John Tyler Jr., Washington City, D.C., to "my son" [James Rochelle Tyler], Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, 1859

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Box 1, Folder 1
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Scope and Contents

Encloses your appointment to West Point, the letters of application to the President, and a letter thanking the President; please accept the aoointment-the military is a good profession and with the U.S. expanding into an empire and because of the possibility of sectional conflict, military men will be in great demand. 3 pp. Cy of ALS. Including a PDS from John B. Floyd, Secretary of War, Washington, D.C., to James R. Tyler, Narch 1859, appointing him as a cadet to West Point beginning 1 June 1859, giving list of subjects to be studied, required clothing, and entrance requirements. 4 pp. Also including Cy of PDS written by John Tyler, Jr., from John Tyler Jr., Philadelphia, [Pa.] to James Buchanon, Pres. [of the] U[nited] States, Washington, D.C., 25 March 1859, thanking Buchanon for getting an appointment to West Point for James R. Tyler. 2 pp. Also including a Cy of ALS from John Tyler, Jr., Washington, D.C., to James Buchanon, President of the United States, Washington, D.C., 25 March 1859, 1 p.

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