial problems; illness; his military srevice in the German army; advice to his sister Julie not to \"turn Catholic\"; frequent requests for money and letters; discussion of the American political situation; the war raging in Europe; including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tylre) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler and James Semple. 28 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning news of his sister's [Julia Tyler Spencer] tragic death; completion of his studies in Germany; his continued financial problems and fears of debtors' prison; pleas to his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler for financial help; his reutnr to the United States and search for employment; his marriage to Sarah Griswold Gardiner; his job as government suveyor. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding letters to Julia (Gardiner) Tyle, David Gardiner Tyler, and Lyon G. Tyler concerning her marriage to John Alexander Tyler; her husband's financial and employment struggles' her difficulties following his death in 1883; family news; social news; the frequent illness of her own children; her plans to erect a monument to her late husband. 8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning family news; the \"jolly time\" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her active social life and her many suitors; news of family and friends; her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent; her brothers [John Alexander Tyler and David Gardiner Tyler] and cousin Harry Beeckman in Germany; her courtship and marriage to William H. Spencer. In addition are poems which she composed, an invitation to her wedding, a newspaper clipping describing her wedding ceremony, love letters from William H. Spencer, and two callign cards. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerning his courtship of Julia Tyler; her sudden death; his attempts at sheep farming in Colorado and California after her death; his hopes to make a proper home for his infant daughter, Julia Tyler Spencer. 19 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on \"some fixed purpose\" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own \"particular niche\"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding receipts and correspondence with family and acquaintances. Most of the letters are to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, discussing the family financial matters; his job with the New York State Health Department; financial problems of his brother, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler; local and state politics. Also, there is a letter from George Fluerot to Lyon G. Tyler concerning Lachlan Tyler's death in 1902. 33 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso including a read leather binding for a small notebook [?] embossed in gold with his name. 5 items (and several envelopes).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Julia (Spencer) Fleurot Cheever, Lyon G. Tyler, and Lachlan Tyler, concerning her attempts at publishing a book; financial matters; family news; Lachlan Tyler's illness and her own poor health. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Chiefly consisting of letters written to \"Fitz\" from various female acquaintances. There are references to the Tyler family; social news; his life as a farmer; his marriage. 25 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with family and friends; sale receipts; a recipe for catsup; and two wedding invitations--one being to his sister's [Pearl Tyler] wedding in November, 1884. The letters concernfamily news; his farm; financial mattrs; social news. 20 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Concerning news of family and friends; financial matters; state politics; his farm; the poor health of his first and second wives; inveiling of a monument to President John Tyler. The majority of the letters are written to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, asking for money. 43 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Mary Morris (Jones) Tyler; Christmas cards; calling cards; bills; real estate transactions; poetry; recipes. The letters concern family news; his poor health; his far; financial difficulties; his need for further employment; news of his sister-in-law's [Annie Tucker Tyler] death. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding sales receipts, rent, and medical bills. 65 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding sales receipts, bills, and account records. 100 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding one of his checkbooks. 167 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence of Cora Kreagle Tyler, second wife of Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, concerning news of family and friends. 4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Includes corrsepondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, William H. Spencer and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of family and friends; her studies at the Catholic Academy of the Visitation; social news; her search for the \"ideal man\". 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludies correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Julia Spencer Fleurot cheever concerning family news; social news; her married life with William Ellis; her husband's financial difficulties; her husband's political career; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's sudden marriage and his incessant financial problems. 14 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning the failing health of her sister-in-law, Annie Tucker Tyler; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's continuing financial problems; the difficult times her own family was experiencing; her plans to send her sons to the College of William and Mary; genealogical inquiries. Also included are letters from William Ellis and daughter Margaret Langhorne Ellis to Pearl Tyler's brother Lyon G. Tyler. 17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler concerning her children; her travels and visits with friends and family; the illness and death of her brother, Lyon G. Tyler; the second marriage of her niece, Julia [Spencer] Fluerot Cheever; the outbreak of World War II; discussion over Sue Ruffin Tyler's desire to publish certain personal Tyler letters. 21 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncluding correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning primaily her children. included are references to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's financial problems; Julia Spencer Fluerot's marriage to George Fluerot and her becoming a Red Cross nurse during World War I; other Tyler family news; genealogical inquiries by Sue Ruffin Tyler. 34 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Correspondence of the children of Pearl Tyler Ellis mostly with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) tyler about genealogical inquiries and family news. Correspondents include Cornelia Ellis Booker, John Tyler Ellis, julia Ellis Robinson, Leila Ellis Marye and Ambrose Marye, Lyon Ellis, Margaret Ellis Topping, Pearl Ellis, William Munford Ellis, Jr., and Nannie Kent Ellis. 24 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Kept while attending Madame Chegaray's School for Young Ladies. MsV.1. 30 pp. Also includes detached pages of accounts and poetry [possibly of Lyon G. Tyler, post 1875]. 28 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMsV.2. 32 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiary and accounts of David Gardiner Tyler while studying and traveling across Europe with John Alexander Tyler and Harry Beeckman. 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The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, \"Sherwood Forest,\" business matters and his family.","Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.","A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, \"Sherwood Forest,\" familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.","A list of \"Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections\" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.","Scope and Contents Appointment by which Henry Tyler (d. 1729) is appointed by Alexander Spotswood to be sheriff of York County, Virginia At top is part of inventory signed by Charles Lightfoot and on reverse is inventory signed by Anne Phillips. 1 p. Frag. of DS.","Scope and Contents Will of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. Probated 17 March, 1774. 2 pp. Xcy of Cy of DS. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Indenture between John Tyler and William Tyler concerning land in Sussex County. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents Inventory of the estate of Henry Tyler, great uncle of President John Tyler. 2 pp. XCy of Cy of DS. See oversize file","Scope and Contents John Tyler (1747-1813), Richmond, Virginia, to [?]. Sends thanks for letter; says Assembly has passed resolutions as instructions to the Virginia delegates in Congress which included vesting in them the power to prhibit British trade for 15 years and enable them to use coersive measures to compel payment for delinquent states of their quotas of the national debt, and to enable them to procure sums of money required for support of civil and military arrangements; regrets that he is going aborad because Virginia would have had [in him] a friend who understood how unjust it is to consent to the payment of debts; proposes debts be recovered at 5 annual payments without interest; states it will e hard to fill his place, those gentlemen \"whose abilities are not despiciable are either too sick and indolent...or too poor to give up better prospects.\" 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents John Tyler to the Sheriff of Loudoun County, [Va.]. Warrant commanding sheriff to attach the estate of John Ellis for the amount of one pound ten shillings to staisfy the debt owed to George Lewis as well as for the cost of proceedings at the next court. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Encloses contract [not enclosed] to Mr. Semple which recipient and he may settle; further legal matters. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to William Gragg of 37 acres in Pendleton County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. Pst of DS. [Originial is in the collection of Alexander William Armour, Princeton University]","Scope and Contents Thomas Tyler, nephew of John Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to \"My dear Governor\" [Henry A. Wise] Sends political advice as a \"true friend\"; thinks the last thing he should desire is the election of Stephen Douglas--he should stand on his own in Virginia; will not succeed while he wages war on the President and the party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been praying for his \"elevation\" to the Presidency for nine months; refers to an article in the Constitution and a recent duel; wishes the Enquirer would praise [Stephen] Douglas; says is [HAW] only hope is with the people; urges him to appoint Faussett as flour inspector. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp","Scope and Contents Recommends John Kilby of Virginia for a Revolutionary War pension, [Kilby] having fought in the Bonhomme Richard-Serapis engagement. Explains judge's signature on application is not accompanied by a seal because superior courts in Virginia do not nor have ever had a seal. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions her letter written in high spirits; thinks often of Mary, Robert, and her; refers to her desire that he return to private life; says that his friends in the district have a right to expect him to continue for another term in Congress; finds it impossible to be with her at Christmas beacuse of the enquiry in which his committee is engaged; \"nothing but a sense of duty can keep me from you.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Land grant made to Peter Land consisting of 52 acres in Princess Anne County, Virginia Signed by John Tyler, Governor of Virginia. 1 p. DS.","Scope and Contents Mentions case of Gales and Seaton; information on the peition of William Pinnel; discusses ratification of the Virginia Constitution of 1830; gives voting record by House of Representatives re: Judge Peck; gives voting record of House or Representatives passing the India Bill to its third reading. 2 pp. ALS","Encloses two newspapers sent him by John B. White containing obituary notices of his father Judge White; the \"S. Carolina affair swallows up all other subjects...\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter concerning his studies, mentions marriage of Albert; mentions Mr. Preston, senator of S. Carolina, son of General Preston of Virginia, and great nephew of Patrick henry, speaking before the senate. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the honor conferred upon him by the citizens of Fredericksburg which was sent by him [JC]; his motives in the public office have been to uphold the Constitution and the laws and to restrain executive power; those maintaining opposite opinions have been diminished due to \"that event which has transpired since many of the elections took place\"; regrets inability to meet with them. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Song to Lelia\" [arr: Spanish Dance] written by John Tyle to his wife. 1 p. TCy of song.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Speed on My Vessel\" written by John Tyler on his resignation from the U.S. Senate. 1 p. Cy of poem.","Concerns shipment of cranberry plants to him, and how to grow them. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns financial and voting support in election. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions upcoming election in 1840, William Henry Harrison, and thanks for inviting him to become a member of the Tippaccanoe Club. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Henry Washington Hillard of Alabama for a diplomatic post in Belgium, if a vacancy occurs; also recommends William Boulware of Virginia for a diplomatic post at Naples, Italy, reminding him [DW] for a letter of recommendation written by professor Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College, which is enclosed [Enclosure not included]. 1 p. ALS","Congratulates him on new office; advises him how to reun the country; expresses sorrow for death of [William] Henry Harrison. 3 pp. ALS","Recommends Dr. Jno. M. Galt of Portsmouth Va. for the position of military storekeeper at Old Point Comfort [Va.]. [Received at ordnance office, 29 April, 1841] 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Expresses his and both Houses of Congress regrets about Mr. Harrison's death; also mentions his respect for the late President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Recomends Jackson M. Stewart for an appointment; expresses regret at his inability to bid him [JT] a personal farewell. 1 p.  ALS","Mentions how the President's refusal to sign a charter dealing with corporations and how the refusal affects the Whig party. 2 pp. ACy of LS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he [JT] pardon John C. Sharpe, who was dismissed from the Navy, and restore him to his position. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Refutes charge brought against him as Collector of the New York Customs House bo Gov. Poindexter. 7 pp. DS. Including deposition of Samiel O. Howe. 3 pp. DS.","Scope and Contents Extracts of newspapers articles from the Philadelphia American Sentinel and the Philadelphia Ledger about John Tyler.","Scope and Contents Gives his approval for Webster's plans dealing with impressmentl suggests the plans hold true for the land as well as sea. 1 p. Acy of LS.","Scope and Contents Extract of a letter discussing the appointment of Mr. Riois as Secretary of Legation, and [?]'s desire to change the appointment and offer it to Mr. Van Rensselaer as he had already formally done so. 3 pp. Cy of L. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests Badger to give his regrets to the commodore for not making the trip today; the Senate has failed to \"adjourn over\" and his mind is \"too much engrossed with the subjects before me.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses the illness of the President John Tyler. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends condolences on Tyler's loss of advisors and friends [due to the explosion on board the warship Princeton]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to his letter in which he asks to marry her daughter Julia; asks if he will be able to supply Julia with the \"enjoyments by which she has been surrounded.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Land grant to William Hudgins of Ray County, Missouri, for eighty acres of land in the District of Land subject to sale at Lexington, Missouri authorized by President John Tyler (see oversized file). 1 p. D.","Scope and Contents Suggests he see Mr. Brown concerning possible title to property; congratulates him on nomination to assembly; thinking of strong and decided message [to Congress]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Will defer sending a greyhound across the Atlantic until March because of the cold weather; tells of hopes to negotaite treaty with \"His Majesty\"; praises address sent by Tyler; has seen a statue of Cicero which bears a likeness to him [JT]; is planning to give him souvenirs of Italy; comments of course the Whigs are pursuing in Virginia on the Presidential question. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Recommends James J. Wright for the position of consul at Cuba; discusses various nominees for Postmaster in Ulster County, New York; describes excitement about approaching election. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Friends wish him [JT] not to reture, but to be a member of the U.S. Senate where he could \"annihilate some of the distinguished Coons who have made it their business to villify and persecute you during your administration\"; would be also be able to carry through the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mr. Stillwell is anxious to secure the succession to his deputy Mr. Rapalje; wishes something could be done for Shaler; need for men of weight or character as leaders. TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Received his letter and considers his views just; comments on several appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Invitation from them by their [secretary?] to play a private concert for the President, his wife, and firends. 1 p. LS.","Scope and Contents Encloses clipping concerning a meeting about the Texas annexation. 1 p. ALS. Including Nwscl, [circa March 4, 1845]. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he and Mrs. von Geralt missed seeing the Tylers before they left Washington; appreciates his attention and the interest he took in promoting commercial relationships between the U.S. and the Zollverein. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"Picnic Song\" [by John Tyler?]. 1 p. TCy of Poem","Seating arrangement [probably at the White House] or visiting list. 4 pp. Ms.","Scope and Contents Regarding a silver pitcher given to Tyler by the ladies of the county. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Suggests that his supports and friends in New York be encouraged to purchase a subscription to a weekly paper, the Old Dominion, at two dollars per year, or a daily paper the New Era, at five dollars per year to boost sales and support the editior; both papers, published and edited by Wm. Cunningham, in Portsmouth, Virginia, provide extensive coverage and support for him [JT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces his expected arrival in new York and requests that mr. Gardiner meet him at the wharf when he arrives. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Family News; requests Gardiner to send peaches from New York and asks him to visit; Julia is still ill but improving steadily. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Announces the peaches and tells of the arrival of cantaloupes from Mr. Congor that he gave to his servants because he didn't think they were fit for his family; Julia is becoming more healthy; family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns not to purchase any land in the mountains of Va. without seeing it first, as most of it is of no value; discusses business matters concerning coal mines in Kentucky and plans for raising capital for the project. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Suggests Gardiner see the land in Kentucky himself; gives description of the 900 [?] acres and directions for reaching it; also gives the names of several people Gardiner can ask for assistance when he arrives. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns a $1300 check drawn by the Exchange Bank at Norfolk on the Bank of New York and related to business matters. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning a bank draft drawn at the Farmers Bank; mentions Julia and their boy. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes the progress of the clover and wheat crops because of the dry weather. Comments on Julia's plans for a trip north and urges Gardiner and Margaret to come for a visit. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents His and his wife's travel plans; requests Gardiner meet him and his wife, Julia, in Philadelphia the evening of 20 July if possible. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Gardiner that he will not be able to arrive in New York on the 20th as planned, but will be delayed because of complications caused by the weather and crops. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses matters relating to land in Kentucky. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Gardiner that his agents in Kentucky are cheating him and asks him to travel there to look into the matter; character reference for Col. Watkins. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Details travel plans, including delay of train. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning payments for land; refers to foxhunts and merrymaking in the neighborhood, now that \"William Beekman left us\"; refers to Woodbury as Democratic nominee and possible resulting split in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests that Gardiner contact Mr. Benson regarding sending a chair to the Tyler residence; also hopes that Gardiner will visit soon. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Instructs Gardiner on business matters regarding land in Kentucky, and on acquiring an agent there; states that \"the ratification of the Mexican Treaty will relieve the money market and the spirit of speculation will be on tiptoe.\" 3pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses advantage of sending mail via Norfolk over Richmond; business matters, especially the exchange rate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of his son; notes receipt of chair; discusses farming season and bad prices for crops; remarks on revolutions in Europe and possibilites of war; quotes Jefferson. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning transfer of deed of Kentucky land from Tyler to Gardiner; proposes means to clear and cultivate land. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from Judge Juntington of Indiana. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from Judge Huntington, Louisville, Ky., to John Tyler, Charles City Co. House, Virginia, 23 Dec. 1847. Concerning land and mining possbilities in Kentucky and Ohio. 3 pp.","Scope and Contents Love poem; \"To My Wife\"; John Tyler to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. Tcy of Ms.","Scope and Contents Family matters about a portrait and Julia's remedy for stomach sickness; business matter about a debt. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; asks Gardiner to pay certain bills with enclosed money. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; possibly bringing a suit up in Federal Court; problems of getting a reliable agent. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning the deed to some land; instructions about seeing the land and looking after the matter; legal advice from Judge Christian of Williamsburg. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning the court system and the suit involving the qustion of some land in Kentucky [?]; postcript refers to Polk what he rightly deserved. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters settling confusion over money matters; speculates on outcome of Pennsylvania election. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Financial and business matters reiterating directions given in previous letter. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, incuding a reference to a response from Calhoun to a letter Tyler is sending to all Cabinet members; refers to Taylor's election...\"My time for speaking out has come...\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Poem entitled, \"Virginia\" by John Tyler. 1 p. Poem. (see oversize file)","Scope and Contents Discusses New York as a new market for produce from farms of the York River region; also, how to construct an ox cart; consideration of a mort[g]age, and news of the health of the family's slaves with influenza. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses [Seaton's?] reputation, business matters, the payment of debts, and social events. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Urges Gardiner to report about all aspects of his trip and findings in California and hopes that the people of California will draft a constitution by Dec. 1; describes a festive trip to Richmond to break monotony of life at \"Sherwood Forest\" and comments on the wheat crop. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding coal lands and the price of them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks advice on how much he should ask for purchase of Kentucky land, by a group including Sam Casey of Washington. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests draft for $1500; reports on the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note about a bank draft. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matter about payment of a $1500 draft; also, asking $20,000 for land in Kentucky; travel plans because of the cholera outbreak. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Is gratified to learn that his views on the Austrian suppression of Hungary are the same as his. 4 pp. TCy of the ALS. Includes TCy of TL from Mary A. Benjamin to James A. Servies. 5 December 1958, describing Tylre's letter. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note, to apply check as previously discussed. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Robert to procure five bushels of wheat of Pennsylvania growth; mentions varieties he does not want, prefers Zimmerman wheat; remarks on the importance of changing seed every five years; wonders if he [RT] and the Doctor Phipps could make the selection from the farmers around Bristol; plans to travel to New York on the first of October on business and to attend the agricultural show at Flushing, Long Island, then to visit Briston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; refers to Gardiner's agent in Baltimore; remarks on Mr. Beeckman and others in California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding dates when draft notes are due. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Travel news about trip of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Beekman; discusses eventual prominence of California, and letter from Judge Huntington about coal lands. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Speculates on future prominence and wealth of California through its exports and the ratification of its constitution; comments on pending dangers associated with slavery issue; sends news of family and thanks Gardiner for sending sample of gold dust.4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; suggests that the Pilot, a Portsmouth paper favorable to Tyler, be subscribed to by supporters in New York and Philadelphia; comments on birth of Julia G. Tyler and health of her mother, etc. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on health of Julia and Margaret, who are both improving; refers to a letter from Judge Brown that suit with Samuel [?] has been compromised. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Julia's poor health; also on present political climate - the rights of the slaveholding states are being discarded and then Southerners uniting in insecurity; Tyler says his ties are equally divided. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Thanks him for sending speeches and documents from Harrisburg; devotes energies to the improvement of his lands who have deteroriated due to \"injudicious husbandry\" for 200 years; mentions additions to his family of two boys and a girl; has been \"no idle drone since I parted with politics and the politicians\"; fears that destruction will be wrought by \"ambitious and unpricipled demagogues\" but hopes \"sound wisdom and patriotism in the country...[will] baffle all evil designs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short note listing accounts. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters - stopped payments on check and debt; urges Gardiner to visit. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates confusion and mix-up regardnig the payment of certain debts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters and news of Julia and Margaret. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief letter commenting on enclosed letter from William H. Smith. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Discuses improbability of going to New York City in the near future refers Smith to Alexander Gardiner, who handles his property on the Ohio River; predicts coal mines will be of incalculable value.","Scope and Contents News about the early death of John Beeckman and business matters regardin Pain's invention; remarks about the proceedings in Massachusetts; also about his lecture on history of Virginia to students. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on death of Mr. Beeckman; the mild climate of California; three [3] fires which have swept from San Francisco, the last of which destroyed a souvenir he was keeping for Tyler; discusses last admission of California as a state into the Union; tells of mail received from the family from the Panama (steamboat). 4 pp. TCy of ALS. Inclyding TCy (incomplete) of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Business note regarding receipt of two checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents . Reports on trip with Julia, health and brief business matters, including cancelled checks. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief description of Tyler's travels from Norfolk to Williamsburg and short illness; tries to relate how the estate of John Beeckman will be distributed to mother and son according to California and Mexican law, based on his knowledge of Virginia law. 5 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to his ill health and planned trip to Richmond; also discusses bankdrafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to Tyler's past ill health and enclosed letter from Gardiner's mother; comments on political tide in Virginia \"topsy turvy\" and fears for future, as well as slave labor in S. California. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Family news, especially caricatures of each member in great detail; comments on vacation in new York, and excitement surrounding Jenny Lind; urges Gardiner to stay in California if the profits are high. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Confirms receipt of the resignation of Prof. Hopkins from teh Chemistry Department of the College of William and mary; asks Robert to tell John that a temporary position is thus available if he is prepared for it and he must contact Col. McCandish and Judge Christin concerning proposition. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business letter regarding payment of debt and short family news. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business note regarding bank drafts Tyler sent in the post the night earlier. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business letter regarding price of land at $20,000. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter relling of family's illnesses, including a severe case affecting Julia and a terrible cold Tyler had; discusses various treatment. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Concerning payment of three checks, Julia's continual ill-health, and the receipt of a letter from David Gardiner from Sacramento. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters concerning land in Illinois and Tyler's title to it. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Mrs. Gardiner's health is improving; four checks have been dispatched to recipient; also refers to letter from Mr. Page concerning land title. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels there are causes both internal and external at work to produce the ruin of the country; discusses the motive of the European governments who desire dissolution of the Union; Great Britain, after having made a profit out of the slave traffic, clamors for universal emancipation and sends her hirelings to the U.S. to encourage \"Fanatics\"; only \"devotional attachment to Gov. and Union on the part of our people\" can save the Union; speaks as the \"true representative of Southern feeling.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters regarding whether to mine lands or to let the railroads use them. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on his and Julia's poor health and sends two checks. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to secure position as Port Collector in San Diego for Gardiner; discusses poor health and family news; also the \"uneasy conditions of public affairs.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters, such as payment of checks, and comments that \"matters are looking better for the country\" politically. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler's 26 Nov. 1850 letter discussing \"great question of the day\" which is union or disunion of the United States. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Relates sorry over death of Alexander Gardiner, and grief it is causing family members. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates death of Col. Gardiner and expresses sorrow over event. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Sends information about his \"departed friend\" General Brazure N. Pryor, especially his bravery while commanding an artillery comany at the Battle of Hampton [War of 1812] so that his widow Elizabeth (Deneufville) Pryor could receive a land bounty; he [JT] nominated him to be elected Brigadier General in the winter of 1815-1816, served with him in legislature, and recommended him to be Collector at Norfolk, where he served until his death.","Scope and Contents Discusses experiences in California for past two years; incoroprates fine weather, mining conditions, agricultural progress, etc. 3 pp. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Claims that the official muster roll of his company does not account for much of the time it was in service [in the War of 1812] and that the payroll omits the name of his servant, William Short, who also served; wonders if Short, who is still alive, is entitled to benefit of land for his service under the Act of Congress. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Requests Gardiner to check on an order Tyler placed with store in New York; family news, 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to sell Kentucky land and plans to hire an agent, William Prentis [?] to aid him; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is in better health and homesick for New York 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Response to a letter by the Jefferson Literary Society of Philadelphia requesting Tyler's opinion on the U.S. foreign policy of intervention versus isolationism. 8 pp. Cy of ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family news and business matters regarding check payments. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family's ill health and business matters pertaining to bank drafts. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses family; ill health and recovery, as well as thanks Horsford for giving him a chemistry book. 2 pp. XCy of ALS, 20 March, 1852, from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Prof. E.N. Horsford, stating she found Tyler's letter and mailed it for him because he got ill. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler wants to sell his Kentucky land on the Ohio River, which is valuable for its coal deposits and fertility, for $20,000; it is 1500 acres. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business and family matters. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Mr. Sam B. Casey, Tyler's contact in Kentucky, responded on the wealth of the coal deposits in the land Tyler owns; suggests mining it but Tyler prefers to sell it for $20,000. 2pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Refers to more conservative estimate of the quantity of coal in the Kentucky land; still prefers to sell land; urges Gardiner to see that Alexander Gardiner's will is attended to 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matter, including three checks, and his health. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Talks about a fire, started by the combustion of a vial of chloric ether ignited by a candle, which he extinguished; mentions a harvest time. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Family news; health of Tyler is improving, and the corn crop is planted, etc.; corrects Dr. William Gardiner;s error that it will cost $50,000 to mine the Kentucky property. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Discusses possible sale of Warren's farm. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Banking matters and discusses family's health; says he may go to Philadelphia for medical advice. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on his elevation to the head of the Post Office Department; asks him to use his influence to assist his brother William Tyler to obtain the position of a naval store keeper at the washington Navy Yard or one elsewhere of a \"corresponding character\"; gives a biographical description of his brother. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses his \"wretched\" health and his business dealings with William Ozborne. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on business matters and improved health under the care of Dr. Semple of Hampton, Va. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses banking matters, election day activites, and hopes to spend next winter in a warm climate. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Relates that the newspaper accounts of his ill-health are exaggerated, although he has been very unwell; promises to visit Staten Island when Julia is well. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler thanks him for his previous two letters which describe the Constitutional Convention and reflects on excitement of the Fourth of july. 1 P. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Tyler has submitted to articles to the [Southern Literary] Messenger for publication about his days at [the College of] William and Mary. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Short business note detailing \"enclosed\" checks. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Seeks help in advocating a promotion which Gibson feels he deserves, in lieu of a mistrial fifteen years ago, in which Tyler was able to help him. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Horsford extended an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler to join his wife and him at their home in Cambridge before the Tylers head south. 1 . TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news regarding health of Mrs. Tyler and her planned annual journey to her mother; mentions that he attended the first meeting of the Agricultural Society in Richmond, [Va.]. 2 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Cites Mrs. Tyler's terrible health for two months, since the birth of her baby, as the reason why he and Mrs. Tyler have not been able to visit Horsford. 2 pp. Xcy of ASL.","Scope and Contents Refers to their trip and mourns the death of his sister; also includes business matters. 2 pp. ALS. Including the ALS from Julia Gardiner to her sister, New York, New York, requesting that she have her [JG] purchases sent to her home. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Short note accompanying check. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business and family [health] matters. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Discusses business matters such as bank payments as well as family and home [garden] happenings. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Topic: \"The Merchant of Former Times and The Merchant of Today.\" Brief history of the merchant in society and discussion of the 19th century role. 8 pp. Pst. of PM.","Scope and Contents Requests that some of his printed addresses be distributed by Gardiner to specific persons; comments on his health, crops, and asks Gardiner to get him an English walking stick in New York 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses business disappointments--postponement of the sale of land in Kentucky and in the sale of his corn;whishes to take advantage of mason's offer to endorse and to negotiate through the banks the note and thereby discharge his obligations to the James River and Kanawha Canal Copany by July 1. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Announces birth of a son, who was born without the aid of chloroform to the mother; comments that Mrs. Gardiner is with the Tyler family, although recovering from illness. 2 pp. Xvy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Business matters, advice on getting good estimate for property. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters; party season brought to an end by Lent; comments on the social successes of Margaret [Tyler's sister-in-law?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Business [banking] matters regarding the payment of bills. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Short business note, travel plans. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Instructions on what to do with a deed mailed in a previous letter; gives family news. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Horsford for sending a budding potato for experiments in planging in Va.; congratulates Horsford on rise in literary world, and expresses disappointment that he did not visit Cambridge. 3 pp. XCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Arrangements to meet Robert to attend festivities at the college of William and mary where he [JT] is to address the literary societies; mention of [Henry A.] Wise as a visitor to the College; crops fair, rain frequent; [Hugh Blair] Grigsby will deliver an address before Phi Beta Kappa on the subject of the people of the convention of 1788. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Encloses letter from American Consul at Glasgow concerning her father's claim to an inheritance; hopes her trip was made without inconvenience; was detained on his return from Old Point by the steamer's broken shaft; all well at home; much rain, no damage to wheat. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the result of potato crop; left Julia and the three youngest children on Staten Island; brought the two largest boys with a view of putting them in school in the area; plans to accompany Julia and the children home' sends greetings to Mrs. Horsford and regards to him [EH]. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Sends suggestions for investigating the status of the Gardiner etate in England and for verifying the connection between the families on both sides of the Atlantic; has not been well for several days; has grieved over the death of Mrs. Horsford. 4 pp. ALS","Published by Henry McCaffrey, Baltimore: Washington D.C. John F. Ellis. 3 pp. Song. Including XCy of above song. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Due to bad winter weather conditions, communication from the \"outside world\" is not active, and Tyler inquires of political news; offers his and Julia's condolences on the loss of Horsford's wife [?]. 3 pp. XCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on the crops and predicts high prices for corn in the next year; gives news of family health and asks for word about the yellow fever outbreaks in New York. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Letter in response to Tyler's inquiry of his family lineage: [Thomas Gardiner, Esq. of Tollesburry, Essex.] 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Farming news and notes celebration on 13 May in Jamestown of its founding by settlers, for which he must prepare a history of Virginia. 2 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Response to Tyler regarding price negotations of some property and a pony for sale. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, including difficulties in getting a loan from the bank; asks Gardiner to talk with someone in New York 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports meeting agenda. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Business matters, which he asks Gardiner to look into; states that he is looking for a residence for his wife, who doesn't want to live at \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia) forever. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Comments on Robert's resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, fears Democrats will not succeed in next congressional elections because of the enormous increase in expenditures, mentions statement made by [Henry A.] Wise in Williamsburg that the College [of William and Mary] was \"the most superb body of equal size he had ever seen,\" says of Wise that 'his eye is steadily fixed on 1860\" [presidential election], feels that he[JT] is the last of the Virginia Presidents, suggests remedy for ailment of his grandson, plans to move to Hampton, 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Brief business note asking Gardiner to give enclosed check to portrait artist; predicts hard times due to bad crop. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS, Julia Gardiner Tyler, \"Villa Margarett,\" [Hampton, Va.], to Col. David L. Gardiner Asks her brother to have Margaret's portrait sent as soon as possible and to put it directly in the care of the steamer's captain. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler analyzes his son's letter about the Zolverein Treaty; confesses that, as a father of six and a supervisor of a household, he is no Cicero or Pliny, but opts to live out his days in Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Compliments Tyler on his \"Memories of Richmond\" address and comments on Mr. Cushing's and Mr. Seward's speeches; he is lonely. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Navy Yard official wrote in regard to shipping the remains of Mr. Denison of Va. to be buried next to his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brief note asking Gardiner to conduct some bond exchanges for him. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reference to a party going to Jamestown to plant ivy around the old church steeple, led by Edward Everett; mentions difficulties of son, John; comments on Virginia gubernatorial race; his address at the College of William and Mary forthcoming and the rebuilding of the college is estimated to cost $18,200, and will be completed Oct. 1, 1859. 4 pp. ALS. Includes engraving of John Tyler, 1 item.","Scope and Contents Business matters, including the payment od debts and a trip to Raleigh, [N.C.], during which he gave 3 speeches; discusses his poor health and the flourishing wheat crops. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler agrees that a meeting of the Board would prove detrimental to his objective of re-establishing the law scool on solid footing; also inquires if books from West Point [Academy] arrived. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Comments on the 1860 presidental election and how the Virginia delegates stand on the candidacies of [Robert M.T.] Hunter, Henry A. Wise, and Stephen Douglass; his speech at a Richmond banquet was highly applauded; Mrs. Tyler's ill health, and his son's handwriting which rivaled Napoleon's.","Scope and Contents Agrees to speak on politics in Portsmouth; predicts that Breckenridge will be elected by the House of Representatives. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speaks of his triumph at the state convention where the Peace Conference Project was defeated; the \"temper of the state is obviously rising'; within 6 or 7 months Virginia will leave the Union. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends his speech; fears drift into secession, perhaps can be delayed until October; large cannon removed to Old Point, [Comfort, Va.]; may be a majority fot he Border States in the Convention, but it is doubted; measles has broken out among the chuldren; interest to [RT's] bond held by Crump falls due 4 May and 4 Nov., has no money or would not trouble him. 3 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS. 1 p","Account of the death of Ex-President Tyler in The Daily Express (Petersburg, Va.). 4 pp. Nws. (See oversize file)","Scope and Contents Detailed inventory of property/belongings on estate at his death. 2 pp. D.","Regrets having taken so long to write; expresses gratification for Mr. Tyler having visited Norfolk, [Va.]; asks for news of the Tyler family. 2 pp. ALS.","\"Plan of the House of Representatives,\" Published by C. Bohm. 1 p. PD. (See Oversize File)","Article describing bill introduced by Del. George W. Grayson to improve the New kent County burial site of Letitia Christian Tyler. (From the Daily Press and Times Herald) 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Reaffirms the beauty and merits of Tidewater Virginia; gives an account of traditoonal social behavior to illustrate the proud cilture of the are; the descendants of the are should have a \"sense of their duty not to a single state only, but to the Whole Union.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets it has taken him so long to answer Tyler's letters; offers to publish some of Tyler's writing stating his opinon on the secession question for Virginia; agrees with Tyler's opinion that Virginia must stay with the Union; offers his regards to Mrs. Tyler. 2 pp. ALS, Frag.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitiation from President and Mrs. Tyler. 1 p. AL.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Poem entitled \"Song.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Scope and Contents [John Tyler?] to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. Poem entitled \"To M.G.B.\" 1 p. TCy of poem.","Robert T[yler?], Curl's Wharf, to Mrs. Pearl Tyler, Sturgeon Point, James River, Va. Although he is not there in person, his heart is at \"Sherwood [Forest]\"; had been afraid it would bring back too many memories; this visit, however, only brought him pleasant experiences; encloses picture of his brother Henry; sends love to all of Pearl's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Sketches of part of Tyler land somewhere along the Ohio River; sketched by S.R. Carey, 2 pp. AMs.","Scope and Contents Medical prescription for Honorable John Tyler; Hegeman, Clark, and Company, druggists. 1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Envelope of letter from John Tyler, to Colonel Samuel S. Gardiner, Abby Manor, Shelton Island, Suffolk County, New York. 1 item. ADS","Scope and Contents Five envelopes from President John Tyler, to Alexander Gardiner, New York City, New York. 5 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Four envelopes to President John Tyler, Washington City, D.C. 4 items. ADS.","Scope and Contents Envelopes to President John Tyler, 31 items. AD","Scope and Contents Article in the Eclectic Magazine about John Tyler; \"John Tyler and His Presidency\"; written by his son Lyon G. Tyler, LL.D. 18 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Address given by Jon. George L. Christian; to the Colonial Dames of America; in Virginia; entitled \"John Tyler\"; includes inscription. 26 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Address entitled \"John Tyler, Tenth President of the United States\"; by Armistead C. Gordon. 45 pp. PV","Scope and Contents Article \"John Tyler -- Tenth President of the United States\"; written by Oliver Perry Chitwood. 2 pp. PM","Scope and Contents Engraving, 6 1/8\" X 9 1/4\", black and white, of John Tyler, by H.B. Hall and Sons, New York, New York1 item. Engraving.","Scope and Contents William Miller to [?]. Regrets missing [?] in New York; Mr. Wood was nominated by a coalition of \"leading men\" from the anti-Masonic and working men's parties; speculates on future developments on New York politics. 1 p. ALS. Includes TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","See Philip Gerald Auchampaugh, Robert Tyler: Southern Rights Champion, Duluth, 1934","Acknowledges receipt of letter from Seawell; complains of all the rain they have been having; relates news of their mututal friends in Williamsburg; the Vice-President is tolerably well, and is \"I believe daily expecting a visit from General Harrison -- what between public and private matters everyminut of his time is employed and for the most part unhappily employed. For the cares of his office are already little less than the cares of the man and it is absurd to suppose that any man of his temperment and rank in life can be happy without being rich.\" Mother unwell; birth of his daughter. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Apologizes for taking so long to reply, but a \"serious indisposition\" has kept him from being able to write; sends his regars to Gardiner's family and a special note to Margaret; planning a trip to Philadelphia. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given with great pleasure his last letter to the President; has \"good will\" for the German population. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Recommends Ferris as a good man for the surveyorship; notes that a possible opponent of Ferris' is Eli Moore, who is a friend of Polk; warns against filling positions with too many from the same clique. 3 pp. AL. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to lend money to newspaper editor, Thomas Dunn English; speaks of Polk and two poltiical associates. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to ask Gov. Van Ness if Mr. Cooper can be given a position other than the one alloted to him of inspector because he cannot now climb sides of ships or [?] the burdens of such an office; reports that both me and Mr. Cooper are bad off financially; says Mr. Polk is partly responsible for this by \"annihilating all my expections.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Defends his father and himself against an article written in the New York Herald accusing them of trying to thwart Polk and his administration; suggests that the author of the article was paid; \"The ex-President has never uttered a word, I am sure, about Mr. Polk good, bad or indifferent and does not give the subject of Politics a thought now that the Texas question is settled. After much toil and sacrifice for his country...have only tortured and reviled him, he has retured, I hope forever, into the quiet and dignity of private life...He has a sweet and blooming wife, a sufficient fortune, a beautiful estate...moreover he scarcely ever opens a newspaper...\"; list of Tyler's accomplishments as President; \"He needs but on thing more,...the justice of his country\"; inquires as to publishing a rebuttal. 7 pp. ALS. Including NwsCl of New York Herald, 2 August, 1845. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends his best to Gardiner's family;comments on rumors of the \"bloody war\"; informs him that he received a letter from former Pres. Tyler, who is well; comments that \"Polkey and Spoils [Spoils system] should feel small now.\" 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Plans to be in New York City soon; informs Gardiner that \"Polk has at last been caught\" as he predicted. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to see that a speech he has written is published; has heard from the Ex-President and Mrs. Tyler who are both doing well; \"He says something about some expression used in one of my letters that has annoyed Julia. I have written him that it was altogether unintentioned, Madame Juliua is too sensitive\"; tells David Gardiner and him to get married. 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that a gentleman, \"in whom [he] place[s] unbounded confidence\" has hinted that Buchanan will take Virginia and that the press there is \"out for [him]\"; Tyler is campaighning hard in [?] where the elections will be held next monday. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alarmed at the \"political aspect of affairs in this country\"; is sure the South is convinced it \"should have sustained the Missouri Compromise Candicate at Baltimore\"; regards the Missouri Compromise as the \"strong hope and sheet Anchor of the Country\"; predicts General Cass will be defeated and consequently the party will be \"swept up as with deluge.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that his name, of all the Northern Men, will be acceptable to the \"People of the Southern States for the Presidency\"; wishes him to come to Philadelpia and make some friends; confirms that judge campbell is almost avowedly for Buchanan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Gardiner to \"procure a copy\" of the paper containing the annoucement of [his father-in-law, Thomas Abthorpe] Cooper's death; wants to write a short biography of Cooper; sends his love to Gardiner's mother and Margaret. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells Churchill he had come to town that day; asks him to bring a deed with him from the clerk's office that \"settles Longwood on Macy Cooper.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Offers to send his father a picture of Priscilla; says he doesn't want it being a fixture in the house; thinks he is feeling better; New York politics. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Read his letter to the Union Meeting which has given satisfaction there; asks how many members of the state [Pa.] democratic delegation Buchanan can depend on as \"faithful friends\"; reminds Buchanan that he fells he should return to the senate. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Judge] Campbell has carried the city, [Phil.] and \"will no doubt receive the City and County vote in the State Convention.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerning strike by laborers on the coal wharves and its handling by police in Richmond. 8 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Kiffee Chose the \"Old Keystone\" as his future home; finds Pennsylvania men agreeable; accepts an invitation to address Bigler Club in Lancaster. 2 pp. ALS. Including Df. concerning the \"Southern\" position of Pennsylvania and the transference of Pennsylvania to a \"semi-abolitionist\" state by the election of James Pollacky. 1 p. Including Df concerning disagreement with George Bancroft's interpretation of political basis of the settlement of Virginia. 4 pp.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation to address a Bigler Club in Colomia, Pa. [?]; feels that Col. Bigler will \"not only be nominated by the Democratic State Convention,\" but will also be elected by the people in the fall to the \"gubernatorial office\"; he is first always for Pennsylvania. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Bigler Club report including letter from Robert Tyler read at the meeting. 1 p. NwsCl. Including TCy of above NwsCl. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will \"have the supprt of the City and Country without fail\"; sends his \"respectful compliments\" to Buchanan's niece Miss Lane and to Mrs. Baker. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's delegates will gain a majority of seats in the Convention; has seen Col. Bigler; feels that Buchanan should visit Philadelphia for a few days; inquires as to who shall be the next Canal Commissioner. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has contacted \"friends in high quarters\" concerning the best \"flue tobacco\" in the country; will write them soon at length. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Declines invitation on behalf of the Democracy of Berks County to celebrate the 4th of July due to a previous engagement; indicates that \"we all have a right to feel proud and gratified at the position occupied by our beloved Commonwealth [Pa.].\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend democratic festivities at Eagle Station on the 20th of August. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of same letter","Scope and Contents Accepts invitation to attend the committee meeting at bedofrd on the 27th of July; is obstructed from many of the duties of his office by a wound he recieved to his right hand as a result of a fireworks explosion on the 4th of July. 1 p Cy of Al.","Scope and Contents Proclaims the success of the \"Pennsylvania movement\" in the Democratic Caucus; informs him that he has been an \"able, efficient, and enthusiastic body of friends at his back\"; the \"Union Resolutions\" which he thinks originated with [?], \"are slain outright\" but to Buchanan's advantage; enunciates the problem of the \"Unionist Democrats.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that the Governor present an address for the release of Irishman Smith O'Brien. 2 pp. ACys of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants response to a letter Tyler sent in reference to \"certain offensive remarks said to have been made\" by him at Harrisburg, [Pa.]; asks for a response to that letter; Cameron must deny or retreat. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Condemns Mr. Donahoe for connecting Franklin Pierce with the \"illeberal temper\" of the New Hampshire State Convention in his newspaper the Boston Pilot. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Defends his father against two articles attacking his administration. 5 pp. ALS. including TCy of ALS. 20 July, 1852. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Declines an invitation for the New Hampshire Convention due to \"circumstances of a private nature\"; proclaims success of the Democratic Party in November; commends Pierce as the right choice for the Democratic nomination. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Thinks it best that he withdraw his name as candidate for clerkship of Pennsylvania Supreme Court to replace Mr. Cohen. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an advertisement from the Ledger discrediting Pierce, that he feels should be contested; gives his support, which had earlier been for Buchanan, to Pierce as the Presidential candidate. 2 pp. ALS. Includes incomplete Cy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for Wise's views and suggestions as to the upcoming Presidential contest; offers his \"humble influence\" to Wise in his political aspirations; predicts the development of the Democratic Convention; questions why all states, emaning the inclusion of ones that do not usually vote Democratic should have a sa in the Democratinc nomination; claims that the South will provide \"present protection and future success\" for the Democrats. 4 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Notes that the free-soil element will \"exhibit itself to an alarming extent\" in the formulation of the Southern Platform of '56; warns Wise to keep the South united at all costs and not to quarrel with [Robert] Hunter. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p","Scope and Contents Asks the President to intervene on behalf of a \"young man by the name of Phillips\" who has been fired from his clerkship in a customs house, Tyler claims that his removal will be disadvantageous to the party because his father is an extremely influential man. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Understands from the Ledger that Mr. Lane is opposed to the Pacific Railroad project; regrets that he does not give his \"able support\" to the project; claims that Lane is wrong in attributing the project to New York speculators who intend to make the road a private corporation. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Note regarding letter of 5 December, 1853, and the Friends of Ireland.","Scope and Contents Notes that the attacks on him [RT] made by the Pennsylvanian [which is owned by Bigler] did him no harm, and in fact, probably lost him a good deal of subscribers; reports that the senatorial race between Gov[erno]r Porter and [Colonel] Bigler is being conducted with \"much bitterness among [the] candidates\"; feels that Cadwalader is making a fine character in Congress.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Holds Tyler in high esteem, and considers him a close friend; reaffirms that he will not be a candidate for office [Presidency]; confident that Miss Harriet [his niece] will not marry an Englishman; he does not hear much from Philadelphia as \"Judge Campbell and Mr. Hunt[er] never write\"; he has \"full faith\" in the election of Wise. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Informs Seawell that the President will be happy to serve Mr. [Jones?] if he is able to do so; indicates that the letter will \"furnish you authority for [?] in the case of Holt and the other cases.\" 2 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Awaits Buchanan's return to America \"with great impatience\"; advices him never to discount the possibility of running for the Presidency; warns him that he should try to bring all his friends together; informs Buchanan that Pierce would like to run for the Presidency but he Tyler does not think that he can win; although Virginia is strongly supporting Wise for the Presidency, Tyler admits that the next president cannot come from a slave state; has just returned to Philadelphia after delivering an address at the Commencement of William and Mary College. 2 pp. 2 TCys of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Dr. George [Semple?] was an applicant for the place when you spokle for Col. Custis, and it was decided by the department that no change should be hat at that point. The President (whom I have just consulted) thinks it will not do to make any change under the circumstances\"; asks him to tell John Seawell that he would like to see him once more; asks when he is planning to visit Washington. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Had a short visit with Joe [Seawell] but had to leave his office; regrets that he and Priscilla have been deprived of your society four summers; claims that public politic opinion is disorganized in the North; fears a \"dis[solution?] of the Democratic Party Nort and South\"; asks Seawell to keep him informed of Virginia politics especially regarding the race between Hunter and Wise. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if Boswell will loan him money to give to Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents The meeting \"last night\" was large; \"Thousands of people\" had come to hear him; it was a \"clique affair\" and he was \"omitted\" from the Committee of Arrangements; informs that Gov. Bigler \"ran away from\" the meeting; reveals that \"Wescott is one of the most despised men in the community.\" 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Warns Buchanan that he must come home [from England] soon in order to sustain the \"united delegation from Pennsylvania\" that Tyler feels is necessary for his nomination; notes that \"Campbell and J. Glancey Jones are traitors:\" and Forney cannot decide where he stands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Feels easier in his mind since the last time he wrote\" as recent election in New York and Maryland have seen a downturn in \"Pierceism\" ; claims that the Dallas movement will \"fizzle out\"; chastises Buchanan for an \"ill-advised\" letter he wrote to Wise, but is happy to report that Wise still supports him; feels that with Pennsylvania behind him, Buchanan will certainly be successful. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Pennsylvania is for Buchanan now; tells Wise to \"lien [lean?] towards him strongly; relates that there is a \"remarkably kind feeling\" towards Wise among politicial friends of his; claims that Pierce movement is dead there; considers Wise's letter to the New York National Democrats \"really admirable.\" 3 pp. ALS. including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Questions the exclusion of the Irish-American from the Convention of the Friends of Ireland; wonders how Tyler, always a supporter of Irish Americans, could allow the \"exclusion\" of a newspaper of over 100,000 subscribers from such a Convention, of which Tyler is the Chairman. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Armstrong, Reserved member; acknowledges that the remonstrant, Jee Seawell [?] has accused the Board of being unlawful by not publically stating the reasons for which they dismissed him. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents McGowan has just received a letter from Dr. Smith indicating that no funds are available for his office; informs Robert that it has been suggested that he purchase \"an iron safe\" in which to keep the documents of the Society [?]; Dr. Smith also suggested to him that they develop a more effective system for obtaining contributions; he requires a list of the \"State Directories and Socieities\" in order to do this. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Will comply with Tyler's invitiation of a visit as soon as he can come to Philadelphia; praises him for his connection with the Irisih movement and claims him an \"able and unflinching advocate\"; feels that although michael Doheny and his fellow agitators should be condemned for their violence at the last Convention [of the Friends of Ireland], he must admit that they ahve led to progress for the cause; believes that together he and Tyler \"can do much towards peace and cooperation\"; declines any offer of a position in the delegation. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that establishment of the office of the American I[rish] E.A.A.; suggests that Capt[ain] William t. Lyons is the man for the position; suggests that the position should pay 2,000 dollars per year; also suggests James C. Hyde, to go to work in Ireland. 8 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that the new constitution [of the E.A.A.] calls for the establishment of an Under-Secretary [which he has called for previously]; informs Tylr of an upcoming reply in the Citizen by [Patrick] Lynch, the editor of the Irish-American; if Tyler is ever in New York, Limsden is there every week and would like to see him. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Feels that Mitchel does not support the [IAEA] organization and that Tyler should attempt to persuade him into its favor; speaks pejoratively regarding editor of the Irish-American, Lynch; claims that the Massachusetts Convention was \"a sorry affair\"; recommends Lumsden to strengthen the organization; Harris wanted to knwo who informed McClenahan that he was a British spy, but McClenahan would not tell him. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that he had a letter from Dr. Smith proposing a meeting with him and Tyler in Philadelphial; feels that they should postpone everthing until the \"full fruits\" of the trial \"are developed\"; claims that \"victory and glory await us.\" 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tried to see Lynch, finally found him in Brooklyn; feels that everything \"is made right\" with Lynch. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a recent speech made referring to Tyler is unworthy; knows that Tyler is \"a patriot and a gentleman\"; intends to publish something to this effect in his nxt paper. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that, according to custom, a fee is to be collected by the Directory when a new charter is applied for; asks Tyler's opinion as to whether the new laws cancel this old custom or not. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Noticed that McGowan signed a letter with his official title within the Directory; asks Tyler if the names of members of the organization are not to be secret; Mr. Mitchel's lecture \"cut to pieces\" John Omahony's faction; this faction \"has utterly ruined itself.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Has had an interview with Mr. Thomas Whyte, Secretary of the State Directory; refers to the Emigrant Aid Society. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Surprised that the Directory Charter has not reached Tyler yet; receives money very slowly, but has received \"encouraging letters\" from the South and West. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that accommodations \"will be due\" on the 21st; he should remind the Herald that the amount is $300. 1 p. ALS","Scope and Contents Wants to call a meeting of the Supreme Directory and force Mitchell to give an explanation of his traitorous acts. 3 pp. ALS","Scope and Contents Regrets that he cannot attend the meeting of the Supreme Directory on the 29th; feels that the conduct of the Secretary [McGowan], is not satisfactory. 1 p. ALS. Including Cy of ALS from Dr. Smith, [Boston, Mass], to Dr. McGowan 4 March, 1856, concerning the sending of \"monies\" to the Treasurer. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Predicts that the State Delegates of Virginia will be for Wise; states that Wise is very close to their whole family; his father would be the best but he is out of politics; he will be a valuable asset in the election of Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received a letter from Daniel Edgar Sickles, Secretary of Legation to Mr. Buchanan, that regards Buchanan in much the same way Tyler had in a previous letter; asks Tyler which letter he would rather see printed in the Citizen. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Tyler to forward some enclosed pamphlets concerning the \"Syracuse Convention.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays an editorial written in the Pennsylvanian \"hinting the idea of coalition\"; relays, also, good tidings from Mr. Buchanan; asks if Wise knows James Black of Pittsburg; mentions [William] Bigler; warns that a split may occur in the Democratic Party. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that the Irish faction within the Party was upset at their interpretation of speech in Buchanan made; he has written a letter to the editor of the Citizen informing him that Buchanan's intent was not to \"justify British Gov[ernmen]t in India and Ireland\"; advises him to make a public announcement of that fact to clarify any confusion; warns Buchanan that some men feel that he [JB] \"belongs to them\"; advises buchanan to \"drive 'em away.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Finds Buchanan acceptable as a possible candidate, but feels he will  not get a third of the Irish vote; would not be able to support Pierce \"under any circumstances\"; desires some indication of the association's {IAEA] policy in this matter; disturbed by Messrs. Lumsden and Convoy's failure to respond to him on association business; trusts that Tyler's sister is recoverning from her illness. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Attempted to persuade mr. Charles O'Connel to Col. Saunders to attend the Cincinnati convention as he may \"be of essential service\"; Col. Saunders \"declares for Buchanan\" the Vermont delegates are mostly for Douglass. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Glad to hear that Tyler was in Cincinnati to give a lecture to the \"Robert Emmett Club\"; hopes that Gov. Wise will receive the Presidential nomination from the Cincinnati Convention, which is presently meeting; worries taht Buchanan is too fond of Great Britain; also, Lumsden does not want another Northern man; he feels that the North has exploited the South and is not holding up to the American Constitution. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that Bright supports Buchanan; worried that Douglas friends will support Hunter in an effort to beat Buchanan' but feels that Wise will triumph in Virginia. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Informs him that Wise was the key to Buchanan's nomination; his father's name was mentioned several times, always in favor, at the Convention. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Cannot go to New York, but wishes McGowan to visit him in Pennsylvania; says the Buchanan did not mean to indicate that Britain was \"tyranical\"; refuses to involve the IAEA in politicial questions. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Endorsement concerning letter from Robert Tyler, to John J. McGowan. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Refutes a charge that Tyler made in a recent letter that McGowan was inplicating the Association in politics; assures Tyler that he was simply relaying the sentiments of club members regarding Buchanan, knowing that Tyler would most likely be interested; the speech Buchanan made has turned Irish sentiment bitterly against himself and Herbert of the Pilot Citizen is using it to turn them away from the Democratic party; claims that the organization can do nothing if a \"know-nothing\" is elected. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for any outbursts in recent letters; has only seen McClenahan once since in New York; Filmore arrived at his house the night before; he is sorry that Filmore allowed himself to be \"humbugged and betrayed by the dark lantern.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is unable \"to go on Sunday night\"; is able to leave on Monday or \"the following Sunday.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is ill and \"confined to the house\"; predicts that \"many men\" will seek Wise's influence in Virginia to help nominate Buchanan; reminds him to be careful of what he says and does especially in relation to M. Buchanan; has heard compliments of Wise's Richmond Ratificiation speech; Judge Douglas will be caught most likely in the \"Squatter Sovereignty\" trap; comments that the issue of slavery in the new territories was \"ignored in Cincinnati,\" and that if it ever arises \"there will be the devil to pay in the Democratic party\"; claims that it is not a matter of principle, but really a matter of politics. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for placing Tyler's letter about Buchanan in the news section; he has written an editorial of his own in favor of Buchanan which he feels will do Buchanan \"[more] good than a partisan article from a personal or political friend\"; claims that Buchanan's speech has done a great deal of harm; reaffirms that he will help the Democratic party in the campaign. 5 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that \"He [Buchanan] distinctly declares himself opposed to squatter sovereignty\"; he says that if elected president, he intends being President; Buchanan also told Tyler that his plans were influenced by him; encloses an article from the Citizen that Wise should have published in a Richmond paper, the editor of the Citizen prefers him [HW] for the Presidency. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"we\" will win this state [Pennsylvania], New Jersey,  and New York; predicts that if we beat the \"nigger worshippers\" bad in this election, the contest in 1860 will be the know-nothing Heresies. 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Extract. Claims that the Democratic Party has always guarded the rights of foreigners; explains that Buchanan's farewell speech to England is greatly misunderstood. 3 pp. Cy of AL. Including Nws Cl concerning Democratic Party electors of the fifth ward. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Feels that Wise has misapprehended Buchanan's sentiments towards himself; Tyler knows that Buchanan likes Tyler but also feels strongly that Buchanan likes Wise. 2 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents He and Mr. Edward Kenefeck are traveling to new York; plan on seeing Tyler; the goal of their trip is to collect the thousand dollas owed by the New York club in order to pay \"the trial\" of last January. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests for Tyler some new signs and passwords; informs him that he has been feeling ill; claims that the Herald is \"unprincipled\" and attacks Buchanan in an \"ungentlemanly\" manner. 2 pp. AL. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Would like Tyler to investigate why Lynch never received a reply to his letter to the Secretary of the Navy concerning the voyage of the \"new[?] frigate\" to Ireland; Lynch feels that not only will it be a boon to Irisih Americans and American businessmen, it will also give hope to despairing Ireland. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Received the letter from Tyler approving the signs; claims that Lumsden is disruptuing the association; but believed there is \"the nucleus of a strong association of the right material\" who can hold things together. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Called at Tyler's office a few times, but never reached him; will announce Tyler to speak in his neighborhood on August 20. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the South must pull together with the rest of the country; feels that the Fremont Party will try to dominate the South; suggests taht it is Wise's responsibility to strenthen the South and join it with the North; Tyler claims that Wise's \"actions will make civil war.\" 3 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Feels that Buchanan will win the election, but is not nearly completely sure of it; believes that if Buchanan loses Pennsylvania he will lose altogether; if he loses, Tyler suggests the South leave the Union and make an alliance with Great Britain. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets not being able to speak in H[?]'s district due to illness. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns Wise of the \"political serpents\" who will come down from the North and try to do him mischief; feels that Forney is not a good person for Buchanan to have around himself; suggests Glancey Jones as an able ally. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the election is going smoothly and that Buchanan will be elected \"without doubt\"; reports taht he was upset by the placing of an editorial he wrote on the fourth page of the newspaper; met with the editor, Mr. Fiske, and was promised that it would be corrected; concerned that this act may be part of a scheme against Tyler and Wise to proceed with caution and to avoid any argument with Buchanan and to see him at the \"earliest moment.\" 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"God\" for the victory of Buchanan; claims that it was \"the vote of the South\" that secured it; the faction in the North has excluded Wise from \"their prop-the Pennsylvanian\"; believes that \"they would betray their father.\" 3 pp. ALS. Pritned in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Happy that the North did not come out too strongly as that would have damaged the administration; claims that the \"forney Clique would have succeeded\"; fells that forney and his friends would have brought chaos to the country; believes that Forney is actually being dictated to by a group of men, and they are responsible for the destructive comments on Robert Tyler; postulates that their plan is to \"kill [Wise] off\" and replace him. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Has heard that his brother John is urging Wise to suggest Robert's name to Mr. Buchanan for a cambinet position; Tyler will not accept a positionl although Tyler likes Buchanan, he warns Wise to guard his [HW] honor and secure \"Southern rights.\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCyof the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a report on the dangers confronting the South and his views on the best way to deal with them; would like Wise to publosh the report in as many Southern papers as possible; suggests that it be read in the Convention; claims that where the Contest of 1860 is concerned, Wise is the \"only man living who can make the slightest impression upon the North.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler will not \"stand in the way\" of any favors Buchanan may bestow upon him, even if they include Forney; suggests that Col. Bigler is not happy with Wise; has seen Buchanan, who was kind, but feels he is too \"thick\" with Forney. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Reports that a man called \"Senex\" claiming to be Wise's friend, came to see himl Tyler put him through a test to be sure of his intentions; believes him to be under the control of Forney and his friends; pleads with Wise to keep \"Senex\" from any more recognition in the Richmond Enquirer. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","Scope and Contents Had an itnerview with Mr. Buchanan whod esired to talk about Governor Floyd; advised Buchanan to talk to Wise about the matter; warns him to keep a \"sharp eye\" on the situation regarding Buchanan's cabinet; claims that Forney will \"use his influence in Pa.\" against Wise. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just visited with Buchanan; claims that Wise is Buchanan's \"favorite\" of anyone; reports that Buchanan is troubled in deciding who would be the right man for Secretary of State; refers to Cobb as a possible solution; claims that Forney will do Wise damage; Tyler feels that he and Wise are very close. 6 pp. AL.","Speech concerning Philadelphia Democrats. 6pp. ADf.","Endorsement of letter from Michael Dohaney, New York. 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Feels that the Democrats are \"losing time\"; feels that their opponents are the \"pro-slavery party\", but feels that the task now is to \"show the hollowness and heartlessness\" of their argument; claims that Irish and German voters are becoming more \"rational\" and will vote against the Democrats out of a dislike for slavery. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Buchanan to tell him to do anything he would like to do; informs Buchanan that a feud between him [RT] and Forney is inevetable and that he finds Forney's conduct \"very ungenerous\"; claims that Forney has no right to attempt senatorial advances under Buchanan auspices. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns fight in state legislature for U.S. Senate involving Forney; feels betrayed by Buchanan. 4 pp. ALS. Printed in Auchampaugh.","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.","Scope and Contents Has surveyed public opinion and found it to be in favor of Joseph R. Chandler for Catholic Representation abroad; a delay in this matter of six months would be \"preferred.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Content concerning the annual Fourth of July meeting of the State Democratic Party at Independence Hall. 1 p. NwsCl.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Will attend the Committee meeting at Bedford on July 23 if \"barely possible\"; has injured his right hand. 1 p. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Has been told by Mr. Westcott that Buchanan plans to \"sustain\" Gov. Walker; does not know what \"sustain\" intends, but he hopes Buchanan will do nothing to alter his present Kansas policy; Tyler grows increasingly \"against the good faith of Governor Walker\"; claims that if Buchanan were to involve himself in Waker's attempts at the Senate, his image would be injured no matter what the outcome; informs Buchanan that Mr. Van Dyke will be visiting him soon. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Claims that the people are \"tired of the Kansas agitation\"; feels that Buchanan should persuade Walker to his policy soon or dismiss him; believes there will be less danger in dismissing him that leaving the question open. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that Governor Packer would like to see him; claims that any man who tried to interfere with the Constitutional Convention of 21 December would be crushed by the South; believed strongly that there \"could be and should be no Civil War.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Speaks of a meeting held \"last evening\"; claims that Mr. Bright gave a good speech; will be glad to relay more to Buchanan face to face. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Refers to Gov. Wise's \"extraordinary letter\" and claims that Wise can be \"formidable\" when he opposes something; stresses to Buchanan that he always tried to keep Wise in line with the Administration; claims taht he, Tyler, is for the Administration and is ready for a fight; feels taht Buchanan can \"whip them all\" and points out that Buchanan has the greater portion of the Democratic Party supporting him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Informs Buchanan that he has been offered the clerkship of the U.S. District court which has decided to decline; wishes to emphasize taht while he is honored by the good sentiments about him given by his riends to the President, he has not authorized any of them to place him as an applicant for any position \"at [Buchanan's] hands\"; reports that the Municipal Election has gone \"heavily against\" them, but that it has nothing to do with national politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Predicts that although the chances are slim, Landys and Phillips may succeed; claims that the county ticket does not look to be in such good shape; reports that Douglass is not faring well in Illinois; intimates to Buchanan that he[RT] feels that the administration is a \"nobel [sic] one.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels confident that Buchanan's friends can raise enough funds to buy a newspaper; claims that Buchanan's \"Filibuster Resolution\" is \"right\"; does not believe that the Catholic of foreign vote will leave the Democratic Party. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that the Democratic Party can rally itself; feels that Governor Wise is beign \"taken in\" by men who are not really concerned about him; thinks that Buchanan should reconciliate with Wise, and then he will definitely obtain Virginia's support. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that Buchanan has been \"unanimously\" endorsed by the State Convention; claims that Senator Benton made a \"shameful and most ridiculous\" speech at Tammany Hall. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Wise will not gain the nomination at the Charleston Convention; feels that the South should endorse Buchanan, even though he does not wish to be a candidate. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Accepts Buchana's invitation and is leaving for Washington soon; claims that Buchanan's name \"would prove stronger\" in Pennsylvania than any other. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will get more delegates than any opposition; claims that he [RT] has many from the American Portion of the Party as well as from the German and Irish portions. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks Johnston for his letter, and pledges to serve him; claims that Old [John} Brown should be hung; feels strongly that the South must move away from some of its \"atrocious doctrines.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that a comment he gave to the Editor of the Pennsylvanian has been altered and that the published form is not \"satisfactory\" to him; believes that a Democratic President will be elected; warns that the Southern States should move ahead with caution. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Wise that he has told Buchanan to consult Wise on matters concerning Gov. Floyd and Virginia; advised Buchana to keep Wise \"with him\" under all circumstances; feels that things are well now with Forney, but was concerned about him; asks what Wise thinks about J. Walker as a possible Secreatary of State. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Confederate fifty cent note, signed by Robert Tyler, 1 p. PM.","1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Reports to her that he can find none of his father's papers regarding Mr. Webster; claims, however, that his father had worked closely with Mr. Webster on the \"Ashburton negotiation: and always had much 'admiration' for Mr. Webster\"; is sorrofwul that his father's papers have been stroyed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","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.","Is worried about the actions of the U.S. District Court; claims that in the supposed \"Ku Klux cases\" Judge Busteed is acting without respect for the law and exerting his power to have innocent people sentenced; feels that the Judge is being entirely too militaristic; reports to Tyler that a Mr. Brickell, representing the whole community, confronted the Judge with a charge of the same; Love believes that he and Bruckwell will be indicted for \"conspiracy to intimidate\" a government official; informs Tyler that he may show the letter to his friends and is welcome to publish the facts of the letter. 7 pp. ALS.","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.","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.","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.","Scope and Contents Reports that W.H. Polk will be in New York the following evening; urges Gardiner, Graham and other friends to see him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Herald brings news that [the barn burners?] have been been defeated.; he hears also that the Tammany Ball was a \"Tyler affair,\" but he did not receive an invitation; would like him to make an inquiry about it; asks again if Beeman has been removed; believes that all the men connected with him are in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","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.","Scope and Contents 1 p. PM. Including ANS from Robert Tyler to Alexander Gardiner, New York, New York comments on a meeting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that he will be in New York on Friday; encloses a newspaper containing an address he gave to the Grennomes[?]; would like for Gardiner to have it published. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if he has heard anything regarding Audubon's expeditions to California; Tyler is considering going himself or sending Mr. Holland to San Francisco \"to seek [their] fortunes\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that although it is a tight contest, Porter has little chance of obtaining the judgeshipl believes that Gov. Packer is \"nervous\" that Buchanan is suspicious of him; reports that the Senate Committee is behind Buchanan in the \"Fillibustering Question.\" 1 p. Two TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an article from the Pennsylvanian. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks if Termis[?] is the right man as surveyor; would like him [AG] to send him to Washington if he is; Tyle claims that he is on good terms with Termis[?]. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"6 or 7 hunderd dollars\" are due to Mr. Cooper as salary back pay; talks of financial difficulties; thanks Gardiner for his last letter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has receive the check for $741.6 1/4 and will attend to his matter \"with pleasure\"; feels that Buchanan will surely obtain the nomination. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Points out what a poor writer he is; expresses hope that his family is well; he received a letter from the \"ex-Functionary\" whom he finds \"lively as a cricket\"; wishes that Dudly Felow had been elected Mayor. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the court \"detains\" him from being in New York Saturday; encloses something from the Times; claims that Wilton[?] has \"killed\" Charlie Ingersall and he is \"glad.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Thanks himfor handling the matter concerning Mr. Cooper; claims that he can request no favors from Polk nor Walker; feels that Judge Nelson is \"bound in honor\" to ensure that Gardiner prospers in business; believes that [Polk and Walker?] will cheat him if they can; predicts that Calhoun is their man now; asks him to send the article about the President. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just received the pamphlets and will distribute them \"as far as practicable\"; feels that his repeal movement was successful; he has had an \"immense\" meeting, feels as though he has \"choked off\" all his enemies. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. Frag.","Scope and Contents Relates that Joe Seawell has been dismissed from the Navy; asks if he [BS] will loan him money to give Joe or to send it directly to him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has sent the letter to the President and that they contain 225 signatures; Tyler is seeking the pamphlet in the Van Buren question from Gardiner; claims that this is all for his father who has been defied by several men. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Has just returned from Washington; commits himself to Thompson; claims that the Senate will reject Suydam; proposes that if they do, Collins should fill the vacancy. 1 p. ALS. Including NwsCl of letter from Robert Tyler, 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tyler possesses intelligence, from \"pretty high authority\" in Washington that he might be able to obtain the [chargeship?] in Rome; wonders if Judge Milson would write a letter of recommendation for him. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wants Gardiner to see him on his way back to New York as there are many things of \"vast importance\" about which they should disuss; reports that Broderick wants the Secretary of Terasurey to act in his behalf; Tyler feels that this is an extremely important matter and thinks that the President should be informed of it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Claims that \"Hoffman's place\" is not important to them; both the \"Cass [?] paper\" and the \"Delaware paper\" have Graham formed as President; feels that Stillwell is not \"worth his salt and bread.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents VanNess [?] informed Tyler that Kelley claims he had been offered a bribe from Gardiner; reports that Hoffman feels that Gardiner's conduct was not improper; does not consider VanNess a \"man of honor.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something indicate to Gardiner that there needs to be an explanation of Mr. Polk's policy; claims that if Mr. Polk has war he is responsible for the calamity. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes Gardiner to take care of the matter concerning the Aurora newspaper in the way he feels most appropriate; believes there is a diversity of opinion concerning the matter, but trusts that Gardiner knows what to do. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler questions why Beeman was appointed to the New York Corrections House; wants him to try and have it investigated.","Scope and Contents Insists that Gardiner remove Mr. Beeman immediately; Tyler claims that Beeman's appointment was the work of villains; wants Gardiner to see that James Bigler is appointed; warns him to beware of all possible \"Cass\" men. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Admits that there are problems with the arrangements of the Aurora; warns Gardiner not to trust Graham. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Is \"shocked\" by what Gardiner has told him about Beeman; claims that it only proves that VanNess is \"treacherous\"; believes that VanNess is responsible for a letter in the New York Herald that was \"abusive\" to the President; feels that in the Aurora matter Gardiner's undle should be appointed, but if it can't be him, recommends Mr. Cooper. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Was embarrassed by the favorable remarks made about him in public; continues to explain why he is not famous; claims that his membership in the \"Society\" is \"gratifying\"; feels that the Society is \"nobler\" than any other in the land. 4 pp. Df.","In this case he is the defending attorney for John and Michael Castillo, accused of assault and battery; Tyler presents a detailed account of the trial; complains that the case has been misrepresented. 2 pp. Df.","Draft of a speech; missing first two pages; concerns a treaty; Tyler does not feel that the treaty should have stipulation; refers to the Ottoman territory; stands against the old motto that \"might makes right\"; missing pages four and five; defends the President against attacks that he has given out appointments to unworthy recipients.  Df.","Scope and Contents Claims that he is not involved in present agitations toward Forney in Virginia or elsewhere; feels that if too many men crowd the President eventually \"envy and jealousy\" will arise. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [Page 1 missing]; encloses a letter written to Committee of Stark County, Ohio he would like for Wise to have published in a Richmond paper; reports that Mr. McClenahan, the editor of the Citizen prefers \"Wise over anyone else for the Presidency\"; claims that all the various opposing factions are rallying together. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks Crossman to \"comply\" with [?] in all \"business corrections.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Referring to other forms government in comparison to that of the U.S.; feels that an \"Almighty Providence\" granted the American Constitution; believes that nature has provided for the commercial success of the American Continent; puts forth the notion that U.S. borders should extend straight across to the pacific; declares that the American government provides many advantages to its people; speculates on the future of the country. 21 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning foreign relations with Great Britain; refers to the \"unhappy\" people of England; claims that they are eing goverened by an oppressive group of people; believes that the same situation is developing in South Africa. 13 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Concerning the Presidential Administration; enumerates the constitutional duties of the President and adds that he has other \"unwritten\" duties. 18 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Refers to the infringements of colonists' rights by Lord North; explains that liberties have always been granted in Virginia; feels Virginia has held up to its promise of \"representative\" government. 16 pp. Df.","Concerning the early relationship between the United States and Great Britain; traces the development of England; claims that Americans are fortunate to be the descendants of such an ancient and great country. 8 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech claiming that the early statesman would be still crying out today if they were alive; feels that everyone should be involved in the institutions of the state; just as those men were. 2 pp. Df.","Partial draft of speech concerning the develpment of the Virginia Colony; claims that Virginia has the oldest representative government; feels that each man came to Virginia knowing his civil rights; and that is why Virginia wa so successful. 6 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Reports of John Tyler's accident; feels that Livingston administered the estate decently; claims that any billing and ordering problems are the result of the Post Office and would like [?] to put those problems in the past. 2 pp. AL.","Scope and Contents Explains what rights Americans have and why they have them; explains how these righs affect the accused; claims that the charged was not legally made; reminds the jury that it is the \"agent of the law\"; includes another address concerning the District Attorney and his case against the defendant. 16 pp. AMs.","Resolved that each collector is authorized to collect thirty dollars. 1 p. ADS.","2 pp. AMs.","2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Mary Fairlee Cooper to Cadet James Farlie Cooper,Discusses a funeral and mourning; has \"nothing...to write about home\"; discusses friends and associates. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the illness which confines her to bed and the treatment she is getting; hopes that he could use his training at West Point to make her mobile; discusses her husband and his work. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her son at great length for not having written home often enough; hopes that he will be advanced to the next level of study soon, since he has the ability but lacks the \"industry\"; she is now in New York for the winter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that he is \"an ungrateful wretch\" for not having written to her; discusses several romances; news of friends and family; discusses a financial matter. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Invites Mrs. Madison and Miss Legare [?] to a children's party in honor of her [EPCT] daughter Mary; notes that because Miss Legare is no longer in mourning she may also wish to attend; also invites Miss Legare's nieces. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is in Newark for a week; has just returned from the South; hopes the \"change in air\" will cure Lorrie [?]. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets having to leave father John Tyler as she is not sure when she will see him again; informs them that she genuinely likes their brother; she opes that he, Julia, and Margaret will hold together throughout the ordeal [the death of their father]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks for cake, champagne and other \"goodies\" from the President's wedding; fears that she has already been \"forgotten\" as the White House Hostess; claims that the weather in Washington is \"intensely warm\"; reports that [Robert] Tyler is \"quite a student\" and is always in his office; intends to send the children to Fire Island, New York where it is cooler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents [First page missing]; Reports that Letty had a \"nice\" visit in Williamsburg; sends her love to father John Tyler; hopes that they will visit soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear about the death of Mrs. Tyler's sister, reminds her that she [JGT] is welcome at her [EPCT] house; wonders how Mrs. Gardiner is taking the news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that Mr. Tyler will decline the \"mission\" to Switzerland if Mr. Buchanan offers it to him, if he took it, they could live more cheaply and the children would receive a good education; explains that Tyler would never leave the \"din and fury of party poltics.\" 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Relates news of Mrs. Gardiner's father's family; reports that Robert Tyler has been forced to leave Pennsylvania for fear of the populace's war sentiments; indicates that they will most likely go to Virginia; declares that the \"state\" of the country is \"indeed terrible.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Priscilla will be \"happy\" to answer any of Mrs. Mack's questions; Priscilla considers herself \"dead and buried\" now; indicates that she does not like the South; claims that the \"Negroes are all violent politicians\"; she dreads the next election. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends her condolences on the death of Julia's daughter, Julia; her \"whole heart aches\" for Julia; desires more news concerning the \"terrible blow.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Includes discussions of Robert's son Allan's withdrawl from [the College of] William and Mary, the dedication of a Tyler monument in Richmond, and the death of [L.G.] Tyler's wife Anne. 4 items.","Correspondence includes discussions of membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and family genealogy. 2 items.","Including NwsCl about Goodwyn; discussions of Robert's attempts to secure a position in the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad; and information of Tyler family history. 5 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy and history, news of her husband Albert (especially his involvement with the United Confederate Veterans); discussions of the Civil War and the South. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Requests any files Mr. Goodwyn mayhave concerning Robert E. Lee. 1 pp. TCYs.","Correspondence includes discussion on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Including discussions mostly on family history, including Thomas B. Scott, son of Grace Tyler Scott. 4 items.","Correspondence concerning family history and the South. 6 items.","Includes discussions of family visits, the William and Mary Quarterly, and the Tylers' two youngest sons.","Scope and Contents Includes fiscussions of the dedication of the \"Tyler monument,\" Virginia, family letters, a letter of John Tyler's to the Emperor of China, and the Tyler family. 3 items.","Includes discussions of family genealogy, Elizabeth's daughter's choice of which college to attend, and family news. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Returns \"Marshall's Tract No. 2\"; reports that the President John Tyler was \"glad to see\" that it was published. 1 p ALS.","Scope and Contents Tyler feels that the south can only \"find salvation\" in secession; claims that Mr. Ritchie is \"falsifying\" facts in the North; believes that all in the North are abolitionists; thinks the only hope for unity is if the North will give up abolition. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Mr. Bright's \"interposition with\" the Governor of Inidiana on the issue of a commission to \"take acknowledgements of deeds\"; informs Brown that Bright replied that he did not correspond with Gov. Wright and refers Tyler to Brown; give his brother's regards. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that Robert Tyler is interested in the event [?] of the 9th, Robert Tyler would like to contribute but he is not sure what form the event should take; Robert wishes to present the idea to Mr. O'Brien and see what he thinks. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends letter to Wise stating what he thinks is Wise's position; states that he is for Buchana first. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that Robert Tyler is a Buchana man \"first and last\"; John however, feels that cass and Buchanan will \"eat each other up\" and he will be forced to find an alternative; predicts that New York will support Marcy before Buchanan as well as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama; believes that this will prevent the nomination of Cass; remarks that he will support whomever Robert and Wise choose. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses something of interest from the \"New York Atlas\"; inquires if it meets his \"present policy\" to have the article republished in Pennsylvania; feels taht Robert Tyler is the \"best\" man for Wise in Philadelphia; reports that Robert has a great deal of influence in the Democratic Party. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Predicts that Buchanan will be \"brought into\" the State Department by Pierce; claims that Southerners should demand that this be true; also feels that Wise should be brought to the War or Navy Department; feels that Wise can be elected to the Governorship of Virginia after that, and then the Presidency; claims that Douglas is \"dead forever\"; predicts that the next struggle will be between the South and the Northwest. 3pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays a rumor that John W. Forney might receive the government printing contract; he is worried about this prospect as he feels Forney is not to be trusted, especially by the South; feels that Forney should not be reelected as Clerk [of the Congress]. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses the \"returns just announced: and reminds Wise that they are just as he had predicted; believes that the fight for the State Department will be between Cass and Buchanan; warns Wise that should he get into the cabinet he should beware of the other men in it. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions whether he can trust Mr. Orr or Collins; resigns himself to supporting huston for the cabinet if that is truly what Wise desires; believes Buchanan has already accepted the position in the State Department. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents He is glad to ahve been remembered by [?]; reports news of \"Sherwood [Forest]\" and \"regrets to say\" that it has been affected by the Army; makes references to the \"Negroes\" there; claims that the Union will be destroyed as a result of its own \"greed of power and dominion\"; thinks a treaty can be worked out if the North would cooperate. 2 pp. Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs Tyler that he still owes P.K. White $11.00 for \"footing boots\"; encloses the bill and requests Tyler to acknowlede it. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the latst he knew, Mrs. [?] Tyler's address was St. James Hotel, New York. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she will forgive him for not writing for he has suffered great misfortune; reports taht he is on his way home from a centennial celebration in Philadelphia; plans to visit her on the way back to Tallahassee. 3 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President has offered his name to Congress for the position of the Postmaster in Jacksonville; wishes for [?] to drum up support for the confirmation among \"Virginia and other Democratic Senators.\" 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Published in The Daily Nation; concerns the National administration and ideas for the settlement of the South. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Fears that a new sectional problem will arise if Northerners do not quit movign to the South and pushing the Negroes off the land; believes President Hayesmay be able to \"avert\" the problem if he works carefully to build a \"National Party\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Concerns political situation of the [Buchanan] administration. 8 pp. Df.","Scope and Contents Sends documents, letters, and photographs of his grandfather and other ancestors; wishes Lyon \"success\" with the book he is planning to publish. 2 pp. ALS. Including an invitation to an \"Oyster and Supper Hop\" at the Howard's Hotel in Jerusalem [?], on December, 31. 1878","Especially concerning Shands' candidacy for Superintendent of Schools in Southhampton County, and his son, William's attempt to obtain an appointment to the Naval Academy. 6 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on Lyon G. Tyler's health, and news of the family. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions of Lyon G. Tyler's potrait, and family history. 7 items.","Correspondence includes discussions on the unveiling of the Tyler bust in Richmond and an article about a clock which was a Tyler family heirloom.","Scope and Contents Thanks \"Letty\" for her letter of sympathy; recounts the last hours he shared with his now departed father; reports that his mother is bearing the \"affliction wonderfully well.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including mostly correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Lyon's marriage to Anne Tucker, John Tyler [the President], family history, the William and Mary Quarterly, and investments in Cuba. 26 items.","Article concerning Letitia Tyler Semple and her years of residence at the Louise Home. 1 p. NwsCl.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of Letitia Tyler Semple, especially with Lyon G. Tyler; correspondence includes discussions on Letitia's ill health and a miniature portrait of John Tyler. 5 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that the Robert E. Lee will sail soon and if she desires to be on board she must arrange it soon; informs her that he may visit; claims that Bragg's success in battle may not be all it seems. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Claims that General Lawton will settle the \"Horse and Oats\" issue; informs that Willie Waller will marry Jennie Howell [a sister of Mrs. Jefferson Davis] on the following Thursday; also, indicates that Gracie Tyler [Robert's daughter] is to be married soon; reports that the weather is \"delightful\" and the farmers are taking advantage of it. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Believes that his letters have not been reaching her and hopes he has remedied this; will facuilitate her request to distribute money to Willie Clopton as soon as he receives further instructions; feels that \"trouble is brewing\" in Charles City; reports that \"Averill's Raid\" in S.W. Virginia has greatly disgressed him; informs her that Chalrleston will not be \"taken and should withstand any attacks; inquires after \"little Julia,\" [Julia Spencer]. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that \"Gardie\" suffered an \"attack of auge and fever\" but is currently doing better; does not believe that \"Sherwood Forest\" has endured more \"damage\"; feels that his family is safe; warns her not to return to \"Sherwood Forest\" yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Confides that news of \"Sherwood\" is \"unpleasant\"; reports that Babcock [?] is the only person there; informs that John C. and Maria are \"staying at C's\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Desires to see Julia [Spencer] as he has heard she is growing quickly; reports that he will keep Alex with himself until he [Alex] enters Lexington College; does not feel that her application [?] will be accepted; indicated that Maria [?] will not succeed in her attempts to secure \"Sherwood\"; warns her against being lured by the \"Feds\" into visiting \"Sherwood\"; reports that he will house and care for Alex; promises that he will keep her informed of Gardie. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that Alex plans to go to Washington College; comments on the slim chance of securing an appointment as midshipman for Alex; denounces Maria's [?] plan to take possession of \"Sherwood\"; feels unsire of Alex's financial wisdom; remarks on the complicated manner in which Mrs. Tyler should transfer funds to Alex; reports that Robert, Pris[cilla], and children are safe; wishes to secure \"Fairy Queen\" [a mare]; reports the inflation of costs in his area. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has heard from Gardie and notes that he is in \"fine spirits\"; reports also that Alex is at Washington College; remarks on his family, John C. and Maria; admits that Alex could not find the desired papers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the activities of Alex and Gardie; reports that recent employment of John Gale; happily informs her that Robert and his family are well; Tazwell and Nannie had a son recently. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a picture of Gardie; hopes that soon he will have carried out her instructions per Alex; reports that Robert and his family are well, and that the same is true for his [JAS] own family. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that he has received communication from her and is delighted; reports that he will send a lock of Gardie's hair so that a portrait may be made; remarks that he will only move her possessions under her direction; recapitulates Dr. Selden's death; proposes that very few of her letters are reaching them [JAS, Alex, and Gardie] and asks her to write more often. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that Gardie is \"much concerned\" about silver and feels that it would be safer in a warehouse than in the bank; continues to work on Alex's midshipman appointment; hears nothing from Charles City; wishes to hear from her more frequently; reports that his health is good. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that his health is improving; indicates that he may be in New York soon; warns that there is the possibility of his arrest as all quarter masters are being captured; notes that Mrs. Davis is in satisfactory condition; sympathizes with Julia on the issue of her lawsuit against her brothr; fears that he cannot receive her mail since he is hiding out. 2 pp. TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests directions to her location on Staten Island; inquires about Gardie and Alex; proposes that he will go either to Canada or Philadelphia; desires that his whereabouts be kept confidential. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes discussions preparations in case of his death, the death of Julia Tyler Spencer, news of the family, death of Robert Tyler, and a proposed visit to \"Sherwood Forest\", Charles City County, Va. 10 items.","Scope and Contents Reports of his exploits at a skating rink on New Year's Day; is \"dissapointed\" that he has not received word from her. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents \"Delightedly\" welcomes Alex's letter as well as hers; considers Mr. Campbell [?] a \"blockhead\"; reports taht his health is improving; feels that Gardie and Alex will both succeed on their chosen paths of life; indicates that Mrs. James M. Mason will soon be staying with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he and Julia [Spencer] have arrived in Halifax \"safe and sound\"; indicates taht he has spoken with the Archbishop and has \"entered\" Julia's name as a student at the Convent; notes that he has met up with his military cronies, Col. Wood and captain Wilkinson; does not believe that Julia will have any trouble settling in at the Convent; confides that Julia is quite enchanted with the Army and was deligted to meet a \"West Pointer\" on the voyage; notes that Halifax is not a lively town. 1 p TCy of ALS.","Regrets that he could not attends a dinner with the Archbishop because of his health; reports however, that the Archbishop visited him this morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he must leave Halifax in order to repair his health; indicates that  her failure to visit him delayed his departure; requests some photographs of herself; \"longs\" to see her. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on man's adoration for woman as he grows to know her better; delights in believing she returns the same feelings he gives to her; considers her the most beautiful woman on earth; wishes her \"all joy \u0026 happiness\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Abhors the \"notice\" of the \"decision\" and plans to have it broadcast in Southern newspapers; requests that she bring him \"his package\"; complains that he suffers from \"various diseases\"; reveals a visit from a friend \"of the late CSN [Confederate States Navy].\" 1 p TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Grumbles over her treatment of his \"package\"; regrets that she is ill; remarks that their relationship is not as he planned; gladly notes that he has heard from Gardie. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Indicates taht he has not been well, but will still make a voyage to Savannah; alludes to the proper care for Alex and Gardie; reports that he has a letter in her handwriting which he is not altogether sure is for himself; remarks on his conception of their relationshop; comments on some errands he would like her to accomplish for him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets that he did not put off his trip a few days as he experienced fainting spells on the voyage; believes he must return immediately to the milder climate of New York; indicates that he needs to borrow money from her as his funds are being held by the government; hopes that the \"decision\" will be turned by \"Judge R.\" in Julia's favor; wishes that she collect his things from the St. Julien [where he was living] 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes he will \"get out\" of the \"row\" he is in; despairs that his \"wife\" is an \"Eduationalist\"; worries that he has been misrepresented to Julia's children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Indicates that his voyage was not an easy one as he met with many accidents and delays; feels that the wealthy Southerners he has met in Canada should be home helping their less fortunate bretheren; reports a day of rouring with a young bride, Mrs. Withers; speaks of a friend who fought in the Crimean War. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes she would come to see him; desires to get out of business honorably and in good financial situation; complains of a sore throat; reports that he will see her soon; suffers \"disturbed\" nerves; proposes that \"Birdie[?]\" is in the best care. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the unexpectedness of Semple's letter; regrets that he has been \"ruined\" by the war; requests Semple to sell the deeds to his [JBR] land since he will not be capable of repaying Semple's loans; considers suicide; congratulates Semple's acceptance of the \"Constitutional Amendment\"; indicates that his Southern relatives are very poor off; does not desire that Semple reply. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a clipping from the \"Sunday paper\" concerning poetry; worries over the content of \"G.S.W's\" letters. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires after Rittenhouse's ownership of some Texas land. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires of where to send mail to Semple; reports that his [JBR] nephew saw Semple in New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wonders why he does not \"hear\" from Semplel comments on their business dealings; encloses information on Texas lands. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets taht he cannot take her advice; speaks of his afflictions as burdens he must bear; repoprts that he will write Alex; comments that he is recovering from jaundice. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that he has been requested to use his \"influence\" in Alabama to help \"Robert\" be elected to Adjutant General and Inspector General; confides that the price of land has dropped considerably in Virginia; reports also of some racial tensions in Virginia and the death of Robert McCandlish's daughter; remarks that to \"feud\" between his family and another continues in Georgia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs Semple that he [JBR] is transferring the Texas lands to Semple; includes copy of a letter from his [JBR] lawyer in Texas. 1 p TCY of ALS.","Scope and Contents Bequeaths his land in Texas to \"Perlie\" Tyler; witnessed by Ralph Dayton. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests to visit Castleton on \"Wednesday\"; wishes to discuss business matters. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers detailed summation of the touring of his life; comments on his old friends Bishop E. [?], Judge Dagan [?], and Captain Bill Womack; wishes to author of this letter to remain anonymous.TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Contains accounts of John Tyler the President in his later political life; reports that he is taking care of Julie Spencer; would like to hear from Julia more often; reveals a passage from \"the Diary\" which comments on Julia's abolity to live \"within enemy lines\" in New York. 2 pp. TCy of Frag. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions of Semple's trips to the Deep South (Especially Ga. and La.); Semple's failing health, the \"March trial\" [?], Julia's children; James and Julia's relationship, his wife Letitia and her exploits, ex-Cofederates and their new life-styles, constant \"rows\" in which Semple is engaged, a possible lawsuit by Letitica Semple against Julia G. Tyler regarding possession of family portraits, and Julia's financial difficulties.","Scope and Contents Includes discussion on the possiblity of Semple moving to Japan, the state of families in Richmond, the lack of cooperation in teh South, the \"demoralization\" of the war, Semple's ill health, \"the war of the races\" which semple believes will occur soon, Julia's financial situation, Julia's children, Semple's many excursions and travels, the \"destitution\" of the South.","Including discussion on the unveiling the Tyler monument at Hollywood Cemetery.","Correspondence includes discussions on family history and the unveliling the Tyler bust in Richmond.","Scope and Contents Correspondence includes Discussions on family heirlooms, Bessie's \"destitute\" financial state, the destruction of a family heirloom.","Alice Tyler Denison, Bessie Denison Allen Williams, Tazewell Tyler, Annie Bridges Tyler, Martha Trent Tyler, and Julia Gardiner Tyler","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on William G. Waller's daughter Jenny and a portrait of John Tyler, the President. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Entitled Conundrums for Miss Tyler, 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Especially with Annie Tucker Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler, includes discussions of the Tyler family, Bessie's health, and a clock that has been passed down through the family. 9 items.","Scope and Contents Reports that Louisa [?] has visited William Tyler's farm and returned with fruit and vegetables to preserve; inquires if Julia would like him to preserve some grapes for her; hears rumor that sister Alice might be married soon and expresses his sentiments as to whom she should not marry; adds a postscript to his father indicating that the livestock are not healthy. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Offers his congratulations for the \"momentus event\" that recently took place and explains that he could not have left the seminary to attend; feels confident that everyone at \"Sherwood Forest\" is enjoying his or herself. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that Gen. Burnsude had made a headquarters in the area surrounding \"sherwood Forest\"; explains that she is an \"entire cripple\" now; indicates that there is a lack of communications throughout the state; inquires if she might soend some time with Mrs. Tyler. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Includes discussions on \"Nannie's\" financia state, Tazewell's exploits in California, Nannie's plans to join Tazewell; Julia Tyler Spencer's untimely death. 5 items.","Including discussions on family genealogy and history, the William and Mary Quarterly, the \"Old Dominion,\" and Lyon's death. 24 items.","Correspondence concerning Sue's chuldren, family genealogy and history, and family news. 23 items.","Scope and Contents Complains about the bad weather; describes a new pink hat; asks for a new muslin dress and new capesl describes the other girls, the meals, and the lessons at Madam Shegaray's [sic] [Chagary] school. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes clothes being made for her daighter; chastises her daughter for wearing her \"hair braided with bows\"; tells her daughter to makr her nightgowns and handkercheifs before they go to be washed. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the progress of capes and \"neckercheifs\" being made for her; discusses the other chuldren and family matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Gives news of East Hampton; wories that Julia has lost interest in school; gives advice on appearance and deportment. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has been sick with \"dissentary\"; looks forward to a visit from \"Pa\"; discusses plans for summer. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents States that she is writing because their mother is too busy with company (Judge Edwards); discusses the alteration of a hat; gives news of the family; discusses mutual friends and neighbors. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail numerous items of clothing that she would like made; discusses relatives and friends that she visited. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Sorry to hear that JG has been sick, reports of a scarlet fever outbreak; reports on the activites of family and friends. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Comments on the new fashions in the city and describes Broadway as a \"moving mass of gaily dressed ladies and mustached beaux\"; describes Christmas activities; discusses books, plays, and poetry. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Pleased to have received her letter of 28 December, 1839; tells of severe winter conditions; wishes news from the \"fashionable world.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a \"Fancy Ball\" and an elopement which followed; describes lectures that were \"grand failures\"; discusses Queen Victoria's wedding. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package to her from \"one not a little touched by Cupid's dart,\" Mr. Sherman; tells of social events; sends regards to family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that they have left for Liverpool, England earlier than they planned but are now on board ship in the harbor waiting for enough wind; the traveling plan includes Liverpool, London, and Brighton, England as well as France, Italy, and Germany. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Welcomes her back to America from her trip to Europe; school news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents New Year's greetings; curious of social news; sends school news; New York political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Regrets having missed her in New York; longs for her to write; asks her to speak with the President John Tyler about appointing his [JJB] brother-in-law, Judge Oakley, to the Supreme Court. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sees her as \"the most fascinating and lovely creature that existed on earth\"; realizes his aspiration for her affections are unattainable; hopes to be remembered as a friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Alludes to the romance between President John Tyler and herself; does not approve of her \"petticoat goverment in the affairs of state\"; appeals to her as \"the fountain of influence--the appointing power\" for a position abroad in an embassy where he could \"enjouy a great deal of dignity and honor, with plenty of money and nothing on earth to do\"; will use his influence against Tyler if he does not get a position; social news; likes the idea of the new machine--an \"awrial car\"; calls her sister a prude. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates his affections, yet cannot return them; hopes to maintain a friendship with him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; regards to the President; desires a visit from her. 2 pp. TCy fo ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her brother Alexander has been sick; relays her mother's warning against going to the city in August, \"the hottest month of the year\"; describes East Hampton. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Relates sadness due to loss of \"Father\". 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Tells how much Mr. Davis loved Julia and how Julia's father \"cut [insulted] him in the Gallery of the House [of Representatives] when all eyes were directed at them\"; social news; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Letter of Introduction for Madame Guillet to Julia Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Asking them to join her mother and herself for their afternoon drive. 1 p. ANS. Also including a calling card for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel roosevelt. 1 item. P.M.","Scope and Contents Expresses dismay that Julia got wet. 1 p. ANS.","1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Enclosed \"directions\" from Dr. Quinn; tells how the city is full of surprise [about Julia's wedding to the President] and will take weeks to recover; comments of future political appointments; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Juliana Gardiner to Margaret Gardiner Relays the shock of Julia Gardiner's marriage to the President John Tyler; calls upon her for discretion on the matter; family news.","Scope and Contents Relates the astonishment of the city to the news of her marriage to President John Tyler; he has sent an announcement to the evening newspapers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulation on \"consumation of connubial bliss\"; feels that President Tyler has treated him ingentlemanly; hopes for her sake that the President is re-elected because \"she is admirably adored by all\" even thous he \"is violatly opposed to his political sentiments\"; states that the Tyler administration has \"robbed\" him of $160,000 and has left him a pauper; pleads for her assistance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents This was the first opportunity to write since her \"accession\"; tells of her arrival in Washington and the White House; states she is \"quiet posession of the Presidential Mansion\"; tells of the reception at the Executive Mansion and the demolition of the \"famous wedding cake\"; tells Alexander Gardiner not to worry about political appointments. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Appreciates the advice sent; social news of the White House; states that the President John Tyler fears losing all presidential honors to Julia Gardiner Tyler; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; states that she realized that she now has a son [-in-law] who is the President of the United States; sends regards to the President and to Margaret Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is \"behaving accordingly\" to the role of mistress in the White House' describes the \"spectacle at the White House on the Fourth of July\"; had met with Mrs. [Dolly] Madison the day before; tells of plans of trip to [Old] Point Comfort, Virginia. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased with Margaret [Gardiner's] return' thinks that she [JGT] should persuade the President to settle in the North after retiring from the Presidency; tells of local robberies; tells of Alexander Gardiner's visit to Connecticut. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She is pleased to receive letters from them daily; regrets hearing of Julia's bad habit [sleeping late?] and that the President must \"insist upon amendment\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of travel to Connecticut; describes a friend's mansion, grounds, and commercial property there; was surprised to find Margaret Gardiner at home. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends advice; tells her to assume \"household duties as well as those of state\" because she \"must be a politician\"; tells of local robberies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the pleasant reception at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, ; describes the accommodations there; social news; describes her first impressions of \"Sherwood Forest\" under construction; tells of her introduction to the plantation slaves as the new \"Missus\"; sends a musical composition of the President to her brother. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the numerous calls on her and gifts to her as First Lady; tells of the President's visits to his former constituents; describes the estate [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and the changes she plans for it; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminiscenses of their youthful friendship; asks to be recommended to friends and family for employment as an \"instructress\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests on behalf of Mary Livingston that she [JGT] persuade the President to see to the postponement of sea duty for Mr. Livingston. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has decided not to marry Mr. Thompson; social/family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; tells of a political gathering planned for that evening; local news; tells how the family has been \"vastly annoyed by office seekers and would-be retainers\". 2 pp TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; discusses the political news concerning President Tyler and the Tyler Party; tells of rude comments made about the President and by Mr. Miller; tells of the death of Westerlo Van Renssalaer. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of mutual friends. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Requests that a member of the family write to her daily; describes receptions on board the Falmouth, the Pennsylvania, and other ships in the roads; social news; asks for advice on plans for \"Sherwood Forest\"; political news; has been annoyed by those seeking favors. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She has deicded not to \"break [her] neck to win\" Mr. T[hompson]; relays the message that Alex Gardiner wishes to be made president Tyler's aide-de-camp. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He understands her inability to write more often; warns her that many are using his and Alexander Gardiner's names in attempting to gain favors from the President; states that he will inform the President in writing personally in any case they are interested in. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of funeral services attended by the President in Norfolk, Va.; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her \"not to believe all that the President says about the honeymoon lasting always\"; relays gossip about the President and his first wife [Letitia Christian Tyler]; discusses mutual acquainances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball which the slaves on the plantation [Sherwood Forest] were having; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the anticipated visit of the President and her; she hopes that the President won't find the visit too unpleasant since they have moved most of their belongings into the coty; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates the arrival of the President; relates humorous story of Col. Livingston's mishaps with a boat; family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He was very pleased with a recent address made by the President; discusses political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hates the idea of leaving the summer house so early in the season; discusses Mr. and Mrs. Polk; she doesn't see the need for Margaret Gardiner to marry yet. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of family and friends; tells how their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] does not want to return to the city; tells of the game brought by David and Alexander Gardiner from a recent hunting trip. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Attempts to clarify some confusion over the political appointment of Samuel Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She was startled by the news of her coming visit since it comes at the same time as Mrs. Rober Tyler's visit; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that Mrs. [Dolley] Madison will not be accompanying her on her upcoming visit' feels that Mrs. Madison is seling \"Montpelier\" because of financial need and that President Tyler would have purchased it if he had not already bought \"Sherwood Forest\"; expects David and Alexander Gardiner to meet her upon her arrival in New York; discusses aspects of obtaining a consulship in Marsailles, France; discusses the possible inheritance of two or three million dollars if certain information is found; wants the new York newspapers to find out that she is coming to town. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a piece of his wife's wedding cake in return for the one that she [JGT] sent to him; wishes to be introduced to her husband, President Tyler; discusses his new wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses a portrait being done by Mr. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a package containing a cap and a note; discusses decorating ideas for the new house; tells how Alex Gardiner has engrossed himself in politics. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells that the President has sent to Italy for a greyhound; describes a promenade with the President; news concerning friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents He will attend to the President's request; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses attempts to determine some relationship to a Mac Lachlan estate; news of family friends; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a wedding reception she attended; tells of Virginia Scott's, daughter of Ganeral W. Scott, taking of the veil though Miss Scott was described to her as being \"as mad as a march hare\"; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a list of flower seeds which could be planted at her country residence; asks her to send him her request. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses friends and clothes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests her assistance in finding an appointment in the Customs House for Mr. Hooper; describes Mr. Hooper's attributes. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including post script from John Tyler to Gov. Van Ness delegating the task of finding a position for Mr. Hooper to him.","Scope and Contents Describes a parade for Henry Clay on Broadway in the city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the price, style, and material for curtains to be made for her [JGT]; news of family and friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase of a Rockaway versus a Barouche. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Informs her that the looking glass maker will not have her mirrors ready until the first of December, 1 p. [on the same page as the previous item] TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the election--\"the people are truly beside themselves\"; feels that with the election \"order will be restored and peace will return to our bosoms once more\"; describes a lecture given by Bishops meade and John Johns of Virginia; will be sending Alice's Tyler dress with General McNeill. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions curtains; she is pleased to have Alexander Gardiner in Washington; political news; she is pleased that Polk won. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carpets, clock, lights, and shades to be purchased for her new house. 1 p. TCY of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents She was not able to find the desired easy chair; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Needs an elegant black hat for the opening of Congress; discusses clothes; tells fo a newspaper article which \"took quite a fling at me [JGT]\"; plans some spectacular social event for the White House; news of Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses hat feathers; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; fashion news; their mother is willing to live in London; all her [JGT] furniture and upholstery is ready to be shipped. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information of freinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visits to her by foreign diginitaries. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends compliments made by the President on a piece written by him [AG]; the President feels that he [AG] \"is destined to be a very distinguished man\"; discusses opening in fireign missions; she is determined to see that h get a foreign appointment. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans a special entertainment for her [MG] upcoming visit; discuss clothes and fashion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses fireplaces and mantels. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on how all of her [JGT] letters ask for favors; the peral necklace she asked for has been purchased. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that some items be brought to her; describes some jet jewelry given her by the President; asks her to tel mother to bring her own maid when she comes for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Information on sending furniture to [Sherwood Forest]; asks that the goods be insured. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the social calls made by her that morning; will send the requested riding clothing as soon as possible; she is surprised that she [JGT] could be so \"ungenteel\" as to suppose taht their mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner] would travel without a maid; wants her to \"send three pairs of shies and four pairs of stockings to replace those worn out by running around\" on errands for her [JGT]; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Seeks her assistance in having Judge Edwards appointed to the Supreme Court; feels taht \"poverty and pride is a trying thing indeed\"; discusses purchases made for her; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she is falling behind in her tasks, especially because of bad headaches; tells of David Gardiner's return from Long island; relates Mr. Ely's happiness in the request to her [JGT]; needs to have a shirt of the President's which fits as to have others made for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of the loss of her father; was extremely pleased with her visit to Washington, D.C., and the White House; news of weddings of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the numerous recent visits made to her; political news; family news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [JGT] relationship with her step-daugher Alice Tyler; encourages her not to have anything to do with criminals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells how she had seen the President ad her [JGT] \"ugly faces\" at a daguerroetype gallery and feels that decept portraits of them need to be sent; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing and jewlery; inquires from Margaret Gardiner the whereabouts of \"The President's ring\". 2 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses purchases; remarks taht Alex Gardiner was flattered by the President's remkars about him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents She feels that she [MG] should prusue Mr. T[hompson?] and not let him get away; wishes to have her guitar and music sent; longs for her canary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it is better he write to her regarding political issue instead of writing directly to the President Tyler; feels that he is the best in New York to advise the President on appointments there; discusses political positions in New York. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Explains that Mr. Carter is ill and they will be kept from \"waiting on the President and Mrs. Tyler...\" 1 p. N.","Scope and Contents Requests that Mrs. Tyler look over the papers involved in \"Babes Case\" and try to persuade her husband, President Tyler, in favor of the \"prisoner.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Political news; he feels that \"Mary Garinder deserves a whipping for her obstinacy\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions prince Joesph Napoleon Boneparte, 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents 1 p. N. Including the names Phoebe Gardiner and Fanny S. Gardiner, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York on the address leaf. 1 p. Also including the toast gien by General Lamar of Texas at the President's dinner party. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on her marriage to the President; describes travels in Italy. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Brings to her attention those persons not invited to her ball that should have been; hopes to be \"her obliged and humble servant\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS on the same page requesting several more invitations.","Scope and Contents Finds their separation upsetting; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Surprised to find out that she [JGT] will be entertaining the Supreme Court; inquires about the upcoming departure from the White House; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the quiet activities, reading and embroidery, she has been involved with since her return from a visit to Julia in Washington. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a safe arrival in Richmond; travel plans to \"Sherwood Forest.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the aftermath of the President's and her departure from Washington; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling into \"Sherwood Forest\" after leaving the White House; requests taht several other pieces of furniture be purchased for her, as well as a new carriage. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that all the furnishings have arrived; gives some advice on unpacking the mirrors; discusses plans for the summer in East Hampton; discusses their brother Alexander's plans for a clerkship; describes a screen she is embroidering; complains about the necessity of making social calls. 7 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the parlor in \"Sherwood Forest\"; describes in detail the clothing of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\"; social news; describes the gardens. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the distance between them has grown; news of framily and friends; sends a muffin recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that a rockaway would be the best type of carriage for the country; recommends that a watchmaker attend to her clock; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the slownewss of the mails; feels that it is not possible to visit before July; inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on Texas; mentions the President's music. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Regrets the distance between them; plans to plant flowers in the garden soon; discusses sociial call. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses dress she is making for her [JGT]; mentions some of the changes in political appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes how clock is to be set up; describes design for the gates for \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions furnishing and carriages; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses marriages and engagements of acquaintances; political news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a horseback ride on the plantation' she is determined not to make social calls to Williamsburg; mentions visit by Dr. Rogers; asks that some new clothing be sent to her; describes her recent dreams. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses socail calls; political news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Warns her about riding race horses and has \"a thousand anxieties about \" her; social news; inquires if she \"has any white people around\" and if \"all the servants are colored\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mention family correspondence; discusses the Virginian aristocracy and society' assures them that she does not \"feed the chickens\" on the plantation; discusses carpets in detail; mentions the wild flowers that the President Tyler had picked for her in the woods; plans to visit to the North. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clerkship; has no \"local chit chat\" to send; political news; feels they should not keep a carriage due to the expense; mentions summer plans in East Hampton. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends reassurances to be given to her mother that her health is fine and that should she fall ill the President himself would tend to her; plans to return social calls; regrets hearing about having to dispose of a carriage; discusses summer plans; mentions the whereabout of her step-children; social news. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests taht he pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the crops; describes the boat at the plantation; feels that he should prusue Miss Wright. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fishing on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has been engaged in purchasing her \"spring costume\"; social news; mentions new White House administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses preparations for having a dress made for Alice Tyler, Julia's stepdaughter and sent through Elizabeth Tyler Waller, another stepdaughter. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions fish and fishing on the plantation; describes their boat, the \"Pocahonatas\"; discusses carriages and saddles; describes the new additions being made to \"Sherwood Forest,\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes fiacee of a mutual friend. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the prospects of John Tyler, Jr.; reports that John Lorimer Graham has been replaced by [?] Moris; discusses Polk and the Cabinet; discusses the upcoming 1848 Presidental election; reports that President Tyler has been approached and asked to run for the Senate again; reports that \"Tony, Fanny's husband\" has died of cancer; asks for an accounting for all the money she owes; discusses the distribution of 2000 copies of a speech published in the Madisonian; discusses household furnishings. 8 pp. ALS. Including AL from Julia Gardiner Tyler to Julia McLachlan Gardiner, discussing her husband's response to inquiries about the possibility of his running for Governor or for the Senate; disturbed to hear that her brother Alexander was ill; describes the clothing she desires. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Feels strongly that the appointment of Mr. Pickens to the U.S. mission to England is considerably poor judgement; mentions an article about an evening in the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a Virginia \"helter-skelter\" concerning two flower vases from the White House. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses hats; inquires about her views on several political appointments; news of friends and family. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. On same page as previous entry.","Scope and Contents States that she has caught a cold; describes, in great detail, a dinner party given at \"Brandon\" by Mrs. William Harrison; feels that recent dinner parties are dull as compared to those given at the White House. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses music; mentions appointments of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; describes Alexander's Gardiner illness. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses visit by a strong Tyler advocate, John R. Thompson. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; discusses carriages. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent a package of bonnets down to her; expresses her concern of her [JGT] health; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends an invitation for dinner; wishes that she [MFR] be accompanied by her sister and frinds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to why she or their mother Juliana McLachlan Gardiner did not accompany Alexander Gardiner to Easthampton; describes dinner party she had given the evening before; mentions having to cancel plans to visit Mrs. George Harrison due to unexpected company; hopes that someone in her family would pay a visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses books and slippers; mentions an interest of the President Tyler in the press; describes the food at a dinner party; discusses clothing. 5 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions friends and family; discusses the recent activities of President Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the evenint spent at the plantation of Mrs. George Harrison, \"Lower Brandon\"; says that the President Tyler feels that she \"was formed to be the admiriation of every one who has taste and wit and the wonder of all others\"; describes the clothes she wishes to be sent to her as soon as possible. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses plans for summer travels to the Virginia Springs and the North; mentions the crops and harvesting at the plantation; discusses the appearance of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; discusses the President's Tyler Clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the value of the harvested crops; describes some minor occurrence on the plantation; discusses carpets; news of friends; mentions the death of President Andrew Jackson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions carpets; discusses travel plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Encourages her to visit the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the summer. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a cisit by the ladies of \"Lower Brandon\"; mentions her wedding anniversary. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes the scene where she and the President [Tyler[ were staying when a hurricane struck, tells how they were able to escape injury; discusses friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York;news of friends; discusses the annexation of Texas. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the Fourth of July celebrations on Shelter Island, New York; deiscusses the annexation of Texas; discusses the upcoming summer season. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a funeral service for one fo the plantation slaves; discusses clothin; the President Tyler and she plan to go to Richmond to do some shopping; discusses music. 2 pp .TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, 20 July, 1845, from Alexander Gadiner, New York, New York, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner requesting that Julia Gardiner Tyler's bills be sent to him for collection; mentions a fire in the city. 1 p. on the same page as the above. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a copy of a newspaper containing the resolution for annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Williamsburg from which she \"was very anxious to get away\"; mentions a visit to Jamestown, Va.; lists those people she met at Old Point Comfort, Va.; mentions an article about the Tyler Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the finances of the President Tyler and Robert Tyler; tells that John [Tyler, Jr.] \"has forsworn liquor entirely\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Family news; mentions the annexation of Texas; feels that \"[President] Polk is ruining himself.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the reception they received on each step of their travel; describes the people they have met; reports her alarm at hearing of a fire in the new Port; describes the baths; reports that \"Bonaparte from Baltimore\" has the cottage next to theirs. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes their travel plans for the nxt few days and their intended arrival in New York; describes the other guests at various sprigns. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of the above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their arrival; discusses the name of her new dog. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a visit to Norfolk, Va.; discusses clothing and furnishings in great detail; feels tha the other canary which the President Tyler bought for her treats her other canary \"with utmost contempt.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the name of her dog; sends the desired qualifications for a new housekeeper for \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the financial loss of \"several hundred dollars\" from the death of a young slave who died \"from eating dirt,\"; discusses the garden and furnishings. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes to have a book on etiquette sent to her; mentions a letter by the President Tyler which was to be published; mentions her pet burds. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that her correspondence is dull; mentions a dinner party. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of visits to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by her step-daughter's cousin, Martha Christian, and John Tyler Jr. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels disdain for New York and its social classes; feels happier where she is now. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses carriages and furnishings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of catching a cold at a fair; reports on the health of her greyhound. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; leaves for Shelter Island, New York, in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates a visit from him soon; tells of the activities of the slaves on teh plantation; mentions a visit by Mr. Churchill Semple, a relative of the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes her search for fireplace fenders for \"Sherwood Forest,\" since she \"would not like to have your [JGT] house burnt from any negligence of mine [JMG]\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends details of a shipmnt of \"freight\" to her including \"one housekeeper marked Catherine Wint, one Italian Greyhound marked Le Beau, one box containing fenders\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has sent the greyhound with mugh regret; mentions Margaret's Gardiner stay in the South; describes an evening concert; discusses hats. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS. [12 November, 1845], from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, to Julia Gardiner Tyler. Concerning the social activity in the city. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Asks that he inform her of anything political or social that he hears of in Washington [D.C.]; mentions single women he might want to become acquainted with. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news and gossip. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not having sent a recipe; news of friends; has decided to \"refuse all invitations this winter under the plea of mourning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses the treatment of the slaves on the plantation; news of friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Ponders whether the fact that the rich and popular Capt. L [?] is jewish makes him intolerable in the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; has enclosed a book on etiquette. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; sends the President's Tyler thanks for some music sent to him; tells of the activities of her new housekeeper, Catherine. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends wishes of a Merry Christmas, reports that at the plantation \"the merriment of the occasion seems confined to the negroes\"; describes some of the holiday food' mentions plans to attend a Naval Ball at Annapolis. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances; mentions the \"superior advantages\" of the North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Political references. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Much news of family friends. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, sends part of a recipe. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Conveys her deepest and sincerest sympathy at the tragic loss of her daughter, Mary Fairlee Tyler; sends her prayers and consolations.","Scope and Contents \"Do you know, Juluia, I like 'Sherwood' alone much the best -- 'Forest' seems associated with everything that [is] wild \u0026 uncultivated and remote.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to have received certain music; mentions recent purchases. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social activities and acquaintances; feels that \"President Polk is in no way friendly to the Tyler Party,\"; mentions a bedroom furniture suite for sale. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to whether or not she has heard the \"Julia Waltzes\" composed and dedicated fo her [JGT]; hopes that David Gardiner will be able to find a rich girl to marry; mentions Robert's Tyler depression and the ill health of his daughter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reminisces about the past winter they spent in Washington together; reveals the pain she felt at her father's death' discusses news she has received of new York; describes the holiday visitors and festivities; discusses a silver pitcher \"presented by the Ladies of Brasonia [?] County, Texas as a tribute to the ex-President Tyler,\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of a visit by Capt. Laughton and portrait of Alic Tyler he finished while there; enclosed a letter from Miss Ritchie of \"Brandon\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses david's Gardiner dancing ability; describes clothing; mentions some confusion in a newspaper article; has received as a gift a new hunting dog; expresses a desire to be sent some novels. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the winter scene of all the sleighs in the streets; news of acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the current first Lady, Mrs. Polk, and her etiquette; has sent the requested cookbooks and novels which she feels \"are light trash\" and \"shallow \u0026 unprofitable reading so far as mental improvement is concerned\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Demanded the return of a handkercheif from the President which was intended for her; describes social calls made. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Acknowledges the receipt of several books from David Gardiner; mentions a visit to Washington, D.C. by several friends; and tells of a gift of persimmons from the President Tyler. including TCy of ALD to Margaret Gardiner, from Julia Gardiner Tyler, concerning racoon hunting. 1 p.","Scope and Contents News of friends and social calls; discusses clothing; mentions a visit to the circus. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses an account of a party given by Mr. [James] Buchanan; mentions the sale of a near-by estate; Mrs. Semple's plans of goiing to Marsailles have been cancelled. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Remarks on the difference in climate of the North and South; mentions a purchase to be made. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including extract of another incomplete letter, undated. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the devotion shown to the housekeeper by the farm animals; reports on the well-being of the greyhound; mentions the festivities of a local wedding. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some good reading; inquires about the weather in the South; relays an invitation for a visit by her father to her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a splendid ball and other social engagements. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays the subject of that morning's church sermon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of social calls.","Scope and Contents Inquires about the President's Tyler opinion on the statements made by Mr. C[alhoun?] regarding the annexation of Texas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler anticipates a \"tide of prosperity\" if peace continues; news about acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was taken by an extremely attractive young man, Mr. B., with \"a fine set of teeth\" and \"a superabundance of glossy, luxuriant hair\"; social news; mentions some political aspects of the Texas annxation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","40 lines long, signed \"Ariel.\" 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses the purchase and the poor quality of a portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Worries that her last letter has missed them; discusses an unseasonable snow storm; discusses money owed; reports that one of her birds has died. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a surprise snow; has found a new companion for her canary; discusses whether or not a certain handsome, young man, Mr. B., has adequate fortunes to go with his good looks. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her dinner guest for the following evening, including Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison; expresses her concern for a certain portrait; inquires as to whether or not the President's Tyler birthday was celebrated. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler suggested that they go for a sleigh ride by attaching a canoe to the carriage horses, only to be turned down by her; tells of a visit by neighbors who arrived in a canoe pulled by carriage horses. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses her [MG] intentions and prospects concerning Mr. B.; appreciated the valentines; discusses summer plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Would like her to spend the summer in Easthampton, New York, instead of in the South; speculates as to what is to come about between Margaret Gardiner and Mr. B.; is pleased that the housekeeper is efficient. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ANS from M[argaret Gardiner] to Julia Gardiner Tyler, 16 March, 1846, concerning a certain valentine. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Discusses Mr. B's financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents News of visitors to \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Questions the work of [President] Polk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions meeting acquaintances whilst out for a walk. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions task performed for the President Tyler; discusses the Oregon situation; David Gardiner is in Easthampton, New York setting out trees. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels a \"warlike\" atmosphere. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes her latest dinner party in great detail mentioning the food service and the attire of her guests. \"[t]here was not a single failure in the cooking, and my ice cream preserved its form entirely,\" mentions that the President received some \"flattering resolutions\" from the Texas Senate, discusses the purchase of her spring wardrobe. TCy of ALS. 1 pp. Including handwritten menu for the dinner party which consisted of foods such as boiled rich fish, preserved salmon and lobster, a pound of beef, boiled turkey and egg sauce, boiled tongue, chicken salad, and a variety of vegetables for the first course. The desserts included suet pudding and wine sauce, sponge cake \"ornamented with a bunch of hyacinths,\" ice cream, and blancmange. The wines included sparkling hock, 2 kinds of Madeira, sherry, and port.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to cancel a visit to The Harrison's because of the weather; discusses her mother's upcoming visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses clothing and a seamstress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the situation on Wall Street. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions changes in new York; discusses the attacks on Daniel Webster regarding the Asburton Treaty. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses an inscription; assures them that a revelation about the Tyler Administration is a \"l-i-e\"; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the injustice to John Tyler \"coming from Capitol Hill\"; mentions shrubbery' feels David Gardiner should pursue Miss Wright because she is an only child of rich parents and would certainly be accompanied by at elast $100,000 when married. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; refers to the current controversy concerning Tyler's Administration. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of an engagement. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Marks letter as \"Private\"; gives an interpretation of \"Mama's\" dream; discusses her pregnancy; describes a quilt she would like made as a gift; discusses the purchase of clothing for herself and her expected baby, asks to have flower seeds sent. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses clothing for herself and the \"anticipated\"; looks forward to her visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays news from new Port and summer activities; looks forward to seeing Davy [David Gardiner Tyler] again. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details an odd bet; anticipates her visit to Easthampton. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her home in New York is a \"perfect babel\" due to the great number of visitors; the attitude there is \"every man for himself\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. On the same sheet as the preceding item.","Scope and Contents Tells of the return of the President Tyler in the middle of the night from a trip North; wishes that she could be in New Port \"to see the manoeuvres of the clique\" there. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Describes a ball in great detail. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; Alexander Gardiner, herself, and their mother have all come down with the flu; feels that war with Mexico is inevitable. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes details about the ball in New Port; has not fully recovered yet from having the baby; news of Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has given up the idea of traveling to New Port; discusses the ball held in New port; describes a mishap while out on a drive. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Col. William Short; describes the weather; discusses a letter from Margaret Gardiner which was interceptd and almost printed; discusses books and poetry. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the President's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\"; gives an account of a young boy who died and \"came back to life\" on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Updates the baby's [DGT] condition; mentions gifts from the neighbots. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has purchased a crib for the baby [DGT]; inquires as to the opinion of the President Tyler regarding a purchase of 100,000 acres of land in Tazewell [Co.] at a price of two cents an acre. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitiation in Norwich; feels that the baby [DGT] resembles Napoleon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses settling back into her home after a five month absense; describes an earlier visit to New York, New York; describes a trip to the \"Fair\" at Castle Garden; describes her attempts to have the baby's daguerreotype taken while in New York; discusses expected visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyler; Mr. Boulwar, Mr. and Mrs. Webster; especially looks forward to the visit of mary and her faimily, discusses her \"sweet babe.\" 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects a visit from the former Charge to Naples, Mr. Boulware; feels the death of two sons of Mr. \u0026 Mrs. William Harrison to be a tragic loss. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions some early election returns concernign possible presidential candidates; feels strongly that Alice Tyler serious search for a husband so that she does not become \"an old maid\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Retells an anecdote told by Mr. Boulware; discusses her company at \"Sherwood Forest,\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends some requested maps; mentions several political meetings. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the disposition of coal mines owned by the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the coal mines in Kentucky and possible plans to view them. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of friends; enjoys the indian summer in December; hints that he might give the President Tyler a gift of a violin; news of the baby's [David Gardiner Tyler] good health. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is enjoying the \"warm \u0026 balmy\" winter weather; mentions social calls and a dinner party; inquires about some mutual acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Envies the weather in the South; describes in great detail a dinner party and the guests in attendance. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends the first word taught to the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] to be \"grandmama\"; she \"would be amused to see what an excellent nurse the President Tyler has become\" for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has decided upon an extremely handsome carriage to be bought. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Anticipates an enjoyable winter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes teh activities of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; reports that their food stores have fall prey to a theif. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; was paid an unexpected visit by her step-daughter Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; mentions a fox hunt attended by the President Tyler; hopes that she will visit \"Sherwood Forest\" soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a poem written \"on the birth of David Gardiner Tyler\"; describes a gift from the baby's sister Mary [Tyler Jones]; inquires as to the whereabouts of gifts for the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] from David \u0026 Alexander Gardiner; mentions acquaintances. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete. first page missing.","Scope and Contents Tells of Alexander Gardiner's illnesses; misses her and longs for a visit. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Margaret Gardiner to Julia Gardiner Tyler, regarding a gentleman caller. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Recommends \"rhubarb \u0026 magnesia\" to prevent illness; longs to see the aby. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Lists the New Year's social calls made; tells of a loss of an acquaintance's plantation house to fire; mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that her brother [David Gardiner] is \"the stingiest fellow for not having sent the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] a \"handsome coral and bells\" and feels that he \"does not deserve to have a newphew\"; mentions a wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes that their cousin, Mary Gardiner, will marry Eben N. Horsford; discusses clothing. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions all the sleighs out in a snow storm. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has heard of an article entitled \"The Secret History of the Administration of John Tyler\" in a new paper called The Sunday Pocupine; inquires of summer visiting plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses books read; notes that the slaves say \"young massa's [David Gardiner Tyler] a buster!\"; inquires about investments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the beaux of Margaret Gardiner and Phoebe Gardiner; regrets th sale of their home at La Fayette Place [sic], New York, New York; mentions a comparison of Presidents Tyler's and Polk's administrations. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news; discusses several paintings viewed. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Suggests that Margaret Gardiner wash her face with buttermilk; mentions the suicide of the son of an acquaintance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news, mentions an evening at the opera. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social visits; D[avid Gardiner] expects her [MG] to select a valentine for him. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that the packages of dresses and socks have arrived and fit \"the boy\" [David Gardiner Typer]; describes calls made upon friends in New York; discusses various private concerts; describes a painting purchased for JGT; discusses various purchases including shoes from Middletons and armlets from Tenneys. 7 pp. AL. Including receipt, 8 June, [18]46 for one pair of gold armlets at $4.50 purchased from R. Tenney, 1 p. D. Also including bill, 17 February 1847, for shoes purchased from C. Middleton, New York, New York at $10.50. 1 p. ADS","Scope and Contents Recommends that she see \"Tom Thumb\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received flowers from a secret admirre, possibly Mr. Beeckman; list the beaux which called for her; news of acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in detail a wedding held at \"Weyanoke,\" Charles City County, Virginia; mentions an amusing incident involving a broken carriage wheel; social news. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Has come across a possible mutual acquaintance in Richmond; discusses clothing. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions calls upon her by her beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Was pleased to have met Dr. Minge and his family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that her [MG] \"beau were next to the richest man in New York\"; discusses the crops for the plantation; feels that the taking of Vera Crux [Mexico] was glorious for the army but \"terrible for the poor women and children\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; fashion news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Felt disappointed by not receiving any mail; finds the Harrisons' of \"Lower Brandon\" collection of fine paintings enviable; news of social calls; is about to lose her housekeeper, Catherine Wing, due to the fact that her husband has come to take her with him. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Passed an enjoyable evening of music with friends; complains of the high price of food and fears a \"famine\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President Tyler is showing some interesting in a work, Dombey and Sons, by Charles Dickens; has being spring cleaning. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news.","Scope and Contents Details a visit by two Northern gentlemen farmes, Mr. Hugh Tyler and Mr. miller, to view the plantation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes his health is improving from his illness; asks his opinion on several office appointments. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes a dinner party at \"Upper Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va]; has accepted an invitation at \"Lower Brandon,\" [Prince George County, Va] for the following evening. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to hear of her [JGT] good health; read a letter from John Tyler in the Herald and felt that it was excellent; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to leave for Easthampton; fears for Alex[ander Gardiner's] health. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was astonished to hear of John [Tyler, Jr's?] resignation; speculates as whether Mr. [William H.] Polk [Charg d'Affair to naples, brother of President James K. Polk] is returning to Americal to marry. 1p. TCy of ALS. incomplete.","Scope and Contents Tells of their trip to Easthampton, New York; perceives that [William H.] Polk has arrived in America; considers that the two administrations [Tyler and Polk] will be united by Polk's marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes for a visit to the north soon; speculates as to the details of a society wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that she needs to travel North to \"escape sickness,\"; perceives taht the President [Polk] is in New York in anticipation of is brother's [William H. Polk] wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has observed the announcement of [William H.] Polk's wedding to Miss Corse; questions his financial situation. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expects that she has read the announcement of William H. Polk's wedding. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Directs that [mail/] by direct to him as \"Clerk of the U.S. Circut Court, New York City\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that it would be \"very cruel\" to leave the President Tyler and travel north without him; mentions the development of the baby [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news; has seen the annoucement of Mr. Polk's marriage and notes that his new wife has paid off $30,000 of his debts; inquires whose father attempted to bribe the Governor of New Jersey with $30,000. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the baby [David Gardiner Tyler] has started to walk; mentions the birth of a daughter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller; the President Tyler is responding in reference to a certain scandal; mentions a social call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the President's and her trip back to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; inquires as if she has found a new houskeeper for the plantation and would prefer a French woman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] now dances and \"spits,\"; wishes that her family were with her at 'Sherwood Forest,\"; was told Alice Tyler \"was a goose\" if she had rejected. Mr. O'Hara's proposal of marriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is extremely pleased with her new housekeeper, Catherine; feels that the new domestic is far superior to her previous one [Catherine Wing]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates as to his whereabouts; feels very lonely; is now displeased with her housekeeper [Mrs. Dillon?]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses [Eben N.] Horsford. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to attend a dinner given by Mr. Henry L. Jones [husband of Mary Tyler Jones]; discusses Virginia etiquette; hopes that her commisions are attended to. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Believes it would be a good idea that she [MG] go to St. Croix; social news and gossip. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Will make arrangement to leave for \"the wedding\" after Christmas; expects a great deal of company at Christmas. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses Margaret's beaux. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Notes that \"Gardie's\" [David Gardiner Tyler] vocabulary is limited to \"Pa-pa \u0026 Mun-mum-ma\"; reports that margaret Gardiner and Gildbert Beeckman had two \"blow-outs\"; hopes that her [JGT] portrait is hung properly so that many people may admire it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President Tyler has given Mr. Beeckman letters of introduction to Calhoun, Buchanan, and others. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Details the romance [or lack thereof] between Mr. O'Hara and Alice Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on Margaret's Gardiner trip to Washington, [D.C.]; describes toys desired for \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; mentions social callers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being sick and describes the various remedies she has used; reports that Mr. Healy [?] \"the artiste\" has asked to paint the \"President's portrait for His Majesty Louis Phillipe who requested it for his gallery at Versailles\"; she [JGT] suggests that she might have her own portrait painted and presented to the Queen; recommends woolen shirts as a present for \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] and little socks for the baby; asks that M[argaret] make cambric shirts; also asks for fabric, sugar molasses, and cast of hats from D[avid Gardiner] and A[lexander Gardiner]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the use of chloroform in childbirth; mentions a number of deaths which resulted from a fox hunt. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Tells of her arrival in the city; mentions the agitation caused by the arrival of the remains of President [John Quincy] Adams. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail servants and their duties; was extremely pleased to find a ten dollar gold piece; has sent some dahlias. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that Margaret Gardiner's health improves; feels that she is improving after the birth of the baby [John Alexander Tyler]; mentions the beautiful flowers that the President Tyler brings to her. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that he purchase a small wagon for her, using her money due to some financial hardship at \"Sherwood Forest,\"; is deeply concerned with Margaret Gardiner's health; reports taht the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is doing well and that \"his eyes shine like diamonds\"; believes Alice Tyler to be foolish in regards to Mr. O'Hara. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Asks that the President's Tyler request for her [JGT] portrait be disregarded; describes in detail social calls; remarks that her new baby [John Alexander Tyler] \"looks as if he had been in this world a great many times before and was only renewing his acquaintance with things.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete, first page missing.","Scope and Contents Reports upon the state of her childre; feels that Alice Tyler will repent having sent Mr. O'Hara away lamenting most bitterly that such devotion as his \"will not be met with a second time\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased to be receiving a wagon for use on the plantation; anticipates a great deal of company next month. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions social calls; will have the baby christened John Alexandre, but he will be called simply Alexander. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on how \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] enjoys his little carriage. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Explains why he has been unable to visit \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses some pieces by Annie Grey which are to appear in the Colombian; discusses his daughter Phoeve's acrivities' reports that he has also received a letter from her husband John Tyler. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a trip to the College of William and Mary by the President Tyler; reports on the baby [John Alexander Tyler]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends congratulations on the birth of a daughter; inquires about the use of chloroform; plans to remain in New York until Margaret Gardiner Beeckman has had her baby; reports that \"Gardie,\" [David Gardiner Tyler] has been ill; describes her second child, John Alexander Tyler; invites her cousin to visit \"Sherwood Forest\" s that they can \"form a Tableaux of our little ones, your little girl the admired object of my two little boys\". 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents The President Tyler had traveled to Richmond, Virginia to obtain winter supplies; tells of a pleasant journey down from New York, New York to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; mentions the diamond ring Mr. O'Hara bought for Alice Tyler; mentions a friendly letter from [John C.] Calhoun to the President Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports her opinions of friends, family, and servants on the portrait of her [JGT]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the activities of the house guests at \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that Alice Tyler is \"such a flirt\"; inquires as to a possible job for Tazewell because he is \"idling away his time at home\". 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Discusses virtues of Virginia Cooper; reports that the President Tyler is recovering from his illness; notes the President's Tyler feelings on gold finds in California.","Scope and Contents Mentions holiday social coalls. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner Tyler, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, sending Christmas greetings. 1 p. On the same page as previous item.","Scope and Contents Mentions a hunting trip by the President Tyler and David Gardiner; discusses social calls. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social calls; sends a lists of requests. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the coming of winter weather; requests some syrup for buckwheat pancakes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions an invitation for the President Tyler to visit \"Wickland\" in Kentucky; the President Tyler has doubts about [John] Beeckman's venture in California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Notes that the President's Tyler appreciation of the gift of a violin. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Feels that the President Tyler is very supportive of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions having gone to see some \"Aztec children\"; inquires as to the President's opinion on the \"Kossuth question\"; tells several jokes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses desire to see Mary and her family; warns Mary \"not to place your affections so strongly upon it [her baby] that you would feel hearbroken at its loss\"; describes the sudden death of a neighbor's infant; describes Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's baby, Henry Beeckman; describes Margaret's encouragemnt of her husband's enterprise in California and their fears on the subject; discusses family members; describes her own two children. 4 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes \"Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] behavior at church; mentions a discourse delivered by a Virginia agent of the Bible Society who found seven families in Charles City County without a Bible in their homes. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Plans to remain in Richmond, Virginia, to fa week; mentions acquaintances. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Poem entitled \"A Birthday Song.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David's Gardiner activities in the West; describes a dinner party; reminds her that the twenty-ninth is the President's Tyler birthday; wants to hold off [john Alexander Tyler]'s baptism until Alexander Gardiner can be in attendance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Received a letter from Dan[ie]l Webster to the President Tyler giving him his regards; mentions complaints received by the President Tyler about John [Tyler Jr.] and his drunkenness; reports on the well-being of her children. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses family and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman's activities in California; mentions acquaintances; notes the crops on the plantation. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends regards to her nephew [Henry Beeckman]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the \"thrilling news of Mr. B[eeckman?]\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Wishes that a set of china be purchased for her; social news; inquires as to the possibility of a job for Tazwell Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that her [MGB] baby [Henry Beeckman] is in no danger of \"taking the measles\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions that the President Tyler thinks that the baby [John Alexander Tyler] is the finest in Virginia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received and is now returning the \"precious documents\" sent to her; says the President Tyler has \"no doubt that David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman will make a fortune speedily\"; notes that Bishop Johns has accepted the Presidency of the College of William and Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes some dresses she has received from Richmond and plans to send patterns for \"the new sacks and cardinal capes\"; compliments MGH on her choice of \"Leila\" for her daughter's name; describes \"Mam Fanny...the superintendent of my nursery\"; describes a visit to Richmond; discusses reports of the travels of David Gardiner and [John] Beeckman to California, inquires after various family members; discusses books read. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that the President's Tyler \"crop of wheat is the talk of Virginia\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes various patterns and clothes; plans to go North for the summer unless hears of cholera. 3 pp. Pst of ALS.","Signed Sarah. 4 pp. AmsS.","Scope and Contents Has returned home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] and found everything in order' reports that the President Tyler has gone to Williamsburg to enroll Tazewell Tyler at the College of William and Mary; discusses horses; mentions that General Taylor was in Baltimore at the same time as she and the President Tyler. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Is pleased \"over the safety of the Atlantic\"; feels that a monument to [President Tyler?] would prove the patriotism of the Union committee. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Including list of stewards. 1 p. PM.","Scope and Contents Was shocked to hear of the fatal accident of Mr. John Beeckman and hopes that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is handling her grief sufficiently; notes that the President Tyler is obliged to deliver an address to \"the University\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Remarks on the President Tyler's displeasure at being forgotten when gifts were sent down to \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions social callsl reports on the health of the baby, Julia gardiner Tyler; mentions the sympathy expressed concerning the deaths of Mr. John B[eeckman] and Mrs. [Elizabeth Tyler] Waller. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","1 p. AN.","Scope and Contents Feels that h is the \"worst correspondent\" in the world; hopes that he will find a \"rich love match\" soon; promises amusement if he were to visit during the Christmas holidays; mentions that the President Tyler is seeking a situation in California for their brother [David Gardiner]; hopes to find a French girl to attend to her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a book be sent to her; envies her for being in a big city. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports of the recovery of \"little Julia\" Julia Gardiner Tyler; is deeply concerned about the grave condition of Alexander [Gardiner[ and that the President Tyler shares this concern and is prepared to travel with him if his condition worsens; hopes that she attend to her own health as well. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the news of the death of Alexander Gardiner; feels a great loss and is truly saddened by the death of her brother; hopes that she and Margaret Gardiner Beeckman will return to \"Sherwood Forest\"; feels that it might be to David Gardiner's benefit that he not be informed of his brother's death; discusses in detail the illness which brought about his death. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Continues to feel the loss of Alexander Gardiner; anxiously awaits her and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman]'s visit to \"Sherwood Forest\"; asks that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman make several purchases before arrivign at \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has transcribed the business portion of the account of the death of Alexander Gardiner which describes the disposition of his estate; inquires as to the state of her late brother's financial situation; has inclosed several obituaries. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that a variety of trees be sent to hre from New York; inquires to the plans of David Gardiner. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Requests that she and Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] not impede the President Tyler in his efforts to dispose of the property in Kentucky held by Alexander Gardiner; also requests that she [JMG] turn over her share of Alexander Gardiner's estate to her [JGT] as that she has more need of it; hopes that she will not attempt to interfere with the profits from the Kentucky lands which are to go to her [JGT]; reports on the health of her children; adds a final note that a moral obligation is not as binding as a legal one in regards to the settlement of Alexander Gardiner's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the recovery of Mr. [James] Semple after his illness and shipwreck; feels that Mr. [William] Waller [husband of Elizabeth Tyler Waller] is an anxious and tender father since the loss of his wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Intends not to summer in E[ast] H[ampton], New York as she considers it the family burial place and would not be \"under the influence of a constant gloom\"; may consider spending the summer in Saratoga, New York 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Fears that Fanny [a house slave?] may have small pox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Society news concerning visiting royals. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a serpentine walk the President Tyler cut through the grove at \"Sherwood Forest\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses improvements made to the gardsnes of \"Sherwood Forest,\"; reports on her children. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has received the trees sent to her and the President Tyler; reports that her children are doing well; discusses the President Tyler's experimentation on the plantations crops. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Perceives that Mrs. [Corse] Polk [sister-in-law of the President] has died of consumption; feels that her [Mrs. Polk's] troubles and unhappiness are now over; expects the trees that she planted will flourish. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has prepared the house for a visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer; hopes that she [JMG] will come to see the children soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports the little Julia Gardiner Tyler is now dancing; wishes that a bonnet be sent for her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a social call made to her during which the possible visit by Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer was discussed. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to her opinion of Jenny Lind and her singing. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Governor and Mrs. Floyd arrived in the midst of her housecleaning for a stay; expects a visit from David Gardiner soon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the great number of social activities recently attended; describes an unusual incident--a serenade by a party of musicians at two o'clock in the morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Mentions the beauty of her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; social news; notes that Mrs. Alexander Hamilton (Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton) is now residing in Washington, [D.C.]. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Sends a wedding toast to Gilbert B[eeckman]; mentions a church service. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Was extremely pleased to have heard of David Gardiner's return to New York, even if he seemed to be \"such a strange looking man, or even a lunatic\"; anticiaptes more news of his return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the wheat harvest on \"Sherwood Forest\"; mentions that the P[ost] M[aster] General has directed all letters to be endorsed as \"Mail Direct\"; hopes to see David Gardiner before he shaves off his beard; remarks that the President Tyler received \"a letter weight made fromthe corner stone of the Washington Monument\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes the death of Fanny Johnson [a servant? slave?]; discusses the virtues of \"Sherwood Forest\"; hopes to be able to break \"Aleck\" [Alexander Gardiner Tyler] of his thumb sucking habit. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the land in Kentucky on the market; mentions meeting Gov[ernor] Branch in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary. 1p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents News of acquaintances and friends. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions a stop in Philadelphia, [Pa.] to visit Robert Tyler; discusses teh President Tyler's and her return trip to \"Sherwood Forest\". 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents He is being a submissive husband and acting at his wife's \"amanuensis\"; expresses his astonishment at the failure of Jacob Little. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Includes TCy of ALS from Julia Gardiner T[yler], \"Sherwood Forest,\" (Charles City County, Virginia), to Margaret [Gardiner Beeckman] concerning acquaintances; the purchase of some vases for \"Sherwood Forest\"; and the sale of the property held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses the birth of Lachlan Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Relays that \"Gardie\" [David Gardienr Tyler] noted that she \"has two thumbs just like Aunt Margaret\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses thanks for the gift of a \"pretty Thimble\"; discusses the effect of \"Garddy\" [David Gardiner Tyler] made on \"little Mary\" and \"Willie\". 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Social news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires about Belmont's appearance in Broadway on New Year's Day. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Chastises her sister for not sending copies of articles, \"Remember I don't wish natural occurrences to happen again...\" [possibly referring to the difficult delivery of her baby]; discusses the name \"McLachlan\" which she has chosen for her baby; discusses the difficult delivery, \"I wish no one might have such a bitter experience\"; discusses her mother's Juliana McLachlan Gardiner health; gives advice to be passed on to her brother [David Gardiner] considering diet and smoking. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Described the steamboat trip to \"Sherwood Forest\" mentioning a view of Mt. Vernon, acquaintances made on board, and the arrival in \"slave territory\"; describes \"Sherwood Forest\" and includes a sketch; discusses Tyler's 60 slaves; expresses his admiration for Mrs. Tyler; describes the potential issues such as the Asburton Treaty and the annexation of Texas which he discussed with the President; describes a visit to a black baptist church reporting that the \"church numbered 390 members of whom 300 were Free!\" 20 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Discusses in great detail the many visits paid to \"Sherwood Forest,\" by friends and family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Mentions the numerous house guests at the plantation; reports McLachlan's Tyler health; has sent a daguerreotype of Alexander Gardiner for a portrait to be painted. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Repeats compliments paid to her on her appearance; reports on Tazewell Tyler's studies. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Inquires as to the details of the possible purchase of a new home on Staten Island, New York; mentions that the \"Glebe\" is on the market for $8,000; feels that it is regrettable but understandable to sell the family property in E[ast] H[ampton], New York. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Speculates that Mr. [William] Waller may propose to Miss C. Phillips soon; feels that it would be wise for Miss Phillips not to accept; mentions that Gen. Duff Green is willing to act as an agent for the President Tyler in the sale of the land held in Kentucky. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Looks forward to seeing the \"Aztec children which have surprised you so much\". 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the illness of her mother [Juliana McLachlan Gardiner[ and her sister Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; discusses MGH's pregnancy and expresses her wish that the baby be a boy; describes the development of her own children; discusses the prospect of MGH having her poems published' reports on the project of \"the laies of this coultry...to purchase Mt. Vernon\" and present it to the state of Virginia; reports that William Gardiner has returined from Europe. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the trip to Warm Springs and the other guests; gives advice for David Gardiner's planned trip to join them; describes the railroad being built \"over and through the mountains.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she is not fond of these cold baths and looks forward to the warm springs bath; describes an upcoming children's fancy ball as well as a fancy ball for the adults the following night; discusses the \"terrible railroad accident...near Philadelphia\"; discusses reports of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth; describes the sermon by Denison. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing friends, family, and social events, and the President's illness. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing visitors to \"Sherwood Forest,\" JGT's children, news of family and friends, and the President's honorary degree from the College of William and Mary, 6 July, 1854. 18 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother and sister discussing family news and social events. 14 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has meant to write ever since she left; reports that he is \"very busy sowing wheat\"; describes Gardie's [David Gardiner Tyler] visit \"he was with us the greater part of his term, he is a charming fellow indeed\"; praises JGT's other children' wants to know her wishes about the \"division[?] of the place\"; asks her to purchase an order of tea for various individuals. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses her grief over Margaret's [JGT's sister] death and thanks PG for her letter of sympathy; accepts the invitation to the upcoming \"two fold marriage\" of Phoebe and Fanny Gardiner' agrees to have \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] participate in the ceremony. 4 pp. Pst of ALS.","Scope and Contents Encloses a check; wishes she could see New York \"all arrayed for the holidays\"; discusses her children's excitement over Santa Claus; encloses a letter for Sarah T[hompson] and asks her mother to have David Gardiner deliver it, \"if you think it worthwhile to let Sarah receive it David must not seem to know its contents...\"; gives news of Charles City Co. neighbors; reports that everyone is \"pleased with Margaret's portrait\"; asks for 2 yards of cloth for trimming; reports that the President had a letter from Dr. [Sprogue?] and a volume on distinguised clergymen; reports that they are to receive a miniature of the Miles' equestrian statue of Washington; instructs her mother not to send the letter to Sarah \"unless you think David's engagement will certainly be consumated...\"; sends Christmas greetings to Harry [Beeckman]. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Describes in great detail the wedding of Patty Tyler despite the fact that JGT was not present but \"looked through the crack of my bedroom door\" due to her \"situation\" [advanced pregnancy]; discusses plans for her mother and her self \"to get Hampton in time for my matter\" [childbirth]. 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of letters from Julia Gardiner Tyler to various family members discussing family and neighbors. 7 items. TCys of ALSs.","Correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning JGT's children, news of Virginia neighbors, discussion of abolitionism, Harper's Ferry, and Governor Wise. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and family and friends concerning Governor Wise, the sentencing of John Brown, Patty Tyler's marriage, David Gardiner's marriage, the illness of Mary Wilcox, JGT's children, and news of Virginia neighbors. 15 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Explains the delay in receiving JGT's last letter from Washington; agrees that \"all the courtesy and kindness has departed from Washington\"; gives news of JGT's children from Staten Island; comments on JGT's trip to Lexington; discusses the \"late raid into Pennsylvania...conducted by Gen. Jenkins\"; discusses how \"gay\" New York has been despite \"the scenes of distress at the South\"; expresses releif at hearing that the \"beautiful estate of Shirley has not been destroyed\"; mentions Gen. Dix and Gen. McClennan; discusses plans to visit Long Beach. 7 pp. ALS. INcluding TCy of ALS\u003e Incomplete/","Scope and Contents Gives a detailed accounting of JGT's duties as the executrix of the estate of John Tyler. 4pp. ALS. Incomplete. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's children, the January 1861 Peace Conference in Washington, D.C.; the death of John Tyler, and various hardships endured by JGT. Also includingan inventory of John Tyler's estate and correspondence between JGT and various officials cooncerning possession of property and settlement of John Tyler's estate. 10 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescrips of correspondence betwen Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother concerning JGT's reurn to \"Sherwood Forest,\"; JGT's children, conditions in Virginia and New York. Also including a poem \"To Mrs. Ex-President Tyler\" and correspondence with friends and officials concerning wartime conditions and GT's desire to return to New York. 16 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and her mother, friends, and various officials concerning JGT's return to New York, sale of JGT's cotton, JGT's children, problems with settling John Tyler's estate, the release of Capt. Gayle and wartime conditions. 17 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Reports that the steamer Eugenie has arrived in Nassau and that Major Heyligery [?] will be remitting a sterling bill to cover the proceeds of the cotton; reports that he is unable to \"receive the advance made by the Gov[ernmen]t on this little shipment in Confederate money\"; reports that he has received \"a long letter from our friend Capt. G[ayle]...dated from Boston Dec. 9th...and he spoke cheerfully of his prospects for an early exchange\"; expresses regret that Pearly and Fitzwalter Tyler are not present to participate in the Tableaux planned by Mrs. Walker\" states that he will inclose a letter from Mrs. Walker; hopes that JGT will pass through Bermuda on her return home. 3 pp. ALS. Including a recepit, 29 Decm. 1863 for 5 bales of coton received from the steamed Eugenie from Wilmington, [N.C.] sold by the order of J.M. Sexas for the account of [Julia Gardiner] Tyler and purchased by L. Heyligery [?], Nassau for 225.11.6 [pounds sterling]. 1 p. ADS.","Scope and Contents Have had another raid resulting in the burning of the Court House and surroundings; Dick Christian was taken off by the enemy; all of Robinson's command was taken \"which we think rather benefits us\"; in New Kent several of Mr. Jordan's negroes were taken. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that things here remain in \"statu quo\"; there have been \"no visitations from our troublesome friends\"; Charles City Co. has been the scene of parties, dinners, and tournaments this past winter. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Cousin John sends love and says that everything is going quietly at the farm; no wheat crop this year; all act to advance his interests. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Respons to two letters from her concerning the best way to end funds to Capt. Gayle, prisoner of wr at Fort Warren, [Boston, Massachussetts]. 1 p. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS.","Scope and Contents Expresses relief that she is on Staten Island; discusses their children; reports that Fanny [PGH's sister] was in New York; hopes that \"Aunt\" Juliana McLachlan Gardiner has recovered from her illness; hopes that she will not return to \"Sherwood Forest\" while the war lastts; expresses surprise at learning that \"David Gardiner had another son--tell him that I think he was very negligent not to announce the fact to us.\"; describes the christening party for Fanny's daughter. 8 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. Incomplete.","Scope and Contents Is sending the boxes to Richmond, Va.; mentions gunboats on the river and destruction of Mr. Vaiden's poperty; reminds her [?] of her return in April. 2 pp. TCy of AL.","Scope and Contents Discusses a check that has been \"returned to our good friends in Baltimore\"; reassures her [JGT] of her son's safety; offers to forward a package for Mrs. D. 2 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Having been taken from \"Sherwood [Forest],\" Charles City County, Virginia twelve days before, is confined with several citizens from the county; has had no trial nor have charges been brought against them; General Wilde has landed at Kennon's with colourned troups and \"taken everything through the county\"; has been treated kindly by the officers. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Has visited John [C. Tyler?] and others at Chesapeake Hospital Prison; has heard that \"Gardie\" [David Gardiner Tyler] is with Robert Tyler; has heard no news of his own son; insists that \"all the negroes have left all the stock of every sort taken\"; discusses the troo[s passing down the river; gives an account of the description of her crip and piano by a California regiment; \"do when the war is over get together some labor for you and and come back to Old Virginia who has been such a martyr to the cause of Liberty\"; worries at the separation from his whife who does not know he is on a parole from prison for a week. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports on the whereabouts of A.M. Tyler [Maria] as instructed by Major General Benj[amin] F. Butler; she [AMT] has taken refuge with Mrs. [Lu] Clopton; encloses the reply to the inquiry whether Maria Tyler wants to join her [JGT]. 1 p. ALS. Including ALS, 6 June, 1864, A.M. Tyler, \"Selwood.\" having a \"hemorrhage [sic] from the lungs\" and is unable to reach a decision at this time. 2 pp.","Scope and Contents Reports that Lu Clopton and Maria Tyler are both well according to a letter he received; discusses the fate of her [JGT] belongings at \"Sherwood Forest\"; discusses the safety of her son and says \"the negroes we will not mind of if Our Dear Children are but spared to us\"; describes the condition where John [C Tyler?] is being imprisoned; describes the \"vile and indecent actions\" taking place in Charles City Co. and lists the neighbors who have been shot. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Responds to an article which appeared in the Evening Post [25 June, 1864], which stated that Tyler's niece lives on a farm near \"Sherwood Forest,\" \"subsusting on the charity of the United States,\" to which she responds that [Maria Tyler] \"fled to the adjoining plantation when deprived of her protector and exposed to the terrible vicinity of an unscrupulous colored soldiery\" 1 p. TCy of L. Including NwsCl, [25 June, 2864], from the Evening Post. 1 item. Also including NwsCl, [ca. 27 June, 1864] from the Evening Post and the Evening Express. 2 items.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle, a prisoner of war at Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with various northern officials concerning his [RGH] possible release; letters from G.F. Walker, a friend living in St. Georges, Bermuda' and correspondence with other friends concerning the wartime conditions. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Writes of her poor health and the complete wreck at 'Sherwood'\"; sends news of scquaintances; apologizes for sending a gloomy letter. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that her son is planning to return to Virginia and asks for the Davises to see him; sends her sympathies to Mrs. Davis, sends congratulations for the marriage of Mrs. Davis's sister to Willie Waller. 2 pp. Df. of L. Including Df. of L to Judge Holt concerning destruction of JGT's Virginia property. Also including Df of L. to [Roberty H. Gayle?] concerning obtaining a parole or early release from prison.","Scope and Contents Letter of introduction for JGTs's son John Alexander {Tyler]. 2pp. AL. Incomplete. Including TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has received JGT's letter by Flag of Truce; reports that Ann Maria Tyler has married the \"Federal guartd tis said a dutch baker\"; has forwarded JGT's letter to \"Gardy\" [David Gardiner Tyler]; states that due to Dr. S[elden]'s poor health they must go to Rock[bridge] Alum Springs; Robert [Selden?] is on sick leave because of his eyes; JS's brothers have been released as \"paroled Prisoners\"; reports on conditions in the neighborhood; sorry to hear about the poor health of JGT's mother; reports on news of neighbors and friends; \"our poor Negroes who have proved fiathful are an increase [sic] expense\"; asks for a \"Card [sic] de viste\" for an album; reports that they live at the same place but find it difficult to live on a surgeon's pay' the \"venture in the blockade running has been fruitless as yet lost two steamers\"; reports that there is a drought. 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Introduces himself as the husband of Maria Tyler; intends to visit New York during a furlough with his wife; reports that \"the mansion especially, in the interior, shows the effects of the lawless savages of soldiers\" 3pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Describes some furniture being held for JGT that has since been claimed by the Rev. Mr. Raymond, chaplain of the hospital, as his own. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Apologizes for not being home when Mrs. Vincent called; expresses sorrow at the death of \"your dear boy\"; discusses her fears for her own son's safety as a \"private in the 1st Rockbridge artillery\"; reports that she can forward Mr. Vincent's note to Mr Lyons; discusses her call to \"Gen B's\". 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1p.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and Robert H. Gayle and various officials concerning RHG's release from Fort Warren Prison, Boston, Massachussetts; correspondence with William H. Clopton and various other friends and officials in Virginia concerning the marriage of Mari Tyler to a Union soldier; letters from the Walkers, friends in St. George's, Bermuda; correspondence with various friends concerning wartime conditions; letters to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner. 26 items. TCys of ALSs.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various family members and friends concerning the death of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, JGT's mother; correspondence with various friends and government officials concerning JGT's Virginia property. 30 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Encloses some letters \"bearing tidings of loved ones from whom you are separated\"; will forward letters to her \"friends in the South.\" 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Hopes that she has received her cradle; discusses JGT's property at Old Point [Comfort] Va. 2 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Saddened by the news of the fall of Ft. Fisher and the recapture of Capt. [Robert H] G[ayle]; encloses a letter to be forwarded to her mother; discusses their children. 4 pp. AL. Including a TCy of AL. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Sends this note by a servant to enquire as to the resultes of the deliberations concerning a legal matter. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from J. Buchanan, Henry, New York, to Julia Gardiner Tyler, Staten Island, New York, n.d., advising her that Judge Barraud had not reached a decision and \"I have but little doubt that it will be as we desire it\"; reports that Mr. Curtis is no longer the receiver and Mr. Horve will inform her when a decision is reached. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Tells JGT that she must choose the services of Mr. O'Connor [/] or Mr. Clarke to represent her on appeal in the probate matter and in the new suit brought against her; hopes for Gen[era]; Dix's cooperation \"in regard to the late outrage, in your communication to the press and public\"; discusses closing up the probate matter and plans for the new actions being brought, \"you must not be alarmed at all this litigation, as it is only in accordance with the programme.\" Including TCy of ALS. Incomplete. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Assures her that he is still trying to procure a \"'C' 'S' battleflag...that she ahs been waved [sic] in the smoke of battle...\" for her daughter as promised' expressed thanks for the hospitality shown him while in Staten Island; discusses the situation in the South, \"the Negroes are in most instances, retaining their usual respect for their owners, and faithfully performing the contracts adopted by their Government between master and late slave...\" 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Worries because she has received no letters from JGT in months; discusses the sorrow they feel over the Southg's loss of the war; plans to stay in England at least temporarily; asks for news of Capt [Robert H.] Gayle. 4 pp. ALS. Includes TCy of ALS. 1 p.","Scope and Contents Has not heard from Julia Gardiner Tyler about the bill he sent; asks RHM to settle the bill if he has the authority. 1 p. ALS.","Scope and Contents Complains of being ill and blames it on the \"malarious climate\"; asks JGT to ty to obtain a \"situation for Allen in the sea going line of steamers\"; worries about the education of her sons; has been advised to wait \"intil times are settled\" to start a boarding house; sorry to hear about JGT's lawsuit; complains of the effects of poverty, \"I feels so lonely in this cold world and Have I know been so petted and spoilt that I am unfitted for this sudden transition.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Reports that she has sent \"600 dollars currency\"; encourages them to take advantage of every opportunity and to learn to speak French and German; reports that they will each receive \"a Christmas offering of five dollars in gold\"; reports on visits from cousin William Tyler and \"brother James\" [Semple] who \"is now in Canada for a while.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Typescripts of correspondence between Julia Gardiner Tyler and various military and civilian officials concerning the forced entry into JGT's home by several youths in search of a Rebel flag; letters from Robert H. Gayle concerning his release, recapture, and final release; letters from other prisoners of war asking for help; letters from various friends concerning wartime conditions. 22 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents John C. Tyler, \"Sherwood Forest,\" Charles City County, Virginia, to \"My Dear Madam,\" n.p. Discusses her \"Scheme\" for helping provide for the families of Negroes until they should be self-sufficient; has already given an account of the \"destruction of everything here. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Typescripts of Julia Gardiner Tyler's correspondence concerning hre Virginia property; correspondence and notes concerning the legal battle over JGT's mother's will; correspondence with JGT's sons and nephew in Germany; letter from the farm manager at \"Sherwood Forest\" complaining about the conditions; letter to Bishop [John] Johns concerning the Resolutions pased by the College of William and Mary; letters from various friends and family members. 12 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Advises her to invest money in real estate in Galveston; asks if her suit is over and decided in her favor; asks her to write. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler including receipts, letter (ALS) from Varina (Howell) Davis concerning Jefferson Davis; printed argument of Edwards Pierrepont and other papers concerning lawsuit Julia G. Tyler v. David L. Gardiner; letters of Jane Seldon concerning \"Brandon\" and \"Lower Brandon\" after Civil War; rental contract for \"Sherwood Forest\"; letter of Matthew Fontaine Maury; and correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler with her sons and nephew while they were students in Germany. 42 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Has paid her tax by giving the sheriff a young ox. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Scope and Contents Various papers of Julia Gardiner Tyler (including testimony in lawsuit David L Gardiner v. Julia Gardiner Tyler; printed arguments; correspondence; inventory of property of David L. Gardiner in 1868) and correspondence concerning \"Villa Margaret.\" debts of John Tyler. 54 items. Some manuscripts and some TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Includes typescripts of correspondence between Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and her son, daughter, step-daughter [Letitia (Tyler)] Semple concerning [H.G.Beeckman], Reconstruction, portraits from \"Sherwood Forest,\" advice to sons, \"Villa Margaret\" and taking Lyon G. Tyler to University of Virginia. 63 items. TCys of ALSs.","Scope and Contents Including receipts; letters concerning a biography of Daniel Webster by George S. Curtis, a miniature of John Tyler painted by Freeman, a portrait of Julia G. Tyler given to the white house; debts owed by Julia G. Tyler, marriage of Julia (Tyler) Spencer, lawsuit of David L Gardiner v. Julia G. Tyler; patent for land in Iowa granted to John Tyle for militia service in War of 1812; and engraved tenth anniversary invitation. 60 items.","Scope and Contents Including medical account [for \"Sherwood Forest\"]; letters from H.G. Beeckman at \"Sherwood Forest\" and correspondence concerning paintings in possession of Letitia (Tyler) Semple; Lyon G. Tyler's education at University of Virginia;[JGT's conversion ot Catholicism], and a petition to the House of Represetnatives. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning Pearl, Fitzwalter, and Lyon away at school; Julia Tyler Spencer's death; her [JGT] financial affairs; her emotional health; visits from friends and relatives; H.G. Beeckman's desire to purchase \"Indian Fields,\" [Charles City County, Virginia], concerning W.W. Corcoran; plans of JGT to settle in Georgetown, D.C.; JGT's desire for life-size picture of [R.E.] Lee; Brady's picture of Julia (Tyler) Spencer; scattering of wild flowers on grave of Julia (Tyler) Spencer by her mother and others; the sale of Milton [estate]. 45 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; news of conditions in the South; the Southern economy; a biography of John Tyler by Henry A. Wise; her conversion from Episcopalianism to Catholicism. 39 itmes.","Scope and Contents Awaits confirmation that she has embraced the Catholic religion; suggests she visit his daughter and her family. 3 pp. ALS.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her children; the people of the South; her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; prose by James Lyons; an attempt to place Mrs. William Clopton into the Louise Home; the \"floundering\" Democratic Party; references to the Boss Tweed Ring; the growing affections of James Lyons for her. 52 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; the Grant and Johnson administrations; history of the Civil War; Harry's [Beeckman] death; [John] Alexander Tyler's wedding; permission to obtain John Tyler's autograph; news of politics and especially the Democratic Party. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her financial and legal affairs; news from friends and relatives; religion and the Roman Catholic Church; her children; the Boss Tweed Ring Conspiracy; Alexander Grahm Bell's wedding; a pension for Presidents' widows; the lack of postal service at \"Sherwood Forest\"; the \"celebrations\" of the centennial. 43 items. * *See letter of 11 November, 1876 from Julia Gardiner Tyler to William M. Evarts","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning reclaiming the land in the South; privileges of Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her financial and legal affais; a fever epidemic in the South; news of her children; petitions for a pension for Presidents' widows; the reabilitation of \"Carter's Grove\"; celebration of Cornwallis' surrender to Washington. 43 items.","Including correspondence concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; news from friends and relatives; her childre; her financial and legal affairs; her ancestry. 21 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence chiefly between her son Lachlan Tyler and her; concerning news of friends and relatives; his progress in his studies; \"Carter's Grove\" plantation; President Garfield's death; her illness. 31 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning a pension for Presidents' widows; Lyon Tyler's search for family letters; news of friends and relatives; her children; her financial affairs; discussions of PResident Arthur; Mary's [?] wedding and future as a wife; political speeches in Tidewater, Virginia, ; the death of her son John Alexander Tyler; the North' Central and South American Exposition; the political campaigns; Lyon G and David Tyler. 38 items.","Concerning nws of friends and relatives; her children; David Gardiner Tyler's campaign for a seat in the General Assembly; reports of her illnesses; her financial affairs. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning the birth of a son to Pearl Tyler Ellis; news of family and friends; news of farming; her financial affairs; news of Ashland, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's home; discussions on the postal service; discussions of politics and the Democratic Party in particular; the possible sale of \"Sherwood Forest\". 14 items.","Scope and Contents Especially with her sons, concerning a Senate investigating comittee working on behalf of Pear Tyler Ellis' husband on a matter in Roanoke, Va.; news of friends and family; discussions of hunting; the request of her autograph by the \"Lovosis\" [?] Society; her sons' cammpaigns for seats in the General Assembly or positions in the state government; a drought in September; David Gardiner Tyler's aspirations for the governorship' [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's marriage to Miss Faniie Glyn in October; her [JGT] financial affairs; an interview with Nelly Bly; discussions of Virginia State Politics; the death of Thomas Nelson Page's wife. 30 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly with her sons, concerning an epidemic in McDowell County, Virginia; her financial affairs; news of her children; [Robert] Fitzwalter Tyler's use of a \"sulky\" plow for farm work, and its great worth; discussions of Benjamin Harrison's administration; the death of Pearl Tyler Ellis's servant; obituary notices of her [JGT] death. 32 items.","Concerning visits by her and her family to see friends and relatives; her financial affairs; Harry Beeckman's misfortunes; a requst for President Tyler's autograph; the possibility of her property in Staten Island becoming a cemetery. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; discussions on the state of Harry Beeckman's estate \"Farmer's Rest\"; the sale of her place on Staten Island; \"Sherwood Forest\"; her petition for a pension for the widows of ex-presidents; requests for John Tyler's autograph; invitations to social functions, the Morse telegraph. 31 items.","Concerning copies of songs that were sent to her; her financial affairs; invitations to social engagements; news of friends and relatives; her acquiring a housekeeper; request by a 16 year-old-boy of a twenty-four dollar loan; her relationship with James A[llen] Semple. 32 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning her financial affairs; news of friends and relatives, especially her sons; explanations of events at home [\"Sherwood Forest\"] to her husband who is away; her dreams; her poetry; religious dogma; a case entitled Henry v Tyler; Pearl Tyler Ellis's illness; a portrait of John Tyler, Jr.; news of New York City society; the sale of \"Villa Margaret\" [Hampton, Va.]. 43 items.","14 items.","Assorted invitations extended to Julia Gardiner Tyler and her family; including various business cards. 63 items.","Miscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler. 22 items.","13 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia McLachlan Gardiner, Julia Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Tyler Spencer, and Harry Beeckman concerning the freezing of the James River in 1857; \"enrollment\" of men in the Confederate army; his separation from the family and his inability to communicate with them; the \"kind\" care of Mrs. Clopton; results of the Civil War; \"My Life During The War Between The States,\" details of his service in the Confederate army; his voyage to and stay in Germany. 39 items.","Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lachlan Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler and Julia (Tyler) Spencer concerning his affiars at school in Germany [Prussia]; his excursions in Germany; accounts of Washington [and Lee] College after the Civil War; his attempts to obtain enough money to return to America; discussions of the state of the South' the beginning of war in Prussia. 50 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, Julia (Tyler) Spencer, Lyon G. Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, and James A. Semple concerning the \"struggle\" for \"independence\" in Germany; his return to American and his settling in lexington, Va.; the Governorship of Virginia; the career prospects for young Southern men; the 1869 State fair; social affairs in and around Lexington. Va.; the \"demoiselles: of Richmond, Va. and Lexington, Va.; a lawsuit revolving around \"Sherwood Forest\"; advice to Lyon Tyler about college life; collapse of floor in the capitol in Richmond, Va. in 1870; his obtaining a license to practice law; Reconstruction in Virginia and its affects on native Virginians. 70 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Julia (Gardiner) Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning narratives of his life as a lawyer; daily life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; Harry Beeckman's attempts to settle on a plantation; a continuing legal case concerning \"Sherwood Forest\"; commentaries on the poltical situation in Virginia, as well as the rest of the South; comments on teh political situation evolving from the Boss Tweed Ring; much discussion of Horace Greeley. 39 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of David Gardiner Tyler including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Annie Baker (Tucker) Tyler, Robert S. Montague and James Lyons concerning life at \"Sherwood Forest\"; his and Julia Gardiner Tyler's financial affairs; Lyon Tyler's existence at the University of Virginia; political issues of the South; Lyon Tyler's new wife Anne \"Annie\" Tucker; plans for the College of William and Mary. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with pearl (Tyler) Ellis, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, William M. Evarts and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of Charles City Co.; \"Berkeley\" plantation; court cases in Charles Chity County; the death of his brother, John Alexander Tyler; his intentions to marry; detaild accounts of social events; his political career; opening of college under Tyler (1888). 29 itmes.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler, especially concerning news of friends and relatives; mortgage on \"Sherwood Forest\"; his election to the U.S. Congress; his actions as a congressman; this possibilities of securing another term in Congress. 28 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning political situations in Virginia; his granting of offices; campigns and elections in which he is involved (1894 and 1896 contests for 5th District of Virginia seat in the U.S. House of Representatives); a biography about the family; his desire to run for the House seat again in 1898; regional politics. 42 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Tidewater politics; financial affairs of 'Sherwood Forest\"; the illness and death of his brother, Lachlan Tyler; affairs of the College of William and Mary; Lyon Tyler's quest for politicals office; health of his family; his candidacy for Judgeship of the 14th Circut. Also includes a letter from his wife, Mary Morris Tyler, to Lyon Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler. 35 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Annie (Tucker) Tyler, E.C. Madison, John Lamb, Robert Shaw Oliver, and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, including correspondence concerning his Judgeship of the 14the Circut Court in Charles City County, Virginia; state and local politics; family affairs; financial concerns; affairs of the College of William and Mary; real estate interests; his medical record; announcement of his daughter Margaret's marriage to Stepher Fowler Chadwick; an address delivered to the reunion of Confederate veterans, 1 June 1915, in Richmond, Va.; a eulogy of Gardiner given upon the presentation of his portrait to the 14th Circut Court, 19 April, 1928. 49 items.","Scope and Contents Including fragments of ltter written from Germany soon after the Civil War; a poem of unrequited love composed by him; a letter to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, in which he refers to Catholic priests as \"useless drones\" and \"stinging hornets\"; a complete biography of his life; local and national politics; his studies in Germany and at Washington [and Lee] College; romantic interests and family concerns. 13 items.","5 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Seattle, Wash. prior and during Wordl War II; news of her uncle, Lyon G. Tyler's death and many remembrances of him; genealogical matters; her activities in the Colonial Dames, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Red cross. Also included are references to family differences re: the ownership of \"Sherwood Forest\" [Charles City County, Virginia] and the publication of certain \"Tyler Letters\". 29 items.","Discussion of his stamp collection. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various family matters; life in Missouri; her homesickness for Virginia; news of her uncle's death [Lyon G. Tyler]; reference to the mysterious trunk of \"Tyler letters\". Also included are letters criticizing those trying to \"deify\" Abraham Lincoln; discusses her decision to resign from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 16 items.","Describing life at the University of Virginia; family news; business matters. Several of these letters are addressed to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler revealing young Alfred Tyler's concern and devotion to his uncle. Also included is a land deed signed by him as Commonwealth Attorney of Charles City County. 14 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning various legal and personal family matters. included is an 1858 newspaper clipping from Dispatch of an address by President John Tyler; and eight page memorandum detailing the contest of Juliana McLachlan Gardinre's will; and some letters written by him as a major in the United States Air Force during World War II. 22 items.","During and immediately following the Civil War concerning his return to Virginia after leaving his family in New York; his attempts to join the confederate navy; his sentiments towards the war; his life and studies in Germany after the war. Most of the letters are addressed to his mother, Julia Gardiner Tyler, pleading for money, letters, and clothes. 27 items.","Scope and Contents Including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tyler) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler, and to James Semple while attending school in Germany concerning family matters; financial problems; illness; his military srevice in the German army; advice to his sister Julie not to \"turn Catholic\"; frequent requests for money and letters; discussion of the American political situation; the war raging in Europe; including letters to mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, sister Julia (Tylre) Spencer, brother David Gardiner Tyler and James Semple. 28 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of his sister's [Julia Tyler Spencer] tragic death; completion of his studies in Germany; his continued financial problems and fears of debtors' prison; pleas to his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler for financial help; his reutnr to the United States and search for employment; his marriage to Sarah Griswold Gardiner; his job as government suveyor. 26 items.","Including letters to Julia (Gardiner) Tyle, David Gardiner Tyler, and Lyon G. Tyler concerning her marriage to John Alexander Tyler; her husband's financial and employment struggles' her difficulties following his death in 1883; family news; social news; the frequent illness of her own children; her plans to erect a monument to her late husband. 8 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning family news; the \"jolly time\" she had in Florida; her photograph and autograph collections. 3 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence concerning her active social life and her many suitors; news of family and friends; her schooling at Sacred Heart Convent; her brothers [John Alexander Tyler and David Gardiner Tyler] and cousin Harry Beeckman in Germany; her courtship and marriage to William H. Spencer. In addition are poems which she composed, an invitation to her wedding, a newspaper clipping describing her wedding ceremony, love letters from William H. Spencer, and two callign cards. 33 items.","Concerning his courtship of Julia Tyler; her sudden death; his attempts at sheep farming in Colorado and California after her death; his hopes to make a proper home for his infant daughter, Julia Tyler Spencer. 19 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with sister Pearl (Tyler) Ellis, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler discussing various Tyler family mattersl her life with Fluerot relatives in Europe after her grandmother's Julia Gardiner Tyler death; her close relationship with her Aunt Pearl [Pearl Tyler]; concern for her Uncle Fitz [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler]; her first marriage to her cousin Feorge Fluerot; her many travels throughout Europe and occasional visits to the United States; her homes in Paris and on the Riviera; her first husband's illness and death; her second marriage to Durante Cheever; news of her Uncle Lyon's [Lyon G. Tyler] death; the situation in Europe during the Depression and just prior to World War II. 25 items.","Including correspondence with brother Lachlan Tyler?, brother David Gardiner Tyler, mother Julia Gardiner Tyler, and brother Lyon Gardiner Tyler concerning news of family and friends; financial poblems; social news; his search for a profession; his caretaking of the family home in New York; his medical studies at columbia; the death of his sister [Julia Tyler Spencer]; his anger over his brother's [John Alexander Tyler] decision to join the German Army. 22 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of the family; social and political news; the completion of his medical studies and various attempts at practicing medicine; his many financial problems; the health of his wife, Georgia Powell and his mother Julia Gardiner Tyler; his hope that his rother [Robert Fitzwalter Tyler] might settle on \"some fixed purpose\" in life and his sister [Pearl Tyler] might find her own \"particular niche\"; the bitterness felt towards his step-brothers and sisters; application to become an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and his disappointment over his failure to pass the Navy's preliminary physical exam. 27 items.","Including receipts and correspondence with family and acquaintances. Most of the letters are to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, discussing the family financial matters; his job with the New York State Health Department; financial problems of his brother, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler; local and state politics. Also, there is a letter from George Fluerot to Lyon G. Tyler concerning Lachlan Tyler's death in 1902. 33 items.","Also including a read leather binding for a small notebook [?] embossed in gold with his name. 5 items (and several envelopes).","Including correspondence with Julia (Spencer) Fleurot Cheever, Lyon G. Tyler, and Lachlan Tyler, concerning her attempts at publishing a book; financial matters; family news; Lachlan Tyler's illness and her own poor health. 6 items.","Scope and Contents Chiefly consisting of letters written to \"Fitz\" from various female acquaintances. There are references to the Tyler family; social news; his life as a farmer; his marriage. 25 items.","Including correspondence with family and friends; sale receipts; a recipe for catsup; and two wedding invitations--one being to his sister's [Pearl Tyler] wedding in November, 1884. The letters concernfamily news; his farm; financial mattrs; social news. 20 items.","Scope and Contents Concerning news of family and friends; financial matters; state politics; his farm; the poor health of his first and second wives; inveiling of a monument to President John Tyler. The majority of the letters are written to his brother, Lyon G. Tyler, asking for money. 43 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Mary Morris (Jones) Tyler; Christmas cards; calling cards; bills; real estate transactions; poetry; recipes. The letters concern family news; his poor health; his far; financial difficulties; his need for further employment; news of his sister-in-law's [Annie Tucker Tyler] death. 40 items.","Including sales receipts, rent, and medical bills. 65 items.","Including sales receipts, bills, and account records. 100 items.","Including one of his checkbooks. 167 items.","Correspondence of Cora Kreagle Tyler, second wife of Robert Fitzwalter Tyler, concerning news of family and friends. 4 items.","Scope and Contents Includes corrsepondence with Julia Gardiner Tyler, William H. Spencer and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning news of family and friends; her studies at the Catholic Academy of the Visitation; social news; her search for the \"ideal man\". 16 items.","Includies correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Julia Spencer Fleurot cheever concerning family news; social news; her married life with William Ellis; her husband's financial difficulties; her husband's political career; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's sudden marriage and his incessant financial problems. 14 items.","Including correspondence with Annie (Tucker) Tyler, Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning the failing health of her sister-in-law, Annie Tucker Tyler; Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's continuing financial problems; the difficult times her own family was experiencing; her plans to send her sons to the College of William and Mary; genealogical inquiries. Also included are letters from William Ellis and daughter Margaret Langhorne Ellis to Pearl Tyler's brother Lyon G. Tyler. 17 items.","Scope and Contents Including correspondence with Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Lyon G. Tyler concerning Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's ongoing financial and personal troubles; the activities of her children, including the marriages of Margaret Ellis, Cornelia Ellis, and Gardinre Ellis; plans to erect a monument to her father, John Tyler; the illness of her husband, William Ellis; the outbreak of World War I and the entering of her sons into the armed services; news of Julia [Spencer Fleurot] as a Red Cross nurse in Europe; the death of Lyon G. Tyler's wife, Annie Tucker Tyler and his subsequent marriage to Sue Ruffin. 31 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) Tyler concerning her children; her travels and visits with friends and family; the illness and death of her brother, Lyon G. Tyler; the second marriage of her niece, Julia [Spencer] Fluerot Cheever; the outbreak of World War II; discussion over Sue Ruffin Tyler's desire to publish certain personal Tyler letters. 21 items.","Including correspondence with Lyon G. Tyler and Robert Fitzwalter Tyler concerning primaily her children. included are references to Robert Fitzwalter Tyler's financial problems; Julia Spencer Fluerot's marriage to George Fluerot and her becoming a Red Cross nurse during World War I; other Tyler family news; genealogical inquiries by Sue Ruffin Tyler. 34 items.","Scope and Contents Correspondence of the children of Pearl Tyler Ellis mostly with Lyon G. Tyler and Sue (Ruffin) tyler about genealogical inquiries and family news. Correspondents include Cornelia Ellis Booker, John Tyler Ellis, julia Ellis Robinson, Leila Ellis Marye and Ambrose Marye, Lyon Ellis, Margaret Ellis Topping, Pearl Ellis, William Munford Ellis, Jr., and Nannie Kent Ellis. 24 items.","Scope and Contents Kept while attending Madame Chegaray's School for Young Ladies. MsV.1. 30 pp. Also includes detached pages of accounts and poetry [possibly of Lyon G. Tyler, post 1875]. 28 pp.","MsV.2. 32 pp.","Diary and accounts of David Gardiner Tyler while studying and traveling across Europe with John Alexander Tyler and Harry Beeckman. 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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .","See also Tyler Family Papers, Groups A-F, H, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Papers, 1645-1917, of the Gardiner family, the Gilmer family, the family of St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and miscellaneous other people unrelated to the Tylers, Tuckers, Gilmers, or Gardiners.","Boxes I-III contain papers (many are typescript copies) of the Gardiner family of New York. Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman.","Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and speeches of Gilmer.","Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828- 1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker as well as the sheet music, \"The Southern Cross\" for which Tucker wrote the lyrics.","Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.","Mentions her interest in politics; is \"puzzled how to account for the changes of opinion and principle in those who are considered so very wise and honorable;\" describes the construction on Chatham Street; mentions that David has been out of school due to his lame foot. 2 pp.","A bond, from David Gardiner, for the sum of $10,000 to be paid to James Van Antwerp of New York. 4 pp. Paper document signed.","$5,287.50 to be paid to James Van Antwerp. 2 pp. Paper document signed.","Requests the company of Mr. Gardiner on January 2. 1 page. ANS.","Acknowledges receipt of Gardiner's mortage payment; discusses the transfer of the mortage to Mrs. Abigale Rhodes. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.","Apologizes for not writing earlier; discusses her mother's upcoming eye operation; mentions their disappointment at not seeing her; hopes that she will visit in the spring. 2 pages.","Announces that \"General Van Cortlandt has commenced hostilities against us,\" claiming that they had no right to the estate and that they must leave by the first of May; states that Mr. Van Wyck is very anxious to see Gardiner. 2 pages.","Discusses General Pierre Van Courtlandt's attempt to take away his estate; gives a history of the land in question; is sorry to hear that Gardiner's wife is ill; gives news of the family. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Informs Gardiner that Col. Hunt's newspaper will discontinue from lack of subscribers if aid is not forthcoming; asks Gardiner to write to people in New York concerning this problem. 1 page.","Describes his purchase of a sideboard from Miss Harrison which was initially owned by Gardiner; requests that the keys to it be sent to him. 1 page.","Discusses the itinerary of J.G. Dyckman; informs Gardiner that he is standing by to \"execute and commands\" for him in New York. 2 pages.","Discusses prospects for the upcoming election; believes the vote in his country will \"depend upon the exertions of the National Republicans.\" 2 pages.","Notifies Gardiner of the meeting at Bull Head next Wednesday; hopes that he will atend. 1 page.","Acknowledges receipt of a check for $300 from Gardiner. 1 page.","Informs Gardiner of the convention's resolution to nominate Gardiner as their candidate for Congress. 1 page.","Describes his visits to the towns of the county and believes the county will provide a majority for the ticket; states that he had 5000 tickets printed and distributed in the county. 2 pages.","Requests that Gardiner remit the $84 in interest on his bond. 1 page.","Announces that they are about $70 short in paying Hunt's bill after collecting for election expenses; hopes that Gardinercan help them out. 1 page.","Describes the visit of her parents to albany; mentions the construction of a \"large marble Acadimy [sic] for the boys;\" states that David and Alexander are going to college this spring; hopes to hear from Juliana soon. 2 pages.","Describes in detail his first few days at Princeton, his room, studies, and roommate; hopes to hear news from East Hampton soon. 2 pages.","Describes his life at college; states that he has not missed a single recitation since classes began; mentions that he has been very lonely and homesick; asks that she write \"immediately.\" 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that Mrs. Rhodes requests him to pay off the mortage by the first of April. 1 page.","Believes that the whole South will go against Van Buren; describes the opposition as very determined; discusses national politics in general; mentions Governor Tyler's address to the Senate. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes his attempt to procure the items his father asked for; states that he had bought him a hat, Virgil's works, but did not get a fish pole as there were non under a dollar. i page.","Sends the green bag and matting which he purchased for her; lists the prices of the items. 1 page.","Sends a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond. 1 page.","Signed by Nassau Hall, sent to Gardiner's father. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Hopes Margaret will come up to Croton to visit; describes her attempt to learn French; states that she is translating \"Estelle\" and that \"it is all about shapards [sic] and it is really sichnes [sic] to read it.\" 2 pages.","Encloses a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond for 1/2 year and for Mrs. Rhodes' bond. 1 page.","Concludes that Gardiner had not been able to find a suitable site as he had requested; describes some land and asks Gardiner to complete the purchase of it. 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that she would be happy to ride to the harbor with him but regrets that she will be unable to do so due to her mother's illness. 1 page.","Grades of Alexander Gardiner for his Sophomore year at Princeton University; list of expenses and curriculum. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Is disappointed to hear that his father will not be visiting Princeton this spring; gives an account of his expenses, asks for $240.00 to be sent. 2 pages.","Promises to find a pair of horses for Gardiner as good as he can find; asks Gardiner to write giving the size, colour, age, and price he is willing to pay for these horses. 1 page.","Describes his attempts to contact Mr. Tabill by mail; asks Gardiner to check if Tabill received his letter; discusses bills obtained in furnishing his house. 3 pages.","Encloses some papers for Dyckeman; discusses some legal proceedings with Dyckeman. 1 page.","Asks him to inform Mr. Dayton that he received his letter; states that he has been ill most of the time since he left New York. 1 page.","Asks his opinion on the present condition of the East Hampton School as her son, Edward, \"having in some degree got over his prediction for a sea life\" requires some more schooling; asks for his advice concerning his board. 1 page.","Describes his trip back to Princeton and his visits with relatives; tells of the prices to repair his watch; describes the weather. 2 pages.","Introduces her son, Edward, and his friend, William Braser, as the bearers of this letter; discusses arrangements to be made for their schooling in East Hampton. 2 pages.","Describes the Fourth of July celebration at Princeton; gives some news of his brother, Alexander Gardiner. 3 pages.","Requests more money to be sent as he has to purchase some books; mentions that he believes his father's writing to have become worse over time, pointing out mistakes in his last letter. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Sends receipt for the interest due on Mrs. Rhode's bond. 1 page.","States that he deposited $1,500 in the Manhattan Bank into his account; asks him to send a receipt. 1 page.","Discusses his attempts to locate a teacher for the situation his father requires; asks for $250 to be sent to pay his bills at Princeton; notes that he needs two teeth to be filled. 2 pages.","Acknowledges receipt of his, Daniel Gardiner's, for the $1500. 1 page.","Asks Gardiner's opinion of the teacher at the East Hampton School as he wants to send his son there. 1 page.","States that he has been very well at Princeton; mentions his visits with Mrs. Clark and Miss Hewes; describes the plagiarism of Harlow and his punishment; describes hailstones 3 inches in circumference falling when it was eighty degrees; discusses his classes. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes the cloth which he purchased for her, details, patterns, and prices. 4 pages.","Discusses his return to health; asks about the activities of Mr. Pickens and whether his mother is enjoying Saartoga Springs; suggests that his mother should send all her letters to him and he would send them on to david, saving her from writing separately. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","To Abigail Rhodes; signed by Charlotte Rhodes, executrix of Abigail Rhodes. 1 page. Printed document signed.","Describes a dinner party for the vice-president elect. 1 page.","Discusses her apprehension at traveling to Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, Virginia; describes the Fourth of July activities at the house; mentions the President's plan to travel to white Sulpher springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Apologizes for not wriing sooner; mentions her intention to go to New York; states that Phoebe Gardiner is very angry with Margaret for not writing; congratulates Margaret on the outcome of the election. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that Julia Gardiner Tyler wants enough velvet to \"make a low waist and short sleeves;\" describes how \"lame Thomas\" attempted to find out the President's actions on the sub Treasury Bill; believes the President will veto it. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Asks to have his letter to Dr. Dayton on the subject of the annexation of Texas published in the Aurora; describes the cabinet dinner last night at Gov. Wickiffe's. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions Commodore Elliot's gift of an arabian horse to Julia; runs down a list of dinners and receptions for the coming week; describes the President's jealousy at seeing Judge Mclean looking \"all sorts of ways at Julia.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions the speculation concerning the President's cabinet and the fate of the Democratic Party; describes the \"beaux\" of Miss Corse; states that he must be here for the ball. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","\"Mrs. Tyler's Farewell Ball. 'Sic transit gloria mundi;' \" gives a very detailed account of the ball and those in attendance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy of \"February 20\" is crossed out.","Mentions that she has seen no account of the 22nd ball; discusses the question of the annexation of Texas. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Asks him to read the article in the Herald about the Tyler administration \"in which it reflected upon Mr. Tyler's son so severly;\" advises him on the political course that he should take; notes that John Carter Brown travels with \"a second rate set;\" discusses Mr. Fordham's affidavit. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that he will not get through court until Saturday; informs Gardiner that he will noy be able to return to New York on time due to his son's illness; wishes Gardiner would see Judge Betts about adjourning the court until Tuesday so that he could be there. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Relates Julia Gardiner Tyler's story of how she and the President Tyler narrowly escaped from danger when a hurricane hit their hotel during their stay at Old Point comfort, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the friends who visited Margaret Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; mentions that she has been very ill with influenza; gives news of family and friends. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions her desire to get home; discusses his prospects for political appointment; asks that he not place confidence in any one as \"politicians are intriguing.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Describes the construction of the monument; mentions Mr. Gibson's concern over whether we pay for it or the government.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Informs him of the President's plan to arrive in New York and travel to East Hampton; asks him to make all the necessary arrangements. 3 pages.","States that in regards to the Governor's visit, he was very \"tempted to rejoin the family cicle,\" but described that it would be more discreet not to; describes the travels of Graham. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","1 page. Printed material.","1 page. AN.","Mentions that she received from Julia Gardiner Tyler some poetry written by the President Tyler; describes a story she heard from Eliza Gardiner concerning her, Margaret; discusses her mother's views on Mr. Polk and Miss Corse. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Informs him of the latest high society gossip; mentions that Kitty Livingston and W. Langdon are to be married on November 3rd. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his fellow passengers on the steamboat ride from New York; describes all of his acquaintances at the house at sharon Springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the travel plans of the President Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and David Gardiner. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions a letter he received from Grahm who received it from Mr. Andrew's of Rochester concerning the latter's gratification in entertaining the President Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes in detail their, President Tyler, Juliana Gardiner Tyler, and himself, itinerary and all the people with whom they have made acquaintance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Mentions that he missed his train and is obliged to remain there until tomorrow; states that Julia Gardiner Tyler is doing very well; discusses the improvements made to the President's, Tyler's, plantation; describes the President's travel plans for the day. 1 pge. Typewritten copy.","Mentions how odd she felt when Mrs. Beeckman and the \"old gentleman\" kissed her; describes her meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ely and Mr. Grahm. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Including Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed from Margaret Gardiner, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, ca. 1847, comparing Mrs. Beeckman with Mrs. J.W. Livingston.","Describes the dinners on the plantation; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler to be recovering slower than Mrs. Seldon. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Incomplete.","Explains that it was too late for her to write last night as fairies \"might have stolen me away to deck their fitful abodes;\" thanks him for his \"flattering representations of me to your mother;\" expresses desire to stay where she is rather than travel with the President. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Encloses her daguerrotype; describes her return trip. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Mentions that she, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the President are all suffering from colds; describes the dance of the previous night; mentions that Alice was \"smitten\" with Gilbert. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates Gilbert's description of the hospitality President Tyler and family. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes her life at \"Sherwood\" as very pleasant; states that the President Tyler was somewhat upset that there was not more mention of her wedding to Mr. Beeckman made in the papers. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Plans to leave for Washington, DC and be in New York on Saturday a week; mentions that Julia is looking forward to seeing her, JMG, in March. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes visiting all her friends and attending the third Assembly. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter. Incomplete.","Hopes that her mother's trip to \"Sherwood\" will turn out successfully; mentions all the calls that she and her husband have been making; describes the Henry Clay procession in New York; assures her mother that everything will be taken care of at home. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Describes all the people that have come to visit. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Describes a dinner that the \"boys\" hosted the other day. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates a story that Joe H. told her about Mr.Pindle \"having fallen desperately in love with her;\" mentions the visit of Gilbert Beeckman and Henry Livingston. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autograohed letter signed.","Discusses Mary's illness and how she was sent to the hospital on Staten Island; mentions the dispute over the Williams' estate; describes her own illness and other troubles. 9 pages.","Describes his meeting with Fenton; asks David Gardiner to advance him $25; mentions seeing Robert; discusses the money due Shumfield from Hjouberry of Brooklyn. 3 pages.","Gives a description of \"Homewood,\" Judge Wilkens' estate; describes his visit with the Wilkens, Mrs. Hutchinson, and her daughter. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his travels and impressions to Louisville; states the \"Judge Brown is too slow and antiquated to be of much use to us;\" believes himself to be in much better health since he left New York. 2 pages.","Mentions his letter from Alexander Gardiner; discusses the engagement of Alex Bruen to Eliza Joy; gives news of other friends; discusses gardening; asks that no oone outside the family be allowed to use the horses and carriages, \"not even clergymen;\" describes the activities of the Haights who recently returned from Paris. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","States that he hired a man as a coachman and gardener, believing that \"there will be no danger of his introducing Foreigners on the premises;\" describes a letter he received from Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. ALS","Asks for the last balance on his mother's bank book and any subsequent withdrawls as he must pay the interest due; gives news of family and friends; discusses the care of the wagons. 2 pp. ALS.","Describes the Fourth of July celebrations; notes that he did not observe anyone intoxicated; states that the corn and potatoes should be attended to; family news. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the large procession yesterday in honor of those killed in Mexico; mentions the turmoil in Paris. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that father and mother started their trip South; notes that he has sent her a violin, care of Capt. Nash; hopes that she has been exercising; awaits news from Europe. 2 pp. TCy of ALs.","Describes a very large gathering of Irishmen, discussing the wrongs of \"Injured Ireland;\" believes that Bob (Robert) Tyler could have secured ten thousand votes there. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Is upset at his wife's illness; gives news of the family; describes the city; wants to come and visit. 4 pp. ALS.","Encloses the checks and a letter from Mr. Cunningham to the Presidents; discusses the Democratic Party's estimate of the previous administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Describes the funeral service for Egbert in Acapulco; believes Alex Gardiner to be a \"sincere Christian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes in detail the storm that they sailed through; states that he did not believe what they were going to survive; notes that they are heading for Rio where they will stay several weeks for repairs; describes the passengers; hopes to live to see home and family. 2 pp. Tcy of ALS.","Describes the sights as his vessel comes into the harbor at Rio; states that he can hardly wait \"to set foot upon the green grass and enjoy a good bath...and a good meal of fresh provisions;\" describes his impressions of the city; finds the slavery disgusting; hordes of americans en route to California. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes in great detail his impressions of Rio; mentions their visit to the house of Mr. Todd, the American minister; describes his tour through the \"largest and richest monestary in Brazil;\" discusses the effect of the gold rush in Rio; wishes he was home. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes his accommodations in a \"delightful country boarding house;\" discusses the effect of the California gold rush; describes the villas he has visited; notes the fear that the slaves will revolt; mentions the arrival of the Emperor and Empress in Rio; thinks the mixing of blacks and whites as equals to be \"disgusting and repugnant in the extreme to an American.\" 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses plans he made with Mr. Herrick to establish a commercial house; describes his visits with neighbors, merchants, and the Neopolitan ambassador; complains of the necessity to endure all the fine dining and entertainment with the Brazilian ladies who speak no English; discusses the value of land in California; hopes to leave port tomorrow morning. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs him that she received a letter from Gilbert Beeckman enclosing one from her husband is located in a suburb of the city, Rio, in the company of Mr. Herrick and Dr. Bardell. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that the city is full of colors; asks what are Margaret's plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives account of his voyage from Rio to san Francisco; describes the lack of amenities at such places as Conception where they had stopped on the way; complains about the captain of the \"Chio Colon\" - \"a good navigator but a bad sailor;\" mentions receiving everyone's letters upon his arrival; complains of the bad weather and the problems associated with his voyage being so delayed; finds land values incredibly inflated and the goods he brought with him practically worthless; describes the \"Happy Valley\" where he pitched his tent in order to avoid the high prices of accommodation in town; complains of an attack of \"desentery\" [sic]. 10 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his bewilderment at the situation he finds himself in after his seven month Journey from New York; mentions the incredibly high prices for land; asks him to send word of what rents are and what goods are in demand \"up the river.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that his dysentery kept him from meeting him [DLG] in Sacramento; hopes to be well enough to travel by next week. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that he does not believe that his brother could have reached San Francisco in time for him to have sent mail via the last steamer; is pleased that both she and the baby [Henry] are in good health; believes New York to be an agreeable place of residence. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes how some have struck gold with no problems while others labor away with no luck; explains that beneath the grime, many of the miners are cultured, well-educated gentlemen; gives a description of Sacramento as a \"city principally of tents springing up in the wildreness;\" mentions that many nationalities are represented there. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Hopes to be able to repay her rmother and send several thousand dollars to her [MGB] additionally by next year; notes the prices of various commodities; describes the little shack he and his partner, Major Bean, built to spend the winter; mentions that David L. Gardiner has moved into the auction business in San Francisco. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes attendance at the wedding reception of Miss Cornelia Scott; is happy to hear that he has recovered from his illness; mentions visiting his family; gives all the latest news about friends and relatives; asks for a very detailed letter from him. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Informs him that Mr. Mullone intends to ship carts, wheelbarrows, and similar articles; states that Mr. Mullone wishes to know which articles would be in most demand; mentions that mother [JMG] and Margaret Gardiner left for \"Sherwood.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed description of the flood waters which covered Sacramento; discusses prospects for the future; complains about the poor mail service. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks his opinion of the daguerreotype of their son [Henry Beeckman] that she sent; mentions the warm weather they have been experiencing; describes life at \"Sherwood Forest;\" wishes that he would be more detailed in his letters as she is often lead to wild speculations; mentions the controversy concerning the North and the South. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Notes that \"very little seems to have resulted this winter in the matrimonial way;\" describes a social function she attended. 1 p. TCy of Al. Incomplete.","Expects to receive several letters by the next steamer to make up for the fact that she has not received a letter from him in four months; describes an excursion to Richmond for the laying of the cornerstone to the Washington Monument; describes the activities of their son. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Mentions and excursion to Richmond on the ocasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument; describes a ball given by the Governor. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Describes the development of San Diego and the house he built, the \"Granda Casa;\" notes the lack of vegetables in his diet; believes more gold than ever will be extracted from the mines this season; describes his daily routine; discusses the advantages of separating Southern California from the Northern section. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed account of the death of John H. Beeckman by the accidental firing of his gun; notes all the arrangements that have been made. 5 pp. TCy of ALs.","Discusses the arrangements he made after the death of John H. Beeckman; offers his condolences, describing how much he, John H. Beeckman, felt for his family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions his connection with the development of the new town of \"Buteville;\" congratulates Julia Gardiner Tyler on the birth of her daughter; notes that he would have been very rich had it not been for the flood. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Complains of the infrequency of his letters writing, \"your letters! they are my only true solace in your absence, and each disappointment sends a keen pang to my heart. Oh! mails! mails! you have much, indeed, to answer for.\" 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of a letter received from John H. Beeckman, describing the flood and the search for a better location; states that he believed that his stay in California would be shortened. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her sorrow at not having received a letter from him since January 20th; describes her life at \"Sherwood\" and Alexander Gardiner's illness. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Describes the death of John H. Beeckman; discusses the condition of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman and the Beeckman family; notes the information received concerning his estate; encloses a latter from David Gardiner. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Thanks him for all that he has done concerning the death of John H. Beeckman; lists particulars that need to be attended to concerning the discharge of Beeckman's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the engagemnets and marraiges of some friends. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Rejoices that she has at last received a letter from him, even if \"the tidings it bears are of a most disastrous nature;\" hopes to receive more letters. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of John Beeckman's leter just received; describes David Gardiner's activity in San Diego. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","\"would I were with him! he is free,\" probably written by Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. Poem.","1p. TCy of D.","Answers Alexander's questions concerning the estate of John H. Beeckman; mentions a letter received from Bean asking for the matters between them to be settled amicably and \"without recourse to law;\" states that he wants to buy as many carts as he can afford; is happy to hear that mother is well. 4 pp. ALS.","Notes that the family is well; mentions meeting with Robert Tyler and his family; gives some news concerning David Lyon Gardiner in San Diego; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses arragemants that she wants made concerning some personal effects of their late brother Alexander Gardiner; describes his death and how people have been dealing with the situation. 4 pp. ASL.","Explains that business has been poor due to competition; gives local news; believes his papers, the Daily Index, will become very profitable and influential; describes a staged fight between a dog and a grizzly bear; discusses his leisure activities with a certain belle, \"the Praire Flower.\" 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of his letter; discusses the number and type of vessels in service between San Francisco and Sacramento; discusses the China tea trade; notes that A.B. Smith left to visit friends in New York and that he sent a letter with Smith for him, Alexander.","2pp. ADS.","Encloses a bill of exchange for $2,000, to pay back loan for the lumber; notes that his, Alexander's, shipments have been disposed of except the wheel barrows and lumber; expects to be renumerated for the loss he incured while he was attending to his, Alexamder's, business; mentions the poor market for tea from China; notes that everyone is complaining of hard times but that they expect a good season at the mines. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his shock and grief at the news of Alexander Gardiner's death; hopes to be able to leave by next month; mentions mailing a check for $2,000 and a box of gold dust to Alexander Gardiner. 3 pp. ALS.","Offers his condolences for the loss of her son, Alexander Gardiner; inquires as to the status of a shipment of carts, wheelbarrows and harnesses to David L. Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses recent lynchings and the role of the law in Sacramento; mentions the fire in Nevada City which destroyed the business district; advises him not to sell John H. Beeckman's store now as it would not bring a good price; discusses the prospect of coming home and getting married. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his reaction to the news of their brother's death; states that he is concluding all business so that he will not have to return to California. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit and dinner with the \"bachelors;\" believes Uncle Nathaniel is recovering; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Relates her visit with Madame Arestes, a \"genuine Hungarian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains how she has been taking care of herself; describes the severe weather they have been experiencing and the flooding of the James; is sorry to hear about her poor luck with a nurse for Henry Beeckman. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions Mrs. Porter's plans to travel to Havana; lists the people who have come to call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the fire that destroyed a good part of the city; discusses how this will affect their business dealings there; notes that the Buteville property is becoming very valuable. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions arriving in Philadelphia safely and plans to leave for Baltimore at 1:00; mentions her meeting with Thackeray and Mrs. Robert Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her trip from Philadelphia; complains that she will be detained in Baltimore due to an accident until tomorrow night, hopes to move on to Norfolk after that; gives news of friends and family. 4 pp. ALS.","Details her family life; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler's \"intense thinking and excitement\" have upset her ususal health; mentions Betty Christian's marriage to Lewit Henderson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks her to send directios so that he can make the frame for her brother's picture. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the reception that the publication of Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter received; assures her of its originality; notes that it has been approved in almost all the cities. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner party; discusses the tremendous success that Julia Gardiner Tyler's address has received; notes that a publisher in Ithaca wrote her, Julia Gardiner Tyler, asking her to \"write a book entitled White Slavery in England, of the size of Uncle Tom's Cabin;\" gives news of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions the continued favorable response to Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter; notes that they made \"the necessary invocation to get the spirits to manifest their presence among us...but without success;\" gives news of the family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her excursion in a row boat with David Gardiner and the President Tyler; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALs. One page missing.","Regrets that he was not able to come home by this steamer; remits to her $300; informs her that the other $400 will be settled; mentions that he is leaving for San Francisco this afternoon. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is going to send Mr. B. the ring in order to get rid of him; reports that there is a young lady from the South who is disputing \"the bellship with Mrs. Duncan.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes a \"party of young Tennesseeans\" at the house; notes that the young ladies are pretty but rather provincial; informs him on Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's attempts to avoid B. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the activities of her day, at the racetrack, at tea, and at breakfast. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the little details of the days activities, her acquaintances, the weather, etc. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Hopes that Julai Gardiner Tyler will write some but believes her to be working on her dress for the ball tonight; describes her adventures on horseback with some friends. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions everyone who came to greet her after dinner; reports that Mrs. Young and Ann were overjoyed at her return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her of an invitation received from the Haights for a dinner party; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler and the President Tyler to be recovering well; notes that the Clarks left to go North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives all the details of a dinner party last night at the Lake; notes that the President Tyler was imprudent enough to eat ice cream and today is quite under the weather.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt for $5.00 from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner to P.A. Raynor. 1 p. ADS.","Recommends the services of a Dr. Hodges of Philadelphia for her; mentions their sightseeing in Richmond, the parade, and a balloon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Mrs. C. brought all the purchases out for Julia Gardiner Tyler to inspect; states that General Millson is there and \"on the stump to reconcilliate his constituents for having voted against the Nebraska Bill.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the evening with the Col. Mallory and Judge Clopton; mentions that the boys seem quite content at the school, bringing home \"three sweet potatoes as a reward of merit;\" notes the travels of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her trip to \"The Rowe\" to see Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, but they were not home; informs her of a dinner Julia Gardiner Tyler will be giving in honor of Mrs. Millson, the Senator's wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner party she held last Friday; believes herself to \"have grown to be such a belle in the country here;\" mentions her success in treating Mary Clopton's ailments; notes that the President is preparing his Baltimore address. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of her letter containing the \"Bowery Extension\" motion made by the \"Mayor\" reports that the \"President has gone to the Court House to determine whether the County Clerk can witness their signatures to the deed of conveyance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that all the boxes except one came safely, but that the mince meat broke and ran over david's book; describes preparations being made for Christmas; encloses the papers signed and certified that she, Juliana, wanted. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Notes that yesterday's sermon was quite scathing; reports that all her \"numerous beaux were in attendance\" with her at church; discusses some music she is called upon to play; mentions visits from the Harrisons and the Crenshaws. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that her friends Wilcox and Christian rode out to meet her, states that she \"never saw two sprucer looking beaux on finer steeds than they;\" lists all the problems the steamers have had navigating in the fog; hopes to visit the Whittles in order to meet Mr. James; hopes that the \"Bowery business\" will be settled soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the river boats are frozen up and that there is no means of communication by mail. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes in detail the dancing and the dinners at Dr. Wilcox's party; reports the safe arrival of her trunk; thinks \"Mrs. Carleton is a great goose to marry Col. Phyfe unless he has something besides his salary \u0026 title.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Believes that the county has never seen \"such a season of festivities;\" discusses the activities of little Harry Beeckman at school and around the house; states that the President Tyler has been busy preparing a speech to be delivered to the Maryland Mechanics Institute. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of the above letter. 1p.","Reports the return of Mrs. James Brooks from Europe and that she injured her back and has been an invalid for three months; describes the escorts she will have on her trip to Baltimore. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces their arrival in Baltimore; reports that the wedding came off with no problems; notes that the President Tyler has been receiving callers all morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner at the Nelson's last night; remarks that \"there were never collected such an ugly set of people;\" plans to go out with her old beau, Mr. Gittings; reports that the \"President Tyler's address is complimented beyond limit.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner at Col. Wilcox's on the way back from church; reports that Allen lost in a yacht race by a New Yorker but then offered to bet $10,000 to race again; believes the New Yorker should have taken him up; mentions the acquisition of the two new admirers - Capt. Lester and Mr. Fear. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, Margaret Gardiner Beeckman, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, notes that everyone's crops except the President's are doing poorly; mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.","Reports her arrival at White Sulpher Springs; describes the other guests and the poor facilities. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes a costume ball that Julia Gardiner Tyler, President Tyler, and she attended; relates a joke they played on the President. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses bringing some of Dr. Muhlenbergh's choir boys to his church \"to illustrate Congregational Singing.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the devices and dinners she recently attended; describes herself as a belle; notes that the fog has been so thick on the river as to prevent mail delivery and cause the wreck of the Augusta. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Complains of feeling \"under the weather;\" hopes to see Harry Beeckman soon; reports the presence of Judge Clopton in their house - \"a terror by the way to the ladies;\" believes that any report on the President's address published in advance of his pamphlet \"must be both incorrest \u0026 incomplete.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","States that she has still not fully recovered from her illness due to the poor weather; reports the death of Augustus Christian - \"his exit was no doubt a happy relief to his family.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the children enjoy school and all are well except for Lachlan Tyler, who needs support for his foot as she believes his lameness is increasing; mentions the death of Alex Wells; believes that \"if all that was reported of him is true, Ann will be the better off for the event;\" mentions the request from the Protestsant Episcopal Seminary in Baltimore to have the President Tyler speak on religion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the death of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests payment due for goods sold to Mr. Beekman [sic] when he left for California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces her safe arrival at Julia Gardiner Tyler's new house in Hampton, Virginia; describes the advantages of its location; requests that he pick up and send her the spiritual papers - \"a banner of light \u0026 Spiritual Telegraph.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that President Tyler is complaining, but that he is better. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people she met one evening at Miss Bard's; describes her trip to Telegraph Hill to watch the passage of the \"Great Eastern\" up the river. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Plans to accompany the children to the point to see the parade on the fourth; describes the party she attended last week given by Capt. Dyer; describes the visit of Mrs. General Green and her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the festivities at the Japanese reception; wishes that Harry Beeckman, Gardie, alex, and Julia Tyler could have been there; mentions going to the Telegraph to see the Great Eastern sail; reports on the encampment of the seventh regiment near the railroad; states that \"the opposition boat is getting along finally.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports his sighting of a great meteor that crashed last Friday evening; asks her if she knows of the marriage of Jacob LeRoy and the daughter of Robert McClelland. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people he visited yesterday; hopes that she will be able to see the Great Eastern when it arrives at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; does not believe that it compares favorably with American ships. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit to the Great Eastern with Julia Tyler and Mrs. Seldon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports her evening with Mrs. Satterthwaite; lists the callers she has received. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Expresses concern over his safety; encloses a clipping from the Herald which believes that Ty;er's house will go unmolested; states that everyone is \"looking for a terrible battle in Virginia;\" reports the commencement of the Naval Brigade's movements upon the James River; discusses the debate concerning the location of the first battle. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that they have \"settled on the islandfor the summer;\" wants to know where Julia Gardiner Tyler is \"and what she is doing through all these troublesome sad times;\" offers congratulations on the birth of David Lyon Gardiner's son; discusses \"the fearfulnews from Cambridge the last week...of the death of Mrs. Longfellow.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Thanks her for the letter with all the news, notes that \"Julia Tyler's mind is so engrossed with the inhumanity of this war she could write of nothing else;\" does not call on neighbors as she does not desire opposition to her views on the war; reports that Mr. Crittenden has been delivering \"a vigorous prosecution of the war.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers condolences on the death of Mr. John Tyler; hopes to hear from her soon; wants news about Julia Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that she has been refused a pass \"for military reasons.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Pass granting permission for Juliana McLachlan Gardiner and 2 children to go to Virginia. 1 p. PDS.","Wishes that she had some intelligence to communicate, but observes that contact with Virginia has been cut off; promises to relay any information they might receive concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler; does not believe that there is any chance that Mrs/ Gardiner might travel south at present. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that enquiries made among prisoners about the condition of Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler and family have revealed only that nothing serious has ahppened; states that \"Mr. Ludlow has again made a request to Gen Wool for permission to send a flag over to you ladies, but it remains to be seen what the cross old man will do.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks that an enclosed letter to Julia Gardiner Tyler be delivered to the gentleman who offered to take charge of the letter; reports that \"Alexander Gardiner Tyler is very measy and anxious to return South.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Julia Gardiner Tyler is determined to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"under any circumstances;\" mentions that the papers reported that \"the Union gun boats have met a repulse near Richmond.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of a letter addressed to Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports that it is being sent to the nearest military fort of the \"insurgents;\" disclaims any responsibility if the letter is lost. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets to hear of Mrs. Julia GardinerTyler's illness; is happy to hear that she has been allowed to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"in comparative peace and quiet.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses her attempts to reach \"Sherwood\" by mail; notes that there have but fears \"the appropriation made by Congress for prolonging the war will make peace measures a slow business.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Believes prospects for the South are looking brighter; discusses reports from foreign newspapers about the war; wishes that \"the Southern Confed. could maintain their own independence without the aid of foreign powers.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers to provide assistance to her to contact her daughter, Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports the description of battles received from her uncle, Dr. Minge; notes that the Federal soldiers \"have laid waste, the beautiful estates of \"Westover\" and \"Berkeley,\" and in fact, all the country around here, not leaving a blade of grass, or living thing upon the land;\" gives a forwarding address where letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler might be sent. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses her attempts to get a pass to meet with her daughter at \"Sherwood\" as she had heard reports that Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler was ill; states that she is now awaiting a reply from Major Ludlow on the matter; wants to bring Julia Gardiner Tyler north, as \"the climate during the summer is all but death to her.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that permission is still not being granted to civillians to travel up the James River as preparations are pending for the removal of their forces; promises to notify her as soon as he has favorable news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her that it will be possible to travel to Charles City County, Virginia \"under a 'flag of truce'\" to meet up with her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; notes that Norfolk is \"only peopled by women, children, and men incapable of bearing arms;\" reports the rationing of tea and salt; describes the effect of the war; discusses the possibilities of her, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, traveling to meet with her daughter. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions that Julia Gardiner Tyler has been ill again; believes it would be best for her to go north; does \"not feel at all alarmed about Julia - now that the northern vandals have retired from the James River;\" notes that communication with richmond has been reopened. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the prospects of meeting up with Julia Gardiner Tyler and bringing her north; argues that since the Federal army has left the immediate vicinity of \"Sherwood,\" she ought to try to get Julia Gardiner Tyler; fears the effect of the weather on Julia; reports the current opinion concerning a batle to be fought on the Rappahannock River with Gen. McClellan uniting with Pope. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Regrets that the \"military condition of things was such as to prevent a favorable consideration of your requests\" by Major General McClellan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks to be kept informed of any news of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner Tyler; discusses the rumor that the \"Villa Margaret,\" in Hampton, Virginia had been burned; mentions that Mr. Horsford was in Washington, DC right after the battle of Bull Run. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Assures her that her sympathies are with the south; feels that \"the state of the country is most sad and lamentable;\" hopes to see her soon. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Gives a favorable report on the scholastic achievement of the \"young gentlemen\" under his instruction from her home. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Mentions her surprise at hearing that Julia Gardiner Tyler had returned to Virginia; discusses her husband's involvement with the Runford Chemical Works and the Commission for the Defense of Boston Harbor. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt signed by George Mackerley for payment received from Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner for tuition and expenses for Alexander Tyler and Henry Beeckman [sic]. 1 p. ADS.","Reports that Mr. Tyler has an office in the government at a salary of $ 3,000; discusses the activity on the Potomac River - believes that the Northern papers cannot be trusted to print news of defeat; encourages her to keep her spirits up; quotes Mr. Tyler as saying \"we have no more fear of the Yankees than if they were Hottentots - not a bit more - God is with us and will whip them badly.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Relays news from a relative that Julia Gardiner Tyler is well; states that \"we do not think the state of the Confederacy by any means gloomy - on the contrary it is brighter than it has ever been;\" believes that France will soon recognize the south; discusses the current status of their warships and the denunciation of Admiral Dahlgreen. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks \"offered at the funeral of Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, at East Hampton, Long Island, New York.\" 4 pp. AMsS.","\"inventory of Mrs. Juliana Gardiner's furniture at her residence on Staten Island [NY] - taken by her daughter Mrs. Tyler.\" 2 pp. ADS.","Submits her claim to be reimbursed for damage done to \"Villa Margaret\" while occupied by Federal soldiers. 1 p. TCy of AL.","1 p. ADS.","Asks her to \"give a great deal of love\" to Mrs. Tyler and to congratulate her on the marriage of her daughter, Julia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests the company of the Gardiners on the 13th. 1 p. AC. No year given","Asks if Mr. Gardiner could handle her money as \"I have had it by Me some time and I long to have it Earning something;\" hopes that it will be of no trouble and asks that she be informed of their decision. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Looks forward to her visit; hopes that she will come early so that they can spend lots of time together; states that she will meet Juliana at the dock of her choice. 1 p. ALS.","States that she can attend to any additional sewing Mrs. Gardiner might have; discusses her father's illness; thanks Mrs. Gardiner for her kindness. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the case of the mortgage Gardiner's mother brought against a bond executed by his father. 1 p. ALS.","Announces his safe return from Kentucky; mentions that the Beeckmans are well and that Gilbert's health is continuing to improve. 1 p. ALS.","Does not understand \"how the Trustees considered themselves justified in warranting Mr. Gardiner's conduct;\" thanks his mother for sending the \"corrector;\" asks about a Mrs. Ann Rogers who was listed in it; thinks that the family ought to come and visit; mentions that Professor Henry, \"the second scientifical man in the country\" declined a position at the University of Virginia with almost triple his present pay; discusses his academic performance. 3 pp. ALS.","Consoles her on the death of a loved one. 2 pp. ALS.","Invitation to take tea at 4:00. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets to inform him that they will not be able to visit tonight as was suggested; thanks him for his letters; wishes him a \"speedy return to health.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Sends a copy of the President's address; describes a grand celebration on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets the delay that will keep him away from home; discusses his business; believes he is getting the better of his cough, hearts that Eliza is healthy again; gives news of acquaintances; states that the constant snow has kept him indoors. 2 pp. ALS. No year given","Expresses great desire to see her again, but regrets that her illness prevents her from doing so; mentions that her daughter would call in her place were it not for her sprained ankle; asks her to come visit them instead. 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for disappointing her, but explains that the doctor is still away delivering a baby; sends what quinine he has. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that the President Tyler will leave \"Sherwood Forest\" on the 21st for New York; describes the house and decorating suggestions; asks him to send several items, including her cookbook. 4 pp. ALS.","Requests their company on December 16. 2 pp. AL. No year given","Worries that Mrs. Julia Tyler's habit of writing to Mrs. Gardiner twice a week will make her letter \"superfluous;\" mentions an unusual warm spell; reports that \"the family (with the exception of Uncle) have enjoyed perfect health.\" 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Relates his pleasure at seeing her and visiting East Hampton, New York; describes his visits around New York and New Jersey; states that he enjoyed Beeckman very much. 12 pp. ALS. No year given","Reports that there is no cause for alarm as her health is improving; describes a ball held last evening where no one wanted to dance; mentions making the acquaintance of a spectacularly attired French woman in the company of the Count de Reis, a Spanish nobleman; reports that Harry Beeckman is well. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. No year given","Newspaper clippings; envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. David Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; envelopes to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; envelopes to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner; calling cards from the Beeckmans and the Gardiners.","Admires her \"calm, submissive resignation to the decree of heaven;\" discusses religion; gives news of the family. 1 p. ALS.","Petition to the Judge of the High Court of Chancery for the District of Richmond concerning two tracts of land in Ohio purchased by John Tabb. 7 pp. D.","Thanks him for his letter; mentions his readings of Ovid; argues why he has no desire to travel; asks \"why desire to see the miseries of the world;\" describes the misfortunes of war and poverty; discusses the destiny of the American people. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the pleasure he enjoys knowing of Walker's advancement; complains of a \"melancholy that seems yet to haunt me;\" gives family news. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from ELiza Gilmer to Thomas Walker Gilmer, family news, discusses her studies. 1 p.","A map sketch. 2 pp. Fragment.","Discusses arrangements to buy a tract of the Royal Company lands; announces intention to resell the land for a higher price. 4 pp. ALS.","Wishes that he could be with her; discusses his love for her as they plan to be married in a few weeks; mentions his illness; is sorry that he has not procured a rib for Miss Hetly. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses purchase of land from the Loyal Company; describes adjoining lands. 3 pp. ALS.","Hopes that she and her friends are well; describes how much he missed her and how forlorn and desolate the house seems without her; discusses local happenings. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes his disapointment after failing to receive a letter from her; asks why she has not written; mentions establishing a literary and scientific journal; discusses local events. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his arrival in Washington; fears that he was not a good escort for Miss Randolph as he was too preoccupied with his own business; mentions his visit to Mr. Wist; asks her to write often. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the legal action he is taking on behalf of Isaac A. Coles in reference to a bond executed by Charles A. Scott to John Coles; describes his reasons for demurring Mr. Scott's pleas. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes the difficulty he put himself through on behalf of the Loyal Company surveying their tracts of land; states that the present holders of the land will not pay their dues unless sued; desires that such legal action be taken so that he may colect his fee of 8 percent of the money involved. 2 pp. ALS.","Bond of M.M. Robinson and John H. Cocke to Francis W. Gilmer for $1,124.79 dated 20 December 1823. 1 p. D.","Describes his stay at White Sulpher Springs and the effects of the waters have upon his health; gives anecdotes of the people he has met there; makes arrangements to meet her at Staunton, Virginia 3 pp. ALS.","Mentions his \"disappointment at not receiving a long love letter\" from her; describes his love for her; mentions his trip to Hot Springs, Virginia 4 pp. ALS.","Asks to wait one month to move in to collect receipts of Loyal Company land holders so that he can be \"legally armed;\" warns that the collection will be a difficult operation. 7 pp. ALS.","Announces that he has given David Anderson power of attorney to attend the general meetings of the Sayall Company as his proxy; sends a servant to return the papers so that Gilmer and Mr. Maury can complete the agreement and make a report at the meeting. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his deep devotion to her; is upset that she implied that he could forget her; discusses his social life; relates news of the family; mentions his debut in the legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Complains about her not writing often; desires her to be with him; mentions news of family and friends; asks for her decision regarding visiting him. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for some money in return for his services in identifying the surveys of the Loyal Company; believes the surveys to be worth $50,000 of which his commision would be $4,000. 1 p. ALS.","Asks her to come down and stay with him for the remainder of the legislative session; discusses all the preparations required for her trip. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for the legal services for Gilmer regarding tracts of land in Montgomery that he wishes to purchase; gives an account of past owners and transactions of the land in question. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests that Gilmer inform him of the amount paid for a survey made on a tract of land for Mr. Walters. 1 p. ALS.","Informs him of the receipt of the Order of Account from Staunton for the Loyal Company case; asks if there are any other defendants interest in the result of the account who should be notified. 1 p. ALS.","Asks the court date for settlement of the debts owed the Loyal Company be moved up as he does not believe that it will be possible to notify all the defendants 30 days before the present court date; asks for a complete list of the defendants and their addresses; discusses arrangements for settlement of the case. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the prospects of procuring security for his father to purchase some land; does not believe the accumulation of debt to be a good idea; proposes plans to keep his father happy in his old age. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses legal arrangements to be made in the absence of General Preston; suggests that Gilmer should publish his \"sketch of the Loyal Company\" in the Abingdon paper so as to give everyone the facts in the case; promises to see to it that any effort in the Legislature to abolish the Company's claim will be defeated. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the case of the Taylors; sends a copy of G.C. Taylor's bond; asks that he return the copy of the Journal as soon as possible; discusses Mr. Pratt's case. 1 p. ALS.","Complains that she does not write as often as she should; discuses the arrangements for her move; describes visits with her friends; asks about the possibility of enlarging their family; discusses the possibility of retiring from public life. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses at length his renewed need for a closer relationship with God; mentions the depravity of the world and his own; begs her to also consider these religious matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses arrangements to deliver to Gilmer the papers of the Loyal Company v. Walker case; asks that his fee of $40.43 be forwarded to him by Mr. Botts. 1 p. ALS.","For William Jordan, signed by Alexander Garrett, Albemarle County Court House, Virginia. 2 pp. ADS.","3 pp. D.","Relates his need for religion and guidance in this world; believes that he would have turned to religion long ago if only his wife were pious; asks her to think of religious concerns; discusses family news; debates the prospects of remaining in the Legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Receipt for $11.25 from Thomas Walker Gilmer to John M. Patton. 1 p. ADS.","Apologizes for not writing first; believes that Gilmer will make it through his present difficulties with the help of God; discusses the need for God amidst the evils of the world. 4 pp. ALS.","Informs Southall of a parcel received for him at the American Consulate. 1 p. AL.","Invites Nelson to a dinner on the 4th of July in his honor. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Gives a full account of his research to prove the identity of Doctor Thomas Lendrum. 2 pp. L.","Invitation. 1 p. ALS.","For the purpose of recommending and nominating Hugh L. White of Tennessee as President of the United States of AMerica. 12 pp. PV.","Receipt of $2,250.53 from Thomas Walker Gilmer \"on the principal and interest on the debt of Andrew Sweeney secured by deed of trust from Richmond Moon, Sr.,\" signed by William Lomptins. 2 pp. ADS.","Receipt of James B. Fretwell for Richard Moon, \"received of Thomas Walker Gilmer eight Hundred and thirty six dollars \u0026 60 cents.\" 1 p. ADS.","Describes his impressions of the people and rituals he observed during a visit to a Catholic cathedral; mentions the prospect of sea sickness, but notes that \"no one ever died of it;\" describes his purchase of a substantial amount of property on Galveston Island; mentions other business dealings. 4 pp. ALS.","Announces his arrival home; describes his reception; wishes that she and the children were with him; fears that business will keep him occupied for quite a while. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his joy upon the receipt of her letter; discusses business plans and matters at ome; mentions his longing to see her and the children. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes Mr. Archer to be a most \"promising youth;\" discusses the general supervision \"which his youth and inexperience may require.\" 1 p. AL.","Wishes that relations between the two of them could have been closer; asks for aid in \"reading the signs of the horoscope;\" asks what is to become of the \"honest, independent states right republicans of the South\" (like himself); wishes that there was some Virginia and Georgia to cooperate. 3 pp. ALS.","Inquires as to any further developments in regard to his Virginia claims; asks for an early reply. 2 pp. ALS.","Congratulates him on his induction to the Speaker's chair; notes how far the Old Dominion has \"tumbled from that high eminence of glory and political virtue;\" warns of the possibility of a few of their fellow Whigs joining with the conservatives. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Warns of the danger inherent in naming Gordon as the Whig candidate; notes that this is a crisis situation and urges Minor to act prudently. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests information concerning the conduct of Jno. Hooe in relation to a certain \"loose and base woman;\" requests this information on \"behalf of many virtuous voters of said King George county\" as Hooe is a candidate for election there. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the need for faith in strength of the Lord when one is ill; advises submission to the will of God; points out that \"it is the unbeliever who is alarmed at the thought of death when he is sick;\" informs her that Aunt Sarah will come over to visit her soon. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that previous engagements prevent him from accepting the invitation to the dinner to be given the Honorable Mr.Wise at Louisa Court House; discusses the danger to government institutions caused by the \"indifference of the people as to their own inalienable rights;\" discusses the need for reform within the framework of the constitution, especially in regards to the banking system. 4 pp. Df.","Acknowledges his letter; discusses his political options now that he has been elected; asks how his wife took the news. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that he will not be able to attend the dinner to be given in honor of Mr. Clay; gives his highest regards to Mr. Clay and the position he holds. 2 pp. Df.","Notes that a letter written by Mr. J. Randolph to Mr. Ridley describing opinions and acts of Gilmer that are false has been exhibited in Southampton County; requests that he receive a copy of this letter; urges that the circulation of the letter be suppressed. 1 p. ALS.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Whig Convention for the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; describes the greatness of the influence of \"popular will\" on the institutions of the United States; notes the necessity of \"the vigilance of the people\" to preserve the government. 3 pp. Df.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the \"friends of 'retrenchment and reform';\" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.","Submitted by Jno. E. Heath; concerning (1) the status of public warehouses owned by Virginia, (2) amount of revenge charged to the sheriffs, (3) fees collected for criminal charges, (4) the amount borrowed by the Treasurer from the banks and (5) the balance in the Treasury. 4 pp. ADS.","Discusses the \"one blank scheme\" and its political implications; describes his itinerary. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses his political situation and duty to the Whig party; notes the disapproval of the selection of Webster as Secretary of States; calls Webster \"a federalist of the worst die: a blackguard \u0026 vulgar debaucher;\" asks if Minor has seen signs of too much ambition in him [TWG]; sends his love to Minor's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Questions the meaning of his last letter; asks \"what change has come over the spirit of your dream?;\" states that he is just the kind of advisor that he needs, his \"distance from the scenes of action\" giving him objectivity; discusses his political prospects. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses his prospects of accepting a seat in the US Senate; believes a national bank would be \"unconstitutional and inexpedient;\" states that he is in favor of distributing the surplus proceeds of public lands. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Discusses the election of William S. Archer to the US Senate; describes how he was nominated as well by J.F. Strother of Rappahanock but that his election was strongly opposed by those he has considered friends. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses his displeasure at the manner in which they acted to fill Roane's seat in the US Senate; states that he wanted Gilmer to have that seat; desires reports of how the opposition to Gilmer was presented. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes his meeting with Col. Coles on the subject of the last senatorial election; states that Coles showed him Minor's letter on the subject and explained that they, Coles, Cocke, and Southall, would have voted for Gilmer had they known he wanted the position; does not expect any further action. 3 pp. ALS.","Argues that the delegates and senator had not served the interests of their constituents in regards to the last senatorial election; states that the residents of his county desired Mr. Gilmer for the position; gives copies of his correspondence with Southall, Coles, and Cocke. 3 pp. ALS. Including ACy of ALSs, March 13 and 18, 1841. 2 pp.","Asks him to attend to some business of Gilmer's with Dr. Poindexter as \"there are unsettled matters touching the purchase by him of you;\" discusses expenses to be paid, cash owed him and other transactions. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to receive from Charlottesville Fevell \"whatever sum of money he may wish to pay;\" states that \"the cat will be out of the bag...soon\" and that \"if Tyler is firm and true all is well.\" 1 p. ALS.","Amendment empowering the President to issue Treasury notes as necessary \"to meet any legal demand on the treasury to which the ordinary resources thereof may not be adequate.\" 1 p. AD.","Explains that he has been too busy lately to write; mentions the death of a senator from Rhode Island; describes the party at Webster's; announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Tyler to a Mr. William Waller of Williamsburg; expects to be with Ann as a \"first rate midwife.\" 4 pp. ALS.","States that he arrived safely but it still sick; announces the death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; hopes that she will get better soon; discusses his business arrangements with Harmer; gives family news. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Remarks of Mr. Gilmer, of Virginia...on the motion to strike out the contingent appropriations from the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government.\" 8 pp. PD.","Describes his travels and companions; gives family news; makes arrangements for groceries to be sent to her. 3 pp. ALS.","Promises to attend to her requests; describes his attempt at shopping; states that it has been too cloudy to see the comet; gives news of friends, family and the weather. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his trip and the storm on the Potomac; gives news of friends and family. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks why she is not well; urges her to exercise; describes his committee work; mentions that the measles are going around and that he has them; asks if she reads her Bible as often as she should. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he has fixed up roms for her, Lucy, and Liz to stay; asks who she voted for in the election and who won. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the advantages of signing the \"War Bill\" and the disadvantages accompanying a veto of the bill. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Is glad to hear that the baby is better; describes how beautiful she is to him; states that his \"old malady\" is giving him trouble again; mentions the passage of a tariff bill; believes his health would improve if he could stay at home. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses \"the desire felt by the people of Texas for annexation, and fear that it may greatly injure us if suffered to operate upon the action of your government;\" encloses a petition for annexation, asks Gilmer's opinion of it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that his illness is no better; pretends that he is at home with her and acts out a conversation with her. 3 pp. ALS.","Reports that he is no better - the morphine helped the other day, but today he feels as bad as ever; describes the details of a Catholic service he attended. 4 pp. ALS.","Reports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that \"we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;\" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders \"why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;\" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before going to bed. 7 pp. ALS.","Describes his packing up leave; rejoices at the prospect of returning home; discusses social events around town. 3 pp. ALS.","Expects to leave Saturday; sends estimates of living expenses; reports that he feels better today than he has felt in a long time. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his trip to Amherst Court House and the weather; reports that he will visit Mr. Thompson and leave tomorrow for Lynchburg. 1 p. ALS.","Commends him on the publication of his letter concerning the annexation of Texas; regrets, however, that he does not hsare Gilmer's hope in a quick resolution; states that the inaction of the US on Texas' proposal for annexation caused them to withdraw the offer; notes that the desire for annexation was not derived from fear of Mexico; discusses the problems with the US tariff and custom house system; repports that although many in Texas have now dropped their support for annexation, there remains a majority who favor it; discusses the problems Texas has had raising revenue and the recurrent Mexican treat; states his alarm at the economic situation where many people are moving out of Texas with fewer coming in; believes that \"the President is humiliating the Texan nation and himself by counting and relying upon foreign (British) intervention for the establishment of peace;\" discusses the possibility of Texas freeing its slaves; believes that if Texas does not become a part of the US, it will fall under the influence of a European power, namely Great Britain; refutes the argument that annexing Texas would be unconstitutional; suggests that Texas be admitted by a Joint Resolution of Congress rather than by treaty to avoid the necessity of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. 8 pp. ALS.","Lists his itinerary; regrets that he will not be able to see her until after the election. 1 p. ALS.","Copy of a deed of sale of 191 acres in Albemarle County by Thomas Walker Gilmer to Hugh and Franklin Minor at $15 an acre; contains provisions for the cutting of wood on the property. 1 p. ACy of ADS.","1 p. ADS.","Lists the places and time where \"I shall proceed to take the depositions of sundry persons to be read as evidence against our claims to a seat in the next House of Representative as the member from the Congressional District.\" 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the prospects for the national bank system proposed by the Republican Party; believes him to be the best qualified to explain the issues. 4 pp. Df of ALS.","Reports that the judge is very sick and may die tonight; states that although he wanted to bathe in the springs, he will come and take her home; reports that they had a rather dull time so far. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes that the democratic Party is pursuing a course of folly; argues that Van Buren does not have much support in Philadelphia; wishes that there were some good man on whom we might all rally Richmond;\" reports on the number Democrats elected to their Congress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Reports that all her friends have been asking about her; states that \"I certainly wish you to have as much pocket money as is proper for an economical and prudent young lady - but no more;\" discusses the arrangements made for her money. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he is well except for a cold caught \"either from the wet night or from sleeping in a room heated with anthracite coal;\" discusses his accommodations; reports that Mr. Stringfellow gave a good sermon today. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the housing and dining arrangements he has made; doubts that the Compbells and the Coles will be staying there as he expected; promises to send news of a \"fine speculation\" that he is investigating; states that \"the rumors about a mistake in my poll are all false like everything else of the sort in the newspapers.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to consider the question of the annexation of Texas; argues that foreign powers might \"establish an influence in Texas prejudicial to our commercial interests and republican institutions;\" asks for his opinion on the matter. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","States his decision to sell during the latter part of January as his correspondence with Anderson has proven unproductive; relates a message from Mr. White explaining that he had not written earlier due to his illness; discusses some financial arrangements made with \"Godwin at the Bank;\" asks what will be done with the \"General Ticket members\" - hopes \"that you may all act so as to uphold the Constitution and laws;\" discusses a congressman's right to hold his seat; debates the power of the state to interpret federal law in its own manner; questions the trade off between obeying the law and seceding from the Union. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Reports that he has been hard at work writing a paer in response to Goggin's hopes to be home on Friday. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Mr. Goggin has gone home - \"whether he will come back I know not and care but little;\" asks her to tell Frank Minor that he, Thomas Walker Gilmer, plans to take up law again as he is tired of Congress; states that \"Texas will come into the Union very soon.\" 3 pp. ALS.","\"An address, delivered before the two literary societies of Randolph Macon College, Virginia, by the Honorable Thomas Walker Gilmer.\" 22pp. PV.","Reports that Mr. Meade wants to pay him some money and that as soon as it is in the bank, he will send Minor a check; states that \"I am very busy now with my contest.\" 1 p. ALS.","\"Speech of Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy of the United States;\" discusses the role of history in human society. 20 pp. Df of AMs.","Congratulates him on his new position as Secretary of the Navy; believes that \"the shortest cut to the presidential chair lies through the department of the Navy;\" states that a code of Rules and Regulations and a modification of the organization are required to restore order to the Navy; advocates Calhoun's plan for reorganization. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","The explosion killed Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, Commodore B. Kennon, secretary of State Judge Abel Parker Upshur, Virgil Maxcy - US Minister at Belgium, and Col. David Gardiner. 2 pp. NwsCl.","2 NwsCl","1 NwsCl","Resolutions passed upon the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer by the citizens of Staunton and Augusta County; signed by Lucas P. Thompson. 4 pp. DS.","Resolutions passed by the citizens of Albemarle upon the death of Thomas Waler Gilmer. 2 pp. ACyS of D.","Resolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Jersey upon the deaths of those killed aboard the Princeton. 2 pp. ACyS of D, including ADS certifying that the above is a true copy. 1 p.","Introduces the copy of the Resolution sent to her; offers his condolences upon the death of her husband. 1 p. ALS.","Signed by James S. Calhoun. 2 pp. DS.","Passed upon the calamity of the explosion on the Princeton, signed by Edwin H. Lothrop and Edwin M. Cust. 1 p. DS.","Encloses a copy of a Joint Resolution of Michigan's legislature on the Princeton accident; sends his condolences. 1 p. LS.","Advises Mrs. Baker to urge her daughter, Ann E. Gilmer, to \"shake off this lethargy of grief and take comfort for her children's sake;\" Expresses her sorrow over the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer; explains that she has also been bereaved and so understands the desolation of widowhood.\" 2 pp. ALS.","States that she had not written earlier as she did not know what to say to comfort her; prays that her grief will be comforted; urges her to have faith in the Lord. 4 pp. ALS.","Drawn by his old teacher, T. Carr. 5 pp. AMsS.","Reports that he found Walker, Mrs. Gilmer's son, to be deficient in Latin; offers to take him on as a student at no cost; asks that if she decides to send Walker to him, that she keep it a secret, so that he will not think he is any different from the other students. 3 pp. ALS.","Copy of the letter dated May 1, 1847. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Describes how he has settled in at his new location; asks Minor for his opinion on whether he should run for district attorney; argues that the jobwould give him a good salary and position, but believes himself too young for the job; notes that most of the prominent men in the state are Virginians; gives news of some of Minor's relatives. 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM. Including Cy of PM. 1 p.","Reports that Mr. Hugh R. Garden has expressed an interest in purchasing the autograph book of Governor Gilmer; states that he will conclude the transaction if she so desires; encloses a letter from Mr. Garden. 2 pp. ALS. Including AL, incomplete, H.R. Garden, New York, New York, to William L. Frenholm, . Offers $300 for the autograph book of Governor Gilmer. 1 p.","Informs him of the ommission in his last letter of the names of Susan Gilmer and her children, concerning the transactions affecting the lands of Thomas Walker Gilmer; discusses problems concerning these transactions, i.e. lack of records. 3 pp. ALS.","The paper is signed by the President of the United States, William McKinley. 1 p. D. (See Gilmer oversize file).","Discusses his reservations about becoming involved in the case of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others entered by the Circuit Court of Nelson County; prefers that his son qualify for the post, but fears that he may be drafted soon, encloses copy of the decree. Including TCy of D. \"Decree - Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others\" Settlement of the property known as the McLean survey in reference to the estates of William Kiney, Nicholas Kinney, and Thomas Walker Gilmer (all deceased). 4 pp.","Discusses the settlement of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney etc.; states that he has received $900 from Uncle Walker Gilmer's estate; asks for a list of Lena's grandfather's heirs; mentions the fear of the draft. 1 p. TLS.","Addressed to James Barbour, Barboursville, Orange Co., Virginia, from Rh. M. Johnson. 1 p. Envelope. No year given","Reminds Gilmer that Bishop Whelton will be at church next Sunday and will expect Gilmer to be there as a candidate for confirmation. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Informs him that he received payment from the survey of 160 acres; reports that he put the money in the hannds of W.H. Spillen, to the credit of the Loyal Company. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that he has never felt \"more pain and more regret\" than when he received Gilmer's last letter; discusses the reasons for his support of Gordon in the election; states that he would have supported Gilmer if Gilmer had run; discusses Whig politics - who is running for the elections. 4 pp. ALS.","States that many of the present delegates to the legislature have \"misrepresented and betrayed many of those who voted for them;\" praises Thomas Walker Gilmer's virtues; discusses the responsibilities of elected officials; argues that Gilmer, if he had run, would have beaten everyone else, including Mr. Archer. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Mr. President\" - discusses the powers Congress has to implement the proposals of the American Colonization Society, i.e. the purchase of land on the coast of Afria; questions the interpretation of the constitution; asks what are the debts of the US; debates his conflicting loyalties between the debts of the American Colonization Society and the Republican party. 15 pp. AD.","Makes a farewell speech as he is taking leave of his position as an editor of the Gazette. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Calls upon the people to remember their duty to carefully deliberate the issues before casting their votes; remarks on the importance of the issues at hand; reminds them not to forget the interests of the country by exclusively concerning themselves with local issues; instructs them to tell their delegates \"to vote for the White basis in the house of delegates \u0026 for the compound bais [sic] in the Senate,\" as he believes \"that nothing short of it can restore harmony to our distracted councils.\" 4 pp. Df.","Discusses the measures taken by Governor Giles in regard to Virginia's relations with the Union. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Draws parallels between ancient Greece and Rome and the modern political situation; believes in the necessity of virtue for good statesmanship. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Advocates voting Republican; discusses the electoral process. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses problems facing the Whig party and the political course of Mr. Rives. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","States that he is \"induced to republish the following correspondence between the Lynchburg Virginian and Virginia Advocate\" in order to vindicate himself from their accusations. 4 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses the virtues necessary for public office. 2 pp. Incomplete.","\"Phrenological and Craniological chart showing the development of organs, together with the character and talents of Thomas Walker Gilmer drawn by Dr. S. Henris.\" 1 p. PDS.","7 pp. AD.","Thanks the editors for publishing the \"extracts\" he sent; complains of the small type that was used for his article; discusses his and the Advocate's allegiance to the Whig party; questions their story about Governor Gilmer's attack on Mr. Clay; does not believe that Gilmer called Mr. Clay in his relations to the prty; discusses the differences between the Republican and the Whig parties. 8 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Discusses the \"present depressed state of our markets,\" and steps needed to alleviate the situation; reports on problems of trade with Europe; believes that \"the wealth \u0026 prosperity of Virginia have declined, \u0026 must continue to decline\" unless problems are corrected. 2 pp. AMs. Incomplete.","Chart drawn up to determine the percentage of delegates from each part of Virginia based on the amount of taxes paid by each area; contains statistics on the white and slave population and taxes paid in Virginia. 2 pp. AD.","Remarks of a certain newspaper, \"a more unbridled and licentious Press the world never saw;\" discusses Mr. Evan's speeches on the question of slavery and other topics. Very difficult handwriting. 3 pp. ALS. Incomplete.","1 p. N.","4 pp. A.","12 items","Wonders why his (SGT's) son, Harry Tucker, has been called on only once since Monday evening last to say a lesson in class; would be obliged to receive a letter on this subject. 1 p. ALS.","Winchester, Virginia Gazette article on Mr. Henry St. George Tucker's speech \"in answer to Mr. Nelson of Virginia, on the report of the Committee on Roads and Canals.\" 7 pp. NwsCl. Fragment.","Encloses the \"morphine desired;\" suspects that letters from him (NBT) have been opened and resealed and urges him to use sealing wax on further correspondence; encloses the New York Standard which reports pn the legislative committee on the proclamation; Van Buren denounces nullification \"while he professes great devotion to the principles of '98 and swears lustily that they mean no such thing;\" Mr. Andrew Stevenson has come to the aid of the President Andrew Jackson; believes the enforcement bill will not pass the Senate; Henry Clay will probably separate himself from Daniel Webster thereby throwing his HC influence with the South. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Writes asking for remedy for the worms attacking and stripping the Dutch Elms found on the campus of the College of William \u0026 Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including D. footnote of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker's publications. 1 p.","Was awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a letter in poetic verse. 1 p. ALS. Including AL. Mr. Thompson, to Saint George Tucker. Responds to the letter in poetic verse with one of his own in poetic verse. 1 p.","The bill to fix his [SGT's] salary failed due to a disagreement in relation to the compensation of the Clerk of the Senate; talks of founding a new, democratic paper in Virginia as there is not a decent democratic paper to be found; the Enquirer is conducted by a three person partnership and the \"Senior Editor is weak, prosy, and stupid.\" 2 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Writes informing her of the very recent death of his mother; remembers other family members who died in the same bed, including her [LAT's] husband [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker]. 2 pp. ALS.","Written by St. George Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. The draft includes chapter one, a few pages of chapters two, eighteen, twenty, and various other pages. 24 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Thanks her for the pamphlet which came \"from the pen of one whose opinions I always have been taught to respect;\" is pleased with her concern for his spiritual as well as temporal well-being; speaks of faith and religion and states that neither is \"merely the fanaticism of the zealous of the hope of the credulous.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for his neglect in writing to her; mentions having shown Mr. Cowardin his [SGT's] invention [a machine used in printing]; they agreed to construct a lifesize model and to contact Mr. Hool - an expert in printing press machinery - in order to correct all the error in design; he [SGT] will do nothing without her and Mr. Walker's concurrence and advice. 3 pp. ALS.","Writes in pencil as he cannot find his pen and ink; marched to Williamsburg from King's Mill Wharf taking the city by surprise; his men are comfortably quartered at the College of William \u0026 Mary and he is staying at Aunt Lucy's [Lucy Anne Smith Tucker's]; expects the enemy to invade through Hampton, Virginia, hence the importance of defending Williamsburg; sends hugs and kisses to his children. 2 pp. ALS.","Writes to tell her he is well despite his \"two regular shakes within the past week;\" John Perry is very ill; will send her a long letter via Mr. Tayler. 1 p. ALS.","Welcomes all letters from her; has not heard from the Grove since Coleman Tayler came; misses reading his books; is sorry he will be unable to spend Christmas at home; has just heard that they will move shortly. 4 pp. ALS.","Written for his company in honor of their host. 4 pp. D.","Writes to her as he has promised; met some little girls who remind him of her, Lina, and Annie; they could not sing for him which made him wish he were at home and listening to \"my precious little girls and my darling old boy mingling their sweet voices in praise to God;\" tells how the little girls will soon be driven from their home by the bad Yankees; wants her and her siblings to memorize poetry from him when he returns home. 3 pp. ALS.","Received her letter and urges her to rest assured that the dangers surrounding him are not so perilous as she perceives for the soldiers are in good leadership; reminds her not to read and believe the falsehoods of the war reported in the newspapers; feels that newspaper reports inform the enemy of their [Confederate soldiers] movements, cause anxiety among those at home, and report falsehoods and should, thefore, be censored; is disheartened by the waning patriotism of the men; is pleased that Thomas has returned and will pay him what [SGT] can; with the currency depreciated, property high, and money low, \"prudence dictates the policy of getting rid of as much property as we can.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Received her letter; mentions an impending battle and feels that success is certain for them [Confederates]. 1 p. ALS.","Left his regiment on sick leave and although he once felt quite ill, he feels much better except that he is quite weak now; disappointed that his regiment has seen so little action; mentions agreat victory for their [Confederate] side in which they lost 2,500 men and the enemy lost 4,800 men; \"Mr. Peachy Grattans's son, George, was killed;\" praises Confederate soldiers for thei dash, chivalry, and enthusiasm which the enemy lacks; begs her not to be uneasy about his health. 3 pp. jk","Ran [John Randolph Tucker] delivered her letter to him; tells her that he returned to camp too soon and fell ill once again; is completely well now and will return to rejoin his regiment; expects some \"sharp work\" very soon. 1 p. ALS.","Rejoices in the knowledge that he has \"sought and found Jesus to your only, your all-sufficient, your precious Saviour\" and that \"you are no longer a sufferer, but an humble, loving, believing child of God;\" longs for a visit from him; Mr. Graham sends his love to Lizzie and him [SGT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Has received no word from her since her arrival in Charlottesville; feels very despondent and low; his regiment was cut to pieces in a battle in which he could not attend due to his continuing ill health; his trust and faith in the \"heavenly Father\" is feeble and weak; hopes to leave Richmond for convalescence; anxious to learn whether the children have gone to school. 2 pp. ALS.","Wishes him a happy 35th birthday; is concerned about his [SGT's] health and advises him to stir about in the fine weather and see his friends; invites him to Richmond for visits; is delighted that they are brothers in the highest sense; reminds him of the warfare they wage under their great leader against sin in their hearts; relays many religious thoughts and sentiments; asks if he knows William Hope. 3 pp. ALS.","Regrets not being able to stop in Charlottesville to see him while traveling to Staunton; reminisces about their many military times spent together; wishes they both would enjoy better health and be able to rejoin their regiment; Ran says that Jim - a Lieutenant Colonel on the colored staff received corporal punishment; tells him to retain his faith in God to overcome his low spirits; knows that life hereafter to God's honor and glory. 4 pp. ALS.","An obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel Saint George Tucker who died on January 24, 1863 after having suffered from an illness contracted while fighting for the country he loved, in The Central Presbyterian. He did not die before accepting God into his heart. (See oversize file - Tucker). 1 p. Nwscl. Including 3 other copies of the same newspaper. (See oversize file - Tucker).","Apologizes for his negligence in writing; has hired Jim at a hotel in Ashland to Mr. Jones who had him on trial for a week; sympathizes with her in her loss of her husband, Saint George Tucker, which he too greatly feels. 2 pp. ALS.","Thinks Dolly and her three children will fetch $2,500-$3,000; \"Col. Taliaferro presented a claim for $75 for hire of Alice;\" Mr. Nolly asks if Saint left a note of someone who had a share in the property; mentions Mr. Jonathon Sale's hiring of Jim at the boarding house; returns her power of attorney which must be acknowledged before a Justice of Peace and returned to him [JRT]; mentions selling her house and furniture. 2 pp. ALS.","Wonders if the paymaster at Charlottesville, a Capt. Spurier, ever paid Saint George Tucker anything; must find this out immediately; wonders what to do with Alice. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions the chaotic state in Richmond with the Yankees so near; grieves with her for the loss of her husband [Saint George Tucker]; reminds her that he remains her loving brother and uncle. 3 pp. ALS.","Sends her many receipts which she must keep together safely; rejoices that another brother [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker] has found the Lord; wonders if she knows of Saint [Saint George Tucker] owing John L. Thompson $528. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions settling bills including the one with John L. Thompson; asks if she knows anything of Saint George Tucker selling a \"deaf and dumb\" slave to James. 1 p. ALS.","Has paid every debt of Saint George Tucker's and has invested \"the money remaining - $10,880.62;\" Tudor offered to send Gilmer to school. 1 p. ALS.","Offers her sympathy for the death of her grandmother [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker]. 4 pp. ALS.","Deeply regrets the breach of her engagement with Mr. Moore as from all he [JRT] heard of him he would have been a \"true and loving protector of [her],\" but agrees that if she could \"not love him as a wife should\" then she did right in her decision; has heard of her fancy for Lee and warns her to fully analyse [sic] her own feelings before making a commitment to one who may not be a noble husband and protector. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes the house in which she lives with Lucy Tucker Richardson, her daughter, and her family; relays many details concerning the daily lives of everyone. 8 pp. AL. Includes ALS dated. December 7, 1891. Lizzie [Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker], Memphis, TN, to Lena Tucker. Tells about the fire in the opposite lot which St. George Tucker Richardson, her grandson, set; includes details about Lucy and the family, and about other people she [EGT] sees regularly. 6 pp. ALS.","Mentions letters written by her grandfather, Henry St. George Tucker, and hopes that she did not sell them; asks about Annie [her sister]. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets that he cannot send her money; the office to which he intended to apply was already filled by William M. Harrison; hopes to find employment in Washington, DC and end his unsettled life which may drive him to despair; Maurice Smith may leave the paper soon; thinks often of her and the children. 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Thanks her for he rletter and the vegetables; is pleased that she has Sister Anne's company; recounts the beauty of a scene around the campfire with the soldiers beneath the sky; mentions his enemies in Ashland and says, \"I will ferrest them out when I am done with the enemies of my country;\" sends greetings to Mattie Adams; considers sending his daughters to be educated gratuitously by Holleys. 4 pp. ALS. N year given","Regrets that he can send her no money; will try to raise enough money to send her for the fare to Richmond. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Is relieved of apprehension after receiving his Dr. Charles' letter; presents many allusions and comparisons to classical and Shakespearean figures; gratefully thanks him for everything. 1 p. ALS (incomplete). 18__ no month given 6","Writes of missing Lizzie [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] and his family. 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Received her letter telling him of young Hunter Taliaferro's treatment of Alice [a slave] and is angered by his [HT's] lack of judgement in conducting his business through a slave rather than a responsible person, wants Ran [John Randolph Tucker] to contact Mr. Taliaferro for her concerning keeping Alice; gives her a new address to which she can write. 1 p. ALS.","Writes asking for clothes as his [SGT's] were all burnt in this modern Anatasia;\" asks him to send Liz [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] money and asks that he visit her and comfort her. 3 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping, regarding the life and achievements of John Randolph Tucker with some references to other family members, by Col. William Preston Johnston","Reflects on the ills and evils in life. 1 p. Poem.","Discusses \"First cause\" theory and the Christian idea of the nature of God and relates this to the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. ALS. Including a poem by Charles Ravenshead entitled \"Electricity\" in which the poet attempts to capture the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. Poem.","In this poem, the Lady provides description of the knight and vice-versa.","A poem comparing faith and reason in the development of human life. 5 pp. Poem. Includes Ms. by Charles Ravenshead [?] entitled, \"Argument for Faith an dReason.\" 1 p. Poem.","Rather depressing poem with little optimism. 1 p. Poem.","This ballad is in the handwriting of St. George Tucker but probably not originally written by him. Describes a young woman. 1 p. Poem (incomplete).","1 p. Poem.","A toast made to St. George Tucker's regiment, the 5th Regiment, a division of the Ashland Grays. 1 p. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","Asks what life, love, and health are compared to faith. 2 pp. Poem.","A poem dedicated to Thomas Moore and his achievements for America. 1 p. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"On the Death of Moore.\" This poem appears to be a more final draft.","The poem describes the death of a child, and although saddened by the death, the author remains happy in the knowledge that her child is in Heaven. 2 pp. Poem.","5 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"The Two Tears\" (incomplete). Also includes the very end of an incomplete poem. 1 p.","This poem is about a man named Davy Diggins who \"supported himself and his worthy wife / By supplying with subjects the Doctor's knife.\" 12 pp. Poem.","Tells the story of the brave and valiant Shawnees who fought to protect their land but nevertheless were pushed out by the white man. 2 pp. Poem.","Seemingly offers the sage advice of experience to the glowing aspirations of youth. 1 p. ALS.","Written in honor of Laura Powell's marriage to John Randolph Tucker. This poem was written to continue the tradition of Henry St. George Tucker honoring the souses of his children thereby welcoming them into his heart. 1 p. Poem. Includes a poem to be sung to the tune of \"The World is All a Fleeting Show.\" 1 p. Poem.","Written in honor of his first born child. 1 p. Poem.","Describes a mother who feels the pleasures of caring for a newborn child, who also feels the concerns for her child's life and who sadly watches her child die. 3 pp. Poem.","It is about \"when evening shadows fall\" and the nostalgic memories this brings of his home. 1 p. Poem.","It is about the fresh morning, its beauty, and how quickly the day passes into evening shadows. 1 p. Poem.","It is a historic poem written about the ventures of Napoleon Bonaparte. 3 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem (incomplete).","Looks at the nature of man. 2pp. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem.","1 p. Ms.","6 pp. Poem. Includes a poem entitled \"Memoir from School of Athens.\" Incomplete. Also includes Cy of Poem.","Includes a Poetical Address for the Literary Society of Washington College [Washington and Lee University], Lexington, Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 32 pp. Poem. Includes a poem, \"The Southern Cross\" by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Poem. Also includes Nwscl of articles commenting on the poetical address and \"The Shouthern Cross.\" 1 p. Nwscls.","38 pp. Ms. Includes 3 Nwscls. Two clippings are train schedules; one clipping is of two poems entitled \"Nearing the Shore\" and \"It Used to Be in the Olden Time.\"","The story is about SGT's days of poverty when he depended on his thrifty wife to counter his extravagance. 5 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Speech delivered by St. George Tucker at the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and written supporting the system of slavery as the system is far more productive for more people than is free labor. 14 pp. Ms.","Relates their charitable worksto his position of advocating the retaining of slavery. 12 pp. Ms.","Speech honors Thomas Jefferson through mention of his philanthropic and political achievements delivered by St. George Tucker. 4 pp. Ms.","Speech given on the ocasion of their final meeting in the form of a society in college. 21 pp. Ms.","Speech remarking on the many virtues of Virginia which make her \"more Blest [sic] with all the natural resources that constitute a nation's wealth, than any of the states of our Confederacy, or perhaps any country on the globe.\" 2 pp. Ms. Incomplete. Includes undated Ms. of a speech commenting on the virtues of the people of Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Critically examines his poetry and offers much praise and approval. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Mentions SGT's friendly connections in Virginia's House of Delegates; mentions desire to establish a mewspaper. 1 p. AL. Incomplete.","12 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","3 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Reflects attitudes towards the election of Andrew Jackson. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","The novel is set in Carlton, Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. Mentions the dilapidated condition of the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and the talk of relocating it in Richmond. 16 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","15 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","14 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","7 pp. Poems. Incomplete.","1 p. TCy of Ms. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of PD.","2 pp. DS.","1 p. Cy of DS.","Gives an account of a French pirate ship being taken and the trial of the pirates; requests that the Shoreham be granted her \"full complement of men\" as they are in constant danger of pirates; sends copies of notes from various meetings and councils; discusses plans to have a house built at Williamsburg for his Majesty's Governor; reports hopes of good crops of tobacco, Indian corn and wheat; notes that they are at peace with the Indians; reports that his revision of the laws was carried out in accordance with the advice of the Council; recommends additional members for the Council; mentions various court proceedings; believes it to be impossible to prevent piracy without Courts of Admirality; reports his correspondence with William Penn; discusses instructions he delivered to various naval offices; discusses collection of revenue; describes reports and letters he included; requests additional funds to rebuild the court house which burned down last October; believes it necessary to call an Assembly in April; includes copies of proceedings of the Council on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of October, 1698. 17 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Sends copies of all accounts, trial proceedings, and collectors' and naval officers' bonds; regrets that they are \"not in all respects agreeable to yo[u]r Lordships Directions;\" requests suitable stationery; is troubled at the Assembly's refusal to build a house for his Majty's [sic] Governor; reports that the revision of laws has not yet been completed; discusses the problem of finding suitable employees for various offices as \"there is little or no incouragement [sic] for men of any tolerable parts to come hither;\" lists the contents of his enclosures; sates that if your Lordships do not approve of \"Mr. Dionysius Wright to be either his Majesty's Atturney [sic] general, or Clerk of his Majty's honorable Council, I humbly propose...to send two persons out of England for those employments, to live at his Majtys City of Williamsburgh;\" complains of the difficulty in getting a sufficient number of Councellors together; reports that their request about Meditteranean passes, \"is done;\" refers to a letter describing the French Protestant Refugees. 5 pp. ALS.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Poem.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. to Oversize File. 1 p. D.","Includes an address from the King of England, George III, to the House of Commons; and the proceedings of the Sons of Liberty in the colony of Maryland. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of D.","Sends the letter via Mr. Morse as a manner by which he can introduce him, Morse, to the Baylor family; sent a long letter via Capt. Fox \"concerning the future Plan of my Education;\" \"The taxes will be repeat'd except, that of the tea.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","Informs Norton that he drew 50 sterling from him for Mr. Philip Clawsome; promises to remit the money by next summer by ship. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","2 pp. D.","1 p. DS.","2 pp. D.","Orders that John Tyler, Charles West, John Taylor, William Whitely, or any three of them be given the land necessary to build a road from Charles Pullen's to Joe's Mill. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Advertisements concern such topics as rewards for lost or stolen horses, runaway slaves, items for sale, items found, and one warning to all persons not to deal with Frances Gill\" for she has deserted her bed and board.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of PM.","Informs the Board of the status of its cargo onboard the schooner, \"The Committee,\" which had been captured and later rescued by an American Privateer; expects that \"future operations shall be attended with better successes.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Reports that they just arrived last night; states that \"we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;\" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was \"informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Is happy to learn of the latest troop activities; is afforded great pleasure in hearing of the good conduct of General Mughlenburg and his troops; Lord Cornwallis' troops are moving northwardly toward Halifax; wishes him [BS] and the Marquis to prevent the junction of Lord Cornwallis and General Philips; their [BS and the Marquis'] forces should be joined by new troops of General Summer of North Carolina; if a junction cannot be prevented he [NG] wishes him [BS] to join all the forces ordered to the southward thereby preventing the enemy from penetrating the country. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of Cy of ALS.","Colonel Febiger advised him [RC] to stop in Cumberland; Colonel Davis mentions in letters that the government is willing to equip the Cavalry as soon as there is a \"return of what is wanted;\" received a letter from Colonel Joseph Jones who mentions that Jack Atkinson recently returned from Dinwiddie Court where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for him [BS] which will be delivered by Cornet Harris. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Gives a lengthy and detailed account of his journey from Louisa County to Yorktown with his wife; describes all the people they met and places visited. Printed in the William \u0026 Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine XI (1903): 180-191. 28 pp. AMss. Incomplete.","Wishes to discover the fate of money donated by the Ladies of Virginia, \"intended as a donation for the relief of the soldiers of the Virginia, Prisoners of Charles Town, in the year 1780;\" states that this money was deposited in the Treasury by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson and he [JA] would like information concerning the money; lists the women who donated money. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","Has enough firewood to accommodate 450 men and 60 spare horses for the winter; confesses to reluctance to carrying out the instructions contained in his [BS's] letter of the 24th of July; he [CT] has no tools with which he can construct huttes [sic] for the men for the winter; has heard of considerable supplies arriving from France and recommends that an application be made by the state for its quota; requests a supply of coats; has requested that Major Call join him [CT]; would like a leave of absence to fetch Mrs. Tebiger to Virginia along with baggage and a medicine chest; will contact Governor Nelson and Col. Davies on the subject of supplies. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Westmoreland County, for Teliff Anderson and Alice Brinham; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Youit Self and Ann Walker; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Peter Smith and Sarah Smith; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Ozmond Crabb and Winfred Hartly; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for James McGuy and Molley Collins; signed by James Bland, CWC.","Petitions for wages he never received as a midshipman on board the Dragon. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Discusses the weather; fears that all the crops may be in short supply at Doguerun; crop rotation is the only way to restore a crop \"to any degree of fertility;\" wonders if the white wheat sown in 1788 is the one he [Whiting] now condemns; asks Whiting to make sure the Doguerun meadow is \"well grubbed -- cleansed -- and broke up...before the weather becomes too cold and wet;\" says Mr. Ball should continue his work in order mentioned; wonders if he [Whiting] has \"heard of the missing horse yet.\" 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Land grant of 120 acres to James Boyd issued by Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. D.","Lists, \"the times of birth of the children of Mr. John Lowry, deceas[e]d, taken from the Famaly [sic] Bible;\" signed in Elizabeth City, Virginia, by William Moore. 1 p. ADS.","Informs him [GG] that he [RD] has a bad cold, his \"wife is very weak and low...and the rest are all tollable [sic] well;\" hopes that he [GG] will \"right a letter to me and let me know of all diffenshon of my affairs;\" Mr. [?] did not turn out on Satturday [sic] to the Church \"being a day of hieving of Negroes.\" 1 p. ALs.","From, Salley Rogers, to, George C. Taylor, the Clerk of Orange County, Virginia 1 p. D.","Received from John Lubback, Esquire, \"after the tryal at Guild Hall.\" Records an apparent attempt by Mr. Brown to blend Mr. Jordan's financial concerns with theirs [Mr. Brown's and Mr. Perkin's] \"in order to create confusion and deceive Mr. Jordan, or, in plain English, to cheat him of his fortunes.\" 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Facs. of Nws (fragment).","From Benjamin Johnson to John Brown the clerk of the Court of Appeals. 1 p. D.","Signed by: Samuel Thomas, James P. Preston, John O' Connor, John Watts, Davis Hayes, and William Spiller, at Soldier's Retreat. 2 pp. D.","From, James Barbour, to W.L. Crawford, \"the Clerk of Amherst County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Captain James Barbour, to Reynolds Chapman, \"the Clerk of Orange County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Mr. James Barbour to John Brown, \"Clerk of the Court of Appeals.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Poindexter, the Clerk of Louisa County, Virginia 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Chew \"Clerk of Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour and wife, William Johnston, Fanny Johnston, and Lucy Johnston, widow of Benjamin Johnson deceased to Peter Tinsley, \"Clerk of the Chancery District Court of Richmond,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Colonel James Barbour, to, John Nicholas, \"the Clerk of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Jackson, paid to, Benjamin Cave, \"the Clerk of Madison,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, Davidson and Goddard, paid to, John Carr, \"the Clerk of the Supreme Council of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, R.S. Chew, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Clerk. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, L.W. Williams, \"the Clerk of Rockingham,\" County, Virginia. 1 p. D.","Commands the goods and chattels of William Browne; James Semple recovered 221 pounds and 5 shillings in debt from William Browne and John S. Browne; William Browne and John S. Browne have until the fourth Monday in February to repay John Semple his debts. 1 p. D.","From, George H. Christian, Wyatt Christian, Alexander Christian, Frederick Christian, Frances Christian, to, Jones R. Christian for board, schooling, clothing, and books September, 1810-September, 1811. 2 pp. D. Including statement, December 21, 1815, by Jones R. Christian that the acconuts are correct. Given before W. Douglass, Justice of the Peace. Ordered to be recorded at the Charles City County, Virginia, Court.","Describes coming into possession of a portrait of the first Lord Chatham painted by Edmund Jennings; Mr. Jennings \"presented the portrait to the gentlemen of Westmoreland, upon the condition that it be placed in the Court House;\" asks that this request be honored. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including Cy of ALS. 2 pp.","Land grant signed by William Carroll in Murfreesborough, Tennessee for 640 acres issued to James Parlour. (See Misc. Mss. Oversizefile.) 1 p. D.","Writes on behalf of John Clements, Francis Arnold, Richard Posey and Lieutenant Posey who all hold claims to \"bounties of land under the provisions of some act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" for their services in the Wirginia Blues so called from 1755-1763, while under the command of George Washington in Braddock's War; he [GW] did receive a large bounty of land thus he [WT] is \"persuaded that the claims alluded to are good;\" requests information concerning the fulfilliment of these claims. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS. Including ADS 1 p. A signed statement by John Clements stating his land claim. Witnessed 17 March 1812 by Milner Eschotts.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize. 1 p. Print.","Seeks information concerning a grant issued for \"160 acres of land surveyed for Richard Beckett lying on the little river joining William Terry and Jonathan Graham's;\" the survey was made on May 24, 1774; if no grant was issued he [JB] wishes to pay; he [JB] is one of his [RB's] heirs; asks for an immediate reply and for the letter to be directed to Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1 p. ALS.","Replying to his letter expressing interest in the common ancestry; derived from his Great Grandmother Young that their Great Grandfathers were brothers; told by Colonel Lee of Lee Hall that their family, Blands, Bollings descended from Joan Constable who came over in 1620; their common stock might be the same but they may not be descended from Young Rolpe; her mother is of the Smith family about which she [ML] is better informed; her family claimed the honor of being related to the \"Chivalerous Captain John Smith;\" related family anecdote concerning Colonel Meriwether Smith and Patrick Henry; regrets having so little information to relay. 3 pp. ALS.","Cannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs \"to try the virtue of the sulpher water;\" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows \"how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;\" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.","Does not know how he would serve his country there given \"the extraordinary and unreasonable state of parties;\" is willing to remain abroad \"some two or three years longer, hoping to induce my performances of an official duty; has written two letters but does not know if they were received; does not really expect an answer as he [the addressee] has been so occupied with \"steering the ships of state;\" mentions a recent attempt at revolution, but \"through the kindness of Louis Philipee and the vigilance of the French police, the conspiracy was detected at Paris;\" \"all Itlay is a political volcano;\" Lord Ashburton has spent the winter there; received a letter from Carr in Constantinople. 6 pp. ALS incomplete.","Mr. Curry, a sound democrat and an energetic writer, will deliver the letter; would be pleased if he [JS] and Mr. Curry established a democratic paper in Alton; Dr. Hope would join in any arrangement made; he [VE] must leave for Washington and wishes all matters concerning his [VE's] establishment settled by Monday. 3 pp. ALS.","Letter of recommendation for Mr. J.C. Willing recommending him [JCW] for a professorship at Princeton College [NJ]; \"Speaks with certainty of his [JCW's] character and capacity as an instructor;\" remarks of his [JCW's] passion for Greek and Roman literature; assures that he [JCW] would be \"a great acquisition to your [WJ] social and literary circles;\" wishes the letter to remain confidential form the Boardof Trustees until his [JCW's] appointment is made. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the economic rate of increase in the South and stating that this prodigious increase \"cannot indicate a wrong system;\" continues to note that the Northern population grew less rapidly than the South's during this time while its wealth grew even more rapidly; gives a table supporting these claims.\" 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Recommends suspending postal service until a post office is established at Waddell's as Route No. 2737 cannot be put into operation until then.\" 1 p. ALS.","Requests that all Postmasters applying for certain articles connected with their business write their applications on a letter sheet, stating their office, county, and state and address them to the Inspection Office of the General Post Office Department. 1 p. PD.","Instruct him [CE] to deliver mail on route no. 2737 at Willcox Wharf instead of Swineyards since the name and site of the office were changed to Willeve Wharf. 1 p. ALS.","Mr. Oakford's letter to him [CE] was written without knowing the service on Route No. 2737 had been suspended; an office was established at Waddell's Store therefore service there should be reinstated; Willcox Wharf is the starting point not Swineyards; he [CE] will be compensated for any deliveries made before learning of the suspension of the service. 1 p. ALS.","Concerns the August 31, 1852 Act of Congress declaring meddling with property belonging to the Post Office Department a felony; asks that each employee of the Department act as an Agent to protect the Department's property. 1 p. PDS.","Concerns the establishment of a Post Office at Waddell's Store, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, with Henry A. Bourg appointed Postmaster; Mr. Charles Evans will supply ingoing and outgoing mail. 1 p. PDS.","Appoints William Waddell as Postmaster of Waddell's Store, Charles City County, Virginia and instructs him of his duties as Postmaster. 1 p. PDS.","\"Defense of South Carolina - Mr. Kett;\" in his defense Mr. Kett denounces activities of Massachusetts and defends South Carolina on the grounds that Massachusetts performed less patriotic activities in the past than South Carolina. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 4 pp. Pst. of D.","Signed by John L. Thompson, J.P., Hanover County, Virginia, filed by Jane Matilda Grenier. Gives testimony to the many brutal physical and mental abuses she suffered from her husband, Edward Grenier. 4 pp. DS.","Thanks her for her letter; mentions their long friendship and the love and esteem his wife held for her [Mrs. Pegram]; laments being unable to visit her more often; cannot decide what permanent arrangements to make with his family given the unsettled condition of the country; James Gordon has been at his [WJR's] house since the commencement of the term of the court; already know of the situation with Mr. Minor and Mr. Nelson; recent military reverses have caused much uneasiness in Richmond; feels that there is no general despondence despite the apprehension and \"very few entertain any doubt as to our ultimate success;\" Alexander Gordon, taken prisoner at Roanoke Island, has been released on parole; happy that Churchill is kept so constantly employed and is sure he will do well at Mechanicsville. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions the tremendous noise of the Yankee cannons; the men are panting for an encounter with the Yankees and they hope to make \"old York a spot more memorable for Yankee defeat than it has been for Cornwallis; with God protecting them [Confederates] they cannot possibly loose; notes that crops are poor; mentions the loss of Negroes due to Yankee liberation; his neighbor, Dr. Byrd, wants to be put in the Yankee controlled Fort Lafayette until the end of the war so he can be left in peace. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Thanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no \"person braver...has fallen in this war;\" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from \"poisoned wound\" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin \"in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart.\"","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Nws.","Signed by John Gibbon, Major General at Appomattox, Virginia \"the two others being retained by Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee.\" 1 p. DS.","Wishes to renew their correspondence which the \"unhallowed war\" interrupted; bemoans having no contact with the civilized world and no luxuries and enjoyments to which they were so accustomed before the war; mentions the death of \"poor little Nannie;\" he [CLC's] has returned from the army; worked with the Fire Department and fell ill while so doing; his health remains delicate; offers sympathy regarding the death of their Aunt Sarah. 4 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping concerning the false rumor that Jefferson Davis attempted to flee Colonel Pritchard's squadron by disguising himself in a woman's petticoat. Two letters to the editor, one written by Audi Alterman Partem and the other by Rev. Dr. Fuller, both seek to dispell the rumors. 1 p. Nwscl.","Would like to hear from her as it has been a long time since he has and he would like to know how she is. 1 p. ALS.","Wages stipulated by Henry to pay are 150 cents per week; requests that he [JY] retain any money thus far received and wait for a draft from him [BD]; expects to hire late in the fall; desires a quick response and \"every information respecting my old man, if he proves faithful until he raises me the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars;\" hoped to receive information of Harry by Mr. [?] but was disappointed; wishes to hear what course Dixon is pursuing. 2 pp. ALS. [incomplete] 1800's","Written by a \"Veteran Diplomat\" concerning a childless widower Baron named George Washington who is considering naming one of his Wahington relatives in America as heir to his fortunes. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Concerns the beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in America. This article relates to Rev. Samuel McMaster whose manuscripts covering the Church's beginnings were probably destroyed when a family burned his papers thinking they were worthless. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. PM.","Resolution, \"that the United Confederate Veterans, in Convention assembled at Atlanta, Georgia, this September 7, 1933, hereby pledge the fealty of the Southern Soldier to the President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\" signed by Homer Atkinson, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","\"The law of homicide - The Revised Code;\" Commonwealth vs. Vaughn. Defines homicide and distinguishes between homicide and first degree murder and sets up a case proving that Vaughn murdered premeditatively. 3 pp. D.","Dueling agreement between A.B. [?] and C.D. [?]. \"The ground is to be ten steps;\" is either party violates the agreed terms then the second of the party injured shall have the liberty of shooting the person so injurying. 1 p. D.","Enclosed items are rich and were found while overhauling the late collector William's papers; sent by intimation of Governor Morton; Bancroft refused \"to receive a call or have an interview with Governor Morton.\" 1 p. ALS.","Mentions her cousin John Tyler. 3 pp. ALS [incomplete].","\"the champions of the circus and the amphi-theatre practised habits of scrupulous and rigid temperature...winning temporary applause as wrestler or gladiators, but the Christian sect actuat[ed] by more intellectual and spiritual motives should practise the same habits to attain those higher and holier ends of virtue, peace, happiness...which rid [life] of all its terrors and shed the bright beams of hope on the [bleak] chasm of eternity;\" urges people to aid temperance societies in their battles against drunkenness and other intemperate acts. 4 pp. D [incomplete].","1 p. D.","\"No tyrannous acts shall suppress your free claim / Or stamp the word SLAVE on America's name.\" 1 p. Pst. of D.","1 p. Pst. of PM.","1 p. Ph [incomplete].","1 p. Pst. of PM","Letter of recommendation for Dr. C.F. Caracristi telling of his [CFC] great knowledge of the sulphur deposits of El Paso County and he has had experience in Mexican mining matters. 1 p. Ph. of TLS. Includes Ph of ALS 1 p. February 25, 1917. Enrique Creel, New York to \"sirs\" of Charles E. Doddridge and Company, Philadelphia. Gives his highest recommendation of Dr. C.F. Caracristi's knowledge and judgement of mineral matters.","\"It is our duty to prepare their [the living] souls for the immortal world;\" \"the sorrowful are nearer to God and they shall be rewarded in the life to come.\" 1 p. ALS. Includes ALS, 2 pp. \"Your friend,\" , to \"dearest friend,\" . \"I am too sorry not to see as I had my heart set on a visit from you.\" Also including AL 8 pp. [incomplete]. \"Devoted Sister,\" to, \"my darling John,\" . Worried about his cold; is tired now as \"Sundays are quite filled...In the morning Sunday School and church, after dinner Bible Class and at four thirty church again;\" the Coburn Players will perform four Shakespearean plays in May; relays stories of her and Annie wrestling, looking through the telescope and shopping.","1 p. AN. Includes AN 1 p., undated. Quote concerning the destruction of faith. Also includes PM. 1 p. Formula for making pills of some type.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (fragment). No year given","Signed by John Blair, Richard Booker, Jean Pasteur and Edmund Keen. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (incomplete). Month unknown 22, year unknown","Gives brief biographical sketches of residents of Charles City County . See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 4 pp. Pst. of PM.","Listing of short biographical sketch of people born in Surry County. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","Contains various transcripts of wills, land leasing and ownership, African Slave Trade, court cases, descriptions of towns and land and a few memoirs. Some of the (family) names found mentioned in the transcripts are: Tyler, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jeferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Fox.","Transcripts including letter and recordings of property transfers; some of the family names found in these transcripts are the following: Smith, Knott, Stockton, Eppes, Hylton, Archer, Taiman, Carter, Gill, Walker, and Gayle.","Transcripts including letters and marriage bonds from the Yorktown Clerk's Office. Names found in the documents include: Abercrombie and Hornsby.","Transcripts including records of marriages, deaths, mentionings of various wills, births and land patents. Name included among the transcripts are: Lock, Eckhols, Hudson, Tucker, Hawkins, Reade, Curtis, Clayton, and Randolph.","Transcripts including the Board of Trade papers of James City, Virginia, mentionings of wills, deeds, land divisions, a Register of St. James Northern Parish in Goochland County, Virginia and notes from York Co., Virginia records. Names mentioned in the documents include: Charroon, Armistead, Ewing, Stith, Hairston, and Johnson.","Transcripts including notes on personalized paper of Lyon G. Tyler with a \"College of William and Mary\" masthead, notes on wills, marriages, births, deaths, family relations, and a listing of soldiers of the American Revolution.","Bonds collected by Lyon G. Tyler","Includes cases involving John Wilson vs. Stephen Girard, John Kendall, et. al. (witnessed by Theodore Armistead).","Transcripts including indentures, a letter from Rose O'Neill Greenhow \"the noted Confederate spy,\" notes in the Wallace Family, a draft of a short story by Gertrude R.R. Richards and a letter.","Various letters and transcripts, court orders, and a list \"in honor of the College Company, in the War of the Revolution\" of which President James Madison heads as the Captain.","Genealogical notes in which the following names are found among others: William Gilbert, the Bickley family, Marshall, Pwell, and Tyree Harris.","Typescripts of short stories, items from the Virginia Gazette, journal entries, and letters.","Manuscripts including journal entries, records of land transactions, wills, an article entitled \"Emmigrants to Ohio and Illinois,\" and several letters.","Transcriptions of Robert Carter Letter Book, a letter written by Emmanuel Jones in 1768 recommending that the \"Gentlemen of the College\" [of William and Mary] return now that the destruction [?]; many other letters, wills, land transactions, and parts of journals are included.","Transcripts including the last will of Thomas Gibbs, blacksmith, land transaction listing of soldiers \"in service March 1862,\" a tribute to Robert E. Lee, Virginiarious wills, letters, journal extracts and a list in memory of members of the Tyler family.","47 pp. MsV #124.","61 pp. MsV. #125. Includes 6 cashier's checks. January 10, 1850-January 15, 1851. All are signed by Alexander Gardiner, Cashier of the Manhattan Company.","10 pp. MsV #126.","38 pp. MsV #127.","Historical account entitled \"chronicles of East Hampton,\" of Gardiner's Island which was owned by nine generations of the Gardiner family beginning in 1639. The account, though printed, includes hand written editorial remarks by Alexander Gardiner [?]. 217 pp. MsV #128.","Includes a dedication to Miss Gilmer, Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker, his wife, to whom he offers this gift of his poetry. 33 pp. MsV #129.","Volume II. 30 pp. MsV #130.","22 pp. D (fragment). Includes diary and account book. 32 pp. MsV #131.","Copied by Anna Melissa Graves and witnessed by Emily E. Graves and Emily Wight Graves. 109 pp. Cy of MsV #132.","Lists various account, debts and payments of various people. 152 pp. MsV #133.","The book lists individuals and their taxable assets including such things as slaves, harnesses, horses, and lots. 51 pp. MsV #134.","Letters collected by Wilson Barstow and Webster Barstow, written by \"A Lady Correspondence - E.D.B.\" in New York. Comments on the life-style in New York City - the poverty, the plays, the filth, and the splendor. 78 pp. MsV #135.","Includes surveys for sewers and an asylum. Surveyor unidentified. 127 pp. MsV #136.","Special Collections Research Center","Gardiner Family","Gilmer Family","Tyler Family","Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, d. 1857","Copland, Charles","Gardiner, Alexander, d. 1850","Gardiner, David Lyon","Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, d. 1864","Gilmer, Anne Baker","Gilmer, Thomas Walker","Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728","Peticolas, C. L. 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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. 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If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. 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Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and speeches of Gilmer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828- 1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker as well as the sheet music, \"The Southern Cross\" for which Tucker wrote the lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eMentions her interest in politics; is \"puzzled how to account for the changes of opinion and principle in those who are considered so very wise and honorable;\" describes the construction on Chatham Street; mentions that David has been out of school due to his lame foot. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bond, from David Gardiner, for the sum of $10,000 to be paid to James Van Antwerp of New York. 4 pp. Paper document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e$5,287.50 to be paid to James Van Antwerp. 2 pp. Paper document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests the company of Mr. Gardiner on January 2. 1 page. ANS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of Gardiner's mortage payment; discusses the transfer of the mortage to Mrs. Abigale Rhodes. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing earlier; discusses her mother's upcoming eye operation; mentions their disappointment at not seeing her; hopes that she will visit in the spring. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that \"General Van Cortlandt has commenced hostilities against us,\" claiming that they had no right to the estate and that they must leave by the first of May; states that Mr. Van Wyck is very anxious to see Gardiner. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses General Pierre Van Courtlandt's attempt to take away his estate; gives a history of the land in question; is sorry to hear that Gardiner's wife is ill; gives news of the family. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner that Col. Hunt's newspaper will discontinue from lack of subscribers if aid is not forthcoming; asks Gardiner to write to people in New York concerning this problem. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his purchase of a sideboard from Miss Harrison which was initially owned by Gardiner; requests that the keys to it be sent to him. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the itinerary of J.G. Dyckman; informs Gardiner that he is standing by to \"execute and commands\" for him in New York. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses prospects for the upcoming election; believes the vote in his country will \"depend upon the exertions of the National Republicans.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotifies Gardiner of the meeting at Bull Head next Wednesday; hopes that he will atend. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a check for $300 from Gardiner. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner of the convention's resolution to nominate Gardiner as their candidate for Congress. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his visits to the towns of the county and believes the county will provide a majority for the ticket; states that he had 5000 tickets printed and distributed in the county. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that Gardiner remit the $84 in interest on his bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that they are about $70 short in paying Hunt's bill after collecting for election expenses; hopes that Gardinercan help them out. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the visit of her parents to albany; mentions the construction of a \"large marble Acadimy [sic] for the boys;\" states that David and Alexander are going to college this spring; hopes to hear from Juliana soon. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail his first few days at Princeton, his room, studies, and roommate; hopes to hear news from East Hampton soon. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his life at college; states that he has not missed a single recitation since classes began; mentions that he has been very lonely and homesick; asks that she write \"immediately.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner that Mrs. Rhodes requests him to pay off the mortage by the first of April. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that the whole South will go against Van Buren; describes the opposition as very determined; discusses national politics in general; mentions Governor Tyler's address to the Senate. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his attempt to procure the items his father asked for; states that he had bought him a hat, Virgil's works, but did not get a fish pole as there were non under a dollar. i page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends the green bag and matting which he purchased for her; lists the prices of the items. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Nassau Hall, sent to Gardiner's father. 2 pages. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Margaret will come up to Croton to visit; describes her attempt to learn French; states that she is translating \"Estelle\" and that \"it is all about shapards [sic] and it is really sichnes [sic] to read it.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond for 1/2 year and for Mrs. Rhodes' bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcludes that Gardiner had not been able to find a suitable site as he had requested; describes some land and asks Gardiner to complete the purchase of it. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner that she would be happy to ride to the harbor with him but regrets that she will be unable to do so due to her mother's illness. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrades of Alexander Gardiner for his Sophomore year at Princeton University; list of expenses and curriculum. 2 pages. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs disappointed to hear that his father will not be visiting Princeton this spring; gives an account of his expenses, asks for $240.00 to be sent. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromises to find a pair of horses for Gardiner as good as he can find; asks Gardiner to write giving the size, colour, age, and price he is willing to pay for these horses. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his attempts to contact Mr. Tabill by mail; asks Gardiner to check if Tabill received his letter; discusses bills obtained in furnishing his house. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses some papers for Dyckeman; discusses some legal proceedings with Dyckeman. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to inform Mr. Dayton that he received his letter; states that he has been ill most of the time since he left New York. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks his opinion on the present condition of the East Hampton School as her son, Edward, \"having in some degree got over his prediction for a sea life\" requires some more schooling; asks for his advice concerning his board. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip back to Princeton and his visits with relatives; tells of the prices to repair his watch; describes the weather. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces her son, Edward, and his friend, William Braser, as the bearers of this letter; discusses arrangements to be made for their schooling in East Hampton. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the Fourth of July celebration at Princeton; gives some news of his brother, Alexander Gardiner. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests more money to be sent as he has to purchase some books; mentions that he believes his father's writing to have become worse over time, pointing out mistakes in his last letter. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends receipt for the interest due on Mrs. Rhode's bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he deposited $1,500 in the Manhattan Bank into his account; asks him to send a receipt. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his attempts to locate a teacher for the situation his father requires; asks for $250 to be sent to pay his bills at Princeton; notes that he needs two teeth to be filled. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of his, Daniel Gardiner's, for the $1500. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Gardiner's opinion of the teacher at the East Hampton School as he wants to send his son there. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he has been very well at Princeton; mentions his visits with Mrs. Clark and Miss Hewes; describes the plagiarism of Harlow and his punishment; describes hailstones 3 inches in circumference falling when it was eighty degrees; discusses his classes. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the cloth which he purchased for her, details, patterns, and prices. 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his return to health; asks about the activities of Mr. Pickens and whether his mother is enjoying Saartoga Springs; suggests that his mother should send all her letters to him and he would send them on to david, saving her from writing separately. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo Abigail Rhodes; signed by Charlotte Rhodes, executrix of Abigail Rhodes. 1 page. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a dinner party for the vice-president elect. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses her apprehension at traveling to Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, Virginia; describes the Fourth of July activities at the house; mentions the President's plan to travel to white Sulpher springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not wriing sooner; mentions her intention to go to New York; states that Phoebe Gardiner is very angry with Margaret for not writing; congratulates Margaret on the outcome of the election. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that Julia Gardiner Tyler wants enough velvet to \"make a low waist and short sleeves;\" describes how \"lame Thomas\" attempted to find out the President's actions on the sub Treasury Bill; believes the President will veto it. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks to have his letter to Dr. Dayton on the subject of the annexation of Texas published in the Aurora; describes the cabinet dinner last night at Gov. Wickiffe's. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Commodore Elliot's gift of an arabian horse to Julia; runs down a list of dinners and receptions for the coming week; describes the President's jealousy at seeing Judge Mclean looking \"all sorts of ways at Julia.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the speculation concerning the President's cabinet and the fate of the Democratic Party; describes the \"beaux\" of Miss Corse; states that he must be here for the ball. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Mrs. Tyler's Farewell Ball. 'Sic transit gloria mundi;' \" gives a very detailed account of the ball and those in attendance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy of \"February 20\" is crossed out.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she has seen no account of the 22nd ball; discusses the question of the annexation of Texas. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to read the article in the Herald about the Tyler administration \"in which it reflected upon Mr. Tyler's son so severly;\" advises him on the political course that he should take; notes that John Carter Brown travels with \"a second rate set;\" discusses Mr. Fordham's affidavit. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he will not get through court until Saturday; informs Gardiner that he will noy be able to return to New York on time due to his son's illness; wishes Gardiner would see Judge Betts about adjourning the court until Tuesday so that he could be there. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates Julia Gardiner Tyler's story of how she and the President Tyler narrowly escaped from danger when a hurricane hit their hotel during their stay at Old Point comfort, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the friends who visited Margaret Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; mentions that she has been very ill with influenza; gives news of family and friends. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her desire to get home; discusses his prospects for political appointment; asks that he not place confidence in any one as \"politicians are intriguing.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the construction of the monument; mentions Mr. Gibson's concern over whether we pay for it or the government.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the President's plan to arrive in New York and travel to East Hampton; asks him to make all the necessary arrangements. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that in regards to the Governor's visit, he was very \"tempted to rejoin the family cicle,\" but described that it would be more discreet not to; describes the travels of Graham. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Printed material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. AN.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she received from Julia Gardiner Tyler some poetry written by the President Tyler; describes a story she heard from Eliza Gardiner concerning her, Margaret; discusses her mother's views on Mr. Polk and Miss Corse. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the latest high society gossip; mentions that Kitty Livingston and W. Langdon are to be married on November 3rd. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his fellow passengers on the steamboat ride from New York; describes all of his acquaintances at the house at sharon Springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the travel plans of the President Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and David Gardiner. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a letter he received from Grahm who received it from Mr. Andrew's of Rochester concerning the latter's gratification in entertaining the President Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail their, President Tyler, Juliana Gardiner Tyler, and himself, itinerary and all the people with whom they have made acquaintance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he missed his train and is obliged to remain there until tomorrow; states that Julia Gardiner Tyler is doing very well; discusses the improvements made to the President's, Tyler's, plantation; describes the President's travel plans for the day. 1 pge. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions how odd she felt when Mrs. Beeckman and the \"old gentleman\" kissed her; describes her meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ely and Mr. Grahm. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Including Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed from Margaret Gardiner, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, ca. 1847, comparing Mrs. Beeckman with Mrs. J.W. Livingston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the dinners on the plantation; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler to be recovering slower than Mrs. Seldon. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that it was too late for her to write last night as fairies \"might have stolen me away to deck their fitful abodes;\" thanks him for his \"flattering representations of me to your mother;\" expresses desire to stay where she is rather than travel with the President. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses her daguerrotype; describes her return trip. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the President are all suffering from colds; describes the dance of the previous night; mentions that Alice was \"smitten\" with Gilbert. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates Gilbert's description of the hospitality President Tyler and family. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her life at \"Sherwood\" as very pleasant; states that the President Tyler was somewhat upset that there was not more mention of her wedding to Mr. Beeckman made in the papers. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans to leave for Washington, DC and be in New York on Saturday a week; mentions that Julia is looking forward to seeing her, JMG, in March. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes visiting all her friends and attending the third Assembly. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that her mother's trip to \"Sherwood\" will turn out successfully; mentions all the calls that she and her husband have been making; describes the Henry Clay procession in New York; assures her mother that everything will be taken care of at home. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes all the people that have come to visit. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a dinner that the \"boys\" hosted the other day. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates a story that Joe H. told her about Mr.Pindle \"having fallen desperately in love with her;\" mentions the visit of Gilbert Beeckman and Henry Livingston. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autograohed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary's illness and how she was sent to the hospital on Staten Island; mentions the dispute over the Williams' estate; describes her own illness and other troubles. 9 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his meeting with Fenton; asks David Gardiner to advance him $25; mentions seeing Robert; discusses the money due Shumfield from Hjouberry of Brooklyn. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a description of \"Homewood,\" Judge Wilkens' estate; describes his visit with the Wilkens, Mrs. Hutchinson, and her daughter. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his travels and impressions to Louisville; states the \"Judge Brown is too slow and antiquated to be of much use to us;\" believes himself to be in much better health since he left New York. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his letter from Alexander Gardiner; discusses the engagement of Alex Bruen to Eliza Joy; gives news of other friends; discusses gardening; asks that no oone outside the family be allowed to use the horses and carriages, \"not even clergymen;\" describes the activities of the Haights who recently returned from Paris. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he hired a man as a coachman and gardener, believing that \"there will be no danger of his introducing Foreigners on the premises;\" describes a letter he received from Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for the last balance on his mother's bank book and any subsequent withdrawls as he must pay the interest due; gives news of family and friends; discusses the care of the wagons. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the Fourth of July celebrations; notes that he did not observe anyone intoxicated; states that the corn and potatoes should be attended to; family news. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the large procession yesterday in honor of those killed in Mexico; mentions the turmoil in Paris. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that father and mother started their trip South; notes that he has sent her a violin, care of Capt. Nash; hopes that she has been exercising; awaits news from Europe. 2 pp. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a very large gathering of Irishmen, discussing the wrongs of \"Injured Ireland;\" believes that Bob (Robert) Tyler could have secured ten thousand votes there. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs upset at his wife's illness; gives news of the family; describes the city; wants to come and visit. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the checks and a letter from Mr. Cunningham to the Presidents; discusses the Democratic Party's estimate of the previous administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the funeral service for Egbert in Acapulco; believes Alex Gardiner to be a \"sincere Christian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail the storm that they sailed through; states that he did not believe what they were going to survive; notes that they are heading for Rio where they will stay several weeks for repairs; describes the passengers; hopes to live to see home and family. 2 pp. Tcy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the sights as his vessel comes into the harbor at Rio; states that he can hardly wait \"to set foot upon the green grass and enjoy a good bath...and a good meal of fresh provisions;\" describes his impressions of the city; finds the slavery disgusting; hordes of americans en route to California. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in great detail his impressions of Rio; mentions their visit to the house of Mr. Todd, the American minister; describes his tour through the \"largest and richest monestary in Brazil;\" discusses the effect of the gold rush in Rio; wishes he was home. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his accommodations in a \"delightful country boarding house;\" discusses the effect of the California gold rush; describes the villas he has visited; notes the fear that the slaves will revolt; mentions the arrival of the Emperor and Empress in Rio; thinks the mixing of blacks and whites as equals to be \"disgusting and repugnant in the extreme to an American.\" 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses plans he made with Mr. Herrick to establish a commercial house; describes his visits with neighbors, merchants, and the Neopolitan ambassador; complains of the necessity to endure all the fine dining and entertainment with the Brazilian ladies who speak no English; discusses the value of land in California; hopes to leave port tomorrow morning. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that she received a letter from Gilbert Beeckman enclosing one from her husband is located in a suburb of the city, Rio, in the company of Mr. Herrick and Dr. Bardell. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that the city is full of colors; asks what are Margaret's plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives account of his voyage from Rio to san Francisco; describes the lack of amenities at such places as Conception where they had stopped on the way; complains about the captain of the \"Chio Colon\" - \"a good navigator but a bad sailor;\" mentions receiving everyone's letters upon his arrival; complains of the bad weather and the problems associated with his voyage being so delayed; finds land values incredibly inflated and the goods he brought with him practically worthless; describes the \"Happy Valley\" where he pitched his tent in order to avoid the high prices of accommodation in town; complains of an attack of \"desentery\" [sic]. 10 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his bewilderment at the situation he finds himself in after his seven month Journey from New York; mentions the incredibly high prices for land; asks him to send word of what rents are and what goods are in demand \"up the river.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that his dysentery kept him from meeting him [DLG] in Sacramento; hopes to be well enough to travel by next week. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that he does not believe that his brother could have reached San Francisco in time for him to have sent mail via the last steamer; is pleased that both she and the baby [Henry] are in good health; believes New York to be an agreeable place of residence. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes how some have struck gold with no problems while others labor away with no luck; explains that beneath the grime, many of the miners are cultured, well-educated gentlemen; gives a description of Sacramento as a \"city principally of tents springing up in the wildreness;\" mentions that many nationalities are represented there. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes to be able to repay her rmother and send several thousand dollars to her [MGB] additionally by next year; notes the prices of various commodities; describes the little shack he and his partner, Major Bean, built to spend the winter; mentions that David L. Gardiner has moved into the auction business in San Francisco. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attendance at the wedding reception of Miss Cornelia Scott; is happy to hear that he has recovered from his illness; mentions visiting his family; gives all the latest news about friends and relatives; asks for a very detailed letter from him. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that Mr. Mullone intends to ship carts, wheelbarrows, and similar articles; states that Mr. Mullone wishes to know which articles would be in most demand; mentions that mother [JMG] and Margaret Gardiner left for \"Sherwood.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a detailed description of the flood waters which covered Sacramento; discusses prospects for the future; complains about the poor mail service. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks his opinion of the daguerreotype of their son [Henry Beeckman] that she sent; mentions the warm weather they have been experiencing; describes life at \"Sherwood Forest;\" wishes that he would be more detailed in his letters as she is often lead to wild speculations; mentions the controversy concerning the North and the South. 3 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that \"very little seems to have resulted this winter in the matrimonial way;\" describes a social function she attended. 1 p. TCy of Al. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpects to receive several letters by the next steamer to make up for the fact that she has not received a letter from him in four months; describes an excursion to Richmond for the laying of the cornerstone to the Washington Monument; describes the activities of their son. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions and excursion to Richmond on the ocasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument; describes a ball given by the Governor. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the development of San Diego and the house he built, the \"Granda Casa;\" notes the lack of vegetables in his diet; believes more gold than ever will be extracted from the mines this season; describes his daily routine; discusses the advantages of separating Southern California from the Northern section. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a detailed account of the death of John H. Beeckman by the accidental firing of his gun; notes all the arrangements that have been made. 5 pp. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the arrangements he made after the death of John H. Beeckman; offers his condolences, describing how much he, John H. Beeckman, felt for his family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his connection with the development of the new town of \"Buteville;\" congratulates Julia Gardiner Tyler on the birth of her daughter; notes that he would have been very rich had it not been for the flood. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains of the infrequency of his letters writing, \"your letters! they are my only true solace in your absence, and each disappointment sends a keen pang to my heart. Oh! mails! mails! you have much, indeed, to answer for.\" 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates the contents of a letter received from John H. Beeckman, describing the flood and the search for a better location; states that he believed that his stay in California would be shortened. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her sorrow at not having received a letter from him since January 20th; describes her life at \"Sherwood\" and Alexander Gardiner's illness. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the death of John H. Beeckman; discusses the condition of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman and the Beeckman family; notes the information received concerning his estate; encloses a latter from David Gardiner. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for all that he has done concerning the death of John H. Beeckman; lists particulars that need to be attended to concerning the discharge of Beeckman's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the engagemnets and marraiges of some friends. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRejoices that she has at last received a letter from him, even if \"the tidings it bears are of a most disastrous nature;\" hopes to receive more letters. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates the contents of John Beeckman's leter just received; describes David Gardiner's activity in San Diego. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"would I were with him! he is free,\" probably written by Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1p. TCy of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnswers Alexander's questions concerning the estate of John H. Beeckman; mentions a letter received from Bean asking for the matters between them to be settled amicably and \"without recourse to law;\" states that he wants to buy as many carts as he can afford; is happy to hear that mother is well. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that the family is well; mentions meeting with Robert Tyler and his family; gives some news concerning David Lyon Gardiner in San Diego; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses arragemants that she wants made concerning some personal effects of their late brother Alexander Gardiner; describes his death and how people have been dealing with the situation. 4 pp. ASL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that business has been poor due to competition; gives local news; believes his papers, the Daily Index, will become very profitable and influential; describes a staged fight between a dog and a grizzly bear; discusses his leisure activities with a certain belle, \"the Praire Flower.\" 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of his letter; discusses the number and type of vessels in service between San Francisco and Sacramento; discusses the China tea trade; notes that A.B. Smith left to visit friends in New York and that he sent a letter with Smith for him, Alexander.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a bill of exchange for $2,000, to pay back loan for the lumber; notes that his, Alexander's, shipments have been disposed of except the wheel barrows and lumber; expects to be renumerated for the loss he incured while he was attending to his, Alexamder's, business; mentions the poor market for tea from China; notes that everyone is complaining of hard times but that they expect a good season at the mines. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his shock and grief at the news of Alexander Gardiner's death; hopes to be able to leave by next month; mentions mailing a check for $2,000 and a box of gold dust to Alexander Gardiner. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers his condolences for the loss of her son, Alexander Gardiner; inquires as to the status of a shipment of carts, wheelbarrows and harnesses to David L. Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses recent lynchings and the role of the law in Sacramento; mentions the fire in Nevada City which destroyed the business district; advises him not to sell John H. Beeckman's store now as it would not bring a good price; discusses the prospect of coming home and getting married. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his reaction to the news of their brother's death; states that he is concluding all business so that he will not have to return to California. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her visit and dinner with the \"bachelors;\" believes Uncle Nathaniel is recovering; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates her visit with Madame Arestes, a \"genuine Hungarian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains how she has been taking care of herself; describes the severe weather they have been experiencing and the flooding of the James; is sorry to hear about her poor luck with a nurse for Henry Beeckman. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Mrs. Porter's plans to travel to Havana; lists the people who have come to call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the fire that destroyed a good part of the city; discusses how this will affect their business dealings there; notes that the Buteville property is becoming very valuable. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions arriving in Philadelphia safely and plans to leave for Baltimore at 1:00; mentions her meeting with Thackeray and Mrs. Robert Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her trip from Philadelphia; complains that she will be detained in Baltimore due to an accident until tomorrow night, hopes to move on to Norfolk after that; gives news of friends and family. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetails her family life; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler's \"intense thinking and excitement\" have upset her ususal health; mentions Betty Christian's marriage to Lewit Henderson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to send directios so that he can make the frame for her brother's picture. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the reception that the publication of Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter received; assures her of its originality; notes that it has been approved in almost all the cities. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her dinner party; discusses the tremendous success that Julia Gardiner Tyler's address has received; notes that a publisher in Ithaca wrote her, Julia Gardiner Tyler, asking her to \"write a book entitled White Slavery in England, of the size of Uncle Tom's Cabin;\" gives news of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the continued favorable response to Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter; notes that they made \"the necessary invocation to get the spirits to manifest their presence among us...but without success;\" gives news of the family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her excursion in a row boat with David Gardiner and the President Tyler; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALs. One page missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he was not able to come home by this steamer; remits to her $300; informs her that the other $400 will be settled; mentions that he is leaving for San Francisco this afternoon. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is going to send Mr. B. the ring in order to get rid of him; reports that there is a young lady from the South who is disputing \"the bellship with Mrs. Duncan.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a \"party of young Tennesseeans\" at the house; notes that the young ladies are pretty but rather provincial; informs him on Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's attempts to avoid B. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the activities of her day, at the racetrack, at tea, and at breakfast. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the little details of the days activities, her acquaintances, the weather, etc. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that Julai Gardiner Tyler will write some but believes her to be working on her dress for the ball tonight; describes her adventures on horseback with some friends. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions everyone who came to greet her after dinner; reports that Mrs. Young and Ann were overjoyed at her return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her of an invitation received from the Haights for a dinner party; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler and the President Tyler to be recovering well; notes that the Clarks left to go North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives all the details of a dinner party last night at the Lake; notes that the President Tyler was imprudent enough to eat ice cream and today is quite under the weather.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $5.00 from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner to P.A. Raynor. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends the services of a Dr. Hodges of Philadelphia for her; mentions their sightseeing in Richmond, the parade, and a balloon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mrs. C. brought all the purchases out for Julia Gardiner Tyler to inspect; states that General Millson is there and \"on the stump to reconcilliate his constituents for having voted against the Nebraska Bill.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the evening with the Col. Mallory and Judge Clopton; mentions that the boys seem quite content at the school, bringing home \"three sweet potatoes as a reward of merit;\" notes the travels of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her trip to \"The Rowe\" to see Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, but they were not home; informs her of a dinner Julia Gardiner Tyler will be giving in honor of Mrs. Millson, the Senator's wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the dinner party she held last Friday; believes herself to \"have grown to be such a belle in the country here;\" mentions her success in treating Mary Clopton's ailments; notes that the President is preparing his Baltimore address. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of her letter containing the \"Bowery Extension\" motion made by the \"Mayor\" reports that the \"President has gone to the Court House to determine whether the County Clerk can witness their signatures to the deed of conveyance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that all the boxes except one came safely, but that the mince meat broke and ran over david's book; describes preparations being made for Christmas; encloses the papers signed and certified that she, Juliana, wanted. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that yesterday's sermon was quite scathing; reports that all her \"numerous beaux were in attendance\" with her at church; discusses some music she is called upon to play; mentions visits from the Harrisons and the Crenshaws. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that her friends Wilcox and Christian rode out to meet her, states that she \"never saw two sprucer looking beaux on finer steeds than they;\" lists all the problems the steamers have had navigating in the fog; hopes to visit the Whittles in order to meet Mr. James; hopes that the \"Bowery business\" will be settled soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the river boats are frozen up and that there is no means of communication by mail. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail the dancing and the dinners at Dr. Wilcox's party; reports the safe arrival of her trunk; thinks \"Mrs. Carleton is a great goose to marry Col. Phyfe unless he has something besides his salary \u0026amp; title.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that the county has never seen \"such a season of festivities;\" discusses the activities of little Harry Beeckman at school and around the house; states that the President Tyler has been busy preparing a speech to be delivered to the Maryland Mechanics Institute. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of the above letter. 1p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the return of Mrs. James Brooks from Europe and that she injured her back and has been an invalid for three months; describes the escorts she will have on her trip to Baltimore. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces their arrival in Baltimore; reports that the wedding came off with no problems; notes that the President Tyler has been receiving callers all morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the dinner at the Nelson's last night; remarks that \"there were never collected such an ugly set of people;\" plans to go out with her old beau, Mr. Gittings; reports that the \"President Tyler's address is complimented beyond limit.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her dinner at Col. Wilcox's on the way back from church; reports that Allen lost in a yacht race by a New Yorker but then offered to bet $10,000 to race again; believes the New Yorker should have taken him up; mentions the acquisition of the two new admirers - Capt. Lester and Mr. Fear. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, Margaret Gardiner Beeckman, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, notes that everyone's crops except the President's are doing poorly; mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports her arrival at White Sulpher Springs; describes the other guests and the poor facilities. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a costume ball that Julia Gardiner Tyler, President Tyler, and she attended; relates a joke they played on the President. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses bringing some of Dr. Muhlenbergh's choir boys to his church \"to illustrate Congregational Singing.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the devices and dinners she recently attended; describes herself as a belle; notes that the fog has been so thick on the river as to prevent mail delivery and cause the wreck of the Augusta. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains of feeling \"under the weather;\" hopes to see Harry Beeckman soon; reports the presence of Judge Clopton in their house - \"a terror by the way to the ladies;\" believes that any report on the President's address published in advance of his pamphlet \"must be both incorrest \u0026amp; incomplete.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that she has still not fully recovered from her illness due to the poor weather; reports the death of Augustus Christian - \"his exit was no doubt a happy relief to his family.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the children enjoy school and all are well except for Lachlan Tyler, who needs support for his foot as she believes his lameness is increasing; mentions the death of Alex Wells; believes that \"if all that was reported of him is true, Ann will be the better off for the event;\" mentions the request from the Protestsant Episcopal Seminary in Baltimore to have the President Tyler speak on religion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the death of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests payment due for goods sold to Mr. Beekman [sic] when he left for California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces her safe arrival at Julia Gardiner Tyler's new house in Hampton, Virginia; describes the advantages of its location; requests that he pick up and send her the spiritual papers - \"a banner of light \u0026amp; Spiritual Telegraph.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that President Tyler is complaining, but that he is better. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the names of people she met one evening at Miss Bard's; describes her trip to Telegraph Hill to watch the passage of the \"Great Eastern\" up the river. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans to accompany the children to the point to see the parade on the fourth; describes the party she attended last week given by Capt. Dyer; describes the visit of Mrs. General Green and her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the festivities at the Japanese reception; wishes that Harry Beeckman, Gardie, alex, and Julia Tyler could have been there; mentions going to the Telegraph to see the Great Eastern sail; reports on the encampment of the seventh regiment near the railroad; states that \"the opposition boat is getting along finally.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports his sighting of a great meteor that crashed last Friday evening; asks her if she knows of the marriage of Jacob LeRoy and the daughter of Robert McClelland. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the names of people he visited yesterday; hopes that she will be able to see the Great Eastern when it arrives at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; does not believe that it compares favorably with American ships. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her visit to the Great Eastern with Julia Tyler and Mrs. Seldon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports her evening with Mrs. Satterthwaite; lists the callers she has received. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses concern over his safety; encloses a clipping from the Herald which believes that Ty;er's house will go unmolested; states that everyone is \"looking for a terrible battle in Virginia;\" reports the commencement of the Naval Brigade's movements upon the James River; discusses the debate concerning the location of the first battle. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that they have \"settled on the islandfor the summer;\" wants to know where Julia Gardiner Tyler is \"and what she is doing through all these troublesome sad times;\" offers congratulations on the birth of David Lyon Gardiner's son; discusses \"the fearfulnews from Cambridge the last week...of the death of Mrs. Longfellow.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the letter with all the news, notes that \"Julia Tyler's mind is so engrossed with the inhumanity of this war she could write of nothing else;\" does not call on neighbors as she does not desire opposition to her views on the war; reports that Mr. Crittenden has been delivering \"a vigorous prosecution of the war.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers condolences on the death of Mr. John Tyler; hopes to hear from her soon; wants news about Julia Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that she has been refused a pass \"for military reasons.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePass granting permission for Juliana McLachlan Gardiner and 2 children to go to Virginia. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes that she had some intelligence to communicate, but observes that contact with Virginia has been cut off; promises to relay any information they might receive concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler; does not believe that there is any chance that Mrs/ Gardiner might travel south at present. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that enquiries made among prisoners about the condition of Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler and family have revealed only that nothing serious has ahppened; states that \"Mr. Ludlow has again made a request to Gen Wool for permission to send a flag over to you ladies, but it remains to be seen what the cross old man will do.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks that an enclosed letter to Julia Gardiner Tyler be delivered to the gentleman who offered to take charge of the letter; reports that \"Alexander Gardiner Tyler is very measy and anxious to return South.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Julia Gardiner Tyler is determined to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"under any circumstances;\" mentions that the papers reported that \"the Union gun boats have met a repulse near Richmond.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a letter addressed to Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports that it is being sent to the nearest military fort of the \"insurgents;\" disclaims any responsibility if the letter is lost. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets to hear of Mrs. Julia GardinerTyler's illness; is happy to hear that she has been allowed to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"in comparative peace and quiet.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses her attempts to reach \"Sherwood\" by mail; notes that there have but fears \"the appropriation made by Congress for prolonging the war will make peace measures a slow business.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves prospects for the South are looking brighter; discusses reports from foreign newspapers about the war; wishes that \"the Southern Confed. could maintain their own independence without the aid of foreign powers.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers to provide assistance to her to contact her daughter, Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports the description of battles received from her uncle, Dr. Minge; notes that the Federal soldiers \"have laid waste, the beautiful estates of \"Westover\" and \"Berkeley,\" and in fact, all the country around here, not leaving a blade of grass, or living thing upon the land;\" gives a forwarding address where letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler might be sent. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses her attempts to get a pass to meet with her daughter at \"Sherwood\" as she had heard reports that Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler was ill; states that she is now awaiting a reply from Major Ludlow on the matter; wants to bring Julia Gardiner Tyler north, as \"the climate during the summer is all but death to her.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that permission is still not being granted to civillians to travel up the James River as preparations are pending for the removal of their forces; promises to notify her as soon as he has favorable news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that it will be possible to travel to Charles City County, Virginia \"under a 'flag of truce'\" to meet up with her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; notes that Norfolk is \"only peopled by women, children, and men incapable of bearing arms;\" reports the rationing of tea and salt; describes the effect of the war; discusses the possibilities of her, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, traveling to meet with her daughter. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Julia Gardiner Tyler has been ill again; believes it would be best for her to go north; does \"not feel at all alarmed about Julia - now that the northern vandals have retired from the James River;\" notes that communication with richmond has been reopened. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the prospects of meeting up with Julia Gardiner Tyler and bringing her north; argues that since the Federal army has left the immediate vicinity of \"Sherwood,\" she ought to try to get Julia Gardiner Tyler; fears the effect of the weather on Julia; reports the current opinion concerning a batle to be fought on the Rappahannock River with Gen. McClellan uniting with Pope. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that the \"military condition of things was such as to prevent a favorable consideration of your requests\" by Major General McClellan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks to be kept informed of any news of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner Tyler; discusses the rumor that the \"Villa Margaret,\" in Hampton, Virginia had been burned; mentions that Mr. Horsford was in Washington, DC right after the battle of Bull Run. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures her that her sympathies are with the south; feels that \"the state of the country is most sad and lamentable;\" hopes to see her soon. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a favorable report on the scholastic achievement of the \"young gentlemen\" under his instruction from her home. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her surprise at hearing that Julia Gardiner Tyler had returned to Virginia; discusses her husband's involvement with the Runford Chemical Works and the Commission for the Defense of Boston Harbor. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt signed by George Mackerley for payment received from Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner for tuition and expenses for Alexander Tyler and Henry Beeckman [sic]. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Tyler has an office in the government at a salary of $ 3,000; discusses the activity on the Potomac River - believes that the Northern papers cannot be trusted to print news of defeat; encourages her to keep her spirits up; quotes Mr. Tyler as saying \"we have no more fear of the Yankees than if they were Hottentots - not a bit more - God is with us and will whip them badly.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays news from a relative that Julia Gardiner Tyler is well; states that \"we do not think the state of the Confederacy by any means gloomy - on the contrary it is brighter than it has ever been;\" believes that France will soon recognize the south; discusses the current status of their warships and the denunciation of Admiral Dahlgreen. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks \"offered at the funeral of Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, at East Hampton, Long Island, New York.\" 4 pp. AMsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"inventory of Mrs. Juliana Gardiner's furniture at her residence on Staten Island [NY] - taken by her daughter Mrs. Tyler.\" 2 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmits her claim to be reimbursed for damage done to \"Villa Margaret\" while occupied by Federal soldiers. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to \"give a great deal of love\" to Mrs. Tyler and to congratulate her on the marriage of her daughter, Julia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests the company of the Gardiners on the 13th. 1 p. AC. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks if Mr. Gardiner could handle her money as \"I have had it by Me some time and I long to have it Earning something;\" hopes that it will be of no trouble and asks that she be informed of their decision. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLooks forward to her visit; hopes that she will come early so that they can spend lots of time together; states that she will meet Juliana at the dock of her choice. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that she can attend to any additional sewing Mrs. Gardiner might have; discusses her father's illness; thanks Mrs. Gardiner for her kindness. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the case of the mortgage Gardiner's mother brought against a bond executed by his father. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his safe return from Kentucky; mentions that the Beeckmans are well and that Gilbert's health is continuing to improve. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDoes not understand \"how the Trustees considered themselves justified in warranting Mr. Gardiner's conduct;\" thanks his mother for sending the \"corrector;\" asks about a Mrs. Ann Rogers who was listed in it; thinks that the family ought to come and visit; mentions that Professor Henry, \"the second scientifical man in the country\" declined a position at the University of Virginia with almost triple his present pay; discusses his academic performance. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsoles her on the death of a loved one. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to take tea at 4:00. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets to inform him that they will not be able to visit tonight as was suggested; thanks him for his letters; wishes him a \"speedy return to health.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends a copy of the President's address; describes a grand celebration on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets the delay that will keep him away from home; discusses his business; believes he is getting the better of his cough, hearts that Eliza is healthy again; gives news of acquaintances; states that the constant snow has kept him indoors. 2 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses great desire to see her again, but regrets that her illness prevents her from doing so; mentions that her daughter would call in her place were it not for her sprained ankle; asks her to come visit them instead. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for disappointing her, but explains that the doctor is still away delivering a baby; sends what quinine he has. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the President Tyler will leave \"Sherwood Forest\" on the 21st for New York; describes the house and decorating suggestions; asks him to send several items, including her cookbook. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests their company on December 16. 2 pp. AL. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWorries that Mrs. Julia Tyler's habit of writing to Mrs. Gardiner twice a week will make her letter \"superfluous;\" mentions an unusual warm spell; reports that \"the family (with the exception of Uncle) have enjoyed perfect health.\" 4 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his pleasure at seeing her and visiting East Hampton, New York; describes his visits around New York and New Jersey; states that he enjoyed Beeckman very much. 12 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that there is no cause for alarm as her health is improving; describes a ball held last evening where no one wanted to dance; mentions making the acquaintance of a spectacularly attired French woman in the company of the Count de Reis, a Spanish nobleman; reports that Harry Beeckman is well. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings; envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. David Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; envelopes to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; envelopes to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner; calling cards from the Beeckmans and the Gardiners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdmires her \"calm, submissive resignation to the decree of heaven;\" discusses religion; gives news of the family. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition to the Judge of the High Court of Chancery for the District of Richmond concerning two tracts of land in Ohio purchased by John Tabb. 7 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for his letter; mentions his readings of Ovid; argues why he has no desire to travel; asks \"why desire to see the miseries of the world;\" describes the misfortunes of war and poverty; discusses the destiny of the American people. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the pleasure he enjoys knowing of Walker's advancement; complains of a \"melancholy that seems yet to haunt me;\" gives family news. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from ELiza Gilmer to Thomas Walker Gilmer, family news, discusses her studies. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA map sketch. 2 pp. Fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses arrangements to buy a tract of the Royal Company lands; announces intention to resell the land for a higher price. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes that he could be with her; discusses his love for her as they plan to be married in a few weeks; mentions his illness; is sorry that he has not procured a rib for Miss Hetly. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses purchase of land from the Loyal Company; describes adjoining lands. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that she and her friends are well; describes how much he missed her and how forlorn and desolate the house seems without her; discusses local happenings. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his disapointment after failing to receive a letter from her; asks why she has not written; mentions establishing a literary and scientific journal; discusses local events. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his arrival in Washington; fears that he was not a good escort for Miss Randolph as he was too preoccupied with his own business; mentions his visit to Mr. Wist; asks her to write often. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the legal action he is taking on behalf of Isaac A. Coles in reference to a bond executed by Charles A. Scott to John Coles; describes his reasons for demurring Mr. Scott's pleas. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the difficulty he put himself through on behalf of the Loyal Company surveying their tracts of land; states that the present holders of the land will not pay their dues unless sued; desires that such legal action be taken so that he may colect his fee of 8 percent of the money involved. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond of M.M. Robinson and John H. Cocke to Francis W. Gilmer for $1,124.79 dated 20 December 1823. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his stay at White Sulpher Springs and the effects of the waters have upon his health; gives anecdotes of the people he has met there; makes arrangements to meet her at Staunton, Virginia 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his \"disappointment at not receiving a long love letter\" from her; describes his love for her; mentions his trip to Hot Springs, Virginia 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks to wait one month to move in to collect receipts of Loyal Company land holders so that he can be \"legally armed;\" warns that the collection will be a difficult operation. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that he has given David Anderson power of attorney to attend the general meetings of the Sayall Company as his proxy; sends a servant to return the papers so that Gilmer and Mr. Maury can complete the agreement and make a report at the meeting. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his deep devotion to her; is upset that she implied that he could forget her; discusses his social life; relates news of the family; mentions his debut in the legislature. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains about her not writing often; desires her to be with him; mentions news of family and friends; asks for her decision regarding visiting him. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for some money in return for his services in identifying the surveys of the Loyal Company; believes the surveys to be worth $50,000 of which his commision would be $4,000. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to come down and stay with him for the remainder of the legislative session; discusses all the preparations required for her trip. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for the legal services for Gilmer regarding tracts of land in Montgomery that he wishes to purchase; gives an account of past owners and transactions of the land in question. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that Gilmer inform him of the amount paid for a survey made on a tract of land for Mr. Walters. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the receipt of the Order of Account from Staunton for the Loyal Company case; asks if there are any other defendants interest in the result of the account who should be notified. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks the court date for settlement of the debts owed the Loyal Company be moved up as he does not believe that it will be possible to notify all the defendants 30 days before the present court date; asks for a complete list of the defendants and their addresses; discusses arrangements for settlement of the case. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the prospects of procuring security for his father to purchase some land; does not believe the accumulation of debt to be a good idea; proposes plans to keep his father happy in his old age. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses legal arrangements to be made in the absence of General Preston; suggests that Gilmer should publish his \"sketch of the Loyal Company\" in the Abingdon paper so as to give everyone the facts in the case; promises to see to it that any effort in the Legislature to abolish the Company's claim will be defeated. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the case of the Taylors; sends a copy of G.C. Taylor's bond; asks that he return the copy of the Journal as soon as possible; discusses Mr. Pratt's case. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains that she does not write as often as she should; discuses the arrangements for her move; describes visits with her friends; asks about the possibility of enlarging their family; discusses the possibility of retiring from public life. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses at length his renewed need for a closer relationship with God; mentions the depravity of the world and his own; begs her to also consider these religious matters. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses arrangements to deliver to Gilmer the papers of the Loyal Company v. Walker case; asks that his fee of $40.43 be forwarded to him by Mr. Botts. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor William Jordan, signed by Alexander Garrett, Albemarle County Court House, Virginia. 2 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his need for religion and guidance in this world; believes that he would have turned to religion long ago if only his wife were pious; asks her to think of religious concerns; discusses family news; debates the prospects of remaining in the Legislature. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $11.25 from Thomas Walker Gilmer to John M. Patton. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing first; believes that Gilmer will make it through his present difficulties with the help of God; discusses the need for God amidst the evils of the world. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Southall of a parcel received for him at the American Consulate. 1 p. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvites Nelson to a dinner on the 4th of July in his honor. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a full account of his research to prove the identity of Doctor Thomas Lendrum. 2 pp. L.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor the purpose of recommending and nominating Hugh L. White of Tennessee as President of the United States of AMerica. 12 pp. PV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt of $2,250.53 from Thomas Walker Gilmer \"on the principal and interest on the debt of Andrew Sweeney secured by deed of trust from Richmond Moon, Sr.,\" signed by William Lomptins. 2 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt of James B. Fretwell for Richard Moon, \"received of Thomas Walker Gilmer eight Hundred and thirty six dollars \u0026amp; 60 cents.\" 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his impressions of the people and rituals he observed during a visit to a Catholic cathedral; mentions the prospect of sea sickness, but notes that \"no one ever died of it;\" describes his purchase of a substantial amount of property on Galveston Island; mentions other business dealings. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his arrival home; describes his reception; wishes that she and the children were with him; fears that business will keep him occupied for quite a while. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his joy upon the receipt of her letter; discusses business plans and matters at ome; mentions his longing to see her and the children. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves Mr. Archer to be a most \"promising youth;\" discusses the general supervision \"which his youth and inexperience may require.\" 1 p. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes that relations between the two of them could have been closer; asks for aid in \"reading the signs of the horoscope;\" asks what is to become of the \"honest, independent states right republicans of the South\" (like himself); wishes that there was some Virginia and Georgia to cooperate. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires as to any further developments in regard to his Virginia claims; asks for an early reply. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on his induction to the Speaker's chair; notes how far the Old Dominion has \"tumbled from that high eminence of glory and political virtue;\" warns of the possibility of a few of their fellow Whigs joining with the conservatives. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns of the danger inherent in naming Gordon as the Whig candidate; notes that this is a crisis situation and urges Minor to act prudently. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests information concerning the conduct of Jno. Hooe in relation to a certain \"loose and base woman;\" requests this information on \"behalf of many virtuous voters of said King George county\" as Hooe is a candidate for election there. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the need for faith in strength of the Lord when one is ill; advises submission to the will of God; points out that \"it is the unbeliever who is alarmed at the thought of death when he is sick;\" informs her that Aunt Sarah will come over to visit her soon. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that previous engagements prevent him from accepting the invitation to the dinner to be given the Honorable Mr.Wise at Louisa Court House; discusses the danger to government institutions caused by the \"indifference of the people as to their own inalienable rights;\" discusses the need for reform within the framework of the constitution, especially in regards to the banking system. 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges his letter; discusses his political options now that he has been elected; asks how his wife took the news. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he will not be able to attend the dinner to be given in honor of Mr. Clay; gives his highest regards to Mr. Clay and the position he holds. 2 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that a letter written by Mr. J. Randolph to Mr. Ridley describing opinions and acts of Gilmer that are false has been exhibited in Southampton County; requests that he receive a copy of this letter; urges that the circulation of the letter be suppressed. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Whig Convention for the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; describes the greatness of the influence of \"popular will\" on the institutions of the United States; notes the necessity of \"the vigilance of the people\" to preserve the government. 3 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the \"friends of 'retrenchment and reform';\" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmitted by Jno. E. Heath; concerning (1) the status of public warehouses owned by Virginia, (2) amount of revenge charged to the sheriffs, (3) fees collected for criminal charges, (4) the amount borrowed by the Treasurer from the banks and (5) the balance in the Treasury. 4 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the \"one blank scheme\" and its political implications; describes his itinerary. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his political situation and duty to the Whig party; notes the disapproval of the selection of Webster as Secretary of States; calls Webster \"a federalist of the worst die: a blackguard \u0026amp; vulgar debaucher;\" asks if Minor has seen signs of too much ambition in him [TWG]; sends his love to Minor's family. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestions the meaning of his last letter; asks \"what change has come over the spirit of your dream?;\" states that he is just the kind of advisor that he needs, his \"distance from the scenes of action\" giving him objectivity; discusses his political prospects. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his prospects of accepting a seat in the US Senate; believes a national bank would be \"unconstitutional and inexpedient;\" states that he is in favor of distributing the surplus proceeds of public lands. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the election of William S. Archer to the US Senate; describes how he was nominated as well by J.F. Strother of Rappahanock but that his election was strongly opposed by those he has considered friends. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his displeasure at the manner in which they acted to fill Roane's seat in the US Senate; states that he wanted Gilmer to have that seat; desires reports of how the opposition to Gilmer was presented. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his meeting with Col. Coles on the subject of the last senatorial election; states that Coles showed him Minor's letter on the subject and explained that they, Coles, Cocke, and Southall, would have voted for Gilmer had they known he wanted the position; does not expect any further action. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArgues that the delegates and senator had not served the interests of their constituents in regards to the last senatorial election; states that the residents of his county desired Mr. Gilmer for the position; gives copies of his correspondence with Southall, Coles, and Cocke. 3 pp. ALS. Including ACy of ALSs, March 13 and 18, 1841. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to attend to some business of Gilmer's with Dr. Poindexter as \"there are unsettled matters touching the purchase by him of you;\" discusses expenses to be paid, cash owed him and other transactions. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to receive from Charlottesville Fevell \"whatever sum of money he may wish to pay;\" states that \"the cat will be out of the bag...soon\" and that \"if Tyler is firm and true all is well.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmendment empowering the President to issue Treasury notes as necessary \"to meet any legal demand on the treasury to which the ordinary resources thereof may not be adequate.\" 1 p. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that he has been too busy lately to write; mentions the death of a senator from Rhode Island; describes the party at Webster's; announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Tyler to a Mr. William Waller of Williamsburg; expects to be with Ann as a \"first rate midwife.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he arrived safely but it still sick; announces the death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; hopes that she will get better soon; discusses his business arrangements with Harmer; gives family news. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Remarks of Mr. Gilmer, of Virginia...on the motion to strike out the contingent appropriations from the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government.\" 8 pp. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his travels and companions; gives family news; makes arrangements for groceries to be sent to her. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromises to attend to her requests; describes his attempt at shopping; states that it has been too cloudy to see the comet; gives news of friends, family and the weather. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip and the storm on the Potomac; gives news of friends and family. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks why she is not well; urges her to exercise; describes his committee work; mentions that the measles are going around and that he has them; asks if she reads her Bible as often as she should. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he has fixed up roms for her, Lucy, and Liz to stay; asks who she voted for in the election and who won. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the advantages of signing the \"War Bill\" and the disadvantages accompanying a veto of the bill. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad to hear that the baby is better; describes how beautiful she is to him; states that his \"old malady\" is giving him trouble again; mentions the passage of a tariff bill; believes his health would improve if he could stay at home. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses \"the desire felt by the people of Texas for annexation, and fear that it may greatly injure us if suffered to operate upon the action of your government;\" encloses a petition for annexation, asks Gilmer's opinion of it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that his illness is no better; pretends that he is at home with her and acts out a conversation with her. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he is no better - the morphine helped the other day, but today he feels as bad as ever; describes the details of a Catholic service he attended. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that \"we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;\" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders \"why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;\" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before going to bed. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his packing up leave; rejoices at the prospect of returning home; discusses social events around town. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpects to leave Saturday; sends estimates of living expenses; reports that he feels better today than he has felt in a long time. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip to Amherst Court House and the weather; reports that he will visit Mr. Thompson and leave tomorrow for Lynchburg. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommends him on the publication of his letter concerning the annexation of Texas; regrets, however, that he does not hsare Gilmer's hope in a quick resolution; states that the inaction of the US on Texas' proposal for annexation caused them to withdraw the offer; notes that the desire for annexation was not derived from fear of Mexico; discusses the problems with the US tariff and custom house system; repports that although many in Texas have now dropped their support for annexation, there remains a majority who favor it; discusses the problems Texas has had raising revenue and the recurrent Mexican treat; states his alarm at the economic situation where many people are moving out of Texas with fewer coming in; believes that \"the President is humiliating the Texan nation and himself by counting and relying upon foreign (British) intervention for the establishment of peace;\" discusses the possibility of Texas freeing its slaves; believes that if Texas does not become a part of the US, it will fall under the influence of a European power, namely Great Britain; refutes the argument that annexing Texas would be unconstitutional; suggests that Texas be admitted by a Joint Resolution of Congress rather than by treaty to avoid the necessity of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. 8 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists his itinerary; regrets that he will not be able to see her until after the election. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a deed of sale of 191 acres in Albemarle County by Thomas Walker Gilmer to Hugh and Franklin Minor at $15 an acre; contains provisions for the cutting of wood on the property. 1 p. ACy of ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the places and time where \"I shall proceed to take the depositions of sundry persons to be read as evidence against our claims to a seat in the next House of Representative as the member from the Congressional District.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the prospects for the national bank system proposed by the Republican Party; believes him to be the best qualified to explain the issues. 4 pp. Df of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the judge is very sick and may die tonight; states that although he wanted to bathe in the springs, he will come and take her home; reports that they had a rather dull time so far. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that the democratic Party is pursuing a course of folly; argues that Van Buren does not have much support in Philadelphia; wishes that there were some good man on whom we might all rally Richmond;\" reports on the number Democrats elected to their Congress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that all her friends have been asking about her; states that \"I certainly wish you to have as much pocket money as is proper for an economical and prudent young lady - but no more;\" discusses the arrangements made for her money. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he is well except for a cold caught \"either from the wet night or from sleeping in a room heated with anthracite coal;\" discusses his accommodations; reports that Mr. Stringfellow gave a good sermon today. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the housing and dining arrangements he has made; doubts that the Compbells and the Coles will be staying there as he expected; promises to send news of a \"fine speculation\" that he is investigating; states that \"the rumors about a mistake in my poll are all false like everything else of the sort in the newspapers.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to consider the question of the annexation of Texas; argues that foreign powers might \"establish an influence in Texas prejudicial to our commercial interests and republican institutions;\" asks for his opinion on the matter. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates his decision to sell during the latter part of January as his correspondence with Anderson has proven unproductive; relates a message from Mr. White explaining that he had not written earlier due to his illness; discusses some financial arrangements made with \"Godwin at the Bank;\" asks what will be done with the \"General Ticket members\" - hopes \"that you may all act so as to uphold the Constitution and laws;\" discusses a congressman's right to hold his seat; debates the power of the state to interpret federal law in its own manner; questions the trade off between obeying the law and seceding from the Union. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he has been hard at work writing a paer in response to Goggin's hopes to be home on Friday. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Mr. Goggin has gone home - \"whether he will come back I know not and care but little;\" asks her to tell Frank Minor that he, Thomas Walker Gilmer, plans to take up law again as he is tired of Congress; states that \"Texas will come into the Union very soon.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"An address, delivered before the two literary societies of Randolph Macon College, Virginia, by the Honorable Thomas Walker Gilmer.\" 22pp. PV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Meade wants to pay him some money and that as soon as it is in the bank, he will send Minor a check; states that \"I am very busy now with my contest.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Speech of Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy of the United States;\" discusses the role of history in human society. 20 pp. Df of AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on his new position as Secretary of the Navy; believes that \"the shortest cut to the presidential chair lies through the department of the Navy;\" states that a code of Rules and Regulations and a modification of the organization are required to restore order to the Navy; advocates Calhoun's plan for reorganization. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe explosion killed Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, Commodore B. Kennon, secretary of State Judge Abel Parker Upshur, Virgil Maxcy - US Minister at Belgium, and Col. David Gardiner. 2 pp. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 NwsCl\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 NwsCl\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolutions passed upon the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer by the citizens of Staunton and Augusta County; signed by Lucas P. Thompson. 4 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolutions passed by the citizens of Albemarle upon the death of Thomas Waler Gilmer. 2 pp. ACyS of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Jersey upon the deaths of those killed aboard the Princeton. 2 pp. ACyS of D, including ADS certifying that the above is a true copy. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces the copy of the Resolution sent to her; offers his condolences upon the death of her husband. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James S. Calhoun. 2 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePassed upon the calamity of the explosion on the Princeton, signed by Edwin H. Lothrop and Edwin M. Cust. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a copy of a Joint Resolution of Michigan's legislature on the Princeton accident; sends his condolences. 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Mrs. Baker to urge her daughter, Ann E. Gilmer, to \"shake off this lethargy of grief and take comfort for her children's sake;\" Expresses her sorrow over the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer; explains that she has also been bereaved and so understands the desolation of widowhood.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that she had not written earlier as she did not know what to say to comfort her; prays that her grief will be comforted; urges her to have faith in the Lord. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawn by his old teacher, T. Carr. 5 pp. AMsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he found Walker, Mrs. Gilmer's son, to be deficient in Latin; offers to take him on as a student at no cost; asks that if she decides to send Walker to him, that she keep it a secret, so that he will not think he is any different from the other students. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of the letter dated May 1, 1847. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes how he has settled in at his new location; asks Minor for his opinion on whether he should run for district attorney; argues that the jobwould give him a good salary and position, but believes himself too young for the job; notes that most of the prominent men in the state are Virginians; gives news of some of Minor's relatives. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM. Including Cy of PM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Hugh R. Garden has expressed an interest in purchasing the autograph book of Governor Gilmer; states that he will conclude the transaction if she so desires; encloses a letter from Mr. Garden. 2 pp. ALS. Including AL, incomplete, H.R. Garden, New York, New York, to William L. Frenholm, . Offers $300 for the autograph book of Governor Gilmer. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the ommission in his last letter of the names of Susan Gilmer and her children, concerning the transactions affecting the lands of Thomas Walker Gilmer; discusses problems concerning these transactions, i.e. lack of records. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe paper is signed by the President of the United States, William McKinley. 1 p. D. (See Gilmer oversize file).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his reservations about becoming involved in the case of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others entered by the Circuit Court of Nelson County; prefers that his son qualify for the post, but fears that he may be drafted soon, encloses copy of the decree. Including TCy of D. \"Decree - Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others\" Settlement of the property known as the McLean survey in reference to the estates of William Kiney, Nicholas Kinney, and Thomas Walker Gilmer (all deceased). 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the settlement of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney etc.; states that he has received $900 from Uncle Walker Gilmer's estate; asks for a list of Lena's grandfather's heirs; mentions the fear of the draft. 1 p. TLS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddressed to James Barbour, Barboursville, Orange Co., Virginia, from Rh. M. Johnson. 1 p. Envelope. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReminds Gilmer that Bishop Whelton will be at church next Sunday and will expect Gilmer to be there as a candidate for confirmation. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that he received payment from the survey of 160 acres; reports that he put the money in the hannds of W.H. Spillen, to the credit of the Loyal Company. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he has never felt \"more pain and more regret\" than when he received Gilmer's last letter; discusses the reasons for his support of Gordon in the election; states that he would have supported Gilmer if Gilmer had run; discusses Whig politics - who is running for the elections. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that many of the present delegates to the legislature have \"misrepresented and betrayed many of those who voted for them;\" praises Thomas Walker Gilmer's virtues; discusses the responsibilities of elected officials; argues that Gilmer, if he had run, would have beaten everyone else, including Mr. Archer. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. President\" - discusses the powers Congress has to implement the proposals of the American Colonization Society, i.e. the purchase of land on the coast of Afria; questions the interpretation of the constitution; asks what are the debts of the US; debates his conflicting loyalties between the debts of the American Colonization Society and the Republican party. 15 pp. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMakes a farewell speech as he is taking leave of his position as an editor of the Gazette. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCalls upon the people to remember their duty to carefully deliberate the issues before casting their votes; remarks on the importance of the issues at hand; reminds them not to forget the interests of the country by exclusively concerning themselves with local issues; instructs them to tell their delegates \"to vote for the White basis in the house of delegates \u0026amp; for the compound bais [sic] in the Senate,\" as he believes \"that nothing short of it can restore harmony to our distracted councils.\" 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the measures taken by Governor Giles in regard to Virginia's relations with the Union. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraws parallels between ancient Greece and Rome and the modern political situation; believes in the necessity of virtue for good statesmanship. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvocates voting Republican; discusses the electoral process. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses problems facing the Whig party and the political course of Mr. Rives. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he is \"induced to republish the following correspondence between the Lynchburg Virginian and Virginia Advocate\" in order to vindicate himself from their accusations. 4 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the virtues necessary for public office. 2 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Phrenological and Craniological chart showing the development of organs, together with the character and talents of Thomas Walker Gilmer drawn by Dr. S. Henris.\" 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pp. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks the editors for publishing the \"extracts\" he sent; complains of the small type that was used for his article; discusses his and the Advocate's allegiance to the Whig party; questions their story about Governor Gilmer's attack on Mr. Clay; does not believe that Gilmer called Mr. Clay in his relations to the prty; discusses the differences between the Republican and the Whig parties. 8 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the \"present depressed state of our markets,\" and steps needed to alleviate the situation; reports on problems of trade with Europe; believes that \"the wealth \u0026amp; prosperity of Virginia have declined, \u0026amp; must continue to decline\" unless problems are corrected. 2 pp. AMs. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChart drawn up to determine the percentage of delegates from each part of Virginia based on the amount of taxes paid by each area; contains statistics on the white and slave population and taxes paid in Virginia. 2 pp. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks of a certain newspaper, \"a more unbridled and licentious Press the world never saw;\" discusses Mr. Evan's speeches on the question of slavery and other topics. Very difficult handwriting. 3 pp. ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pp. A.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWonders why his (SGT's) son, Harry Tucker, has been called on only once since Monday evening last to say a lesson in class; would be obliged to receive a letter on this subject. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinchester, Virginia Gazette article on Mr. Henry St. George Tucker's speech \"in answer to Mr. Nelson of Virginia, on the report of the Committee on Roads and Canals.\" 7 pp. NwsCl. Fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the \"morphine desired;\" suspects that letters from him (NBT) have been opened and resealed and urges him to use sealing wax on further correspondence; encloses the New York Standard which reports pn the legislative committee on the proclamation; Van Buren denounces nullification \"while he professes great devotion to the principles of '98 and swears lustily that they mean no such thing;\" Mr. Andrew Stevenson has come to the aid of the President Andrew Jackson; believes the enforcement bill will not pass the Senate; Henry Clay will probably separate himself from Daniel Webster thereby throwing his HC influence with the South. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites asking for remedy for the worms attacking and stripping the Dutch Elms found on the campus of the College of William \u0026amp; Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including D. footnote of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker's publications. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a letter in poetic verse. 1 p. ALS. Including AL. Mr. Thompson, to Saint George Tucker. Responds to the letter in poetic verse with one of his own in poetic verse. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bill to fix his [SGT's] salary failed due to a disagreement in relation to the compensation of the Clerk of the Senate; talks of founding a new, democratic paper in Virginia as there is not a decent democratic paper to be found; the Enquirer is conducted by a three person partnership and the \"Senior Editor is weak, prosy, and stupid.\" 2 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites informing her of the very recent death of his mother; remembers other family members who died in the same bed, including her [LAT's] husband [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by St. George Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. The draft includes chapter one, a few pages of chapters two, eighteen, twenty, and various other pages. 24 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the pamphlet which came \"from the pen of one whose opinions I always have been taught to respect;\" is pleased with her concern for his spiritual as well as temporal well-being; speaks of faith and religion and states that neither is \"merely the fanaticism of the zealous of the hope of the credulous.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for his neglect in writing to her; mentions having shown Mr. Cowardin his [SGT's] invention [a machine used in printing]; they agreed to construct a lifesize model and to contact Mr. Hool - an expert in printing press machinery - in order to correct all the error in design; he [SGT] will do nothing without her and Mr. Walker's concurrence and advice. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites in pencil as he cannot find his pen and ink; marched to Williamsburg from King's Mill Wharf taking the city by surprise; his men are comfortably quartered at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary and he is staying at Aunt Lucy's [Lucy Anne Smith Tucker's]; expects the enemy to invade through Hampton, Virginia, hence the importance of defending Williamsburg; sends hugs and kisses to his children. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to tell her he is well despite his \"two regular shakes within the past week;\" John Perry is very ill; will send her a long letter via Mr. Tayler. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWelcomes all letters from her; has not heard from the Grove since Coleman Tayler came; misses reading his books; is sorry he will be unable to spend Christmas at home; has just heard that they will move shortly. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten for his company in honor of their host. 4 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to her as he has promised; met some little girls who remind him of her, Lina, and Annie; they could not sing for him which made him wish he were at home and listening to \"my precious little girls and my darling old boy mingling their sweet voices in praise to God;\" tells how the little girls will soon be driven from their home by the bad Yankees; wants her and her siblings to memorize poetry from him when he returns home. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her letter and urges her to rest assured that the dangers surrounding him are not so perilous as she perceives for the soldiers are in good leadership; reminds her not to read and believe the falsehoods of the war reported in the newspapers; feels that newspaper reports inform the enemy of their [Confederate soldiers] movements, cause anxiety among those at home, and report falsehoods and should, thefore, be censored; is disheartened by the waning patriotism of the men; is pleased that Thomas has returned and will pay him what [SGT] can; with the currency depreciated, property high, and money low, \"prudence dictates the policy of getting rid of as much property as we can.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her letter; mentions an impending battle and feels that success is certain for them [Confederates]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeft his regiment on sick leave and although he once felt quite ill, he feels much better except that he is quite weak now; disappointed that his regiment has seen so little action; mentions agreat victory for their [Confederate] side in which they lost 2,500 men and the enemy lost 4,800 men; \"Mr. Peachy Grattans's son, George, was killed;\" praises Confederate soldiers for thei dash, chivalry, and enthusiasm which the enemy lacks; begs her not to be uneasy about his health. 3 pp. jk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRan [John Randolph Tucker] delivered her letter to him; tells her that he returned to camp too soon and fell ill once again; is completely well now and will return to rejoin his regiment; expects some \"sharp work\" very soon. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRejoices in the knowledge that he has \"sought and found Jesus to your only, your all-sufficient, your precious Saviour\" and that \"you are no longer a sufferer, but an humble, loving, believing child of God;\" longs for a visit from him; Mr. Graham sends his love to Lizzie and him [SGT]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas received no word from her since her arrival in Charlottesville; feels very despondent and low; his regiment was cut to pieces in a battle in which he could not attend due to his continuing ill health; his trust and faith in the \"heavenly Father\" is feeble and weak; hopes to leave Richmond for convalescence; anxious to learn whether the children have gone to school. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes him a happy 35th birthday; is concerned about his [SGT's] health and advises him to stir about in the fine weather and see his friends; invites him to Richmond for visits; is delighted that they are brothers in the highest sense; reminds him of the warfare they wage under their great leader against sin in their hearts; relays many religious thoughts and sentiments; asks if he knows William Hope. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to stop in Charlottesville to see him while traveling to Staunton; reminisces about their many military times spent together; wishes they both would enjoy better health and be able to rejoin their regiment; Ran says that Jim - a Lieutenant Colonel on the colored staff received corporal punishment; tells him to retain his faith in God to overcome his low spirits; knows that life hereafter to God's honor and glory. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel Saint George Tucker who died on January 24, 1863 after having suffered from an illness contracted while fighting for the country he loved, in The Central Presbyterian. He did not die before accepting God into his heart. (See oversize file - Tucker). 1 p. Nwscl. Including 3 other copies of the same newspaper. (See oversize file - Tucker).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for his negligence in writing; has hired Jim at a hotel in Ashland to Mr. Jones who had him on trial for a week; sympathizes with her in her loss of her husband, Saint George Tucker, which he too greatly feels. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThinks Dolly and her three children will fetch $2,500-$3,000; \"Col. Taliaferro presented a claim for $75 for hire of Alice;\" Mr. Nolly asks if Saint left a note of someone who had a share in the property; mentions Mr. Jonathon Sale's hiring of Jim at the boarding house; returns her power of attorney which must be acknowledged before a Justice of Peace and returned to him [JRT]; mentions selling her house and furniture. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWonders if the paymaster at Charlottesville, a Capt. Spurier, ever paid Saint George Tucker anything; must find this out immediately; wonders what to do with Alice. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the chaotic state in Richmond with the Yankees so near; grieves with her for the loss of her husband [Saint George Tucker]; reminds her that he remains her loving brother and uncle. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends her many receipts which she must keep together safely; rejoices that another brother [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker] has found the Lord; wonders if she knows of Saint [Saint George Tucker] owing John L. Thompson $528. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions settling bills including the one with John L. Thompson; asks if she knows anything of Saint George Tucker selling a \"deaf and dumb\" slave to James. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas paid every debt of Saint George Tucker's and has invested \"the money remaining - $10,880.62;\" Tudor offered to send Gilmer to school. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers her sympathy for the death of her grandmother [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeeply regrets the breach of her engagement with Mr. Moore as from all he [JRT] heard of him he would have been a \"true and loving protector of [her],\" but agrees that if she could \"not love him as a wife should\" then she did right in her decision; has heard of her fancy for Lee and warns her to fully analyse [sic] her own feelings before making a commitment to one who may not be a noble husband and protector. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the house in which she lives with Lucy Tucker Richardson, her daughter, and her family; relays many details concerning the daily lives of everyone. 8 pp. AL. Includes ALS dated. December 7, 1891. Lizzie [Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker], Memphis, TN, to Lena Tucker. Tells about the fire in the opposite lot which St. George Tucker Richardson, her grandson, set; includes details about Lucy and the family, and about other people she [EGT] sees regularly. 6 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions letters written by her grandfather, Henry St. George Tucker, and hopes that she did not sell them; asks about Annie [her sister]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he cannot send her money; the office to which he intended to apply was already filled by William M. Harrison; hopes to find employment in Washington, DC and end his unsettled life which may drive him to despair; Maurice Smith may leave the paper soon; thinks often of her and the children. 4 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for he rletter and the vegetables; is pleased that she has Sister Anne's company; recounts the beauty of a scene around the campfire with the soldiers beneath the sky; mentions his enemies in Ashland and says, \"I will ferrest them out when I am done with the enemies of my country;\" sends greetings to Mattie Adams; considers sending his daughters to be educated gratuitously by Holleys. 4 pp. ALS. N year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he can send her no money; will try to raise enough money to send her for the fare to Richmond. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs relieved of apprehension after receiving his Dr. Charles' letter; presents many allusions and comparisons to classical and Shakespearean figures; gratefully thanks him for everything. 1 p. ALS (incomplete). 18__ no month given 6\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of missing Lizzie [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] and his family. 4 pp. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her letter telling him of young Hunter Taliaferro's treatment of Alice [a slave] and is angered by his [HT's] lack of judgement in conducting his business through a slave rather than a responsible person, wants Ran [John Randolph Tucker] to contact Mr. Taliaferro for her concerning keeping Alice; gives her a new address to which she can write. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites asking for clothes as his [SGT's] were all burnt in this modern Anatasia;\" asks him to send Liz [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] money and asks that he visit her and comfort her. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clipping, regarding the life and achievements of John Randolph Tucker with some references to other family members, by Col. William Preston Johnston\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflects on the ills and evils in life. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses \"First cause\" theory and the Christian idea of the nature of God and relates this to the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. ALS. Including a poem by Charles Ravenshead entitled \"Electricity\" in which the poet attempts to capture the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this poem, the Lady provides description of the knight and vice-versa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA poem comparing faith and reason in the development of human life. 5 pp. Poem. Includes Ms. by Charles Ravenshead [?] entitled, \"Argument for Faith an dReason.\" 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRather depressing poem with little optimism. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis ballad is in the handwriting of St. George Tucker but probably not originally written by him. Describes a young woman. 1 p. Poem (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA toast made to St. George Tucker's regiment, the 5th Regiment, a division of the Ashland Grays. 1 p. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks what life, love, and health are compared to faith. 2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA poem dedicated to Thomas Moore and his achievements for America. 1 p. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"On the Death of Moore.\" This poem appears to be a more final draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe poem describes the death of a child, and although saddened by the death, the author remains happy in the knowledge that her child is in Heaven. 2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"The Two Tears\" (incomplete). Also includes the very end of an incomplete poem. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis poem is about a man named Davy Diggins who \"supported himself and his worthy wife / By supplying with subjects the Doctor's knife.\" 12 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTells the story of the brave and valiant Shawnees who fought to protect their land but nevertheless were pushed out by the white man. 2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeemingly offers the sage advice of experience to the glowing aspirations of youth. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in honor of Laura Powell's marriage to John Randolph Tucker. This poem was written to continue the tradition of Henry St. George Tucker honoring the souses of his children thereby welcoming them into his heart. 1 p. Poem. Includes a poem to be sung to the tune of \"The World is All a Fleeting Show.\" 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in honor of his first born child. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a mother who feels the pleasures of caring for a newborn child, who also feels the concerns for her child's life and who sadly watches her child die. 3 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is about \"when evening shadows fall\" and the nostalgic memories this brings of his home. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is about the fresh morning, its beauty, and how quickly the day passes into evening shadows. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is a historic poem written about the ventures of Napoleon Bonaparte. 3 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLooks at the nature of man. 2pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pp. Poem. Includes a poem entitled \"Memoir from School of Athens.\" Incomplete. Also includes Cy of Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a Poetical Address for the Literary Society of Washington College [Washington and Lee University], Lexington, Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 32 pp. Poem. Includes a poem, \"The Southern Cross\" by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Poem. Also includes Nwscl of articles commenting on the poetical address and \"The Shouthern Cross.\" 1 p. Nwscls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 pp. Ms. Includes 3 Nwscls. Two clippings are train schedules; one clipping is of two poems entitled \"Nearing the Shore\" and \"It Used to Be in the Olden Time.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe story is about SGT's days of poverty when he depended on his thrifty wife to counter his extravagance. 5 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech delivered by St. George Tucker at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and written supporting the system of slavery as the system is far more productive for more people than is free labor. 14 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates their charitable worksto his position of advocating the retaining of slavery. 12 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech honors Thomas Jefferson through mention of his philanthropic and political achievements delivered by St. George Tucker. 4 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech given on the ocasion of their final meeting in the form of a society in college. 21 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech remarking on the many virtues of Virginia which make her \"more Blest [sic] with all the natural resources that constitute a nation's wealth, than any of the states of our Confederacy, or perhaps any country on the globe.\" 2 pp. Ms. Incomplete. Includes undated Ms. of a speech commenting on the virtues of the people of Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCritically examines his poetry and offers much praise and approval. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions SGT's friendly connections in Virginia's House of Delegates; mentions desire to establish a mewspaper. 1 p. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflects attitudes towards the election of Andrew Jackson. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe novel is set in Carlton, Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. Mentions the dilapidated condition of the College of William \u0026amp; Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and the talk of relocating it in Richmond. 16 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pp. Poems. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. TCy of Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives an account of a French pirate ship being taken and the trial of the pirates; requests that the Shoreham be granted her \"full complement of men\" as they are in constant danger of pirates; sends copies of notes from various meetings and councils; discusses plans to have a house built at Williamsburg for his Majesty's Governor; reports hopes of good crops of tobacco, Indian corn and wheat; notes that they are at peace with the Indians; reports that his revision of the laws was carried out in accordance with the advice of the Council; recommends additional members for the Council; mentions various court proceedings; believes it to be impossible to prevent piracy without Courts of Admirality; reports his correspondence with William Penn; discusses instructions he delivered to various naval offices; discusses collection of revenue; describes reports and letters he included; requests additional funds to rebuild the court house which burned down last October; believes it necessary to call an Assembly in April; includes copies of proceedings of the Council on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of October, 1698. 17 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends copies of all accounts, trial proceedings, and collectors' and naval officers' bonds; regrets that they are \"not in all respects agreeable to yo[u]r Lordships Directions;\" requests suitable stationery; is troubled at the Assembly's refusal to build a house for his Majty's [sic] Governor; reports that the revision of laws has not yet been completed; discusses the problem of finding suitable employees for various offices as \"there is little or no incouragement [sic] for men of any tolerable parts to come hither;\" lists the contents of his enclosures; sates that if your Lordships do not approve of \"Mr. Dionysius Wright to be either his Majesty's Atturney [sic] general, or Clerk of his Majty's honorable Council, I humbly propose...to send two persons out of England for those employments, to live at his Majtys City of Williamsburgh;\" complains of the difficulty in getting a sufficient number of Councellors together; reports that their request about Meditteranean passes, \"is done;\" refers to a letter describing the French Protestant Refugees. 5 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. to Oversize File. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an address from the King of England, George III, to the House of Commons; and the proceedings of the Sons of Liberty in the colony of Maryland. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends the letter via Mr. Morse as a manner by which he can introduce him, Morse, to the Baylor family; sent a long letter via Capt. Fox \"concerning the future Plan of my Education;\" \"The taxes will be repeat'd except, that of the tea.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Norton that he drew 50 sterling from him for Mr. Philip Clawsome; promises to remit the money by next summer by ship. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of Map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders that John Tyler, Charles West, John Taylor, William Whitely, or any three of them be given the land necessary to build a road from Charles Pullen's to Joe's Mill. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisements concern such topics as rewards for lost or stolen horses, runaway slaves, items for sale, items found, and one warning to all persons not to deal with Frances Gill\" for she has deserted her bed and board.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms the Board of the status of its cargo onboard the schooner, \"The Committee,\" which had been captured and later rescued by an American Privateer; expects that \"future operations shall be attended with better successes.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that they just arrived last night; states that \"we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;\" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was \"informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs happy to learn of the latest troop activities; is afforded great pleasure in hearing of the good conduct of General Mughlenburg and his troops; Lord Cornwallis' troops are moving northwardly toward Halifax; wishes him [BS] and the Marquis to prevent the junction of Lord Cornwallis and General Philips; their [BS and the Marquis'] forces should be joined by new troops of General Summer of North Carolina; if a junction cannot be prevented he [NG] wishes him [BS] to join all the forces ordered to the southward thereby preventing the enemy from penetrating the country. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonel Febiger advised him [RC] to stop in Cumberland; Colonel Davis mentions in letters that the government is willing to equip the Cavalry as soon as there is a \"return of what is wanted;\" received a letter from Colonel Joseph Jones who mentions that Jack Atkinson recently returned from Dinwiddie Court where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for him [BS] which will be delivered by Cornet Harris. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a lengthy and detailed account of his journey from Louisa County to Yorktown with his wife; describes all the people they met and places visited. Printed in the William \u0026amp; Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine XI (1903): 180-191. 28 pp. AMss. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes to discover the fate of money donated by the Ladies of Virginia, \"intended as a donation for the relief of the soldiers of the Virginia, Prisoners of Charles Town, in the year 1780;\" states that this money was deposited in the Treasury by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson and he [JA] would like information concerning the money; lists the women who donated money. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of Map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas enough firewood to accommodate 450 men and 60 spare horses for the winter; confesses to reluctance to carrying out the instructions contained in his [BS's] letter of the 24th of July; he [CT] has no tools with which he can construct huttes [sic] for the men for the winter; has heard of considerable supplies arriving from France and recommends that an application be made by the state for its quota; requests a supply of coats; has requested that Major Call join him [CT]; would like a leave of absence to fetch Mrs. Tebiger to Virginia along with baggage and a medicine chest; will contact Governor Nelson and Col. Davies on the subject of supplies. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Teliff Anderson and Alice Brinham; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Youit Self and Ann Walker; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Peter Smith and Sarah Smith; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Ozmond Crabb and Winfred Hartly; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for James McGuy and Molley Collins; signed by James Bland, CWC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetitions for wages he never received as a midshipman on board the Dragon. 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the weather; fears that all the crops may be in short supply at Doguerun; crop rotation is the only way to restore a crop \"to any degree of fertility;\" wonders if the white wheat sown in 1788 is the one he [Whiting] now condemns; asks Whiting to make sure the Doguerun meadow is \"well grubbed -- cleansed -- and broke up...before the weather becomes too cold and wet;\" says Mr. Ball should continue his work in order mentioned; wonders if he [Whiting] has \"heard of the missing horse yet.\" 4 pp. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand grant of 120 acres to James Boyd issued by Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists, \"the times of birth of the children of Mr. John Lowry, deceas[e]d, taken from the Famaly [sic] Bible;\" signed in Elizabeth City, Virginia, by William Moore. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him [GG] that he [RD] has a bad cold, his \"wife is very weak and low...and the rest are all tollable [sic] well;\" hopes that he [GG] will \"right a letter to me and let me know of all diffenshon of my affairs;\" Mr. [?] did not turn out on Satturday [sic] to the Church \"being a day of hieving of Negroes.\" 1 p. ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Salley Rogers, to, George C. Taylor, the Clerk of Orange County, Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived from John Lubback, Esquire, \"after the tryal at Guild Hall.\" Records an apparent attempt by Mr. Brown to blend Mr. Jordan's financial concerns with theirs [Mr. Brown's and Mr. Perkin's] \"in order to create confusion and deceive Mr. Jordan, or, in plain English, to cheat him of his fortunes.\" 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Facs. of Nws (fragment).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Benjamin Johnson to John Brown the clerk of the Court of Appeals. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by: Samuel Thomas, James P. Preston, John O' Connor, John Watts, Davis Hayes, and William Spiller, at Soldier's Retreat. 2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, to W.L. Crawford, \"the Clerk of Amherst County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Captain James Barbour, to Reynolds Chapman, \"the Clerk of Orange County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Mr. James Barbour to John Brown, \"Clerk of the Court of Appeals.\" 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, to, J. Poindexter, the Clerk of Louisa County, Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, to, J. Chew \"Clerk of Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court.\" 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour and wife, William Johnston, Fanny Johnston, and Lucy Johnston, widow of Benjamin Johnson deceased to Peter Tinsley, \"Clerk of the Chancery District Court of Richmond,\" Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Colonel James Barbour, to, John Nicholas, \"the Clerk of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Jackson, paid to, Benjamin Cave, \"the Clerk of Madison,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Davidson and Goddard, paid to, John Carr, \"the Clerk of the Supreme Council of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, paid to, R.S. Chew, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Clerk. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, paid to, L.W. Williams, \"the Clerk of Rockingham,\" County, Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommands the goods and chattels of William Browne; James Semple recovered 221 pounds and 5 shillings in debt from William Browne and John S. Browne; William Browne and John S. Browne have until the fourth Monday in February to repay John Semple his debts. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, George H. Christian, Wyatt Christian, Alexander Christian, Frederick Christian, Frances Christian, to, Jones R. Christian for board, schooling, clothing, and books September, 1810-September, 1811. 2 pp. D. Including statement, December 21, 1815, by Jones R. Christian that the acconuts are correct. Given before W. Douglass, Justice of the Peace. Ordered to be recorded at the Charles City County, Virginia, Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes coming into possession of a portrait of the first Lord Chatham painted by Edmund Jennings; Mr. Jennings \"presented the portrait to the gentlemen of Westmoreland, upon the condition that it be placed in the Court House;\" asks that this request be honored. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including Cy of ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand grant signed by William Carroll in Murfreesborough, Tennessee for 640 acres issued to James Parlour. (See Misc. Mss. Oversizefile.) 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites on behalf of John Clements, Francis Arnold, Richard Posey and Lieutenant Posey who all hold claims to \"bounties of land under the provisions of some act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" for their services in the Wirginia Blues so called from 1755-1763, while under the command of George Washington in Braddock's War; he [GW] did receive a large bounty of land thus he [WT] is \"persuaded that the claims alluded to are good;\" requests information concerning the fulfilliment of these claims. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS. Including ADS 1 p. A signed statement by John Clements stating his land claim. Witnessed 17 March 1812 by Milner Eschotts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize. 1 p. Print.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeks information concerning a grant issued for \"160 acres of land surveyed for Richard Beckett lying on the little river joining William Terry and Jonathan Graham's;\" the survey was made on May 24, 1774; if no grant was issued he [JB] wishes to pay; he [JB] is one of his [RB's] heirs; asks for an immediate reply and for the letter to be directed to Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReplying to his letter expressing interest in the common ancestry; derived from his Great Grandmother Young that their Great Grandfathers were brothers; told by Colonel Lee of Lee Hall that their family, Blands, Bollings descended from Joan Constable who came over in 1620; their common stock might be the same but they may not be descended from Young Rolpe; her mother is of the Smith family about which she [ML] is better informed; her family claimed the honor of being related to the \"Chivalerous Captain John Smith;\" related family anecdote concerning Colonel Meriwether Smith and Patrick Henry; regrets having so little information to relay. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs \"to try the virtue of the sulpher water;\" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows \"how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;\" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDoes not know how he would serve his country there given \"the extraordinary and unreasonable state of parties;\" is willing to remain abroad \"some two or three years longer, hoping to induce my performances of an official duty; has written two letters but does not know if they were received; does not really expect an answer as he [the addressee] has been so occupied with \"steering the ships of state;\" mentions a recent attempt at revolution, but \"through the kindness of Louis Philipee and the vigilance of the French police, the conspiracy was detected at Paris;\" \"all Itlay is a political volcano;\" Lord Ashburton has spent the winter there; received a letter from Carr in Constantinople. 6 pp. ALS incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Curry, a sound democrat and an energetic writer, will deliver the letter; would be pleased if he [JS] and Mr. Curry established a democratic paper in Alton; Dr. Hope would join in any arrangement made; he [VE] must leave for Washington and wishes all matters concerning his [VE's] establishment settled by Monday. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of recommendation for Mr. J.C. Willing recommending him [JCW] for a professorship at Princeton College [NJ]; \"Speaks with certainty of his [JCW's] character and capacity as an instructor;\" remarks of his [JCW's] passion for Greek and Roman literature; assures that he [JCW] would be \"a great acquisition to your [WJ] social and literary circles;\" wishes the letter to remain confidential form the Boardof Trustees until his [JCW's] appointment is made. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the economic rate of increase in the South and stating that this prodigious increase \"cannot indicate a wrong system;\" continues to note that the Northern population grew less rapidly than the South's during this time while its wealth grew even more rapidly; gives a table supporting these claims.\" 1 p. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends suspending postal service until a post office is established at Waddell's as Route No. 2737 cannot be put into operation until then.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that all Postmasters applying for certain articles connected with their business write their applications on a letter sheet, stating their office, county, and state and address them to the Inspection Office of the General Post Office Department. 1 p. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstruct him [CE] to deliver mail on route no. 2737 at Willcox Wharf instead of Swineyards since the name and site of the office were changed to Willeve Wharf. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Oakford's letter to him [CE] was written without knowing the service on Route No. 2737 had been suspended; an office was established at Waddell's Store therefore service there should be reinstated; Willcox Wharf is the starting point not Swineyards; he [CE] will be compensated for any deliveries made before learning of the suspension of the service. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the August 31, 1852 Act of Congress declaring meddling with property belonging to the Post Office Department a felony; asks that each employee of the Department act as an Agent to protect the Department's property. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the establishment of a Post Office at Waddell's Store, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, with Henry A. Bourg appointed Postmaster; Mr. Charles Evans will supply ingoing and outgoing mail. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppoints William Waddell as Postmaster of Waddell's Store, Charles City County, Virginia and instructs him of his duties as Postmaster. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Defense of South Carolina - Mr. Kett;\" in his defense Mr. Kett denounces activities of Massachusetts and defends South Carolina on the grounds that Massachusetts performed less patriotic activities in the past than South Carolina. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 4 pp. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John L. Thompson, J.P., Hanover County, Virginia, filed by Jane Matilda Grenier. Gives testimony to the many brutal physical and mental abuses she suffered from her husband, Edward Grenier. 4 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her letter; mentions their long friendship and the love and esteem his wife held for her [Mrs. Pegram]; laments being unable to visit her more often; cannot decide what permanent arrangements to make with his family given the unsettled condition of the country; James Gordon has been at his [WJR's] house since the commencement of the term of the court; already know of the situation with Mr. Minor and Mr. Nelson; recent military reverses have caused much uneasiness in Richmond; feels that there is no general despondence despite the apprehension and \"very few entertain any doubt as to our ultimate success;\" Alexander Gordon, taken prisoner at Roanoke Island, has been released on parole; happy that Churchill is kept so constantly employed and is sure he will do well at Mechanicsville. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the tremendous noise of the Yankee cannons; the men are panting for an encounter with the Yankees and they hope to make \"old York a spot more memorable for Yankee defeat than it has been for Cornwallis; with God protecting them [Confederates] they cannot possibly loose; notes that crops are poor; mentions the loss of Negroes due to Yankee liberation; his neighbor, Dr. Byrd, wants to be put in the Yankee controlled Fort Lafayette until the end of the war so he can be left in peace. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no \"person braver...has fallen in this war;\" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from \"poisoned wound\" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin \"in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Nws.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Gibbon, Major General at Appomattox, Virginia \"the two others being retained by Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee.\" 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes to renew their correspondence which the \"unhallowed war\" interrupted; bemoans having no contact with the civilized world and no luxuries and enjoyments to which they were so accustomed before the war; mentions the death of \"poor little Nannie;\" he [CLC's] has returned from the army; worked with the Fire Department and fell ill while so doing; his health remains delicate; offers sympathy regarding the death of their Aunt Sarah. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clipping concerning the false rumor that Jefferson Davis attempted to flee Colonel Pritchard's squadron by disguising himself in a woman's petticoat. Two letters to the editor, one written by Audi Alterman Partem and the other by Rev. Dr. Fuller, both seek to dispell the rumors. 1 p. Nwscl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWould like to hear from her as it has been a long time since he has and he would like to know how she is. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWages stipulated by Henry to pay are 150 cents per week; requests that he [JY] retain any money thus far received and wait for a draft from him [BD]; expects to hire late in the fall; desires a quick response and \"every information respecting my old man, if he proves faithful until he raises me the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars;\" hoped to receive information of Harry by Mr. [?] but was disappointed; wishes to hear what course Dixon is pursuing. 2 pp. ALS. [incomplete] 1800's\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by a \"Veteran Diplomat\" concerning a childless widower Baron named George Washington who is considering naming one of his Wahington relatives in America as heir to his fortunes. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in America. This article relates to Rev. Samuel McMaster whose manuscripts covering the Church's beginnings were probably destroyed when a family burned his papers thinking they were worthless. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolution, \"that the United Confederate Veterans, in Convention assembled at Atlanta, Georgia, this September 7, 1933, hereby pledge the fealty of the Southern Soldier to the President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\" signed by Homer Atkinson, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The law of homicide - The Revised Code;\" Commonwealth vs. Vaughn. Defines homicide and distinguishes between homicide and first degree murder and sets up a case proving that Vaughn murdered premeditatively. 3 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDueling agreement between A.B. [?] and C.D. [?]. \"The ground is to be ten steps;\" is either party violates the agreed terms then the second of the party injured shall have the liberty of shooting the person so injurying. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed items are rich and were found while overhauling the late collector William's papers; sent by intimation of Governor Morton; Bancroft refused \"to receive a call or have an interview with Governor Morton.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her cousin John Tyler. 3 pp. ALS [incomplete].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"the champions of the circus and the amphi-theatre practised habits of scrupulous and rigid temperature...winning temporary applause as wrestler or gladiators, but the Christian sect actuat[ed] by more intellectual and spiritual motives should practise the same habits to attain those higher and holier ends of virtue, peace, happiness...which rid [life] of all its terrors and shed the bright beams of hope on the [bleak] chasm of eternity;\" urges people to aid temperance societies in their battles against drunkenness and other intemperate acts. 4 pp. D [incomplete].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"No tyrannous acts shall suppress your free claim / Or stamp the word SLAVE on America's name.\" 1 p. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ph [incomplete].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Pst. of PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of recommendation for Dr. C.F. Caracristi telling of his [CFC] great knowledge of the sulphur deposits of El Paso County and he has had experience in Mexican mining matters. 1 p. Ph. of TLS. Includes Ph of ALS 1 p. February 25, 1917. Enrique Creel, New York to \"sirs\" of Charles E. Doddridge and Company, Philadelphia. Gives his highest recommendation of Dr. C.F. Caracristi's knowledge and judgement of mineral matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"It is our duty to prepare their [the living] souls for the immortal world;\" \"the sorrowful are nearer to God and they shall be rewarded in the life to come.\" 1 p. ALS. Includes ALS, 2 pp. \"Your friend,\" , to \"dearest friend,\" . \"I am too sorry not to see as I had my heart set on a visit from you.\" Also including AL 8 pp. [incomplete]. \"Devoted Sister,\" to, \"my darling John,\" . Worried about his cold; is tired now as \"Sundays are quite filled...In the morning Sunday School and church, after dinner Bible Class and at four thirty church again;\" the Coburn Players will perform four Shakespearean plays in May; relays stories of her and Annie wrestling, looking through the telescope and shopping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. AN. Includes AN 1 p., undated. Quote concerning the destruction of faith. Also includes PM. 1 p. Formula for making pills of some type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (fragment). No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Blair, Richard Booker, Jean Pasteur and Edmund Keen. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (incomplete). Month unknown 22, year unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives brief biographical sketches of residents of Charles City County . See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of PM (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 4 pp. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eListing of short biographical sketch of people born in Surry County. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains various transcripts of wills, land leasing and ownership, African Slave Trade, court cases, descriptions of towns and land and a few memoirs. Some of the (family) names found mentioned in the transcripts are: Tyler, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jeferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Fox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including letter and recordings of property transfers; some of the family names found in these transcripts are the following: Smith, Knott, Stockton, Eppes, Hylton, Archer, Taiman, Carter, Gill, Walker, and Gayle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including letters and marriage bonds from the Yorktown Clerk's Office. Names found in the documents include: Abercrombie and Hornsby.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including records of marriages, deaths, mentionings of various wills, births and land patents. Name included among the transcripts are: Lock, Eckhols, Hudson, Tucker, Hawkins, Reade, Curtis, Clayton, and Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including the Board of Trade papers of James City, Virginia, mentionings of wills, deeds, land divisions, a Register of St. James Northern Parish in Goochland County, Virginia and notes from York Co., Virginia records. Names mentioned in the documents include: Charroon, Armistead, Ewing, Stith, Hairston, and Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including notes on personalized paper of Lyon G. Tyler with a \"College of William and Mary\" masthead, notes on wills, marriages, births, deaths, family relations, and a listing of soldiers of the American Revolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBonds collected by Lyon G. Tyler\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes cases involving John Wilson vs. Stephen Girard, John Kendall, et. al. (witnessed by Theodore Armistead).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including indentures, a letter from Rose O'Neill Greenhow \"the noted Confederate spy,\" notes in the Wallace Family, a draft of a short story by Gertrude R.R. Richards and a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVarious letters and transcripts, court orders, and a list \"in honor of the College Company, in the War of the Revolution\" of which President James Madison heads as the Captain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical notes in which the following names are found among others: William Gilbert, the Bickley family, Marshall, Pwell, and Tyree Harris.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of short stories, items from the Virginia Gazette, journal entries, and letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscripts including journal entries, records of land transactions, wills, an article entitled \"Emmigrants to Ohio and Illinois,\" and several letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscriptions of Robert Carter Letter Book, a letter written by Emmanuel Jones in 1768 recommending that the \"Gentlemen of the College\" [of William and Mary] return now that the destruction [?]; many other letters, wills, land transactions, and parts of journals are included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including the last will of Thomas Gibbs, blacksmith, land transaction listing of soldiers \"in service March 1862,\" a tribute to Robert E. Lee, Virginiarious wills, letters, journal extracts and a list in memory of members of the Tyler family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e47 pp. MsV #124.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e61 pp. MsV. #125. Includes 6 cashier's checks. January 10, 1850-January 15, 1851. All are signed by Alexander Gardiner, Cashier of the Manhattan Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pp. MsV #126.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 pp. MsV #127.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistorical account entitled \"chronicles of East Hampton,\" of Gardiner's Island which was owned by nine generations of the Gardiner family beginning in 1639. The account, though printed, includes hand written editorial remarks by Alexander Gardiner [?]. 217 pp. MsV #128.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a dedication to Miss Gilmer, Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker, his wife, to whom he offers this gift of his poetry. 33 pp. MsV #129.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolume II. 30 pp. MsV #130.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 pp. D (fragment). Includes diary and account book. 32 pp. MsV #131.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopied by Anna Melissa Graves and witnessed by Emily E. Graves and Emily Wight Graves. 109 pp. Cy of MsV #132.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists various account, debts and payments of various people. 152 pp. MsV #133.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe book lists individuals and their taxable assets including such things as slaves, harnesses, horses, and lots. 51 pp. MsV #134.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters collected by Wilson Barstow and Webster Barstow, written by \"A Lady Correspondence - E.D.B.\" in New York. Comments on the life-style in New York City - the poverty, the plays, the filth, and the splendor. 78 pp. MsV #135.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes surveys for sewers and an asylum. 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of the Gardiner family of New York. Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman.","Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and speeches of Gilmer.","Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828- 1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker as well as the sheet music, \"The Southern Cross\" for which Tucker wrote the lyrics.","Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.","Mentions her interest in politics; is \"puzzled how to account for the changes of opinion and principle in those who are considered so very wise and honorable;\" describes the construction on Chatham Street; mentions that David has been out of school due to his lame foot. 2 pp.","A bond, from David Gardiner, for the sum of $10,000 to be paid to James Van Antwerp of New York. 4 pp. Paper document signed.","$5,287.50 to be paid to James Van Antwerp. 2 pp. Paper document signed.","Requests the company of Mr. Gardiner on January 2. 1 page. ANS.","Acknowledges receipt of Gardiner's mortage payment; discusses the transfer of the mortage to Mrs. Abigale Rhodes. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.","Apologizes for not writing earlier; discusses her mother's upcoming eye operation; mentions their disappointment at not seeing her; hopes that she will visit in the spring. 2 pages.","Announces that \"General Van Cortlandt has commenced hostilities against us,\" claiming that they had no right to the estate and that they must leave by the first of May; states that Mr. Van Wyck is very anxious to see Gardiner. 2 pages.","Discusses General Pierre Van Courtlandt's attempt to take away his estate; gives a history of the land in question; is sorry to hear that Gardiner's wife is ill; gives news of the family. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Informs Gardiner that Col. Hunt's newspaper will discontinue from lack of subscribers if aid is not forthcoming; asks Gardiner to write to people in New York concerning this problem. 1 page.","Describes his purchase of a sideboard from Miss Harrison which was initially owned by Gardiner; requests that the keys to it be sent to him. 1 page.","Discusses the itinerary of J.G. Dyckman; informs Gardiner that he is standing by to \"execute and commands\" for him in New York. 2 pages.","Discusses prospects for the upcoming election; believes the vote in his country will \"depend upon the exertions of the National Republicans.\" 2 pages.","Notifies Gardiner of the meeting at Bull Head next Wednesday; hopes that he will atend. 1 page.","Acknowledges receipt of a check for $300 from Gardiner. 1 page.","Informs Gardiner of the convention's resolution to nominate Gardiner as their candidate for Congress. 1 page.","Describes his visits to the towns of the county and believes the county will provide a majority for the ticket; states that he had 5000 tickets printed and distributed in the county. 2 pages.","Requests that Gardiner remit the $84 in interest on his bond. 1 page.","Announces that they are about $70 short in paying Hunt's bill after collecting for election expenses; hopes that Gardinercan help them out. 1 page.","Describes the visit of her parents to albany; mentions the construction of a \"large marble Acadimy [sic] for the boys;\" states that David and Alexander are going to college this spring; hopes to hear from Juliana soon. 2 pages.","Describes in detail his first few days at Princeton, his room, studies, and roommate; hopes to hear news from East Hampton soon. 2 pages.","Describes his life at college; states that he has not missed a single recitation since classes began; mentions that he has been very lonely and homesick; asks that she write \"immediately.\" 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that Mrs. Rhodes requests him to pay off the mortage by the first of April. 1 page.","Believes that the whole South will go against Van Buren; describes the opposition as very determined; discusses national politics in general; mentions Governor Tyler's address to the Senate. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes his attempt to procure the items his father asked for; states that he had bought him a hat, Virgil's works, but did not get a fish pole as there were non under a dollar. i page.","Sends the green bag and matting which he purchased for her; lists the prices of the items. 1 page.","Sends a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond. 1 page.","Signed by Nassau Hall, sent to Gardiner's father. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Hopes Margaret will come up to Croton to visit; describes her attempt to learn French; states that she is translating \"Estelle\" and that \"it is all about shapards [sic] and it is really sichnes [sic] to read it.\" 2 pages.","Encloses a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond for 1/2 year and for Mrs. Rhodes' bond. 1 page.","Concludes that Gardiner had not been able to find a suitable site as he had requested; describes some land and asks Gardiner to complete the purchase of it. 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that she would be happy to ride to the harbor with him but regrets that she will be unable to do so due to her mother's illness. 1 page.","Grades of Alexander Gardiner for his Sophomore year at Princeton University; list of expenses and curriculum. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Is disappointed to hear that his father will not be visiting Princeton this spring; gives an account of his expenses, asks for $240.00 to be sent. 2 pages.","Promises to find a pair of horses for Gardiner as good as he can find; asks Gardiner to write giving the size, colour, age, and price he is willing to pay for these horses. 1 page.","Describes his attempts to contact Mr. Tabill by mail; asks Gardiner to check if Tabill received his letter; discusses bills obtained in furnishing his house. 3 pages.","Encloses some papers for Dyckeman; discusses some legal proceedings with Dyckeman. 1 page.","Asks him to inform Mr. Dayton that he received his letter; states that he has been ill most of the time since he left New York. 1 page.","Asks his opinion on the present condition of the East Hampton School as her son, Edward, \"having in some degree got over his prediction for a sea life\" requires some more schooling; asks for his advice concerning his board. 1 page.","Describes his trip back to Princeton and his visits with relatives; tells of the prices to repair his watch; describes the weather. 2 pages.","Introduces her son, Edward, and his friend, William Braser, as the bearers of this letter; discusses arrangements to be made for their schooling in East Hampton. 2 pages.","Describes the Fourth of July celebration at Princeton; gives some news of his brother, Alexander Gardiner. 3 pages.","Requests more money to be sent as he has to purchase some books; mentions that he believes his father's writing to have become worse over time, pointing out mistakes in his last letter. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Sends receipt for the interest due on Mrs. Rhode's bond. 1 page.","States that he deposited $1,500 in the Manhattan Bank into his account; asks him to send a receipt. 1 page.","Discusses his attempts to locate a teacher for the situation his father requires; asks for $250 to be sent to pay his bills at Princeton; notes that he needs two teeth to be filled. 2 pages.","Acknowledges receipt of his, Daniel Gardiner's, for the $1500. 1 page.","Asks Gardiner's opinion of the teacher at the East Hampton School as he wants to send his son there. 1 page.","States that he has been very well at Princeton; mentions his visits with Mrs. Clark and Miss Hewes; describes the plagiarism of Harlow and his punishment; describes hailstones 3 inches in circumference falling when it was eighty degrees; discusses his classes. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes the cloth which he purchased for her, details, patterns, and prices. 4 pages.","Discusses his return to health; asks about the activities of Mr. Pickens and whether his mother is enjoying Saartoga Springs; suggests that his mother should send all her letters to him and he would send them on to david, saving her from writing separately. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","To Abigail Rhodes; signed by Charlotte Rhodes, executrix of Abigail Rhodes. 1 page. Printed document signed.","Describes a dinner party for the vice-president elect. 1 page.","Discusses her apprehension at traveling to Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, Virginia; describes the Fourth of July activities at the house; mentions the President's plan to travel to white Sulpher springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Apologizes for not wriing sooner; mentions her intention to go to New York; states that Phoebe Gardiner is very angry with Margaret for not writing; congratulates Margaret on the outcome of the election. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that Julia Gardiner Tyler wants enough velvet to \"make a low waist and short sleeves;\" describes how \"lame Thomas\" attempted to find out the President's actions on the sub Treasury Bill; believes the President will veto it. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Asks to have his letter to Dr. Dayton on the subject of the annexation of Texas published in the Aurora; describes the cabinet dinner last night at Gov. Wickiffe's. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions Commodore Elliot's gift of an arabian horse to Julia; runs down a list of dinners and receptions for the coming week; describes the President's jealousy at seeing Judge Mclean looking \"all sorts of ways at Julia.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions the speculation concerning the President's cabinet and the fate of the Democratic Party; describes the \"beaux\" of Miss Corse; states that he must be here for the ball. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","\"Mrs. Tyler's Farewell Ball. 'Sic transit gloria mundi;' \" gives a very detailed account of the ball and those in attendance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy of \"February 20\" is crossed out.","Mentions that she has seen no account of the 22nd ball; discusses the question of the annexation of Texas. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Asks him to read the article in the Herald about the Tyler administration \"in which it reflected upon Mr. Tyler's son so severly;\" advises him on the political course that he should take; notes that John Carter Brown travels with \"a second rate set;\" discusses Mr. Fordham's affidavit. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that he will not get through court until Saturday; informs Gardiner that he will noy be able to return to New York on time due to his son's illness; wishes Gardiner would see Judge Betts about adjourning the court until Tuesday so that he could be there. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Relates Julia Gardiner Tyler's story of how she and the President Tyler narrowly escaped from danger when a hurricane hit their hotel during their stay at Old Point comfort, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the friends who visited Margaret Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; mentions that she has been very ill with influenza; gives news of family and friends. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions her desire to get home; discusses his prospects for political appointment; asks that he not place confidence in any one as \"politicians are intriguing.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Describes the construction of the monument; mentions Mr. Gibson's concern over whether we pay for it or the government.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Informs him of the President's plan to arrive in New York and travel to East Hampton; asks him to make all the necessary arrangements. 3 pages.","States that in regards to the Governor's visit, he was very \"tempted to rejoin the family cicle,\" but described that it would be more discreet not to; describes the travels of Graham. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","1 page. Printed material.","1 page. AN.","Mentions that she received from Julia Gardiner Tyler some poetry written by the President Tyler; describes a story she heard from Eliza Gardiner concerning her, Margaret; discusses her mother's views on Mr. Polk and Miss Corse. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Informs him of the latest high society gossip; mentions that Kitty Livingston and W. Langdon are to be married on November 3rd. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his fellow passengers on the steamboat ride from New York; describes all of his acquaintances at the house at sharon Springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the travel plans of the President Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and David Gardiner. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions a letter he received from Grahm who received it from Mr. Andrew's of Rochester concerning the latter's gratification in entertaining the President Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes in detail their, President Tyler, Juliana Gardiner Tyler, and himself, itinerary and all the people with whom they have made acquaintance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Mentions that he missed his train and is obliged to remain there until tomorrow; states that Julia Gardiner Tyler is doing very well; discusses the improvements made to the President's, Tyler's, plantation; describes the President's travel plans for the day. 1 pge. Typewritten copy.","Mentions how odd she felt when Mrs. Beeckman and the \"old gentleman\" kissed her; describes her meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ely and Mr. Grahm. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Including Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed from Margaret Gardiner, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, ca. 1847, comparing Mrs. Beeckman with Mrs. J.W. Livingston.","Describes the dinners on the plantation; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler to be recovering slower than Mrs. Seldon. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Incomplete.","Explains that it was too late for her to write last night as fairies \"might have stolen me away to deck their fitful abodes;\" thanks him for his \"flattering representations of me to your mother;\" expresses desire to stay where she is rather than travel with the President. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Encloses her daguerrotype; describes her return trip. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Mentions that she, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the President are all suffering from colds; describes the dance of the previous night; mentions that Alice was \"smitten\" with Gilbert. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates Gilbert's description of the hospitality President Tyler and family. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes her life at \"Sherwood\" as very pleasant; states that the President Tyler was somewhat upset that there was not more mention of her wedding to Mr. Beeckman made in the papers. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Plans to leave for Washington, DC and be in New York on Saturday a week; mentions that Julia is looking forward to seeing her, JMG, in March. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes visiting all her friends and attending the third Assembly. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter. Incomplete.","Hopes that her mother's trip to \"Sherwood\" will turn out successfully; mentions all the calls that she and her husband have been making; describes the Henry Clay procession in New York; assures her mother that everything will be taken care of at home. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Describes all the people that have come to visit. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Describes a dinner that the \"boys\" hosted the other day. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates a story that Joe H. told her about Mr.Pindle \"having fallen desperately in love with her;\" mentions the visit of Gilbert Beeckman and Henry Livingston. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autograohed letter signed.","Discusses Mary's illness and how she was sent to the hospital on Staten Island; mentions the dispute over the Williams' estate; describes her own illness and other troubles. 9 pages.","Describes his meeting with Fenton; asks David Gardiner to advance him $25; mentions seeing Robert; discusses the money due Shumfield from Hjouberry of Brooklyn. 3 pages.","Gives a description of \"Homewood,\" Judge Wilkens' estate; describes his visit with the Wilkens, Mrs. Hutchinson, and her daughter. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his travels and impressions to Louisville; states the \"Judge Brown is too slow and antiquated to be of much use to us;\" believes himself to be in much better health since he left New York. 2 pages.","Mentions his letter from Alexander Gardiner; discusses the engagement of Alex Bruen to Eliza Joy; gives news of other friends; discusses gardening; asks that no oone outside the family be allowed to use the horses and carriages, \"not even clergymen;\" describes the activities of the Haights who recently returned from Paris. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","States that he hired a man as a coachman and gardener, believing that \"there will be no danger of his introducing Foreigners on the premises;\" describes a letter he received from Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. ALS","Asks for the last balance on his mother's bank book and any subsequent withdrawls as he must pay the interest due; gives news of family and friends; discusses the care of the wagons. 2 pp. ALS.","Describes the Fourth of July celebrations; notes that he did not observe anyone intoxicated; states that the corn and potatoes should be attended to; family news. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the large procession yesterday in honor of those killed in Mexico; mentions the turmoil in Paris. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that father and mother started their trip South; notes that he has sent her a violin, care of Capt. Nash; hopes that she has been exercising; awaits news from Europe. 2 pp. TCy of ALs.","Describes a very large gathering of Irishmen, discussing the wrongs of \"Injured Ireland;\" believes that Bob (Robert) Tyler could have secured ten thousand votes there. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Is upset at his wife's illness; gives news of the family; describes the city; wants to come and visit. 4 pp. ALS.","Encloses the checks and a letter from Mr. Cunningham to the Presidents; discusses the Democratic Party's estimate of the previous administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Describes the funeral service for Egbert in Acapulco; believes Alex Gardiner to be a \"sincere Christian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes in detail the storm that they sailed through; states that he did not believe what they were going to survive; notes that they are heading for Rio where they will stay several weeks for repairs; describes the passengers; hopes to live to see home and family. 2 pp. Tcy of ALS.","Describes the sights as his vessel comes into the harbor at Rio; states that he can hardly wait \"to set foot upon the green grass and enjoy a good bath...and a good meal of fresh provisions;\" describes his impressions of the city; finds the slavery disgusting; hordes of americans en route to California. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes in great detail his impressions of Rio; mentions their visit to the house of Mr. Todd, the American minister; describes his tour through the \"largest and richest monestary in Brazil;\" discusses the effect of the gold rush in Rio; wishes he was home. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes his accommodations in a \"delightful country boarding house;\" discusses the effect of the California gold rush; describes the villas he has visited; notes the fear that the slaves will revolt; mentions the arrival of the Emperor and Empress in Rio; thinks the mixing of blacks and whites as equals to be \"disgusting and repugnant in the extreme to an American.\" 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses plans he made with Mr. Herrick to establish a commercial house; describes his visits with neighbors, merchants, and the Neopolitan ambassador; complains of the necessity to endure all the fine dining and entertainment with the Brazilian ladies who speak no English; discusses the value of land in California; hopes to leave port tomorrow morning. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs him that she received a letter from Gilbert Beeckman enclosing one from her husband is located in a suburb of the city, Rio, in the company of Mr. Herrick and Dr. Bardell. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that the city is full of colors; asks what are Margaret's plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives account of his voyage from Rio to san Francisco; describes the lack of amenities at such places as Conception where they had stopped on the way; complains about the captain of the \"Chio Colon\" - \"a good navigator but a bad sailor;\" mentions receiving everyone's letters upon his arrival; complains of the bad weather and the problems associated with his voyage being so delayed; finds land values incredibly inflated and the goods he brought with him practically worthless; describes the \"Happy Valley\" where he pitched his tent in order to avoid the high prices of accommodation in town; complains of an attack of \"desentery\" [sic]. 10 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his bewilderment at the situation he finds himself in after his seven month Journey from New York; mentions the incredibly high prices for land; asks him to send word of what rents are and what goods are in demand \"up the river.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that his dysentery kept him from meeting him [DLG] in Sacramento; hopes to be well enough to travel by next week. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that he does not believe that his brother could have reached San Francisco in time for him to have sent mail via the last steamer; is pleased that both she and the baby [Henry] are in good health; believes New York to be an agreeable place of residence. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes how some have struck gold with no problems while others labor away with no luck; explains that beneath the grime, many of the miners are cultured, well-educated gentlemen; gives a description of Sacramento as a \"city principally of tents springing up in the wildreness;\" mentions that many nationalities are represented there. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Hopes to be able to repay her rmother and send several thousand dollars to her [MGB] additionally by next year; notes the prices of various commodities; describes the little shack he and his partner, Major Bean, built to spend the winter; mentions that David L. Gardiner has moved into the auction business in San Francisco. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes attendance at the wedding reception of Miss Cornelia Scott; is happy to hear that he has recovered from his illness; mentions visiting his family; gives all the latest news about friends and relatives; asks for a very detailed letter from him. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Informs him that Mr. Mullone intends to ship carts, wheelbarrows, and similar articles; states that Mr. Mullone wishes to know which articles would be in most demand; mentions that mother [JMG] and Margaret Gardiner left for \"Sherwood.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed description of the flood waters which covered Sacramento; discusses prospects for the future; complains about the poor mail service. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks his opinion of the daguerreotype of their son [Henry Beeckman] that she sent; mentions the warm weather they have been experiencing; describes life at \"Sherwood Forest;\" wishes that he would be more detailed in his letters as she is often lead to wild speculations; mentions the controversy concerning the North and the South. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Notes that \"very little seems to have resulted this winter in the matrimonial way;\" describes a social function she attended. 1 p. TCy of Al. Incomplete.","Expects to receive several letters by the next steamer to make up for the fact that she has not received a letter from him in four months; describes an excursion to Richmond for the laying of the cornerstone to the Washington Monument; describes the activities of their son. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Mentions and excursion to Richmond on the ocasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument; describes a ball given by the Governor. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Describes the development of San Diego and the house he built, the \"Granda Casa;\" notes the lack of vegetables in his diet; believes more gold than ever will be extracted from the mines this season; describes his daily routine; discusses the advantages of separating Southern California from the Northern section. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed account of the death of John H. Beeckman by the accidental firing of his gun; notes all the arrangements that have been made. 5 pp. TCy of ALs.","Discusses the arrangements he made after the death of John H. Beeckman; offers his condolences, describing how much he, John H. Beeckman, felt for his family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions his connection with the development of the new town of \"Buteville;\" congratulates Julia Gardiner Tyler on the birth of her daughter; notes that he would have been very rich had it not been for the flood. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Complains of the infrequency of his letters writing, \"your letters! they are my only true solace in your absence, and each disappointment sends a keen pang to my heart. Oh! mails! mails! you have much, indeed, to answer for.\" 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of a letter received from John H. Beeckman, describing the flood and the search for a better location; states that he believed that his stay in California would be shortened. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her sorrow at not having received a letter from him since January 20th; describes her life at \"Sherwood\" and Alexander Gardiner's illness. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Describes the death of John H. Beeckman; discusses the condition of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman and the Beeckman family; notes the information received concerning his estate; encloses a latter from David Gardiner. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Thanks him for all that he has done concerning the death of John H. Beeckman; lists particulars that need to be attended to concerning the discharge of Beeckman's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the engagemnets and marraiges of some friends. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Rejoices that she has at last received a letter from him, even if \"the tidings it bears are of a most disastrous nature;\" hopes to receive more letters. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of John Beeckman's leter just received; describes David Gardiner's activity in San Diego. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","\"would I were with him! he is free,\" probably written by Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. Poem.","1p. TCy of D.","Answers Alexander's questions concerning the estate of John H. Beeckman; mentions a letter received from Bean asking for the matters between them to be settled amicably and \"without recourse to law;\" states that he wants to buy as many carts as he can afford; is happy to hear that mother is well. 4 pp. ALS.","Notes that the family is well; mentions meeting with Robert Tyler and his family; gives some news concerning David Lyon Gardiner in San Diego; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses arragemants that she wants made concerning some personal effects of their late brother Alexander Gardiner; describes his death and how people have been dealing with the situation. 4 pp. ASL.","Explains that business has been poor due to competition; gives local news; believes his papers, the Daily Index, will become very profitable and influential; describes a staged fight between a dog and a grizzly bear; discusses his leisure activities with a certain belle, \"the Praire Flower.\" 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of his letter; discusses the number and type of vessels in service between San Francisco and Sacramento; discusses the China tea trade; notes that A.B. Smith left to visit friends in New York and that he sent a letter with Smith for him, Alexander.","2pp. ADS.","Encloses a bill of exchange for $2,000, to pay back loan for the lumber; notes that his, Alexander's, shipments have been disposed of except the wheel barrows and lumber; expects to be renumerated for the loss he incured while he was attending to his, Alexamder's, business; mentions the poor market for tea from China; notes that everyone is complaining of hard times but that they expect a good season at the mines. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his shock and grief at the news of Alexander Gardiner's death; hopes to be able to leave by next month; mentions mailing a check for $2,000 and a box of gold dust to Alexander Gardiner. 3 pp. ALS.","Offers his condolences for the loss of her son, Alexander Gardiner; inquires as to the status of a shipment of carts, wheelbarrows and harnesses to David L. Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses recent lynchings and the role of the law in Sacramento; mentions the fire in Nevada City which destroyed the business district; advises him not to sell John H. Beeckman's store now as it would not bring a good price; discusses the prospect of coming home and getting married. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his reaction to the news of their brother's death; states that he is concluding all business so that he will not have to return to California. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit and dinner with the \"bachelors;\" believes Uncle Nathaniel is recovering; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Relates her visit with Madame Arestes, a \"genuine Hungarian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains how she has been taking care of herself; describes the severe weather they have been experiencing and the flooding of the James; is sorry to hear about her poor luck with a nurse for Henry Beeckman. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions Mrs. Porter's plans to travel to Havana; lists the people who have come to call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the fire that destroyed a good part of the city; discusses how this will affect their business dealings there; notes that the Buteville property is becoming very valuable. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions arriving in Philadelphia safely and plans to leave for Baltimore at 1:00; mentions her meeting with Thackeray and Mrs. Robert Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her trip from Philadelphia; complains that she will be detained in Baltimore due to an accident until tomorrow night, hopes to move on to Norfolk after that; gives news of friends and family. 4 pp. ALS.","Details her family life; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler's \"intense thinking and excitement\" have upset her ususal health; mentions Betty Christian's marriage to Lewit Henderson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks her to send directios so that he can make the frame for her brother's picture. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the reception that the publication of Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter received; assures her of its originality; notes that it has been approved in almost all the cities. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner party; discusses the tremendous success that Julia Gardiner Tyler's address has received; notes that a publisher in Ithaca wrote her, Julia Gardiner Tyler, asking her to \"write a book entitled White Slavery in England, of the size of Uncle Tom's Cabin;\" gives news of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions the continued favorable response to Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter; notes that they made \"the necessary invocation to get the spirits to manifest their presence among us...but without success;\" gives news of the family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her excursion in a row boat with David Gardiner and the President Tyler; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALs. One page missing.","Regrets that he was not able to come home by this steamer; remits to her $300; informs her that the other $400 will be settled; mentions that he is leaving for San Francisco this afternoon. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is going to send Mr. B. the ring in order to get rid of him; reports that there is a young lady from the South who is disputing \"the bellship with Mrs. Duncan.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes a \"party of young Tennesseeans\" at the house; notes that the young ladies are pretty but rather provincial; informs him on Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's attempts to avoid B. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the activities of her day, at the racetrack, at tea, and at breakfast. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the little details of the days activities, her acquaintances, the weather, etc. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Hopes that Julai Gardiner Tyler will write some but believes her to be working on her dress for the ball tonight; describes her adventures on horseback with some friends. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions everyone who came to greet her after dinner; reports that Mrs. Young and Ann were overjoyed at her return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her of an invitation received from the Haights for a dinner party; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler and the President Tyler to be recovering well; notes that the Clarks left to go North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives all the details of a dinner party last night at the Lake; notes that the President Tyler was imprudent enough to eat ice cream and today is quite under the weather.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt for $5.00 from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner to P.A. Raynor. 1 p. ADS.","Recommends the services of a Dr. Hodges of Philadelphia for her; mentions their sightseeing in Richmond, the parade, and a balloon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Mrs. C. brought all the purchases out for Julia Gardiner Tyler to inspect; states that General Millson is there and \"on the stump to reconcilliate his constituents for having voted against the Nebraska Bill.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the evening with the Col. Mallory and Judge Clopton; mentions that the boys seem quite content at the school, bringing home \"three sweet potatoes as a reward of merit;\" notes the travels of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her trip to \"The Rowe\" to see Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, but they were not home; informs her of a dinner Julia Gardiner Tyler will be giving in honor of Mrs. Millson, the Senator's wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner party she held last Friday; believes herself to \"have grown to be such a belle in the country here;\" mentions her success in treating Mary Clopton's ailments; notes that the President is preparing his Baltimore address. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of her letter containing the \"Bowery Extension\" motion made by the \"Mayor\" reports that the \"President has gone to the Court House to determine whether the County Clerk can witness their signatures to the deed of conveyance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that all the boxes except one came safely, but that the mince meat broke and ran over david's book; describes preparations being made for Christmas; encloses the papers signed and certified that she, Juliana, wanted. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Notes that yesterday's sermon was quite scathing; reports that all her \"numerous beaux were in attendance\" with her at church; discusses some music she is called upon to play; mentions visits from the Harrisons and the Crenshaws. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that her friends Wilcox and Christian rode out to meet her, states that she \"never saw two sprucer looking beaux on finer steeds than they;\" lists all the problems the steamers have had navigating in the fog; hopes to visit the Whittles in order to meet Mr. James; hopes that the \"Bowery business\" will be settled soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the river boats are frozen up and that there is no means of communication by mail. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes in detail the dancing and the dinners at Dr. Wilcox's party; reports the safe arrival of her trunk; thinks \"Mrs. Carleton is a great goose to marry Col. Phyfe unless he has something besides his salary \u0026 title.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Believes that the county has never seen \"such a season of festivities;\" discusses the activities of little Harry Beeckman at school and around the house; states that the President Tyler has been busy preparing a speech to be delivered to the Maryland Mechanics Institute. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of the above letter. 1p.","Reports the return of Mrs. James Brooks from Europe and that she injured her back and has been an invalid for three months; describes the escorts she will have on her trip to Baltimore. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces their arrival in Baltimore; reports that the wedding came off with no problems; notes that the President Tyler has been receiving callers all morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner at the Nelson's last night; remarks that \"there were never collected such an ugly set of people;\" plans to go out with her old beau, Mr. Gittings; reports that the \"President Tyler's address is complimented beyond limit.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner at Col. Wilcox's on the way back from church; reports that Allen lost in a yacht race by a New Yorker but then offered to bet $10,000 to race again; believes the New Yorker should have taken him up; mentions the acquisition of the two new admirers - Capt. Lester and Mr. Fear. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, Margaret Gardiner Beeckman, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, notes that everyone's crops except the President's are doing poorly; mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.","Reports her arrival at White Sulpher Springs; describes the other guests and the poor facilities. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes a costume ball that Julia Gardiner Tyler, President Tyler, and she attended; relates a joke they played on the President. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses bringing some of Dr. Muhlenbergh's choir boys to his church \"to illustrate Congregational Singing.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the devices and dinners she recently attended; describes herself as a belle; notes that the fog has been so thick on the river as to prevent mail delivery and cause the wreck of the Augusta. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Complains of feeling \"under the weather;\" hopes to see Harry Beeckman soon; reports the presence of Judge Clopton in their house - \"a terror by the way to the ladies;\" believes that any report on the President's address published in advance of his pamphlet \"must be both incorrest \u0026 incomplete.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","States that she has still not fully recovered from her illness due to the poor weather; reports the death of Augustus Christian - \"his exit was no doubt a happy relief to his family.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the children enjoy school and all are well except for Lachlan Tyler, who needs support for his foot as she believes his lameness is increasing; mentions the death of Alex Wells; believes that \"if all that was reported of him is true, Ann will be the better off for the event;\" mentions the request from the Protestsant Episcopal Seminary in Baltimore to have the President Tyler speak on religion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the death of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests payment due for goods sold to Mr. Beekman [sic] when he left for California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces her safe arrival at Julia Gardiner Tyler's new house in Hampton, Virginia; describes the advantages of its location; requests that he pick up and send her the spiritual papers - \"a banner of light \u0026 Spiritual Telegraph.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that President Tyler is complaining, but that he is better. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people she met one evening at Miss Bard's; describes her trip to Telegraph Hill to watch the passage of the \"Great Eastern\" up the river. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Plans to accompany the children to the point to see the parade on the fourth; describes the party she attended last week given by Capt. Dyer; describes the visit of Mrs. General Green and her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the festivities at the Japanese reception; wishes that Harry Beeckman, Gardie, alex, and Julia Tyler could have been there; mentions going to the Telegraph to see the Great Eastern sail; reports on the encampment of the seventh regiment near the railroad; states that \"the opposition boat is getting along finally.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports his sighting of a great meteor that crashed last Friday evening; asks her if she knows of the marriage of Jacob LeRoy and the daughter of Robert McClelland. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people he visited yesterday; hopes that she will be able to see the Great Eastern when it arrives at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; does not believe that it compares favorably with American ships. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit to the Great Eastern with Julia Tyler and Mrs. Seldon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports her evening with Mrs. Satterthwaite; lists the callers she has received. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Expresses concern over his safety; encloses a clipping from the Herald which believes that Ty;er's house will go unmolested; states that everyone is \"looking for a terrible battle in Virginia;\" reports the commencement of the Naval Brigade's movements upon the James River; discusses the debate concerning the location of the first battle. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that they have \"settled on the islandfor the summer;\" wants to know where Julia Gardiner Tyler is \"and what she is doing through all these troublesome sad times;\" offers congratulations on the birth of David Lyon Gardiner's son; discusses \"the fearfulnews from Cambridge the last week...of the death of Mrs. Longfellow.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Thanks her for the letter with all the news, notes that \"Julia Tyler's mind is so engrossed with the inhumanity of this war she could write of nothing else;\" does not call on neighbors as she does not desire opposition to her views on the war; reports that Mr. Crittenden has been delivering \"a vigorous prosecution of the war.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers condolences on the death of Mr. John Tyler; hopes to hear from her soon; wants news about Julia Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that she has been refused a pass \"for military reasons.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Pass granting permission for Juliana McLachlan Gardiner and 2 children to go to Virginia. 1 p. PDS.","Wishes that she had some intelligence to communicate, but observes that contact with Virginia has been cut off; promises to relay any information they might receive concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler; does not believe that there is any chance that Mrs/ Gardiner might travel south at present. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that enquiries made among prisoners about the condition of Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler and family have revealed only that nothing serious has ahppened; states that \"Mr. Ludlow has again made a request to Gen Wool for permission to send a flag over to you ladies, but it remains to be seen what the cross old man will do.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks that an enclosed letter to Julia Gardiner Tyler be delivered to the gentleman who offered to take charge of the letter; reports that \"Alexander Gardiner Tyler is very measy and anxious to return South.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Julia Gardiner Tyler is determined to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"under any circumstances;\" mentions that the papers reported that \"the Union gun boats have met a repulse near Richmond.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of a letter addressed to Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports that it is being sent to the nearest military fort of the \"insurgents;\" disclaims any responsibility if the letter is lost. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets to hear of Mrs. Julia GardinerTyler's illness; is happy to hear that she has been allowed to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"in comparative peace and quiet.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses her attempts to reach \"Sherwood\" by mail; notes that there have but fears \"the appropriation made by Congress for prolonging the war will make peace measures a slow business.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Believes prospects for the South are looking brighter; discusses reports from foreign newspapers about the war; wishes that \"the Southern Confed. could maintain their own independence without the aid of foreign powers.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers to provide assistance to her to contact her daughter, Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports the description of battles received from her uncle, Dr. Minge; notes that the Federal soldiers \"have laid waste, the beautiful estates of \"Westover\" and \"Berkeley,\" and in fact, all the country around here, not leaving a blade of grass, or living thing upon the land;\" gives a forwarding address where letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler might be sent. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses her attempts to get a pass to meet with her daughter at \"Sherwood\" as she had heard reports that Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler was ill; states that she is now awaiting a reply from Major Ludlow on the matter; wants to bring Julia Gardiner Tyler north, as \"the climate during the summer is all but death to her.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that permission is still not being granted to civillians to travel up the James River as preparations are pending for the removal of their forces; promises to notify her as soon as he has favorable news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her that it will be possible to travel to Charles City County, Virginia \"under a 'flag of truce'\" to meet up with her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; notes that Norfolk is \"only peopled by women, children, and men incapable of bearing arms;\" reports the rationing of tea and salt; describes the effect of the war; discusses the possibilities of her, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, traveling to meet with her daughter. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions that Julia Gardiner Tyler has been ill again; believes it would be best for her to go north; does \"not feel at all alarmed about Julia - now that the northern vandals have retired from the James River;\" notes that communication with richmond has been reopened. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the prospects of meeting up with Julia Gardiner Tyler and bringing her north; argues that since the Federal army has left the immediate vicinity of \"Sherwood,\" she ought to try to get Julia Gardiner Tyler; fears the effect of the weather on Julia; reports the current opinion concerning a batle to be fought on the Rappahannock River with Gen. McClellan uniting with Pope. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Regrets that the \"military condition of things was such as to prevent a favorable consideration of your requests\" by Major General McClellan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks to be kept informed of any news of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner Tyler; discusses the rumor that the \"Villa Margaret,\" in Hampton, Virginia had been burned; mentions that Mr. Horsford was in Washington, DC right after the battle of Bull Run. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Assures her that her sympathies are with the south; feels that \"the state of the country is most sad and lamentable;\" hopes to see her soon. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Gives a favorable report on the scholastic achievement of the \"young gentlemen\" under his instruction from her home. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Mentions her surprise at hearing that Julia Gardiner Tyler had returned to Virginia; discusses her husband's involvement with the Runford Chemical Works and the Commission for the Defense of Boston Harbor. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt signed by George Mackerley for payment received from Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner for tuition and expenses for Alexander Tyler and Henry Beeckman [sic]. 1 p. ADS.","Reports that Mr. Tyler has an office in the government at a salary of $ 3,000; discusses the activity on the Potomac River - believes that the Northern papers cannot be trusted to print news of defeat; encourages her to keep her spirits up; quotes Mr. Tyler as saying \"we have no more fear of the Yankees than if they were Hottentots - not a bit more - God is with us and will whip them badly.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Relays news from a relative that Julia Gardiner Tyler is well; states that \"we do not think the state of the Confederacy by any means gloomy - on the contrary it is brighter than it has ever been;\" believes that France will soon recognize the south; discusses the current status of their warships and the denunciation of Admiral Dahlgreen. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks \"offered at the funeral of Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, at East Hampton, Long Island, New York.\" 4 pp. AMsS.","\"inventory of Mrs. Juliana Gardiner's furniture at her residence on Staten Island [NY] - taken by her daughter Mrs. Tyler.\" 2 pp. ADS.","Submits her claim to be reimbursed for damage done to \"Villa Margaret\" while occupied by Federal soldiers. 1 p. TCy of AL.","1 p. ADS.","Asks her to \"give a great deal of love\" to Mrs. Tyler and to congratulate her on the marriage of her daughter, Julia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests the company of the Gardiners on the 13th. 1 p. AC. No year given","Asks if Mr. Gardiner could handle her money as \"I have had it by Me some time and I long to have it Earning something;\" hopes that it will be of no trouble and asks that she be informed of their decision. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Looks forward to her visit; hopes that she will come early so that they can spend lots of time together; states that she will meet Juliana at the dock of her choice. 1 p. ALS.","States that she can attend to any additional sewing Mrs. Gardiner might have; discusses her father's illness; thanks Mrs. Gardiner for her kindness. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the case of the mortgage Gardiner's mother brought against a bond executed by his father. 1 p. ALS.","Announces his safe return from Kentucky; mentions that the Beeckmans are well and that Gilbert's health is continuing to improve. 1 p. ALS.","Does not understand \"how the Trustees considered themselves justified in warranting Mr. Gardiner's conduct;\" thanks his mother for sending the \"corrector;\" asks about a Mrs. Ann Rogers who was listed in it; thinks that the family ought to come and visit; mentions that Professor Henry, \"the second scientifical man in the country\" declined a position at the University of Virginia with almost triple his present pay; discusses his academic performance. 3 pp. ALS.","Consoles her on the death of a loved one. 2 pp. ALS.","Invitation to take tea at 4:00. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets to inform him that they will not be able to visit tonight as was suggested; thanks him for his letters; wishes him a \"speedy return to health.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Sends a copy of the President's address; describes a grand celebration on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets the delay that will keep him away from home; discusses his business; believes he is getting the better of his cough, hearts that Eliza is healthy again; gives news of acquaintances; states that the constant snow has kept him indoors. 2 pp. ALS. No year given","Expresses great desire to see her again, but regrets that her illness prevents her from doing so; mentions that her daughter would call in her place were it not for her sprained ankle; asks her to come visit them instead. 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for disappointing her, but explains that the doctor is still away delivering a baby; sends what quinine he has. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that the President Tyler will leave \"Sherwood Forest\" on the 21st for New York; describes the house and decorating suggestions; asks him to send several items, including her cookbook. 4 pp. ALS.","Requests their company on December 16. 2 pp. AL. No year given","Worries that Mrs. Julia Tyler's habit of writing to Mrs. Gardiner twice a week will make her letter \"superfluous;\" mentions an unusual warm spell; reports that \"the family (with the exception of Uncle) have enjoyed perfect health.\" 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Relates his pleasure at seeing her and visiting East Hampton, New York; describes his visits around New York and New Jersey; states that he enjoyed Beeckman very much. 12 pp. ALS. No year given","Reports that there is no cause for alarm as her health is improving; describes a ball held last evening where no one wanted to dance; mentions making the acquaintance of a spectacularly attired French woman in the company of the Count de Reis, a Spanish nobleman; reports that Harry Beeckman is well. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. No year given","Newspaper clippings; envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. David Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; envelopes to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; envelopes to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner; calling cards from the Beeckmans and the Gardiners.","Admires her \"calm, submissive resignation to the decree of heaven;\" discusses religion; gives news of the family. 1 p. ALS.","Petition to the Judge of the High Court of Chancery for the District of Richmond concerning two tracts of land in Ohio purchased by John Tabb. 7 pp. D.","Thanks him for his letter; mentions his readings of Ovid; argues why he has no desire to travel; asks \"why desire to see the miseries of the world;\" describes the misfortunes of war and poverty; discusses the destiny of the American people. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the pleasure he enjoys knowing of Walker's advancement; complains of a \"melancholy that seems yet to haunt me;\" gives family news. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from ELiza Gilmer to Thomas Walker Gilmer, family news, discusses her studies. 1 p.","A map sketch. 2 pp. Fragment.","Discusses arrangements to buy a tract of the Royal Company lands; announces intention to resell the land for a higher price. 4 pp. ALS.","Wishes that he could be with her; discusses his love for her as they plan to be married in a few weeks; mentions his illness; is sorry that he has not procured a rib for Miss Hetly. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses purchase of land from the Loyal Company; describes adjoining lands. 3 pp. ALS.","Hopes that she and her friends are well; describes how much he missed her and how forlorn and desolate the house seems without her; discusses local happenings. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes his disapointment after failing to receive a letter from her; asks why she has not written; mentions establishing a literary and scientific journal; discusses local events. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his arrival in Washington; fears that he was not a good escort for Miss Randolph as he was too preoccupied with his own business; mentions his visit to Mr. Wist; asks her to write often. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the legal action he is taking on behalf of Isaac A. Coles in reference to a bond executed by Charles A. Scott to John Coles; describes his reasons for demurring Mr. Scott's pleas. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes the difficulty he put himself through on behalf of the Loyal Company surveying their tracts of land; states that the present holders of the land will not pay their dues unless sued; desires that such legal action be taken so that he may colect his fee of 8 percent of the money involved. 2 pp. ALS.","Bond of M.M. Robinson and John H. Cocke to Francis W. Gilmer for $1,124.79 dated 20 December 1823. 1 p. D.","Describes his stay at White Sulpher Springs and the effects of the waters have upon his health; gives anecdotes of the people he has met there; makes arrangements to meet her at Staunton, Virginia 3 pp. ALS.","Mentions his \"disappointment at not receiving a long love letter\" from her; describes his love for her; mentions his trip to Hot Springs, Virginia 4 pp. ALS.","Asks to wait one month to move in to collect receipts of Loyal Company land holders so that he can be \"legally armed;\" warns that the collection will be a difficult operation. 7 pp. ALS.","Announces that he has given David Anderson power of attorney to attend the general meetings of the Sayall Company as his proxy; sends a servant to return the papers so that Gilmer and Mr. Maury can complete the agreement and make a report at the meeting. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his deep devotion to her; is upset that she implied that he could forget her; discusses his social life; relates news of the family; mentions his debut in the legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Complains about her not writing often; desires her to be with him; mentions news of family and friends; asks for her decision regarding visiting him. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for some money in return for his services in identifying the surveys of the Loyal Company; believes the surveys to be worth $50,000 of which his commision would be $4,000. 1 p. ALS.","Asks her to come down and stay with him for the remainder of the legislative session; discusses all the preparations required for her trip. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for the legal services for Gilmer regarding tracts of land in Montgomery that he wishes to purchase; gives an account of past owners and transactions of the land in question. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests that Gilmer inform him of the amount paid for a survey made on a tract of land for Mr. Walters. 1 p. ALS.","Informs him of the receipt of the Order of Account from Staunton for the Loyal Company case; asks if there are any other defendants interest in the result of the account who should be notified. 1 p. ALS.","Asks the court date for settlement of the debts owed the Loyal Company be moved up as he does not believe that it will be possible to notify all the defendants 30 days before the present court date; asks for a complete list of the defendants and their addresses; discusses arrangements for settlement of the case. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the prospects of procuring security for his father to purchase some land; does not believe the accumulation of debt to be a good idea; proposes plans to keep his father happy in his old age. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses legal arrangements to be made in the absence of General Preston; suggests that Gilmer should publish his \"sketch of the Loyal Company\" in the Abingdon paper so as to give everyone the facts in the case; promises to see to it that any effort in the Legislature to abolish the Company's claim will be defeated. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the case of the Taylors; sends a copy of G.C. Taylor's bond; asks that he return the copy of the Journal as soon as possible; discusses Mr. Pratt's case. 1 p. ALS.","Complains that she does not write as often as she should; discuses the arrangements for her move; describes visits with her friends; asks about the possibility of enlarging their family; discusses the possibility of retiring from public life. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses at length his renewed need for a closer relationship with God; mentions the depravity of the world and his own; begs her to also consider these religious matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses arrangements to deliver to Gilmer the papers of the Loyal Company v. Walker case; asks that his fee of $40.43 be forwarded to him by Mr. Botts. 1 p. ALS.","For William Jordan, signed by Alexander Garrett, Albemarle County Court House, Virginia. 2 pp. ADS.","3 pp. D.","Relates his need for religion and guidance in this world; believes that he would have turned to religion long ago if only his wife were pious; asks her to think of religious concerns; discusses family news; debates the prospects of remaining in the Legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Receipt for $11.25 from Thomas Walker Gilmer to John M. Patton. 1 p. ADS.","Apologizes for not writing first; believes that Gilmer will make it through his present difficulties with the help of God; discusses the need for God amidst the evils of the world. 4 pp. ALS.","Informs Southall of a parcel received for him at the American Consulate. 1 p. AL.","Invites Nelson to a dinner on the 4th of July in his honor. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Gives a full account of his research to prove the identity of Doctor Thomas Lendrum. 2 pp. L.","Invitation. 1 p. ALS.","For the purpose of recommending and nominating Hugh L. White of Tennessee as President of the United States of AMerica. 12 pp. PV.","Receipt of $2,250.53 from Thomas Walker Gilmer \"on the principal and interest on the debt of Andrew Sweeney secured by deed of trust from Richmond Moon, Sr.,\" signed by William Lomptins. 2 pp. ADS.","Receipt of James B. Fretwell for Richard Moon, \"received of Thomas Walker Gilmer eight Hundred and thirty six dollars \u0026 60 cents.\" 1 p. ADS.","Describes his impressions of the people and rituals he observed during a visit to a Catholic cathedral; mentions the prospect of sea sickness, but notes that \"no one ever died of it;\" describes his purchase of a substantial amount of property on Galveston Island; mentions other business dealings. 4 pp. ALS.","Announces his arrival home; describes his reception; wishes that she and the children were with him; fears that business will keep him occupied for quite a while. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his joy upon the receipt of her letter; discusses business plans and matters at ome; mentions his longing to see her and the children. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes Mr. Archer to be a most \"promising youth;\" discusses the general supervision \"which his youth and inexperience may require.\" 1 p. AL.","Wishes that relations between the two of them could have been closer; asks for aid in \"reading the signs of the horoscope;\" asks what is to become of the \"honest, independent states right republicans of the South\" (like himself); wishes that there was some Virginia and Georgia to cooperate. 3 pp. ALS.","Inquires as to any further developments in regard to his Virginia claims; asks for an early reply. 2 pp. ALS.","Congratulates him on his induction to the Speaker's chair; notes how far the Old Dominion has \"tumbled from that high eminence of glory and political virtue;\" warns of the possibility of a few of their fellow Whigs joining with the conservatives. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Warns of the danger inherent in naming Gordon as the Whig candidate; notes that this is a crisis situation and urges Minor to act prudently. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests information concerning the conduct of Jno. Hooe in relation to a certain \"loose and base woman;\" requests this information on \"behalf of many virtuous voters of said King George county\" as Hooe is a candidate for election there. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the need for faith in strength of the Lord when one is ill; advises submission to the will of God; points out that \"it is the unbeliever who is alarmed at the thought of death when he is sick;\" informs her that Aunt Sarah will come over to visit her soon. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that previous engagements prevent him from accepting the invitation to the dinner to be given the Honorable Mr.Wise at Louisa Court House; discusses the danger to government institutions caused by the \"indifference of the people as to their own inalienable rights;\" discusses the need for reform within the framework of the constitution, especially in regards to the banking system. 4 pp. Df.","Acknowledges his letter; discusses his political options now that he has been elected; asks how his wife took the news. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that he will not be able to attend the dinner to be given in honor of Mr. Clay; gives his highest regards to Mr. Clay and the position he holds. 2 pp. Df.","Notes that a letter written by Mr. J. Randolph to Mr. Ridley describing opinions and acts of Gilmer that are false has been exhibited in Southampton County; requests that he receive a copy of this letter; urges that the circulation of the letter be suppressed. 1 p. ALS.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Whig Convention for the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; describes the greatness of the influence of \"popular will\" on the institutions of the United States; notes the necessity of \"the vigilance of the people\" to preserve the government. 3 pp. Df.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the \"friends of 'retrenchment and reform';\" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.","Submitted by Jno. E. Heath; concerning (1) the status of public warehouses owned by Virginia, (2) amount of revenge charged to the sheriffs, (3) fees collected for criminal charges, (4) the amount borrowed by the Treasurer from the banks and (5) the balance in the Treasury. 4 pp. ADS.","Discusses the \"one blank scheme\" and its political implications; describes his itinerary. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses his political situation and duty to the Whig party; notes the disapproval of the selection of Webster as Secretary of States; calls Webster \"a federalist of the worst die: a blackguard \u0026 vulgar debaucher;\" asks if Minor has seen signs of too much ambition in him [TWG]; sends his love to Minor's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Questions the meaning of his last letter; asks \"what change has come over the spirit of your dream?;\" states that he is just the kind of advisor that he needs, his \"distance from the scenes of action\" giving him objectivity; discusses his political prospects. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses his prospects of accepting a seat in the US Senate; believes a national bank would be \"unconstitutional and inexpedient;\" states that he is in favor of distributing the surplus proceeds of public lands. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Discusses the election of William S. Archer to the US Senate; describes how he was nominated as well by J.F. Strother of Rappahanock but that his election was strongly opposed by those he has considered friends. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses his displeasure at the manner in which they acted to fill Roane's seat in the US Senate; states that he wanted Gilmer to have that seat; desires reports of how the opposition to Gilmer was presented. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes his meeting with Col. Coles on the subject of the last senatorial election; states that Coles showed him Minor's letter on the subject and explained that they, Coles, Cocke, and Southall, would have voted for Gilmer had they known he wanted the position; does not expect any further action. 3 pp. ALS.","Argues that the delegates and senator had not served the interests of their constituents in regards to the last senatorial election; states that the residents of his county desired Mr. Gilmer for the position; gives copies of his correspondence with Southall, Coles, and Cocke. 3 pp. ALS. Including ACy of ALSs, March 13 and 18, 1841. 2 pp.","Asks him to attend to some business of Gilmer's with Dr. Poindexter as \"there are unsettled matters touching the purchase by him of you;\" discusses expenses to be paid, cash owed him and other transactions. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to receive from Charlottesville Fevell \"whatever sum of money he may wish to pay;\" states that \"the cat will be out of the bag...soon\" and that \"if Tyler is firm and true all is well.\" 1 p. ALS.","Amendment empowering the President to issue Treasury notes as necessary \"to meet any legal demand on the treasury to which the ordinary resources thereof may not be adequate.\" 1 p. AD.","Explains that he has been too busy lately to write; mentions the death of a senator from Rhode Island; describes the party at Webster's; announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Tyler to a Mr. William Waller of Williamsburg; expects to be with Ann as a \"first rate midwife.\" 4 pp. ALS.","States that he arrived safely but it still sick; announces the death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; hopes that she will get better soon; discusses his business arrangements with Harmer; gives family news. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Remarks of Mr. Gilmer, of Virginia...on the motion to strike out the contingent appropriations from the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government.\" 8 pp. PD.","Describes his travels and companions; gives family news; makes arrangements for groceries to be sent to her. 3 pp. ALS.","Promises to attend to her requests; describes his attempt at shopping; states that it has been too cloudy to see the comet; gives news of friends, family and the weather. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his trip and the storm on the Potomac; gives news of friends and family. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks why she is not well; urges her to exercise; describes his committee work; mentions that the measles are going around and that he has them; asks if she reads her Bible as often as she should. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he has fixed up roms for her, Lucy, and Liz to stay; asks who she voted for in the election and who won. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the advantages of signing the \"War Bill\" and the disadvantages accompanying a veto of the bill. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Is glad to hear that the baby is better; describes how beautiful she is to him; states that his \"old malady\" is giving him trouble again; mentions the passage of a tariff bill; believes his health would improve if he could stay at home. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses \"the desire felt by the people of Texas for annexation, and fear that it may greatly injure us if suffered to operate upon the action of your government;\" encloses a petition for annexation, asks Gilmer's opinion of it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that his illness is no better; pretends that he is at home with her and acts out a conversation with her. 3 pp. ALS.","Reports that he is no better - the morphine helped the other day, but today he feels as bad as ever; describes the details of a Catholic service he attended. 4 pp. ALS.","Reports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that \"we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;\" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders \"why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;\" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before going to bed. 7 pp. ALS.","Describes his packing up leave; rejoices at the prospect of returning home; discusses social events around town. 3 pp. ALS.","Expects to leave Saturday; sends estimates of living expenses; reports that he feels better today than he has felt in a long time. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his trip to Amherst Court House and the weather; reports that he will visit Mr. Thompson and leave tomorrow for Lynchburg. 1 p. ALS.","Commends him on the publication of his letter concerning the annexation of Texas; regrets, however, that he does not hsare Gilmer's hope in a quick resolution; states that the inaction of the US on Texas' proposal for annexation caused them to withdraw the offer; notes that the desire for annexation was not derived from fear of Mexico; discusses the problems with the US tariff and custom house system; repports that although many in Texas have now dropped their support for annexation, there remains a majority who favor it; discusses the problems Texas has had raising revenue and the recurrent Mexican treat; states his alarm at the economic situation where many people are moving out of Texas with fewer coming in; believes that \"the President is humiliating the Texan nation and himself by counting and relying upon foreign (British) intervention for the establishment of peace;\" discusses the possibility of Texas freeing its slaves; believes that if Texas does not become a part of the US, it will fall under the influence of a European power, namely Great Britain; refutes the argument that annexing Texas would be unconstitutional; suggests that Texas be admitted by a Joint Resolution of Congress rather than by treaty to avoid the necessity of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. 8 pp. ALS.","Lists his itinerary; regrets that he will not be able to see her until after the election. 1 p. ALS.","Copy of a deed of sale of 191 acres in Albemarle County by Thomas Walker Gilmer to Hugh and Franklin Minor at $15 an acre; contains provisions for the cutting of wood on the property. 1 p. ACy of ADS.","1 p. ADS.","Lists the places and time where \"I shall proceed to take the depositions of sundry persons to be read as evidence against our claims to a seat in the next House of Representative as the member from the Congressional District.\" 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the prospects for the national bank system proposed by the Republican Party; believes him to be the best qualified to explain the issues. 4 pp. Df of ALS.","Reports that the judge is very sick and may die tonight; states that although he wanted to bathe in the springs, he will come and take her home; reports that they had a rather dull time so far. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes that the democratic Party is pursuing a course of folly; argues that Van Buren does not have much support in Philadelphia; wishes that there were some good man on whom we might all rally Richmond;\" reports on the number Democrats elected to their Congress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Reports that all her friends have been asking about her; states that \"I certainly wish you to have as much pocket money as is proper for an economical and prudent young lady - but no more;\" discusses the arrangements made for her money. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he is well except for a cold caught \"either from the wet night or from sleeping in a room heated with anthracite coal;\" discusses his accommodations; reports that Mr. Stringfellow gave a good sermon today. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the housing and dining arrangements he has made; doubts that the Compbells and the Coles will be staying there as he expected; promises to send news of a \"fine speculation\" that he is investigating; states that \"the rumors about a mistake in my poll are all false like everything else of the sort in the newspapers.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to consider the question of the annexation of Texas; argues that foreign powers might \"establish an influence in Texas prejudicial to our commercial interests and republican institutions;\" asks for his opinion on the matter. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","States his decision to sell during the latter part of January as his correspondence with Anderson has proven unproductive; relates a message from Mr. White explaining that he had not written earlier due to his illness; discusses some financial arrangements made with \"Godwin at the Bank;\" asks what will be done with the \"General Ticket members\" - hopes \"that you may all act so as to uphold the Constitution and laws;\" discusses a congressman's right to hold his seat; debates the power of the state to interpret federal law in its own manner; questions the trade off between obeying the law and seceding from the Union. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Reports that he has been hard at work writing a paer in response to Goggin's hopes to be home on Friday. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Mr. Goggin has gone home - \"whether he will come back I know not and care but little;\" asks her to tell Frank Minor that he, Thomas Walker Gilmer, plans to take up law again as he is tired of Congress; states that \"Texas will come into the Union very soon.\" 3 pp. ALS.","\"An address, delivered before the two literary societies of Randolph Macon College, Virginia, by the Honorable Thomas Walker Gilmer.\" 22pp. PV.","Reports that Mr. Meade wants to pay him some money and that as soon as it is in the bank, he will send Minor a check; states that \"I am very busy now with my contest.\" 1 p. ALS.","\"Speech of Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy of the United States;\" discusses the role of history in human society. 20 pp. Df of AMs.","Congratulates him on his new position as Secretary of the Navy; believes that \"the shortest cut to the presidential chair lies through the department of the Navy;\" states that a code of Rules and Regulations and a modification of the organization are required to restore order to the Navy; advocates Calhoun's plan for reorganization. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","The explosion killed Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, Commodore B. Kennon, secretary of State Judge Abel Parker Upshur, Virgil Maxcy - US Minister at Belgium, and Col. David Gardiner. 2 pp. NwsCl.","2 NwsCl","1 NwsCl","Resolutions passed upon the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer by the citizens of Staunton and Augusta County; signed by Lucas P. Thompson. 4 pp. DS.","Resolutions passed by the citizens of Albemarle upon the death of Thomas Waler Gilmer. 2 pp. ACyS of D.","Resolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Jersey upon the deaths of those killed aboard the Princeton. 2 pp. ACyS of D, including ADS certifying that the above is a true copy. 1 p.","Introduces the copy of the Resolution sent to her; offers his condolences upon the death of her husband. 1 p. ALS.","Signed by James S. Calhoun. 2 pp. DS.","Passed upon the calamity of the explosion on the Princeton, signed by Edwin H. Lothrop and Edwin M. Cust. 1 p. DS.","Encloses a copy of a Joint Resolution of Michigan's legislature on the Princeton accident; sends his condolences. 1 p. LS.","Advises Mrs. Baker to urge her daughter, Ann E. Gilmer, to \"shake off this lethargy of grief and take comfort for her children's sake;\" Expresses her sorrow over the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer; explains that she has also been bereaved and so understands the desolation of widowhood.\" 2 pp. ALS.","States that she had not written earlier as she did not know what to say to comfort her; prays that her grief will be comforted; urges her to have faith in the Lord. 4 pp. ALS.","Drawn by his old teacher, T. Carr. 5 pp. AMsS.","Reports that he found Walker, Mrs. Gilmer's son, to be deficient in Latin; offers to take him on as a student at no cost; asks that if she decides to send Walker to him, that she keep it a secret, so that he will not think he is any different from the other students. 3 pp. ALS.","Copy of the letter dated May 1, 1847. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Describes how he has settled in at his new location; asks Minor for his opinion on whether he should run for district attorney; argues that the jobwould give him a good salary and position, but believes himself too young for the job; notes that most of the prominent men in the state are Virginians; gives news of some of Minor's relatives. 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM. Including Cy of PM. 1 p.","Reports that Mr. Hugh R. Garden has expressed an interest in purchasing the autograph book of Governor Gilmer; states that he will conclude the transaction if she so desires; encloses a letter from Mr. Garden. 2 pp. ALS. Including AL, incomplete, H.R. Garden, New York, New York, to William L. Frenholm, . Offers $300 for the autograph book of Governor Gilmer. 1 p.","Informs him of the ommission in his last letter of the names of Susan Gilmer and her children, concerning the transactions affecting the lands of Thomas Walker Gilmer; discusses problems concerning these transactions, i.e. lack of records. 3 pp. ALS.","The paper is signed by the President of the United States, William McKinley. 1 p. D. (See Gilmer oversize file).","Discusses his reservations about becoming involved in the case of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others entered by the Circuit Court of Nelson County; prefers that his son qualify for the post, but fears that he may be drafted soon, encloses copy of the decree. Including TCy of D. \"Decree - Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others\" Settlement of the property known as the McLean survey in reference to the estates of William Kiney, Nicholas Kinney, and Thomas Walker Gilmer (all deceased). 4 pp.","Discusses the settlement of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney etc.; states that he has received $900 from Uncle Walker Gilmer's estate; asks for a list of Lena's grandfather's heirs; mentions the fear of the draft. 1 p. TLS.","Addressed to James Barbour, Barboursville, Orange Co., Virginia, from Rh. M. Johnson. 1 p. Envelope. No year given","Reminds Gilmer that Bishop Whelton will be at church next Sunday and will expect Gilmer to be there as a candidate for confirmation. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Informs him that he received payment from the survey of 160 acres; reports that he put the money in the hannds of W.H. Spillen, to the credit of the Loyal Company. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that he has never felt \"more pain and more regret\" than when he received Gilmer's last letter; discusses the reasons for his support of Gordon in the election; states that he would have supported Gilmer if Gilmer had run; discusses Whig politics - who is running for the elections. 4 pp. ALS.","States that many of the present delegates to the legislature have \"misrepresented and betrayed many of those who voted for them;\" praises Thomas Walker Gilmer's virtues; discusses the responsibilities of elected officials; argues that Gilmer, if he had run, would have beaten everyone else, including Mr. Archer. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Mr. President\" - discusses the powers Congress has to implement the proposals of the American Colonization Society, i.e. the purchase of land on the coast of Afria; questions the interpretation of the constitution; asks what are the debts of the US; debates his conflicting loyalties between the debts of the American Colonization Society and the Republican party. 15 pp. AD.","Makes a farewell speech as he is taking leave of his position as an editor of the Gazette. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Calls upon the people to remember their duty to carefully deliberate the issues before casting their votes; remarks on the importance of the issues at hand; reminds them not to forget the interests of the country by exclusively concerning themselves with local issues; instructs them to tell their delegates \"to vote for the White basis in the house of delegates \u0026 for the compound bais [sic] in the Senate,\" as he believes \"that nothing short of it can restore harmony to our distracted councils.\" 4 pp. Df.","Discusses the measures taken by Governor Giles in regard to Virginia's relations with the Union. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Draws parallels between ancient Greece and Rome and the modern political situation; believes in the necessity of virtue for good statesmanship. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Advocates voting Republican; discusses the electoral process. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses problems facing the Whig party and the political course of Mr. Rives. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","States that he is \"induced to republish the following correspondence between the Lynchburg Virginian and Virginia Advocate\" in order to vindicate himself from their accusations. 4 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses the virtues necessary for public office. 2 pp. Incomplete.","\"Phrenological and Craniological chart showing the development of organs, together with the character and talents of Thomas Walker Gilmer drawn by Dr. S. Henris.\" 1 p. PDS.","7 pp. AD.","Thanks the editors for publishing the \"extracts\" he sent; complains of the small type that was used for his article; discusses his and the Advocate's allegiance to the Whig party; questions their story about Governor Gilmer's attack on Mr. Clay; does not believe that Gilmer called Mr. Clay in his relations to the prty; discusses the differences between the Republican and the Whig parties. 8 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Discusses the \"present depressed state of our markets,\" and steps needed to alleviate the situation; reports on problems of trade with Europe; believes that \"the wealth \u0026 prosperity of Virginia have declined, \u0026 must continue to decline\" unless problems are corrected. 2 pp. AMs. Incomplete.","Chart drawn up to determine the percentage of delegates from each part of Virginia based on the amount of taxes paid by each area; contains statistics on the white and slave population and taxes paid in Virginia. 2 pp. AD.","Remarks of a certain newspaper, \"a more unbridled and licentious Press the world never saw;\" discusses Mr. Evan's speeches on the question of slavery and other topics. Very difficult handwriting. 3 pp. ALS. Incomplete.","1 p. N.","4 pp. A.","12 items","Wonders why his (SGT's) son, Harry Tucker, has been called on only once since Monday evening last to say a lesson in class; would be obliged to receive a letter on this subject. 1 p. ALS.","Winchester, Virginia Gazette article on Mr. Henry St. George Tucker's speech \"in answer to Mr. Nelson of Virginia, on the report of the Committee on Roads and Canals.\" 7 pp. NwsCl. Fragment.","Encloses the \"morphine desired;\" suspects that letters from him (NBT) have been opened and resealed and urges him to use sealing wax on further correspondence; encloses the New York Standard which reports pn the legislative committee on the proclamation; Van Buren denounces nullification \"while he professes great devotion to the principles of '98 and swears lustily that they mean no such thing;\" Mr. Andrew Stevenson has come to the aid of the President Andrew Jackson; believes the enforcement bill will not pass the Senate; Henry Clay will probably separate himself from Daniel Webster thereby throwing his HC influence with the South. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Writes asking for remedy for the worms attacking and stripping the Dutch Elms found on the campus of the College of William \u0026 Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including D. footnote of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker's publications. 1 p.","Was awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a letter in poetic verse. 1 p. ALS. Including AL. Mr. Thompson, to Saint George Tucker. Responds to the letter in poetic verse with one of his own in poetic verse. 1 p.","The bill to fix his [SGT's] salary failed due to a disagreement in relation to the compensation of the Clerk of the Senate; talks of founding a new, democratic paper in Virginia as there is not a decent democratic paper to be found; the Enquirer is conducted by a three person partnership and the \"Senior Editor is weak, prosy, and stupid.\" 2 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Writes informing her of the very recent death of his mother; remembers other family members who died in the same bed, including her [LAT's] husband [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker]. 2 pp. ALS.","Written by St. George Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. The draft includes chapter one, a few pages of chapters two, eighteen, twenty, and various other pages. 24 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Thanks her for the pamphlet which came \"from the pen of one whose opinions I always have been taught to respect;\" is pleased with her concern for his spiritual as well as temporal well-being; speaks of faith and religion and states that neither is \"merely the fanaticism of the zealous of the hope of the credulous.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for his neglect in writing to her; mentions having shown Mr. Cowardin his [SGT's] invention [a machine used in printing]; they agreed to construct a lifesize model and to contact Mr. Hool - an expert in printing press machinery - in order to correct all the error in design; he [SGT] will do nothing without her and Mr. Walker's concurrence and advice. 3 pp. ALS.","Writes in pencil as he cannot find his pen and ink; marched to Williamsburg from King's Mill Wharf taking the city by surprise; his men are comfortably quartered at the College of William \u0026 Mary and he is staying at Aunt Lucy's [Lucy Anne Smith Tucker's]; expects the enemy to invade through Hampton, Virginia, hence the importance of defending Williamsburg; sends hugs and kisses to his children. 2 pp. ALS.","Writes to tell her he is well despite his \"two regular shakes within the past week;\" John Perry is very ill; will send her a long letter via Mr. Tayler. 1 p. ALS.","Welcomes all letters from her; has not heard from the Grove since Coleman Tayler came; misses reading his books; is sorry he will be unable to spend Christmas at home; has just heard that they will move shortly. 4 pp. ALS.","Written for his company in honor of their host. 4 pp. D.","Writes to her as he has promised; met some little girls who remind him of her, Lina, and Annie; they could not sing for him which made him wish he were at home and listening to \"my precious little girls and my darling old boy mingling their sweet voices in praise to God;\" tells how the little girls will soon be driven from their home by the bad Yankees; wants her and her siblings to memorize poetry from him when he returns home. 3 pp. ALS.","Received her letter and urges her to rest assured that the dangers surrounding him are not so perilous as she perceives for the soldiers are in good leadership; reminds her not to read and believe the falsehoods of the war reported in the newspapers; feels that newspaper reports inform the enemy of their [Confederate soldiers] movements, cause anxiety among those at home, and report falsehoods and should, thefore, be censored; is disheartened by the waning patriotism of the men; is pleased that Thomas has returned and will pay him what [SGT] can; with the currency depreciated, property high, and money low, \"prudence dictates the policy of getting rid of as much property as we can.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Received her letter; mentions an impending battle and feels that success is certain for them [Confederates]. 1 p. ALS.","Left his regiment on sick leave and although he once felt quite ill, he feels much better except that he is quite weak now; disappointed that his regiment has seen so little action; mentions agreat victory for their [Confederate] side in which they lost 2,500 men and the enemy lost 4,800 men; \"Mr. Peachy Grattans's son, George, was killed;\" praises Confederate soldiers for thei dash, chivalry, and enthusiasm which the enemy lacks; begs her not to be uneasy about his health. 3 pp. jk","Ran [John Randolph Tucker] delivered her letter to him; tells her that he returned to camp too soon and fell ill once again; is completely well now and will return to rejoin his regiment; expects some \"sharp work\" very soon. 1 p. ALS.","Rejoices in the knowledge that he has \"sought and found Jesus to your only, your all-sufficient, your precious Saviour\" and that \"you are no longer a sufferer, but an humble, loving, believing child of God;\" longs for a visit from him; Mr. Graham sends his love to Lizzie and him [SGT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Has received no word from her since her arrival in Charlottesville; feels very despondent and low; his regiment was cut to pieces in a battle in which he could not attend due to his continuing ill health; his trust and faith in the \"heavenly Father\" is feeble and weak; hopes to leave Richmond for convalescence; anxious to learn whether the children have gone to school. 2 pp. ALS.","Wishes him a happy 35th birthday; is concerned about his [SGT's] health and advises him to stir about in the fine weather and see his friends; invites him to Richmond for visits; is delighted that they are brothers in the highest sense; reminds him of the warfare they wage under their great leader against sin in their hearts; relays many religious thoughts and sentiments; asks if he knows William Hope. 3 pp. ALS.","Regrets not being able to stop in Charlottesville to see him while traveling to Staunton; reminisces about their many military times spent together; wishes they both would enjoy better health and be able to rejoin their regiment; Ran says that Jim - a Lieutenant Colonel on the colored staff received corporal punishment; tells him to retain his faith in God to overcome his low spirits; knows that life hereafter to God's honor and glory. 4 pp. ALS.","An obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel Saint George Tucker who died on January 24, 1863 after having suffered from an illness contracted while fighting for the country he loved, in The Central Presbyterian. He did not die before accepting God into his heart. (See oversize file - Tucker). 1 p. Nwscl. Including 3 other copies of the same newspaper. (See oversize file - Tucker).","Apologizes for his negligence in writing; has hired Jim at a hotel in Ashland to Mr. Jones who had him on trial for a week; sympathizes with her in her loss of her husband, Saint George Tucker, which he too greatly feels. 2 pp. ALS.","Thinks Dolly and her three children will fetch $2,500-$3,000; \"Col. Taliaferro presented a claim for $75 for hire of Alice;\" Mr. Nolly asks if Saint left a note of someone who had a share in the property; mentions Mr. Jonathon Sale's hiring of Jim at the boarding house; returns her power of attorney which must be acknowledged before a Justice of Peace and returned to him [JRT]; mentions selling her house and furniture. 2 pp. ALS.","Wonders if the paymaster at Charlottesville, a Capt. Spurier, ever paid Saint George Tucker anything; must find this out immediately; wonders what to do with Alice. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions the chaotic state in Richmond with the Yankees so near; grieves with her for the loss of her husband [Saint George Tucker]; reminds her that he remains her loving brother and uncle. 3 pp. ALS.","Sends her many receipts which she must keep together safely; rejoices that another brother [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker] has found the Lord; wonders if she knows of Saint [Saint George Tucker] owing John L. Thompson $528. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions settling bills including the one with John L. Thompson; asks if she knows anything of Saint George Tucker selling a \"deaf and dumb\" slave to James. 1 p. ALS.","Has paid every debt of Saint George Tucker's and has invested \"the money remaining - $10,880.62;\" Tudor offered to send Gilmer to school. 1 p. ALS.","Offers her sympathy for the death of her grandmother [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker]. 4 pp. ALS.","Deeply regrets the breach of her engagement with Mr. Moore as from all he [JRT] heard of him he would have been a \"true and loving protector of [her],\" but agrees that if she could \"not love him as a wife should\" then she did right in her decision; has heard of her fancy for Lee and warns her to fully analyse [sic] her own feelings before making a commitment to one who may not be a noble husband and protector. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes the house in which she lives with Lucy Tucker Richardson, her daughter, and her family; relays many details concerning the daily lives of everyone. 8 pp. AL. Includes ALS dated. December 7, 1891. Lizzie [Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker], Memphis, TN, to Lena Tucker. Tells about the fire in the opposite lot which St. George Tucker Richardson, her grandson, set; includes details about Lucy and the family, and about other people she [EGT] sees regularly. 6 pp. ALS.","Mentions letters written by her grandfather, Henry St. George Tucker, and hopes that she did not sell them; asks about Annie [her sister]. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets that he cannot send her money; the office to which he intended to apply was already filled by William M. Harrison; hopes to find employment in Washington, DC and end his unsettled life which may drive him to despair; Maurice Smith may leave the paper soon; thinks often of her and the children. 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Thanks her for he rletter and the vegetables; is pleased that she has Sister Anne's company; recounts the beauty of a scene around the campfire with the soldiers beneath the sky; mentions his enemies in Ashland and says, \"I will ferrest them out when I am done with the enemies of my country;\" sends greetings to Mattie Adams; considers sending his daughters to be educated gratuitously by Holleys. 4 pp. ALS. N year given","Regrets that he can send her no money; will try to raise enough money to send her for the fare to Richmond. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Is relieved of apprehension after receiving his Dr. Charles' letter; presents many allusions and comparisons to classical and Shakespearean figures; gratefully thanks him for everything. 1 p. ALS (incomplete). 18__ no month given 6","Writes of missing Lizzie [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] and his family. 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Received her letter telling him of young Hunter Taliaferro's treatment of Alice [a slave] and is angered by his [HT's] lack of judgement in conducting his business through a slave rather than a responsible person, wants Ran [John Randolph Tucker] to contact Mr. Taliaferro for her concerning keeping Alice; gives her a new address to which she can write. 1 p. ALS.","Writes asking for clothes as his [SGT's] were all burnt in this modern Anatasia;\" asks him to send Liz [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] money and asks that he visit her and comfort her. 3 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping, regarding the life and achievements of John Randolph Tucker with some references to other family members, by Col. William Preston Johnston","Reflects on the ills and evils in life. 1 p. Poem.","Discusses \"First cause\" theory and the Christian idea of the nature of God and relates this to the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. ALS. Including a poem by Charles Ravenshead entitled \"Electricity\" in which the poet attempts to capture the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. Poem.","In this poem, the Lady provides description of the knight and vice-versa.","A poem comparing faith and reason in the development of human life. 5 pp. Poem. Includes Ms. by Charles Ravenshead [?] entitled, \"Argument for Faith an dReason.\" 1 p. Poem.","Rather depressing poem with little optimism. 1 p. Poem.","This ballad is in the handwriting of St. George Tucker but probably not originally written by him. Describes a young woman. 1 p. Poem (incomplete).","1 p. Poem.","A toast made to St. George Tucker's regiment, the 5th Regiment, a division of the Ashland Grays. 1 p. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","Asks what life, love, and health are compared to faith. 2 pp. Poem.","A poem dedicated to Thomas Moore and his achievements for America. 1 p. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"On the Death of Moore.\" This poem appears to be a more final draft.","The poem describes the death of a child, and although saddened by the death, the author remains happy in the knowledge that her child is in Heaven. 2 pp. Poem.","5 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"The Two Tears\" (incomplete). Also includes the very end of an incomplete poem. 1 p.","This poem is about a man named Davy Diggins who \"supported himself and his worthy wife / By supplying with subjects the Doctor's knife.\" 12 pp. Poem.","Tells the story of the brave and valiant Shawnees who fought to protect their land but nevertheless were pushed out by the white man. 2 pp. Poem.","Seemingly offers the sage advice of experience to the glowing aspirations of youth. 1 p. ALS.","Written in honor of Laura Powell's marriage to John Randolph Tucker. This poem was written to continue the tradition of Henry St. George Tucker honoring the souses of his children thereby welcoming them into his heart. 1 p. Poem. Includes a poem to be sung to the tune of \"The World is All a Fleeting Show.\" 1 p. Poem.","Written in honor of his first born child. 1 p. Poem.","Describes a mother who feels the pleasures of caring for a newborn child, who also feels the concerns for her child's life and who sadly watches her child die. 3 pp. Poem.","It is about \"when evening shadows fall\" and the nostalgic memories this brings of his home. 1 p. Poem.","It is about the fresh morning, its beauty, and how quickly the day passes into evening shadows. 1 p. Poem.","It is a historic poem written about the ventures of Napoleon Bonaparte. 3 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem (incomplete).","Looks at the nature of man. 2pp. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem.","1 p. Ms.","6 pp. Poem. Includes a poem entitled \"Memoir from School of Athens.\" Incomplete. Also includes Cy of Poem.","Includes a Poetical Address for the Literary Society of Washington College [Washington and Lee University], Lexington, Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 32 pp. Poem. Includes a poem, \"The Southern Cross\" by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Poem. Also includes Nwscl of articles commenting on the poetical address and \"The Shouthern Cross.\" 1 p. Nwscls.","38 pp. Ms. Includes 3 Nwscls. Two clippings are train schedules; one clipping is of two poems entitled \"Nearing the Shore\" and \"It Used to Be in the Olden Time.\"","The story is about SGT's days of poverty when he depended on his thrifty wife to counter his extravagance. 5 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Speech delivered by St. George Tucker at the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and written supporting the system of slavery as the system is far more productive for more people than is free labor. 14 pp. Ms.","Relates their charitable worksto his position of advocating the retaining of slavery. 12 pp. Ms.","Speech honors Thomas Jefferson through mention of his philanthropic and political achievements delivered by St. George Tucker. 4 pp. Ms.","Speech given on the ocasion of their final meeting in the form of a society in college. 21 pp. Ms.","Speech remarking on the many virtues of Virginia which make her \"more Blest [sic] with all the natural resources that constitute a nation's wealth, than any of the states of our Confederacy, or perhaps any country on the globe.\" 2 pp. Ms. Incomplete. Includes undated Ms. of a speech commenting on the virtues of the people of Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Critically examines his poetry and offers much praise and approval. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Mentions SGT's friendly connections in Virginia's House of Delegates; mentions desire to establish a mewspaper. 1 p. AL. Incomplete.","12 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","3 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Reflects attitudes towards the election of Andrew Jackson. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","The novel is set in Carlton, Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. Mentions the dilapidated condition of the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and the talk of relocating it in Richmond. 16 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","15 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","14 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","7 pp. Poems. Incomplete.","1 p. TCy of Ms. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of PD.","2 pp. DS.","1 p. Cy of DS.","Gives an account of a French pirate ship being taken and the trial of the pirates; requests that the Shoreham be granted her \"full complement of men\" as they are in constant danger of pirates; sends copies of notes from various meetings and councils; discusses plans to have a house built at Williamsburg for his Majesty's Governor; reports hopes of good crops of tobacco, Indian corn and wheat; notes that they are at peace with the Indians; reports that his revision of the laws was carried out in accordance with the advice of the Council; recommends additional members for the Council; mentions various court proceedings; believes it to be impossible to prevent piracy without Courts of Admirality; reports his correspondence with William Penn; discusses instructions he delivered to various naval offices; discusses collection of revenue; describes reports and letters he included; requests additional funds to rebuild the court house which burned down last October; believes it necessary to call an Assembly in April; includes copies of proceedings of the Council on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of October, 1698. 17 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Sends copies of all accounts, trial proceedings, and collectors' and naval officers' bonds; regrets that they are \"not in all respects agreeable to yo[u]r Lordships Directions;\" requests suitable stationery; is troubled at the Assembly's refusal to build a house for his Majty's [sic] Governor; reports that the revision of laws has not yet been completed; discusses the problem of finding suitable employees for various offices as \"there is little or no incouragement [sic] for men of any tolerable parts to come hither;\" lists the contents of his enclosures; sates that if your Lordships do not approve of \"Mr. Dionysius Wright to be either his Majesty's Atturney [sic] general, or Clerk of his Majty's honorable Council, I humbly propose...to send two persons out of England for those employments, to live at his Majtys City of Williamsburgh;\" complains of the difficulty in getting a sufficient number of Councellors together; reports that their request about Meditteranean passes, \"is done;\" refers to a letter describing the French Protestant Refugees. 5 pp. ALS.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Poem.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. to Oversize File. 1 p. D.","Includes an address from the King of England, George III, to the House of Commons; and the proceedings of the Sons of Liberty in the colony of Maryland. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of D.","Sends the letter via Mr. Morse as a manner by which he can introduce him, Morse, to the Baylor family; sent a long letter via Capt. Fox \"concerning the future Plan of my Education;\" \"The taxes will be repeat'd except, that of the tea.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","Informs Norton that he drew 50 sterling from him for Mr. Philip Clawsome; promises to remit the money by next summer by ship. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","2 pp. D.","1 p. DS.","2 pp. D.","Orders that John Tyler, Charles West, John Taylor, William Whitely, or any three of them be given the land necessary to build a road from Charles Pullen's to Joe's Mill. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Advertisements concern such topics as rewards for lost or stolen horses, runaway slaves, items for sale, items found, and one warning to all persons not to deal with Frances Gill\" for she has deserted her bed and board.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of PM.","Informs the Board of the status of its cargo onboard the schooner, \"The Committee,\" which had been captured and later rescued by an American Privateer; expects that \"future operations shall be attended with better successes.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Reports that they just arrived last night; states that \"we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;\" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was \"informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Is happy to learn of the latest troop activities; is afforded great pleasure in hearing of the good conduct of General Mughlenburg and his troops; Lord Cornwallis' troops are moving northwardly toward Halifax; wishes him [BS] and the Marquis to prevent the junction of Lord Cornwallis and General Philips; their [BS and the Marquis'] forces should be joined by new troops of General Summer of North Carolina; if a junction cannot be prevented he [NG] wishes him [BS] to join all the forces ordered to the southward thereby preventing the enemy from penetrating the country. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of Cy of ALS.","Colonel Febiger advised him [RC] to stop in Cumberland; Colonel Davis mentions in letters that the government is willing to equip the Cavalry as soon as there is a \"return of what is wanted;\" received a letter from Colonel Joseph Jones who mentions that Jack Atkinson recently returned from Dinwiddie Court where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for him [BS] which will be delivered by Cornet Harris. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Gives a lengthy and detailed account of his journey from Louisa County to Yorktown with his wife; describes all the people they met and places visited. Printed in the William \u0026 Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine XI (1903): 180-191. 28 pp. AMss. Incomplete.","Wishes to discover the fate of money donated by the Ladies of Virginia, \"intended as a donation for the relief of the soldiers of the Virginia, Prisoners of Charles Town, in the year 1780;\" states that this money was deposited in the Treasury by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson and he [JA] would like information concerning the money; lists the women who donated money. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","Has enough firewood to accommodate 450 men and 60 spare horses for the winter; confesses to reluctance to carrying out the instructions contained in his [BS's] letter of the 24th of July; he [CT] has no tools with which he can construct huttes [sic] for the men for the winter; has heard of considerable supplies arriving from France and recommends that an application be made by the state for its quota; requests a supply of coats; has requested that Major Call join him [CT]; would like a leave of absence to fetch Mrs. Tebiger to Virginia along with baggage and a medicine chest; will contact Governor Nelson and Col. Davies on the subject of supplies. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Westmoreland County, for Teliff Anderson and Alice Brinham; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Youit Self and Ann Walker; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Peter Smith and Sarah Smith; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Ozmond Crabb and Winfred Hartly; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for James McGuy and Molley Collins; signed by James Bland, CWC.","Petitions for wages he never received as a midshipman on board the Dragon. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Discusses the weather; fears that all the crops may be in short supply at Doguerun; crop rotation is the only way to restore a crop \"to any degree of fertility;\" wonders if the white wheat sown in 1788 is the one he [Whiting] now condemns; asks Whiting to make sure the Doguerun meadow is \"well grubbed -- cleansed -- and broke up...before the weather becomes too cold and wet;\" says Mr. Ball should continue his work in order mentioned; wonders if he [Whiting] has \"heard of the missing horse yet.\" 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Land grant of 120 acres to James Boyd issued by Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. D.","Lists, \"the times of birth of the children of Mr. John Lowry, deceas[e]d, taken from the Famaly [sic] Bible;\" signed in Elizabeth City, Virginia, by William Moore. 1 p. ADS.","Informs him [GG] that he [RD] has a bad cold, his \"wife is very weak and low...and the rest are all tollable [sic] well;\" hopes that he [GG] will \"right a letter to me and let me know of all diffenshon of my affairs;\" Mr. [?] did not turn out on Satturday [sic] to the Church \"being a day of hieving of Negroes.\" 1 p. ALs.","From, Salley Rogers, to, George C. Taylor, the Clerk of Orange County, Virginia 1 p. D.","Received from John Lubback, Esquire, \"after the tryal at Guild Hall.\" Records an apparent attempt by Mr. Brown to blend Mr. Jordan's financial concerns with theirs [Mr. Brown's and Mr. Perkin's] \"in order to create confusion and deceive Mr. Jordan, or, in plain English, to cheat him of his fortunes.\" 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Facs. of Nws (fragment).","From Benjamin Johnson to John Brown the clerk of the Court of Appeals. 1 p. D.","Signed by: Samuel Thomas, James P. Preston, John O' Connor, John Watts, Davis Hayes, and William Spiller, at Soldier's Retreat. 2 pp. D.","From, James Barbour, to W.L. Crawford, \"the Clerk of Amherst County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Captain James Barbour, to Reynolds Chapman, \"the Clerk of Orange County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Mr. James Barbour to John Brown, \"Clerk of the Court of Appeals.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Poindexter, the Clerk of Louisa County, Virginia 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Chew \"Clerk of Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour and wife, William Johnston, Fanny Johnston, and Lucy Johnston, widow of Benjamin Johnson deceased to Peter Tinsley, \"Clerk of the Chancery District Court of Richmond,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Colonel James Barbour, to, John Nicholas, \"the Clerk of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Jackson, paid to, Benjamin Cave, \"the Clerk of Madison,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, Davidson and Goddard, paid to, John Carr, \"the Clerk of the Supreme Council of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, R.S. Chew, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Clerk. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, L.W. Williams, \"the Clerk of Rockingham,\" County, Virginia. 1 p. D.","Commands the goods and chattels of William Browne; James Semple recovered 221 pounds and 5 shillings in debt from William Browne and John S. Browne; William Browne and John S. Browne have until the fourth Monday in February to repay John Semple his debts. 1 p. D.","From, George H. Christian, Wyatt Christian, Alexander Christian, Frederick Christian, Frances Christian, to, Jones R. Christian for board, schooling, clothing, and books September, 1810-September, 1811. 2 pp. D. Including statement, December 21, 1815, by Jones R. Christian that the acconuts are correct. Given before W. Douglass, Justice of the Peace. Ordered to be recorded at the Charles City County, Virginia, Court.","Describes coming into possession of a portrait of the first Lord Chatham painted by Edmund Jennings; Mr. Jennings \"presented the portrait to the gentlemen of Westmoreland, upon the condition that it be placed in the Court House;\" asks that this request be honored. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including Cy of ALS. 2 pp.","Land grant signed by William Carroll in Murfreesborough, Tennessee for 640 acres issued to James Parlour. (See Misc. Mss. Oversizefile.) 1 p. D.","Writes on behalf of John Clements, Francis Arnold, Richard Posey and Lieutenant Posey who all hold claims to \"bounties of land under the provisions of some act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" for their services in the Wirginia Blues so called from 1755-1763, while under the command of George Washington in Braddock's War; he [GW] did receive a large bounty of land thus he [WT] is \"persuaded that the claims alluded to are good;\" requests information concerning the fulfilliment of these claims. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS. Including ADS 1 p. A signed statement by John Clements stating his land claim. Witnessed 17 March 1812 by Milner Eschotts.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize. 1 p. Print.","Seeks information concerning a grant issued for \"160 acres of land surveyed for Richard Beckett lying on the little river joining William Terry and Jonathan Graham's;\" the survey was made on May 24, 1774; if no grant was issued he [JB] wishes to pay; he [JB] is one of his [RB's] heirs; asks for an immediate reply and for the letter to be directed to Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1 p. ALS.","Replying to his letter expressing interest in the common ancestry; derived from his Great Grandmother Young that their Great Grandfathers were brothers; told by Colonel Lee of Lee Hall that their family, Blands, Bollings descended from Joan Constable who came over in 1620; their common stock might be the same but they may not be descended from Young Rolpe; her mother is of the Smith family about which she [ML] is better informed; her family claimed the honor of being related to the \"Chivalerous Captain John Smith;\" related family anecdote concerning Colonel Meriwether Smith and Patrick Henry; regrets having so little information to relay. 3 pp. ALS.","Cannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs \"to try the virtue of the sulpher water;\" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows \"how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;\" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.","Does not know how he would serve his country there given \"the extraordinary and unreasonable state of parties;\" is willing to remain abroad \"some two or three years longer, hoping to induce my performances of an official duty; has written two letters but does not know if they were received; does not really expect an answer as he [the addressee] has been so occupied with \"steering the ships of state;\" mentions a recent attempt at revolution, but \"through the kindness of Louis Philipee and the vigilance of the French police, the conspiracy was detected at Paris;\" \"all Itlay is a political volcano;\" Lord Ashburton has spent the winter there; received a letter from Carr in Constantinople. 6 pp. ALS incomplete.","Mr. Curry, a sound democrat and an energetic writer, will deliver the letter; would be pleased if he [JS] and Mr. Curry established a democratic paper in Alton; Dr. Hope would join in any arrangement made; he [VE] must leave for Washington and wishes all matters concerning his [VE's] establishment settled by Monday. 3 pp. ALS.","Letter of recommendation for Mr. J.C. Willing recommending him [JCW] for a professorship at Princeton College [NJ]; \"Speaks with certainty of his [JCW's] character and capacity as an instructor;\" remarks of his [JCW's] passion for Greek and Roman literature; assures that he [JCW] would be \"a great acquisition to your [WJ] social and literary circles;\" wishes the letter to remain confidential form the Boardof Trustees until his [JCW's] appointment is made. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the economic rate of increase in the South and stating that this prodigious increase \"cannot indicate a wrong system;\" continues to note that the Northern population grew less rapidly than the South's during this time while its wealth grew even more rapidly; gives a table supporting these claims.\" 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Recommends suspending postal service until a post office is established at Waddell's as Route No. 2737 cannot be put into operation until then.\" 1 p. ALS.","Requests that all Postmasters applying for certain articles connected with their business write their applications on a letter sheet, stating their office, county, and state and address them to the Inspection Office of the General Post Office Department. 1 p. PD.","Instruct him [CE] to deliver mail on route no. 2737 at Willcox Wharf instead of Swineyards since the name and site of the office were changed to Willeve Wharf. 1 p. ALS.","Mr. Oakford's letter to him [CE] was written without knowing the service on Route No. 2737 had been suspended; an office was established at Waddell's Store therefore service there should be reinstated; Willcox Wharf is the starting point not Swineyards; he [CE] will be compensated for any deliveries made before learning of the suspension of the service. 1 p. ALS.","Concerns the August 31, 1852 Act of Congress declaring meddling with property belonging to the Post Office Department a felony; asks that each employee of the Department act as an Agent to protect the Department's property. 1 p. PDS.","Concerns the establishment of a Post Office at Waddell's Store, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, with Henry A. Bourg appointed Postmaster; Mr. Charles Evans will supply ingoing and outgoing mail. 1 p. PDS.","Appoints William Waddell as Postmaster of Waddell's Store, Charles City County, Virginia and instructs him of his duties as Postmaster. 1 p. PDS.","\"Defense of South Carolina - Mr. Kett;\" in his defense Mr. Kett denounces activities of Massachusetts and defends South Carolina on the grounds that Massachusetts performed less patriotic activities in the past than South Carolina. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 4 pp. Pst. of D.","Signed by John L. Thompson, J.P., Hanover County, Virginia, filed by Jane Matilda Grenier. Gives testimony to the many brutal physical and mental abuses she suffered from her husband, Edward Grenier. 4 pp. DS.","Thanks her for her letter; mentions their long friendship and the love and esteem his wife held for her [Mrs. Pegram]; laments being unable to visit her more often; cannot decide what permanent arrangements to make with his family given the unsettled condition of the country; James Gordon has been at his [WJR's] house since the commencement of the term of the court; already know of the situation with Mr. Minor and Mr. Nelson; recent military reverses have caused much uneasiness in Richmond; feels that there is no general despondence despite the apprehension and \"very few entertain any doubt as to our ultimate success;\" Alexander Gordon, taken prisoner at Roanoke Island, has been released on parole; happy that Churchill is kept so constantly employed and is sure he will do well at Mechanicsville. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions the tremendous noise of the Yankee cannons; the men are panting for an encounter with the Yankees and they hope to make \"old York a spot more memorable for Yankee defeat than it has been for Cornwallis; with God protecting them [Confederates] they cannot possibly loose; notes that crops are poor; mentions the loss of Negroes due to Yankee liberation; his neighbor, Dr. Byrd, wants to be put in the Yankee controlled Fort Lafayette until the end of the war so he can be left in peace. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Thanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no \"person braver...has fallen in this war;\" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from \"poisoned wound\" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin \"in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart.\"","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Nws.","Signed by John Gibbon, Major General at Appomattox, Virginia \"the two others being retained by Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee.\" 1 p. DS.","Wishes to renew their correspondence which the \"unhallowed war\" interrupted; bemoans having no contact with the civilized world and no luxuries and enjoyments to which they were so accustomed before the war; mentions the death of \"poor little Nannie;\" he [CLC's] has returned from the army; worked with the Fire Department and fell ill while so doing; his health remains delicate; offers sympathy regarding the death of their Aunt Sarah. 4 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping concerning the false rumor that Jefferson Davis attempted to flee Colonel Pritchard's squadron by disguising himself in a woman's petticoat. Two letters to the editor, one written by Audi Alterman Partem and the other by Rev. Dr. Fuller, both seek to dispell the rumors. 1 p. Nwscl.","Would like to hear from her as it has been a long time since he has and he would like to know how she is. 1 p. ALS.","Wages stipulated by Henry to pay are 150 cents per week; requests that he [JY] retain any money thus far received and wait for a draft from him [BD]; expects to hire late in the fall; desires a quick response and \"every information respecting my old man, if he proves faithful until he raises me the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars;\" hoped to receive information of Harry by Mr. [?] but was disappointed; wishes to hear what course Dixon is pursuing. 2 pp. ALS. [incomplete] 1800's","Written by a \"Veteran Diplomat\" concerning a childless widower Baron named George Washington who is considering naming one of his Wahington relatives in America as heir to his fortunes. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Concerns the beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in America. This article relates to Rev. Samuel McMaster whose manuscripts covering the Church's beginnings were probably destroyed when a family burned his papers thinking they were worthless. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. PM.","Resolution, \"that the United Confederate Veterans, in Convention assembled at Atlanta, Georgia, this September 7, 1933, hereby pledge the fealty of the Southern Soldier to the President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\" signed by Homer Atkinson, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","\"The law of homicide - The Revised Code;\" Commonwealth vs. Vaughn. Defines homicide and distinguishes between homicide and first degree murder and sets up a case proving that Vaughn murdered premeditatively. 3 pp. D.","Dueling agreement between A.B. [?] and C.D. [?]. \"The ground is to be ten steps;\" is either party violates the agreed terms then the second of the party injured shall have the liberty of shooting the person so injurying. 1 p. D.","Enclosed items are rich and were found while overhauling the late collector William's papers; sent by intimation of Governor Morton; Bancroft refused \"to receive a call or have an interview with Governor Morton.\" 1 p. ALS.","Mentions her cousin John Tyler. 3 pp. ALS [incomplete].","\"the champions of the circus and the amphi-theatre practised habits of scrupulous and rigid temperature...winning temporary applause as wrestler or gladiators, but the Christian sect actuat[ed] by more intellectual and spiritual motives should practise the same habits to attain those higher and holier ends of virtue, peace, happiness...which rid [life] of all its terrors and shed the bright beams of hope on the [bleak] chasm of eternity;\" urges people to aid temperance societies in their battles against drunkenness and other intemperate acts. 4 pp. D [incomplete].","1 p. D.","\"No tyrannous acts shall suppress your free claim / Or stamp the word SLAVE on America's name.\" 1 p. Pst. of D.","1 p. Pst. of PM.","1 p. Ph [incomplete].","1 p. Pst. of PM","Letter of recommendation for Dr. C.F. Caracristi telling of his [CFC] great knowledge of the sulphur deposits of El Paso County and he has had experience in Mexican mining matters. 1 p. Ph. of TLS. Includes Ph of ALS 1 p. February 25, 1917. Enrique Creel, New York to \"sirs\" of Charles E. Doddridge and Company, Philadelphia. Gives his highest recommendation of Dr. C.F. Caracristi's knowledge and judgement of mineral matters.","\"It is our duty to prepare their [the living] souls for the immortal world;\" \"the sorrowful are nearer to God and they shall be rewarded in the life to come.\" 1 p. ALS. Includes ALS, 2 pp. \"Your friend,\" , to \"dearest friend,\" . \"I am too sorry not to see as I had my heart set on a visit from you.\" Also including AL 8 pp. [incomplete]. \"Devoted Sister,\" to, \"my darling John,\" . Worried about his cold; is tired now as \"Sundays are quite filled...In the morning Sunday School and church, after dinner Bible Class and at four thirty church again;\" the Coburn Players will perform four Shakespearean plays in May; relays stories of her and Annie wrestling, looking through the telescope and shopping.","1 p. AN. Includes AN 1 p., undated. Quote concerning the destruction of faith. Also includes PM. 1 p. Formula for making pills of some type.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (fragment). No year given","Signed by John Blair, Richard Booker, Jean Pasteur and Edmund Keen. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (incomplete). Month unknown 22, year unknown","Gives brief biographical sketches of residents of Charles City County . See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 4 pp. Pst. of PM.","Listing of short biographical sketch of people born in Surry County. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","Contains various transcripts of wills, land leasing and ownership, African Slave Trade, court cases, descriptions of towns and land and a few memoirs. Some of the (family) names found mentioned in the transcripts are: Tyler, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jeferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Fox.","Transcripts including letter and recordings of property transfers; some of the family names found in these transcripts are the following: Smith, Knott, Stockton, Eppes, Hylton, Archer, Taiman, Carter, Gill, Walker, and Gayle.","Transcripts including letters and marriage bonds from the Yorktown Clerk's Office. Names found in the documents include: Abercrombie and Hornsby.","Transcripts including records of marriages, deaths, mentionings of various wills, births and land patents. Name included among the transcripts are: Lock, Eckhols, Hudson, Tucker, Hawkins, Reade, Curtis, Clayton, and Randolph.","Transcripts including the Board of Trade papers of James City, Virginia, mentionings of wills, deeds, land divisions, a Register of St. James Northern Parish in Goochland County, Virginia and notes from York Co., Virginia records. Names mentioned in the documents include: Charroon, Armistead, Ewing, Stith, Hairston, and Johnson.","Transcripts including notes on personalized paper of Lyon G. Tyler with a \"College of William and Mary\" masthead, notes on wills, marriages, births, deaths, family relations, and a listing of soldiers of the American Revolution.","Bonds collected by Lyon G. Tyler","Includes cases involving John Wilson vs. Stephen Girard, John Kendall, et. al. (witnessed by Theodore Armistead).","Transcripts including indentures, a letter from Rose O'Neill Greenhow \"the noted Confederate spy,\" notes in the Wallace Family, a draft of a short story by Gertrude R.R. Richards and a letter.","Various letters and transcripts, court orders, and a list \"in honor of the College Company, in the War of the Revolution\" of which President James Madison heads as the Captain.","Genealogical notes in which the following names are found among others: William Gilbert, the Bickley family, Marshall, Pwell, and Tyree Harris.","Typescripts of short stories, items from the Virginia Gazette, journal entries, and letters.","Manuscripts including journal entries, records of land transactions, wills, an article entitled \"Emmigrants to Ohio and Illinois,\" and several letters.","Transcriptions of Robert Carter Letter Book, a letter written by Emmanuel Jones in 1768 recommending that the \"Gentlemen of the College\" [of William and Mary] return now that the destruction [?]; many other letters, wills, land transactions, and parts of journals are included.","Transcripts including the last will of Thomas Gibbs, blacksmith, land transaction listing of soldiers \"in service March 1862,\" a tribute to Robert E. Lee, Virginiarious wills, letters, journal extracts and a list in memory of members of the Tyler family.","47 pp. MsV #124.","61 pp. MsV. #125. Includes 6 cashier's checks. January 10, 1850-January 15, 1851. All are signed by Alexander Gardiner, Cashier of the Manhattan Company.","10 pp. MsV #126.","38 pp. MsV #127.","Historical account entitled \"chronicles of East Hampton,\" of Gardiner's Island which was owned by nine generations of the Gardiner family beginning in 1639. The account, though printed, includes hand written editorial remarks by Alexander Gardiner [?]. 217 pp. MsV #128.","Includes a dedication to Miss Gilmer, Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker, his wife, to whom he offers this gift of his poetry. 33 pp. MsV #129.","Volume II. 30 pp. MsV #130.","22 pp. D (fragment). Includes diary and account book. 32 pp. MsV #131.","Copied by Anna Melissa Graves and witnessed by Emily E. Graves and Emily Wight Graves. 109 pp. Cy of MsV #132.","Lists various account, debts and payments of various people. 152 pp. MsV #133.","The book lists individuals and their taxable assets including such things as slaves, harnesses, horses, and lots. 51 pp. MsV #134.","Letters collected by Wilson Barstow and Webster Barstow, written by \"A Lady Correspondence - E.D.B.\" in New York. Comments on the life-style in New York City - the poverty, the plays, the filth, and the splendor. 78 pp. MsV #135.","Includes surveys for sewers and an asylum. Surveyor unidentified. 127 pp. MsV #136."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"famname_ssim":["Gardiner Family","Gilmer Family","Tyler Family"],"persname_ssim":["Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, d. 1857","Copland, Charles","Gardiner, Alexander, d. 1850","Gardiner, David Lyon","Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, d. 1864","Gilmer, Anne Baker","Gilmer, Thomas Walker","Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728","Peticolas, C. L. 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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .","See also Tyler Family Papers, Groups A-F, H, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Papers, 1645-1917, of the Gardiner family, the Gilmer family, the family of St. George Tucker (1828-1863) and miscellaneous other people unrelated to the Tylers, Tuckers, Gilmers, or Gardiners.","Boxes I-III contain papers (many are typescript copies) of the Gardiner family of New York. Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman.","Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and speeches of Gilmer.","Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828- 1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker as well as the sheet music, \"The Southern Cross\" for which Tucker wrote the lyrics.","Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.","Mentions her interest in politics; is \"puzzled how to account for the changes of opinion and principle in those who are considered so very wise and honorable;\" describes the construction on Chatham Street; mentions that David has been out of school due to his lame foot. 2 pp.","A bond, from David Gardiner, for the sum of $10,000 to be paid to James Van Antwerp of New York. 4 pp. Paper document signed.","$5,287.50 to be paid to James Van Antwerp. 2 pp. Paper document signed.","Requests the company of Mr. Gardiner on January 2. 1 page. ANS.","Acknowledges receipt of Gardiner's mortage payment; discusses the transfer of the mortage to Mrs. Abigale Rhodes. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.","Apologizes for not writing earlier; discusses her mother's upcoming eye operation; mentions their disappointment at not seeing her; hopes that she will visit in the spring. 2 pages.","Announces that \"General Van Cortlandt has commenced hostilities against us,\" claiming that they had no right to the estate and that they must leave by the first of May; states that Mr. Van Wyck is very anxious to see Gardiner. 2 pages.","Discusses General Pierre Van Courtlandt's attempt to take away his estate; gives a history of the land in question; is sorry to hear that Gardiner's wife is ill; gives news of the family. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Informs Gardiner that Col. Hunt's newspaper will discontinue from lack of subscribers if aid is not forthcoming; asks Gardiner to write to people in New York concerning this problem. 1 page.","Describes his purchase of a sideboard from Miss Harrison which was initially owned by Gardiner; requests that the keys to it be sent to him. 1 page.","Discusses the itinerary of J.G. Dyckman; informs Gardiner that he is standing by to \"execute and commands\" for him in New York. 2 pages.","Discusses prospects for the upcoming election; believes the vote in his country will \"depend upon the exertions of the National Republicans.\" 2 pages.","Notifies Gardiner of the meeting at Bull Head next Wednesday; hopes that he will atend. 1 page.","Acknowledges receipt of a check for $300 from Gardiner. 1 page.","Informs Gardiner of the convention's resolution to nominate Gardiner as their candidate for Congress. 1 page.","Describes his visits to the towns of the county and believes the county will provide a majority for the ticket; states that he had 5000 tickets printed and distributed in the county. 2 pages.","Requests that Gardiner remit the $84 in interest on his bond. 1 page.","Announces that they are about $70 short in paying Hunt's bill after collecting for election expenses; hopes that Gardinercan help them out. 1 page.","Describes the visit of her parents to albany; mentions the construction of a \"large marble Acadimy [sic] for the boys;\" states that David and Alexander are going to college this spring; hopes to hear from Juliana soon. 2 pages.","Describes in detail his first few days at Princeton, his room, studies, and roommate; hopes to hear news from East Hampton soon. 2 pages.","Describes his life at college; states that he has not missed a single recitation since classes began; mentions that he has been very lonely and homesick; asks that she write \"immediately.\" 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that Mrs. Rhodes requests him to pay off the mortage by the first of April. 1 page.","Believes that the whole South will go against Van Buren; describes the opposition as very determined; discusses national politics in general; mentions Governor Tyler's address to the Senate. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes his attempt to procure the items his father asked for; states that he had bought him a hat, Virgil's works, but did not get a fish pole as there were non under a dollar. i page.","Sends the green bag and matting which he purchased for her; lists the prices of the items. 1 page.","Sends a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond. 1 page.","Signed by Nassau Hall, sent to Gardiner's father. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Hopes Margaret will come up to Croton to visit; describes her attempt to learn French; states that she is translating \"Estelle\" and that \"it is all about shapards [sic] and it is really sichnes [sic] to read it.\" 2 pages.","Encloses a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond for 1/2 year and for Mrs. Rhodes' bond. 1 page.","Concludes that Gardiner had not been able to find a suitable site as he had requested; describes some land and asks Gardiner to complete the purchase of it. 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that she would be happy to ride to the harbor with him but regrets that she will be unable to do so due to her mother's illness. 1 page.","Grades of Alexander Gardiner for his Sophomore year at Princeton University; list of expenses and curriculum. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Is disappointed to hear that his father will not be visiting Princeton this spring; gives an account of his expenses, asks for $240.00 to be sent. 2 pages.","Promises to find a pair of horses for Gardiner as good as he can find; asks Gardiner to write giving the size, colour, age, and price he is willing to pay for these horses. 1 page.","Describes his attempts to contact Mr. Tabill by mail; asks Gardiner to check if Tabill received his letter; discusses bills obtained in furnishing his house. 3 pages.","Encloses some papers for Dyckeman; discusses some legal proceedings with Dyckeman. 1 page.","Asks him to inform Mr. Dayton that he received his letter; states that he has been ill most of the time since he left New York. 1 page.","Asks his opinion on the present condition of the East Hampton School as her son, Edward, \"having in some degree got over his prediction for a sea life\" requires some more schooling; asks for his advice concerning his board. 1 page.","Describes his trip back to Princeton and his visits with relatives; tells of the prices to repair his watch; describes the weather. 2 pages.","Introduces her son, Edward, and his friend, William Braser, as the bearers of this letter; discusses arrangements to be made for their schooling in East Hampton. 2 pages.","Describes the Fourth of July celebration at Princeton; gives some news of his brother, Alexander Gardiner. 3 pages.","Requests more money to be sent as he has to purchase some books; mentions that he believes his father's writing to have become worse over time, pointing out mistakes in his last letter. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Sends receipt for the interest due on Mrs. Rhode's bond. 1 page.","States that he deposited $1,500 in the Manhattan Bank into his account; asks him to send a receipt. 1 page.","Discusses his attempts to locate a teacher for the situation his father requires; asks for $250 to be sent to pay his bills at Princeton; notes that he needs two teeth to be filled. 2 pages.","Acknowledges receipt of his, Daniel Gardiner's, for the $1500. 1 page.","Asks Gardiner's opinion of the teacher at the East Hampton School as he wants to send his son there. 1 page.","States that he has been very well at Princeton; mentions his visits with Mrs. Clark and Miss Hewes; describes the plagiarism of Harlow and his punishment; describes hailstones 3 inches in circumference falling when it was eighty degrees; discusses his classes. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes the cloth which he purchased for her, details, patterns, and prices. 4 pages.","Discusses his return to health; asks about the activities of Mr. Pickens and whether his mother is enjoying Saartoga Springs; suggests that his mother should send all her letters to him and he would send them on to david, saving her from writing separately. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","To Abigail Rhodes; signed by Charlotte Rhodes, executrix of Abigail Rhodes. 1 page. Printed document signed.","Describes a dinner party for the vice-president elect. 1 page.","Discusses her apprehension at traveling to Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, Virginia; describes the Fourth of July activities at the house; mentions the President's plan to travel to white Sulpher springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Apologizes for not wriing sooner; mentions her intention to go to New York; states that Phoebe Gardiner is very angry with Margaret for not writing; congratulates Margaret on the outcome of the election. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that Julia Gardiner Tyler wants enough velvet to \"make a low waist and short sleeves;\" describes how \"lame Thomas\" attempted to find out the President's actions on the sub Treasury Bill; believes the President will veto it. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Asks to have his letter to Dr. Dayton on the subject of the annexation of Texas published in the Aurora; describes the cabinet dinner last night at Gov. Wickiffe's. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions Commodore Elliot's gift of an arabian horse to Julia; runs down a list of dinners and receptions for the coming week; describes the President's jealousy at seeing Judge Mclean looking \"all sorts of ways at Julia.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions the speculation concerning the President's cabinet and the fate of the Democratic Party; describes the \"beaux\" of Miss Corse; states that he must be here for the ball. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","\"Mrs. Tyler's Farewell Ball. 'Sic transit gloria mundi;' \" gives a very detailed account of the ball and those in attendance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy of \"February 20\" is crossed out.","Mentions that she has seen no account of the 22nd ball; discusses the question of the annexation of Texas. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Asks him to read the article in the Herald about the Tyler administration \"in which it reflected upon Mr. Tyler's son so severly;\" advises him on the political course that he should take; notes that John Carter Brown travels with \"a second rate set;\" discusses Mr. Fordham's affidavit. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that he will not get through court until Saturday; informs Gardiner that he will noy be able to return to New York on time due to his son's illness; wishes Gardiner would see Judge Betts about adjourning the court until Tuesday so that he could be there. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Relates Julia Gardiner Tyler's story of how she and the President Tyler narrowly escaped from danger when a hurricane hit their hotel during their stay at Old Point comfort, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the friends who visited Margaret Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; mentions that she has been very ill with influenza; gives news of family and friends. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions her desire to get home; discusses his prospects for political appointment; asks that he not place confidence in any one as \"politicians are intriguing.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Describes the construction of the monument; mentions Mr. Gibson's concern over whether we pay for it or the government.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Informs him of the President's plan to arrive in New York and travel to East Hampton; asks him to make all the necessary arrangements. 3 pages.","States that in regards to the Governor's visit, he was very \"tempted to rejoin the family cicle,\" but described that it would be more discreet not to; describes the travels of Graham. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","1 page. Printed material.","1 page. AN.","Mentions that she received from Julia Gardiner Tyler some poetry written by the President Tyler; describes a story she heard from Eliza Gardiner concerning her, Margaret; discusses her mother's views on Mr. Polk and Miss Corse. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Informs him of the latest high society gossip; mentions that Kitty Livingston and W. Langdon are to be married on November 3rd. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his fellow passengers on the steamboat ride from New York; describes all of his acquaintances at the house at sharon Springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the travel plans of the President Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and David Gardiner. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions a letter he received from Grahm who received it from Mr. Andrew's of Rochester concerning the latter's gratification in entertaining the President Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes in detail their, President Tyler, Juliana Gardiner Tyler, and himself, itinerary and all the people with whom they have made acquaintance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Mentions that he missed his train and is obliged to remain there until tomorrow; states that Julia Gardiner Tyler is doing very well; discusses the improvements made to the President's, Tyler's, plantation; describes the President's travel plans for the day. 1 pge. Typewritten copy.","Mentions how odd she felt when Mrs. Beeckman and the \"old gentleman\" kissed her; describes her meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ely and Mr. Grahm. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Including Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed from Margaret Gardiner, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, ca. 1847, comparing Mrs. Beeckman with Mrs. J.W. Livingston.","Describes the dinners on the plantation; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler to be recovering slower than Mrs. Seldon. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Incomplete.","Explains that it was too late for her to write last night as fairies \"might have stolen me away to deck their fitful abodes;\" thanks him for his \"flattering representations of me to your mother;\" expresses desire to stay where she is rather than travel with the President. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Encloses her daguerrotype; describes her return trip. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Mentions that she, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the President are all suffering from colds; describes the dance of the previous night; mentions that Alice was \"smitten\" with Gilbert. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates Gilbert's description of the hospitality President Tyler and family. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes her life at \"Sherwood\" as very pleasant; states that the President Tyler was somewhat upset that there was not more mention of her wedding to Mr. Beeckman made in the papers. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Plans to leave for Washington, DC and be in New York on Saturday a week; mentions that Julia is looking forward to seeing her, JMG, in March. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes visiting all her friends and attending the third Assembly. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter. Incomplete.","Hopes that her mother's trip to \"Sherwood\" will turn out successfully; mentions all the calls that she and her husband have been making; describes the Henry Clay procession in New York; assures her mother that everything will be taken care of at home. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Describes all the people that have come to visit. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Describes a dinner that the \"boys\" hosted the other day. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates a story that Joe H. told her about Mr.Pindle \"having fallen desperately in love with her;\" mentions the visit of Gilbert Beeckman and Henry Livingston. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autograohed letter signed.","Discusses Mary's illness and how she was sent to the hospital on Staten Island; mentions the dispute over the Williams' estate; describes her own illness and other troubles. 9 pages.","Describes his meeting with Fenton; asks David Gardiner to advance him $25; mentions seeing Robert; discusses the money due Shumfield from Hjouberry of Brooklyn. 3 pages.","Gives a description of \"Homewood,\" Judge Wilkens' estate; describes his visit with the Wilkens, Mrs. Hutchinson, and her daughter. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his travels and impressions to Louisville; states the \"Judge Brown is too slow and antiquated to be of much use to us;\" believes himself to be in much better health since he left New York. 2 pages.","Mentions his letter from Alexander Gardiner; discusses the engagement of Alex Bruen to Eliza Joy; gives news of other friends; discusses gardening; asks that no oone outside the family be allowed to use the horses and carriages, \"not even clergymen;\" describes the activities of the Haights who recently returned from Paris. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","States that he hired a man as a coachman and gardener, believing that \"there will be no danger of his introducing Foreigners on the premises;\" describes a letter he received from Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. ALS","Asks for the last balance on his mother's bank book and any subsequent withdrawls as he must pay the interest due; gives news of family and friends; discusses the care of the wagons. 2 pp. ALS.","Describes the Fourth of July celebrations; notes that he did not observe anyone intoxicated; states that the corn and potatoes should be attended to; family news. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the large procession yesterday in honor of those killed in Mexico; mentions the turmoil in Paris. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that father and mother started their trip South; notes that he has sent her a violin, care of Capt. Nash; hopes that she has been exercising; awaits news from Europe. 2 pp. TCy of ALs.","Describes a very large gathering of Irishmen, discussing the wrongs of \"Injured Ireland;\" believes that Bob (Robert) Tyler could have secured ten thousand votes there. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Is upset at his wife's illness; gives news of the family; describes the city; wants to come and visit. 4 pp. ALS.","Encloses the checks and a letter from Mr. Cunningham to the Presidents; discusses the Democratic Party's estimate of the previous administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Describes the funeral service for Egbert in Acapulco; believes Alex Gardiner to be a \"sincere Christian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes in detail the storm that they sailed through; states that he did not believe what they were going to survive; notes that they are heading for Rio where they will stay several weeks for repairs; describes the passengers; hopes to live to see home and family. 2 pp. Tcy of ALS.","Describes the sights as his vessel comes into the harbor at Rio; states that he can hardly wait \"to set foot upon the green grass and enjoy a good bath...and a good meal of fresh provisions;\" describes his impressions of the city; finds the slavery disgusting; hordes of americans en route to California. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes in great detail his impressions of Rio; mentions their visit to the house of Mr. Todd, the American minister; describes his tour through the \"largest and richest monestary in Brazil;\" discusses the effect of the gold rush in Rio; wishes he was home. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes his accommodations in a \"delightful country boarding house;\" discusses the effect of the California gold rush; describes the villas he has visited; notes the fear that the slaves will revolt; mentions the arrival of the Emperor and Empress in Rio; thinks the mixing of blacks and whites as equals to be \"disgusting and repugnant in the extreme to an American.\" 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses plans he made with Mr. Herrick to establish a commercial house; describes his visits with neighbors, merchants, and the Neopolitan ambassador; complains of the necessity to endure all the fine dining and entertainment with the Brazilian ladies who speak no English; discusses the value of land in California; hopes to leave port tomorrow morning. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs him that she received a letter from Gilbert Beeckman enclosing one from her husband is located in a suburb of the city, Rio, in the company of Mr. Herrick and Dr. Bardell. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that the city is full of colors; asks what are Margaret's plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives account of his voyage from Rio to san Francisco; describes the lack of amenities at such places as Conception where they had stopped on the way; complains about the captain of the \"Chio Colon\" - \"a good navigator but a bad sailor;\" mentions receiving everyone's letters upon his arrival; complains of the bad weather and the problems associated with his voyage being so delayed; finds land values incredibly inflated and the goods he brought with him practically worthless; describes the \"Happy Valley\" where he pitched his tent in order to avoid the high prices of accommodation in town; complains of an attack of \"desentery\" [sic]. 10 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his bewilderment at the situation he finds himself in after his seven month Journey from New York; mentions the incredibly high prices for land; asks him to send word of what rents are and what goods are in demand \"up the river.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that his dysentery kept him from meeting him [DLG] in Sacramento; hopes to be well enough to travel by next week. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that he does not believe that his brother could have reached San Francisco in time for him to have sent mail via the last steamer; is pleased that both she and the baby [Henry] are in good health; believes New York to be an agreeable place of residence. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes how some have struck gold with no problems while others labor away with no luck; explains that beneath the grime, many of the miners are cultured, well-educated gentlemen; gives a description of Sacramento as a \"city principally of tents springing up in the wildreness;\" mentions that many nationalities are represented there. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Hopes to be able to repay her rmother and send several thousand dollars to her [MGB] additionally by next year; notes the prices of various commodities; describes the little shack he and his partner, Major Bean, built to spend the winter; mentions that David L. Gardiner has moved into the auction business in San Francisco. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes attendance at the wedding reception of Miss Cornelia Scott; is happy to hear that he has recovered from his illness; mentions visiting his family; gives all the latest news about friends and relatives; asks for a very detailed letter from him. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Informs him that Mr. Mullone intends to ship carts, wheelbarrows, and similar articles; states that Mr. Mullone wishes to know which articles would be in most demand; mentions that mother [JMG] and Margaret Gardiner left for \"Sherwood.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed description of the flood waters which covered Sacramento; discusses prospects for the future; complains about the poor mail service. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks his opinion of the daguerreotype of their son [Henry Beeckman] that she sent; mentions the warm weather they have been experiencing; describes life at \"Sherwood Forest;\" wishes that he would be more detailed in his letters as she is often lead to wild speculations; mentions the controversy concerning the North and the South. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Notes that \"very little seems to have resulted this winter in the matrimonial way;\" describes a social function she attended. 1 p. TCy of Al. Incomplete.","Expects to receive several letters by the next steamer to make up for the fact that she has not received a letter from him in four months; describes an excursion to Richmond for the laying of the cornerstone to the Washington Monument; describes the activities of their son. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Mentions and excursion to Richmond on the ocasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument; describes a ball given by the Governor. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Describes the development of San Diego and the house he built, the \"Granda Casa;\" notes the lack of vegetables in his diet; believes more gold than ever will be extracted from the mines this season; describes his daily routine; discusses the advantages of separating Southern California from the Northern section. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed account of the death of John H. Beeckman by the accidental firing of his gun; notes all the arrangements that have been made. 5 pp. TCy of ALs.","Discusses the arrangements he made after the death of John H. Beeckman; offers his condolences, describing how much he, John H. Beeckman, felt for his family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions his connection with the development of the new town of \"Buteville;\" congratulates Julia Gardiner Tyler on the birth of her daughter; notes that he would have been very rich had it not been for the flood. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Complains of the infrequency of his letters writing, \"your letters! they are my only true solace in your absence, and each disappointment sends a keen pang to my heart. Oh! mails! mails! you have much, indeed, to answer for.\" 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of a letter received from John H. Beeckman, describing the flood and the search for a better location; states that he believed that his stay in California would be shortened. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her sorrow at not having received a letter from him since January 20th; describes her life at \"Sherwood\" and Alexander Gardiner's illness. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Describes the death of John H. Beeckman; discusses the condition of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman and the Beeckman family; notes the information received concerning his estate; encloses a latter from David Gardiner. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Thanks him for all that he has done concerning the death of John H. Beeckman; lists particulars that need to be attended to concerning the discharge of Beeckman's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the engagemnets and marraiges of some friends. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Rejoices that she has at last received a letter from him, even if \"the tidings it bears are of a most disastrous nature;\" hopes to receive more letters. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of John Beeckman's leter just received; describes David Gardiner's activity in San Diego. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","\"would I were with him! he is free,\" probably written by Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. Poem.","1p. TCy of D.","Answers Alexander's questions concerning the estate of John H. Beeckman; mentions a letter received from Bean asking for the matters between them to be settled amicably and \"without recourse to law;\" states that he wants to buy as many carts as he can afford; is happy to hear that mother is well. 4 pp. ALS.","Notes that the family is well; mentions meeting with Robert Tyler and his family; gives some news concerning David Lyon Gardiner in San Diego; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses arragemants that she wants made concerning some personal effects of their late brother Alexander Gardiner; describes his death and how people have been dealing with the situation. 4 pp. ASL.","Explains that business has been poor due to competition; gives local news; believes his papers, the Daily Index, will become very profitable and influential; describes a staged fight between a dog and a grizzly bear; discusses his leisure activities with a certain belle, \"the Praire Flower.\" 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of his letter; discusses the number and type of vessels in service between San Francisco and Sacramento; discusses the China tea trade; notes that A.B. Smith left to visit friends in New York and that he sent a letter with Smith for him, Alexander.","2pp. ADS.","Encloses a bill of exchange for $2,000, to pay back loan for the lumber; notes that his, Alexander's, shipments have been disposed of except the wheel barrows and lumber; expects to be renumerated for the loss he incured while he was attending to his, Alexamder's, business; mentions the poor market for tea from China; notes that everyone is complaining of hard times but that they expect a good season at the mines. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his shock and grief at the news of Alexander Gardiner's death; hopes to be able to leave by next month; mentions mailing a check for $2,000 and a box of gold dust to Alexander Gardiner. 3 pp. ALS.","Offers his condolences for the loss of her son, Alexander Gardiner; inquires as to the status of a shipment of carts, wheelbarrows and harnesses to David L. Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses recent lynchings and the role of the law in Sacramento; mentions the fire in Nevada City which destroyed the business district; advises him not to sell John H. Beeckman's store now as it would not bring a good price; discusses the prospect of coming home and getting married. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his reaction to the news of their brother's death; states that he is concluding all business so that he will not have to return to California. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit and dinner with the \"bachelors;\" believes Uncle Nathaniel is recovering; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Relates her visit with Madame Arestes, a \"genuine Hungarian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains how she has been taking care of herself; describes the severe weather they have been experiencing and the flooding of the James; is sorry to hear about her poor luck with a nurse for Henry Beeckman. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions Mrs. Porter's plans to travel to Havana; lists the people who have come to call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the fire that destroyed a good part of the city; discusses how this will affect their business dealings there; notes that the Buteville property is becoming very valuable. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions arriving in Philadelphia safely and plans to leave for Baltimore at 1:00; mentions her meeting with Thackeray and Mrs. Robert Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her trip from Philadelphia; complains that she will be detained in Baltimore due to an accident until tomorrow night, hopes to move on to Norfolk after that; gives news of friends and family. 4 pp. ALS.","Details her family life; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler's \"intense thinking and excitement\" have upset her ususal health; mentions Betty Christian's marriage to Lewit Henderson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks her to send directios so that he can make the frame for her brother's picture. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the reception that the publication of Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter received; assures her of its originality; notes that it has been approved in almost all the cities. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner party; discusses the tremendous success that Julia Gardiner Tyler's address has received; notes that a publisher in Ithaca wrote her, Julia Gardiner Tyler, asking her to \"write a book entitled White Slavery in England, of the size of Uncle Tom's Cabin;\" gives news of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions the continued favorable response to Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter; notes that they made \"the necessary invocation to get the spirits to manifest their presence among us...but without success;\" gives news of the family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her excursion in a row boat with David Gardiner and the President Tyler; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALs. One page missing.","Regrets that he was not able to come home by this steamer; remits to her $300; informs her that the other $400 will be settled; mentions that he is leaving for San Francisco this afternoon. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is going to send Mr. B. the ring in order to get rid of him; reports that there is a young lady from the South who is disputing \"the bellship with Mrs. Duncan.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes a \"party of young Tennesseeans\" at the house; notes that the young ladies are pretty but rather provincial; informs him on Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's attempts to avoid B. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the activities of her day, at the racetrack, at tea, and at breakfast. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the little details of the days activities, her acquaintances, the weather, etc. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Hopes that Julai Gardiner Tyler will write some but believes her to be working on her dress for the ball tonight; describes her adventures on horseback with some friends. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions everyone who came to greet her after dinner; reports that Mrs. Young and Ann were overjoyed at her return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her of an invitation received from the Haights for a dinner party; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler and the President Tyler to be recovering well; notes that the Clarks left to go North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives all the details of a dinner party last night at the Lake; notes that the President Tyler was imprudent enough to eat ice cream and today is quite under the weather.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt for $5.00 from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner to P.A. Raynor. 1 p. ADS.","Recommends the services of a Dr. Hodges of Philadelphia for her; mentions their sightseeing in Richmond, the parade, and a balloon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Mrs. C. brought all the purchases out for Julia Gardiner Tyler to inspect; states that General Millson is there and \"on the stump to reconcilliate his constituents for having voted against the Nebraska Bill.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the evening with the Col. Mallory and Judge Clopton; mentions that the boys seem quite content at the school, bringing home \"three sweet potatoes as a reward of merit;\" notes the travels of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her trip to \"The Rowe\" to see Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, but they were not home; informs her of a dinner Julia Gardiner Tyler will be giving in honor of Mrs. Millson, the Senator's wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner party she held last Friday; believes herself to \"have grown to be such a belle in the country here;\" mentions her success in treating Mary Clopton's ailments; notes that the President is preparing his Baltimore address. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of her letter containing the \"Bowery Extension\" motion made by the \"Mayor\" reports that the \"President has gone to the Court House to determine whether the County Clerk can witness their signatures to the deed of conveyance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that all the boxes except one came safely, but that the mince meat broke and ran over david's book; describes preparations being made for Christmas; encloses the papers signed and certified that she, Juliana, wanted. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Notes that yesterday's sermon was quite scathing; reports that all her \"numerous beaux were in attendance\" with her at church; discusses some music she is called upon to play; mentions visits from the Harrisons and the Crenshaws. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that her friends Wilcox and Christian rode out to meet her, states that she \"never saw two sprucer looking beaux on finer steeds than they;\" lists all the problems the steamers have had navigating in the fog; hopes to visit the Whittles in order to meet Mr. James; hopes that the \"Bowery business\" will be settled soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the river boats are frozen up and that there is no means of communication by mail. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes in detail the dancing and the dinners at Dr. Wilcox's party; reports the safe arrival of her trunk; thinks \"Mrs. Carleton is a great goose to marry Col. Phyfe unless he has something besides his salary \u0026 title.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Believes that the county has never seen \"such a season of festivities;\" discusses the activities of little Harry Beeckman at school and around the house; states that the President Tyler has been busy preparing a speech to be delivered to the Maryland Mechanics Institute. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of the above letter. 1p.","Reports the return of Mrs. James Brooks from Europe and that she injured her back and has been an invalid for three months; describes the escorts she will have on her trip to Baltimore. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces their arrival in Baltimore; reports that the wedding came off with no problems; notes that the President Tyler has been receiving callers all morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner at the Nelson's last night; remarks that \"there were never collected such an ugly set of people;\" plans to go out with her old beau, Mr. Gittings; reports that the \"President Tyler's address is complimented beyond limit.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner at Col. Wilcox's on the way back from church; reports that Allen lost in a yacht race by a New Yorker but then offered to bet $10,000 to race again; believes the New Yorker should have taken him up; mentions the acquisition of the two new admirers - Capt. Lester and Mr. Fear. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, Margaret Gardiner Beeckman, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, notes that everyone's crops except the President's are doing poorly; mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.","Reports her arrival at White Sulpher Springs; describes the other guests and the poor facilities. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes a costume ball that Julia Gardiner Tyler, President Tyler, and she attended; relates a joke they played on the President. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses bringing some of Dr. Muhlenbergh's choir boys to his church \"to illustrate Congregational Singing.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the devices and dinners she recently attended; describes herself as a belle; notes that the fog has been so thick on the river as to prevent mail delivery and cause the wreck of the Augusta. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Complains of feeling \"under the weather;\" hopes to see Harry Beeckman soon; reports the presence of Judge Clopton in their house - \"a terror by the way to the ladies;\" believes that any report on the President's address published in advance of his pamphlet \"must be both incorrest \u0026 incomplete.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","States that she has still not fully recovered from her illness due to the poor weather; reports the death of Augustus Christian - \"his exit was no doubt a happy relief to his family.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the children enjoy school and all are well except for Lachlan Tyler, who needs support for his foot as she believes his lameness is increasing; mentions the death of Alex Wells; believes that \"if all that was reported of him is true, Ann will be the better off for the event;\" mentions the request from the Protestsant Episcopal Seminary in Baltimore to have the President Tyler speak on religion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the death of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests payment due for goods sold to Mr. Beekman [sic] when he left for California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces her safe arrival at Julia Gardiner Tyler's new house in Hampton, Virginia; describes the advantages of its location; requests that he pick up and send her the spiritual papers - \"a banner of light \u0026 Spiritual Telegraph.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that President Tyler is complaining, but that he is better. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people she met one evening at Miss Bard's; describes her trip to Telegraph Hill to watch the passage of the \"Great Eastern\" up the river. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Plans to accompany the children to the point to see the parade on the fourth; describes the party she attended last week given by Capt. Dyer; describes the visit of Mrs. General Green and her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the festivities at the Japanese reception; wishes that Harry Beeckman, Gardie, alex, and Julia Tyler could have been there; mentions going to the Telegraph to see the Great Eastern sail; reports on the encampment of the seventh regiment near the railroad; states that \"the opposition boat is getting along finally.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports his sighting of a great meteor that crashed last Friday evening; asks her if she knows of the marriage of Jacob LeRoy and the daughter of Robert McClelland. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people he visited yesterday; hopes that she will be able to see the Great Eastern when it arrives at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; does not believe that it compares favorably with American ships. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit to the Great Eastern with Julia Tyler and Mrs. Seldon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports her evening with Mrs. Satterthwaite; lists the callers she has received. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Expresses concern over his safety; encloses a clipping from the Herald which believes that Ty;er's house will go unmolested; states that everyone is \"looking for a terrible battle in Virginia;\" reports the commencement of the Naval Brigade's movements upon the James River; discusses the debate concerning the location of the first battle. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that they have \"settled on the islandfor the summer;\" wants to know where Julia Gardiner Tyler is \"and what she is doing through all these troublesome sad times;\" offers congratulations on the birth of David Lyon Gardiner's son; discusses \"the fearfulnews from Cambridge the last week...of the death of Mrs. Longfellow.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Thanks her for the letter with all the news, notes that \"Julia Tyler's mind is so engrossed with the inhumanity of this war she could write of nothing else;\" does not call on neighbors as she does not desire opposition to her views on the war; reports that Mr. Crittenden has been delivering \"a vigorous prosecution of the war.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers condolences on the death of Mr. John Tyler; hopes to hear from her soon; wants news about Julia Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that she has been refused a pass \"for military reasons.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Pass granting permission for Juliana McLachlan Gardiner and 2 children to go to Virginia. 1 p. PDS.","Wishes that she had some intelligence to communicate, but observes that contact with Virginia has been cut off; promises to relay any information they might receive concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler; does not believe that there is any chance that Mrs/ Gardiner might travel south at present. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that enquiries made among prisoners about the condition of Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler and family have revealed only that nothing serious has ahppened; states that \"Mr. Ludlow has again made a request to Gen Wool for permission to send a flag over to you ladies, but it remains to be seen what the cross old man will do.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks that an enclosed letter to Julia Gardiner Tyler be delivered to the gentleman who offered to take charge of the letter; reports that \"Alexander Gardiner Tyler is very measy and anxious to return South.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Julia Gardiner Tyler is determined to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"under any circumstances;\" mentions that the papers reported that \"the Union gun boats have met a repulse near Richmond.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of a letter addressed to Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports that it is being sent to the nearest military fort of the \"insurgents;\" disclaims any responsibility if the letter is lost. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets to hear of Mrs. Julia GardinerTyler's illness; is happy to hear that she has been allowed to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"in comparative peace and quiet.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses her attempts to reach \"Sherwood\" by mail; notes that there have but fears \"the appropriation made by Congress for prolonging the war will make peace measures a slow business.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Believes prospects for the South are looking brighter; discusses reports from foreign newspapers about the war; wishes that \"the Southern Confed. could maintain their own independence without the aid of foreign powers.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers to provide assistance to her to contact her daughter, Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports the description of battles received from her uncle, Dr. Minge; notes that the Federal soldiers \"have laid waste, the beautiful estates of \"Westover\" and \"Berkeley,\" and in fact, all the country around here, not leaving a blade of grass, or living thing upon the land;\" gives a forwarding address where letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler might be sent. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses her attempts to get a pass to meet with her daughter at \"Sherwood\" as she had heard reports that Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler was ill; states that she is now awaiting a reply from Major Ludlow on the matter; wants to bring Julia Gardiner Tyler north, as \"the climate during the summer is all but death to her.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that permission is still not being granted to civillians to travel up the James River as preparations are pending for the removal of their forces; promises to notify her as soon as he has favorable news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her that it will be possible to travel to Charles City County, Virginia \"under a 'flag of truce'\" to meet up with her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; notes that Norfolk is \"only peopled by women, children, and men incapable of bearing arms;\" reports the rationing of tea and salt; describes the effect of the war; discusses the possibilities of her, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, traveling to meet with her daughter. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions that Julia Gardiner Tyler has been ill again; believes it would be best for her to go north; does \"not feel at all alarmed about Julia - now that the northern vandals have retired from the James River;\" notes that communication with richmond has been reopened. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the prospects of meeting up with Julia Gardiner Tyler and bringing her north; argues that since the Federal army has left the immediate vicinity of \"Sherwood,\" she ought to try to get Julia Gardiner Tyler; fears the effect of the weather on Julia; reports the current opinion concerning a batle to be fought on the Rappahannock River with Gen. McClellan uniting with Pope. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Regrets that the \"military condition of things was such as to prevent a favorable consideration of your requests\" by Major General McClellan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks to be kept informed of any news of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner Tyler; discusses the rumor that the \"Villa Margaret,\" in Hampton, Virginia had been burned; mentions that Mr. Horsford was in Washington, DC right after the battle of Bull Run. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Assures her that her sympathies are with the south; feels that \"the state of the country is most sad and lamentable;\" hopes to see her soon. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Gives a favorable report on the scholastic achievement of the \"young gentlemen\" under his instruction from her home. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Mentions her surprise at hearing that Julia Gardiner Tyler had returned to Virginia; discusses her husband's involvement with the Runford Chemical Works and the Commission for the Defense of Boston Harbor. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt signed by George Mackerley for payment received from Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner for tuition and expenses for Alexander Tyler and Henry Beeckman [sic]. 1 p. ADS.","Reports that Mr. Tyler has an office in the government at a salary of $ 3,000; discusses the activity on the Potomac River - believes that the Northern papers cannot be trusted to print news of defeat; encourages her to keep her spirits up; quotes Mr. Tyler as saying \"we have no more fear of the Yankees than if they were Hottentots - not a bit more - God is with us and will whip them badly.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Relays news from a relative that Julia Gardiner Tyler is well; states that \"we do not think the state of the Confederacy by any means gloomy - on the contrary it is brighter than it has ever been;\" believes that France will soon recognize the south; discusses the current status of their warships and the denunciation of Admiral Dahlgreen. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks \"offered at the funeral of Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, at East Hampton, Long Island, New York.\" 4 pp. AMsS.","\"inventory of Mrs. Juliana Gardiner's furniture at her residence on Staten Island [NY] - taken by her daughter Mrs. Tyler.\" 2 pp. ADS.","Submits her claim to be reimbursed for damage done to \"Villa Margaret\" while occupied by Federal soldiers. 1 p. TCy of AL.","1 p. ADS.","Asks her to \"give a great deal of love\" to Mrs. Tyler and to congratulate her on the marriage of her daughter, Julia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests the company of the Gardiners on the 13th. 1 p. AC. No year given","Asks if Mr. Gardiner could handle her money as \"I have had it by Me some time and I long to have it Earning something;\" hopes that it will be of no trouble and asks that she be informed of their decision. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Looks forward to her visit; hopes that she will come early so that they can spend lots of time together; states that she will meet Juliana at the dock of her choice. 1 p. ALS.","States that she can attend to any additional sewing Mrs. Gardiner might have; discusses her father's illness; thanks Mrs. Gardiner for her kindness. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the case of the mortgage Gardiner's mother brought against a bond executed by his father. 1 p. ALS.","Announces his safe return from Kentucky; mentions that the Beeckmans are well and that Gilbert's health is continuing to improve. 1 p. ALS.","Does not understand \"how the Trustees considered themselves justified in warranting Mr. Gardiner's conduct;\" thanks his mother for sending the \"corrector;\" asks about a Mrs. Ann Rogers who was listed in it; thinks that the family ought to come and visit; mentions that Professor Henry, \"the second scientifical man in the country\" declined a position at the University of Virginia with almost triple his present pay; discusses his academic performance. 3 pp. ALS.","Consoles her on the death of a loved one. 2 pp. ALS.","Invitation to take tea at 4:00. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets to inform him that they will not be able to visit tonight as was suggested; thanks him for his letters; wishes him a \"speedy return to health.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Sends a copy of the President's address; describes a grand celebration on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets the delay that will keep him away from home; discusses his business; believes he is getting the better of his cough, hearts that Eliza is healthy again; gives news of acquaintances; states that the constant snow has kept him indoors. 2 pp. ALS. No year given","Expresses great desire to see her again, but regrets that her illness prevents her from doing so; mentions that her daughter would call in her place were it not for her sprained ankle; asks her to come visit them instead. 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for disappointing her, but explains that the doctor is still away delivering a baby; sends what quinine he has. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that the President Tyler will leave \"Sherwood Forest\" on the 21st for New York; describes the house and decorating suggestions; asks him to send several items, including her cookbook. 4 pp. ALS.","Requests their company on December 16. 2 pp. AL. No year given","Worries that Mrs. Julia Tyler's habit of writing to Mrs. Gardiner twice a week will make her letter \"superfluous;\" mentions an unusual warm spell; reports that \"the family (with the exception of Uncle) have enjoyed perfect health.\" 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Relates his pleasure at seeing her and visiting East Hampton, New York; describes his visits around New York and New Jersey; states that he enjoyed Beeckman very much. 12 pp. ALS. No year given","Reports that there is no cause for alarm as her health is improving; describes a ball held last evening where no one wanted to dance; mentions making the acquaintance of a spectacularly attired French woman in the company of the Count de Reis, a Spanish nobleman; reports that Harry Beeckman is well. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. No year given","Newspaper clippings; envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. David Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; envelopes to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; envelopes to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner; calling cards from the Beeckmans and the Gardiners.","Admires her \"calm, submissive resignation to the decree of heaven;\" discusses religion; gives news of the family. 1 p. ALS.","Petition to the Judge of the High Court of Chancery for the District of Richmond concerning two tracts of land in Ohio purchased by John Tabb. 7 pp. D.","Thanks him for his letter; mentions his readings of Ovid; argues why he has no desire to travel; asks \"why desire to see the miseries of the world;\" describes the misfortunes of war and poverty; discusses the destiny of the American people. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the pleasure he enjoys knowing of Walker's advancement; complains of a \"melancholy that seems yet to haunt me;\" gives family news. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from ELiza Gilmer to Thomas Walker Gilmer, family news, discusses her studies. 1 p.","A map sketch. 2 pp. Fragment.","Discusses arrangements to buy a tract of the Royal Company lands; announces intention to resell the land for a higher price. 4 pp. ALS.","Wishes that he could be with her; discusses his love for her as they plan to be married in a few weeks; mentions his illness; is sorry that he has not procured a rib for Miss Hetly. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses purchase of land from the Loyal Company; describes adjoining lands. 3 pp. ALS.","Hopes that she and her friends are well; describes how much he missed her and how forlorn and desolate the house seems without her; discusses local happenings. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes his disapointment after failing to receive a letter from her; asks why she has not written; mentions establishing a literary and scientific journal; discusses local events. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his arrival in Washington; fears that he was not a good escort for Miss Randolph as he was too preoccupied with his own business; mentions his visit to Mr. Wist; asks her to write often. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the legal action he is taking on behalf of Isaac A. Coles in reference to a bond executed by Charles A. Scott to John Coles; describes his reasons for demurring Mr. Scott's pleas. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes the difficulty he put himself through on behalf of the Loyal Company surveying their tracts of land; states that the present holders of the land will not pay their dues unless sued; desires that such legal action be taken so that he may colect his fee of 8 percent of the money involved. 2 pp. ALS.","Bond of M.M. Robinson and John H. Cocke to Francis W. Gilmer for $1,124.79 dated 20 December 1823. 1 p. D.","Describes his stay at White Sulpher Springs and the effects of the waters have upon his health; gives anecdotes of the people he has met there; makes arrangements to meet her at Staunton, Virginia 3 pp. ALS.","Mentions his \"disappointment at not receiving a long love letter\" from her; describes his love for her; mentions his trip to Hot Springs, Virginia 4 pp. ALS.","Asks to wait one month to move in to collect receipts of Loyal Company land holders so that he can be \"legally armed;\" warns that the collection will be a difficult operation. 7 pp. ALS.","Announces that he has given David Anderson power of attorney to attend the general meetings of the Sayall Company as his proxy; sends a servant to return the papers so that Gilmer and Mr. Maury can complete the agreement and make a report at the meeting. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his deep devotion to her; is upset that she implied that he could forget her; discusses his social life; relates news of the family; mentions his debut in the legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Complains about her not writing often; desires her to be with him; mentions news of family and friends; asks for her decision regarding visiting him. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for some money in return for his services in identifying the surveys of the Loyal Company; believes the surveys to be worth $50,000 of which his commision would be $4,000. 1 p. ALS.","Asks her to come down and stay with him for the remainder of the legislative session; discusses all the preparations required for her trip. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for the legal services for Gilmer regarding tracts of land in Montgomery that he wishes to purchase; gives an account of past owners and transactions of the land in question. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests that Gilmer inform him of the amount paid for a survey made on a tract of land for Mr. Walters. 1 p. ALS.","Informs him of the receipt of the Order of Account from Staunton for the Loyal Company case; asks if there are any other defendants interest in the result of the account who should be notified. 1 p. ALS.","Asks the court date for settlement of the debts owed the Loyal Company be moved up as he does not believe that it will be possible to notify all the defendants 30 days before the present court date; asks for a complete list of the defendants and their addresses; discusses arrangements for settlement of the case. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the prospects of procuring security for his father to purchase some land; does not believe the accumulation of debt to be a good idea; proposes plans to keep his father happy in his old age. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses legal arrangements to be made in the absence of General Preston; suggests that Gilmer should publish his \"sketch of the Loyal Company\" in the Abingdon paper so as to give everyone the facts in the case; promises to see to it that any effort in the Legislature to abolish the Company's claim will be defeated. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the case of the Taylors; sends a copy of G.C. Taylor's bond; asks that he return the copy of the Journal as soon as possible; discusses Mr. Pratt's case. 1 p. ALS.","Complains that she does not write as often as she should; discuses the arrangements for her move; describes visits with her friends; asks about the possibility of enlarging their family; discusses the possibility of retiring from public life. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses at length his renewed need for a closer relationship with God; mentions the depravity of the world and his own; begs her to also consider these religious matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses arrangements to deliver to Gilmer the papers of the Loyal Company v. Walker case; asks that his fee of $40.43 be forwarded to him by Mr. Botts. 1 p. ALS.","For William Jordan, signed by Alexander Garrett, Albemarle County Court House, Virginia. 2 pp. ADS.","3 pp. D.","Relates his need for religion and guidance in this world; believes that he would have turned to religion long ago if only his wife were pious; asks her to think of religious concerns; discusses family news; debates the prospects of remaining in the Legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Receipt for $11.25 from Thomas Walker Gilmer to John M. Patton. 1 p. ADS.","Apologizes for not writing first; believes that Gilmer will make it through his present difficulties with the help of God; discusses the need for God amidst the evils of the world. 4 pp. ALS.","Informs Southall of a parcel received for him at the American Consulate. 1 p. AL.","Invites Nelson to a dinner on the 4th of July in his honor. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Gives a full account of his research to prove the identity of Doctor Thomas Lendrum. 2 pp. L.","Invitation. 1 p. ALS.","For the purpose of recommending and nominating Hugh L. White of Tennessee as President of the United States of AMerica. 12 pp. PV.","Receipt of $2,250.53 from Thomas Walker Gilmer \"on the principal and interest on the debt of Andrew Sweeney secured by deed of trust from Richmond Moon, Sr.,\" signed by William Lomptins. 2 pp. ADS.","Receipt of James B. Fretwell for Richard Moon, \"received of Thomas Walker Gilmer eight Hundred and thirty six dollars \u0026 60 cents.\" 1 p. ADS.","Describes his impressions of the people and rituals he observed during a visit to a Catholic cathedral; mentions the prospect of sea sickness, but notes that \"no one ever died of it;\" describes his purchase of a substantial amount of property on Galveston Island; mentions other business dealings. 4 pp. ALS.","Announces his arrival home; describes his reception; wishes that she and the children were with him; fears that business will keep him occupied for quite a while. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his joy upon the receipt of her letter; discusses business plans and matters at ome; mentions his longing to see her and the children. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes Mr. Archer to be a most \"promising youth;\" discusses the general supervision \"which his youth and inexperience may require.\" 1 p. AL.","Wishes that relations between the two of them could have been closer; asks for aid in \"reading the signs of the horoscope;\" asks what is to become of the \"honest, independent states right republicans of the South\" (like himself); wishes that there was some Virginia and Georgia to cooperate. 3 pp. ALS.","Inquires as to any further developments in regard to his Virginia claims; asks for an early reply. 2 pp. ALS.","Congratulates him on his induction to the Speaker's chair; notes how far the Old Dominion has \"tumbled from that high eminence of glory and political virtue;\" warns of the possibility of a few of their fellow Whigs joining with the conservatives. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Warns of the danger inherent in naming Gordon as the Whig candidate; notes that this is a crisis situation and urges Minor to act prudently. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests information concerning the conduct of Jno. Hooe in relation to a certain \"loose and base woman;\" requests this information on \"behalf of many virtuous voters of said King George county\" as Hooe is a candidate for election there. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the need for faith in strength of the Lord when one is ill; advises submission to the will of God; points out that \"it is the unbeliever who is alarmed at the thought of death when he is sick;\" informs her that Aunt Sarah will come over to visit her soon. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that previous engagements prevent him from accepting the invitation to the dinner to be given the Honorable Mr.Wise at Louisa Court House; discusses the danger to government institutions caused by the \"indifference of the people as to their own inalienable rights;\" discusses the need for reform within the framework of the constitution, especially in regards to the banking system. 4 pp. Df.","Acknowledges his letter; discusses his political options now that he has been elected; asks how his wife took the news. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that he will not be able to attend the dinner to be given in honor of Mr. Clay; gives his highest regards to Mr. Clay and the position he holds. 2 pp. Df.","Notes that a letter written by Mr. J. Randolph to Mr. Ridley describing opinions and acts of Gilmer that are false has been exhibited in Southampton County; requests that he receive a copy of this letter; urges that the circulation of the letter be suppressed. 1 p. ALS.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Whig Convention for the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; describes the greatness of the influence of \"popular will\" on the institutions of the United States; notes the necessity of \"the vigilance of the people\" to preserve the government. 3 pp. Df.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the \"friends of 'retrenchment and reform';\" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.","Submitted by Jno. E. Heath; concerning (1) the status of public warehouses owned by Virginia, (2) amount of revenge charged to the sheriffs, (3) fees collected for criminal charges, (4) the amount borrowed by the Treasurer from the banks and (5) the balance in the Treasury. 4 pp. ADS.","Discusses the \"one blank scheme\" and its political implications; describes his itinerary. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses his political situation and duty to the Whig party; notes the disapproval of the selection of Webster as Secretary of States; calls Webster \"a federalist of the worst die: a blackguard \u0026 vulgar debaucher;\" asks if Minor has seen signs of too much ambition in him [TWG]; sends his love to Minor's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Questions the meaning of his last letter; asks \"what change has come over the spirit of your dream?;\" states that he is just the kind of advisor that he needs, his \"distance from the scenes of action\" giving him objectivity; discusses his political prospects. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses his prospects of accepting a seat in the US Senate; believes a national bank would be \"unconstitutional and inexpedient;\" states that he is in favor of distributing the surplus proceeds of public lands. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Discusses the election of William S. Archer to the US Senate; describes how he was nominated as well by J.F. Strother of Rappahanock but that his election was strongly opposed by those he has considered friends. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses his displeasure at the manner in which they acted to fill Roane's seat in the US Senate; states that he wanted Gilmer to have that seat; desires reports of how the opposition to Gilmer was presented. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes his meeting with Col. Coles on the subject of the last senatorial election; states that Coles showed him Minor's letter on the subject and explained that they, Coles, Cocke, and Southall, would have voted for Gilmer had they known he wanted the position; does not expect any further action. 3 pp. ALS.","Argues that the delegates and senator had not served the interests of their constituents in regards to the last senatorial election; states that the residents of his county desired Mr. Gilmer for the position; gives copies of his correspondence with Southall, Coles, and Cocke. 3 pp. ALS. Including ACy of ALSs, March 13 and 18, 1841. 2 pp.","Asks him to attend to some business of Gilmer's with Dr. Poindexter as \"there are unsettled matters touching the purchase by him of you;\" discusses expenses to be paid, cash owed him and other transactions. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to receive from Charlottesville Fevell \"whatever sum of money he may wish to pay;\" states that \"the cat will be out of the bag...soon\" and that \"if Tyler is firm and true all is well.\" 1 p. ALS.","Amendment empowering the President to issue Treasury notes as necessary \"to meet any legal demand on the treasury to which the ordinary resources thereof may not be adequate.\" 1 p. AD.","Explains that he has been too busy lately to write; mentions the death of a senator from Rhode Island; describes the party at Webster's; announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Tyler to a Mr. William Waller of Williamsburg; expects to be with Ann as a \"first rate midwife.\" 4 pp. ALS.","States that he arrived safely but it still sick; announces the death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; hopes that she will get better soon; discusses his business arrangements with Harmer; gives family news. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Remarks of Mr. Gilmer, of Virginia...on the motion to strike out the contingent appropriations from the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government.\" 8 pp. PD.","Describes his travels and companions; gives family news; makes arrangements for groceries to be sent to her. 3 pp. ALS.","Promises to attend to her requests; describes his attempt at shopping; states that it has been too cloudy to see the comet; gives news of friends, family and the weather. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his trip and the storm on the Potomac; gives news of friends and family. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks why she is not well; urges her to exercise; describes his committee work; mentions that the measles are going around and that he has them; asks if she reads her Bible as often as she should. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he has fixed up roms for her, Lucy, and Liz to stay; asks who she voted for in the election and who won. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the advantages of signing the \"War Bill\" and the disadvantages accompanying a veto of the bill. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Is glad to hear that the baby is better; describes how beautiful she is to him; states that his \"old malady\" is giving him trouble again; mentions the passage of a tariff bill; believes his health would improve if he could stay at home. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses \"the desire felt by the people of Texas for annexation, and fear that it may greatly injure us if suffered to operate upon the action of your government;\" encloses a petition for annexation, asks Gilmer's opinion of it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that his illness is no better; pretends that he is at home with her and acts out a conversation with her. 3 pp. ALS.","Reports that he is no better - the morphine helped the other day, but today he feels as bad as ever; describes the details of a Catholic service he attended. 4 pp. ALS.","Reports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that \"we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;\" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders \"why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;\" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before going to bed. 7 pp. ALS.","Describes his packing up leave; rejoices at the prospect of returning home; discusses social events around town. 3 pp. ALS.","Expects to leave Saturday; sends estimates of living expenses; reports that he feels better today than he has felt in a long time. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his trip to Amherst Court House and the weather; reports that he will visit Mr. Thompson and leave tomorrow for Lynchburg. 1 p. ALS.","Commends him on the publication of his letter concerning the annexation of Texas; regrets, however, that he does not hsare Gilmer's hope in a quick resolution; states that the inaction of the US on Texas' proposal for annexation caused them to withdraw the offer; notes that the desire for annexation was not derived from fear of Mexico; discusses the problems with the US tariff and custom house system; repports that although many in Texas have now dropped their support for annexation, there remains a majority who favor it; discusses the problems Texas has had raising revenue and the recurrent Mexican treat; states his alarm at the economic situation where many people are moving out of Texas with fewer coming in; believes that \"the President is humiliating the Texan nation and himself by counting and relying upon foreign (British) intervention for the establishment of peace;\" discusses the possibility of Texas freeing its slaves; believes that if Texas does not become a part of the US, it will fall under the influence of a European power, namely Great Britain; refutes the argument that annexing Texas would be unconstitutional; suggests that Texas be admitted by a Joint Resolution of Congress rather than by treaty to avoid the necessity of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. 8 pp. ALS.","Lists his itinerary; regrets that he will not be able to see her until after the election. 1 p. ALS.","Copy of a deed of sale of 191 acres in Albemarle County by Thomas Walker Gilmer to Hugh and Franklin Minor at $15 an acre; contains provisions for the cutting of wood on the property. 1 p. ACy of ADS.","1 p. ADS.","Lists the places and time where \"I shall proceed to take the depositions of sundry persons to be read as evidence against our claims to a seat in the next House of Representative as the member from the Congressional District.\" 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the prospects for the national bank system proposed by the Republican Party; believes him to be the best qualified to explain the issues. 4 pp. Df of ALS.","Reports that the judge is very sick and may die tonight; states that although he wanted to bathe in the springs, he will come and take her home; reports that they had a rather dull time so far. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes that the democratic Party is pursuing a course of folly; argues that Van Buren does not have much support in Philadelphia; wishes that there were some good man on whom we might all rally Richmond;\" reports on the number Democrats elected to their Congress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Reports that all her friends have been asking about her; states that \"I certainly wish you to have as much pocket money as is proper for an economical and prudent young lady - but no more;\" discusses the arrangements made for her money. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he is well except for a cold caught \"either from the wet night or from sleeping in a room heated with anthracite coal;\" discusses his accommodations; reports that Mr. Stringfellow gave a good sermon today. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the housing and dining arrangements he has made; doubts that the Compbells and the Coles will be staying there as he expected; promises to send news of a \"fine speculation\" that he is investigating; states that \"the rumors about a mistake in my poll are all false like everything else of the sort in the newspapers.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to consider the question of the annexation of Texas; argues that foreign powers might \"establish an influence in Texas prejudicial to our commercial interests and republican institutions;\" asks for his opinion on the matter. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","States his decision to sell during the latter part of January as his correspondence with Anderson has proven unproductive; relates a message from Mr. White explaining that he had not written earlier due to his illness; discusses some financial arrangements made with \"Godwin at the Bank;\" asks what will be done with the \"General Ticket members\" - hopes \"that you may all act so as to uphold the Constitution and laws;\" discusses a congressman's right to hold his seat; debates the power of the state to interpret federal law in its own manner; questions the trade off between obeying the law and seceding from the Union. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Reports that he has been hard at work writing a paer in response to Goggin's hopes to be home on Friday. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Mr. Goggin has gone home - \"whether he will come back I know not and care but little;\" asks her to tell Frank Minor that he, Thomas Walker Gilmer, plans to take up law again as he is tired of Congress; states that \"Texas will come into the Union very soon.\" 3 pp. ALS.","\"An address, delivered before the two literary societies of Randolph Macon College, Virginia, by the Honorable Thomas Walker Gilmer.\" 22pp. PV.","Reports that Mr. Meade wants to pay him some money and that as soon as it is in the bank, he will send Minor a check; states that \"I am very busy now with my contest.\" 1 p. ALS.","\"Speech of Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy of the United States;\" discusses the role of history in human society. 20 pp. Df of AMs.","Congratulates him on his new position as Secretary of the Navy; believes that \"the shortest cut to the presidential chair lies through the department of the Navy;\" states that a code of Rules and Regulations and a modification of the organization are required to restore order to the Navy; advocates Calhoun's plan for reorganization. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","The explosion killed Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, Commodore B. Kennon, secretary of State Judge Abel Parker Upshur, Virgil Maxcy - US Minister at Belgium, and Col. David Gardiner. 2 pp. NwsCl.","2 NwsCl","1 NwsCl","Resolutions passed upon the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer by the citizens of Staunton and Augusta County; signed by Lucas P. Thompson. 4 pp. DS.","Resolutions passed by the citizens of Albemarle upon the death of Thomas Waler Gilmer. 2 pp. ACyS of D.","Resolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Jersey upon the deaths of those killed aboard the Princeton. 2 pp. ACyS of D, including ADS certifying that the above is a true copy. 1 p.","Introduces the copy of the Resolution sent to her; offers his condolences upon the death of her husband. 1 p. ALS.","Signed by James S. Calhoun. 2 pp. DS.","Passed upon the calamity of the explosion on the Princeton, signed by Edwin H. Lothrop and Edwin M. Cust. 1 p. DS.","Encloses a copy of a Joint Resolution of Michigan's legislature on the Princeton accident; sends his condolences. 1 p. LS.","Advises Mrs. Baker to urge her daughter, Ann E. Gilmer, to \"shake off this lethargy of grief and take comfort for her children's sake;\" Expresses her sorrow over the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer; explains that she has also been bereaved and so understands the desolation of widowhood.\" 2 pp. ALS.","States that she had not written earlier as she did not know what to say to comfort her; prays that her grief will be comforted; urges her to have faith in the Lord. 4 pp. ALS.","Drawn by his old teacher, T. Carr. 5 pp. AMsS.","Reports that he found Walker, Mrs. Gilmer's son, to be deficient in Latin; offers to take him on as a student at no cost; asks that if she decides to send Walker to him, that she keep it a secret, so that he will not think he is any different from the other students. 3 pp. ALS.","Copy of the letter dated May 1, 1847. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Describes how he has settled in at his new location; asks Minor for his opinion on whether he should run for district attorney; argues that the jobwould give him a good salary and position, but believes himself too young for the job; notes that most of the prominent men in the state are Virginians; gives news of some of Minor's relatives. 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM. Including Cy of PM. 1 p.","Reports that Mr. Hugh R. Garden has expressed an interest in purchasing the autograph book of Governor Gilmer; states that he will conclude the transaction if she so desires; encloses a letter from Mr. Garden. 2 pp. ALS. Including AL, incomplete, H.R. Garden, New York, New York, to William L. Frenholm, . Offers $300 for the autograph book of Governor Gilmer. 1 p.","Informs him of the ommission in his last letter of the names of Susan Gilmer and her children, concerning the transactions affecting the lands of Thomas Walker Gilmer; discusses problems concerning these transactions, i.e. lack of records. 3 pp. ALS.","The paper is signed by the President of the United States, William McKinley. 1 p. D. (See Gilmer oversize file).","Discusses his reservations about becoming involved in the case of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others entered by the Circuit Court of Nelson County; prefers that his son qualify for the post, but fears that he may be drafted soon, encloses copy of the decree. Including TCy of D. \"Decree - Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others\" Settlement of the property known as the McLean survey in reference to the estates of William Kiney, Nicholas Kinney, and Thomas Walker Gilmer (all deceased). 4 pp.","Discusses the settlement of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney etc.; states that he has received $900 from Uncle Walker Gilmer's estate; asks for a list of Lena's grandfather's heirs; mentions the fear of the draft. 1 p. TLS.","Addressed to James Barbour, Barboursville, Orange Co., Virginia, from Rh. M. Johnson. 1 p. Envelope. No year given","Reminds Gilmer that Bishop Whelton will be at church next Sunday and will expect Gilmer to be there as a candidate for confirmation. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Informs him that he received payment from the survey of 160 acres; reports that he put the money in the hannds of W.H. Spillen, to the credit of the Loyal Company. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that he has never felt \"more pain and more regret\" than when he received Gilmer's last letter; discusses the reasons for his support of Gordon in the election; states that he would have supported Gilmer if Gilmer had run; discusses Whig politics - who is running for the elections. 4 pp. ALS.","States that many of the present delegates to the legislature have \"misrepresented and betrayed many of those who voted for them;\" praises Thomas Walker Gilmer's virtues; discusses the responsibilities of elected officials; argues that Gilmer, if he had run, would have beaten everyone else, including Mr. Archer. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Mr. President\" - discusses the powers Congress has to implement the proposals of the American Colonization Society, i.e. the purchase of land on the coast of Afria; questions the interpretation of the constitution; asks what are the debts of the US; debates his conflicting loyalties between the debts of the American Colonization Society and the Republican party. 15 pp. AD.","Makes a farewell speech as he is taking leave of his position as an editor of the Gazette. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Calls upon the people to remember their duty to carefully deliberate the issues before casting their votes; remarks on the importance of the issues at hand; reminds them not to forget the interests of the country by exclusively concerning themselves with local issues; instructs them to tell their delegates \"to vote for the White basis in the house of delegates \u0026 for the compound bais [sic] in the Senate,\" as he believes \"that nothing short of it can restore harmony to our distracted councils.\" 4 pp. Df.","Discusses the measures taken by Governor Giles in regard to Virginia's relations with the Union. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Draws parallels between ancient Greece and Rome and the modern political situation; believes in the necessity of virtue for good statesmanship. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Advocates voting Republican; discusses the electoral process. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses problems facing the Whig party and the political course of Mr. Rives. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","States that he is \"induced to republish the following correspondence between the Lynchburg Virginian and Virginia Advocate\" in order to vindicate himself from their accusations. 4 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses the virtues necessary for public office. 2 pp. Incomplete.","\"Phrenological and Craniological chart showing the development of organs, together with the character and talents of Thomas Walker Gilmer drawn by Dr. S. Henris.\" 1 p. PDS.","7 pp. AD.","Thanks the editors for publishing the \"extracts\" he sent; complains of the small type that was used for his article; discusses his and the Advocate's allegiance to the Whig party; questions their story about Governor Gilmer's attack on Mr. Clay; does not believe that Gilmer called Mr. Clay in his relations to the prty; discusses the differences between the Republican and the Whig parties. 8 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Discusses the \"present depressed state of our markets,\" and steps needed to alleviate the situation; reports on problems of trade with Europe; believes that \"the wealth \u0026 prosperity of Virginia have declined, \u0026 must continue to decline\" unless problems are corrected. 2 pp. AMs. Incomplete.","Chart drawn up to determine the percentage of delegates from each part of Virginia based on the amount of taxes paid by each area; contains statistics on the white and slave population and taxes paid in Virginia. 2 pp. AD.","Remarks of a certain newspaper, \"a more unbridled and licentious Press the world never saw;\" discusses Mr. Evan's speeches on the question of slavery and other topics. Very difficult handwriting. 3 pp. ALS. Incomplete.","1 p. N.","4 pp. A.","12 items","Wonders why his (SGT's) son, Harry Tucker, has been called on only once since Monday evening last to say a lesson in class; would be obliged to receive a letter on this subject. 1 p. ALS.","Winchester, Virginia Gazette article on Mr. Henry St. George Tucker's speech \"in answer to Mr. Nelson of Virginia, on the report of the Committee on Roads and Canals.\" 7 pp. NwsCl. Fragment.","Encloses the \"morphine desired;\" suspects that letters from him (NBT) have been opened and resealed and urges him to use sealing wax on further correspondence; encloses the New York Standard which reports pn the legislative committee on the proclamation; Van Buren denounces nullification \"while he professes great devotion to the principles of '98 and swears lustily that they mean no such thing;\" Mr. Andrew Stevenson has come to the aid of the President Andrew Jackson; believes the enforcement bill will not pass the Senate; Henry Clay will probably separate himself from Daniel Webster thereby throwing his HC influence with the South. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Writes asking for remedy for the worms attacking and stripping the Dutch Elms found on the campus of the College of William \u0026 Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including D. footnote of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker's publications. 1 p.","Was awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a letter in poetic verse. 1 p. ALS. Including AL. Mr. Thompson, to Saint George Tucker. Responds to the letter in poetic verse with one of his own in poetic verse. 1 p.","The bill to fix his [SGT's] salary failed due to a disagreement in relation to the compensation of the Clerk of the Senate; talks of founding a new, democratic paper in Virginia as there is not a decent democratic paper to be found; the Enquirer is conducted by a three person partnership and the \"Senior Editor is weak, prosy, and stupid.\" 2 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Writes informing her of the very recent death of his mother; remembers other family members who died in the same bed, including her [LAT's] husband [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker]. 2 pp. ALS.","Written by St. George Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. The draft includes chapter one, a few pages of chapters two, eighteen, twenty, and various other pages. 24 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Thanks her for the pamphlet which came \"from the pen of one whose opinions I always have been taught to respect;\" is pleased with her concern for his spiritual as well as temporal well-being; speaks of faith and religion and states that neither is \"merely the fanaticism of the zealous of the hope of the credulous.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for his neglect in writing to her; mentions having shown Mr. Cowardin his [SGT's] invention [a machine used in printing]; they agreed to construct a lifesize model and to contact Mr. Hool - an expert in printing press machinery - in order to correct all the error in design; he [SGT] will do nothing without her and Mr. Walker's concurrence and advice. 3 pp. ALS.","Writes in pencil as he cannot find his pen and ink; marched to Williamsburg from King's Mill Wharf taking the city by surprise; his men are comfortably quartered at the College of William \u0026 Mary and he is staying at Aunt Lucy's [Lucy Anne Smith Tucker's]; expects the enemy to invade through Hampton, Virginia, hence the importance of defending Williamsburg; sends hugs and kisses to his children. 2 pp. ALS.","Writes to tell her he is well despite his \"two regular shakes within the past week;\" John Perry is very ill; will send her a long letter via Mr. Tayler. 1 p. ALS.","Welcomes all letters from her; has not heard from the Grove since Coleman Tayler came; misses reading his books; is sorry he will be unable to spend Christmas at home; has just heard that they will move shortly. 4 pp. ALS.","Written for his company in honor of their host. 4 pp. D.","Writes to her as he has promised; met some little girls who remind him of her, Lina, and Annie; they could not sing for him which made him wish he were at home and listening to \"my precious little girls and my darling old boy mingling their sweet voices in praise to God;\" tells how the little girls will soon be driven from their home by the bad Yankees; wants her and her siblings to memorize poetry from him when he returns home. 3 pp. ALS.","Received her letter and urges her to rest assured that the dangers surrounding him are not so perilous as she perceives for the soldiers are in good leadership; reminds her not to read and believe the falsehoods of the war reported in the newspapers; feels that newspaper reports inform the enemy of their [Confederate soldiers] movements, cause anxiety among those at home, and report falsehoods and should, thefore, be censored; is disheartened by the waning patriotism of the men; is pleased that Thomas has returned and will pay him what [SGT] can; with the currency depreciated, property high, and money low, \"prudence dictates the policy of getting rid of as much property as we can.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Received her letter; mentions an impending battle and feels that success is certain for them [Confederates]. 1 p. ALS.","Left his regiment on sick leave and although he once felt quite ill, he feels much better except that he is quite weak now; disappointed that his regiment has seen so little action; mentions agreat victory for their [Confederate] side in which they lost 2,500 men and the enemy lost 4,800 men; \"Mr. Peachy Grattans's son, George, was killed;\" praises Confederate soldiers for thei dash, chivalry, and enthusiasm which the enemy lacks; begs her not to be uneasy about his health. 3 pp. jk","Ran [John Randolph Tucker] delivered her letter to him; tells her that he returned to camp too soon and fell ill once again; is completely well now and will return to rejoin his regiment; expects some \"sharp work\" very soon. 1 p. ALS.","Rejoices in the knowledge that he has \"sought and found Jesus to your only, your all-sufficient, your precious Saviour\" and that \"you are no longer a sufferer, but an humble, loving, believing child of God;\" longs for a visit from him; Mr. Graham sends his love to Lizzie and him [SGT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Has received no word from her since her arrival in Charlottesville; feels very despondent and low; his regiment was cut to pieces in a battle in which he could not attend due to his continuing ill health; his trust and faith in the \"heavenly Father\" is feeble and weak; hopes to leave Richmond for convalescence; anxious to learn whether the children have gone to school. 2 pp. ALS.","Wishes him a happy 35th birthday; is concerned about his [SGT's] health and advises him to stir about in the fine weather and see his friends; invites him to Richmond for visits; is delighted that they are brothers in the highest sense; reminds him of the warfare they wage under their great leader against sin in their hearts; relays many religious thoughts and sentiments; asks if he knows William Hope. 3 pp. ALS.","Regrets not being able to stop in Charlottesville to see him while traveling to Staunton; reminisces about their many military times spent together; wishes they both would enjoy better health and be able to rejoin their regiment; Ran says that Jim - a Lieutenant Colonel on the colored staff received corporal punishment; tells him to retain his faith in God to overcome his low spirits; knows that life hereafter to God's honor and glory. 4 pp. ALS.","An obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel Saint George Tucker who died on January 24, 1863 after having suffered from an illness contracted while fighting for the country he loved, in The Central Presbyterian. He did not die before accepting God into his heart. (See oversize file - Tucker). 1 p. Nwscl. Including 3 other copies of the same newspaper. (See oversize file - Tucker).","Apologizes for his negligence in writing; has hired Jim at a hotel in Ashland to Mr. Jones who had him on trial for a week; sympathizes with her in her loss of her husband, Saint George Tucker, which he too greatly feels. 2 pp. ALS.","Thinks Dolly and her three children will fetch $2,500-$3,000; \"Col. Taliaferro presented a claim for $75 for hire of Alice;\" Mr. Nolly asks if Saint left a note of someone who had a share in the property; mentions Mr. Jonathon Sale's hiring of Jim at the boarding house; returns her power of attorney which must be acknowledged before a Justice of Peace and returned to him [JRT]; mentions selling her house and furniture. 2 pp. ALS.","Wonders if the paymaster at Charlottesville, a Capt. Spurier, ever paid Saint George Tucker anything; must find this out immediately; wonders what to do with Alice. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions the chaotic state in Richmond with the Yankees so near; grieves with her for the loss of her husband [Saint George Tucker]; reminds her that he remains her loving brother and uncle. 3 pp. ALS.","Sends her many receipts which she must keep together safely; rejoices that another brother [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker] has found the Lord; wonders if she knows of Saint [Saint George Tucker] owing John L. Thompson $528. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions settling bills including the one with John L. Thompson; asks if she knows anything of Saint George Tucker selling a \"deaf and dumb\" slave to James. 1 p. ALS.","Has paid every debt of Saint George Tucker's and has invested \"the money remaining - $10,880.62;\" Tudor offered to send Gilmer to school. 1 p. ALS.","Offers her sympathy for the death of her grandmother [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker]. 4 pp. ALS.","Deeply regrets the breach of her engagement with Mr. Moore as from all he [JRT] heard of him he would have been a \"true and loving protector of [her],\" but agrees that if she could \"not love him as a wife should\" then she did right in her decision; has heard of her fancy for Lee and warns her to fully analyse [sic] her own feelings before making a commitment to one who may not be a noble husband and protector. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes the house in which she lives with Lucy Tucker Richardson, her daughter, and her family; relays many details concerning the daily lives of everyone. 8 pp. AL. Includes ALS dated. December 7, 1891. Lizzie [Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker], Memphis, TN, to Lena Tucker. Tells about the fire in the opposite lot which St. George Tucker Richardson, her grandson, set; includes details about Lucy and the family, and about other people she [EGT] sees regularly. 6 pp. ALS.","Mentions letters written by her grandfather, Henry St. George Tucker, and hopes that she did not sell them; asks about Annie [her sister]. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets that he cannot send her money; the office to which he intended to apply was already filled by William M. Harrison; hopes to find employment in Washington, DC and end his unsettled life which may drive him to despair; Maurice Smith may leave the paper soon; thinks often of her and the children. 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Thanks her for he rletter and the vegetables; is pleased that she has Sister Anne's company; recounts the beauty of a scene around the campfire with the soldiers beneath the sky; mentions his enemies in Ashland and says, \"I will ferrest them out when I am done with the enemies of my country;\" sends greetings to Mattie Adams; considers sending his daughters to be educated gratuitously by Holleys. 4 pp. ALS. N year given","Regrets that he can send her no money; will try to raise enough money to send her for the fare to Richmond. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Is relieved of apprehension after receiving his Dr. Charles' letter; presents many allusions and comparisons to classical and Shakespearean figures; gratefully thanks him for everything. 1 p. ALS (incomplete). 18__ no month given 6","Writes of missing Lizzie [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] and his family. 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Received her letter telling him of young Hunter Taliaferro's treatment of Alice [a slave] and is angered by his [HT's] lack of judgement in conducting his business through a slave rather than a responsible person, wants Ran [John Randolph Tucker] to contact Mr. Taliaferro for her concerning keeping Alice; gives her a new address to which she can write. 1 p. ALS.","Writes asking for clothes as his [SGT's] were all burnt in this modern Anatasia;\" asks him to send Liz [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] money and asks that he visit her and comfort her. 3 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping, regarding the life and achievements of John Randolph Tucker with some references to other family members, by Col. William Preston Johnston","Reflects on the ills and evils in life. 1 p. Poem.","Discusses \"First cause\" theory and the Christian idea of the nature of God and relates this to the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. ALS. Including a poem by Charles Ravenshead entitled \"Electricity\" in which the poet attempts to capture the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. Poem.","In this poem, the Lady provides description of the knight and vice-versa.","A poem comparing faith and reason in the development of human life. 5 pp. Poem. Includes Ms. by Charles Ravenshead [?] entitled, \"Argument for Faith an dReason.\" 1 p. Poem.","Rather depressing poem with little optimism. 1 p. Poem.","This ballad is in the handwriting of St. George Tucker but probably not originally written by him. Describes a young woman. 1 p. Poem (incomplete).","1 p. Poem.","A toast made to St. George Tucker's regiment, the 5th Regiment, a division of the Ashland Grays. 1 p. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","Asks what life, love, and health are compared to faith. 2 pp. Poem.","A poem dedicated to Thomas Moore and his achievements for America. 1 p. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"On the Death of Moore.\" This poem appears to be a more final draft.","The poem describes the death of a child, and although saddened by the death, the author remains happy in the knowledge that her child is in Heaven. 2 pp. Poem.","5 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"The Two Tears\" (incomplete). Also includes the very end of an incomplete poem. 1 p.","This poem is about a man named Davy Diggins who \"supported himself and his worthy wife / By supplying with subjects the Doctor's knife.\" 12 pp. Poem.","Tells the story of the brave and valiant Shawnees who fought to protect their land but nevertheless were pushed out by the white man. 2 pp. Poem.","Seemingly offers the sage advice of experience to the glowing aspirations of youth. 1 p. ALS.","Written in honor of Laura Powell's marriage to John Randolph Tucker. This poem was written to continue the tradition of Henry St. George Tucker honoring the souses of his children thereby welcoming them into his heart. 1 p. Poem. Includes a poem to be sung to the tune of \"The World is All a Fleeting Show.\" 1 p. Poem.","Written in honor of his first born child. 1 p. Poem.","Describes a mother who feels the pleasures of caring for a newborn child, who also feels the concerns for her child's life and who sadly watches her child die. 3 pp. Poem.","It is about \"when evening shadows fall\" and the nostalgic memories this brings of his home. 1 p. Poem.","It is about the fresh morning, its beauty, and how quickly the day passes into evening shadows. 1 p. Poem.","It is a historic poem written about the ventures of Napoleon Bonaparte. 3 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem (incomplete).","Looks at the nature of man. 2pp. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem.","1 p. Ms.","6 pp. Poem. Includes a poem entitled \"Memoir from School of Athens.\" Incomplete. Also includes Cy of Poem.","Includes a Poetical Address for the Literary Society of Washington College [Washington and Lee University], Lexington, Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 32 pp. Poem. Includes a poem, \"The Southern Cross\" by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Poem. Also includes Nwscl of articles commenting on the poetical address and \"The Shouthern Cross.\" 1 p. Nwscls.","38 pp. Ms. Includes 3 Nwscls. Two clippings are train schedules; one clipping is of two poems entitled \"Nearing the Shore\" and \"It Used to Be in the Olden Time.\"","The story is about SGT's days of poverty when he depended on his thrifty wife to counter his extravagance. 5 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Speech delivered by St. George Tucker at the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and written supporting the system of slavery as the system is far more productive for more people than is free labor. 14 pp. Ms.","Relates their charitable worksto his position of advocating the retaining of slavery. 12 pp. Ms.","Speech honors Thomas Jefferson through mention of his philanthropic and political achievements delivered by St. George Tucker. 4 pp. Ms.","Speech given on the ocasion of their final meeting in the form of a society in college. 21 pp. Ms.","Speech remarking on the many virtues of Virginia which make her \"more Blest [sic] with all the natural resources that constitute a nation's wealth, than any of the states of our Confederacy, or perhaps any country on the globe.\" 2 pp. Ms. Incomplete. Includes undated Ms. of a speech commenting on the virtues of the people of Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Critically examines his poetry and offers much praise and approval. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Mentions SGT's friendly connections in Virginia's House of Delegates; mentions desire to establish a mewspaper. 1 p. AL. Incomplete.","12 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","3 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Reflects attitudes towards the election of Andrew Jackson. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","The novel is set in Carlton, Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. Mentions the dilapidated condition of the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and the talk of relocating it in Richmond. 16 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","15 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","14 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","7 pp. Poems. Incomplete.","1 p. TCy of Ms. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of PD.","2 pp. DS.","1 p. Cy of DS.","Gives an account of a French pirate ship being taken and the trial of the pirates; requests that the Shoreham be granted her \"full complement of men\" as they are in constant danger of pirates; sends copies of notes from various meetings and councils; discusses plans to have a house built at Williamsburg for his Majesty's Governor; reports hopes of good crops of tobacco, Indian corn and wheat; notes that they are at peace with the Indians; reports that his revision of the laws was carried out in accordance with the advice of the Council; recommends additional members for the Council; mentions various court proceedings; believes it to be impossible to prevent piracy without Courts of Admirality; reports his correspondence with William Penn; discusses instructions he delivered to various naval offices; discusses collection of revenue; describes reports and letters he included; requests additional funds to rebuild the court house which burned down last October; believes it necessary to call an Assembly in April; includes copies of proceedings of the Council on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of October, 1698. 17 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Sends copies of all accounts, trial proceedings, and collectors' and naval officers' bonds; regrets that they are \"not in all respects agreeable to yo[u]r Lordships Directions;\" requests suitable stationery; is troubled at the Assembly's refusal to build a house for his Majty's [sic] Governor; reports that the revision of laws has not yet been completed; discusses the problem of finding suitable employees for various offices as \"there is little or no incouragement [sic] for men of any tolerable parts to come hither;\" lists the contents of his enclosures; sates that if your Lordships do not approve of \"Mr. Dionysius Wright to be either his Majesty's Atturney [sic] general, or Clerk of his Majty's honorable Council, I humbly propose...to send two persons out of England for those employments, to live at his Majtys City of Williamsburgh;\" complains of the difficulty in getting a sufficient number of Councellors together; reports that their request about Meditteranean passes, \"is done;\" refers to a letter describing the French Protestant Refugees. 5 pp. ALS.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Poem.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. to Oversize File. 1 p. D.","Includes an address from the King of England, George III, to the House of Commons; and the proceedings of the Sons of Liberty in the colony of Maryland. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of D.","Sends the letter via Mr. Morse as a manner by which he can introduce him, Morse, to the Baylor family; sent a long letter via Capt. Fox \"concerning the future Plan of my Education;\" \"The taxes will be repeat'd except, that of the tea.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","Informs Norton that he drew 50 sterling from him for Mr. Philip Clawsome; promises to remit the money by next summer by ship. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","2 pp. D.","1 p. DS.","2 pp. D.","Orders that John Tyler, Charles West, John Taylor, William Whitely, or any three of them be given the land necessary to build a road from Charles Pullen's to Joe's Mill. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Advertisements concern such topics as rewards for lost or stolen horses, runaway slaves, items for sale, items found, and one warning to all persons not to deal with Frances Gill\" for she has deserted her bed and board.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of PM.","Informs the Board of the status of its cargo onboard the schooner, \"The Committee,\" which had been captured and later rescued by an American Privateer; expects that \"future operations shall be attended with better successes.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Reports that they just arrived last night; states that \"we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;\" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was \"informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Is happy to learn of the latest troop activities; is afforded great pleasure in hearing of the good conduct of General Mughlenburg and his troops; Lord Cornwallis' troops are moving northwardly toward Halifax; wishes him [BS] and the Marquis to prevent the junction of Lord Cornwallis and General Philips; their [BS and the Marquis'] forces should be joined by new troops of General Summer of North Carolina; if a junction cannot be prevented he [NG] wishes him [BS] to join all the forces ordered to the southward thereby preventing the enemy from penetrating the country. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of Cy of ALS.","Colonel Febiger advised him [RC] to stop in Cumberland; Colonel Davis mentions in letters that the government is willing to equip the Cavalry as soon as there is a \"return of what is wanted;\" received a letter from Colonel Joseph Jones who mentions that Jack Atkinson recently returned from Dinwiddie Court where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for him [BS] which will be delivered by Cornet Harris. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Gives a lengthy and detailed account of his journey from Louisa County to Yorktown with his wife; describes all the people they met and places visited. Printed in the William \u0026 Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine XI (1903): 180-191. 28 pp. AMss. Incomplete.","Wishes to discover the fate of money donated by the Ladies of Virginia, \"intended as a donation for the relief of the soldiers of the Virginia, Prisoners of Charles Town, in the year 1780;\" states that this money was deposited in the Treasury by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson and he [JA] would like information concerning the money; lists the women who donated money. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","Has enough firewood to accommodate 450 men and 60 spare horses for the winter; confesses to reluctance to carrying out the instructions contained in his [BS's] letter of the 24th of July; he [CT] has no tools with which he can construct huttes [sic] for the men for the winter; has heard of considerable supplies arriving from France and recommends that an application be made by the state for its quota; requests a supply of coats; has requested that Major Call join him [CT]; would like a leave of absence to fetch Mrs. Tebiger to Virginia along with baggage and a medicine chest; will contact Governor Nelson and Col. Davies on the subject of supplies. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Westmoreland County, for Teliff Anderson and Alice Brinham; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Youit Self and Ann Walker; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Peter Smith and Sarah Smith; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Ozmond Crabb and Winfred Hartly; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for James McGuy and Molley Collins; signed by James Bland, CWC.","Petitions for wages he never received as a midshipman on board the Dragon. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Discusses the weather; fears that all the crops may be in short supply at Doguerun; crop rotation is the only way to restore a crop \"to any degree of fertility;\" wonders if the white wheat sown in 1788 is the one he [Whiting] now condemns; asks Whiting to make sure the Doguerun meadow is \"well grubbed -- cleansed -- and broke up...before the weather becomes too cold and wet;\" says Mr. Ball should continue his work in order mentioned; wonders if he [Whiting] has \"heard of the missing horse yet.\" 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Land grant of 120 acres to James Boyd issued by Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. D.","Lists, \"the times of birth of the children of Mr. John Lowry, deceas[e]d, taken from the Famaly [sic] Bible;\" signed in Elizabeth City, Virginia, by William Moore. 1 p. ADS.","Informs him [GG] that he [RD] has a bad cold, his \"wife is very weak and low...and the rest are all tollable [sic] well;\" hopes that he [GG] will \"right a letter to me and let me know of all diffenshon of my affairs;\" Mr. [?] did not turn out on Satturday [sic] to the Church \"being a day of hieving of Negroes.\" 1 p. ALs.","From, Salley Rogers, to, George C. Taylor, the Clerk of Orange County, Virginia 1 p. D.","Received from John Lubback, Esquire, \"after the tryal at Guild Hall.\" Records an apparent attempt by Mr. Brown to blend Mr. Jordan's financial concerns with theirs [Mr. Brown's and Mr. Perkin's] \"in order to create confusion and deceive Mr. Jordan, or, in plain English, to cheat him of his fortunes.\" 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Facs. of Nws (fragment).","From Benjamin Johnson to John Brown the clerk of the Court of Appeals. 1 p. D.","Signed by: Samuel Thomas, James P. Preston, John O' Connor, John Watts, Davis Hayes, and William Spiller, at Soldier's Retreat. 2 pp. D.","From, James Barbour, to W.L. Crawford, \"the Clerk of Amherst County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Captain James Barbour, to Reynolds Chapman, \"the Clerk of Orange County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Mr. James Barbour to John Brown, \"Clerk of the Court of Appeals.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Poindexter, the Clerk of Louisa County, Virginia 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Chew \"Clerk of Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour and wife, William Johnston, Fanny Johnston, and Lucy Johnston, widow of Benjamin Johnson deceased to Peter Tinsley, \"Clerk of the Chancery District Court of Richmond,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Colonel James Barbour, to, John Nicholas, \"the Clerk of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Jackson, paid to, Benjamin Cave, \"the Clerk of Madison,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, Davidson and Goddard, paid to, John Carr, \"the Clerk of the Supreme Council of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, R.S. Chew, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Clerk. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, L.W. Williams, \"the Clerk of Rockingham,\" County, Virginia. 1 p. D.","Commands the goods and chattels of William Browne; James Semple recovered 221 pounds and 5 shillings in debt from William Browne and John S. Browne; William Browne and John S. Browne have until the fourth Monday in February to repay John Semple his debts. 1 p. D.","From, George H. Christian, Wyatt Christian, Alexander Christian, Frederick Christian, Frances Christian, to, Jones R. Christian for board, schooling, clothing, and books September, 1810-September, 1811. 2 pp. D. Including statement, December 21, 1815, by Jones R. Christian that the acconuts are correct. Given before W. Douglass, Justice of the Peace. Ordered to be recorded at the Charles City County, Virginia, Court.","Describes coming into possession of a portrait of the first Lord Chatham painted by Edmund Jennings; Mr. Jennings \"presented the portrait to the gentlemen of Westmoreland, upon the condition that it be placed in the Court House;\" asks that this request be honored. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including Cy of ALS. 2 pp.","Land grant signed by William Carroll in Murfreesborough, Tennessee for 640 acres issued to James Parlour. (See Misc. Mss. Oversizefile.) 1 p. D.","Writes on behalf of John Clements, Francis Arnold, Richard Posey and Lieutenant Posey who all hold claims to \"bounties of land under the provisions of some act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" for their services in the Wirginia Blues so called from 1755-1763, while under the command of George Washington in Braddock's War; he [GW] did receive a large bounty of land thus he [WT] is \"persuaded that the claims alluded to are good;\" requests information concerning the fulfilliment of these claims. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS. Including ADS 1 p. A signed statement by John Clements stating his land claim. Witnessed 17 March 1812 by Milner Eschotts.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize. 1 p. Print.","Seeks information concerning a grant issued for \"160 acres of land surveyed for Richard Beckett lying on the little river joining William Terry and Jonathan Graham's;\" the survey was made on May 24, 1774; if no grant was issued he [JB] wishes to pay; he [JB] is one of his [RB's] heirs; asks for an immediate reply and for the letter to be directed to Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1 p. ALS.","Replying to his letter expressing interest in the common ancestry; derived from his Great Grandmother Young that their Great Grandfathers were brothers; told by Colonel Lee of Lee Hall that their family, Blands, Bollings descended from Joan Constable who came over in 1620; their common stock might be the same but they may not be descended from Young Rolpe; her mother is of the Smith family about which she [ML] is better informed; her family claimed the honor of being related to the \"Chivalerous Captain John Smith;\" related family anecdote concerning Colonel Meriwether Smith and Patrick Henry; regrets having so little information to relay. 3 pp. ALS.","Cannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs \"to try the virtue of the sulpher water;\" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows \"how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;\" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.","Does not know how he would serve his country there given \"the extraordinary and unreasonable state of parties;\" is willing to remain abroad \"some two or three years longer, hoping to induce my performances of an official duty; has written two letters but does not know if they were received; does not really expect an answer as he [the addressee] has been so occupied with \"steering the ships of state;\" mentions a recent attempt at revolution, but \"through the kindness of Louis Philipee and the vigilance of the French police, the conspiracy was detected at Paris;\" \"all Itlay is a political volcano;\" Lord Ashburton has spent the winter there; received a letter from Carr in Constantinople. 6 pp. ALS incomplete.","Mr. Curry, a sound democrat and an energetic writer, will deliver the letter; would be pleased if he [JS] and Mr. Curry established a democratic paper in Alton; Dr. Hope would join in any arrangement made; he [VE] must leave for Washington and wishes all matters concerning his [VE's] establishment settled by Monday. 3 pp. ALS.","Letter of recommendation for Mr. J.C. Willing recommending him [JCW] for a professorship at Princeton College [NJ]; \"Speaks with certainty of his [JCW's] character and capacity as an instructor;\" remarks of his [JCW's] passion for Greek and Roman literature; assures that he [JCW] would be \"a great acquisition to your [WJ] social and literary circles;\" wishes the letter to remain confidential form the Boardof Trustees until his [JCW's] appointment is made. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the economic rate of increase in the South and stating that this prodigious increase \"cannot indicate a wrong system;\" continues to note that the Northern population grew less rapidly than the South's during this time while its wealth grew even more rapidly; gives a table supporting these claims.\" 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Recommends suspending postal service until a post office is established at Waddell's as Route No. 2737 cannot be put into operation until then.\" 1 p. ALS.","Requests that all Postmasters applying for certain articles connected with their business write their applications on a letter sheet, stating their office, county, and state and address them to the Inspection Office of the General Post Office Department. 1 p. PD.","Instruct him [CE] to deliver mail on route no. 2737 at Willcox Wharf instead of Swineyards since the name and site of the office were changed to Willeve Wharf. 1 p. ALS.","Mr. Oakford's letter to him [CE] was written without knowing the service on Route No. 2737 had been suspended; an office was established at Waddell's Store therefore service there should be reinstated; Willcox Wharf is the starting point not Swineyards; he [CE] will be compensated for any deliveries made before learning of the suspension of the service. 1 p. ALS.","Concerns the August 31, 1852 Act of Congress declaring meddling with property belonging to the Post Office Department a felony; asks that each employee of the Department act as an Agent to protect the Department's property. 1 p. PDS.","Concerns the establishment of a Post Office at Waddell's Store, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, with Henry A. Bourg appointed Postmaster; Mr. Charles Evans will supply ingoing and outgoing mail. 1 p. PDS.","Appoints William Waddell as Postmaster of Waddell's Store, Charles City County, Virginia and instructs him of his duties as Postmaster. 1 p. PDS.","\"Defense of South Carolina - Mr. Kett;\" in his defense Mr. Kett denounces activities of Massachusetts and defends South Carolina on the grounds that Massachusetts performed less patriotic activities in the past than South Carolina. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 4 pp. Pst. of D.","Signed by John L. Thompson, J.P., Hanover County, Virginia, filed by Jane Matilda Grenier. Gives testimony to the many brutal physical and mental abuses she suffered from her husband, Edward Grenier. 4 pp. DS.","Thanks her for her letter; mentions their long friendship and the love and esteem his wife held for her [Mrs. Pegram]; laments being unable to visit her more often; cannot decide what permanent arrangements to make with his family given the unsettled condition of the country; James Gordon has been at his [WJR's] house since the commencement of the term of the court; already know of the situation with Mr. Minor and Mr. Nelson; recent military reverses have caused much uneasiness in Richmond; feels that there is no general despondence despite the apprehension and \"very few entertain any doubt as to our ultimate success;\" Alexander Gordon, taken prisoner at Roanoke Island, has been released on parole; happy that Churchill is kept so constantly employed and is sure he will do well at Mechanicsville. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions the tremendous noise of the Yankee cannons; the men are panting for an encounter with the Yankees and they hope to make \"old York a spot more memorable for Yankee defeat than it has been for Cornwallis; with God protecting them [Confederates] they cannot possibly loose; notes that crops are poor; mentions the loss of Negroes due to Yankee liberation; his neighbor, Dr. Byrd, wants to be put in the Yankee controlled Fort Lafayette until the end of the war so he can be left in peace. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Thanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no \"person braver...has fallen in this war;\" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from \"poisoned wound\" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin \"in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart.\"","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Nws.","Signed by John Gibbon, Major General at Appomattox, Virginia \"the two others being retained by Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee.\" 1 p. DS.","Wishes to renew their correspondence which the \"unhallowed war\" interrupted; bemoans having no contact with the civilized world and no luxuries and enjoyments to which they were so accustomed before the war; mentions the death of \"poor little Nannie;\" he [CLC's] has returned from the army; worked with the Fire Department and fell ill while so doing; his health remains delicate; offers sympathy regarding the death of their Aunt Sarah. 4 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping concerning the false rumor that Jefferson Davis attempted to flee Colonel Pritchard's squadron by disguising himself in a woman's petticoat. Two letters to the editor, one written by Audi Alterman Partem and the other by Rev. Dr. Fuller, both seek to dispell the rumors. 1 p. Nwscl.","Would like to hear from her as it has been a long time since he has and he would like to know how she is. 1 p. ALS.","Wages stipulated by Henry to pay are 150 cents per week; requests that he [JY] retain any money thus far received and wait for a draft from him [BD]; expects to hire late in the fall; desires a quick response and \"every information respecting my old man, if he proves faithful until he raises me the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars;\" hoped to receive information of Harry by Mr. [?] but was disappointed; wishes to hear what course Dixon is pursuing. 2 pp. ALS. [incomplete] 1800's","Written by a \"Veteran Diplomat\" concerning a childless widower Baron named George Washington who is considering naming one of his Wahington relatives in America as heir to his fortunes. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Concerns the beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in America. This article relates to Rev. Samuel McMaster whose manuscripts covering the Church's beginnings were probably destroyed when a family burned his papers thinking they were worthless. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. PM.","Resolution, \"that the United Confederate Veterans, in Convention assembled at Atlanta, Georgia, this September 7, 1933, hereby pledge the fealty of the Southern Soldier to the President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\" signed by Homer Atkinson, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","\"The law of homicide - The Revised Code;\" Commonwealth vs. Vaughn. Defines homicide and distinguishes between homicide and first degree murder and sets up a case proving that Vaughn murdered premeditatively. 3 pp. D.","Dueling agreement between A.B. [?] and C.D. [?]. \"The ground is to be ten steps;\" is either party violates the agreed terms then the second of the party injured shall have the liberty of shooting the person so injurying. 1 p. D.","Enclosed items are rich and were found while overhauling the late collector William's papers; sent by intimation of Governor Morton; Bancroft refused \"to receive a call or have an interview with Governor Morton.\" 1 p. ALS.","Mentions her cousin John Tyler. 3 pp. ALS [incomplete].","\"the champions of the circus and the amphi-theatre practised habits of scrupulous and rigid temperature...winning temporary applause as wrestler or gladiators, but the Christian sect actuat[ed] by more intellectual and spiritual motives should practise the same habits to attain those higher and holier ends of virtue, peace, happiness...which rid [life] of all its terrors and shed the bright beams of hope on the [bleak] chasm of eternity;\" urges people to aid temperance societies in their battles against drunkenness and other intemperate acts. 4 pp. D [incomplete].","1 p. D.","\"No tyrannous acts shall suppress your free claim / Or stamp the word SLAVE on America's name.\" 1 p. Pst. of D.","1 p. Pst. of PM.","1 p. Ph [incomplete].","1 p. Pst. of PM","Letter of recommendation for Dr. C.F. Caracristi telling of his [CFC] great knowledge of the sulphur deposits of El Paso County and he has had experience in Mexican mining matters. 1 p. Ph. of TLS. Includes Ph of ALS 1 p. February 25, 1917. Enrique Creel, New York to \"sirs\" of Charles E. Doddridge and Company, Philadelphia. Gives his highest recommendation of Dr. C.F. Caracristi's knowledge and judgement of mineral matters.","\"It is our duty to prepare their [the living] souls for the immortal world;\" \"the sorrowful are nearer to God and they shall be rewarded in the life to come.\" 1 p. ALS. Includes ALS, 2 pp. \"Your friend,\" , to \"dearest friend,\" . \"I am too sorry not to see as I had my heart set on a visit from you.\" Also including AL 8 pp. [incomplete]. \"Devoted Sister,\" to, \"my darling John,\" . Worried about his cold; is tired now as \"Sundays are quite filled...In the morning Sunday School and church, after dinner Bible Class and at four thirty church again;\" the Coburn Players will perform four Shakespearean plays in May; relays stories of her and Annie wrestling, looking through the telescope and shopping.","1 p. AN. Includes AN 1 p., undated. Quote concerning the destruction of faith. Also includes PM. 1 p. Formula for making pills of some type.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (fragment). No year given","Signed by John Blair, Richard Booker, Jean Pasteur and Edmund Keen. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (incomplete). Month unknown 22, year unknown","Gives brief biographical sketches of residents of Charles City County . See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 4 pp. Pst. of PM.","Listing of short biographical sketch of people born in Surry County. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","Contains various transcripts of wills, land leasing and ownership, African Slave Trade, court cases, descriptions of towns and land and a few memoirs. Some of the (family) names found mentioned in the transcripts are: Tyler, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jeferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Fox.","Transcripts including letter and recordings of property transfers; some of the family names found in these transcripts are the following: Smith, Knott, Stockton, Eppes, Hylton, Archer, Taiman, Carter, Gill, Walker, and Gayle.","Transcripts including letters and marriage bonds from the Yorktown Clerk's Office. Names found in the documents include: Abercrombie and Hornsby.","Transcripts including records of marriages, deaths, mentionings of various wills, births and land patents. Name included among the transcripts are: Lock, Eckhols, Hudson, Tucker, Hawkins, Reade, Curtis, Clayton, and Randolph.","Transcripts including the Board of Trade papers of James City, Virginia, mentionings of wills, deeds, land divisions, a Register of St. James Northern Parish in Goochland County, Virginia and notes from York Co., Virginia records. Names mentioned in the documents include: Charroon, Armistead, Ewing, Stith, Hairston, and Johnson.","Transcripts including notes on personalized paper of Lyon G. Tyler with a \"College of William and Mary\" masthead, notes on wills, marriages, births, deaths, family relations, and a listing of soldiers of the American Revolution.","Bonds collected by Lyon G. Tyler","Includes cases involving John Wilson vs. Stephen Girard, John Kendall, et. al. (witnessed by Theodore Armistead).","Transcripts including indentures, a letter from Rose O'Neill Greenhow \"the noted Confederate spy,\" notes in the Wallace Family, a draft of a short story by Gertrude R.R. Richards and a letter.","Various letters and transcripts, court orders, and a list \"in honor of the College Company, in the War of the Revolution\" of which President James Madison heads as the Captain.","Genealogical notes in which the following names are found among others: William Gilbert, the Bickley family, Marshall, Pwell, and Tyree Harris.","Typescripts of short stories, items from the Virginia Gazette, journal entries, and letters.","Manuscripts including journal entries, records of land transactions, wills, an article entitled \"Emmigrants to Ohio and Illinois,\" and several letters.","Transcriptions of Robert Carter Letter Book, a letter written by Emmanuel Jones in 1768 recommending that the \"Gentlemen of the College\" [of William and Mary] return now that the destruction [?]; many other letters, wills, land transactions, and parts of journals are included.","Transcripts including the last will of Thomas Gibbs, blacksmith, land transaction listing of soldiers \"in service March 1862,\" a tribute to Robert E. Lee, Virginiarious wills, letters, journal extracts and a list in memory of members of the Tyler family.","47 pp. MsV #124.","61 pp. MsV. #125. Includes 6 cashier's checks. January 10, 1850-January 15, 1851. All are signed by Alexander Gardiner, Cashier of the Manhattan Company.","10 pp. MsV #126.","38 pp. MsV #127.","Historical account entitled \"chronicles of East Hampton,\" of Gardiner's Island which was owned by nine generations of the Gardiner family beginning in 1639. The account, though printed, includes hand written editorial remarks by Alexander Gardiner [?]. 217 pp. MsV #128.","Includes a dedication to Miss Gilmer, Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker, his wife, to whom he offers this gift of his poetry. 33 pp. MsV #129.","Volume II. 30 pp. MsV #130.","22 pp. D (fragment). Includes diary and account book. 32 pp. MsV #131.","Copied by Anna Melissa Graves and witnessed by Emily E. Graves and Emily Wight Graves. 109 pp. Cy of MsV #132.","Lists various account, debts and payments of various people. 152 pp. MsV #133.","The book lists individuals and their taxable assets including such things as slaves, harnesses, horses, and lots. 51 pp. MsV #134.","Letters collected by Wilson Barstow and Webster Barstow, written by \"A Lady Correspondence - E.D.B.\" in New York. Comments on the life-style in New York City - the poverty, the plays, the filth, and the splendor. 78 pp. MsV #135.","Includes surveys for sewers and an asylum. Surveyor unidentified. 127 pp. MsV #136.","Special Collections Research Center","Gardiner Family","Gilmer Family","Tyler Family","Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, d. 1857","Copland, Charles","Gardiner, Alexander, d. 1850","Gardiner, David Lyon","Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, d. 1864","Gilmer, Anne Baker","Gilmer, Thomas Walker","Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728","Peticolas, C. L. 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If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. 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Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and speeches of Gilmer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828- 1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker as well as the sheet music, \"The Southern Cross\" for which Tucker wrote the lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eMentions her interest in politics; is \"puzzled how to account for the changes of opinion and principle in those who are considered so very wise and honorable;\" describes the construction on Chatham Street; mentions that David has been out of school due to his lame foot. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA bond, from David Gardiner, for the sum of $10,000 to be paid to James Van Antwerp of New York. 4 pp. Paper document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e$5,287.50 to be paid to James Van Antwerp. 2 pp. Paper document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests the company of Mr. Gardiner on January 2. 1 page. ANS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of Gardiner's mortage payment; discusses the transfer of the mortage to Mrs. Abigale Rhodes. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing earlier; discusses her mother's upcoming eye operation; mentions their disappointment at not seeing her; hopes that she will visit in the spring. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that \"General Van Cortlandt has commenced hostilities against us,\" claiming that they had no right to the estate and that they must leave by the first of May; states that Mr. Van Wyck is very anxious to see Gardiner. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses General Pierre Van Courtlandt's attempt to take away his estate; gives a history of the land in question; is sorry to hear that Gardiner's wife is ill; gives news of the family. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner that Col. Hunt's newspaper will discontinue from lack of subscribers if aid is not forthcoming; asks Gardiner to write to people in New York concerning this problem. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his purchase of a sideboard from Miss Harrison which was initially owned by Gardiner; requests that the keys to it be sent to him. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the itinerary of J.G. Dyckman; informs Gardiner that he is standing by to \"execute and commands\" for him in New York. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses prospects for the upcoming election; believes the vote in his country will \"depend upon the exertions of the National Republicans.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotifies Gardiner of the meeting at Bull Head next Wednesday; hopes that he will atend. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a check for $300 from Gardiner. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner of the convention's resolution to nominate Gardiner as their candidate for Congress. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his visits to the towns of the county and believes the county will provide a majority for the ticket; states that he had 5000 tickets printed and distributed in the county. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that Gardiner remit the $84 in interest on his bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that they are about $70 short in paying Hunt's bill after collecting for election expenses; hopes that Gardinercan help them out. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the visit of her parents to albany; mentions the construction of a \"large marble Acadimy [sic] for the boys;\" states that David and Alexander are going to college this spring; hopes to hear from Juliana soon. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail his first few days at Princeton, his room, studies, and roommate; hopes to hear news from East Hampton soon. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his life at college; states that he has not missed a single recitation since classes began; mentions that he has been very lonely and homesick; asks that she write \"immediately.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner that Mrs. Rhodes requests him to pay off the mortage by the first of April. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that the whole South will go against Van Buren; describes the opposition as very determined; discusses national politics in general; mentions Governor Tyler's address to the Senate. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his attempt to procure the items his father asked for; states that he had bought him a hat, Virgil's works, but did not get a fish pole as there were non under a dollar. i page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends the green bag and matting which he purchased for her; lists the prices of the items. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by Nassau Hall, sent to Gardiner's father. 2 pages. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes Margaret will come up to Croton to visit; describes her attempt to learn French; states that she is translating \"Estelle\" and that \"it is all about shapards [sic] and it is really sichnes [sic] to read it.\" 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond for 1/2 year and for Mrs. Rhodes' bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcludes that Gardiner had not been able to find a suitable site as he had requested; describes some land and asks Gardiner to complete the purchase of it. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Gardiner that she would be happy to ride to the harbor with him but regrets that she will be unable to do so due to her mother's illness. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrades of Alexander Gardiner for his Sophomore year at Princeton University; list of expenses and curriculum. 2 pages. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs disappointed to hear that his father will not be visiting Princeton this spring; gives an account of his expenses, asks for $240.00 to be sent. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromises to find a pair of horses for Gardiner as good as he can find; asks Gardiner to write giving the size, colour, age, and price he is willing to pay for these horses. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his attempts to contact Mr. Tabill by mail; asks Gardiner to check if Tabill received his letter; discusses bills obtained in furnishing his house. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses some papers for Dyckeman; discusses some legal proceedings with Dyckeman. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to inform Mr. Dayton that he received his letter; states that he has been ill most of the time since he left New York. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks his opinion on the present condition of the East Hampton School as her son, Edward, \"having in some degree got over his prediction for a sea life\" requires some more schooling; asks for his advice concerning his board. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip back to Princeton and his visits with relatives; tells of the prices to repair his watch; describes the weather. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces her son, Edward, and his friend, William Braser, as the bearers of this letter; discusses arrangements to be made for their schooling in East Hampton. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the Fourth of July celebration at Princeton; gives some news of his brother, Alexander Gardiner. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests more money to be sent as he has to purchase some books; mentions that he believes his father's writing to have become worse over time, pointing out mistakes in his last letter. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends receipt for the interest due on Mrs. Rhode's bond. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he deposited $1,500 in the Manhattan Bank into his account; asks him to send a receipt. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his attempts to locate a teacher for the situation his father requires; asks for $250 to be sent to pay his bills at Princeton; notes that he needs two teeth to be filled. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of his, Daniel Gardiner's, for the $1500. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks Gardiner's opinion of the teacher at the East Hampton School as he wants to send his son there. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he has been very well at Princeton; mentions his visits with Mrs. Clark and Miss Hewes; describes the plagiarism of Harlow and his punishment; describes hailstones 3 inches in circumference falling when it was eighty degrees; discusses his classes. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the cloth which he purchased for her, details, patterns, and prices. 4 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his return to health; asks about the activities of Mr. Pickens and whether his mother is enjoying Saartoga Springs; suggests that his mother should send all her letters to him and he would send them on to david, saving her from writing separately. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo Abigail Rhodes; signed by Charlotte Rhodes, executrix of Abigail Rhodes. 1 page. Printed document signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a dinner party for the vice-president elect. 1 page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses her apprehension at traveling to Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, Virginia; describes the Fourth of July activities at the house; mentions the President's plan to travel to white Sulpher springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not wriing sooner; mentions her intention to go to New York; states that Phoebe Gardiner is very angry with Margaret for not writing; congratulates Margaret on the outcome of the election. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that Julia Gardiner Tyler wants enough velvet to \"make a low waist and short sleeves;\" describes how \"lame Thomas\" attempted to find out the President's actions on the sub Treasury Bill; believes the President will veto it. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks to have his letter to Dr. Dayton on the subject of the annexation of Texas published in the Aurora; describes the cabinet dinner last night at Gov. Wickiffe's. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Commodore Elliot's gift of an arabian horse to Julia; runs down a list of dinners and receptions for the coming week; describes the President's jealousy at seeing Judge Mclean looking \"all sorts of ways at Julia.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the speculation concerning the President's cabinet and the fate of the Democratic Party; describes the \"beaux\" of Miss Corse; states that he must be here for the ball. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Mrs. Tyler's Farewell Ball. 'Sic transit gloria mundi;' \" gives a very detailed account of the ball and those in attendance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy of \"February 20\" is crossed out.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she has seen no account of the 22nd ball; discusses the question of the annexation of Texas. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to read the article in the Herald about the Tyler administration \"in which it reflected upon Mr. Tyler's son so severly;\" advises him on the political course that he should take; notes that John Carter Brown travels with \"a second rate set;\" discusses Mr. Fordham's affidavit. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he will not get through court until Saturday; informs Gardiner that he will noy be able to return to New York on time due to his son's illness; wishes Gardiner would see Judge Betts about adjourning the court until Tuesday so that he could be there. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates Julia Gardiner Tyler's story of how she and the President Tyler narrowly escaped from danger when a hurricane hit their hotel during their stay at Old Point comfort, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the friends who visited Margaret Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; mentions that she has been very ill with influenza; gives news of family and friends. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her desire to get home; discusses his prospects for political appointment; asks that he not place confidence in any one as \"politicians are intriguing.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the construction of the monument; mentions Mr. Gibson's concern over whether we pay for it or the government.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the President's plan to arrive in New York and travel to East Hampton; asks him to make all the necessary arrangements. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that in regards to the Governor's visit, he was very \"tempted to rejoin the family cicle,\" but described that it would be more discreet not to; describes the travels of Graham. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. Printed material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 page. AN.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she received from Julia Gardiner Tyler some poetry written by the President Tyler; describes a story she heard from Eliza Gardiner concerning her, Margaret; discusses her mother's views on Mr. Polk and Miss Corse. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the latest high society gossip; mentions that Kitty Livingston and W. Langdon are to be married on November 3rd. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his fellow passengers on the steamboat ride from New York; describes all of his acquaintances at the house at sharon Springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the travel plans of the President Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and David Gardiner. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions a letter he received from Grahm who received it from Mr. Andrew's of Rochester concerning the latter's gratification in entertaining the President Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail their, President Tyler, Juliana Gardiner Tyler, and himself, itinerary and all the people with whom they have made acquaintance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that he missed his train and is obliged to remain there until tomorrow; states that Julia Gardiner Tyler is doing very well; discusses the improvements made to the President's, Tyler's, plantation; describes the President's travel plans for the day. 1 pge. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions how odd she felt when Mrs. Beeckman and the \"old gentleman\" kissed her; describes her meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ely and Mr. Grahm. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Including Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed from Margaret Gardiner, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, ca. 1847, comparing Mrs. Beeckman with Mrs. J.W. Livingston.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the dinners on the plantation; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler to be recovering slower than Mrs. Seldon. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that it was too late for her to write last night as fairies \"might have stolen me away to deck their fitful abodes;\" thanks him for his \"flattering representations of me to your mother;\" expresses desire to stay where she is rather than travel with the President. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses her daguerrotype; describes her return trip. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that she, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the President are all suffering from colds; describes the dance of the previous night; mentions that Alice was \"smitten\" with Gilbert. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates Gilbert's description of the hospitality President Tyler and family. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her life at \"Sherwood\" as very pleasant; states that the President Tyler was somewhat upset that there was not more mention of her wedding to Mr. Beeckman made in the papers. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans to leave for Washington, DC and be in New York on Saturday a week; mentions that Julia is looking forward to seeing her, JMG, in March. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes visiting all her friends and attending the third Assembly. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that her mother's trip to \"Sherwood\" will turn out successfully; mentions all the calls that she and her husband have been making; describes the Henry Clay procession in New York; assures her mother that everything will be taken care of at home. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes all the people that have come to visit. 1 page. Typewritten copy of\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a dinner that the \"boys\" hosted the other day. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates a story that Joe H. told her about Mr.Pindle \"having fallen desperately in love with her;\" mentions the visit of Gilbert Beeckman and Henry Livingston. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autograohed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses Mary's illness and how she was sent to the hospital on Staten Island; mentions the dispute over the Williams' estate; describes her own illness and other troubles. 9 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his meeting with Fenton; asks David Gardiner to advance him $25; mentions seeing Robert; discusses the money due Shumfield from Hjouberry of Brooklyn. 3 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a description of \"Homewood,\" Judge Wilkens' estate; describes his visit with the Wilkens, Mrs. Hutchinson, and her daughter. 1 page. Typewritten copy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his travels and impressions to Louisville; states the \"Judge Brown is too slow and antiquated to be of much use to us;\" believes himself to be in much better health since he left New York. 2 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his letter from Alexander Gardiner; discusses the engagement of Alex Bruen to Eliza Joy; gives news of other friends; discusses gardening; asks that no oone outside the family be allowed to use the horses and carriages, \"not even clergymen;\" describes the activities of the Haights who recently returned from Paris. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he hired a man as a coachman and gardener, believing that \"there will be no danger of his introducing Foreigners on the premises;\" describes a letter he received from Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for the last balance on his mother's bank book and any subsequent withdrawls as he must pay the interest due; gives news of family and friends; discusses the care of the wagons. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the Fourth of July celebrations; notes that he did not observe anyone intoxicated; states that the corn and potatoes should be attended to; family news. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the large procession yesterday in honor of those killed in Mexico; mentions the turmoil in Paris. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that father and mother started their trip South; notes that he has sent her a violin, care of Capt. Nash; hopes that she has been exercising; awaits news from Europe. 2 pp. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a very large gathering of Irishmen, discussing the wrongs of \"Injured Ireland;\" believes that Bob (Robert) Tyler could have secured ten thousand votes there. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs upset at his wife's illness; gives news of the family; describes the city; wants to come and visit. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the checks and a letter from Mr. Cunningham to the Presidents; discusses the Democratic Party's estimate of the previous administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the funeral service for Egbert in Acapulco; believes Alex Gardiner to be a \"sincere Christian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail the storm that they sailed through; states that he did not believe what they were going to survive; notes that they are heading for Rio where they will stay several weeks for repairs; describes the passengers; hopes to live to see home and family. 2 pp. Tcy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the sights as his vessel comes into the harbor at Rio; states that he can hardly wait \"to set foot upon the green grass and enjoy a good bath...and a good meal of fresh provisions;\" describes his impressions of the city; finds the slavery disgusting; hordes of americans en route to California. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in great detail his impressions of Rio; mentions their visit to the house of Mr. Todd, the American minister; describes his tour through the \"largest and richest monestary in Brazil;\" discusses the effect of the gold rush in Rio; wishes he was home. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his accommodations in a \"delightful country boarding house;\" discusses the effect of the California gold rush; describes the villas he has visited; notes the fear that the slaves will revolt; mentions the arrival of the Emperor and Empress in Rio; thinks the mixing of blacks and whites as equals to be \"disgusting and repugnant in the extreme to an American.\" 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses plans he made with Mr. Herrick to establish a commercial house; describes his visits with neighbors, merchants, and the Neopolitan ambassador; complains of the necessity to endure all the fine dining and entertainment with the Brazilian ladies who speak no English; discusses the value of land in California; hopes to leave port tomorrow morning. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that she received a letter from Gilbert Beeckman enclosing one from her husband is located in a suburb of the city, Rio, in the company of Mr. Herrick and Dr. Bardell. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that the city is full of colors; asks what are Margaret's plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives account of his voyage from Rio to san Francisco; describes the lack of amenities at such places as Conception where they had stopped on the way; complains about the captain of the \"Chio Colon\" - \"a good navigator but a bad sailor;\" mentions receiving everyone's letters upon his arrival; complains of the bad weather and the problems associated with his voyage being so delayed; finds land values incredibly inflated and the goods he brought with him practically worthless; describes the \"Happy Valley\" where he pitched his tent in order to avoid the high prices of accommodation in town; complains of an attack of \"desentery\" [sic]. 10 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his bewilderment at the situation he finds himself in after his seven month Journey from New York; mentions the incredibly high prices for land; asks him to send word of what rents are and what goods are in demand \"up the river.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that his dysentery kept him from meeting him [DLG] in Sacramento; hopes to be well enough to travel by next week. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that he does not believe that his brother could have reached San Francisco in time for him to have sent mail via the last steamer; is pleased that both she and the baby [Henry] are in good health; believes New York to be an agreeable place of residence. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes how some have struck gold with no problems while others labor away with no luck; explains that beneath the grime, many of the miners are cultured, well-educated gentlemen; gives a description of Sacramento as a \"city principally of tents springing up in the wildreness;\" mentions that many nationalities are represented there. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes to be able to repay her rmother and send several thousand dollars to her [MGB] additionally by next year; notes the prices of various commodities; describes the little shack he and his partner, Major Bean, built to spend the winter; mentions that David L. Gardiner has moved into the auction business in San Francisco. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes attendance at the wedding reception of Miss Cornelia Scott; is happy to hear that he has recovered from his illness; mentions visiting his family; gives all the latest news about friends and relatives; asks for a very detailed letter from him. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that Mr. Mullone intends to ship carts, wheelbarrows, and similar articles; states that Mr. Mullone wishes to know which articles would be in most demand; mentions that mother [JMG] and Margaret Gardiner left for \"Sherwood.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a detailed description of the flood waters which covered Sacramento; discusses prospects for the future; complains about the poor mail service. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks his opinion of the daguerreotype of their son [Henry Beeckman] that she sent; mentions the warm weather they have been experiencing; describes life at \"Sherwood Forest;\" wishes that he would be more detailed in his letters as she is often lead to wild speculations; mentions the controversy concerning the North and the South. 3 pp. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that \"very little seems to have resulted this winter in the matrimonial way;\" describes a social function she attended. 1 p. TCy of Al. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpects to receive several letters by the next steamer to make up for the fact that she has not received a letter from him in four months; describes an excursion to Richmond for the laying of the cornerstone to the Washington Monument; describes the activities of their son. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions and excursion to Richmond on the ocasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument; describes a ball given by the Governor. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the development of San Diego and the house he built, the \"Granda Casa;\" notes the lack of vegetables in his diet; believes more gold than ever will be extracted from the mines this season; describes his daily routine; discusses the advantages of separating Southern California from the Northern section. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a detailed account of the death of John H. Beeckman by the accidental firing of his gun; notes all the arrangements that have been made. 5 pp. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the arrangements he made after the death of John H. Beeckman; offers his condolences, describing how much he, John H. Beeckman, felt for his family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his connection with the development of the new town of \"Buteville;\" congratulates Julia Gardiner Tyler on the birth of her daughter; notes that he would have been very rich had it not been for the flood. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains of the infrequency of his letters writing, \"your letters! they are my only true solace in your absence, and each disappointment sends a keen pang to my heart. Oh! mails! mails! you have much, indeed, to answer for.\" 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates the contents of a letter received from John H. Beeckman, describing the flood and the search for a better location; states that he believed that his stay in California would be shortened. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her sorrow at not having received a letter from him since January 20th; describes her life at \"Sherwood\" and Alexander Gardiner's illness. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the death of John H. Beeckman; discusses the condition of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman and the Beeckman family; notes the information received concerning his estate; encloses a latter from David Gardiner. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for all that he has done concerning the death of John H. Beeckman; lists particulars that need to be attended to concerning the discharge of Beeckman's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the engagemnets and marraiges of some friends. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRejoices that she has at last received a letter from him, even if \"the tidings it bears are of a most disastrous nature;\" hopes to receive more letters. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates the contents of John Beeckman's leter just received; describes David Gardiner's activity in San Diego. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"would I were with him! he is free,\" probably written by Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1p. TCy of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnswers Alexander's questions concerning the estate of John H. Beeckman; mentions a letter received from Bean asking for the matters between them to be settled amicably and \"without recourse to law;\" states that he wants to buy as many carts as he can afford; is happy to hear that mother is well. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that the family is well; mentions meeting with Robert Tyler and his family; gives some news concerning David Lyon Gardiner in San Diego; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses arragemants that she wants made concerning some personal effects of their late brother Alexander Gardiner; describes his death and how people have been dealing with the situation. 4 pp. ASL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that business has been poor due to competition; gives local news; believes his papers, the Daily Index, will become very profitable and influential; describes a staged fight between a dog and a grizzly bear; discusses his leisure activities with a certain belle, \"the Praire Flower.\" 3 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of his letter; discusses the number and type of vessels in service between San Francisco and Sacramento; discusses the China tea trade; notes that A.B. Smith left to visit friends in New York and that he sent a letter with Smith for him, Alexander.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a bill of exchange for $2,000, to pay back loan for the lumber; notes that his, Alexander's, shipments have been disposed of except the wheel barrows and lumber; expects to be renumerated for the loss he incured while he was attending to his, Alexamder's, business; mentions the poor market for tea from China; notes that everyone is complaining of hard times but that they expect a good season at the mines. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his shock and grief at the news of Alexander Gardiner's death; hopes to be able to leave by next month; mentions mailing a check for $2,000 and a box of gold dust to Alexander Gardiner. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers his condolences for the loss of her son, Alexander Gardiner; inquires as to the status of a shipment of carts, wheelbarrows and harnesses to David L. Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses recent lynchings and the role of the law in Sacramento; mentions the fire in Nevada City which destroyed the business district; advises him not to sell John H. Beeckman's store now as it would not bring a good price; discusses the prospect of coming home and getting married. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his reaction to the news of their brother's death; states that he is concluding all business so that he will not have to return to California. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her visit and dinner with the \"bachelors;\" believes Uncle Nathaniel is recovering; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates her visit with Madame Arestes, a \"genuine Hungarian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains how she has been taking care of herself; describes the severe weather they have been experiencing and the flooding of the James; is sorry to hear about her poor luck with a nurse for Henry Beeckman. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions Mrs. Porter's plans to travel to Havana; lists the people who have come to call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the fire that destroyed a good part of the city; discusses how this will affect their business dealings there; notes that the Buteville property is becoming very valuable. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions arriving in Philadelphia safely and plans to leave for Baltimore at 1:00; mentions her meeting with Thackeray and Mrs. Robert Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her trip from Philadelphia; complains that she will be detained in Baltimore due to an accident until tomorrow night, hopes to move on to Norfolk after that; gives news of friends and family. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDetails her family life; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler's \"intense thinking and excitement\" have upset her ususal health; mentions Betty Christian's marriage to Lewit Henderson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to send directios so that he can make the frame for her brother's picture. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the reception that the publication of Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter received; assures her of its originality; notes that it has been approved in almost all the cities. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her dinner party; discusses the tremendous success that Julia Gardiner Tyler's address has received; notes that a publisher in Ithaca wrote her, Julia Gardiner Tyler, asking her to \"write a book entitled White Slavery in England, of the size of Uncle Tom's Cabin;\" gives news of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the continued favorable response to Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter; notes that they made \"the necessary invocation to get the spirits to manifest their presence among us...but without success;\" gives news of the family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her excursion in a row boat with David Gardiner and the President Tyler; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALs. One page missing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he was not able to come home by this steamer; remits to her $300; informs her that the other $400 will be settled; mentions that he is leaving for San Francisco this afternoon. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is going to send Mr. B. the ring in order to get rid of him; reports that there is a young lady from the South who is disputing \"the bellship with Mrs. Duncan.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a \"party of young Tennesseeans\" at the house; notes that the young ladies are pretty but rather provincial; informs him on Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's attempts to avoid B. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the activities of her day, at the racetrack, at tea, and at breakfast. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the little details of the days activities, her acquaintances, the weather, etc. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that Julai Gardiner Tyler will write some but believes her to be working on her dress for the ball tonight; describes her adventures on horseback with some friends. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions everyone who came to greet her after dinner; reports that Mrs. Young and Ann were overjoyed at her return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her of an invitation received from the Haights for a dinner party; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler and the President Tyler to be recovering well; notes that the Clarks left to go North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives all the details of a dinner party last night at the Lake; notes that the President Tyler was imprudent enough to eat ice cream and today is quite under the weather.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $5.00 from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner to P.A. Raynor. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends the services of a Dr. Hodges of Philadelphia for her; mentions their sightseeing in Richmond, the parade, and a balloon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mrs. C. brought all the purchases out for Julia Gardiner Tyler to inspect; states that General Millson is there and \"on the stump to reconcilliate his constituents for having voted against the Nebraska Bill.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the evening with the Col. Mallory and Judge Clopton; mentions that the boys seem quite content at the school, bringing home \"three sweet potatoes as a reward of merit;\" notes the travels of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her trip to \"The Rowe\" to see Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, but they were not home; informs her of a dinner Julia Gardiner Tyler will be giving in honor of Mrs. Millson, the Senator's wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the dinner party she held last Friday; believes herself to \"have grown to be such a belle in the country here;\" mentions her success in treating Mary Clopton's ailments; notes that the President is preparing his Baltimore address. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of her letter containing the \"Bowery Extension\" motion made by the \"Mayor\" reports that the \"President has gone to the Court House to determine whether the County Clerk can witness their signatures to the deed of conveyance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that all the boxes except one came safely, but that the mince meat broke and ran over david's book; describes preparations being made for Christmas; encloses the papers signed and certified that she, Juliana, wanted. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that yesterday's sermon was quite scathing; reports that all her \"numerous beaux were in attendance\" with her at church; discusses some music she is called upon to play; mentions visits from the Harrisons and the Crenshaws. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that her friends Wilcox and Christian rode out to meet her, states that she \"never saw two sprucer looking beaux on finer steeds than they;\" lists all the problems the steamers have had navigating in the fog; hopes to visit the Whittles in order to meet Mr. James; hopes that the \"Bowery business\" will be settled soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the river boats are frozen up and that there is no means of communication by mail. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes in detail the dancing and the dinners at Dr. Wilcox's party; reports the safe arrival of her trunk; thinks \"Mrs. Carleton is a great goose to marry Col. Phyfe unless he has something besides his salary \u0026amp; title.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that the county has never seen \"such a season of festivities;\" discusses the activities of little Harry Beeckman at school and around the house; states that the President Tyler has been busy preparing a speech to be delivered to the Maryland Mechanics Institute. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of the above letter. 1p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the return of Mrs. James Brooks from Europe and that she injured her back and has been an invalid for three months; describes the escorts she will have on her trip to Baltimore. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces their arrival in Baltimore; reports that the wedding came off with no problems; notes that the President Tyler has been receiving callers all morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the dinner at the Nelson's last night; remarks that \"there were never collected such an ugly set of people;\" plans to go out with her old beau, Mr. Gittings; reports that the \"President Tyler's address is complimented beyond limit.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her dinner at Col. Wilcox's on the way back from church; reports that Allen lost in a yacht race by a New Yorker but then offered to bet $10,000 to race again; believes the New Yorker should have taken him up; mentions the acquisition of the two new admirers - Capt. Lester and Mr. Fear. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, Margaret Gardiner Beeckman, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, notes that everyone's crops except the President's are doing poorly; mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports her arrival at White Sulpher Springs; describes the other guests and the poor facilities. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a costume ball that Julia Gardiner Tyler, President Tyler, and she attended; relates a joke they played on the President. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses bringing some of Dr. Muhlenbergh's choir boys to his church \"to illustrate Congregational Singing.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the devices and dinners she recently attended; describes herself as a belle; notes that the fog has been so thick on the river as to prevent mail delivery and cause the wreck of the Augusta. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains of feeling \"under the weather;\" hopes to see Harry Beeckman soon; reports the presence of Judge Clopton in their house - \"a terror by the way to the ladies;\" believes that any report on the President's address published in advance of his pamphlet \"must be both incorrest \u0026amp; incomplete.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that she has still not fully recovered from her illness due to the poor weather; reports the death of Augustus Christian - \"his exit was no doubt a happy relief to his family.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the children enjoy school and all are well except for Lachlan Tyler, who needs support for his foot as she believes his lameness is increasing; mentions the death of Alex Wells; believes that \"if all that was reported of him is true, Ann will be the better off for the event;\" mentions the request from the Protestsant Episcopal Seminary in Baltimore to have the President Tyler speak on religion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports the death of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests payment due for goods sold to Mr. Beekman [sic] when he left for California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces her safe arrival at Julia Gardiner Tyler's new house in Hampton, Virginia; describes the advantages of its location; requests that he pick up and send her the spiritual papers - \"a banner of light \u0026amp; Spiritual Telegraph.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that President Tyler is complaining, but that he is better. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the names of people she met one evening at Miss Bard's; describes her trip to Telegraph Hill to watch the passage of the \"Great Eastern\" up the river. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlans to accompany the children to the point to see the parade on the fourth; describes the party she attended last week given by Capt. Dyer; describes the visit of Mrs. General Green and her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the festivities at the Japanese reception; wishes that Harry Beeckman, Gardie, alex, and Julia Tyler could have been there; mentions going to the Telegraph to see the Great Eastern sail; reports on the encampment of the seventh regiment near the railroad; states that \"the opposition boat is getting along finally.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports his sighting of a great meteor that crashed last Friday evening; asks her if she knows of the marriage of Jacob LeRoy and the daughter of Robert McClelland. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the names of people he visited yesterday; hopes that she will be able to see the Great Eastern when it arrives at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; does not believe that it compares favorably with American ships. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes her visit to the Great Eastern with Julia Tyler and Mrs. Seldon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports her evening with Mrs. Satterthwaite; lists the callers she has received. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses concern over his safety; encloses a clipping from the Herald which believes that Ty;er's house will go unmolested; states that everyone is \"looking for a terrible battle in Virginia;\" reports the commencement of the Naval Brigade's movements upon the James River; discusses the debate concerning the location of the first battle. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that they have \"settled on the islandfor the summer;\" wants to know where Julia Gardiner Tyler is \"and what she is doing through all these troublesome sad times;\" offers congratulations on the birth of David Lyon Gardiner's son; discusses \"the fearfulnews from Cambridge the last week...of the death of Mrs. Longfellow.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the letter with all the news, notes that \"Julia Tyler's mind is so engrossed with the inhumanity of this war she could write of nothing else;\" does not call on neighbors as she does not desire opposition to her views on the war; reports that Mr. Crittenden has been delivering \"a vigorous prosecution of the war.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers condolences on the death of Mr. John Tyler; hopes to hear from her soon; wants news about Julia Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that she has been refused a pass \"for military reasons.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePass granting permission for Juliana McLachlan Gardiner and 2 children to go to Virginia. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes that she had some intelligence to communicate, but observes that contact with Virginia has been cut off; promises to relay any information they might receive concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler; does not believe that there is any chance that Mrs/ Gardiner might travel south at present. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that enquiries made among prisoners about the condition of Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler and family have revealed only that nothing serious has ahppened; states that \"Mr. Ludlow has again made a request to Gen Wool for permission to send a flag over to you ladies, but it remains to be seen what the cross old man will do.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks that an enclosed letter to Julia Gardiner Tyler be delivered to the gentleman who offered to take charge of the letter; reports that \"Alexander Gardiner Tyler is very measy and anxious to return South.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Julia Gardiner Tyler is determined to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"under any circumstances;\" mentions that the papers reported that \"the Union gun boats have met a repulse near Richmond.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges receipt of a letter addressed to Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports that it is being sent to the nearest military fort of the \"insurgents;\" disclaims any responsibility if the letter is lost. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets to hear of Mrs. Julia GardinerTyler's illness; is happy to hear that she has been allowed to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"in comparative peace and quiet.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses her attempts to reach \"Sherwood\" by mail; notes that there have but fears \"the appropriation made by Congress for prolonging the war will make peace measures a slow business.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves prospects for the South are looking brighter; discusses reports from foreign newspapers about the war; wishes that \"the Southern Confed. could maintain their own independence without the aid of foreign powers.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers to provide assistance to her to contact her daughter, Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports the description of battles received from her uncle, Dr. Minge; notes that the Federal soldiers \"have laid waste, the beautiful estates of \"Westover\" and \"Berkeley,\" and in fact, all the country around here, not leaving a blade of grass, or living thing upon the land;\" gives a forwarding address where letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler might be sent. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses her attempts to get a pass to meet with her daughter at \"Sherwood\" as she had heard reports that Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler was ill; states that she is now awaiting a reply from Major Ludlow on the matter; wants to bring Julia Gardiner Tyler north, as \"the climate during the summer is all but death to her.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that permission is still not being granted to civillians to travel up the James River as preparations are pending for the removal of their forces; promises to notify her as soon as he has favorable news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms her that it will be possible to travel to Charles City County, Virginia \"under a 'flag of truce'\" to meet up with her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; notes that Norfolk is \"only peopled by women, children, and men incapable of bearing arms;\" reports the rationing of tea and salt; describes the effect of the war; discusses the possibilities of her, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, traveling to meet with her daughter. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Julia Gardiner Tyler has been ill again; believes it would be best for her to go north; does \"not feel at all alarmed about Julia - now that the northern vandals have retired from the James River;\" notes that communication with richmond has been reopened. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the prospects of meeting up with Julia Gardiner Tyler and bringing her north; argues that since the Federal army has left the immediate vicinity of \"Sherwood,\" she ought to try to get Julia Gardiner Tyler; fears the effect of the weather on Julia; reports the current opinion concerning a batle to be fought on the Rappahannock River with Gen. McClellan uniting with Pope. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that the \"military condition of things was such as to prevent a favorable consideration of your requests\" by Major General McClellan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks to be kept informed of any news of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner Tyler; discusses the rumor that the \"Villa Margaret,\" in Hampton, Virginia had been burned; mentions that Mr. Horsford was in Washington, DC right after the battle of Bull Run. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAssures her that her sympathies are with the south; feels that \"the state of the country is most sad and lamentable;\" hopes to see her soon. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a favorable report on the scholastic achievement of the \"young gentlemen\" under his instruction from her home. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her surprise at hearing that Julia Gardiner Tyler had returned to Virginia; discusses her husband's involvement with the Runford Chemical Works and the Commission for the Defense of Boston Harbor. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt signed by George Mackerley for payment received from Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner for tuition and expenses for Alexander Tyler and Henry Beeckman [sic]. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Tyler has an office in the government at a salary of $ 3,000; discusses the activity on the Potomac River - believes that the Northern papers cannot be trusted to print news of defeat; encourages her to keep her spirits up; quotes Mr. Tyler as saying \"we have no more fear of the Yankees than if they were Hottentots - not a bit more - God is with us and will whip them badly.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelays news from a relative that Julia Gardiner Tyler is well; states that \"we do not think the state of the Confederacy by any means gloomy - on the contrary it is brighter than it has ever been;\" believes that France will soon recognize the south; discusses the current status of their warships and the denunciation of Admiral Dahlgreen. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks \"offered at the funeral of Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, at East Hampton, Long Island, New York.\" 4 pp. AMsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"inventory of Mrs. Juliana Gardiner's furniture at her residence on Staten Island [NY] - taken by her daughter Mrs. Tyler.\" 2 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmits her claim to be reimbursed for damage done to \"Villa Margaret\" while occupied by Federal soldiers. 1 p. TCy of AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to \"give a great deal of love\" to Mrs. Tyler and to congratulate her on the marriage of her daughter, Julia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests the company of the Gardiners on the 13th. 1 p. AC. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks if Mr. Gardiner could handle her money as \"I have had it by Me some time and I long to have it Earning something;\" hopes that it will be of no trouble and asks that she be informed of their decision. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLooks forward to her visit; hopes that she will come early so that they can spend lots of time together; states that she will meet Juliana at the dock of her choice. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that she can attend to any additional sewing Mrs. Gardiner might have; discusses her father's illness; thanks Mrs. Gardiner for her kindness. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the case of the mortgage Gardiner's mother brought against a bond executed by his father. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his safe return from Kentucky; mentions that the Beeckmans are well and that Gilbert's health is continuing to improve. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDoes not understand \"how the Trustees considered themselves justified in warranting Mr. Gardiner's conduct;\" thanks his mother for sending the \"corrector;\" asks about a Mrs. Ann Rogers who was listed in it; thinks that the family ought to come and visit; mentions that Professor Henry, \"the second scientifical man in the country\" declined a position at the University of Virginia with almost triple his present pay; discusses his academic performance. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConsoles her on the death of a loved one. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation to take tea at 4:00. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets to inform him that they will not be able to visit tonight as was suggested; thanks him for his letters; wishes him a \"speedy return to health.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends a copy of the President's address; describes a grand celebration on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets the delay that will keep him away from home; discusses his business; believes he is getting the better of his cough, hearts that Eliza is healthy again; gives news of acquaintances; states that the constant snow has kept him indoors. 2 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpresses great desire to see her again, but regrets that her illness prevents her from doing so; mentions that her daughter would call in her place were it not for her sprained ankle; asks her to come visit them instead. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for disappointing her, but explains that the doctor is still away delivering a baby; sends what quinine he has. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the President Tyler will leave \"Sherwood Forest\" on the 21st for New York; describes the house and decorating suggestions; asks him to send several items, including her cookbook. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests their company on December 16. 2 pp. AL. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWorries that Mrs. Julia Tyler's habit of writing to Mrs. Gardiner twice a week will make her letter \"superfluous;\" mentions an unusual warm spell; reports that \"the family (with the exception of Uncle) have enjoyed perfect health.\" 4 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his pleasure at seeing her and visiting East Hampton, New York; describes his visits around New York and New Jersey; states that he enjoyed Beeckman very much. 12 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that there is no cause for alarm as her health is improving; describes a ball held last evening where no one wanted to dance; mentions making the acquaintance of a spectacularly attired French woman in the company of the Count de Reis, a Spanish nobleman; reports that Harry Beeckman is well. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clippings; envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. David Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; envelopes to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; envelopes to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner; calling cards from the Beeckmans and the Gardiners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdmires her \"calm, submissive resignation to the decree of heaven;\" discusses religion; gives news of the family. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetition to the Judge of the High Court of Chancery for the District of Richmond concerning two tracts of land in Ohio purchased by John Tabb. 7 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for his letter; mentions his readings of Ovid; argues why he has no desire to travel; asks \"why desire to see the miseries of the world;\" describes the misfortunes of war and poverty; discusses the destiny of the American people. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the pleasure he enjoys knowing of Walker's advancement; complains of a \"melancholy that seems yet to haunt me;\" gives family news. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from ELiza Gilmer to Thomas Walker Gilmer, family news, discusses her studies. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA map sketch. 2 pp. Fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses arrangements to buy a tract of the Royal Company lands; announces intention to resell the land for a higher price. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes that he could be with her; discusses his love for her as they plan to be married in a few weeks; mentions his illness; is sorry that he has not procured a rib for Miss Hetly. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses purchase of land from the Loyal Company; describes adjoining lands. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHopes that she and her friends are well; describes how much he missed her and how forlorn and desolate the house seems without her; discusses local happenings. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his disapointment after failing to receive a letter from her; asks why she has not written; mentions establishing a literary and scientific journal; discusses local events. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his arrival in Washington; fears that he was not a good escort for Miss Randolph as he was too preoccupied with his own business; mentions his visit to Mr. Wist; asks her to write often. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the legal action he is taking on behalf of Isaac A. Coles in reference to a bond executed by Charles A. Scott to John Coles; describes his reasons for demurring Mr. Scott's pleas. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the difficulty he put himself through on behalf of the Loyal Company surveying their tracts of land; states that the present holders of the land will not pay their dues unless sued; desires that such legal action be taken so that he may colect his fee of 8 percent of the money involved. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBond of M.M. Robinson and John H. Cocke to Francis W. Gilmer for $1,124.79 dated 20 December 1823. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his stay at White Sulpher Springs and the effects of the waters have upon his health; gives anecdotes of the people he has met there; makes arrangements to meet her at Staunton, Virginia 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions his \"disappointment at not receiving a long love letter\" from her; describes his love for her; mentions his trip to Hot Springs, Virginia 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks to wait one month to move in to collect receipts of Loyal Company land holders so that he can be \"legally armed;\" warns that the collection will be a difficult operation. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces that he has given David Anderson power of attorney to attend the general meetings of the Sayall Company as his proxy; sends a servant to return the papers so that Gilmer and Mr. Maury can complete the agreement and make a report at the meeting. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his deep devotion to her; is upset that she implied that he could forget her; discusses his social life; relates news of the family; mentions his debut in the legislature. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains about her not writing often; desires her to be with him; mentions news of family and friends; asks for her decision regarding visiting him. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for some money in return for his services in identifying the surveys of the Loyal Company; believes the surveys to be worth $50,000 of which his commision would be $4,000. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks her to come down and stay with him for the remainder of the legislative session; discusses all the preparations required for her trip. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks for the legal services for Gilmer regarding tracts of land in Montgomery that he wishes to purchase; gives an account of past owners and transactions of the land in question. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that Gilmer inform him of the amount paid for a survey made on a tract of land for Mr. Walters. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the receipt of the Order of Account from Staunton for the Loyal Company case; asks if there are any other defendants interest in the result of the account who should be notified. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks the court date for settlement of the debts owed the Loyal Company be moved up as he does not believe that it will be possible to notify all the defendants 30 days before the present court date; asks for a complete list of the defendants and their addresses; discusses arrangements for settlement of the case. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the prospects of procuring security for his father to purchase some land; does not believe the accumulation of debt to be a good idea; proposes plans to keep his father happy in his old age. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses legal arrangements to be made in the absence of General Preston; suggests that Gilmer should publish his \"sketch of the Loyal Company\" in the Abingdon paper so as to give everyone the facts in the case; promises to see to it that any effort in the Legislature to abolish the Company's claim will be defeated. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the case of the Taylors; sends a copy of G.C. Taylor's bond; asks that he return the copy of the Journal as soon as possible; discusses Mr. Pratt's case. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplains that she does not write as often as she should; discuses the arrangements for her move; describes visits with her friends; asks about the possibility of enlarging their family; discusses the possibility of retiring from public life. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses at length his renewed need for a closer relationship with God; mentions the depravity of the world and his own; begs her to also consider these religious matters. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses arrangements to deliver to Gilmer the papers of the Loyal Company v. Walker case; asks that his fee of $40.43 be forwarded to him by Mr. Botts. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor William Jordan, signed by Alexander Garrett, Albemarle County Court House, Virginia. 2 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates his need for religion and guidance in this world; believes that he would have turned to religion long ago if only his wife were pious; asks her to think of religious concerns; discusses family news; debates the prospects of remaining in the Legislature. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt for $11.25 from Thomas Walker Gilmer to John M. Patton. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for not writing first; believes that Gilmer will make it through his present difficulties with the help of God; discusses the need for God amidst the evils of the world. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Southall of a parcel received for him at the American Consulate. 1 p. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvites Nelson to a dinner on the 4th of July in his honor. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a full account of his research to prove the identity of Doctor Thomas Lendrum. 2 pp. L.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFor the purpose of recommending and nominating Hugh L. White of Tennessee as President of the United States of AMerica. 12 pp. PV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt of $2,250.53 from Thomas Walker Gilmer \"on the principal and interest on the debt of Andrew Sweeney secured by deed of trust from Richmond Moon, Sr.,\" signed by William Lomptins. 2 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceipt of James B. Fretwell for Richard Moon, \"received of Thomas Walker Gilmer eight Hundred and thirty six dollars \u0026amp; 60 cents.\" 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his impressions of the people and rituals he observed during a visit to a Catholic cathedral; mentions the prospect of sea sickness, but notes that \"no one ever died of it;\" describes his purchase of a substantial amount of property on Galveston Island; mentions other business dealings. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAnnounces his arrival home; describes his reception; wishes that she and the children were with him; fears that business will keep him occupied for quite a while. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his joy upon the receipt of her letter; discusses business plans and matters at ome; mentions his longing to see her and the children. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves Mr. Archer to be a most \"promising youth;\" discusses the general supervision \"which his youth and inexperience may require.\" 1 p. AL.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes that relations between the two of them could have been closer; asks for aid in \"reading the signs of the horoscope;\" asks what is to become of the \"honest, independent states right republicans of the South\" (like himself); wishes that there was some Virginia and Georgia to cooperate. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInquires as to any further developments in regard to his Virginia claims; asks for an early reply. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on his induction to the Speaker's chair; notes how far the Old Dominion has \"tumbled from that high eminence of glory and political virtue;\" warns of the possibility of a few of their fellow Whigs joining with the conservatives. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarns of the danger inherent in naming Gordon as the Whig candidate; notes that this is a crisis situation and urges Minor to act prudently. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests information concerning the conduct of Jno. Hooe in relation to a certain \"loose and base woman;\" requests this information on \"behalf of many virtuous voters of said King George county\" as Hooe is a candidate for election there. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the need for faith in strength of the Lord when one is ill; advises submission to the will of God; points out that \"it is the unbeliever who is alarmed at the thought of death when he is sick;\" informs her that Aunt Sarah will come over to visit her soon. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that previous engagements prevent him from accepting the invitation to the dinner to be given the Honorable Mr.Wise at Louisa Court House; discusses the danger to government institutions caused by the \"indifference of the people as to their own inalienable rights;\" discusses the need for reform within the framework of the constitution, especially in regards to the banking system. 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges his letter; discusses his political options now that he has been elected; asks how his wife took the news. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he will not be able to attend the dinner to be given in honor of Mr. Clay; gives his highest regards to Mr. Clay and the position he holds. 2 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes that a letter written by Mr. J. Randolph to Mr. Ridley describing opinions and acts of Gilmer that are false has been exhibited in Southampton County; requests that he receive a copy of this letter; urges that the circulation of the letter be suppressed. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Whig Convention for the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; describes the greatness of the influence of \"popular will\" on the institutions of the United States; notes the necessity of \"the vigilance of the people\" to preserve the government. 3 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the \"friends of 'retrenchment and reform';\" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubmitted by Jno. E. Heath; concerning (1) the status of public warehouses owned by Virginia, (2) amount of revenge charged to the sheriffs, (3) fees collected for criminal charges, (4) the amount borrowed by the Treasurer from the banks and (5) the balance in the Treasury. 4 pp. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the \"one blank scheme\" and its political implications; describes his itinerary. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his political situation and duty to the Whig party; notes the disapproval of the selection of Webster as Secretary of States; calls Webster \"a federalist of the worst die: a blackguard \u0026amp; vulgar debaucher;\" asks if Minor has seen signs of too much ambition in him [TWG]; sends his love to Minor's family. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQuestions the meaning of his last letter; asks \"what change has come over the spirit of your dream?;\" states that he is just the kind of advisor that he needs, his \"distance from the scenes of action\" giving him objectivity; discusses his political prospects. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his prospects of accepting a seat in the US Senate; believes a national bank would be \"unconstitutional and inexpedient;\" states that he is in favor of distributing the surplus proceeds of public lands. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the election of William S. Archer to the US Senate; describes how he was nominated as well by J.F. Strother of Rappahanock but that his election was strongly opposed by those he has considered friends. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his displeasure at the manner in which they acted to fill Roane's seat in the US Senate; states that he wanted Gilmer to have that seat; desires reports of how the opposition to Gilmer was presented. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his meeting with Col. Coles on the subject of the last senatorial election; states that Coles showed him Minor's letter on the subject and explained that they, Coles, Cocke, and Southall, would have voted for Gilmer had they known he wanted the position; does not expect any further action. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArgues that the delegates and senator had not served the interests of their constituents in regards to the last senatorial election; states that the residents of his county desired Mr. Gilmer for the position; gives copies of his correspondence with Southall, Coles, and Cocke. 3 pp. ALS. Including ACy of ALSs, March 13 and 18, 1841. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to attend to some business of Gilmer's with Dr. Poindexter as \"there are unsettled matters touching the purchase by him of you;\" discusses expenses to be paid, cash owed him and other transactions. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to receive from Charlottesville Fevell \"whatever sum of money he may wish to pay;\" states that \"the cat will be out of the bag...soon\" and that \"if Tyler is firm and true all is well.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmendment empowering the President to issue Treasury notes as necessary \"to meet any legal demand on the treasury to which the ordinary resources thereof may not be adequate.\" 1 p. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExplains that he has been too busy lately to write; mentions the death of a senator from Rhode Island; describes the party at Webster's; announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Tyler to a Mr. William Waller of Williamsburg; expects to be with Ann as a \"first rate midwife.\" 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he arrived safely but it still sick; announces the death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; hopes that she will get better soon; discusses his business arrangements with Harmer; gives family news. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Remarks of Mr. Gilmer, of Virginia...on the motion to strike out the contingent appropriations from the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government.\" 8 pp. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his travels and companions; gives family news; makes arrangements for groceries to be sent to her. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromises to attend to her requests; describes his attempt at shopping; states that it has been too cloudy to see the comet; gives news of friends, family and the weather. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip and the storm on the Potomac; gives news of friends and family. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks why she is not well; urges her to exercise; describes his committee work; mentions that the measles are going around and that he has them; asks if she reads her Bible as often as she should. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he has fixed up roms for her, Lucy, and Liz to stay; asks who she voted for in the election and who won. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the advantages of signing the \"War Bill\" and the disadvantages accompanying a veto of the bill. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs glad to hear that the baby is better; describes how beautiful she is to him; states that his \"old malady\" is giving him trouble again; mentions the passage of a tariff bill; believes his health would improve if he could stay at home. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses \"the desire felt by the people of Texas for annexation, and fear that it may greatly injure us if suffered to operate upon the action of your government;\" encloses a petition for annexation, asks Gilmer's opinion of it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that his illness is no better; pretends that he is at home with her and acts out a conversation with her. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he is no better - the morphine helped the other day, but today he feels as bad as ever; describes the details of a Catholic service he attended. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that \"we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;\" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders \"why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;\" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before going to bed. 7 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his packing up leave; rejoices at the prospect of returning home; discusses social events around town. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpects to leave Saturday; sends estimates of living expenses; reports that he feels better today than he has felt in a long time. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes his trip to Amherst Court House and the weather; reports that he will visit Mr. Thompson and leave tomorrow for Lynchburg. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommends him on the publication of his letter concerning the annexation of Texas; regrets, however, that he does not hsare Gilmer's hope in a quick resolution; states that the inaction of the US on Texas' proposal for annexation caused them to withdraw the offer; notes that the desire for annexation was not derived from fear of Mexico; discusses the problems with the US tariff and custom house system; repports that although many in Texas have now dropped their support for annexation, there remains a majority who favor it; discusses the problems Texas has had raising revenue and the recurrent Mexican treat; states his alarm at the economic situation where many people are moving out of Texas with fewer coming in; believes that \"the President is humiliating the Texan nation and himself by counting and relying upon foreign (British) intervention for the establishment of peace;\" discusses the possibility of Texas freeing its slaves; believes that if Texas does not become a part of the US, it will fall under the influence of a European power, namely Great Britain; refutes the argument that annexing Texas would be unconstitutional; suggests that Texas be admitted by a Joint Resolution of Congress rather than by treaty to avoid the necessity of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. 8 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists his itinerary; regrets that he will not be able to see her until after the election. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a deed of sale of 191 acres in Albemarle County by Thomas Walker Gilmer to Hugh and Franklin Minor at $15 an acre; contains provisions for the cutting of wood on the property. 1 p. ACy of ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists the places and time where \"I shall proceed to take the depositions of sundry persons to be read as evidence against our claims to a seat in the next House of Representative as the member from the Congressional District.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the prospects for the national bank system proposed by the Republican Party; believes him to be the best qualified to explain the issues. 4 pp. Df of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that the judge is very sick and may die tonight; states that although he wanted to bathe in the springs, he will come and take her home; reports that they had a rather dull time so far. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBelieves that the democratic Party is pursuing a course of folly; argues that Van Buren does not have much support in Philadelphia; wishes that there were some good man on whom we might all rally Richmond;\" reports on the number Democrats elected to their Congress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that all her friends have been asking about her; states that \"I certainly wish you to have as much pocket money as is proper for an economical and prudent young lady - but no more;\" discusses the arrangements made for her money. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he is well except for a cold caught \"either from the wet night or from sleeping in a room heated with anthracite coal;\" discusses his accommodations; reports that Mr. Stringfellow gave a good sermon today. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the housing and dining arrangements he has made; doubts that the Compbells and the Coles will be staying there as he expected; promises to send news of a \"fine speculation\" that he is investigating; states that \"the rumors about a mistake in my poll are all false like everything else of the sort in the newspapers.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks him to consider the question of the annexation of Texas; argues that foreign powers might \"establish an influence in Texas prejudicial to our commercial interests and republican institutions;\" asks for his opinion on the matter. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates his decision to sell during the latter part of January as his correspondence with Anderson has proven unproductive; relates a message from Mr. White explaining that he had not written earlier due to his illness; discusses some financial arrangements made with \"Godwin at the Bank;\" asks what will be done with the \"General Ticket members\" - hopes \"that you may all act so as to uphold the Constitution and laws;\" discusses a congressman's right to hold his seat; debates the power of the state to interpret federal law in its own manner; questions the trade off between obeying the law and seceding from the Union. 4 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he has been hard at work writing a paer in response to Goggin's hopes to be home on Friday. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions that Mr. Goggin has gone home - \"whether he will come back I know not and care but little;\" asks her to tell Frank Minor that he, Thomas Walker Gilmer, plans to take up law again as he is tired of Congress; states that \"Texas will come into the Union very soon.\" 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"An address, delivered before the two literary societies of Randolph Macon College, Virginia, by the Honorable Thomas Walker Gilmer.\" 22pp. PV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Meade wants to pay him some money and that as soon as it is in the bank, he will send Minor a check; states that \"I am very busy now with my contest.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Speech of Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy of the United States;\" discusses the role of history in human society. 20 pp. Df of AMs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCongratulates him on his new position as Secretary of the Navy; believes that \"the shortest cut to the presidential chair lies through the department of the Navy;\" states that a code of Rules and Regulations and a modification of the organization are required to restore order to the Navy; advocates Calhoun's plan for reorganization. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe explosion killed Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, Commodore B. Kennon, secretary of State Judge Abel Parker Upshur, Virgil Maxcy - US Minister at Belgium, and Col. David Gardiner. 2 pp. NwsCl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 NwsCl\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 NwsCl\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolutions passed upon the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer by the citizens of Staunton and Augusta County; signed by Lucas P. Thompson. 4 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolutions passed by the citizens of Albemarle upon the death of Thomas Waler Gilmer. 2 pp. ACyS of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Jersey upon the deaths of those killed aboard the Princeton. 2 pp. ACyS of D, including ADS certifying that the above is a true copy. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIntroduces the copy of the Resolution sent to her; offers his condolences upon the death of her husband. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by James S. Calhoun. 2 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePassed upon the calamity of the explosion on the Princeton, signed by Edwin H. Lothrop and Edwin M. Cust. 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses a copy of a Joint Resolution of Michigan's legislature on the Princeton accident; sends his condolences. 1 p. LS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvises Mrs. Baker to urge her daughter, Ann E. Gilmer, to \"shake off this lethargy of grief and take comfort for her children's sake;\" Expresses her sorrow over the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer; explains that she has also been bereaved and so understands the desolation of widowhood.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that she had not written earlier as she did not know what to say to comfort her; prays that her grief will be comforted; urges her to have faith in the Lord. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDrawn by his old teacher, T. Carr. 5 pp. AMsS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he found Walker, Mrs. Gilmer's son, to be deficient in Latin; offers to take him on as a student at no cost; asks that if she decides to send Walker to him, that she keep it a secret, so that he will not think he is any different from the other students. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of the letter dated May 1, 1847. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes how he has settled in at his new location; asks Minor for his opinion on whether he should run for district attorney; argues that the jobwould give him a good salary and position, but believes himself too young for the job; notes that most of the prominent men in the state are Virginians; gives news of some of Minor's relatives. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. PM. Including Cy of PM. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that Mr. Hugh R. Garden has expressed an interest in purchasing the autograph book of Governor Gilmer; states that he will conclude the transaction if she so desires; encloses a letter from Mr. Garden. 2 pp. ALS. Including AL, incomplete, H.R. Garden, New York, New York, to William L. Frenholm, . Offers $300 for the autograph book of Governor Gilmer. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him of the ommission in his last letter of the names of Susan Gilmer and her children, concerning the transactions affecting the lands of Thomas Walker Gilmer; discusses problems concerning these transactions, i.e. lack of records. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe paper is signed by the President of the United States, William McKinley. 1 p. D. (See Gilmer oversize file).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses his reservations about becoming involved in the case of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others entered by the Circuit Court of Nelson County; prefers that his son qualify for the post, but fears that he may be drafted soon, encloses copy of the decree. Including TCy of D. \"Decree - Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others\" Settlement of the property known as the McLean survey in reference to the estates of William Kiney, Nicholas Kinney, and Thomas Walker Gilmer (all deceased). 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the settlement of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney etc.; states that he has received $900 from Uncle Walker Gilmer's estate; asks for a list of Lena's grandfather's heirs; mentions the fear of the draft. 1 p. TLS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddressed to James Barbour, Barboursville, Orange Co., Virginia, from Rh. M. Johnson. 1 p. Envelope. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReminds Gilmer that Bishop Whelton will be at church next Sunday and will expect Gilmer to be there as a candidate for confirmation. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him that he received payment from the survey of 160 acres; reports that he put the money in the hannds of W.H. Spillen, to the credit of the Loyal Company. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that he has never felt \"more pain and more regret\" than when he received Gilmer's last letter; discusses the reasons for his support of Gordon in the election; states that he would have supported Gilmer if Gilmer had run; discusses Whig politics - who is running for the elections. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that many of the present delegates to the legislature have \"misrepresented and betrayed many of those who voted for them;\" praises Thomas Walker Gilmer's virtues; discusses the responsibilities of elected officials; argues that Gilmer, if he had run, would have beaten everyone else, including Mr. Archer. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. President\" - discusses the powers Congress has to implement the proposals of the American Colonization Society, i.e. the purchase of land on the coast of Afria; questions the interpretation of the constitution; asks what are the debts of the US; debates his conflicting loyalties between the debts of the American Colonization Society and the Republican party. 15 pp. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMakes a farewell speech as he is taking leave of his position as an editor of the Gazette. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCalls upon the people to remember their duty to carefully deliberate the issues before casting their votes; remarks on the importance of the issues at hand; reminds them not to forget the interests of the country by exclusively concerning themselves with local issues; instructs them to tell their delegates \"to vote for the White basis in the house of delegates \u0026amp; for the compound bais [sic] in the Senate,\" as he believes \"that nothing short of it can restore harmony to our distracted councils.\" 4 pp. Df.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the measures taken by Governor Giles in regard to Virginia's relations with the Union. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDraws parallels between ancient Greece and Rome and the modern political situation; believes in the necessity of virtue for good statesmanship. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvocates voting Republican; discusses the electoral process. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses problems facing the Whig party and the political course of Mr. Rives. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStates that he is \"induced to republish the following correspondence between the Lynchburg Virginian and Virginia Advocate\" in order to vindicate himself from their accusations. 4 pp. Df. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the virtues necessary for public office. 2 pp. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Phrenological and Craniological chart showing the development of organs, together with the character and talents of Thomas Walker Gilmer drawn by Dr. S. Henris.\" 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pp. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks the editors for publishing the \"extracts\" he sent; complains of the small type that was used for his article; discusses his and the Advocate's allegiance to the Whig party; questions their story about Governor Gilmer's attack on Mr. Clay; does not believe that Gilmer called Mr. Clay in his relations to the prty; discusses the differences between the Republican and the Whig parties. 8 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the \"present depressed state of our markets,\" and steps needed to alleviate the situation; reports on problems of trade with Europe; believes that \"the wealth \u0026amp; prosperity of Virginia have declined, \u0026amp; must continue to decline\" unless problems are corrected. 2 pp. AMs. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eChart drawn up to determine the percentage of delegates from each part of Virginia based on the amount of taxes paid by each area; contains statistics on the white and slave population and taxes paid in Virginia. 2 pp. AD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks of a certain newspaper, \"a more unbridled and licentious Press the world never saw;\" discusses Mr. Evan's speeches on the question of slavery and other topics. Very difficult handwriting. 3 pp. ALS. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. N.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 pp. A.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWonders why his (SGT's) son, Harry Tucker, has been called on only once since Monday evening last to say a lesson in class; would be obliged to receive a letter on this subject. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinchester, Virginia Gazette article on Mr. Henry St. George Tucker's speech \"in answer to Mr. Nelson of Virginia, on the report of the Committee on Roads and Canals.\" 7 pp. NwsCl. Fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEncloses the \"morphine desired;\" suspects that letters from him (NBT) have been opened and resealed and urges him to use sealing wax on further correspondence; encloses the New York Standard which reports pn the legislative committee on the proclamation; Van Buren denounces nullification \"while he professes great devotion to the principles of '98 and swears lustily that they mean no such thing;\" Mr. Andrew Stevenson has come to the aid of the President Andrew Jackson; believes the enforcement bill will not pass the Senate; Henry Clay will probably separate himself from Daniel Webster thereby throwing his HC influence with the South. 1 p. TCy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites asking for remedy for the worms attacking and stripping the Dutch Elms found on the campus of the College of William \u0026amp; Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including D. footnote of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker's publications. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a letter in poetic verse. 1 p. ALS. Including AL. Mr. Thompson, to Saint George Tucker. Responds to the letter in poetic verse with one of his own in poetic verse. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe bill to fix his [SGT's] salary failed due to a disagreement in relation to the compensation of the Clerk of the Senate; talks of founding a new, democratic paper in Virginia as there is not a decent democratic paper to be found; the Enquirer is conducted by a three person partnership and the \"Senior Editor is weak, prosy, and stupid.\" 2 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites informing her of the very recent death of his mother; remembers other family members who died in the same bed, including her [LAT's] husband [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker]. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by St. George Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. The draft includes chapter one, a few pages of chapters two, eighteen, twenty, and various other pages. 24 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for the pamphlet which came \"from the pen of one whose opinions I always have been taught to respect;\" is pleased with her concern for his spiritual as well as temporal well-being; speaks of faith and religion and states that neither is \"merely the fanaticism of the zealous of the hope of the credulous.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for his neglect in writing to her; mentions having shown Mr. Cowardin his [SGT's] invention [a machine used in printing]; they agreed to construct a lifesize model and to contact Mr. Hool - an expert in printing press machinery - in order to correct all the error in design; he [SGT] will do nothing without her and Mr. Walker's concurrence and advice. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites in pencil as he cannot find his pen and ink; marched to Williamsburg from King's Mill Wharf taking the city by surprise; his men are comfortably quartered at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary and he is staying at Aunt Lucy's [Lucy Anne Smith Tucker's]; expects the enemy to invade through Hampton, Virginia, hence the importance of defending Williamsburg; sends hugs and kisses to his children. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to tell her he is well despite his \"two regular shakes within the past week;\" John Perry is very ill; will send her a long letter via Mr. Tayler. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWelcomes all letters from her; has not heard from the Grove since Coleman Tayler came; misses reading his books; is sorry he will be unable to spend Christmas at home; has just heard that they will move shortly. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten for his company in honor of their host. 4 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites to her as he has promised; met some little girls who remind him of her, Lina, and Annie; they could not sing for him which made him wish he were at home and listening to \"my precious little girls and my darling old boy mingling their sweet voices in praise to God;\" tells how the little girls will soon be driven from their home by the bad Yankees; wants her and her siblings to memorize poetry from him when he returns home. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her letter and urges her to rest assured that the dangers surrounding him are not so perilous as she perceives for the soldiers are in good leadership; reminds her not to read and believe the falsehoods of the war reported in the newspapers; feels that newspaper reports inform the enemy of their [Confederate soldiers] movements, cause anxiety among those at home, and report falsehoods and should, thefore, be censored; is disheartened by the waning patriotism of the men; is pleased that Thomas has returned and will pay him what [SGT] can; with the currency depreciated, property high, and money low, \"prudence dictates the policy of getting rid of as much property as we can.\" 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her letter; mentions an impending battle and feels that success is certain for them [Confederates]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLeft his regiment on sick leave and although he once felt quite ill, he feels much better except that he is quite weak now; disappointed that his regiment has seen so little action; mentions agreat victory for their [Confederate] side in which they lost 2,500 men and the enemy lost 4,800 men; \"Mr. Peachy Grattans's son, George, was killed;\" praises Confederate soldiers for thei dash, chivalry, and enthusiasm which the enemy lacks; begs her not to be uneasy about his health. 3 pp. jk\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRan [John Randolph Tucker] delivered her letter to him; tells her that he returned to camp too soon and fell ill once again; is completely well now and will return to rejoin his regiment; expects some \"sharp work\" very soon. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRejoices in the knowledge that he has \"sought and found Jesus to your only, your all-sufficient, your precious Saviour\" and that \"you are no longer a sufferer, but an humble, loving, believing child of God;\" longs for a visit from him; Mr. Graham sends his love to Lizzie and him [SGT]. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas received no word from her since her arrival in Charlottesville; feels very despondent and low; his regiment was cut to pieces in a battle in which he could not attend due to his continuing ill health; his trust and faith in the \"heavenly Father\" is feeble and weak; hopes to leave Richmond for convalescence; anxious to learn whether the children have gone to school. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes him a happy 35th birthday; is concerned about his [SGT's] health and advises him to stir about in the fine weather and see his friends; invites him to Richmond for visits; is delighted that they are brothers in the highest sense; reminds him of the warfare they wage under their great leader against sin in their hearts; relays many religious thoughts and sentiments; asks if he knows William Hope. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets not being able to stop in Charlottesville to see him while traveling to Staunton; reminisces about their many military times spent together; wishes they both would enjoy better health and be able to rejoin their regiment; Ran says that Jim - a Lieutenant Colonel on the colored staff received corporal punishment; tells him to retain his faith in God to overcome his low spirits; knows that life hereafter to God's honor and glory. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel Saint George Tucker who died on January 24, 1863 after having suffered from an illness contracted while fighting for the country he loved, in The Central Presbyterian. He did not die before accepting God into his heart. (See oversize file - Tucker). 1 p. Nwscl. Including 3 other copies of the same newspaper. (See oversize file - Tucker).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApologizes for his negligence in writing; has hired Jim at a hotel in Ashland to Mr. Jones who had him on trial for a week; sympathizes with her in her loss of her husband, Saint George Tucker, which he too greatly feels. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThinks Dolly and her three children will fetch $2,500-$3,000; \"Col. Taliaferro presented a claim for $75 for hire of Alice;\" Mr. Nolly asks if Saint left a note of someone who had a share in the property; mentions Mr. Jonathon Sale's hiring of Jim at the boarding house; returns her power of attorney which must be acknowledged before a Justice of Peace and returned to him [JRT]; mentions selling her house and furniture. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWonders if the paymaster at Charlottesville, a Capt. Spurier, ever paid Saint George Tucker anything; must find this out immediately; wonders what to do with Alice. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the chaotic state in Richmond with the Yankees so near; grieves with her for the loss of her husband [Saint George Tucker]; reminds her that he remains her loving brother and uncle. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends her many receipts which she must keep together safely; rejoices that another brother [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker] has found the Lord; wonders if she knows of Saint [Saint George Tucker] owing John L. Thompson $528. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions settling bills including the one with John L. Thompson; asks if she knows anything of Saint George Tucker selling a \"deaf and dumb\" slave to James. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas paid every debt of Saint George Tucker's and has invested \"the money remaining - $10,880.62;\" Tudor offered to send Gilmer to school. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOffers her sympathy for the death of her grandmother [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker]. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeeply regrets the breach of her engagement with Mr. Moore as from all he [JRT] heard of him he would have been a \"true and loving protector of [her],\" but agrees that if she could \"not love him as a wife should\" then she did right in her decision; has heard of her fancy for Lee and warns her to fully analyse [sic] her own feelings before making a commitment to one who may not be a noble husband and protector. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes the house in which she lives with Lucy Tucker Richardson, her daughter, and her family; relays many details concerning the daily lives of everyone. 8 pp. AL. Includes ALS dated. December 7, 1891. Lizzie [Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker], Memphis, TN, to Lena Tucker. Tells about the fire in the opposite lot which St. George Tucker Richardson, her grandson, set; includes details about Lucy and the family, and about other people she [EGT] sees regularly. 6 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions letters written by her grandfather, Henry St. George Tucker, and hopes that she did not sell them; asks about Annie [her sister]. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he cannot send her money; the office to which he intended to apply was already filled by William M. Harrison; hopes to find employment in Washington, DC and end his unsettled life which may drive him to despair; Maurice Smith may leave the paper soon; thinks often of her and the children. 4 pp. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for he rletter and the vegetables; is pleased that she has Sister Anne's company; recounts the beauty of a scene around the campfire with the soldiers beneath the sky; mentions his enemies in Ashland and says, \"I will ferrest them out when I am done with the enemies of my country;\" sends greetings to Mattie Adams; considers sending his daughters to be educated gratuitously by Holleys. 4 pp. ALS. N year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegrets that he can send her no money; will try to raise enough money to send her for the fare to Richmond. 1 p. ALS. No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs relieved of apprehension after receiving his Dr. Charles' letter; presents many allusions and comparisons to classical and Shakespearean figures; gratefully thanks him for everything. 1 p. ALS (incomplete). 18__ no month given 6\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites of missing Lizzie [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] and his family. 4 pp. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived her letter telling him of young Hunter Taliaferro's treatment of Alice [a slave] and is angered by his [HT's] lack of judgement in conducting his business through a slave rather than a responsible person, wants Ran [John Randolph Tucker] to contact Mr. Taliaferro for her concerning keeping Alice; gives her a new address to which she can write. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites asking for clothes as his [SGT's] were all burnt in this modern Anatasia;\" asks him to send Liz [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] money and asks that he visit her and comfort her. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clipping, regarding the life and achievements of John Randolph Tucker with some references to other family members, by Col. William Preston Johnston\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflects on the ills and evils in life. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses \"First cause\" theory and the Christian idea of the nature of God and relates this to the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. ALS. Including a poem by Charles Ravenshead entitled \"Electricity\" in which the poet attempts to capture the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn this poem, the Lady provides description of the knight and vice-versa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA poem comparing faith and reason in the development of human life. 5 pp. Poem. Includes Ms. by Charles Ravenshead [?] entitled, \"Argument for Faith an dReason.\" 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRather depressing poem with little optimism. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis ballad is in the handwriting of St. George Tucker but probably not originally written by him. Describes a young woman. 1 p. Poem (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA toast made to St. George Tucker's regiment, the 5th Regiment, a division of the Ashland Grays. 1 p. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAsks what life, love, and health are compared to faith. 2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA poem dedicated to Thomas Moore and his achievements for America. 1 p. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"On the Death of Moore.\" This poem appears to be a more final draft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe poem describes the death of a child, and although saddened by the death, the author remains happy in the knowledge that her child is in Heaven. 2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"The Two Tears\" (incomplete). Also includes the very end of an incomplete poem. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis poem is about a man named Davy Diggins who \"supported himself and his worthy wife / By supplying with subjects the Doctor's knife.\" 12 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTells the story of the brave and valiant Shawnees who fought to protect their land but nevertheless were pushed out by the white man. 2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeemingly offers the sage advice of experience to the glowing aspirations of youth. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in honor of Laura Powell's marriage to John Randolph Tucker. This poem was written to continue the tradition of Henry St. George Tucker honoring the souses of his children thereby welcoming them into his heart. 1 p. Poem. Includes a poem to be sung to the tune of \"The World is All a Fleeting Show.\" 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten in honor of his first born child. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes a mother who feels the pleasures of caring for a newborn child, who also feels the concerns for her child's life and who sadly watches her child die. 3 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is about \"when evening shadows fall\" and the nostalgic memories this brings of his home. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is about the fresh morning, its beauty, and how quickly the day passes into evening shadows. 1 p. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIt is a historic poem written about the ventures of Napoleon Bonaparte. 3 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLooks at the nature of man. 2pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 pp. Poem. Includes a poem entitled \"Memoir from School of Athens.\" Incomplete. Also includes Cy of Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a Poetical Address for the Literary Society of Washington College [Washington and Lee University], Lexington, Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 32 pp. Poem. Includes a poem, \"The Southern Cross\" by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Poem. Also includes Nwscl of articles commenting on the poetical address and \"The Shouthern Cross.\" 1 p. Nwscls.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 pp. Ms. Includes 3 Nwscls. Two clippings are train schedules; one clipping is of two poems entitled \"Nearing the Shore\" and \"It Used to Be in the Olden Time.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe story is about SGT's days of poverty when he depended on his thrifty wife to counter his extravagance. 5 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech delivered by St. George Tucker at the College of William \u0026amp; Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and written supporting the system of slavery as the system is far more productive for more people than is free labor. 14 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRelates their charitable worksto his position of advocating the retaining of slavery. 12 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech honors Thomas Jefferson through mention of his philanthropic and political achievements delivered by St. George Tucker. 4 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech given on the ocasion of their final meeting in the form of a society in college. 21 pp. Ms.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpeech remarking on the many virtues of Virginia which make her \"more Blest [sic] with all the natural resources that constitute a nation's wealth, than any of the states of our Confederacy, or perhaps any country on the globe.\" 2 pp. Ms. Incomplete. Includes undated Ms. of a speech commenting on the virtues of the people of Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCritically examines his poetry and offers much praise and approval. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions SGT's friendly connections in Virginia's House of Delegates; mentions desire to establish a mewspaper. 1 p. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReflects attitudes towards the election of Andrew Jackson. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe novel is set in Carlton, Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. Mentions the dilapidated condition of the College of William \u0026amp; Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and the talk of relocating it in Richmond. 16 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e15 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e14 pp. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e7 pp. Poems. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. TCy of Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives an account of a French pirate ship being taken and the trial of the pirates; requests that the Shoreham be granted her \"full complement of men\" as they are in constant danger of pirates; sends copies of notes from various meetings and councils; discusses plans to have a house built at Williamsburg for his Majesty's Governor; reports hopes of good crops of tobacco, Indian corn and wheat; notes that they are at peace with the Indians; reports that his revision of the laws was carried out in accordance with the advice of the Council; recommends additional members for the Council; mentions various court proceedings; believes it to be impossible to prevent piracy without Courts of Admirality; reports his correspondence with William Penn; discusses instructions he delivered to various naval offices; discusses collection of revenue; describes reports and letters he included; requests additional funds to rebuild the court house which burned down last October; believes it necessary to call an Assembly in April; includes copies of proceedings of the Council on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of October, 1698. 17 pp. AL. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends copies of all accounts, trial proceedings, and collectors' and naval officers' bonds; regrets that they are \"not in all respects agreeable to yo[u]r Lordships Directions;\" requests suitable stationery; is troubled at the Assembly's refusal to build a house for his Majty's [sic] Governor; reports that the revision of laws has not yet been completed; discusses the problem of finding suitable employees for various offices as \"there is little or no incouragement [sic] for men of any tolerable parts to come hither;\" lists the contents of his enclosures; sates that if your Lordships do not approve of \"Mr. Dionysius Wright to be either his Majesty's Atturney [sic] general, or Clerk of his Majty's honorable Council, I humbly propose...to send two persons out of England for those employments, to live at his Majtys City of Williamsburgh;\" complains of the difficulty in getting a sufficient number of Councellors together; reports that their request about Meditteranean passes, \"is done;\" refers to a letter describing the French Protestant Refugees. 5 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Poem.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. to Oversize File. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an address from the King of England, George III, to the House of Commons; and the proceedings of the Sons of Liberty in the colony of Maryland. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSends the letter via Mr. Morse as a manner by which he can introduce him, Morse, to the Baylor family; sent a long letter via Capt. Fox \"concerning the future Plan of my Education;\" \"The taxes will be repeat'd except, that of the tea.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms Norton that he drew 50 sterling from him for Mr. Philip Clawsome; promises to remit the money by next summer by ship. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of Map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrders that John Tyler, Charles West, John Taylor, William Whitely, or any three of them be given the land necessary to build a road from Charles Pullen's to Joe's Mill. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ms. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisements concern such topics as rewards for lost or stolen horses, runaway slaves, items for sale, items found, and one warning to all persons not to deal with Frances Gill\" for she has deserted her bed and board.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms the Board of the status of its cargo onboard the schooner, \"The Committee,\" which had been captured and later rescued by an American Privateer; expects that \"future operations shall be attended with better successes.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReports that they just arrived last night; states that \"we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;\" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was \"informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIs happy to learn of the latest troop activities; is afforded great pleasure in hearing of the good conduct of General Mughlenburg and his troops; Lord Cornwallis' troops are moving northwardly toward Halifax; wishes him [BS] and the Marquis to prevent the junction of Lord Cornwallis and General Philips; their [BS and the Marquis'] forces should be joined by new troops of General Summer of North Carolina; if a junction cannot be prevented he [NG] wishes him [BS] to join all the forces ordered to the southward thereby preventing the enemy from penetrating the country. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonel Febiger advised him [RC] to stop in Cumberland; Colonel Davis mentions in letters that the government is willing to equip the Cavalry as soon as there is a \"return of what is wanted;\" received a letter from Colonel Joseph Jones who mentions that Jack Atkinson recently returned from Dinwiddie Court where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for him [BS] which will be delivered by Cornet Harris. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives a lengthy and detailed account of his journey from Louisa County to Yorktown with his wife; describes all the people they met and places visited. Printed in the William \u0026amp; Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine XI (1903): 180-191. 28 pp. AMss. Incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes to discover the fate of money donated by the Ladies of Virginia, \"intended as a donation for the relief of the soldiers of the Virginia, Prisoners of Charles Town, in the year 1780;\" states that this money was deposited in the Treasury by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson and he [JA] would like information concerning the money; lists the women who donated money. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Cy of Map.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHas enough firewood to accommodate 450 men and 60 spare horses for the winter; confesses to reluctance to carrying out the instructions contained in his [BS's] letter of the 24th of July; he [CT] has no tools with which he can construct huttes [sic] for the men for the winter; has heard of considerable supplies arriving from France and recommends that an application be made by the state for its quota; requests a supply of coats; has requested that Major Call join him [CT]; would like a leave of absence to fetch Mrs. Tebiger to Virginia along with baggage and a medicine chest; will contact Governor Nelson and Col. Davies on the subject of supplies. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Teliff Anderson and Alice Brinham; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Youit Self and Ann Walker; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Peter Smith and Sarah Smith; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for Ozmond Crabb and Winfred Hartly; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestmoreland County, for James McGuy and Molley Collins; signed by James Bland, CWC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePetitions for wages he never received as a midshipman on board the Dragon. 1 p. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the weather; fears that all the crops may be in short supply at Doguerun; crop rotation is the only way to restore a crop \"to any degree of fertility;\" wonders if the white wheat sown in 1788 is the one he [Whiting] now condemns; asks Whiting to make sure the Doguerun meadow is \"well grubbed -- cleansed -- and broke up...before the weather becomes too cold and wet;\" says Mr. Ball should continue his work in order mentioned; wonders if he [Whiting] has \"heard of the missing horse yet.\" 4 pp. Cy of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand grant of 120 acres to James Boyd issued by Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists, \"the times of birth of the children of Mr. John Lowry, deceas[e]d, taken from the Famaly [sic] Bible;\" signed in Elizabeth City, Virginia, by William Moore. 1 p. ADS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInforms him [GG] that he [RD] has a bad cold, his \"wife is very weak and low...and the rest are all tollable [sic] well;\" hopes that he [GG] will \"right a letter to me and let me know of all diffenshon of my affairs;\" Mr. [?] did not turn out on Satturday [sic] to the Church \"being a day of hieving of Negroes.\" 1 p. ALs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Salley Rogers, to, George C. Taylor, the Clerk of Orange County, Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReceived from John Lubback, Esquire, \"after the tryal at Guild Hall.\" Records an apparent attempt by Mr. Brown to blend Mr. Jordan's financial concerns with theirs [Mr. Brown's and Mr. Perkin's] \"in order to create confusion and deceive Mr. Jordan, or, in plain English, to cheat him of his fortunes.\" 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Facs. of Nws (fragment).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom Benjamin Johnson to John Brown the clerk of the Court of Appeals. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by: Samuel Thomas, James P. Preston, John O' Connor, John Watts, Davis Hayes, and William Spiller, at Soldier's Retreat. 2 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, to W.L. Crawford, \"the Clerk of Amherst County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Captain James Barbour, to Reynolds Chapman, \"the Clerk of Orange County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Mr. James Barbour to John Brown, \"Clerk of the Court of Appeals.\" 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, to, J. Poindexter, the Clerk of Louisa County, Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, to, J. Chew \"Clerk of Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court.\" 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour and wife, William Johnston, Fanny Johnston, and Lucy Johnston, widow of Benjamin Johnson deceased to Peter Tinsley, \"Clerk of the Chancery District Court of Richmond,\" Virginia 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Colonel James Barbour, to, John Nicholas, \"the Clerk of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Jackson, paid to, Benjamin Cave, \"the Clerk of Madison,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, Davidson and Goddard, paid to, John Carr, \"the Clerk of the Supreme Council of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, paid to, R.S. Chew, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Clerk. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, James Barbour, paid to, L.W. Williams, \"the Clerk of Rockingham,\" County, Virginia. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCommands the goods and chattels of William Browne; James Semple recovered 221 pounds and 5 shillings in debt from William Browne and John S. Browne; William Browne and John S. Browne have until the fourth Monday in February to repay John Semple his debts. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrom, George H. Christian, Wyatt Christian, Alexander Christian, Frederick Christian, Frances Christian, to, Jones R. Christian for board, schooling, clothing, and books September, 1810-September, 1811. 2 pp. D. Including statement, December 21, 1815, by Jones R. Christian that the acconuts are correct. Given before W. Douglass, Justice of the Peace. Ordered to be recorded at the Charles City County, Virginia, Court.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDescribes coming into possession of a portrait of the first Lord Chatham painted by Edmund Jennings; Mr. Jennings \"presented the portrait to the gentlemen of Westmoreland, upon the condition that it be placed in the Court House;\" asks that this request be honored. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including Cy of ALS. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLand grant signed by William Carroll in Murfreesborough, Tennessee for 640 acres issued to James Parlour. (See Misc. Mss. Oversizefile.) 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWrites on behalf of John Clements, Francis Arnold, Richard Posey and Lieutenant Posey who all hold claims to \"bounties of land under the provisions of some act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" for their services in the Wirginia Blues so called from 1755-1763, while under the command of George Washington in Braddock's War; he [GW] did receive a large bounty of land thus he [WT] is \"persuaded that the claims alluded to are good;\" requests information concerning the fulfilliment of these claims. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS. Including ADS 1 p. A signed statement by John Clements stating his land claim. Witnessed 17 March 1812 by Milner Eschotts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize. 1 p. Print.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeks information concerning a grant issued for \"160 acres of land surveyed for Richard Beckett lying on the little river joining William Terry and Jonathan Graham's;\" the survey was made on May 24, 1774; if no grant was issued he [JB] wishes to pay; he [JB] is one of his [RB's] heirs; asks for an immediate reply and for the letter to be directed to Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReplying to his letter expressing interest in the common ancestry; derived from his Great Grandmother Young that their Great Grandfathers were brothers; told by Colonel Lee of Lee Hall that their family, Blands, Bollings descended from Joan Constable who came over in 1620; their common stock might be the same but they may not be descended from Young Rolpe; her mother is of the Smith family about which she [ML] is better informed; her family claimed the honor of being related to the \"Chivalerous Captain John Smith;\" related family anecdote concerning Colonel Meriwether Smith and Patrick Henry; regrets having so little information to relay. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs \"to try the virtue of the sulpher water;\" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows \"how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;\" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDoes not know how he would serve his country there given \"the extraordinary and unreasonable state of parties;\" is willing to remain abroad \"some two or three years longer, hoping to induce my performances of an official duty; has written two letters but does not know if they were received; does not really expect an answer as he [the addressee] has been so occupied with \"steering the ships of state;\" mentions a recent attempt at revolution, but \"through the kindness of Louis Philipee and the vigilance of the French police, the conspiracy was detected at Paris;\" \"all Itlay is a political volcano;\" Lord Ashburton has spent the winter there; received a letter from Carr in Constantinople. 6 pp. ALS incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Curry, a sound democrat and an energetic writer, will deliver the letter; would be pleased if he [JS] and Mr. Curry established a democratic paper in Alton; Dr. Hope would join in any arrangement made; he [VE] must leave for Washington and wishes all matters concerning his [VE's] establishment settled by Monday. 3 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of recommendation for Mr. J.C. Willing recommending him [JCW] for a professorship at Princeton College [NJ]; \"Speaks with certainty of his [JCW's] character and capacity as an instructor;\" remarks of his [JCW's] passion for Greek and Roman literature; assures that he [JCW] would be \"a great acquisition to your [WJ] social and literary circles;\" wishes the letter to remain confidential form the Boardof Trustees until his [JCW's] appointment is made. 2 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscusses the economic rate of increase in the South and stating that this prodigious increase \"cannot indicate a wrong system;\" continues to note that the Northern population grew less rapidly than the South's during this time while its wealth grew even more rapidly; gives a table supporting these claims.\" 1 p. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecommends suspending postal service until a post office is established at Waddell's as Route No. 2737 cannot be put into operation until then.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRequests that all Postmasters applying for certain articles connected with their business write their applications on a letter sheet, stating their office, county, and state and address them to the Inspection Office of the General Post Office Department. 1 p. PD.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInstruct him [CE] to deliver mail on route no. 2737 at Willcox Wharf instead of Swineyards since the name and site of the office were changed to Willeve Wharf. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMr. Oakford's letter to him [CE] was written without knowing the service on Route No. 2737 had been suspended; an office was established at Waddell's Store therefore service there should be reinstated; Willcox Wharf is the starting point not Swineyards; he [CE] will be compensated for any deliveries made before learning of the suspension of the service. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the August 31, 1852 Act of Congress declaring meddling with property belonging to the Post Office Department a felony; asks that each employee of the Department act as an Agent to protect the Department's property. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the establishment of a Post Office at Waddell's Store, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, with Henry A. Bourg appointed Postmaster; Mr. Charles Evans will supply ingoing and outgoing mail. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAppoints William Waddell as Postmaster of Waddell's Store, Charles City County, Virginia and instructs him of his duties as Postmaster. 1 p. PDS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Defense of South Carolina - Mr. Kett;\" in his defense Mr. Kett denounces activities of Massachusetts and defends South Carolina on the grounds that Massachusetts performed less patriotic activities in the past than South Carolina. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 4 pp. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John L. Thompson, J.P., Hanover County, Virginia, filed by Jane Matilda Grenier. Gives testimony to the many brutal physical and mental abuses she suffered from her husband, Edward Grenier. 4 pp. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks her for her letter; mentions their long friendship and the love and esteem his wife held for her [Mrs. Pegram]; laments being unable to visit her more often; cannot decide what permanent arrangements to make with his family given the unsettled condition of the country; James Gordon has been at his [WJR's] house since the commencement of the term of the court; already know of the situation with Mr. Minor and Mr. Nelson; recent military reverses have caused much uneasiness in Richmond; feels that there is no general despondence despite the apprehension and \"very few entertain any doubt as to our ultimate success;\" Alexander Gordon, taken prisoner at Roanoke Island, has been released on parole; happy that Churchill is kept so constantly employed and is sure he will do well at Mechanicsville. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions the tremendous noise of the Yankee cannons; the men are panting for an encounter with the Yankees and they hope to make \"old York a spot more memorable for Yankee defeat than it has been for Cornwallis; with God protecting them [Confederates] they cannot possibly loose; notes that crops are poor; mentions the loss of Negroes due to Yankee liberation; his neighbor, Dr. Byrd, wants to be put in the Yankee controlled Fort Lafayette until the end of the war so he can be left in peace. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no \"person braver...has fallen in this war;\" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from \"poisoned wound\" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin \"in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Nws.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Gibbon, Major General at Appomattox, Virginia \"the two others being retained by Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee.\" 1 p. DS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWishes to renew their correspondence which the \"unhallowed war\" interrupted; bemoans having no contact with the civilized world and no luxuries and enjoyments to which they were so accustomed before the war; mentions the death of \"poor little Nannie;\" he [CLC's] has returned from the army; worked with the Fire Department and fell ill while so doing; his health remains delicate; offers sympathy regarding the death of their Aunt Sarah. 4 pp. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper clipping concerning the false rumor that Jefferson Davis attempted to flee Colonel Pritchard's squadron by disguising himself in a woman's petticoat. Two letters to the editor, one written by Audi Alterman Partem and the other by Rev. Dr. Fuller, both seek to dispell the rumors. 1 p. Nwscl.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWould like to hear from her as it has been a long time since he has and he would like to know how she is. 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWages stipulated by Henry to pay are 150 cents per week; requests that he [JY] retain any money thus far received and wait for a draft from him [BD]; expects to hire late in the fall; desires a quick response and \"every information respecting my old man, if he proves faithful until he raises me the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars;\" hoped to receive information of Harry by Mr. [?] but was disappointed; wishes to hear what course Dixon is pursuing. 2 pp. ALS. [incomplete] 1800's\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWritten by a \"Veteran Diplomat\" concerning a childless widower Baron named George Washington who is considering naming one of his Wahington relatives in America as heir to his fortunes. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eConcerns the beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in America. This article relates to Rev. Samuel McMaster whose manuscripts covering the Church's beginnings were probably destroyed when a family burned his papers thinking they were worthless. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolution, \"that the United Confederate Veterans, in Convention assembled at Atlanta, Georgia, this September 7, 1933, hereby pledge the fealty of the Southern Soldier to the President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\" signed by Homer Atkinson, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The law of homicide - The Revised Code;\" Commonwealth vs. Vaughn. Defines homicide and distinguishes between homicide and first degree murder and sets up a case proving that Vaughn murdered premeditatively. 3 pp. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDueling agreement between A.B. [?] and C.D. [?]. \"The ground is to be ten steps;\" is either party violates the agreed terms then the second of the party injured shall have the liberty of shooting the person so injurying. 1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnclosed items are rich and were found while overhauling the late collector William's papers; sent by intimation of Governor Morton; Bancroft refused \"to receive a call or have an interview with Governor Morton.\" 1 p. ALS.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMentions her cousin John Tyler. 3 pp. ALS [incomplete].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"the champions of the circus and the amphi-theatre practised habits of scrupulous and rigid temperature...winning temporary applause as wrestler or gladiators, but the Christian sect actuat[ed] by more intellectual and spiritual motives should practise the same habits to attain those higher and holier ends of virtue, peace, happiness...which rid [life] of all its terrors and shed the bright beams of hope on the [bleak] chasm of eternity;\" urges people to aid temperance societies in their battles against drunkenness and other intemperate acts. 4 pp. D [incomplete].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"No tyrannous acts shall suppress your free claim / Or stamp the word SLAVE on America's name.\" 1 p. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Ph [incomplete].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. Pst. of PM\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter of recommendation for Dr. C.F. Caracristi telling of his [CFC] great knowledge of the sulphur deposits of El Paso County and he has had experience in Mexican mining matters. 1 p. Ph. of TLS. Includes Ph of ALS 1 p. February 25, 1917. Enrique Creel, New York to \"sirs\" of Charles E. Doddridge and Company, Philadelphia. Gives his highest recommendation of Dr. C.F. Caracristi's knowledge and judgement of mineral matters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"It is our duty to prepare their [the living] souls for the immortal world;\" \"the sorrowful are nearer to God and they shall be rewarded in the life to come.\" 1 p. ALS. Includes ALS, 2 pp. \"Your friend,\" , to \"dearest friend,\" . \"I am too sorry not to see as I had my heart set on a visit from you.\" Also including AL 8 pp. [incomplete]. \"Devoted Sister,\" to, \"my darling John,\" . Worried about his cold; is tired now as \"Sundays are quite filled...In the morning Sunday School and church, after dinner Bible Class and at four thirty church again;\" the Coburn Players will perform four Shakespearean plays in May; relays stories of her and Annie wrestling, looking through the telescope and shopping.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p. AN. Includes AN 1 p., undated. Quote concerning the destruction of faith. Also includes PM. 1 p. Formula for making pills of some type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (fragment). No year given\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by John Blair, Richard Booker, Jean Pasteur and Edmund Keen. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (incomplete). Month unknown 22, year unknown\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGives brief biographical sketches of residents of Charles City County . See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of PM (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 4 pp. Pst. of PM.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eListing of short biographical sketch of people born in Surry County. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM (incomplete).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains various transcripts of wills, land leasing and ownership, African Slave Trade, court cases, descriptions of towns and land and a few memoirs. Some of the (family) names found mentioned in the transcripts are: Tyler, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jeferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Fox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including letter and recordings of property transfers; some of the family names found in these transcripts are the following: Smith, Knott, Stockton, Eppes, Hylton, Archer, Taiman, Carter, Gill, Walker, and Gayle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including letters and marriage bonds from the Yorktown Clerk's Office. Names found in the documents include: Abercrombie and Hornsby.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including records of marriages, deaths, mentionings of various wills, births and land patents. Name included among the transcripts are: Lock, Eckhols, Hudson, Tucker, Hawkins, Reade, Curtis, Clayton, and Randolph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including the Board of Trade papers of James City, Virginia, mentionings of wills, deeds, land divisions, a Register of St. James Northern Parish in Goochland County, Virginia and notes from York Co., Virginia records. Names mentioned in the documents include: Charroon, Armistead, Ewing, Stith, Hairston, and Johnson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including notes on personalized paper of Lyon G. Tyler with a \"College of William and Mary\" masthead, notes on wills, marriages, births, deaths, family relations, and a listing of soldiers of the American Revolution.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBonds collected by Lyon G. Tyler\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes cases involving John Wilson vs. Stephen Girard, John Kendall, et. al. (witnessed by Theodore Armistead).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including indentures, a letter from Rose O'Neill Greenhow \"the noted Confederate spy,\" notes in the Wallace Family, a draft of a short story by Gertrude R.R. Richards and a letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVarious letters and transcripts, court orders, and a list \"in honor of the College Company, in the War of the Revolution\" of which President James Madison heads as the Captain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogical notes in which the following names are found among others: William Gilbert, the Bickley family, Marshall, Pwell, and Tyree Harris.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescripts of short stories, items from the Virginia Gazette, journal entries, and letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eManuscripts including journal entries, records of land transactions, wills, an article entitled \"Emmigrants to Ohio and Illinois,\" and several letters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscriptions of Robert Carter Letter Book, a letter written by Emmanuel Jones in 1768 recommending that the \"Gentlemen of the College\" [of William and Mary] return now that the destruction [?]; many other letters, wills, land transactions, and parts of journals are included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTranscripts including the last will of Thomas Gibbs, blacksmith, land transaction listing of soldiers \"in service March 1862,\" a tribute to Robert E. Lee, Virginiarious wills, letters, journal extracts and a list in memory of members of the Tyler family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e47 pp. MsV #124.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e61 pp. MsV. #125. Includes 6 cashier's checks. January 10, 1850-January 15, 1851. All are signed by Alexander Gardiner, Cashier of the Manhattan Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 pp. MsV #126.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e38 pp. MsV #127.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistorical account entitled \"chronicles of East Hampton,\" of Gardiner's Island which was owned by nine generations of the Gardiner family beginning in 1639. The account, though printed, includes hand written editorial remarks by Alexander Gardiner [?]. 217 pp. MsV #128.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a dedication to Miss Gilmer, Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker, his wife, to whom he offers this gift of his poetry. 33 pp. MsV #129.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVolume II. 30 pp. MsV #130.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e22 pp. D (fragment). Includes diary and account book. 32 pp. MsV #131.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopied by Anna Melissa Graves and witnessed by Emily E. Graves and Emily Wight Graves. 109 pp. Cy of MsV #132.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLists various account, debts and payments of various people. 152 pp. MsV #133.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe book lists individuals and their taxable assets including such things as slaves, harnesses, horses, and lots. 51 pp. MsV #134.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters collected by Wilson Barstow and Webster Barstow, written by \"A Lady Correspondence - E.D.B.\" in New York. Comments on the life-style in New York City - the poverty, the plays, the filth, and the splendor. 78 pp. MsV #135.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes surveys for sewers and an asylum. 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of the Gardiner family of New York. Include letters of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, her sons David Lyon Gardiner, Alexander Gardiner and daughter Margaret Gardiner Beeckman.","Boxes IV-V contain papers, 1814-1842, of the Gilmer family of Albemarle County. Include letters of Thomas Walker Gilmer to his wife Anne E. Baker Gilmer concerning family, religion, politics, and the annexation of Texas; and speeches of Gilmer.","Box VI contains papers, 1812-1895, of St. George Tucker (1828- 1863) and his family. Includes letters, poems, speeches and literary works by Tucker as well as the sheet music, \"The Southern Cross\" for which Tucker wrote the lyrics.","Boxes VII-XII contain miscellaneous manuscripts, 1645-ca. 1860. Includes two letters, 1700-1701, of Francis Nicholson; copies of Revolutionary War and Civil War letters; transcripts of documents, genealogical notes and manuscript volumes (including Gardiner account books, two volumes of poems by St. George Tucker, an unidentified diary kept in a 1766 Virginia almanac; and copy of diary, 1788-1822, of Charles Copland.","Mentions her interest in politics; is \"puzzled how to account for the changes of opinion and principle in those who are considered so very wise and honorable;\" describes the construction on Chatham Street; mentions that David has been out of school due to his lame foot. 2 pp.","A bond, from David Gardiner, for the sum of $10,000 to be paid to James Van Antwerp of New York. 4 pp. Paper document signed.","$5,287.50 to be paid to James Van Antwerp. 2 pp. Paper document signed.","Requests the company of Mr. Gardiner on January 2. 1 page. ANS.","Acknowledges receipt of Gardiner's mortage payment; discusses the transfer of the mortage to Mrs. Abigale Rhodes. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.","Apologizes for not writing earlier; discusses her mother's upcoming eye operation; mentions their disappointment at not seeing her; hopes that she will visit in the spring. 2 pages.","Announces that \"General Van Cortlandt has commenced hostilities against us,\" claiming that they had no right to the estate and that they must leave by the first of May; states that Mr. Van Wyck is very anxious to see Gardiner. 2 pages.","Discusses General Pierre Van Courtlandt's attempt to take away his estate; gives a history of the land in question; is sorry to hear that Gardiner's wife is ill; gives news of the family. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Informs Gardiner that Col. Hunt's newspaper will discontinue from lack of subscribers if aid is not forthcoming; asks Gardiner to write to people in New York concerning this problem. 1 page.","Describes his purchase of a sideboard from Miss Harrison which was initially owned by Gardiner; requests that the keys to it be sent to him. 1 page.","Discusses the itinerary of J.G. Dyckman; informs Gardiner that he is standing by to \"execute and commands\" for him in New York. 2 pages.","Discusses prospects for the upcoming election; believes the vote in his country will \"depend upon the exertions of the National Republicans.\" 2 pages.","Notifies Gardiner of the meeting at Bull Head next Wednesday; hopes that he will atend. 1 page.","Acknowledges receipt of a check for $300 from Gardiner. 1 page.","Informs Gardiner of the convention's resolution to nominate Gardiner as their candidate for Congress. 1 page.","Describes his visits to the towns of the county and believes the county will provide a majority for the ticket; states that he had 5000 tickets printed and distributed in the county. 2 pages.","Requests that Gardiner remit the $84 in interest on his bond. 1 page.","Announces that they are about $70 short in paying Hunt's bill after collecting for election expenses; hopes that Gardinercan help them out. 1 page.","Describes the visit of her parents to albany; mentions the construction of a \"large marble Acadimy [sic] for the boys;\" states that David and Alexander are going to college this spring; hopes to hear from Juliana soon. 2 pages.","Describes in detail his first few days at Princeton, his room, studies, and roommate; hopes to hear news from East Hampton soon. 2 pages.","Describes his life at college; states that he has not missed a single recitation since classes began; mentions that he has been very lonely and homesick; asks that she write \"immediately.\" 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that Mrs. Rhodes requests him to pay off the mortage by the first of April. 1 page.","Believes that the whole South will go against Van Buren; describes the opposition as very determined; discusses national politics in general; mentions Governor Tyler's address to the Senate. 3 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes his attempt to procure the items his father asked for; states that he had bought him a hat, Virgil's works, but did not get a fish pole as there were non under a dollar. i page.","Sends the green bag and matting which he purchased for her; lists the prices of the items. 1 page.","Sends a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond. 1 page.","Signed by Nassau Hall, sent to Gardiner's father. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Hopes Margaret will come up to Croton to visit; describes her attempt to learn French; states that she is translating \"Estelle\" and that \"it is all about shapards [sic] and it is really sichnes [sic] to read it.\" 2 pages.","Encloses a receipt for the interest on Gardiner's bond for 1/2 year and for Mrs. Rhodes' bond. 1 page.","Concludes that Gardiner had not been able to find a suitable site as he had requested; describes some land and asks Gardiner to complete the purchase of it. 2 pages.","Informs Gardiner that she would be happy to ride to the harbor with him but regrets that she will be unable to do so due to her mother's illness. 1 page.","Grades of Alexander Gardiner for his Sophomore year at Princeton University; list of expenses and curriculum. 2 pages. Printed document signed.","Is disappointed to hear that his father will not be visiting Princeton this spring; gives an account of his expenses, asks for $240.00 to be sent. 2 pages.","Promises to find a pair of horses for Gardiner as good as he can find; asks Gardiner to write giving the size, colour, age, and price he is willing to pay for these horses. 1 page.","Describes his attempts to contact Mr. Tabill by mail; asks Gardiner to check if Tabill received his letter; discusses bills obtained in furnishing his house. 3 pages.","Encloses some papers for Dyckeman; discusses some legal proceedings with Dyckeman. 1 page.","Asks him to inform Mr. Dayton that he received his letter; states that he has been ill most of the time since he left New York. 1 page.","Asks his opinion on the present condition of the East Hampton School as her son, Edward, \"having in some degree got over his prediction for a sea life\" requires some more schooling; asks for his advice concerning his board. 1 page.","Describes his trip back to Princeton and his visits with relatives; tells of the prices to repair his watch; describes the weather. 2 pages.","Introduces her son, Edward, and his friend, William Braser, as the bearers of this letter; discusses arrangements to be made for their schooling in East Hampton. 2 pages.","Describes the Fourth of July celebration at Princeton; gives some news of his brother, Alexander Gardiner. 3 pages.","Requests more money to be sent as he has to purchase some books; mentions that he believes his father's writing to have become worse over time, pointing out mistakes in his last letter. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Sends receipt for the interest due on Mrs. Rhode's bond. 1 page.","States that he deposited $1,500 in the Manhattan Bank into his account; asks him to send a receipt. 1 page.","Discusses his attempts to locate a teacher for the situation his father requires; asks for $250 to be sent to pay his bills at Princeton; notes that he needs two teeth to be filled. 2 pages.","Acknowledges receipt of his, Daniel Gardiner's, for the $1500. 1 page.","Asks Gardiner's opinion of the teacher at the East Hampton School as he wants to send his son there. 1 page.","States that he has been very well at Princeton; mentions his visits with Mrs. Clark and Miss Hewes; describes the plagiarism of Harlow and his punishment; describes hailstones 3 inches in circumference falling when it was eighty degrees; discusses his classes. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Describes the cloth which he purchased for her, details, patterns, and prices. 4 pages.","Discusses his return to health; asks about the activities of Mr. Pickens and whether his mother is enjoying Saartoga Springs; suggests that his mother should send all her letters to him and he would send them on to david, saving her from writing separately. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","To Abigail Rhodes; signed by Charlotte Rhodes, executrix of Abigail Rhodes. 1 page. Printed document signed.","Describes a dinner party for the vice-president elect. 1 page.","Discusses her apprehension at traveling to Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe, Virginia; describes the Fourth of July activities at the house; mentions the President's plan to travel to white Sulpher springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Apologizes for not wriing sooner; mentions her intention to go to New York; states that Phoebe Gardiner is very angry with Margaret for not writing; congratulates Margaret on the outcome of the election. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that Julia Gardiner Tyler wants enough velvet to \"make a low waist and short sleeves;\" describes how \"lame Thomas\" attempted to find out the President's actions on the sub Treasury Bill; believes the President will veto it. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Asks to have his letter to Dr. Dayton on the subject of the annexation of Texas published in the Aurora; describes the cabinet dinner last night at Gov. Wickiffe's. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions Commodore Elliot's gift of an arabian horse to Julia; runs down a list of dinners and receptions for the coming week; describes the President's jealousy at seeing Judge Mclean looking \"all sorts of ways at Julia.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions the speculation concerning the President's cabinet and the fate of the Democratic Party; describes the \"beaux\" of Miss Corse; states that he must be here for the ball. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","\"Mrs. Tyler's Farewell Ball. 'Sic transit gloria mundi;' \" gives a very detailed account of the ball and those in attendance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy of \"February 20\" is crossed out.","Mentions that she has seen no account of the 22nd ball; discusses the question of the annexation of Texas. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Asks him to read the article in the Herald about the Tyler administration \"in which it reflected upon Mr. Tyler's son so severly;\" advises him on the political course that he should take; notes that John Carter Brown travels with \"a second rate set;\" discusses Mr. Fordham's affidavit. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","States that he will not get through court until Saturday; informs Gardiner that he will noy be able to return to New York on time due to his son's illness; wishes Gardiner would see Judge Betts about adjourning the court until Tuesday so that he could be there. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.","Relates Julia Gardiner Tyler's story of how she and the President Tyler narrowly escaped from danger when a hurricane hit their hotel during their stay at Old Point comfort, Virginia. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the friends who visited Margaret Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; mentions that she has been very ill with influenza; gives news of family and friends. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions her desire to get home; discusses his prospects for political appointment; asks that he not place confidence in any one as \"politicians are intriguing.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed.","Describes the construction of the monument; mentions Mr. Gibson's concern over whether we pay for it or the government.\" 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Informs him of the President's plan to arrive in New York and travel to East Hampton; asks him to make all the necessary arrangements. 3 pages.","States that in regards to the Governor's visit, he was very \"tempted to rejoin the family cicle,\" but described that it would be more discreet not to; describes the travels of Graham. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","1 page. Printed material.","1 page. AN.","Mentions that she received from Julia Gardiner Tyler some poetry written by the President Tyler; describes a story she heard from Eliza Gardiner concerning her, Margaret; discusses her mother's views on Mr. Polk and Miss Corse. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Informs him of the latest high society gossip; mentions that Kitty Livingston and W. Langdon are to be married on November 3rd. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his fellow passengers on the steamboat ride from New York; describes all of his acquaintances at the house at sharon Springs. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes the travel plans of the President Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and David Gardiner. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Mentions a letter he received from Grahm who received it from Mr. Andrew's of Rochester concerning the latter's gratification in entertaining the President Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes in detail their, President Tyler, Juliana Gardiner Tyler, and himself, itinerary and all the people with whom they have made acquaintance. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Mentions that he missed his train and is obliged to remain there until tomorrow; states that Julia Gardiner Tyler is doing very well; discusses the improvements made to the President's, Tyler's, plantation; describes the President's travel plans for the day. 1 pge. Typewritten copy.","Mentions how odd she felt when Mrs. Beeckman and the \"old gentleman\" kissed her; describes her meeting Mr. and Mrs. Ely and Mr. Grahm. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Including Typewritten copy. autographed letter signed from Margaret Gardiner, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, ca. 1847, comparing Mrs. Beeckman with Mrs. J.W. Livingston.","Describes the dinners on the plantation; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler to be recovering slower than Mrs. Seldon. 1 page. Typewritten copy. Incomplete.","Explains that it was too late for her to write last night as fairies \"might have stolen me away to deck their fitful abodes;\" thanks him for his \"flattering representations of me to your mother;\" expresses desire to stay where she is rather than travel with the President. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Encloses her daguerrotype; describes her return trip. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Mentions that she, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and the President are all suffering from colds; describes the dance of the previous night; mentions that Alice was \"smitten\" with Gilbert. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates Gilbert's description of the hospitality President Tyler and family. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes her life at \"Sherwood\" as very pleasant; states that the President Tyler was somewhat upset that there was not more mention of her wedding to Mr. Beeckman made in the papers. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Plans to leave for Washington, DC and be in New York on Saturday a week; mentions that Julia is looking forward to seeing her, JMG, in March. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes visiting all her friends and attending the third Assembly. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autographed letter. Incomplete.","Hopes that her mother's trip to \"Sherwood\" will turn out successfully; mentions all the calls that she and her husband have been making; describes the Henry Clay procession in New York; assures her mother that everything will be taken care of at home. 2 pages. Typewritten copy.","Describes all the people that have come to visit. 1 page. Typewritten copy of","Describes a dinner that the \"boys\" hosted the other day. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Relates a story that Joe H. told her about Mr.Pindle \"having fallen desperately in love with her;\" mentions the visit of Gilbert Beeckman and Henry Livingston. 1 page. Typewritten copy. autograohed letter signed.","Discusses Mary's illness and how she was sent to the hospital on Staten Island; mentions the dispute over the Williams' estate; describes her own illness and other troubles. 9 pages.","Describes his meeting with Fenton; asks David Gardiner to advance him $25; mentions seeing Robert; discusses the money due Shumfield from Hjouberry of Brooklyn. 3 pages.","Gives a description of \"Homewood,\" Judge Wilkens' estate; describes his visit with the Wilkens, Mrs. Hutchinson, and her daughter. 1 page. Typewritten copy.","Describes his travels and impressions to Louisville; states the \"Judge Brown is too slow and antiquated to be of much use to us;\" believes himself to be in much better health since he left New York. 2 pages.","Mentions his letter from Alexander Gardiner; discusses the engagement of Alex Bruen to Eliza Joy; gives news of other friends; discusses gardening; asks that no oone outside the family be allowed to use the horses and carriages, \"not even clergymen;\" describes the activities of the Haights who recently returned from Paris. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed.","States that he hired a man as a coachman and gardener, believing that \"there will be no danger of his introducing Foreigners on the premises;\" describes a letter he received from Alexander Gardiner. 1 p. ALS","Asks for the last balance on his mother's bank book and any subsequent withdrawls as he must pay the interest due; gives news of family and friends; discusses the care of the wagons. 2 pp. ALS.","Describes the Fourth of July celebrations; notes that he did not observe anyone intoxicated; states that the corn and potatoes should be attended to; family news. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the large procession yesterday in honor of those killed in Mexico; mentions the turmoil in Paris. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that father and mother started their trip South; notes that he has sent her a violin, care of Capt. Nash; hopes that she has been exercising; awaits news from Europe. 2 pp. TCy of ALs.","Describes a very large gathering of Irishmen, discussing the wrongs of \"Injured Ireland;\" believes that Bob (Robert) Tyler could have secured ten thousand votes there. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Is upset at his wife's illness; gives news of the family; describes the city; wants to come and visit. 4 pp. ALS.","Encloses the checks and a letter from Mr. Cunningham to the Presidents; discusses the Democratic Party's estimate of the previous administration. 1 p. TCy of ALS","Describes the funeral service for Egbert in Acapulco; believes Alex Gardiner to be a \"sincere Christian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes in detail the storm that they sailed through; states that he did not believe what they were going to survive; notes that they are heading for Rio where they will stay several weeks for repairs; describes the passengers; hopes to live to see home and family. 2 pp. Tcy of ALS.","Describes the sights as his vessel comes into the harbor at Rio; states that he can hardly wait \"to set foot upon the green grass and enjoy a good bath...and a good meal of fresh provisions;\" describes his impressions of the city; finds the slavery disgusting; hordes of americans en route to California. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes in great detail his impressions of Rio; mentions their visit to the house of Mr. Todd, the American minister; describes his tour through the \"largest and richest monestary in Brazil;\" discusses the effect of the gold rush in Rio; wishes he was home. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes his accommodations in a \"delightful country boarding house;\" discusses the effect of the California gold rush; describes the villas he has visited; notes the fear that the slaves will revolt; mentions the arrival of the Emperor and Empress in Rio; thinks the mixing of blacks and whites as equals to be \"disgusting and repugnant in the extreme to an American.\" 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses plans he made with Mr. Herrick to establish a commercial house; describes his visits with neighbors, merchants, and the Neopolitan ambassador; complains of the necessity to endure all the fine dining and entertainment with the Brazilian ladies who speak no English; discusses the value of land in California; hopes to leave port tomorrow morning. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Informs him that she received a letter from Gilbert Beeckman enclosing one from her husband is located in a suburb of the city, Rio, in the company of Mr. Herrick and Dr. Bardell. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that the city is full of colors; asks what are Margaret's plans. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives account of his voyage from Rio to san Francisco; describes the lack of amenities at such places as Conception where they had stopped on the way; complains about the captain of the \"Chio Colon\" - \"a good navigator but a bad sailor;\" mentions receiving everyone's letters upon his arrival; complains of the bad weather and the problems associated with his voyage being so delayed; finds land values incredibly inflated and the goods he brought with him practically worthless; describes the \"Happy Valley\" where he pitched his tent in order to avoid the high prices of accommodation in town; complains of an attack of \"desentery\" [sic]. 10 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his bewilderment at the situation he finds himself in after his seven month Journey from New York; mentions the incredibly high prices for land; asks him to send word of what rents are and what goods are in demand \"up the river.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that his dysentery kept him from meeting him [DLG] in Sacramento; hopes to be well enough to travel by next week. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains that he does not believe that his brother could have reached San Francisco in time for him to have sent mail via the last steamer; is pleased that both she and the baby [Henry] are in good health; believes New York to be an agreeable place of residence. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes how some have struck gold with no problems while others labor away with no luck; explains that beneath the grime, many of the miners are cultured, well-educated gentlemen; gives a description of Sacramento as a \"city principally of tents springing up in the wildreness;\" mentions that many nationalities are represented there. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Hopes to be able to repay her rmother and send several thousand dollars to her [MGB] additionally by next year; notes the prices of various commodities; describes the little shack he and his partner, Major Bean, built to spend the winter; mentions that David L. Gardiner has moved into the auction business in San Francisco. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes attendance at the wedding reception of Miss Cornelia Scott; is happy to hear that he has recovered from his illness; mentions visiting his family; gives all the latest news about friends and relatives; asks for a very detailed letter from him. 3 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Informs him that Mr. Mullone intends to ship carts, wheelbarrows, and similar articles; states that Mr. Mullone wishes to know which articles would be in most demand; mentions that mother [JMG] and Margaret Gardiner left for \"Sherwood.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed description of the flood waters which covered Sacramento; discusses prospects for the future; complains about the poor mail service. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks his opinion of the daguerreotype of their son [Henry Beeckman] that she sent; mentions the warm weather they have been experiencing; describes life at \"Sherwood Forest;\" wishes that he would be more detailed in his letters as she is often lead to wild speculations; mentions the controversy concerning the North and the South. 3 pp. TCy of AL.","Notes that \"very little seems to have resulted this winter in the matrimonial way;\" describes a social function she attended. 1 p. TCy of Al. Incomplete.","Expects to receive several letters by the next steamer to make up for the fact that she has not received a letter from him in four months; describes an excursion to Richmond for the laying of the cornerstone to the Washington Monument; describes the activities of their son. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Incomplete.","Mentions and excursion to Richmond on the ocasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument; describes a ball given by the Governor. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Describes the development of San Diego and the house he built, the \"Granda Casa;\" notes the lack of vegetables in his diet; believes more gold than ever will be extracted from the mines this season; describes his daily routine; discusses the advantages of separating Southern California from the Northern section. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Gives a detailed account of the death of John H. Beeckman by the accidental firing of his gun; notes all the arrangements that have been made. 5 pp. TCy of ALs.","Discusses the arrangements he made after the death of John H. Beeckman; offers his condolences, describing how much he, John H. Beeckman, felt for his family. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions his connection with the development of the new town of \"Buteville;\" congratulates Julia Gardiner Tyler on the birth of her daughter; notes that he would have been very rich had it not been for the flood. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Complains of the infrequency of his letters writing, \"your letters! they are my only true solace in your absence, and each disappointment sends a keen pang to my heart. Oh! mails! mails! you have much, indeed, to answer for.\" 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of a letter received from John H. Beeckman, describing the flood and the search for a better location; states that he believed that his stay in California would be shortened. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her sorrow at not having received a letter from him since January 20th; describes her life at \"Sherwood\" and Alexander Gardiner's illness. 1 p. TCy. Incomplete.","Describes the death of John H. Beeckman; discusses the condition of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman and the Beeckman family; notes the information received concerning his estate; encloses a latter from David Gardiner. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Thanks him for all that he has done concerning the death of John H. Beeckman; lists particulars that need to be attended to concerning the discharge of Beeckman's estate. 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the engagemnets and marraiges of some friends. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Rejoices that she has at last received a letter from him, even if \"the tidings it bears are of a most disastrous nature;\" hopes to receive more letters. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","Relates the contents of John Beeckman's leter just received; describes David Gardiner's activity in San Diego. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","\"would I were with him! he is free,\" probably written by Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. Poem.","1p. TCy of D.","Answers Alexander's questions concerning the estate of John H. Beeckman; mentions a letter received from Bean asking for the matters between them to be settled amicably and \"without recourse to law;\" states that he wants to buy as many carts as he can afford; is happy to hear that mother is well. 4 pp. ALS.","Notes that the family is well; mentions meeting with Robert Tyler and his family; gives some news concerning David Lyon Gardiner in San Diego; news of friends and family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses arragemants that she wants made concerning some personal effects of their late brother Alexander Gardiner; describes his death and how people have been dealing with the situation. 4 pp. ASL.","Explains that business has been poor due to competition; gives local news; believes his papers, the Daily Index, will become very profitable and influential; describes a staged fight between a dog and a grizzly bear; discusses his leisure activities with a certain belle, \"the Praire Flower.\" 3 pp. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of his letter; discusses the number and type of vessels in service between San Francisco and Sacramento; discusses the China tea trade; notes that A.B. Smith left to visit friends in New York and that he sent a letter with Smith for him, Alexander.","2pp. ADS.","Encloses a bill of exchange for $2,000, to pay back loan for the lumber; notes that his, Alexander's, shipments have been disposed of except the wheel barrows and lumber; expects to be renumerated for the loss he incured while he was attending to his, Alexamder's, business; mentions the poor market for tea from China; notes that everyone is complaining of hard times but that they expect a good season at the mines. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his shock and grief at the news of Alexander Gardiner's death; hopes to be able to leave by next month; mentions mailing a check for $2,000 and a box of gold dust to Alexander Gardiner. 3 pp. ALS.","Offers his condolences for the loss of her son, Alexander Gardiner; inquires as to the status of a shipment of carts, wheelbarrows and harnesses to David L. Gardiner. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses recent lynchings and the role of the law in Sacramento; mentions the fire in Nevada City which destroyed the business district; advises him not to sell John H. Beeckman's store now as it would not bring a good price; discusses the prospect of coming home and getting married. 4 pp. TCy of ALS.","Discusses his reaction to the news of their brother's death; states that he is concluding all business so that he will not have to return to California. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit and dinner with the \"bachelors;\" believes Uncle Nathaniel is recovering; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Relates her visit with Madame Arestes, a \"genuine Hungarian.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Explains how she has been taking care of herself; describes the severe weather they have been experiencing and the flooding of the James; is sorry to hear about her poor luck with a nurse for Henry Beeckman. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions Mrs. Porter's plans to travel to Havana; lists the people who have come to call. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the fire that destroyed a good part of the city; discusses how this will affect their business dealings there; notes that the Buteville property is becoming very valuable. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions arriving in Philadelphia safely and plans to leave for Baltimore at 1:00; mentions her meeting with Thackeray and Mrs. Robert Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her trip from Philadelphia; complains that she will be detained in Baltimore due to an accident until tomorrow night, hopes to move on to Norfolk after that; gives news of friends and family. 4 pp. ALS.","Details her family life; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler's \"intense thinking and excitement\" have upset her ususal health; mentions Betty Christian's marriage to Lewit Henderson. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Asks her to send directios so that he can make the frame for her brother's picture. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the reception that the publication of Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter received; assures her of its originality; notes that it has been approved in almost all the cities. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner party; discusses the tremendous success that Julia Gardiner Tyler's address has received; notes that a publisher in Ithaca wrote her, Julia Gardiner Tyler, asking her to \"write a book entitled White Slavery in England, of the size of Uncle Tom's Cabin;\" gives news of friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Mentions the continued favorable response to Julia Gardiner Tyler's letter; notes that they made \"the necessary invocation to get the spirits to manifest their presence among us...but without success;\" gives news of the family. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her excursion in a row boat with David Gardiner and the President Tyler; gives news of family and friends. 2 pp. TCy of ALs. One page missing.","Regrets that he was not able to come home by this steamer; remits to her $300; informs her that the other $400 will be settled; mentions that he is leaving for San Francisco this afternoon. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Margaret Gardiner Beeckman is going to send Mr. B. the ring in order to get rid of him; reports that there is a young lady from the South who is disputing \"the bellship with Mrs. Duncan.\" 1 p. TCy of ALs.","Describes a \"party of young Tennesseeans\" at the house; notes that the young ladies are pretty but rather provincial; informs him on Margaret Gardiner Beeckman's attempts to avoid B. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the activities of her day, at the racetrack, at tea, and at breakfast. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the little details of the days activities, her acquaintances, the weather, etc. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Hopes that Julai Gardiner Tyler will write some but believes her to be working on her dress for the ball tonight; describes her adventures on horseback with some friends. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions everyone who came to greet her after dinner; reports that Mrs. Young and Ann were overjoyed at her return. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her of an invitation received from the Haights for a dinner party; believes Julia Gardiner Tyler and the President Tyler to be recovering well; notes that the Clarks left to go North. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Gives all the details of a dinner party last night at the Lake; notes that the President Tyler was imprudent enough to eat ice cream and today is quite under the weather.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt for $5.00 from Juliana McLachlan Gardiner to P.A. Raynor. 1 p. ADS.","Recommends the services of a Dr. Hodges of Philadelphia for her; mentions their sightseeing in Richmond, the parade, and a balloon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Mrs. C. brought all the purchases out for Julia Gardiner Tyler to inspect; states that General Millson is there and \"on the stump to reconcilliate his constituents for having voted against the Nebraska Bill.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the evening with the Col. Mallory and Judge Clopton; mentions that the boys seem quite content at the school, bringing home \"three sweet potatoes as a reward of merit;\" notes the travels of Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions her trip to \"The Rowe\" to see Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, but they were not home; informs her of a dinner Julia Gardiner Tyler will be giving in honor of Mrs. Millson, the Senator's wife. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner party she held last Friday; believes herself to \"have grown to be such a belle in the country here;\" mentions her success in treating Mary Clopton's ailments; notes that the President is preparing his Baltimore address. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of her letter containing the \"Bowery Extension\" motion made by the \"Mayor\" reports that the \"President has gone to the Court House to determine whether the County Clerk can witness their signatures to the deed of conveyance. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that all the boxes except one came safely, but that the mince meat broke and ran over david's book; describes preparations being made for Christmas; encloses the papers signed and certified that she, Juliana, wanted. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Notes that yesterday's sermon was quite scathing; reports that all her \"numerous beaux were in attendance\" with her at church; discusses some music she is called upon to play; mentions visits from the Harrisons and the Crenshaws. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Mentions that her friends Wilcox and Christian rode out to meet her, states that she \"never saw two sprucer looking beaux on finer steeds than they;\" lists all the problems the steamers have had navigating in the fog; hopes to visit the Whittles in order to meet Mr. James; hopes that the \"Bowery business\" will be settled soon. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the river boats are frozen up and that there is no means of communication by mail. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes in detail the dancing and the dinners at Dr. Wilcox's party; reports the safe arrival of her trunk; thinks \"Mrs. Carleton is a great goose to marry Col. Phyfe unless he has something besides his salary \u0026 title.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Believes that the county has never seen \"such a season of festivities;\" discusses the activities of little Harry Beeckman at school and around the house; states that the President Tyler has been busy preparing a speech to be delivered to the Maryland Mechanics Institute. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of the above letter. 1p.","Reports the return of Mrs. James Brooks from Europe and that she injured her back and has been an invalid for three months; describes the escorts she will have on her trip to Baltimore. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces their arrival in Baltimore; reports that the wedding came off with no problems; notes that the President Tyler has been receiving callers all morning. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the dinner at the Nelson's last night; remarks that \"there were never collected such an ugly set of people;\" plans to go out with her old beau, Mr. Gittings; reports that the \"President Tyler's address is complimented beyond limit.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her dinner at Col. Wilcox's on the way back from church; reports that Allen lost in a yacht race by a New Yorker but then offered to bet $10,000 to race again; believes the New Yorker should have taken him up; mentions the acquisition of the two new admirers - Capt. Lester and Mr. Fear. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. Including TCy of ALS, Margaret Gardiner Beeckman, to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, notes that everyone's crops except the President's are doing poorly; mentions the return of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox.","Reports her arrival at White Sulpher Springs; describes the other guests and the poor facilities. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes a costume ball that Julia Gardiner Tyler, President Tyler, and she attended; relates a joke they played on the President. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses bringing some of Dr. Muhlenbergh's choir boys to his church \"to illustrate Congregational Singing.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the devices and dinners she recently attended; describes herself as a belle; notes that the fog has been so thick on the river as to prevent mail delivery and cause the wreck of the Augusta. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Complains of feeling \"under the weather;\" hopes to see Harry Beeckman soon; reports the presence of Judge Clopton in their house - \"a terror by the way to the ladies;\" believes that any report on the President's address published in advance of his pamphlet \"must be both incorrest \u0026 incomplete.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","States that she has still not fully recovered from her illness due to the poor weather; reports the death of Augustus Christian - \"his exit was no doubt a happy relief to his family.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that the children enjoy school and all are well except for Lachlan Tyler, who needs support for his foot as she believes his lameness is increasing; mentions the death of Alex Wells; believes that \"if all that was reported of him is true, Ann will be the better off for the event;\" mentions the request from the Protestsant Episcopal Seminary in Baltimore to have the President Tyler speak on religion. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports the death of Margaret Gardiner Beeckman. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests payment due for goods sold to Mr. Beekman [sic] when he left for California. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Announces her safe arrival at Julia Gardiner Tyler's new house in Hampton, Virginia; describes the advantages of its location; requests that he pick up and send her the spiritual papers - \"a banner of light \u0026 Spiritual Telegraph.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that President Tyler is complaining, but that he is better. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people she met one evening at Miss Bard's; describes her trip to Telegraph Hill to watch the passage of the \"Great Eastern\" up the river. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Plans to accompany the children to the point to see the parade on the fourth; describes the party she attended last week given by Capt. Dyer; describes the visit of Mrs. General Green and her daughter. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes the festivities at the Japanese reception; wishes that Harry Beeckman, Gardie, alex, and Julia Tyler could have been there; mentions going to the Telegraph to see the Great Eastern sail; reports on the encampment of the seventh regiment near the railroad; states that \"the opposition boat is getting along finally.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports his sighting of a great meteor that crashed last Friday evening; asks her if she knows of the marriage of Jacob LeRoy and the daughter of Robert McClelland. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Lists the names of people he visited yesterday; hopes that she will be able to see the Great Eastern when it arrives at Old Point Comfort, Virginia; does not believe that it compares favorably with American ships. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Describes her visit to the Great Eastern with Julia Tyler and Mrs. Seldon. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports her evening with Mrs. Satterthwaite; lists the callers she has received. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Expresses concern over his safety; encloses a clipping from the Herald which believes that Ty;er's house will go unmolested; states that everyone is \"looking for a terrible battle in Virginia;\" reports the commencement of the Naval Brigade's movements upon the James River; discusses the debate concerning the location of the first battle. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that they have \"settled on the islandfor the summer;\" wants to know where Julia Gardiner Tyler is \"and what she is doing through all these troublesome sad times;\" offers congratulations on the birth of David Lyon Gardiner's son; discusses \"the fearfulnews from Cambridge the last week...of the death of Mrs. Longfellow.\" 4 pp. ALS.","Thanks her for the letter with all the news, notes that \"Julia Tyler's mind is so engrossed with the inhumanity of this war she could write of nothing else;\" does not call on neighbors as she does not desire opposition to her views on the war; reports that Mr. Crittenden has been delivering \"a vigorous prosecution of the war.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers condolences on the death of Mr. John Tyler; hopes to hear from her soon; wants news about Julia Tyler. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that she has been refused a pass \"for military reasons.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Pass granting permission for Juliana McLachlan Gardiner and 2 children to go to Virginia. 1 p. PDS.","Wishes that she had some intelligence to communicate, but observes that contact with Virginia has been cut off; promises to relay any information they might receive concerning Julia Gardiner Tyler; does not believe that there is any chance that Mrs/ Gardiner might travel south at present. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that enquiries made among prisoners about the condition of Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler and family have revealed only that nothing serious has ahppened; states that \"Mr. Ludlow has again made a request to Gen Wool for permission to send a flag over to you ladies, but it remains to be seen what the cross old man will do.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks that an enclosed letter to Julia Gardiner Tyler be delivered to the gentleman who offered to take charge of the letter; reports that \"Alexander Gardiner Tyler is very measy and anxious to return South.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that Julia Gardiner Tyler is determined to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"under any circumstances;\" mentions that the papers reported that \"the Union gun boats have met a repulse near Richmond.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Acknowledges receipt of a letter addressed to Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports that it is being sent to the nearest military fort of the \"insurgents;\" disclaims any responsibility if the letter is lost. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets to hear of Mrs. Julia GardinerTyler's illness; is happy to hear that she has been allowed to remain at \"Sherwood,\" \"in comparative peace and quiet.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses her attempts to reach \"Sherwood\" by mail; notes that there have but fears \"the appropriation made by Congress for prolonging the war will make peace measures a slow business.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Believes prospects for the South are looking brighter; discusses reports from foreign newspapers about the war; wishes that \"the Southern Confed. could maintain their own independence without the aid of foreign powers.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Offers to provide assistance to her to contact her daughter, Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler; reports the description of battles received from her uncle, Dr. Minge; notes that the Federal soldiers \"have laid waste, the beautiful estates of \"Westover\" and \"Berkeley,\" and in fact, all the country around here, not leaving a blade of grass, or living thing upon the land;\" gives a forwarding address where letters to Julia Gardiner Tyler might be sent. 4 pp. ALS. Including TCy of above ALS. 3 pp.","Discusses her attempts to get a pass to meet with her daughter at \"Sherwood\" as she had heard reports that Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler was ill; states that she is now awaiting a reply from Major Ludlow on the matter; wants to bring Julia Gardiner Tyler north, as \"the climate during the summer is all but death to her.\" 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Reports that permission is still not being granted to civillians to travel up the James River as preparations are pending for the removal of their forces; promises to notify her as soon as he has favorable news. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Informs her that it will be possible to travel to Charles City County, Virginia \"under a 'flag of truce'\" to meet up with her daughter, Julia Gardiner Tyler; notes that Norfolk is \"only peopled by women, children, and men incapable of bearing arms;\" reports the rationing of tea and salt; describes the effect of the war; discusses the possibilities of her, Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, traveling to meet with her daughter. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions that Julia Gardiner Tyler has been ill again; believes it would be best for her to go north; does \"not feel at all alarmed about Julia - now that the northern vandals have retired from the James River;\" notes that communication with richmond has been reopened. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Discusses the prospects of meeting up with Julia Gardiner Tyler and bringing her north; argues that since the Federal army has left the immediate vicinity of \"Sherwood,\" she ought to try to get Julia Gardiner Tyler; fears the effect of the weather on Julia; reports the current opinion concerning a batle to be fought on the Rappahannock River with Gen. McClellan uniting with Pope. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Regrets that the \"military condition of things was such as to prevent a favorable consideration of your requests\" by Major General McClellan. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Asks to be kept informed of any news of Juliana McLachlan Gardiner Tyler; discusses the rumor that the \"Villa Margaret,\" in Hampton, Virginia had been burned; mentions that Mr. Horsford was in Washington, DC right after the battle of Bull Run. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Assures her that her sympathies are with the south; feels that \"the state of the country is most sad and lamentable;\" hopes to see her soon. 1 p. TCy of AL.","Gives a favorable report on the scholastic achievement of the \"young gentlemen\" under his instruction from her home. 1 p. TCy of AL. Incomplete.","Mentions her surprise at hearing that Julia Gardiner Tyler had returned to Virginia; discusses her husband's involvement with the Runford Chemical Works and the Commission for the Defense of Boston Harbor. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Receipt signed by George Mackerley for payment received from Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner for tuition and expenses for Alexander Tyler and Henry Beeckman [sic]. 1 p. ADS.","Reports that Mr. Tyler has an office in the government at a salary of $ 3,000; discusses the activity on the Potomac River - believes that the Northern papers cannot be trusted to print news of defeat; encourages her to keep her spirits up; quotes Mr. Tyler as saying \"we have no more fear of the Yankees than if they were Hottentots - not a bit more - God is with us and will whip them badly.\" 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Relays news from a relative that Julia Gardiner Tyler is well; states that \"we do not think the state of the Confederacy by any means gloomy - on the contrary it is brighter than it has ever been;\" believes that France will soon recognize the south; discusses the current status of their warships and the denunciation of Admiral Dahlgreen. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Remarks \"offered at the funeral of Mrs. Juliana McLachlan Gardiner, at East Hampton, Long Island, New York.\" 4 pp. AMsS.","\"inventory of Mrs. Juliana Gardiner's furniture at her residence on Staten Island [NY] - taken by her daughter Mrs. Tyler.\" 2 pp. ADS.","Submits her claim to be reimbursed for damage done to \"Villa Margaret\" while occupied by Federal soldiers. 1 p. TCy of AL.","1 p. ADS.","Asks her to \"give a great deal of love\" to Mrs. Tyler and to congratulate her on the marriage of her daughter, Julia. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Requests the company of the Gardiners on the 13th. 1 p. AC. No year given","Asks if Mr. Gardiner could handle her money as \"I have had it by Me some time and I long to have it Earning something;\" hopes that it will be of no trouble and asks that she be informed of their decision. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Looks forward to her visit; hopes that she will come early so that they can spend lots of time together; states that she will meet Juliana at the dock of her choice. 1 p. ALS.","States that she can attend to any additional sewing Mrs. Gardiner might have; discusses her father's illness; thanks Mrs. Gardiner for her kindness. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the case of the mortgage Gardiner's mother brought against a bond executed by his father. 1 p. ALS.","Announces his safe return from Kentucky; mentions that the Beeckmans are well and that Gilbert's health is continuing to improve. 1 p. ALS.","Does not understand \"how the Trustees considered themselves justified in warranting Mr. Gardiner's conduct;\" thanks his mother for sending the \"corrector;\" asks about a Mrs. Ann Rogers who was listed in it; thinks that the family ought to come and visit; mentions that Professor Henry, \"the second scientifical man in the country\" declined a position at the University of Virginia with almost triple his present pay; discusses his academic performance. 3 pp. ALS.","Consoles her on the death of a loved one. 2 pp. ALS.","Invitation to take tea at 4:00. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets to inform him that they will not be able to visit tonight as was suggested; thanks him for his letters; wishes him a \"speedy return to health.\" 1 p. ALS.","1 p. PM.","Sends a copy of the President's address; describes a grand celebration on the James River. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Regrets the delay that will keep him away from home; discusses his business; believes he is getting the better of his cough, hearts that Eliza is healthy again; gives news of acquaintances; states that the constant snow has kept him indoors. 2 pp. ALS. No year given","Expresses great desire to see her again, but regrets that her illness prevents her from doing so; mentions that her daughter would call in her place were it not for her sprained ankle; asks her to come visit them instead. 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for disappointing her, but explains that the doctor is still away delivering a baby; sends what quinine he has. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that the President Tyler will leave \"Sherwood Forest\" on the 21st for New York; describes the house and decorating suggestions; asks him to send several items, including her cookbook. 4 pp. ALS.","Requests their company on December 16. 2 pp. AL. No year given","Worries that Mrs. Julia Tyler's habit of writing to Mrs. Gardiner twice a week will make her letter \"superfluous;\" mentions an unusual warm spell; reports that \"the family (with the exception of Uncle) have enjoyed perfect health.\" 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Relates his pleasure at seeing her and visiting East Hampton, New York; describes his visits around New York and New Jersey; states that he enjoyed Beeckman very much. 12 pp. ALS. No year given","Reports that there is no cause for alarm as her health is improving; describes a ball held last evening where no one wanted to dance; mentions making the acquaintance of a spectacularly attired French woman in the company of the Count de Reis, a Spanish nobleman; reports that Harry Beeckman is well. 2 pp. TCy of ALS. No year given","Newspaper clippings; envelopes to Mr. and Mrs. David Gardiner and Alexander Gardiner; envelopes to Margaret Gardiner Beeckman; envelopes to Juliana McLachlan Gardiner; calling cards from the Beeckmans and the Gardiners.","Admires her \"calm, submissive resignation to the decree of heaven;\" discusses religion; gives news of the family. 1 p. ALS.","Petition to the Judge of the High Court of Chancery for the District of Richmond concerning two tracts of land in Ohio purchased by John Tabb. 7 pp. D.","Thanks him for his letter; mentions his readings of Ovid; argues why he has no desire to travel; asks \"why desire to see the miseries of the world;\" describes the misfortunes of war and poverty; discusses the destiny of the American people. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes the pleasure he enjoys knowing of Walker's advancement; complains of a \"melancholy that seems yet to haunt me;\" gives family news. 2 pp. ALS. Including ALS from ELiza Gilmer to Thomas Walker Gilmer, family news, discusses her studies. 1 p.","A map sketch. 2 pp. Fragment.","Discusses arrangements to buy a tract of the Royal Company lands; announces intention to resell the land for a higher price. 4 pp. ALS.","Wishes that he could be with her; discusses his love for her as they plan to be married in a few weeks; mentions his illness; is sorry that he has not procured a rib for Miss Hetly. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses purchase of land from the Loyal Company; describes adjoining lands. 3 pp. ALS.","Hopes that she and her friends are well; describes how much he missed her and how forlorn and desolate the house seems without her; discusses local happenings. 3 pp. ALS.","Describes his disapointment after failing to receive a letter from her; asks why she has not written; mentions establishing a literary and scientific journal; discusses local events. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his arrival in Washington; fears that he was not a good escort for Miss Randolph as he was too preoccupied with his own business; mentions his visit to Mr. Wist; asks her to write often. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the legal action he is taking on behalf of Isaac A. Coles in reference to a bond executed by Charles A. Scott to John Coles; describes his reasons for demurring Mr. Scott's pleas. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes the difficulty he put himself through on behalf of the Loyal Company surveying their tracts of land; states that the present holders of the land will not pay their dues unless sued; desires that such legal action be taken so that he may colect his fee of 8 percent of the money involved. 2 pp. ALS.","Bond of M.M. Robinson and John H. Cocke to Francis W. Gilmer for $1,124.79 dated 20 December 1823. 1 p. D.","Describes his stay at White Sulpher Springs and the effects of the waters have upon his health; gives anecdotes of the people he has met there; makes arrangements to meet her at Staunton, Virginia 3 pp. ALS.","Mentions his \"disappointment at not receiving a long love letter\" from her; describes his love for her; mentions his trip to Hot Springs, Virginia 4 pp. ALS.","Asks to wait one month to move in to collect receipts of Loyal Company land holders so that he can be \"legally armed;\" warns that the collection will be a difficult operation. 7 pp. ALS.","Announces that he has given David Anderson power of attorney to attend the general meetings of the Sayall Company as his proxy; sends a servant to return the papers so that Gilmer and Mr. Maury can complete the agreement and make a report at the meeting. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his deep devotion to her; is upset that she implied that he could forget her; discusses his social life; relates news of the family; mentions his debut in the legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Complains about her not writing often; desires her to be with him; mentions news of family and friends; asks for her decision regarding visiting him. 4 pp. ALS.","Relates his meeting with her relative, Miss Baker; wishes she was with him; complains of his ill health; discusses the purchase of a family Bible; asks whe she has not written. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for some money in return for his services in identifying the surveys of the Loyal Company; believes the surveys to be worth $50,000 of which his commision would be $4,000. 1 p. ALS.","Asks her to come down and stay with him for the remainder of the legislative session; discusses all the preparations required for her trip. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks for the legal services for Gilmer regarding tracts of land in Montgomery that he wishes to purchase; gives an account of past owners and transactions of the land in question. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests that Gilmer inform him of the amount paid for a survey made on a tract of land for Mr. Walters. 1 p. ALS.","Informs him of the receipt of the Order of Account from Staunton for the Loyal Company case; asks if there are any other defendants interest in the result of the account who should be notified. 1 p. ALS.","Asks the court date for settlement of the debts owed the Loyal Company be moved up as he does not believe that it will be possible to notify all the defendants 30 days before the present court date; asks for a complete list of the defendants and their addresses; discusses arrangements for settlement of the case. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the prospects of procuring security for his father to purchase some land; does not believe the accumulation of debt to be a good idea; proposes plans to keep his father happy in his old age. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses legal arrangements to be made in the absence of General Preston; suggests that Gilmer should publish his \"sketch of the Loyal Company\" in the Abingdon paper so as to give everyone the facts in the case; promises to see to it that any effort in the Legislature to abolish the Company's claim will be defeated. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the case of the Taylors; sends a copy of G.C. Taylor's bond; asks that he return the copy of the Journal as soon as possible; discusses Mr. Pratt's case. 1 p. ALS.","Complains that she does not write as often as she should; discuses the arrangements for her move; describes visits with her friends; asks about the possibility of enlarging their family; discusses the possibility of retiring from public life. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses at length his renewed need for a closer relationship with God; mentions the depravity of the world and his own; begs her to also consider these religious matters. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses arrangements to deliver to Gilmer the papers of the Loyal Company v. Walker case; asks that his fee of $40.43 be forwarded to him by Mr. Botts. 1 p. ALS.","For William Jordan, signed by Alexander Garrett, Albemarle County Court House, Virginia. 2 pp. ADS.","3 pp. D.","Relates his need for religion and guidance in this world; believes that he would have turned to religion long ago if only his wife were pious; asks her to think of religious concerns; discusses family news; debates the prospects of remaining in the Legislature. 4 pp. ALS.","Receipt for $11.25 from Thomas Walker Gilmer to John M. Patton. 1 p. ADS.","Apologizes for not writing first; believes that Gilmer will make it through his present difficulties with the help of God; discusses the need for God amidst the evils of the world. 4 pp. ALS.","Informs Southall of a parcel received for him at the American Consulate. 1 p. AL.","Invites Nelson to a dinner on the 4th of July in his honor. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Gives a full account of his research to prove the identity of Doctor Thomas Lendrum. 2 pp. L.","Invitation. 1 p. ALS.","For the purpose of recommending and nominating Hugh L. White of Tennessee as President of the United States of AMerica. 12 pp. PV.","Receipt of $2,250.53 from Thomas Walker Gilmer \"on the principal and interest on the debt of Andrew Sweeney secured by deed of trust from Richmond Moon, Sr.,\" signed by William Lomptins. 2 pp. ADS.","Receipt of James B. Fretwell for Richard Moon, \"received of Thomas Walker Gilmer eight Hundred and thirty six dollars \u0026 60 cents.\" 1 p. ADS.","Describes his impressions of the people and rituals he observed during a visit to a Catholic cathedral; mentions the prospect of sea sickness, but notes that \"no one ever died of it;\" describes his purchase of a substantial amount of property on Galveston Island; mentions other business dealings. 4 pp. ALS.","Announces his arrival home; describes his reception; wishes that she and the children were with him; fears that business will keep him occupied for quite a while. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his joy upon the receipt of her letter; discusses business plans and matters at ome; mentions his longing to see her and the children. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes Mr. Archer to be a most \"promising youth;\" discusses the general supervision \"which his youth and inexperience may require.\" 1 p. AL.","Wishes that relations between the two of them could have been closer; asks for aid in \"reading the signs of the horoscope;\" asks what is to become of the \"honest, independent states right republicans of the South\" (like himself); wishes that there was some Virginia and Georgia to cooperate. 3 pp. ALS.","Inquires as to any further developments in regard to his Virginia claims; asks for an early reply. 2 pp. ALS.","Congratulates him on his induction to the Speaker's chair; notes how far the Old Dominion has \"tumbled from that high eminence of glory and political virtue;\" warns of the possibility of a few of their fellow Whigs joining with the conservatives. 2 pp. TCy of ALS.","Warns of the danger inherent in naming Gordon as the Whig candidate; notes that this is a crisis situation and urges Minor to act prudently. 3 pp. ALS.","Requests information concerning the conduct of Jno. Hooe in relation to a certain \"loose and base woman;\" requests this information on \"behalf of many virtuous voters of said King George county\" as Hooe is a candidate for election there. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the need for faith in strength of the Lord when one is ill; advises submission to the will of God; points out that \"it is the unbeliever who is alarmed at the thought of death when he is sick;\" informs her that Aunt Sarah will come over to visit her soon. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that previous engagements prevent him from accepting the invitation to the dinner to be given the Honorable Mr.Wise at Louisa Court House; discusses the danger to government institutions caused by the \"indifference of the people as to their own inalienable rights;\" discusses the need for reform within the framework of the constitution, especially in regards to the banking system. 4 pp. Df.","Acknowledges his letter; discusses his political options now that he has been elected; asks how his wife took the news. 4 pp. ALS.","Regrets that he will not be able to attend the dinner to be given in honor of Mr. Clay; gives his highest regards to Mr. Clay and the position he holds. 2 pp. Df.","Notes that a letter written by Mr. J. Randolph to Mr. Ridley describing opinions and acts of Gilmer that are false has been exhibited in Southampton County; requests that he receive a copy of this letter; urges that the circulation of the letter be suppressed. 1 p. ALS.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Whig Convention for the states of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; describes the greatness of the influence of \"popular will\" on the institutions of the United States; notes the necessity of \"the vigilance of the people\" to preserve the government. 3 pp. Df.","Acknowledges their invitation for him to attend a Convention in Nashville by the \"friends of 'retrenchment and reform';\" discusses the upcoming presidential election and the dangers of a strong executive; notes the necessity of individuals to uphold their constitutional rights in order to preserve the Union; warns of the danger of the states losing their power to serve as checks on the Federal government. 4 pp. Df.","Submitted by Jno. E. Heath; concerning (1) the status of public warehouses owned by Virginia, (2) amount of revenge charged to the sheriffs, (3) fees collected for criminal charges, (4) the amount borrowed by the Treasurer from the banks and (5) the balance in the Treasury. 4 pp. ADS.","Discusses the \"one blank scheme\" and its political implications; describes his itinerary. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses his political situation and duty to the Whig party; notes the disapproval of the selection of Webster as Secretary of States; calls Webster \"a federalist of the worst die: a blackguard \u0026 vulgar debaucher;\" asks if Minor has seen signs of too much ambition in him [TWG]; sends his love to Minor's family. 4 pp. ALS.","Questions the meaning of his last letter; asks \"what change has come over the spirit of your dream?;\" states that he is just the kind of advisor that he needs, his \"distance from the scenes of action\" giving him objectivity; discusses his political prospects. 4 pp. ALS.","Discusses his prospects of accepting a seat in the US Senate; believes a national bank would be \"unconstitutional and inexpedient;\" states that he is in favor of distributing the surplus proceeds of public lands. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Discusses the election of William S. Archer to the US Senate; describes how he was nominated as well by J.F. Strother of Rappahanock but that his election was strongly opposed by those he has considered friends. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Discusses his displeasure at the manner in which they acted to fill Roane's seat in the US Senate; states that he wanted Gilmer to have that seat; desires reports of how the opposition to Gilmer was presented. 1 p. ACyS of ALS.","Describes his meeting with Col. Coles on the subject of the last senatorial election; states that Coles showed him Minor's letter on the subject and explained that they, Coles, Cocke, and Southall, would have voted for Gilmer had they known he wanted the position; does not expect any further action. 3 pp. ALS.","Argues that the delegates and senator had not served the interests of their constituents in regards to the last senatorial election; states that the residents of his county desired Mr. Gilmer for the position; gives copies of his correspondence with Southall, Coles, and Cocke. 3 pp. ALS. Including ACy of ALSs, March 13 and 18, 1841. 2 pp.","Asks him to attend to some business of Gilmer's with Dr. Poindexter as \"there are unsettled matters touching the purchase by him of you;\" discusses expenses to be paid, cash owed him and other transactions. 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to receive from Charlottesville Fevell \"whatever sum of money he may wish to pay;\" states that \"the cat will be out of the bag...soon\" and that \"if Tyler is firm and true all is well.\" 1 p. ALS.","Amendment empowering the President to issue Treasury notes as necessary \"to meet any legal demand on the treasury to which the ordinary resources thereof may not be adequate.\" 1 p. AD.","Explains that he has been too busy lately to write; mentions the death of a senator from Rhode Island; describes the party at Webster's; announces the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Tyler to a Mr. William Waller of Williamsburg; expects to be with Ann as a \"first rate midwife.\" 4 pp. ALS.","States that he arrived safely but it still sick; announces the death of Lewis Williams of North Carolina; hopes that she will get better soon; discusses his business arrangements with Harmer; gives family news. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Remarks of Mr. Gilmer, of Virginia...on the motion to strike out the contingent appropriations from the bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government.\" 8 pp. PD.","Describes his travels and companions; gives family news; makes arrangements for groceries to be sent to her. 3 pp. ALS.","Promises to attend to her requests; describes his attempt at shopping; states that it has been too cloudy to see the comet; gives news of friends, family and the weather. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes his trip and the storm on the Potomac; gives news of friends and family. 2 pp. ALS.","Asks why she is not well; urges her to exercise; describes his committee work; mentions that the measles are going around and that he has them; asks if she reads her Bible as often as she should. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he has fixed up roms for her, Lucy, and Liz to stay; asks who she voted for in the election and who won. 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the advantages of signing the \"War Bill\" and the disadvantages accompanying a veto of the bill. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Is glad to hear that the baby is better; describes how beautiful she is to him; states that his \"old malady\" is giving him trouble again; mentions the passage of a tariff bill; believes his health would improve if he could stay at home. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses \"the desire felt by the people of Texas for annexation, and fear that it may greatly injure us if suffered to operate upon the action of your government;\" encloses a petition for annexation, asks Gilmer's opinion of it. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Reports that his illness is no better; pretends that he is at home with her and acts out a conversation with her. 3 pp. ALS.","Reports that he is no better - the morphine helped the other day, but today he feels as bad as ever; describes the details of a Catholic service he attended. 4 pp. ALS.","Reports that although the doctor treated him, he does not feel much better; states that he will change doctors if he does not get relief in a week to ten days; wishes that she would take up Christianity so that \"we would then be unitied for eternity as well as time;\" discusses the virtue of being a Christian; wonders \"why does not my wife, my dear wife make a profession of religion?;\" preaches at her on the necessity to accept Christ; asks her to read a chapter in their family Bible before going to bed. 7 pp. ALS.","Describes his packing up leave; rejoices at the prospect of returning home; discusses social events around town. 3 pp. ALS.","Expects to leave Saturday; sends estimates of living expenses; reports that he feels better today than he has felt in a long time. 1 p. ALS.","Describes his trip to Amherst Court House and the weather; reports that he will visit Mr. Thompson and leave tomorrow for Lynchburg. 1 p. ALS.","Commends him on the publication of his letter concerning the annexation of Texas; regrets, however, that he does not hsare Gilmer's hope in a quick resolution; states that the inaction of the US on Texas' proposal for annexation caused them to withdraw the offer; notes that the desire for annexation was not derived from fear of Mexico; discusses the problems with the US tariff and custom house system; repports that although many in Texas have now dropped their support for annexation, there remains a majority who favor it; discusses the problems Texas has had raising revenue and the recurrent Mexican treat; states his alarm at the economic situation where many people are moving out of Texas with fewer coming in; believes that \"the President is humiliating the Texan nation and himself by counting and relying upon foreign (British) intervention for the establishment of peace;\" discusses the possibility of Texas freeing its slaves; believes that if Texas does not become a part of the US, it will fall under the influence of a European power, namely Great Britain; refutes the argument that annexing Texas would be unconstitutional; suggests that Texas be admitted by a Joint Resolution of Congress rather than by treaty to avoid the necessity of a two-thirds vote in the Senate. 8 pp. ALS.","Lists his itinerary; regrets that he will not be able to see her until after the election. 1 p. ALS.","Copy of a deed of sale of 191 acres in Albemarle County by Thomas Walker Gilmer to Hugh and Franklin Minor at $15 an acre; contains provisions for the cutting of wood on the property. 1 p. ACy of ADS.","1 p. ADS.","Lists the places and time where \"I shall proceed to take the depositions of sundry persons to be read as evidence against our claims to a seat in the next House of Representative as the member from the Congressional District.\" 1 p. ALS.","Discusses the prospects for the national bank system proposed by the Republican Party; believes him to be the best qualified to explain the issues. 4 pp. Df of ALS.","Reports that the judge is very sick and may die tonight; states that although he wanted to bathe in the springs, he will come and take her home; reports that they had a rather dull time so far. 4 pp. ALS.","Believes that the democratic Party is pursuing a course of folly; argues that Van Buren does not have much support in Philadelphia; wishes that there were some good man on whom we might all rally Richmond;\" reports on the number Democrats elected to their Congress. 2 pp. TCy of ALS","Reports that all her friends have been asking about her; states that \"I certainly wish you to have as much pocket money as is proper for an economical and prudent young lady - but no more;\" discusses the arrangements made for her money. 4 pp. ALS.","States that he is well except for a cold caught \"either from the wet night or from sleeping in a room heated with anthracite coal;\" discusses his accommodations; reports that Mr. Stringfellow gave a good sermon today. 3 pp. ALS.","Discusses the housing and dining arrangements he has made; doubts that the Compbells and the Coles will be staying there as he expected; promises to send news of a \"fine speculation\" that he is investigating; states that \"the rumors about a mistake in my poll are all false like everything else of the sort in the newspapers.\" 3 pp. ALS.","Asks him to consider the question of the annexation of Texas; argues that foreign powers might \"establish an influence in Texas prejudicial to our commercial interests and republican institutions;\" asks for his opinion on the matter. 4 pp. ACyS of ALS.","States his decision to sell during the latter part of January as his correspondence with Anderson has proven unproductive; relates a message from Mr. White explaining that he had not written earlier due to his illness; discusses some financial arrangements made with \"Godwin at the Bank;\" asks what will be done with the \"General Ticket members\" - hopes \"that you may all act so as to uphold the Constitution and laws;\" discusses a congressman's right to hold his seat; debates the power of the state to interpret federal law in its own manner; questions the trade off between obeying the law and seceding from the Union. 4 pp. Incomplete.","Reports that he has been hard at work writing a paer in response to Goggin's hopes to be home on Friday. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions that Mr. Goggin has gone home - \"whether he will come back I know not and care but little;\" asks her to tell Frank Minor that he, Thomas Walker Gilmer, plans to take up law again as he is tired of Congress; states that \"Texas will come into the Union very soon.\" 3 pp. ALS.","\"An address, delivered before the two literary societies of Randolph Macon College, Virginia, by the Honorable Thomas Walker Gilmer.\" 22pp. PV.","Reports that Mr. Meade wants to pay him some money and that as soon as it is in the bank, he will send Minor a check; states that \"I am very busy now with my contest.\" 1 p. ALS.","\"Speech of Thomas Walker Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy of the United States;\" discusses the role of history in human society. 20 pp. Df of AMs.","Congratulates him on his new position as Secretary of the Navy; believes that \"the shortest cut to the presidential chair lies through the department of the Navy;\" states that a code of Rules and Regulations and a modification of the organization are required to restore order to the Navy; advocates Calhoun's plan for reorganization. 1 p. TCy of L. Incomplete.","The explosion killed Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer, Commodore B. Kennon, secretary of State Judge Abel Parker Upshur, Virgil Maxcy - US Minister at Belgium, and Col. David Gardiner. 2 pp. NwsCl.","2 NwsCl","1 NwsCl","Resolutions passed upon the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer by the citizens of Staunton and Augusta County; signed by Lucas P. Thompson. 4 pp. DS.","Resolutions passed by the citizens of Albemarle upon the death of Thomas Waler Gilmer. 2 pp. ACyS of D.","Resolutions passed by the legislature of the State of New Jersey upon the deaths of those killed aboard the Princeton. 2 pp. ACyS of D, including ADS certifying that the above is a true copy. 1 p.","Introduces the copy of the Resolution sent to her; offers his condolences upon the death of her husband. 1 p. ALS.","Signed by James S. Calhoun. 2 pp. DS.","Passed upon the calamity of the explosion on the Princeton, signed by Edwin H. Lothrop and Edwin M. Cust. 1 p. DS.","Encloses a copy of a Joint Resolution of Michigan's legislature on the Princeton accident; sends his condolences. 1 p. LS.","Advises Mrs. Baker to urge her daughter, Ann E. Gilmer, to \"shake off this lethargy of grief and take comfort for her children's sake;\" Expresses her sorrow over the death of Thomas Walker Gilmer; explains that she has also been bereaved and so understands the desolation of widowhood.\" 2 pp. ALS.","States that she had not written earlier as she did not know what to say to comfort her; prays that her grief will be comforted; urges her to have faith in the Lord. 4 pp. ALS.","Drawn by his old teacher, T. Carr. 5 pp. AMsS.","Reports that he found Walker, Mrs. Gilmer's son, to be deficient in Latin; offers to take him on as a student at no cost; asks that if she decides to send Walker to him, that she keep it a secret, so that he will not think he is any different from the other students. 3 pp. ALS.","Copy of the letter dated May 1, 1847. 2 pp. ACyS of ALS.","Describes how he has settled in at his new location; asks Minor for his opinion on whether he should run for district attorney; argues that the jobwould give him a good salary and position, but believes himself too young for the job; notes that most of the prominent men in the state are Virginians; gives news of some of Minor's relatives. 2 pp. ALS.","1 p. PM. Including Cy of PM. 1 p.","Reports that Mr. Hugh R. Garden has expressed an interest in purchasing the autograph book of Governor Gilmer; states that he will conclude the transaction if she so desires; encloses a letter from Mr. Garden. 2 pp. ALS. Including AL, incomplete, H.R. Garden, New York, New York, to William L. Frenholm, . Offers $300 for the autograph book of Governor Gilmer. 1 p.","Informs him of the ommission in his last letter of the names of Susan Gilmer and her children, concerning the transactions affecting the lands of Thomas Walker Gilmer; discusses problems concerning these transactions, i.e. lack of records. 3 pp. ALS.","The paper is signed by the President of the United States, William McKinley. 1 p. D. (See Gilmer oversize file).","Discusses his reservations about becoming involved in the case of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others entered by the Circuit Court of Nelson County; prefers that his son qualify for the post, but fears that he may be drafted soon, encloses copy of the decree. Including TCy of D. \"Decree - Thompson's Executor V. Kinney and others\" Settlement of the property known as the McLean survey in reference to the estates of William Kiney, Nicholas Kinney, and Thomas Walker Gilmer (all deceased). 4 pp.","Discusses the settlement of Thompson's Executor V. Kinney etc.; states that he has received $900 from Uncle Walker Gilmer's estate; asks for a list of Lena's grandfather's heirs; mentions the fear of the draft. 1 p. TLS.","Addressed to James Barbour, Barboursville, Orange Co., Virginia, from Rh. M. Johnson. 1 p. Envelope. No year given","Reminds Gilmer that Bishop Whelton will be at church next Sunday and will expect Gilmer to be there as a candidate for confirmation. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Informs him that he received payment from the survey of 160 acres; reports that he put the money in the hannds of W.H. Spillen, to the credit of the Loyal Company. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Reports that he has never felt \"more pain and more regret\" than when he received Gilmer's last letter; discusses the reasons for his support of Gordon in the election; states that he would have supported Gilmer if Gilmer had run; discusses Whig politics - who is running for the elections. 4 pp. ALS.","States that many of the present delegates to the legislature have \"misrepresented and betrayed many of those who voted for them;\" praises Thomas Walker Gilmer's virtues; discusses the responsibilities of elected officials; argues that Gilmer, if he had run, would have beaten everyone else, including Mr. Archer. 4 pp. ALS.","\"Mr. President\" - discusses the powers Congress has to implement the proposals of the American Colonization Society, i.e. the purchase of land on the coast of Afria; questions the interpretation of the constitution; asks what are the debts of the US; debates his conflicting loyalties between the debts of the American Colonization Society and the Republican party. 15 pp. AD.","Makes a farewell speech as he is taking leave of his position as an editor of the Gazette. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Calls upon the people to remember their duty to carefully deliberate the issues before casting their votes; remarks on the importance of the issues at hand; reminds them not to forget the interests of the country by exclusively concerning themselves with local issues; instructs them to tell their delegates \"to vote for the White basis in the house of delegates \u0026 for the compound bais [sic] in the Senate,\" as he believes \"that nothing short of it can restore harmony to our distracted councils.\" 4 pp. Df.","Discusses the measures taken by Governor Giles in regard to Virginia's relations with the Union. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Draws parallels between ancient Greece and Rome and the modern political situation; believes in the necessity of virtue for good statesmanship. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Advocates voting Republican; discusses the electoral process. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses problems facing the Whig party and the political course of Mr. Rives. 2 pp. Df. Incomplete.","States that he is \"induced to republish the following correspondence between the Lynchburg Virginian and Virginia Advocate\" in order to vindicate himself from their accusations. 4 pp. Df. Incomplete.","Discusses the virtues necessary for public office. 2 pp. Incomplete.","\"Phrenological and Craniological chart showing the development of organs, together with the character and talents of Thomas Walker Gilmer drawn by Dr. S. Henris.\" 1 p. PDS.","7 pp. AD.","Thanks the editors for publishing the \"extracts\" he sent; complains of the small type that was used for his article; discusses his and the Advocate's allegiance to the Whig party; questions their story about Governor Gilmer's attack on Mr. Clay; does not believe that Gilmer called Mr. Clay in his relations to the prty; discusses the differences between the Republican and the Whig parties. 8 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Discusses the \"present depressed state of our markets,\" and steps needed to alleviate the situation; reports on problems of trade with Europe; believes that \"the wealth \u0026 prosperity of Virginia have declined, \u0026 must continue to decline\" unless problems are corrected. 2 pp. AMs. Incomplete.","Chart drawn up to determine the percentage of delegates from each part of Virginia based on the amount of taxes paid by each area; contains statistics on the white and slave population and taxes paid in Virginia. 2 pp. AD.","Remarks of a certain newspaper, \"a more unbridled and licentious Press the world never saw;\" discusses Mr. Evan's speeches on the question of slavery and other topics. Very difficult handwriting. 3 pp. ALS. Incomplete.","1 p. N.","4 pp. A.","12 items","Wonders why his (SGT's) son, Harry Tucker, has been called on only once since Monday evening last to say a lesson in class; would be obliged to receive a letter on this subject. 1 p. ALS.","Winchester, Virginia Gazette article on Mr. Henry St. George Tucker's speech \"in answer to Mr. Nelson of Virginia, on the report of the Committee on Roads and Canals.\" 7 pp. NwsCl. Fragment.","Encloses the \"morphine desired;\" suspects that letters from him (NBT) have been opened and resealed and urges him to use sealing wax on further correspondence; encloses the New York Standard which reports pn the legislative committee on the proclamation; Van Buren denounces nullification \"while he professes great devotion to the principles of '98 and swears lustily that they mean no such thing;\" Mr. Andrew Stevenson has come to the aid of the President Andrew Jackson; believes the enforcement bill will not pass the Senate; Henry Clay will probably separate himself from Daniel Webster thereby throwing his HC influence with the South. 1 p. TCy of ALS.","Writes asking for remedy for the worms attacking and stripping the Dutch Elms found on the campus of the College of William \u0026 Mary. 1 p. TCy of ALS. Including D. footnote of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker's publications. 1 p.","Was awakened in the middle of the night with the idea of writing a letter in poetic verse. 1 p. ALS. Including AL. Mr. Thompson, to Saint George Tucker. Responds to the letter in poetic verse with one of his own in poetic verse. 1 p.","The bill to fix his [SGT's] salary failed due to a disagreement in relation to the compensation of the Clerk of the Senate; talks of founding a new, democratic paper in Virginia as there is not a decent democratic paper to be found; the Enquirer is conducted by a three person partnership and the \"Senior Editor is weak, prosy, and stupid.\" 2 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Writes informing her of the very recent death of his mother; remembers other family members who died in the same bed, including her [LAT's] husband [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker]. 2 pp. ALS.","Written by St. George Tucker in Richmond, Virginia. The draft includes chapter one, a few pages of chapters two, eighteen, twenty, and various other pages. 24 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Thanks her for the pamphlet which came \"from the pen of one whose opinions I always have been taught to respect;\" is pleased with her concern for his spiritual as well as temporal well-being; speaks of faith and religion and states that neither is \"merely the fanaticism of the zealous of the hope of the credulous.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Apologizes for his neglect in writing to her; mentions having shown Mr. Cowardin his [SGT's] invention [a machine used in printing]; they agreed to construct a lifesize model and to contact Mr. Hool - an expert in printing press machinery - in order to correct all the error in design; he [SGT] will do nothing without her and Mr. Walker's concurrence and advice. 3 pp. ALS.","Writes in pencil as he cannot find his pen and ink; marched to Williamsburg from King's Mill Wharf taking the city by surprise; his men are comfortably quartered at the College of William \u0026 Mary and he is staying at Aunt Lucy's [Lucy Anne Smith Tucker's]; expects the enemy to invade through Hampton, Virginia, hence the importance of defending Williamsburg; sends hugs and kisses to his children. 2 pp. ALS.","Writes to tell her he is well despite his \"two regular shakes within the past week;\" John Perry is very ill; will send her a long letter via Mr. Tayler. 1 p. ALS.","Welcomes all letters from her; has not heard from the Grove since Coleman Tayler came; misses reading his books; is sorry he will be unable to spend Christmas at home; has just heard that they will move shortly. 4 pp. ALS.","Written for his company in honor of their host. 4 pp. D.","Writes to her as he has promised; met some little girls who remind him of her, Lina, and Annie; they could not sing for him which made him wish he were at home and listening to \"my precious little girls and my darling old boy mingling their sweet voices in praise to God;\" tells how the little girls will soon be driven from their home by the bad Yankees; wants her and her siblings to memorize poetry from him when he returns home. 3 pp. ALS.","Received her letter and urges her to rest assured that the dangers surrounding him are not so perilous as she perceives for the soldiers are in good leadership; reminds her not to read and believe the falsehoods of the war reported in the newspapers; feels that newspaper reports inform the enemy of their [Confederate soldiers] movements, cause anxiety among those at home, and report falsehoods and should, thefore, be censored; is disheartened by the waning patriotism of the men; is pleased that Thomas has returned and will pay him what [SGT] can; with the currency depreciated, property high, and money low, \"prudence dictates the policy of getting rid of as much property as we can.\" 2 pp. ALS.","Received her letter; mentions an impending battle and feels that success is certain for them [Confederates]. 1 p. ALS.","Left his regiment on sick leave and although he once felt quite ill, he feels much better except that he is quite weak now; disappointed that his regiment has seen so little action; mentions agreat victory for their [Confederate] side in which they lost 2,500 men and the enemy lost 4,800 men; \"Mr. Peachy Grattans's son, George, was killed;\" praises Confederate soldiers for thei dash, chivalry, and enthusiasm which the enemy lacks; begs her not to be uneasy about his health. 3 pp. jk","Ran [John Randolph Tucker] delivered her letter to him; tells her that he returned to camp too soon and fell ill once again; is completely well now and will return to rejoin his regiment; expects some \"sharp work\" very soon. 1 p. ALS.","Rejoices in the knowledge that he has \"sought and found Jesus to your only, your all-sufficient, your precious Saviour\" and that \"you are no longer a sufferer, but an humble, loving, believing child of God;\" longs for a visit from him; Mr. Graham sends his love to Lizzie and him [SGT]. 3 pp. ALS.","Has received no word from her since her arrival in Charlottesville; feels very despondent and low; his regiment was cut to pieces in a battle in which he could not attend due to his continuing ill health; his trust and faith in the \"heavenly Father\" is feeble and weak; hopes to leave Richmond for convalescence; anxious to learn whether the children have gone to school. 2 pp. ALS.","Wishes him a happy 35th birthday; is concerned about his [SGT's] health and advises him to stir about in the fine weather and see his friends; invites him to Richmond for visits; is delighted that they are brothers in the highest sense; reminds him of the warfare they wage under their great leader against sin in their hearts; relays many religious thoughts and sentiments; asks if he knows William Hope. 3 pp. ALS.","Regrets not being able to stop in Charlottesville to see him while traveling to Staunton; reminisces about their many military times spent together; wishes they both would enjoy better health and be able to rejoin their regiment; Ran says that Jim - a Lieutenant Colonel on the colored staff received corporal punishment; tells him to retain his faith in God to overcome his low spirits; knows that life hereafter to God's honor and glory. 4 pp. ALS.","An obituary for Lieutenant-Colonel Saint George Tucker who died on January 24, 1863 after having suffered from an illness contracted while fighting for the country he loved, in The Central Presbyterian. He did not die before accepting God into his heart. (See oversize file - Tucker). 1 p. Nwscl. Including 3 other copies of the same newspaper. (See oversize file - Tucker).","Apologizes for his negligence in writing; has hired Jim at a hotel in Ashland to Mr. Jones who had him on trial for a week; sympathizes with her in her loss of her husband, Saint George Tucker, which he too greatly feels. 2 pp. ALS.","Thinks Dolly and her three children will fetch $2,500-$3,000; \"Col. Taliaferro presented a claim for $75 for hire of Alice;\" Mr. Nolly asks if Saint left a note of someone who had a share in the property; mentions Mr. Jonathon Sale's hiring of Jim at the boarding house; returns her power of attorney which must be acknowledged before a Justice of Peace and returned to him [JRT]; mentions selling her house and furniture. 2 pp. ALS.","Wonders if the paymaster at Charlottesville, a Capt. Spurier, ever paid Saint George Tucker anything; must find this out immediately; wonders what to do with Alice. 1 p. ALS.","Mentions the chaotic state in Richmond with the Yankees so near; grieves with her for the loss of her husband [Saint George Tucker]; reminds her that he remains her loving brother and uncle. 3 pp. ALS.","Sends her many receipts which she must keep together safely; rejoices that another brother [Nathaniel Beverly Tucker] has found the Lord; wonders if she knows of Saint [Saint George Tucker] owing John L. Thompson $528. 2 pp. ALS.","Mentions settling bills including the one with John L. Thompson; asks if she knows anything of Saint George Tucker selling a \"deaf and dumb\" slave to James. 1 p. ALS.","Has paid every debt of Saint George Tucker's and has invested \"the money remaining - $10,880.62;\" Tudor offered to send Gilmer to school. 1 p. ALS.","Offers her sympathy for the death of her grandmother [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker]. 4 pp. ALS.","Deeply regrets the breach of her engagement with Mr. Moore as from all he [JRT] heard of him he would have been a \"true and loving protector of [her],\" but agrees that if she could \"not love him as a wife should\" then she did right in her decision; has heard of her fancy for Lee and warns her to fully analyse [sic] her own feelings before making a commitment to one who may not be a noble husband and protector. 4 pp. ALS.","Describes the house in which she lives with Lucy Tucker Richardson, her daughter, and her family; relays many details concerning the daily lives of everyone. 8 pp. AL. Includes ALS dated. December 7, 1891. Lizzie [Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker], Memphis, TN, to Lena Tucker. Tells about the fire in the opposite lot which St. George Tucker Richardson, her grandson, set; includes details about Lucy and the family, and about other people she [EGT] sees regularly. 6 pp. ALS.","Mentions letters written by her grandfather, Henry St. George Tucker, and hopes that she did not sell them; asks about Annie [her sister]. 1 p. ALS.","Regrets that he cannot send her money; the office to which he intended to apply was already filled by William M. Harrison; hopes to find employment in Washington, DC and end his unsettled life which may drive him to despair; Maurice Smith may leave the paper soon; thinks often of her and the children. 4 pp. ALS. No year given","Thanks her for he rletter and the vegetables; is pleased that she has Sister Anne's company; recounts the beauty of a scene around the campfire with the soldiers beneath the sky; mentions his enemies in Ashland and says, \"I will ferrest them out when I am done with the enemies of my country;\" sends greetings to Mattie Adams; considers sending his daughters to be educated gratuitously by Holleys. 4 pp. ALS. N year given","Regrets that he can send her no money; will try to raise enough money to send her for the fare to Richmond. 1 p. ALS. No year given","Is relieved of apprehension after receiving his Dr. Charles' letter; presents many allusions and comparisons to classical and Shakespearean figures; gratefully thanks him for everything. 1 p. ALS (incomplete). 18__ no month given 6","Writes of missing Lizzie [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] and his family. 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Received her letter telling him of young Hunter Taliaferro's treatment of Alice [a slave] and is angered by his [HT's] lack of judgement in conducting his business through a slave rather than a responsible person, wants Ran [John Randolph Tucker] to contact Mr. Taliaferro for her concerning keeping Alice; gives her a new address to which she can write. 1 p. ALS.","Writes asking for clothes as his [SGT's] were all burnt in this modern Anatasia;\" asks him to send Liz [Elizabeth (Gilmer) Tucker] money and asks that he visit her and comfort her. 3 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping, regarding the life and achievements of John Randolph Tucker with some references to other family members, by Col. William Preston Johnston","Reflects on the ills and evils in life. 1 p. Poem.","Discusses \"First cause\" theory and the Christian idea of the nature of God and relates this to the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. ALS. Including a poem by Charles Ravenshead entitled \"Electricity\" in which the poet attempts to capture the sublime nature of electricity. 1 p. Poem.","In this poem, the Lady provides description of the knight and vice-versa.","A poem comparing faith and reason in the development of human life. 5 pp. Poem. Includes Ms. by Charles Ravenshead [?] entitled, \"Argument for Faith an dReason.\" 1 p. Poem.","Rather depressing poem with little optimism. 1 p. Poem.","This ballad is in the handwriting of St. George Tucker but probably not originally written by him. Describes a young woman. 1 p. Poem (incomplete).","1 p. Poem.","A toast made to St. George Tucker's regiment, the 5th Regiment, a division of the Ashland Grays. 1 p. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","Asks what life, love, and health are compared to faith. 2 pp. Poem.","A poem dedicated to Thomas Moore and his achievements for America. 1 p. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"On the Death of Moore.\" This poem appears to be a more final draft.","The poem describes the death of a child, and although saddened by the death, the author remains happy in the knowledge that her child is in Heaven. 2 pp. Poem.","5 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem. Includes a 1 p. poem entitled, \"The Two Tears\" (incomplete). Also includes the very end of an incomplete poem. 1 p.","This poem is about a man named Davy Diggins who \"supported himself and his worthy wife / By supplying with subjects the Doctor's knife.\" 12 pp. Poem.","Tells the story of the brave and valiant Shawnees who fought to protect their land but nevertheless were pushed out by the white man. 2 pp. Poem.","Seemingly offers the sage advice of experience to the glowing aspirations of youth. 1 p. ALS.","Written in honor of Laura Powell's marriage to John Randolph Tucker. This poem was written to continue the tradition of Henry St. George Tucker honoring the souses of his children thereby welcoming them into his heart. 1 p. Poem. Includes a poem to be sung to the tune of \"The World is All a Fleeting Show.\" 1 p. Poem.","Written in honor of his first born child. 1 p. Poem.","Describes a mother who feels the pleasures of caring for a newborn child, who also feels the concerns for her child's life and who sadly watches her child die. 3 pp. Poem.","It is about \"when evening shadows fall\" and the nostalgic memories this brings of his home. 1 p. Poem.","It is about the fresh morning, its beauty, and how quickly the day passes into evening shadows. 1 p. Poem.","It is a historic poem written about the ventures of Napoleon Bonaparte. 3 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem (incomplete).","Looks at the nature of man. 2pp. Ms.","2 pp. Poem.","2 pp. Poem.","1 p. Ms.","6 pp. Poem. Includes a poem entitled \"Memoir from School of Athens.\" Incomplete. Also includes Cy of Poem.","Includes a Poetical Address for the Literary Society of Washington College [Washington and Lee University], Lexington, Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 32 pp. Poem. Includes a poem, \"The Southern Cross\" by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Poem. Also includes Nwscl of articles commenting on the poetical address and \"The Shouthern Cross.\" 1 p. Nwscls.","38 pp. Ms. Includes 3 Nwscls. Two clippings are train schedules; one clipping is of two poems entitled \"Nearing the Shore\" and \"It Used to Be in the Olden Time.\"","The story is about SGT's days of poverty when he depended on his thrifty wife to counter his extravagance. 5 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Speech delivered by St. George Tucker at the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and written supporting the system of slavery as the system is far more productive for more people than is free labor. 14 pp. Ms.","Relates their charitable worksto his position of advocating the retaining of slavery. 12 pp. Ms.","Speech honors Thomas Jefferson through mention of his philanthropic and political achievements delivered by St. George Tucker. 4 pp. Ms.","Speech given on the ocasion of their final meeting in the form of a society in college. 21 pp. Ms.","Speech remarking on the many virtues of Virginia which make her \"more Blest [sic] with all the natural resources that constitute a nation's wealth, than any of the states of our Confederacy, or perhaps any country on the globe.\" 2 pp. Ms. Incomplete. Includes undated Ms. of a speech commenting on the virtues of the people of Virginia, written by St. George Tucker. 1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Critically examines his poetry and offers much praise and approval. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Mentions SGT's friendly connections in Virginia's House of Delegates; mentions desire to establish a mewspaper. 1 p. AL. Incomplete.","12 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","3 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","Reflects attitudes towards the election of Andrew Jackson. 4 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","The novel is set in Carlton, Virginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil war. Mentions the dilapidated condition of the College of William \u0026 Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia and the talk of relocating it in Richmond. 16 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","15 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","14 pp. Ms. Incomplete.","7 pp. Poems. Incomplete.","1 p. TCy of Ms. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of PD.","2 pp. DS.","1 p. Cy of DS.","Gives an account of a French pirate ship being taken and the trial of the pirates; requests that the Shoreham be granted her \"full complement of men\" as they are in constant danger of pirates; sends copies of notes from various meetings and councils; discusses plans to have a house built at Williamsburg for his Majesty's Governor; reports hopes of good crops of tobacco, Indian corn and wheat; notes that they are at peace with the Indians; reports that his revision of the laws was carried out in accordance with the advice of the Council; recommends additional members for the Council; mentions various court proceedings; believes it to be impossible to prevent piracy without Courts of Admirality; reports his correspondence with William Penn; discusses instructions he delivered to various naval offices; discusses collection of revenue; describes reports and letters he included; requests additional funds to rebuild the court house which burned down last October; believes it necessary to call an Assembly in April; includes copies of proceedings of the Council on the 9th, 10th, and 12th of October, 1698. 17 pp. AL. Incomplete.","Sends copies of all accounts, trial proceedings, and collectors' and naval officers' bonds; regrets that they are \"not in all respects agreeable to yo[u]r Lordships Directions;\" requests suitable stationery; is troubled at the Assembly's refusal to build a house for his Majty's [sic] Governor; reports that the revision of laws has not yet been completed; discusses the problem of finding suitable employees for various offices as \"there is little or no incouragement [sic] for men of any tolerable parts to come hither;\" lists the contents of his enclosures; sates that if your Lordships do not approve of \"Mr. Dionysius Wright to be either his Majesty's Atturney [sic] general, or Clerk of his Majty's honorable Council, I humbly propose...to send two persons out of England for those employments, to live at his Majtys City of Williamsburgh;\" complains of the difficulty in getting a sufficient number of Councellors together; reports that their request about Meditteranean passes, \"is done;\" refers to a letter describing the French Protestant Refugees. 5 pp. ALS.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Poem.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. to Oversize File. 1 p. D.","Includes an address from the King of England, George III, to the House of Commons; and the proceedings of the Sons of Liberty in the colony of Maryland. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D. Incomplete.","1 p. Cy of D.","Sends the letter via Mr. Morse as a manner by which he can introduce him, Morse, to the Baylor family; sent a long letter via Capt. Fox \"concerning the future Plan of my Education;\" \"The taxes will be repeat'd except, that of the tea.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","Informs Norton that he drew 50 sterling from him for Mr. Philip Clawsome; promises to remit the money by next summer by ship. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. DS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","2 pp. D.","1 p. DS.","2 pp. D.","Orders that John Tyler, Charles West, John Taylor, William Whitely, or any three of them be given the land necessary to build a road from Charles Pullen's to Joe's Mill. 1 p. ALS.","1 p. Ms. Incomplete.","Advertisements concern such topics as rewards for lost or stolen horses, runaway slaves, items for sale, items found, and one warning to all persons not to deal with Frances Gill\" for she has deserted her bed and board.\" See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of PM.","Informs the Board of the status of its cargo onboard the schooner, \"The Committee,\" which had been captured and later rescued by an American Privateer; expects that \"future operations shall be attended with better successes.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Reports that they just arrived last night; states that \"we have but two waggons and are much in want of supply;\" asks for a loan of supplies; resorts that he was \"informed by Mr. Underwood about fairly good Beaver at Richmond.\" 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Is happy to learn of the latest troop activities; is afforded great pleasure in hearing of the good conduct of General Mughlenburg and his troops; Lord Cornwallis' troops are moving northwardly toward Halifax; wishes him [BS] and the Marquis to prevent the junction of Lord Cornwallis and General Philips; their [BS and the Marquis'] forces should be joined by new troops of General Summer of North Carolina; if a junction cannot be prevented he [NG] wishes him [BS] to join all the forces ordered to the southward thereby preventing the enemy from penetrating the country. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. Pst. of Cy of ALS.","Colonel Febiger advised him [RC] to stop in Cumberland; Colonel Davis mentions in letters that the government is willing to equip the Cavalry as soon as there is a \"return of what is wanted;\" received a letter from Colonel Joseph Jones who mentions that Jack Atkinson recently returned from Dinwiddie Court where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for where he [JA] saw General Morris; Major Burnet left a letter for him [BS] which will be delivered by Cornet Harris. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Gives a lengthy and detailed account of his journey from Louisa County to Yorktown with his wife; describes all the people they met and places visited. Printed in the William \u0026 Mary Quarterly Historical Magazine XI (1903): 180-191. 28 pp. AMss. Incomplete.","Wishes to discover the fate of money donated by the Ladies of Virginia, \"intended as a donation for the relief of the soldiers of the Virginia, Prisoners of Charles Town, in the year 1780;\" states that this money was deposited in the Treasury by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson and he [JA] would like information concerning the money; lists the women who donated money. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. Pst. of ALS.","1 p. Cy of Map.","Has enough firewood to accommodate 450 men and 60 spare horses for the winter; confesses to reluctance to carrying out the instructions contained in his [BS's] letter of the 24th of July; he [CT] has no tools with which he can construct huttes [sic] for the men for the winter; has heard of considerable supplies arriving from France and recommends that an application be made by the state for its quota; requests a supply of coats; has requested that Major Call join him [CT]; would like a leave of absence to fetch Mrs. Tebiger to Virginia along with baggage and a medicine chest; will contact Governor Nelson and Col. Davies on the subject of supplies. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Westmoreland County, for Teliff Anderson and Alice Brinham; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Youit Self and Ann Walker; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Peter Smith and Sarah Smith; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for Ozmond Crabb and Winfred Hartly; signed by James Bland, CWC. 1 p. ADS.","Westmoreland County, for James McGuy and Molley Collins; signed by James Bland, CWC.","Petitions for wages he never received as a midshipman on board the Dragon. 1 p. Cy of ALS.","Discusses the weather; fears that all the crops may be in short supply at Doguerun; crop rotation is the only way to restore a crop \"to any degree of fertility;\" wonders if the white wheat sown in 1788 is the one he [Whiting] now condemns; asks Whiting to make sure the Doguerun meadow is \"well grubbed -- cleansed -- and broke up...before the weather becomes too cold and wet;\" says Mr. Ball should continue his work in order mentioned; wonders if he [Whiting] has \"heard of the missing horse yet.\" 4 pp. Cy of ALS.","Land grant of 120 acres to James Boyd issued by Henry Lee, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 1 p. D.","Lists, \"the times of birth of the children of Mr. John Lowry, deceas[e]d, taken from the Famaly [sic] Bible;\" signed in Elizabeth City, Virginia, by William Moore. 1 p. ADS.","Informs him [GG] that he [RD] has a bad cold, his \"wife is very weak and low...and the rest are all tollable [sic] well;\" hopes that he [GG] will \"right a letter to me and let me know of all diffenshon of my affairs;\" Mr. [?] did not turn out on Satturday [sic] to the Church \"being a day of hieving of Negroes.\" 1 p. ALs.","From, Salley Rogers, to, George C. Taylor, the Clerk of Orange County, Virginia 1 p. D.","Received from John Lubback, Esquire, \"after the tryal at Guild Hall.\" Records an apparent attempt by Mr. Brown to blend Mr. Jordan's financial concerns with theirs [Mr. Brown's and Mr. Perkin's] \"in order to create confusion and deceive Mr. Jordan, or, in plain English, to cheat him of his fortunes.\" 1 p. D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Facs. of Nws (fragment).","From Benjamin Johnson to John Brown the clerk of the Court of Appeals. 1 p. D.","Signed by: Samuel Thomas, James P. Preston, John O' Connor, John Watts, Davis Hayes, and William Spiller, at Soldier's Retreat. 2 pp. D.","From, James Barbour, to W.L. Crawford, \"the Clerk of Amherst County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Captain James Barbour, to Reynolds Chapman, \"the Clerk of Orange County,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Mr. James Barbour to John Brown, \"Clerk of the Court of Appeals.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Poindexter, the Clerk of Louisa County, Virginia 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, to, J. Chew \"Clerk of Fredericksburg, Virginia District Court.\" 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour and wife, William Johnston, Fanny Johnston, and Lucy Johnston, widow of Benjamin Johnson deceased to Peter Tinsley, \"Clerk of the Chancery District Court of Richmond,\" Virginia 1 p. D.","From, Colonel James Barbour, to, John Nicholas, \"the Clerk of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Jackson, paid to, Benjamin Cave, \"the Clerk of Madison,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, Davidson and Goddard, paid to, John Carr, \"the Clerk of the Supreme Council of Albemarle,\" Virginia. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, R.S. Chew, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Clerk. 1 p. D.","From, James Barbour, paid to, L.W. Williams, \"the Clerk of Rockingham,\" County, Virginia. 1 p. D.","Commands the goods and chattels of William Browne; James Semple recovered 221 pounds and 5 shillings in debt from William Browne and John S. Browne; William Browne and John S. Browne have until the fourth Monday in February to repay John Semple his debts. 1 p. D.","From, George H. Christian, Wyatt Christian, Alexander Christian, Frederick Christian, Frances Christian, to, Jones R. Christian for board, schooling, clothing, and books September, 1810-September, 1811. 2 pp. D. Including statement, December 21, 1815, by Jones R. Christian that the acconuts are correct. Given before W. Douglass, Justice of the Peace. Ordered to be recorded at the Charles City County, Virginia, Court.","Describes coming into possession of a portrait of the first Lord Chatham painted by Edmund Jennings; Mr. Jennings \"presented the portrait to the gentlemen of Westmoreland, upon the condition that it be placed in the Court House;\" asks that this request be honored. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including Cy of ALS. 2 pp.","Land grant signed by William Carroll in Murfreesborough, Tennessee for 640 acres issued to James Parlour. (See Misc. Mss. Oversizefile.) 1 p. D.","Writes on behalf of John Clements, Francis Arnold, Richard Posey and Lieutenant Posey who all hold claims to \"bounties of land under the provisions of some act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" for their services in the Wirginia Blues so called from 1755-1763, while under the command of George Washington in Braddock's War; he [GW] did receive a large bounty of land thus he [WT] is \"persuaded that the claims alluded to are good;\" requests information concerning the fulfilliment of these claims. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS. Including ADS 1 p. A signed statement by John Clements stating his land claim. Witnessed 17 March 1812 by Milner Eschotts.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize. 1 p. Print.","Seeks information concerning a grant issued for \"160 acres of land surveyed for Richard Beckett lying on the little river joining William Terry and Jonathan Graham's;\" the survey was made on May 24, 1774; if no grant was issued he [JB] wishes to pay; he [JB] is one of his [RB's] heirs; asks for an immediate reply and for the letter to be directed to Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. 1 p. ALS.","Replying to his letter expressing interest in the common ancestry; derived from his Great Grandmother Young that their Great Grandfathers were brothers; told by Colonel Lee of Lee Hall that their family, Blands, Bollings descended from Joan Constable who came over in 1620; their common stock might be the same but they may not be descended from Young Rolpe; her mother is of the Smith family about which she [ML] is better informed; her family claimed the honor of being related to the \"Chivalerous Captain John Smith;\" related family anecdote concerning Colonel Meriwether Smith and Patrick Henry; regrets having so little information to relay. 3 pp. ALS.","Cannot attend the camp meeting at Hickory Hill in August due to his poor health; attributes his poor health to the measles which he had in Mississippi; will visit the Fauquier springs \"to try the virtue of the sulpher water;\" expects to head for Texas as soon as his health is restored; one never knows \"how soon deaths cold hand will be laid upon us, though we are in the bloom of youth we are in the midst of death;\" Mr. Horrace [Horace] [sic] Buckner died recently and unexpectedly leaving his wife and four children; asks him [RLB] to tell Mr. Wilson that he [EC] will inform him [Mr. Wilson] of his arrival time; wrote to Cousin Richard, but has not yet heard from him. 3 pp. ALS.","Does not know how he would serve his country there given \"the extraordinary and unreasonable state of parties;\" is willing to remain abroad \"some two or three years longer, hoping to induce my performances of an official duty; has written two letters but does not know if they were received; does not really expect an answer as he [the addressee] has been so occupied with \"steering the ships of state;\" mentions a recent attempt at revolution, but \"through the kindness of Louis Philipee and the vigilance of the French police, the conspiracy was detected at Paris;\" \"all Itlay is a political volcano;\" Lord Ashburton has spent the winter there; received a letter from Carr in Constantinople. 6 pp. ALS incomplete.","Mr. Curry, a sound democrat and an energetic writer, will deliver the letter; would be pleased if he [JS] and Mr. Curry established a democratic paper in Alton; Dr. Hope would join in any arrangement made; he [VE] must leave for Washington and wishes all matters concerning his [VE's] establishment settled by Monday. 3 pp. ALS.","Letter of recommendation for Mr. J.C. Willing recommending him [JCW] for a professorship at Princeton College [NJ]; \"Speaks with certainty of his [JCW's] character and capacity as an instructor;\" remarks of his [JCW's] passion for Greek and Roman literature; assures that he [JCW] would be \"a great acquisition to your [WJ] social and literary circles;\" wishes the letter to remain confidential form the Boardof Trustees until his [JCW's] appointment is made. 2 pp. ALS.","Discusses the economic rate of increase in the South and stating that this prodigious increase \"cannot indicate a wrong system;\" continues to note that the Northern population grew less rapidly than the South's during this time while its wealth grew even more rapidly; gives a table supporting these claims.\" 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Recommends suspending postal service until a post office is established at Waddell's as Route No. 2737 cannot be put into operation until then.\" 1 p. ALS.","Requests that all Postmasters applying for certain articles connected with their business write their applications on a letter sheet, stating their office, county, and state and address them to the Inspection Office of the General Post Office Department. 1 p. PD.","Instruct him [CE] to deliver mail on route no. 2737 at Willcox Wharf instead of Swineyards since the name and site of the office were changed to Willeve Wharf. 1 p. ALS.","Mr. Oakford's letter to him [CE] was written without knowing the service on Route No. 2737 had been suspended; an office was established at Waddell's Store therefore service there should be reinstated; Willcox Wharf is the starting point not Swineyards; he [CE] will be compensated for any deliveries made before learning of the suspension of the service. 1 p. ALS.","Concerns the August 31, 1852 Act of Congress declaring meddling with property belonging to the Post Office Department a felony; asks that each employee of the Department act as an Agent to protect the Department's property. 1 p. PDS.","Concerns the establishment of a Post Office at Waddell's Store, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, with Henry A. Bourg appointed Postmaster; Mr. Charles Evans will supply ingoing and outgoing mail. 1 p. PDS.","Appoints William Waddell as Postmaster of Waddell's Store, Charles City County, Virginia and instructs him of his duties as Postmaster. 1 p. PDS.","\"Defense of South Carolina - Mr. Kett;\" in his defense Mr. Kett denounces activities of Massachusetts and defends South Carolina on the grounds that Massachusetts performed less patriotic activities in the past than South Carolina. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 4 pp. Pst. of D.","Signed by John L. Thompson, J.P., Hanover County, Virginia, filed by Jane Matilda Grenier. Gives testimony to the many brutal physical and mental abuses she suffered from her husband, Edward Grenier. 4 pp. DS.","Thanks her for her letter; mentions their long friendship and the love and esteem his wife held for her [Mrs. Pegram]; laments being unable to visit her more often; cannot decide what permanent arrangements to make with his family given the unsettled condition of the country; James Gordon has been at his [WJR's] house since the commencement of the term of the court; already know of the situation with Mr. Minor and Mr. Nelson; recent military reverses have caused much uneasiness in Richmond; feels that there is no general despondence despite the apprehension and \"very few entertain any doubt as to our ultimate success;\" Alexander Gordon, taken prisoner at Roanoke Island, has been released on parole; happy that Churchill is kept so constantly employed and is sure he will do well at Mechanicsville. 4 pp. ALS.","Mentions the tremendous noise of the Yankee cannons; the men are panting for an encounter with the Yankees and they hope to make \"old York a spot more memorable for Yankee defeat than it has been for Cornwallis; with God protecting them [Confederates] they cannot possibly loose; notes that crops are poor; mentions the loss of Negroes due to Yankee liberation; his neighbor, Dr. Byrd, wants to be put in the Yankee controlled Fort Lafayette until the end of the war so he can be left in peace. (See Misc. Mss. Oversize file). 2 pp. Pst. of ALS.","Thanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no \"person braver...has fallen in this war;\" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from \"poisoned wound\" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin \"in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart.\"","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of Nws.","Signed by John Gibbon, Major General at Appomattox, Virginia \"the two others being retained by Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee.\" 1 p. DS.","Wishes to renew their correspondence which the \"unhallowed war\" interrupted; bemoans having no contact with the civilized world and no luxuries and enjoyments to which they were so accustomed before the war; mentions the death of \"poor little Nannie;\" he [CLC's] has returned from the army; worked with the Fire Department and fell ill while so doing; his health remains delicate; offers sympathy regarding the death of their Aunt Sarah. 4 pp. ALS.","Newspaper clipping concerning the false rumor that Jefferson Davis attempted to flee Colonel Pritchard's squadron by disguising himself in a woman's petticoat. Two letters to the editor, one written by Audi Alterman Partem and the other by Rev. Dr. Fuller, both seek to dispell the rumors. 1 p. Nwscl.","Would like to hear from her as it has been a long time since he has and he would like to know how she is. 1 p. ALS.","Wages stipulated by Henry to pay are 150 cents per week; requests that he [JY] retain any money thus far received and wait for a draft from him [BD]; expects to hire late in the fall; desires a quick response and \"every information respecting my old man, if he proves faithful until he raises me the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars;\" hoped to receive information of Harry by Mr. [?] but was disappointed; wishes to hear what course Dixon is pursuing. 2 pp. ALS. [incomplete] 1800's","Written by a \"Veteran Diplomat\" concerning a childless widower Baron named George Washington who is considering naming one of his Wahington relatives in America as heir to his fortunes. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM.","Concerns the beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in America. This article relates to Rev. Samuel McMaster whose manuscripts covering the Church's beginnings were probably destroyed when a family burned his papers thinking they were worthless. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 2 pp. PM.","Resolution, \"that the United Confederate Veterans, in Convention assembled at Atlanta, Georgia, this September 7, 1933, hereby pledge the fealty of the Southern Soldier to the President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\" signed by Homer Atkinson, Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D.","\"The law of homicide - The Revised Code;\" Commonwealth vs. Vaughn. Defines homicide and distinguishes between homicide and first degree murder and sets up a case proving that Vaughn murdered premeditatively. 3 pp. D.","Dueling agreement between A.B. [?] and C.D. [?]. \"The ground is to be ten steps;\" is either party violates the agreed terms then the second of the party injured shall have the liberty of shooting the person so injurying. 1 p. D.","Enclosed items are rich and were found while overhauling the late collector William's papers; sent by intimation of Governor Morton; Bancroft refused \"to receive a call or have an interview with Governor Morton.\" 1 p. ALS.","Mentions her cousin John Tyler. 3 pp. ALS [incomplete].","\"the champions of the circus and the amphi-theatre practised habits of scrupulous and rigid temperature...winning temporary applause as wrestler or gladiators, but the Christian sect actuat[ed] by more intellectual and spiritual motives should practise the same habits to attain those higher and holier ends of virtue, peace, happiness...which rid [life] of all its terrors and shed the bright beams of hope on the [bleak] chasm of eternity;\" urges people to aid temperance societies in their battles against drunkenness and other intemperate acts. 4 pp. D [incomplete].","1 p. D.","\"No tyrannous acts shall suppress your free claim / Or stamp the word SLAVE on America's name.\" 1 p. Pst. of D.","1 p. Pst. of PM.","1 p. Ph [incomplete].","1 p. Pst. of PM","Letter of recommendation for Dr. C.F. Caracristi telling of his [CFC] great knowledge of the sulphur deposits of El Paso County and he has had experience in Mexican mining matters. 1 p. Ph. of TLS. Includes Ph of ALS 1 p. February 25, 1917. Enrique Creel, New York to \"sirs\" of Charles E. Doddridge and Company, Philadelphia. Gives his highest recommendation of Dr. C.F. Caracristi's knowledge and judgement of mineral matters.","\"It is our duty to prepare their [the living] souls for the immortal world;\" \"the sorrowful are nearer to God and they shall be rewarded in the life to come.\" 1 p. ALS. Includes ALS, 2 pp. \"Your friend,\" , to \"dearest friend,\" . \"I am too sorry not to see as I had my heart set on a visit from you.\" Also including AL 8 pp. [incomplete]. \"Devoted Sister,\" to, \"my darling John,\" . Worried about his cold; is tired now as \"Sundays are quite filled...In the morning Sunday School and church, after dinner Bible Class and at four thirty church again;\" the Coburn Players will perform four Shakespearean plays in May; relays stories of her and Annie wrestling, looking through the telescope and shopping.","1 p. AN. Includes AN 1 p., undated. Quote concerning the destruction of faith. Also includes PM. 1 p. Formula for making pills of some type.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (fragment). No year given","Signed by John Blair, Richard Booker, Jean Pasteur and Edmund Keen. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. D (incomplete). Month unknown 22, year unknown","Gives brief biographical sketches of residents of Charles City County . See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 3 pp. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 4 pp. Pst. of PM.","Listing of short biographical sketch of people born in Surry County. See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of PM (incomplete).","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","See Misc. Mss. Oversize file. 1 p. Pst. of D.","Contains various transcripts of wills, land leasing and ownership, African Slave Trade, court cases, descriptions of towns and land and a few memoirs. Some of the (family) names found mentioned in the transcripts are: Tyler, Taliaferro, Taylor, Jeferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Fox.","Transcripts including letter and recordings of property transfers; some of the family names found in these transcripts are the following: Smith, Knott, Stockton, Eppes, Hylton, Archer, Taiman, Carter, Gill, Walker, and Gayle.","Transcripts including letters and marriage bonds from the Yorktown Clerk's Office. Names found in the documents include: Abercrombie and Hornsby.","Transcripts including records of marriages, deaths, mentionings of various wills, births and land patents. Name included among the transcripts are: Lock, Eckhols, Hudson, Tucker, Hawkins, Reade, Curtis, Clayton, and Randolph.","Transcripts including the Board of Trade papers of James City, Virginia, mentionings of wills, deeds, land divisions, a Register of St. James Northern Parish in Goochland County, Virginia and notes from York Co., Virginia records. Names mentioned in the documents include: Charroon, Armistead, Ewing, Stith, Hairston, and Johnson.","Transcripts including notes on personalized paper of Lyon G. Tyler with a \"College of William and Mary\" masthead, notes on wills, marriages, births, deaths, family relations, and a listing of soldiers of the American Revolution.","Bonds collected by Lyon G. Tyler","Includes cases involving John Wilson vs. Stephen Girard, John Kendall, et. al. (witnessed by Theodore Armistead).","Transcripts including indentures, a letter from Rose O'Neill Greenhow \"the noted Confederate spy,\" notes in the Wallace Family, a draft of a short story by Gertrude R.R. Richards and a letter.","Various letters and transcripts, court orders, and a list \"in honor of the College Company, in the War of the Revolution\" of which President James Madison heads as the Captain.","Genealogical notes in which the following names are found among others: William Gilbert, the Bickley family, Marshall, Pwell, and Tyree Harris.","Typescripts of short stories, items from the Virginia Gazette, journal entries, and letters.","Manuscripts including journal entries, records of land transactions, wills, an article entitled \"Emmigrants to Ohio and Illinois,\" and several letters.","Transcriptions of Robert Carter Letter Book, a letter written by Emmanuel Jones in 1768 recommending that the \"Gentlemen of the College\" [of William and Mary] return now that the destruction [?]; many other letters, wills, land transactions, and parts of journals are included.","Transcripts including the last will of Thomas Gibbs, blacksmith, land transaction listing of soldiers \"in service March 1862,\" a tribute to Robert E. Lee, Virginiarious wills, letters, journal extracts and a list in memory of members of the Tyler family.","47 pp. MsV #124.","61 pp. MsV. #125. Includes 6 cashier's checks. January 10, 1850-January 15, 1851. All are signed by Alexander Gardiner, Cashier of the Manhattan Company.","10 pp. MsV #126.","38 pp. MsV #127.","Historical account entitled \"chronicles of East Hampton,\" of Gardiner's Island which was owned by nine generations of the Gardiner family beginning in 1639. The account, though printed, includes hand written editorial remarks by Alexander Gardiner [?]. 217 pp. MsV #128.","Includes a dedication to Miss Gilmer, Elizabeth Gilmer Tucker, his wife, to whom he offers this gift of his poetry. 33 pp. MsV #129.","Volume II. 30 pp. MsV #130.","22 pp. D (fragment). Includes diary and account book. 32 pp. MsV #131.","Copied by Anna Melissa Graves and witnessed by Emily E. Graves and Emily Wight Graves. 109 pp. Cy of MsV #132.","Lists various account, debts and payments of various people. 152 pp. MsV #133.","The book lists individuals and their taxable assets including such things as slaves, harnesses, horses, and lots. 51 pp. MsV #134.","Letters collected by Wilson Barstow and Webster Barstow, written by \"A Lady Correspondence - E.D.B.\" in New York. Comments on the life-style in New York City - the poverty, the plays, the filth, and the splendor. 78 pp. MsV #135.","Includes surveys for sewers and an asylum. Surveyor unidentified. 127 pp. MsV #136."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"famname_ssim":["Gardiner Family","Gilmer Family","Tyler Family"],"persname_ssim":["Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, d. 1857","Copland, Charles","Gardiner, Alexander, d. 1850","Gardiner, David Lyon","Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, d. 1864","Gilmer, Anne Baker","Gilmer, Thomas Walker","Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728","Peticolas, C. L. Southern Cross","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Gardiner Family","Gilmer Family","Tyler Family","Beeckman, Margaret Gardiner, d. 1857","Copland, Charles","Gardiner, Alexander, d. 1850","Gardiner, David Lyon","Gardiner, Juliana McLachlan, d. 1864","Gilmer, Anne Baker","Gilmer, Thomas Walker","Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728","Peticolas, C. L. Southern Cross","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":693,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:48:07.814Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9028"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8896#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Special Collections Research Center","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8896#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections. The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8896#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8896.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection","title_ssm":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection"],"title_tesim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1858-2015"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1858-2015"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1858/2015"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015"],"text":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015","Mss. 1.09","/repositories/2/resources/8896","Charles City County (Va.)--History--20th century","Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--20th century","Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century","Smithfield (Va.)--History--20th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Civic league","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--21st century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama","Williamsburg (Va.)--Library","Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps","Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers","Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs","Williamsburg (Va.)--Post Office","Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","Williamsburg (Va.). 300th Anniversary Commission","Yorktown (Va.)","Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century","Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg","Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century","Baptist Church--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--Presidents","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Jamestown Festival (1957)","Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg","Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg","Postcards--Virginia","Public libraries--Cultural programs","Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg","Theater","Transportation--Virginia","Occasion for the Arts","Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Additions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis.","Series 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research.  In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.","Postcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks.  Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .","Accessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley.  Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.","In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed.","Ephemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.","Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02).","This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.","The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA).  New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.","Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions.  The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.","Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.","The material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.","Scope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations.  Many of the postcards are \"vintage\" and were published prior to 1960.","Postcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.","Includes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.","Car Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.","Scope and Contents Postcards advertising \"Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards\" by Kris Preacher.","Includes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.","Pages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.","Photograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.","Many of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.","11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company.  They appear to be from more than one set.  Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.","Photographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.","Middlesex House and 2 other guest homes.","Photographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.","Black and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.","Photograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.","Scope and Contents Photographs of the \"original\" Dining Hall, with negatives.","Aerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.","Photographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.","Photographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.","Scope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers.  Sizes range from 2\" x 3\" and 3.5\" x 5\".","Deck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card.  Deck of playing cards by the C \u0026 O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.","Panoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.","Contains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer \"Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m.\" as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by \"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. \u0026 A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.  Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.","Scope and Contents 1957 \"Guide to the Jamestown Festival;\" \"Jamestown Narrated Cruise;\" 1907 \"Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition\" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; \"Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition\" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of \"Historic Jamestown Island\" published by R.E. Steel and \"Jamestown, Virginia\" published by the National Park Service.","Brochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.","Scope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; \"Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James\" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of \"map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;\" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of \"atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;\" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg.  Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.","Scope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation \"Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA\" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.","Scope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for \"The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'\" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure \"Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia\" published by H.D Cole.","Brochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem \"Matoaka\" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for \"The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;\" \"Visiting William and Mary\" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on \"The Sir Christopher Wren Building;\" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905.  Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William \u0026 Mary, entitled \"The College of William and Mary in Virginia.\"","Scope and Contents Textbook \"The Iturralde Inductive Method\" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.","Scope and Contents Two copies of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of \"Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia\" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); \"Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA\" published by H.D. Cole.  2 copies of \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" publisher unknown, revised 1935.","Photograph of \"Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946.\"","Colored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.","Scope and Contents Black and white photo of \"The Bruton Parish Church Sexton\" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.","Reproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.","Cardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.","Reproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg,  backed with cardboard.  1934 by M.S. Engelhart.","Correspondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history.  Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors.  The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.","Correspondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.","Scope and Contents \"The Alumni House\" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); \"American Speech\" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); \"The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites\" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); \"Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934\" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and \"Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB\" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards\" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); \"Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002\" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); \"Confederate Works at Williamsburg\" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including \"Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time\" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W\u0026M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; \"Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia...\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); \"Early American Churches Bruton Parish...\" by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and \"Exploring the Steam Tunnels\" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).","Scope and Contents \"The Flag of the 5th North Carolina...\" by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); \" For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle\" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); \"Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862\" (a copy, 5 typed pages); \"Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6...\" by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); \"Great American Railroad Stations\" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); \"Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary\" (1996); \"Historic Buildings of America...\" collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); \"The Lay of the Land\" (3 pages); \"Lay of the Lost Lion\" poem (3 pages); \"Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945\" by George H. Armacost\" (10 pages) and \"Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White\" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Masonic Master's Chair\" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); \"Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff\" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; \"Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:...\" a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); \"A New Ancient Town\" review from \"The Outlook\" (undated); \"Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?\" by Mette Lovas from \"Overskrift\" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and \"Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians\" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).","Scope and Contents \"Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 \u0026 36\" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); \"Postcards reflect History\" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); \"Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community\" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and \"Professor John Millington, M.D.\" by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).","Index to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.","Vol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division","Scope and Contents \"Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray\" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); \"Robert Durant Collection\" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); \"Roderick Firth:  His Life and Work\" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and \"Save the Historic Powder Horn\" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).","Scope and Contents \"Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance\" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); \"This War and Williamsburg\" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); \"Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896\" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845\" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); \"Three Philanthropic Pirates\" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); \"To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President\" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); \"The Town That Stopped\" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); \"Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century\" (undated, 2 pages); \"Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy\" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); \"Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt\" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); \"Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity\" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.","Scope and Contents \"Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History\" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); \"Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community\" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are \"deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments...\"; \"William and Mary Underground\" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); \"Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project\" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); \"Williamsburg in Old Postcards\" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); \"Williamsburg in Wartime\" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); \"A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and \"York County History\" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).","Scope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album \"The Williamsburg Quintet,\" a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's.  One CD labeled \"Williamsburg Postcard Files\" which is, per the donor, a \"backup\" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay.  It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one.  The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards.  The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, \"President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary.\"","Board game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).","Subject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.","Pamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.","Colonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.","Blank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.","Scope and Contents \"Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976,\" \"The Governor's Palace,\" \"A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" (1941), \"America's Williamsburg\" (1954) and \"Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960\" (1985).","Scope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet \"How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg\" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 \"This Week in Williamsburg.\"","Seasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents December 1935 issue of \"The Architectural Record\" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of \"Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of \"House and Garden\" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for \"Hamilton Carousel\" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, \"Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1980), \"More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1982) and \"Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1979).","Colonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)","Pamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.","Scope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye\" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph \"America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for \"The Church at James Towne\" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book \"Jamestown and St. Mary's\" and entitled \"An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published \"Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown.  May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary.  July 1940 \"This Week at the Excavation\" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.","Two brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.","Brochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.","Brochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.","Scope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of \"The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia\" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of \"Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg\" published by the Virginia Municipal League and \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).","Scope and Contents Photocopy of \"The Cradle of the Republic\" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907\" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of \"Williamsburg Today\" published by JoAnn Abdennour. \"Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts\" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 \"Colonial Guide\" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for \"Williamsburg's Forgotten Era\" for The American Road Museum (undated).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a \"Colonial National Historical Park\" brochure (February 1938), brochures on \"Lafayette's Hermione Voyage\" (2015) and a copy of \"The Significance of Yorktown\" by Douglas Southall Freeman.","Scope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration.  \"Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg\" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; \"Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis\" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; \"Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931\"  and a photocopy of the October 1981 \"Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine\" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Scope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading \"J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling\" in Williamsburg (1920's).  Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.","Flyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.","Flyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.","Scope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks.  Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank.  Two issues of \"The Pen News\" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).","Scope and Contents Booklet \"Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity\" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9).  Photocopy of a small pamphlet \"Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921\" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.","Scope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, \"The Cradle of the Republic\" brochure and \"A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage\" pamphlet (1930).  \"Williamsburg in the Civil War\" brochure.","Pamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.","Flyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.","Brochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.","Brochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report \"Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community.\"","Pamphlets from area hotels and motels.","Scope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet \"Catalog of Type Speciments,\" \"A brief History of the Virginia Gazette,\" photostat of December 20, 1867 \"Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette\" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of \"Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...,\" with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, \"American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser,\" August 30, 1865 and \"Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775.\" The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).","Flyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.","Brochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says \"This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.\") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Scope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  Includes \"The First Restoration in Williamsburg\" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) \"History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988\" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), \"The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987\" by Carrington  T. Tutwiler (1989), and \"White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989\" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.","Programs, yearbooks and newsletters.","Jamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.","Programs for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Two copies of \"50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984.\"  Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members.  Copy of charter.","Programs for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.","Scope and Contents 1963 and 1974 \"Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF\u0026AM\" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving \"Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.","Flyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.","1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.","Program for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.","Copies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler.  Note:  The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.","Programs for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.","Programs for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts.  Includes brochure \"Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993,\"  performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances.    Brochures.  Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.","Programs and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.","Programs of Messiah productions.","Programs and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.","Williamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.","Various programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.","Programs, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.","Includes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.","Pamphlets and programs.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Programs for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.","Scope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for \"The Way to Keep Him\" (April 28, 1933).","Programs for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.","Brochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.","Brochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.","Scope and Contents 3 copies of \"Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783\" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.","Two programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.","Programs for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.","Scope and Contents Pamphlets for conference \"Remembering Ancestors\" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.","Scope and Contents Brochure \"The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg\" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.","May 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15","Programs from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.","Brochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.","An address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,","Scope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for \"Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg\" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the \"Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop\" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet \"A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999.\"","2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools.  Circa 100 pages.","Scope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969;  pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of \"Morning Announcements\" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign \"Go, Rams, Go.\" Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.","Scope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank \"Certificate of Achievment\" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the \"Virginia Arson Investigation School\" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for \"Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation\" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an \"Incident Report\" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a \"Welcome to Williamsburg\" bumper sticker, \"City of Williamsburg Building Permit\" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet entitled \"The First Five Years\" dated September 1978.  Pamphlet for schedule of \"Booked on Sunday\" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010.  Program for \"Ben Cleary Reading from his Works\" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995.  Newspaper articles about the history of the library.","Directory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet for the \"Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia\" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope.  A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974.  6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.","Scope and Contents 2009 edition of \"Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community\" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report \"Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.","Scope and Contents November 1, 1923 \"Bus Line Daily Schedule\" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the \"New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign \"New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.","Scope and Contents Report entitled \"South Henry Street Land Use Study\" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled \"Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg\" with a handwritten note \"Adapted July 18, 1947.\"","Two copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"375th Anniversary Speaker's Series\" of the James City County Historical Commission\" on May 4, 2009.","Scope and Contents Invitation from the \"Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" to the \"Residents of Williamsburg\" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing \"Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to \"come and show that we can do our full job in the war.\", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the \"Community Summer Recreation Program\" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for \"White\" and \"Black\" and \"Boys\" and \"Girls.\" Program for \"Community Night\" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for \"Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties\" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for \"Community Christmas Celebration\" in December 1954. Program for the \"Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.\" on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include \"The Underground Guide to Williamsburg\" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet \"Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for \"Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool.\"","Scope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, \"Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James\" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article \"A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg.\" Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of \"Cedar Grove Cemetery\" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of \"The Heart of Old Virginia\" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.","Scope and Contents Undated flyer for the \"York County Historical Committe.\" Program for the \"York County Fair\" from June 28-July 5, 1976.  Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 \"Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee.\"","Scope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for \"Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation\" and a blank form \"Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church.\" Blank \"Missionary LIcense\" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Booklet entitled \"Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church\" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled \"Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building\" circa 1907. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work\" published in 1941. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church\" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled \"Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map,\" published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).","Scope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the \"Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907.\" February 13, 1955 program for \"Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ.\" Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled \"Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet \"A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church.\" Ticket for \"Small House Tour\" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the \"Parishioners\" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today\" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. \"The Bruton Fount,\" dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.","Bulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, \"Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit.\"","Scope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, \"In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997\" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure \"The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.","Scope and Contents Publication entitled \"Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982\" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.","Scope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, \"Millers' Mass Convention Song Book\" with subtitle, \"Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet\" and \"Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from \"Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914.\" Draft of invitation to \"Free Lecture on Christian Science\" by Edward C. Williams\" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet \"Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting\" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for \"Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival\" for summer 1988. Undated items include \"Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia,\" undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed \"Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship\" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled \"The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You,\" undated. Blank \"Religious Census Card.\"","Scope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention \"Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society\" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.","Scope and Contents Bulletin for \"Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House\" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 \"Service of Holy Communion Dedication.\"","Brochure entitled \"Their Faith and Ours,\" undated.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"Dedication Services,\" June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the \"Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church,\" April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the \"125th Anniversary\" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 \"Our Christmas Book\" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled \"A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978\" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled \"Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History\" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, \"Registration of Attendance\" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for \"Fidelis Bible Class.\"","Scope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled \"Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning\" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.","Scope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure \"The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955\" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent \"Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness\" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of \"The Messenger\" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled \"Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg,\" undated. Pamphlet for \"Alternative Giving Fair\" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations.  September 2014 newletter \"Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church.\"","Genre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar, \"Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing\" by Shirley Fout Miller.","Historic Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.","Back page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.","Flip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.","Scope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 \" x 7.5\") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1\" x2\")  glued to the bottom left.","Flip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia","Flip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for \"Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop\" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.","Flip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.","Wall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.","Wall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Photocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname.  Obituaries are not included.  Articles of historical interest are filed together.  Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press.  Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News.\"","Ten of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.","Scope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article \"Liberalism and Broad Humanity\" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).","Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.","Scope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News\" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia.  W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.","Invitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).","Invitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,","Menu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn","Invitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests","Photographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area.  Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events.  In some pictures, the people are identified.  Many are not dated.  The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.","Scope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and \"Williamsburg Seven Flags\" Confederate flag.","Scope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and \"Mattey\" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).","Four black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden.  Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.","Proceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.","Scope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School.  One has a notation, \"'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930\" and the other, \"Mary Margaret Brooks.\" There is also one small photograph identified as \"Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930.\"","Scope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the \"Old Capital Club\" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.","Photograph album with gold plaque on cover \"David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989.\"  Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson.  125 photographs with some people identified.","Photograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.","Photograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says \"copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).","Photograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.","Photocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.","Hand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.","Newspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc.  Two photographs of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning \u0026 Dyeing Co.  Circa 1930's and 1990's.","Copy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Scope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with \"We Shall Not Be Moved\" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.","Scope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22\" x 15\" and is in fragile condition.","Campaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia.  Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.","Willliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center","Scope and Contents Reproduction map of \"Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)\" with insert \"Environs de Yorktown,\" Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, \"The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890\" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892.\" 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.","Advertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. The proceeds of the show would go to benefit Williamsburg Methodist Church. Accessioned as 2014.066.","Programs for weddings and funerals of Williamsburg residents given by members of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.","Scope and Contents Cardboard signs not associated with a business or event.  \"Office Hours...,\" \"No Parking,\" \"Safety First\" and \"Caution-Glass Front.\"","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)","Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015"],"collection_ssim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 1.09","/repositories/2/resources/8896"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 1.09","/repositories/2/resources/8896"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Charles City County (Va.)--History--20th century","Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--20th century","Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century","Smithfield (Va.)--History--20th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Civic league","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--21st century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama","Williamsburg (Va.)--Library","Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps","Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers","Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs","Williamsburg (Va.)--Post Office","Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","Williamsburg (Va.). 300th Anniversary Commission","Yorktown (Va.)","Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Charles City County (Va.)--History--20th century","Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--20th century","Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century","Smithfield (Va.)--History--20th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Civic league","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--21st century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama","Williamsburg (Va.)--Library","Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps","Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers","Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs","Williamsburg (Va.)--Post Office","Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","Williamsburg (Va.). 300th Anniversary Commission","Yorktown (Va.)","Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century"],"places_ssim":["Charles City County (Va.)--History--20th century","Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--20th century","Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century","Smithfield (Va.)--History--20th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Civic league","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--21st century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama","Williamsburg (Va.)--Library","Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps","Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers","Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs","Williamsburg (Va.)--Post Office","Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","Williamsburg (Va.). 300th Anniversary Commission","Yorktown (Va.)","Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century"],"creator_ssm":["Special Collections Research Center"],"creator_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)"],"creators_ssim":["Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout","Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Most accessions are gifts via the Williamsburg Historical Records Association. Includes Acc. 1995.52, 1996.37, 1996.10; 1996.26;1996.28; 1998.43; 1999.02; 1999.13; 1999.25; 2000.25;2001.25; 2002.20; 2003.19; 2003.24; 2003.30; 2003.33; 2003.62; 2004.21; 2004.28; 2005.08; 2005.09; 2005.43 2006.20; 2006.83; 2007.07; Acc. 2007.08;  2007.95; 2008.01; 2008.09; 2008.40; 2008.65; 2009.112; 2009.014; 2009.12;0 2009.009 and 2009.330. For information on accession received after May 2009, please consult a staff member."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg","Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century","Baptist Church--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--Presidents","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Jamestown Festival (1957)","Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg","Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg","Postcards--Virginia","Public libraries--Cultural programs","Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg","Theater","Transportation--Virginia","Occasion for the Arts","Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg","Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century","Baptist Church--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--Presidents","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Jamestown Festival (1957)","Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg","Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg","Postcards--Virginia","Public libraries--Cultural programs","Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg","Theater","Transportation--Virginia","Occasion for the Arts","Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["14.60 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["14.60 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches"],"date_range_isim":[1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals:"],"accruals_tesim":["Additions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research.  In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003ePostcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks.  Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research.  In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.","Postcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks.  Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Special_Collections_Research_Center\" title=\"Special Collections Research Center\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliamsburg (Va.) Ephemera Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Ephemera Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley.  Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley.  Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.","In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Ephemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.","Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02)."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA).  New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions.  The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThe material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations.  Many of the postcards are \"vintage\" and were published prior to 1960.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCar Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Postcards advertising \"Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards\" by Kris Preacher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMany of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company.  They appear to be from more than one set.  Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiddlesex House and 2 other guest homes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photographs of the \"original\" Dining Hall, with negatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers.  Sizes range from 2\" x 3\" and 3.5\" x 5\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card.  Deck of playing cards by the C \u0026amp; O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePanoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer \"Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m.\" as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by \"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. \u0026amp; A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.  Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1957 \"Guide to the Jamestown Festival;\" \"Jamestown Narrated Cruise;\" 1907 \"Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition\" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; \"Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition\" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of \"Historic Jamestown Island\" published by R.E. Steel and \"Jamestown, Virginia\" published by the National Park Service.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; \"Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James\" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of \"map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;\" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of \"atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;\" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg.  Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation \"Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA\" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for \"The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'\" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure \"Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia\" published by H.D Cole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem \"Matoaka\" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for \"The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;\" \"Visiting William and Mary\" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on \"The Sir Christopher Wren Building;\" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905.  Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary, entitled \"The College of William and Mary in Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Textbook \"The Iturralde Inductive Method\" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two copies of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of \"Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia\" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); \"Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA\" published by H.D. Cole.  2 copies of \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" publisher unknown, revised 1935.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of \"Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Black and white photo of \"The Bruton Parish Church Sexton\" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg,  backed with cardboard.  1934 by M.S. Engelhart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history.  Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors.  The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The Alumni House\" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); \"American Speech\" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); \"The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites\" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); \"Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934\" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and \"Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB\" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards\" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); \"Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002\" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); \"Confederate Works at Williamsburg\" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including \"Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time\" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W\u0026amp;M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; \"Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia...\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); \"Early American Churches Bruton Parish...\" by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and \"Exploring the Steam Tunnels\" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The Flag of the 5th North Carolina...\" by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); \" For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle\" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); \"Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862\" (a copy, 5 typed pages); \"Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6...\" by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); \"Great American Railroad Stations\" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); \"Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary\" (1996); \"Historic Buildings of America...\" collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); \"The Lay of the Land\" (3 pages); \"Lay of the Lost Lion\" poem (3 pages); \"Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945\" by George H. Armacost\" (10 pages) and \"Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White\" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Masonic Master's Chair\" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); \"Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff\" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; \"Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:...\" a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); \"A New Ancient Town\" review from \"The Outlook\" (undated); \"Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?\" by Mette Lovas from \"Overskrift\" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and \"Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians\" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 \u0026amp; 36\" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); \"Postcards reflect History\" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); \"Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community\" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and \"Professor John Millington, M.D.\" by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndex to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray\" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); \"Robert Durant Collection\" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); \"Roderick Firth:  His Life and Work\" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and \"Save the Historic Powder Horn\" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance\" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); \"This War and Williamsburg\" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); \"Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896\" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845\" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); \"Three Philanthropic Pirates\" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); \"To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President\" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); \"The Town That Stopped\" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); \"Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century\" (undated, 2 pages); \"Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy\" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); \"Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt\" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); \"Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity\" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History\" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); \"Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community\" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are \"deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments...\"; \"William and Mary Underground\" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); \"Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project\" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); \"Williamsburg in Old Postcards\" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); \"Williamsburg in Wartime\" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); \"A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and \"York County History\" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album \"The Williamsburg Quintet,\" a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's.  One CD labeled \"Williamsburg Postcard Files\" which is, per the donor, a \"backup\" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay.  It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one.  The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards.  The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, \"President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoard game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976,\" \"The Governor's Palace,\" \"A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" (1941), \"America's Williamsburg\" (1954) and \"Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960\" (1985).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet \"How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg\" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 \"This Week in Williamsburg.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events.  Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents December 1935 issue of \"The Architectural Record\" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of \"Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of \"House and Garden\" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for \"Hamilton Carousel\" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, \"Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1980), \"More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1982) and \"Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1979).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye\" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph \"America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for \"The Church at James Towne\" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book \"Jamestown and St. Mary's\" and entitled \"An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published \"Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown.  May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary.  July 1940 \"This Week at the Excavation\" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of \"The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia\" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of \"Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg\" published by the Virginia Municipal League and \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photocopy of \"The Cradle of the Republic\" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907\" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of \"Williamsburg Today\" published by JoAnn Abdennour. \"Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts\" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 \"Colonial Guide\" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for \"Williamsburg's Forgotten Era\" for The American Road Museum (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a \"Colonial National Historical Park\" brochure (February 1938), brochures on \"Lafayette's Hermione Voyage\" (2015) and a copy of \"The Significance of Yorktown\" by Douglas Southall Freeman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration.  \"Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg\" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; \"Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis\" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; \"Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931\"  and a photocopy of the October 1981 \"Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine\" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading \"J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling\" in Williamsburg (1920's).  Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks.  Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank.  Two issues of \"The Pen News\" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Booklet \"Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity\" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9).  Photocopy of a small pamphlet \"Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921\" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, \"The Cradle of the Republic\" brochure and \"A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage\" pamphlet (1930).  \"Williamsburg in the Civil War\" brochure.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report \"Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets from area hotels and motels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet \"Catalog of Type Speciments,\" \"A brief History of the Virginia Gazette,\" photostat of December 20, 1867 \"Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette\" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of \"Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...,\" with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, \"American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser,\" August 30, 1865 and \"Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775.\" The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says \"This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.\") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  Includes \"The First Restoration in Williamsburg\" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) \"History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988\" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), \"The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987\" by Carrington  T. Tutwiler (1989), and \"White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989\" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms, yearbooks and newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirectories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirectories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of \"50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984.\"  Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members.  Copy of charter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1963 and 1974 \"Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF\u0026amp;AM\" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving \"Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgram for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler.  Note:  The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts.  Includes brochure \"Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993,\"  performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances.    Brochures.  Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms of Messiah productions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVarious programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets and programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for \"The Way to Keep Him\" (April 28, 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 copies of \"Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783\" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlets for conference \"Remembering Ancestors\" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochure \"The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg\" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for \"Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg\" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the \"Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop\" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet \"A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools.  Circa 100 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969;  pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of \"Morning Announcements\" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign \"Go, Rams, Go.\" Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank \"Certificate of Achievment\" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the \"Virginia Arson Investigation School\" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for \"Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation\" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an \"Incident Report\" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a \"Welcome to Williamsburg\" bumper sticker, \"City of Williamsburg Building Permit\" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlet entitled \"The First Five Years\" dated September 1978.  Pamphlet for schedule of \"Booked on Sunday\" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010.  Program for \"Ben Cleary Reading from his Works\" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995.  Newspaper articles about the history of the library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirectory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlet for the \"Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia\" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope.  A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974.  6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2009 edition of \"Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community\" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report \"Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents November 1, 1923 \"Bus Line Daily Schedule\" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the \"New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign \"New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Report entitled \"South Henry Street Land Use Study\" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled \"Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg\" with a handwritten note \"Adapted July 18, 1947.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Program for the \"375th Anniversary Speaker's Series\" of the James City County Historical Commission\" on May 4, 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invitation from the \"Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" to the \"Residents of Williamsburg\" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing \"Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to \"come and show that we can do our full job in the war.\", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the \"Community Summer Recreation Program\" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for \"White\" and \"Black\" and \"Boys\" and \"Girls.\" Program for \"Community Night\" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for \"Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties\" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for \"Community Christmas Celebration\" in December 1954. Program for the \"Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.\" on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include \"The Underground Guide to Williamsburg\" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet \"Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for \"Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, \"Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James\" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article \"A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg.\" Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of \"Cedar Grove Cemetery\" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of \"The Heart of Old Virginia\" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Undated flyer for the \"York County Historical Committe.\" Program for the \"York County Fair\" from June 28-July 5, 1976.  Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 \"Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for \"Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation\" and a blank form \"Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church.\" Blank \"Missionary LIcense\" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Booklet entitled \"Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church\" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled \"Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building\" circa 1907. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work\" published in 1941. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church\" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled \"Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map,\" published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the \"Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907.\" February 13, 1955 program for \"Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ.\" Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled \"Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet \"A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church.\" Ticket for \"Small House Tour\" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the \"Parishioners\" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today\" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. \"The Bruton Fount,\" dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, \"Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, \"In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997\" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure \"The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Publication entitled \"Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982\" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, \"Millers' Mass Convention Song Book\" with subtitle, \"Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet\" and \"Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from \"Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914.\" Draft of invitation to \"Free Lecture on Christian Science\" by Edward C. Williams\" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet \"Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting\" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for \"Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival\" for summer 1988. Undated items include \"Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia,\" undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed \"Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship\" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled \"The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You,\" undated. Blank \"Religious Census Card.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention \"Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society\" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Bulletin for \"Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House\" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 \"Service of Holy Communion Dedication.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure entitled \"Their Faith and Ours,\" undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Program for the \"Dedication Services,\" June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the \"Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church,\" April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the \"125th Anniversary\" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 \"Our Christmas Book\" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled \"A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978\" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled \"Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History\" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, \"Registration of Attendance\" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for \"Fidelis Bible Class.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled \"Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning\" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure \"The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955\" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent \"Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness\" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of \"The Messenger\" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled \"Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg,\" undated. Pamphlet for \"Alternative Giving Fair\" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations.  September 2014 newletter \"Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flip calendar, \"Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing\" by Shirley Fout Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistoric Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBack page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 \" x 7.5\") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1\" x2\")  glued to the bottom left.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for \"Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop\" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname.  Obituaries are not included.  Articles of historical interest are filed together.  Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press.  Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTen of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article \"Liberalism and Broad Humanity\" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News\" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia.  W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMenu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area.  Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events.  In some pictures, the people are identified.  Many are not dated.  The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and \"Williamsburg Seven Flags\" Confederate flag.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and \"Mattey\" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden.  Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School.  One has a notation, \"'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930\" and the other, \"Mary Margaret Brooks.\" There is also one small photograph identified as \"Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the \"Old Capital Club\" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph album with gold plaque on cover \"David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989.\"  Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson.  125 photographs with some people identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says \"copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne \u0026amp; Country Laundry Inc.  Two photographs of the Towne \u0026amp; Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning \u0026amp; Dyeing Co.  Circa 1930's and 1990's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with \"We Shall Not Be Moved\" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22\" x 15\" and is in fragile condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCampaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia.  Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWillliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reproduction map of \"Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)\" with insert \"Environs de Yorktown,\" Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, \"The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890\" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892.\" 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. 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Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.","The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA).  New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.","Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions.  The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.","Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.","The material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.","Scope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations.  Many of the postcards are \"vintage\" and were published prior to 1960.","Postcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.","Includes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.","Car Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.","Scope and Contents Postcards advertising \"Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards\" by Kris Preacher.","Includes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.","Pages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.","Photograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.","Many of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.","11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company.  They appear to be from more than one set.  Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.","Photographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.","Middlesex House and 2 other guest homes.","Photographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.","Black and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.","Photograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.","Scope and Contents Photographs of the \"original\" Dining Hall, with negatives.","Aerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.","Photographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.","Photographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.","Scope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers.  Sizes range from 2\" x 3\" and 3.5\" x 5\".","Deck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card.  Deck of playing cards by the C \u0026 O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.","Panoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.","Contains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer \"Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m.\" as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by \"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. \u0026 A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.  Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.","Scope and Contents 1957 \"Guide to the Jamestown Festival;\" \"Jamestown Narrated Cruise;\" 1907 \"Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition\" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; \"Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition\" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of \"Historic Jamestown Island\" published by R.E. Steel and \"Jamestown, Virginia\" published by the National Park Service.","Brochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.","Scope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; \"Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James\" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of \"map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;\" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of \"atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;\" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg.  Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.","Scope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation \"Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA\" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.","Scope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for \"The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'\" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure \"Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia\" published by H.D Cole.","Brochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem \"Matoaka\" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for \"The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;\" \"Visiting William and Mary\" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on \"The Sir Christopher Wren Building;\" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905.  Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William \u0026 Mary, entitled \"The College of William and Mary in Virginia.\"","Scope and Contents Textbook \"The Iturralde Inductive Method\" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.","Scope and Contents Two copies of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of \"Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia\" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); \"Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA\" published by H.D. Cole.  2 copies of \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" publisher unknown, revised 1935.","Photograph of \"Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946.\"","Colored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.","Scope and Contents Black and white photo of \"The Bruton Parish Church Sexton\" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.","Reproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.","Cardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.","Reproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg,  backed with cardboard.  1934 by M.S. Engelhart.","Correspondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history.  Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors.  The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.","Correspondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.","Scope and Contents \"The Alumni House\" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); \"American Speech\" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); \"The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites\" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); \"Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934\" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and \"Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB\" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards\" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); \"Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002\" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); \"Confederate Works at Williamsburg\" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including \"Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time\" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W\u0026M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; \"Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia...\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); \"Early American Churches Bruton Parish...\" by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and \"Exploring the Steam Tunnels\" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).","Scope and Contents \"The Flag of the 5th North Carolina...\" by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); \" For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle\" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); \"Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862\" (a copy, 5 typed pages); \"Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6...\" by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); \"Great American Railroad Stations\" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); \"Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary\" (1996); \"Historic Buildings of America...\" collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); \"The Lay of the Land\" (3 pages); \"Lay of the Lost Lion\" poem (3 pages); \"Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945\" by George H. Armacost\" (10 pages) and \"Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White\" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Masonic Master's Chair\" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); \"Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff\" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; \"Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:...\" a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); \"A New Ancient Town\" review from \"The Outlook\" (undated); \"Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?\" by Mette Lovas from \"Overskrift\" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and \"Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians\" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).","Scope and Contents \"Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 \u0026 36\" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); \"Postcards reflect History\" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); \"Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community\" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and \"Professor John Millington, M.D.\" by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).","Index to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.","Vol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division","Scope and Contents \"Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray\" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); \"Robert Durant Collection\" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); \"Roderick Firth:  His Life and Work\" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and \"Save the Historic Powder Horn\" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).","Scope and Contents \"Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance\" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); \"This War and Williamsburg\" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); \"Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896\" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845\" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); \"Three Philanthropic Pirates\" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); \"To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President\" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); \"The Town That Stopped\" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); \"Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century\" (undated, 2 pages); \"Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy\" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); \"Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt\" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); \"Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity\" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.","Scope and Contents \"Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History\" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); \"Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community\" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are \"deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments...\"; \"William and Mary Underground\" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); \"Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project\" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); \"Williamsburg in Old Postcards\" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); \"Williamsburg in Wartime\" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); \"A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and \"York County History\" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).","Scope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album \"The Williamsburg Quintet,\" a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's.  One CD labeled \"Williamsburg Postcard Files\" which is, per the donor, a \"backup\" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay.  It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one.  The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards.  The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, \"President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary.\"","Board game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).","Subject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.","Pamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.","Colonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.","Blank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.","Scope and Contents \"Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976,\" \"The Governor's Palace,\" \"A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" (1941), \"America's Williamsburg\" (1954) and \"Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960\" (1985).","Scope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet \"How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg\" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 \"This Week in Williamsburg.\"","Seasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents December 1935 issue of \"The Architectural Record\" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of \"Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of \"House and Garden\" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for \"Hamilton Carousel\" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, \"Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1980), \"More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1982) and \"Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1979).","Colonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)","Pamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.","Scope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye\" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph \"America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for \"The Church at James Towne\" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book \"Jamestown and St. Mary's\" and entitled \"An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published \"Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown.  May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary.  July 1940 \"This Week at the Excavation\" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.","Two brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.","Brochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.","Brochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.","Scope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of \"The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia\" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of \"Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg\" published by the Virginia Municipal League and \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).","Scope and Contents Photocopy of \"The Cradle of the Republic\" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907\" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of \"Williamsburg Today\" published by JoAnn Abdennour. \"Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts\" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 \"Colonial Guide\" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for \"Williamsburg's Forgotten Era\" for The American Road Museum (undated).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a \"Colonial National Historical Park\" brochure (February 1938), brochures on \"Lafayette's Hermione Voyage\" (2015) and a copy of \"The Significance of Yorktown\" by Douglas Southall Freeman.","Scope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration.  \"Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg\" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; \"Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis\" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; \"Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931\"  and a photocopy of the October 1981 \"Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine\" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Scope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading \"J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling\" in Williamsburg (1920's).  Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.","Flyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.","Flyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.","Scope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks.  Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank.  Two issues of \"The Pen News\" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).","Scope and Contents Booklet \"Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity\" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9).  Photocopy of a small pamphlet \"Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921\" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.","Scope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, \"The Cradle of the Republic\" brochure and \"A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage\" pamphlet (1930).  \"Williamsburg in the Civil War\" brochure.","Pamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.","Flyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.","Brochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.","Brochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report \"Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community.\"","Pamphlets from area hotels and motels.","Scope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet \"Catalog of Type Speciments,\" \"A brief History of the Virginia Gazette,\" photostat of December 20, 1867 \"Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette\" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of \"Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...,\" with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, \"American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser,\" August 30, 1865 and \"Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775.\" The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).","Flyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.","Brochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says \"This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.\") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Scope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  Includes \"The First Restoration in Williamsburg\" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) \"History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988\" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), \"The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987\" by Carrington  T. Tutwiler (1989), and \"White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989\" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.","Programs, yearbooks and newsletters.","Jamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.","Programs for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Two copies of \"50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984.\"  Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members.  Copy of charter.","Programs for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.","Scope and Contents 1963 and 1974 \"Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF\u0026AM\" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving \"Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.","Flyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.","1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.","Program for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.","Copies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler.  Note:  The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.","Programs for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.","Programs for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts.  Includes brochure \"Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993,\"  performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances.    Brochures.  Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.","Programs and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.","Programs of Messiah productions.","Programs and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.","Williamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.","Various programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.","Programs, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.","Includes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.","Pamphlets and programs.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Programs for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.","Scope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for \"The Way to Keep Him\" (April 28, 1933).","Programs for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.","Brochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.","Brochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.","Scope and Contents 3 copies of \"Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783\" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.","Two programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.","Programs for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.","Scope and Contents Pamphlets for conference \"Remembering Ancestors\" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.","Scope and Contents Brochure \"The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg\" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.","May 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15","Programs from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.","Brochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.","An address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,","Scope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for \"Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg\" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the \"Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop\" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet \"A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999.\"","2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools.  Circa 100 pages.","Scope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969;  pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of \"Morning Announcements\" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign \"Go, Rams, Go.\" Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.","Scope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank \"Certificate of Achievment\" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the \"Virginia Arson Investigation School\" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for \"Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation\" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an \"Incident Report\" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a \"Welcome to Williamsburg\" bumper sticker, \"City of Williamsburg Building Permit\" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet entitled \"The First Five Years\" dated September 1978.  Pamphlet for schedule of \"Booked on Sunday\" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010.  Program for \"Ben Cleary Reading from his Works\" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995.  Newspaper articles about the history of the library.","Directory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet for the \"Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia\" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope.  A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974.  6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.","Scope and Contents 2009 edition of \"Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community\" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report \"Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.","Scope and Contents November 1, 1923 \"Bus Line Daily Schedule\" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the \"New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign \"New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.","Scope and Contents Report entitled \"South Henry Street Land Use Study\" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled \"Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg\" with a handwritten note \"Adapted July 18, 1947.\"","Two copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"375th Anniversary Speaker's Series\" of the James City County Historical Commission\" on May 4, 2009.","Scope and Contents Invitation from the \"Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" to the \"Residents of Williamsburg\" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing \"Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to \"come and show that we can do our full job in the war.\", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the \"Community Summer Recreation Program\" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for \"White\" and \"Black\" and \"Boys\" and \"Girls.\" Program for \"Community Night\" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for \"Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties\" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for \"Community Christmas Celebration\" in December 1954. Program for the \"Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.\" on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include \"The Underground Guide to Williamsburg\" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet \"Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for \"Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool.\"","Scope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, \"Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James\" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article \"A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg.\" Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of \"Cedar Grove Cemetery\" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of \"The Heart of Old Virginia\" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.","Scope and Contents Undated flyer for the \"York County Historical Committe.\" Program for the \"York County Fair\" from June 28-July 5, 1976.  Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 \"Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee.\"","Scope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for \"Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation\" and a blank form \"Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church.\" Blank \"Missionary LIcense\" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Booklet entitled \"Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church\" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled \"Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building\" circa 1907. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work\" published in 1941. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church\" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled \"Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map,\" published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).","Scope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the \"Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907.\" February 13, 1955 program for \"Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ.\" Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled \"Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet \"A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church.\" Ticket for \"Small House Tour\" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the \"Parishioners\" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today\" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. \"The Bruton Fount,\" dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.","Bulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, \"Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit.\"","Scope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, \"In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997\" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure \"The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.","Scope and Contents Publication entitled \"Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982\" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.","Scope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, \"Millers' Mass Convention Song Book\" with subtitle, \"Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet\" and \"Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from \"Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914.\" Draft of invitation to \"Free Lecture on Christian Science\" by Edward C. Williams\" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet \"Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting\" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for \"Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival\" for summer 1988. Undated items include \"Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia,\" undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed \"Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship\" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled \"The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You,\" undated. Blank \"Religious Census Card.\"","Scope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention \"Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society\" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.","Scope and Contents Bulletin for \"Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House\" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 \"Service of Holy Communion Dedication.\"","Brochure entitled \"Their Faith and Ours,\" undated.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"Dedication Services,\" June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the \"Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church,\" April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the \"125th Anniversary\" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 \"Our Christmas Book\" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled \"A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978\" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled \"Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History\" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, \"Registration of Attendance\" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for \"Fidelis Bible Class.\"","Scope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled \"Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning\" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.","Scope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure \"The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955\" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent \"Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness\" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of \"The Messenger\" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled \"Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg,\" undated. Pamphlet for \"Alternative Giving Fair\" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations.  September 2014 newletter \"Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church.\"","Genre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar, \"Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing\" by Shirley Fout Miller.","Historic Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.","Back page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.","Flip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.","Scope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 \" x 7.5\") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1\" x2\")  glued to the bottom left.","Flip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia","Flip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for \"Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop\" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.","Flip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.","Wall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.","Wall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Photocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname.  Obituaries are not included.  Articles of historical interest are filed together.  Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press.  Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News.\"","Ten of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.","Scope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article \"Liberalism and Broad Humanity\" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).","Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.","Scope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News\" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia.  W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.","Invitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).","Invitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,","Menu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn","Invitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests","Photographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area.  Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events.  In some pictures, the people are identified.  Many are not dated.  The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.","Scope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and \"Williamsburg Seven Flags\" Confederate flag.","Scope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and \"Mattey\" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).","Four black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden.  Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.","Proceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.","Scope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School.  One has a notation, \"'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930\" and the other, \"Mary Margaret Brooks.\" There is also one small photograph identified as \"Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930.\"","Scope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the \"Old Capital Club\" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.","Photograph album with gold plaque on cover \"David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989.\"  Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson.  125 photographs with some people identified.","Photograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.","Photograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says \"copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).","Photograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.","Photocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.","Hand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.","Newspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc.  Two photographs of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning \u0026 Dyeing Co.  Circa 1930's and 1990's.","Copy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Scope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with \"We Shall Not Be Moved\" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.","Scope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22\" x 15\" and is in fragile condition.","Campaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia.  Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.","Willliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center","Scope and Contents Reproduction map of \"Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)\" with insert \"Environs de Yorktown,\" Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, \"The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890\" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892.\" 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.","Advertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. The proceeds of the show would go to benefit Williamsburg Methodist Church. Accessioned as 2014.066.","Programs for weddings and funerals of Williamsburg residents given by members of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.","Scope and Contents Cardboard signs not associated with a business or event.  \"Office Hours...,\" \"No Parking,\" \"Safety First\" and \"Caution-Glass Front.\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)","Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout"],"persname_ssim":["Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)","Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":310,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:47:52.105Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8896","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8896.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection","title_ssm":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection"],"title_tesim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1858-2015"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1858-2015"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1858/2015"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015"],"text":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015","Mss. 1.09","/repositories/2/resources/8896","Charles City County (Va.)--History--20th century","Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--20th century","Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century","Smithfield (Va.)--History--20th century","Virginia--Politics and Government--19th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--Civic league","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--21st century","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama","Williamsburg (Va.)--Library","Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps","Williamsburg (Va.)--Newspapers","Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs","Williamsburg (Va.)--Post Office","Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration","Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs","Williamsburg (Va.). 300th Anniversary Commission","Yorktown (Va.)","Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century","Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg","Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century","Baptist Church--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--Presidents","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Jamestown Festival (1957)","Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg","Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg","Postcards--Virginia","Public libraries--Cultural programs","Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg","Theater","Transportation--Virginia","Occasion for the Arts","Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Additions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis.","Series 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research.  In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.","Postcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks.  Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .","Accessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley.  Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.","In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed.","Ephemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.","Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02).","This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.","The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA).  New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.","Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions.  The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.","Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.","The material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.","Scope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations.  Many of the postcards are \"vintage\" and were published prior to 1960.","Postcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.","Includes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.","Car Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.","Scope and Contents Postcards advertising \"Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards\" by Kris Preacher.","Includes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.","Pages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.","Photograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.","Many of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.","11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company.  They appear to be from more than one set.  Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.","Photographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.","Middlesex House and 2 other guest homes.","Photographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.","Black and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.","Photograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.","Scope and Contents Photographs of the \"original\" Dining Hall, with negatives.","Aerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.","Photographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.","Photographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.","Scope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers.  Sizes range from 2\" x 3\" and 3.5\" x 5\".","Deck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card.  Deck of playing cards by the C \u0026 O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.","Panoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.","Contains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer \"Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m.\" as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by \"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. \u0026 A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.  Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.","Scope and Contents 1957 \"Guide to the Jamestown Festival;\" \"Jamestown Narrated Cruise;\" 1907 \"Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition\" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; \"Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition\" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of \"Historic Jamestown Island\" published by R.E. Steel and \"Jamestown, Virginia\" published by the National Park Service.","Brochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.","Scope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; \"Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James\" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of \"map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;\" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of \"atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;\" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg.  Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.","Scope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation \"Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA\" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.","Scope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for \"The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'\" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure \"Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia\" published by H.D Cole.","Brochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem \"Matoaka\" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for \"The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;\" \"Visiting William and Mary\" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on \"The Sir Christopher Wren Building;\" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905.  Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William \u0026 Mary, entitled \"The College of William and Mary in Virginia.\"","Scope and Contents Textbook \"The Iturralde Inductive Method\" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.","Scope and Contents Two copies of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of \"Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia\" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); \"Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA\" published by H.D. Cole.  2 copies of \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" publisher unknown, revised 1935.","Photograph of \"Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946.\"","Colored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.","Scope and Contents Black and white photo of \"The Bruton Parish Church Sexton\" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.","Reproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.","Cardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.","Reproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg,  backed with cardboard.  1934 by M.S. Engelhart.","Correspondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history.  Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors.  The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.","Correspondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.","Scope and Contents \"The Alumni House\" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); \"American Speech\" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); \"The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites\" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); \"Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934\" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and \"Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB\" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards\" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); \"Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002\" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); \"Confederate Works at Williamsburg\" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including \"Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time\" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W\u0026M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; \"Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia...\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); \"Early American Churches Bruton Parish...\" by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and \"Exploring the Steam Tunnels\" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).","Scope and Contents \"The Flag of the 5th North Carolina...\" by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); \" For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle\" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); \"Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862\" (a copy, 5 typed pages); \"Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6...\" by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); \"Great American Railroad Stations\" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); \"Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary\" (1996); \"Historic Buildings of America...\" collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); \"The Lay of the Land\" (3 pages); \"Lay of the Lost Lion\" poem (3 pages); \"Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945\" by George H. Armacost\" (10 pages) and \"Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White\" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Masonic Master's Chair\" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); \"Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff\" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; \"Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:...\" a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); \"A New Ancient Town\" review from \"The Outlook\" (undated); \"Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?\" by Mette Lovas from \"Overskrift\" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and \"Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians\" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).","Scope and Contents \"Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 \u0026 36\" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); \"Postcards reflect History\" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); \"Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community\" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and \"Professor John Millington, M.D.\" by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).","Index to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.","Vol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division","Scope and Contents \"Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray\" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); \"Robert Durant Collection\" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); \"Roderick Firth:  His Life and Work\" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and \"Save the Historic Powder Horn\" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).","Scope and Contents \"Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance\" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); \"This War and Williamsburg\" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); \"Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896\" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845\" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); \"Three Philanthropic Pirates\" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); \"To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President\" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); \"The Town That Stopped\" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); \"Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century\" (undated, 2 pages); \"Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy\" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); \"Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt\" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); \"Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity\" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.","Scope and Contents \"Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History\" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); \"Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community\" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are \"deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments...\"; \"William and Mary Underground\" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); \"Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project\" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); \"Williamsburg in Old Postcards\" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); \"Williamsburg in Wartime\" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); \"A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and \"York County History\" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).","Scope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album \"The Williamsburg Quintet,\" a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's.  One CD labeled \"Williamsburg Postcard Files\" which is, per the donor, a \"backup\" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay.  It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one.  The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards.  The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, \"President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary.\"","Board game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).","Subject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.","Pamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.","Colonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.","Blank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.","Scope and Contents \"Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976,\" \"The Governor's Palace,\" \"A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" (1941), \"America's Williamsburg\" (1954) and \"Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960\" (1985).","Scope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet \"How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg\" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 \"This Week in Williamsburg.\"","Seasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents December 1935 issue of \"The Architectural Record\" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of \"Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of \"House and Garden\" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for \"Hamilton Carousel\" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, \"Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1980), \"More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1982) and \"Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1979).","Colonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)","Pamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.","Scope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye\" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph \"America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for \"The Church at James Towne\" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book \"Jamestown and St. Mary's\" and entitled \"An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published \"Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown.  May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary.  July 1940 \"This Week at the Excavation\" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.","Two brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.","Brochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.","Brochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.","Scope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of \"The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia\" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of \"Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg\" published by the Virginia Municipal League and \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).","Scope and Contents Photocopy of \"The Cradle of the Republic\" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907\" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of \"Williamsburg Today\" published by JoAnn Abdennour. \"Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts\" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 \"Colonial Guide\" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for \"Williamsburg's Forgotten Era\" for The American Road Museum (undated).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a \"Colonial National Historical Park\" brochure (February 1938), brochures on \"Lafayette's Hermione Voyage\" (2015) and a copy of \"The Significance of Yorktown\" by Douglas Southall Freeman.","Scope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration.  \"Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg\" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; \"Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis\" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; \"Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931\"  and a photocopy of the October 1981 \"Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine\" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Scope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading \"J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling\" in Williamsburg (1920's).  Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.","Flyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.","Flyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.","Scope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks.  Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank.  Two issues of \"The Pen News\" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).","Scope and Contents Booklet \"Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity\" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9).  Photocopy of a small pamphlet \"Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921\" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.","Scope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, \"The Cradle of the Republic\" brochure and \"A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage\" pamphlet (1930).  \"Williamsburg in the Civil War\" brochure.","Pamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.","Flyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.","Brochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.","Brochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report \"Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community.\"","Pamphlets from area hotels and motels.","Scope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet \"Catalog of Type Speciments,\" \"A brief History of the Virginia Gazette,\" photostat of December 20, 1867 \"Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette\" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of \"Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...,\" with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, \"American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser,\" August 30, 1865 and \"Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775.\" The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).","Flyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.","Brochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says \"This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.\") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Scope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  Includes \"The First Restoration in Williamsburg\" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) \"History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988\" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), \"The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987\" by Carrington  T. Tutwiler (1989), and \"White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989\" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.","Programs, yearbooks and newsletters.","Jamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.","Programs for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Two copies of \"50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984.\"  Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members.  Copy of charter.","Programs for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.","Scope and Contents 1963 and 1974 \"Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF\u0026AM\" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving \"Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.","Flyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.","1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.","Program for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.","Copies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler.  Note:  The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.","Programs for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.","Programs for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts.  Includes brochure \"Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993,\"  performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances.    Brochures.  Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.","Programs and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.","Programs of Messiah productions.","Programs and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.","Williamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.","Various programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.","Programs, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.","Includes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.","Pamphlets and programs.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Programs for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.","Scope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for \"The Way to Keep Him\" (April 28, 1933).","Programs for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.","Brochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.","Brochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.","Scope and Contents 3 copies of \"Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783\" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.","Two programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.","Programs for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.","Scope and Contents Pamphlets for conference \"Remembering Ancestors\" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.","Scope and Contents Brochure \"The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg\" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.","May 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15","Programs from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.","Brochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.","An address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,","Scope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for \"Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg\" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the \"Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop\" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet \"A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999.\"","2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools.  Circa 100 pages.","Scope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969;  pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of \"Morning Announcements\" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign \"Go, Rams, Go.\" Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.","Scope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank \"Certificate of Achievment\" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the \"Virginia Arson Investigation School\" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for \"Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation\" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an \"Incident Report\" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a \"Welcome to Williamsburg\" bumper sticker, \"City of Williamsburg Building Permit\" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet entitled \"The First Five Years\" dated September 1978.  Pamphlet for schedule of \"Booked on Sunday\" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010.  Program for \"Ben Cleary Reading from his Works\" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995.  Newspaper articles about the history of the library.","Directory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet for the \"Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia\" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope.  A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974.  6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.","Scope and Contents 2009 edition of \"Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community\" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report \"Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.","Scope and Contents November 1, 1923 \"Bus Line Daily Schedule\" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the \"New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign \"New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.","Scope and Contents Report entitled \"South Henry Street Land Use Study\" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled \"Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg\" with a handwritten note \"Adapted July 18, 1947.\"","Two copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"375th Anniversary Speaker's Series\" of the James City County Historical Commission\" on May 4, 2009.","Scope and Contents Invitation from the \"Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" to the \"Residents of Williamsburg\" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing \"Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to \"come and show that we can do our full job in the war.\", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the \"Community Summer Recreation Program\" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for \"White\" and \"Black\" and \"Boys\" and \"Girls.\" Program for \"Community Night\" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for \"Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties\" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for \"Community Christmas Celebration\" in December 1954. Program for the \"Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.\" on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include \"The Underground Guide to Williamsburg\" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet \"Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for \"Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool.\"","Scope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, \"Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James\" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article \"A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg.\" Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of \"Cedar Grove Cemetery\" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of \"The Heart of Old Virginia\" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.","Scope and Contents Undated flyer for the \"York County Historical Committe.\" Program for the \"York County Fair\" from June 28-July 5, 1976.  Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 \"Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee.\"","Scope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for \"Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation\" and a blank form \"Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church.\" Blank \"Missionary LIcense\" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Booklet entitled \"Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church\" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled \"Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building\" circa 1907. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work\" published in 1941. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church\" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled \"Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map,\" published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).","Scope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the \"Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907.\" February 13, 1955 program for \"Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ.\" Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled \"Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet \"A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church.\" Ticket for \"Small House Tour\" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the \"Parishioners\" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today\" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. \"The Bruton Fount,\" dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.","Bulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, \"Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit.\"","Scope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, \"In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997\" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure \"The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.","Scope and Contents Publication entitled \"Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982\" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.","Scope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, \"Millers' Mass Convention Song Book\" with subtitle, \"Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet\" and \"Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from \"Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914.\" Draft of invitation to \"Free Lecture on Christian Science\" by Edward C. Williams\" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet \"Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting\" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for \"Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival\" for summer 1988. Undated items include \"Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia,\" undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed \"Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship\" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled \"The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You,\" undated. Blank \"Religious Census Card.\"","Scope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention \"Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society\" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.","Scope and Contents Bulletin for \"Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House\" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 \"Service of Holy Communion Dedication.\"","Brochure entitled \"Their Faith and Ours,\" undated.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"Dedication Services,\" June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the \"Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church,\" April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the \"125th Anniversary\" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 \"Our Christmas Book\" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled \"A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978\" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled \"Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History\" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, \"Registration of Attendance\" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for \"Fidelis Bible Class.\"","Scope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled \"Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning\" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.","Scope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure \"The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955\" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent \"Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness\" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of \"The Messenger\" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled \"Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg,\" undated. Pamphlet for \"Alternative Giving Fair\" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations.  September 2014 newletter \"Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church.\"","Genre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar, \"Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing\" by Shirley Fout Miller.","Historic Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.","Back page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.","Flip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.","Scope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 \" x 7.5\") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1\" x2\")  glued to the bottom left.","Flip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia","Flip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for \"Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop\" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.","Flip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.","Wall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.","Wall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Photocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname.  Obituaries are not included.  Articles of historical interest are filed together.  Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press.  Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News.\"","Ten of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.","Scope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article \"Liberalism and Broad Humanity\" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).","Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.","Scope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News\" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia.  W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.","Invitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).","Invitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,","Menu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn","Invitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests","Photographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area.  Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events.  In some pictures, the people are identified.  Many are not dated.  The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.","Scope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and \"Williamsburg Seven Flags\" Confederate flag.","Scope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and \"Mattey\" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).","Four black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden.  Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.","Proceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.","Scope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School.  One has a notation, \"'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930\" and the other, \"Mary Margaret Brooks.\" There is also one small photograph identified as \"Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930.\"","Scope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the \"Old Capital Club\" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.","Photograph album with gold plaque on cover \"David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989.\"  Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson.  125 photographs with some people identified.","Photograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.","Photograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says \"copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).","Photograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.","Photocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.","Hand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.","Newspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc.  Two photographs of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning \u0026 Dyeing Co.  Circa 1930's and 1990's.","Copy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Scope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with \"We Shall Not Be Moved\" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.","Scope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22\" x 15\" and is in fragile condition.","Campaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia.  Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.","Willliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center","Scope and Contents Reproduction map of \"Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)\" with insert \"Environs de Yorktown,\" Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, \"The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890\" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892.\" 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.","Advertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. The proceeds of the show would go to benefit Williamsburg Methodist Church. Accessioned as 2014.066.","Programs for weddings and funerals of Williamsburg residents given by members of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.","Scope and Contents Cardboard signs not associated with a business or event.  \"Office Hours...,\" \"No Parking,\" \"Safety First\" and \"Caution-Glass Front.\"","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)","Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection, 1858/2015"],"collection_ssim":["Williamsburg (Va.) 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Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)"],"creators_ssim":["Mathews, Mary","Miller, Shirley Fout","Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Most accessions are gifts via the Williamsburg Historical Records Association. Includes Acc. 1995.52, 1996.37, 1996.10; 1996.26;1996.28; 1998.43; 1999.02; 1999.13; 1999.25; 2000.25;2001.25; 2002.20; 2003.19; 2003.24; 2003.30; 2003.33; 2003.62; 2004.21; 2004.28; 2005.08; 2005.09; 2005.43 2006.20; 2006.83; 2007.07; Acc. 2007.08;  2007.95; 2008.01; 2008.09; 2008.40; 2008.65; 2009.112; 2009.014; 2009.12;0 2009.009 and 2009.330. For information on accession received after May 2009, please consult a staff member."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg","Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century","Baptist Church--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--Presidents","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Jamestown Festival (1957)","Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg","Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg","Postcards--Virginia","Public libraries--Cultural programs","Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg","Theater","Transportation--Virginia","Occasion for the Arts","Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg","Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century","Baptist Church--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--Presidents","Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Jamestown Festival (1957)","Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg","Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg","Postcards--Virginia","Public libraries--Cultural programs","Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg","Theater","Transportation--Virginia","Occasion for the Arts","Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["14.60 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["14.60 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Announcements","Broadsides","Bumper Stickers","Calendars","Clippings (information artifacts)","Editorials","Fliers (printed matter)","Greeting cards","Invitations","Journals (periodicals)","Maps","Menus","Microfilms","Obituaries","Pamphlets","Photographs","Postcards","Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown","Posters","Prints","Programs","Reports","Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)","Speeches"],"date_range_isim":[1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"accruals_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accruals_heading_ssm":["Accruals:"],"accruals_tesim":["Additions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research.  In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003ePostcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks.  Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research.  In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.","Postcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks.  Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Special_Collections_Research_Center\" title=\"Special Collections Research Center\"\u003e\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Note:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: ."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eWilliamsburg (Va.) Ephemera Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Williamsburg (Va.) Ephemera Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley.  Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley.  Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.","In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Ephemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.","Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02)."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA).  New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions.  The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThe material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations.  Many of the postcards are \"vintage\" and were published prior to 1960.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCar Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Postcards advertising \"Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards\" by Kris Preacher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMany of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company.  They appear to be from more than one set.  Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiddlesex House and 2 other guest homes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photographs of the \"original\" Dining Hall, with negatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers.  Sizes range from 2\" x 3\" and 3.5\" x 5\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDeck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card.  Deck of playing cards by the C \u0026amp; O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePanoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer \"Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m.\" as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by \"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. \u0026amp; A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.  Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1957 \"Guide to the Jamestown Festival;\" \"Jamestown Narrated Cruise;\" 1907 \"Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition\" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; \"Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition\" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of \"Historic Jamestown Island\" published by R.E. Steel and \"Jamestown, Virginia\" published by the National Park Service.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; \"Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James\" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of \"map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;\" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of \"atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;\" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg.  Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation \"Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA\" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for \"The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'\" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure \"Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia\" published by H.D Cole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem \"Matoaka\" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for \"The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;\" \"Visiting William and Mary\" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on \"The Sir Christopher Wren Building;\" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905.  Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William \u0026amp; Mary, entitled \"The College of William and Mary in Virginia.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Textbook \"The Iturralde Inductive Method\" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two copies of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of \"Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia\" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); \"Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA\" published by H.D. Cole.  2 copies of \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" publisher unknown, revised 1935.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of \"Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Black and white photo of \"The Bruton Parish Church Sexton\" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg,  backed with cardboard.  1934 by M.S. Engelhart.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history.  Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors.  The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The Alumni House\" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); \"American Speech\" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); \"The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites\" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); \"Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934\" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and \"Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB\" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards\" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); \"Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002\" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); \"Confederate Works at Williamsburg\" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including \"Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time\" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W\u0026amp;M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; \"Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia...\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); \"Early American Churches Bruton Parish...\" by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and \"Exploring the Steam Tunnels\" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"The Flag of the 5th North Carolina...\" by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); \" For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle\" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); \"Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862\" (a copy, 5 typed pages); \"Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6...\" by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); \"Great American Railroad Stations\" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); \"Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary\" (1996); \"Historic Buildings of America...\" collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); \"The Lay of the Land\" (3 pages); \"Lay of the Lost Lion\" poem (3 pages); \"Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945\" by George H. Armacost\" (10 pages) and \"Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White\" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Masonic Master's Chair\" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); \"Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff\" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; \"Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:...\" a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); \"A New Ancient Town\" review from \"The Outlook\" (undated); \"Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?\" by Mette Lovas from \"Overskrift\" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and \"Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians\" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 \u0026amp; 36\" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); \"Postcards reflect History\" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); \"Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community\" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and \"Professor John Millington, M.D.\" by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndex to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray\" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); \"Robert Durant Collection\" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); \"Roderick Firth:  His Life and Work\" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and \"Save the Historic Powder Horn\" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance\" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); \"This War and Williamsburg\" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); \"Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896\" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845\" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); \"Three Philanthropic Pirates\" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); \"To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President\" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); \"The Town That Stopped\" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); \"Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century\" (undated, 2 pages); \"Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy\" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); \"Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt\" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); \"Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity\" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History\" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); \"Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community\" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are \"deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments...\"; \"William and Mary Underground\" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); \"Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project\" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); \"Williamsburg in Old Postcards\" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); \"Williamsburg in Wartime\" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); \"A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and \"York County History\" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album \"The Williamsburg Quintet,\" a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's.  One CD labeled \"Williamsburg Postcard Files\" which is, per the donor, a \"backup\" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay.  It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one.  The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards.  The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, \"President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBoard game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents \"Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976,\" \"The Governor's Palace,\" \"A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" (1941), \"America's Williamsburg\" (1954) and \"Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960\" (1985).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet \"How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg\" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 \"This Week in Williamsburg.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events.  Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents December 1935 issue of \"The Architectural Record\" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of \"Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of \"House and Garden\" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for \"Hamilton Carousel\" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, \"Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1980), \"More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1982) and \"Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1979).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eColonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye\" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph \"America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for \"The Church at James Towne\" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book \"Jamestown and St. Mary's\" and entitled \"An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published \"Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown.  May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary.  July 1940 \"This Week at the Excavation\" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of \"The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia\" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of \"Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg\" published by the Virginia Municipal League and \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photocopy of \"The Cradle of the Republic\" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907\" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of \"Williamsburg Today\" published by JoAnn Abdennour. \"Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts\" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 \"Colonial Guide\" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for \"Williamsburg's Forgotten Era\" for The American Road Museum (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a \"Colonial National Historical Park\" brochure (February 1938), brochures on \"Lafayette's Hermione Voyage\" (2015) and a copy of \"The Significance of Yorktown\" by Douglas Southall Freeman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration.  \"Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg\" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; \"Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis\" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; \"Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931\"  and a photocopy of the October 1981 \"Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine\" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading \"J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling\" in Williamsburg (1920's).  Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks.  Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank.  Two issues of \"The Pen News\" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Booklet \"Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity\" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9).  Photocopy of a small pamphlet \"Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921\" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, \"The Cradle of the Republic\" brochure and \"A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage\" pamphlet (1930).  \"Williamsburg in the Civil War\" brochure.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report \"Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets from area hotels and motels.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet \"Catalog of Type Speciments,\" \"A brief History of the Virginia Gazette,\" photostat of December 20, 1867 \"Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette\" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of \"Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...,\" with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, \"American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser,\" August 30, 1865 and \"Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775.\" The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says \"This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.\") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  Includes \"The First Restoration in Williamsburg\" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) \"History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988\" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), \"The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987\" by Carrington  T. Tutwiler (1989), and \"White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989\" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms, yearbooks and newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirectories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirectories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of \"50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984.\"  Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members.  Copy of charter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 1963 and 1974 \"Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF\u0026amp;AM\" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving \"Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProgram for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler.  Note:  The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts.  Includes brochure \"Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993,\"  performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances.    Brochures.  Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms of Messiah productions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVarious programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePamphlets and programs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for \"The Way to Keep Him\" (April 28, 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 copies of \"Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783\" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlets for conference \"Remembering Ancestors\" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Brochure \"The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg\" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMay 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrograms from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for \"Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg\" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the \"Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop\" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet \"A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools.  Circa 100 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969;  pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of \"Morning Announcements\" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign \"Go, Rams, Go.\" Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank \"Certificate of Achievment\" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the \"Virginia Arson Investigation School\" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for \"Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation\" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an \"Incident Report\" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a \"Welcome to Williamsburg\" bumper sticker, \"City of Williamsburg Building Permit\" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlet entitled \"The First Five Years\" dated September 1978.  Pamphlet for schedule of \"Booked on Sunday\" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010.  Program for \"Ben Cleary Reading from his Works\" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995.  Newspaper articles about the history of the library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDirectory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Pamphlet for the \"Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia\" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope.  A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974.  6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2009 edition of \"Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community\" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report \"Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents November 1, 1923 \"Bus Line Daily Schedule\" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the \"New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign \"New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Report entitled \"South Henry Street Land Use Study\" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled \"Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg\" with a handwritten note \"Adapted July 18, 1947.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Program for the \"375th Anniversary Speaker's Series\" of the James City County Historical Commission\" on May 4, 2009.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Invitation from the \"Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" to the \"Residents of Williamsburg\" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing \"Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to \"come and show that we can do our full job in the war.\", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the \"Community Summer Recreation Program\" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for \"White\" and \"Black\" and \"Boys\" and \"Girls.\" Program for \"Community Night\" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for \"Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties\" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for \"Community Christmas Celebration\" in December 1954. Program for the \"Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.\" on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include \"The Underground Guide to Williamsburg\" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet \"Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for \"Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, \"Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James\" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article \"A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg.\" Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of \"Cedar Grove Cemetery\" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of \"The Heart of Old Virginia\" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Undated flyer for the \"York County Historical Committe.\" Program for the \"York County Fair\" from June 28-July 5, 1976.  Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 \"Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for \"Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation\" and a blank form \"Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church.\" Blank \"Missionary LIcense\" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Booklet entitled \"Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church\" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled \"Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building\" circa 1907. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work\" published in 1941. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church\" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled \"Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map,\" published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the \"Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907.\" February 13, 1955 program for \"Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ.\" Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled \"Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet \"A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church.\" Ticket for \"Small House Tour\" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the \"Parishioners\" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today\" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. \"The Bruton Fount,\" dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, \"Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, \"In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997\" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure \"The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Publication entitled \"Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982\" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, \"Millers' Mass Convention Song Book\" with subtitle, \"Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet\" and \"Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from \"Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914.\" Draft of invitation to \"Free Lecture on Christian Science\" by Edward C. Williams\" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet \"Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting\" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for \"Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival\" for summer 1988. Undated items include \"Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia,\" undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed \"Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship\" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled \"The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You,\" undated. Blank \"Religious Census Card.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention \"Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society\" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Bulletin for \"Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House\" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 \"Service of Holy Communion Dedication.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBrochure entitled \"Their Faith and Ours,\" undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Program for the \"Dedication Services,\" June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the \"Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church,\" April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the \"125th Anniversary\" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 \"Our Christmas Book\" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled \"A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978\" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled \"Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History\" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, \"Registration of Attendance\" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for \"Fidelis Bible Class.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled \"Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning\" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure \"The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955\" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent \"Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness\" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of \"The Messenger\" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled \"Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg,\" undated. Pamphlet for \"Alternative Giving Fair\" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations.  September 2014 newletter \"Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flip calendar, \"Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing\" by Shirley Fout Miller.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHistoric Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBack page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 \" x 7.5\") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1\" x2\")  glued to the bottom left.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for \"Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop\" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFlip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname.  Obituaries are not included.  Articles of historical interest are filed together.  Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press.  Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTen of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article \"Liberalism and Broad Humanity\" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News\" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia.  W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMenu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInvitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area.  Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events.  In some pictures, the people are identified.  Many are not dated.  The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and \"Williamsburg Seven Flags\" Confederate flag.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and \"Mattey\" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden.  Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School.  One has a notation, \"'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930\" and the other, \"Mary Margaret Brooks.\" There is also one small photograph identified as \"Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the \"Old Capital Club\" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph album with gold plaque on cover \"David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989.\"  Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson.  125 photographs with some people identified.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says \"copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne \u0026amp; Country Laundry Inc.  Two photographs of the Towne \u0026amp; Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning \u0026amp; Dyeing Co.  Circa 1930's and 1990's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with \"We Shall Not Be Moved\" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22\" x 15\" and is in fragile condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCampaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia.  Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWillliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Reproduction map of \"Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)\" with insert \"Environs de Yorktown,\" Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, \"The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890\" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892.\" 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. 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It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.","The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA).  New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.","Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions.  The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.","Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.","The material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.","Scope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations.  Many of the postcards are \"vintage\" and were published prior to 1960.","Postcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.","Includes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.","Car Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.","Scope and Contents Postcards advertising \"Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards\" by Kris Preacher.","Includes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.","Pages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.","Photograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.","Many of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.","11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company.  They appear to be from more than one set.  Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.","Photographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.","Middlesex House and 2 other guest homes.","Photographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.","Black and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.","Photograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.","Scope and Contents Photographs of the \"original\" Dining Hall, with negatives.","Aerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.","Photographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.","Photographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.","Scope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers.  Sizes range from 2\" x 3\" and 3.5\" x 5\".","Deck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card.  Deck of playing cards by the C \u0026 O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.","Panoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.","Contains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer \"Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m.\" as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by \"The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. \u0026 A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia\" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.  Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.","Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.","Scope and Contents 1957 \"Guide to the Jamestown Festival;\" \"Jamestown Narrated Cruise;\" 1907 \"Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition\" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; \"Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition\" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of \"Historic Jamestown Island\" published by R.E. Steel and \"Jamestown, Virginia\" published by the National Park Service.","Brochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.","Scope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; \"Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James\" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of \"map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;\" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of \"atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;\" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg.  Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.","Scope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation \"Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA\" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.","Scope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for \"The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'\" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure \"Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia\" published by H.D Cole.","Brochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.","Scope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem \"Matoaka\" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for \"The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;\" \"Visiting William and Mary\" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on \"The Sir Christopher Wren Building;\" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905.  Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William \u0026 Mary, entitled \"The College of William and Mary in Virginia.\"","Scope and Contents Textbook \"The Iturralde Inductive Method\" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.","Scope and Contents Two copies of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of \"Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia\" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); \"Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA\" published by H.D. Cole.  2 copies of \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" publisher unknown, revised 1935.","Photograph of \"Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946.\"","Colored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.","Scope and Contents Black and white photo of \"The Bruton Parish Church Sexton\" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.","Reproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.","Cardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.","Reproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg,  backed with cardboard.  1934 by M.S. Engelhart.","Correspondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history.  Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors.  The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.","Correspondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.","Scope and Contents \"The Alumni House\" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); \"American Speech\" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); \"The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites\" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); \"Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934\" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and \"Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB\" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards\" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); \"Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002\" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); \"Confederate Works at Williamsburg\" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including \"Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time\" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W\u0026M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; \"Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia...\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); \"Early American Churches Bruton Parish...\" by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and \"Exploring the Steam Tunnels\" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).","Scope and Contents \"The Flag of the 5th North Carolina...\" by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); \" For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle\" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); \"Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862\" (a copy, 5 typed pages); \"Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6...\" by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); \"Great American Railroad Stations\" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); \"Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary\" (1996); \"Historic Buildings of America...\" collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); \"The Lay of the Land\" (3 pages); \"Lay of the Lost Lion\" poem (3 pages); \"Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945\" by George H. Armacost\" (10 pages) and \"Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White\" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).","Scope and Contents \"Masonic Master's Chair\" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); \"Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff\" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; \"Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:...\" a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); \"A New Ancient Town\" review from \"The Outlook\" (undated); \"Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?\" by Mette Lovas from \"Overskrift\" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and \"Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians\" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).","Scope and Contents \"Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 \u0026 36\" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); \"Postcards reflect History\" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); \"Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community\" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and \"Professor John Millington, M.D.\" by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).","Index to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.","Vol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division","Scope and Contents \"Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray\" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); \"Robert Durant Collection\" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); \"Roderick Firth:  His Life and Work\" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and \"Save the Historic Powder Horn\" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).","Scope and Contents \"Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance\" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); \"This War and Williamsburg\" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); \"Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896\" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845\" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); \"Three Philanthropic Pirates\" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); \"To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President\" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); \"The Town That Stopped\" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); \"Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century\" (undated, 2 pages); \"Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy\" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); \"Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt\" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); \"Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity\" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.","Scope and Contents \"Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History\" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); \"Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community\" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are \"deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments...\"; \"William and Mary Underground\" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); \"Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project\" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); \"Williamsburg in Old Postcards\" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); \"Williamsburg in Wartime\" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); \"A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and \"York County History\" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).","Scope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album \"The Williamsburg Quintet,\" a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's.  One CD labeled \"Williamsburg Postcard Files\" which is, per the donor, a \"backup\" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay.  It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one.  The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards.  The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, \"President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary.\"","Board game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).","Subject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.","Pamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.","Colonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.","Blank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.","Scope and Contents \"Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976,\" \"The Governor's Palace,\" \"A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" (1941), \"America's Williamsburg\" (1954) and \"Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960\" (1985).","Scope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet \"How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg\" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 \"This Week in Williamsburg.\"","Seasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents December 1935 issue of \"The Architectural Record\" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of \"Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of \"House and Garden\" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for \"Hamilton Carousel\" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, \"Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1980), \"More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1982) and \"Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg\" (1979).","Colonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)","Pamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.","Scope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including \"Hear Ye, Hear Ye\" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph \"America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses\" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for \"The Church at James Towne\" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book \"Jamestown and St. Mary's\" and entitled \"An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published \"Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown.  May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary.  July 1940 \"This Week at the Excavation\" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.","Two brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.","Brochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.","Brochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.","Scope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of \"The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia\" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of \"Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg\" published by the Virginia Municipal League and \"Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia\" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).","Scope and Contents Photocopy of \"The Cradle of the Republic\" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of \"Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907\" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of \"Williamsburg Today\" published by JoAnn Abdennour. \"Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts\" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 \"Colonial Guide\" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for \"Williamsburg's Forgotten Era\" for The American Road Museum (undated).","Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a \"Colonial National Historical Park\" brochure (February 1938), brochures on \"Lafayette's Hermione Voyage\" (2015) and a copy of \"The Significance of Yorktown\" by Douglas Southall Freeman.","Scope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration.  \"Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg\" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; \"Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis\" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; \"Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931\"  and a photocopy of the October 1981 \"Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine\" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.","Scope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading \"J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling\" in Williamsburg (1920's).  Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.","Flyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.","Flyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.","Scope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks.  Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank.  Two issues of \"The Pen News\" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).","Scope and Contents Booklet \"Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity\" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9).  Photocopy of a small pamphlet \"Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921\" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.","Scope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, \"The Cradle of the Republic\" brochure and \"A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage\" pamphlet (1930).  \"Williamsburg in the Civil War\" brochure.","Pamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.","Flyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.","Brochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.","Brochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report \"Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community.\"","Pamphlets from area hotels and motels.","Scope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet \"Catalog of Type Speciments,\" \"A brief History of the Virginia Gazette,\" photostat of December 20, 1867 \"Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette\" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of \"Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...,\" with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, \"American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser,\" August 30, 1865 and \"Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775.\" The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).","Flyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.","Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.","Brochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says \"This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.\") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.","Scope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.  Includes \"The First Restoration in Williamsburg\" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) \"History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988\" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), \"The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987\" by Carrington  T. Tutwiler (1989), and \"White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989\" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.","Programs, yearbooks and newsletters.","Jamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.","Programs for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.","Two copies of \"50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984.\"  Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members.  Copy of charter.","Programs for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.","Scope and Contents 1963 and 1974 \"Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF\u0026AM\" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving \"Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.","Flyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.","1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.","Program for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.","Copies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler.  Note:  The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.","Programs for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.","Programs for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts.  Includes brochure \"Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993,\"  performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances.    Brochures.  Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.","Programs and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.","Programs of Messiah productions.","Programs and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.","Williamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.","Various programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.","Programs, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.","Includes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.","Pamphlets and programs.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.","Programs for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.","Scope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for \"The Way to Keep Him\" (April 28, 1933).","Programs for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.","Brochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.","Brochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.","Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.","Scope and Contents 3 copies of \"Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783\" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.","Two programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.","Programs for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.","Scope and Contents Pamphlets for conference \"Remembering Ancestors\" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.","Scope and Contents Brochure \"The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg\" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.","May 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15","Programs from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.","Brochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.","An address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,","Scope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for \"Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg\" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the \"Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop\" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet \"A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999.\"","2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools.  Circa 100 pages.","Scope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969;  pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of \"Morning Announcements\" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign \"Go, Rams, Go.\" Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.","Scope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank \"Certificate of Achievment\" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the \"Virginia Arson Investigation School\" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for \"Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation\" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an \"Incident Report\" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a \"Welcome to Williamsburg\" bumper sticker, \"City of Williamsburg Building Permit\" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet entitled \"The First Five Years\" dated September 1978.  Pamphlet for schedule of \"Booked on Sunday\" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010.  Program for \"Ben Cleary Reading from his Works\" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995.  Newspaper articles about the history of the library.","Directory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices.  Most items are undated.","Scope and Contents Pamphlet for the \"Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia\" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope.  A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974.  6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.","Scope and Contents 2009 edition of \"Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community\" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report \"Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.","Scope and Contents November 1, 1923 \"Bus Line Daily Schedule\" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the \"New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign \"New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.","Scope and Contents Report entitled \"South Henry Street Land Use Study\" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled \"Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg\" with a handwritten note \"Adapted July 18, 1947.\"","Two copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"375th Anniversary Speaker's Series\" of the James City County Historical Commission\" on May 4, 2009.","Scope and Contents Invitation from the \"Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated\" to the \"Residents of Williamsburg\" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing \"Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to \"come and show that we can do our full job in the war.\", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the \"Community Summer Recreation Program\" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for \"White\" and \"Black\" and \"Boys\" and \"Girls.\" Program for \"Community Night\" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for \"Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties\" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for \"Community Christmas Celebration\" in December 1954. Program for the \"Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.\" on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include \"The Underground Guide to Williamsburg\" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet \"Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for \"Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool.\"","Scope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, \"Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James\" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article \"A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg.\" Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of \"Cedar Grove Cemetery\" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of \"The Heart of Old Virginia\" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.","Scope and Contents Undated flyer for the \"York County Historical Committe.\" Program for the \"York County Fair\" from June 28-July 5, 1976.  Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 \"Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee.\"","Scope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for \"Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation\" and a blank form \"Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church.\" Blank \"Missionary LIcense\" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.","Scope and Contents Booklet entitled \"Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church\" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled \"Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building\" circa 1907. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work\" published in 1941. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church\" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled \"Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map,\" published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).","Scope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the \"Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907.\" February 13, 1955 program for \"Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ.\" Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled \"Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet \"A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church.\" Ticket for \"Small House Tour\" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the \"Parishioners\" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled \"Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today\" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. \"The Bruton Fount,\" dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.","Bulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, \"Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit.\"","Scope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, \"In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997\" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure \"The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.","Scope and Contents Publication entitled \"Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982\" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.","Scope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, \"Millers' Mass Convention Song Book\" with subtitle, \"Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet\" and \"Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from \"Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914.\" Draft of invitation to \"Free Lecture on Christian Science\" by Edward C. Williams\" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet \"Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting\" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for \"Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival\" for summer 1988. Undated items include \"Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia,\" undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed \"Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship\" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled \"The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You,\" undated. Blank \"Religious Census Card.\"","Scope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention \"Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society\" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.","Scope and Contents Bulletin for \"Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House\" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 \"Service of Holy Communion Dedication.\"","Brochure entitled \"Their Faith and Ours,\" undated.","Scope and Contents Program for the \"Dedication Services,\" June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the \"Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church,\" April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the \"125th Anniversary\" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 \"Our Christmas Book\" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled \"A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978\" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled \"Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History\" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, \"Registration of Attendance\" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for \"Fidelis Bible Class.\"","Scope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled \"Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning\" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.","Scope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure \"The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955\" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent \"Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness\" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of \"The Messenger\" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled \"Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg,\" undated. Pamphlet for \"Alternative Giving Fair\" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations.  September 2014 newletter \"Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church.\"","Genre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar, \"Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing\" by Shirley Fout Miller.","Historic Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.","Back page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.","Flip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.","Scope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 \" x 7.5\") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1\" x2\")  glued to the bottom left.","Flip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia","Flip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.","Scope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for \"Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop\" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.","Flip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.","Wall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.","Wall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.","Photocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname.  Obituaries are not included.  Articles of historical interest are filed together.  Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press.  Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News.\"","Ten of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.","Scope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article \"Liberalism and Broad Humanity\" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).","Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.","Scope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of \"The Peninsula News\" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia.  W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.","Invitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).","Invitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,","Menu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn","Invitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests","Photographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area.  Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events.  In some pictures, the people are identified.  Many are not dated.  The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.","Scope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and \"Williamsburg Seven Flags\" Confederate flag.","Scope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and \"Mattey\" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).","Four black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden.  Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.","Proceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.","Scope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School.  One has a notation, \"'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930\" and the other, \"Mary Margaret Brooks.\" There is also one small photograph identified as \"Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930.\"","Scope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the \"Old Capital Club\" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.","Photograph album with gold plaque on cover \"David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989.\"  Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson.  125 photographs with some people identified.","Photograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.","Photograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says \"copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).","Photograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.","Photocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.","Hand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.","Newspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc.  Two photographs of the Towne \u0026 Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning \u0026 Dyeing Co.  Circa 1930's and 1990's.","Copy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.","Scope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with \"We Shall Not Be Moved\" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.","Scope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22\" x 15\" and is in fragile condition.","Campaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia.  Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.","Willliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center","Scope and Contents Reproduction map of \"Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)\" with insert \"Environs de Yorktown,\" Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, \"The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890\" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892.\" 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.","Advertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. The proceeds of the show would go to benefit Williamsburg Methodist Church. Accessioned as 2014.066.","Programs for weddings and funerals of Williamsburg residents given by members of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.","Scope and Contents Cardboard signs not associated with a business or event.  \"Office Hours...,\" \"No Parking,\" \"Safety First\" and \"Caution-Glass Front.\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)","Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission","Virginia Shakespeare Festival","Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.)","Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.)","Williamsburg Press, Inc","Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.)","Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.)","Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.)","Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.)","Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","Peninsula News (Toano, Va.)","Peninsula Transit Corporation","Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)","The Virginia Comedians","Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.)","United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. 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