Papers (part 1), 1723-1961 (bulk 1845-1930).

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Papers (part 1), 1723-1961 (bulk 1845-1930).

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Collection includes letters, 1845-1859, written by former United States president John Tyler (1790-1862) of "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Va., articles concerning him, and miscellaneous materials; and correspondence, ca. 1840-1877, of his son Robert Tyler (1816-1877) of Richmond, Va., and as a newspaper editor in Montgomery, Ala. Also, includes correspondence, 1841-1895, of John Tyler (1819- 1896), lawyer and United States Assessor of Customs in Jacksonville, Fla., newspaper editor in several locations in Florida, and resident of Washington, D.C., and Williamsburg, Va., in part concerning William Mahone, Reconstruction in Virginia, Democratic and Republican state and national political parties, temperance, and the College of William and Mary. Also includes his account books and loose accounts, political records (especially as a candidate for the Virginia Senate), speeches, newspaper articles by and about him, records, 1877-1886, of the National Arbitration League of the United States of America, and miscellaneous papers. Also includes personal and family correspondence, 1864-1899, of Letitia (Tyler) Semple (1821-1907) of the Eclectic Institute for Young Ladies, Baltimore, Md.; family correspondence, 1833-1865, and commonplace book of Martha Frances Blow (Rochelle) Tyler (1820-1867) of Jerusalem (now Courtland), Va.; and family correspondence, 1869-1924, of Letitia Christian Tyler (1842-1937) of Washington, D.C.

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Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1842-1937.

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National Arbitration League of the United States of America.

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Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1821-1907.

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Tyler, Martha Frances Blow Rochelle, 1820-1867.

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Tyler, Robert, 1816-1877

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Mahone, William, 1826-1895

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Confederate Army officer, railroad administrator, politician. From the description of Papers, 1853-1895; (bulk 1876-1892). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 23371607 Politician and senator, leader in "Readjuster" movement to readjust state debt. From the description of Letter : Petersburg, to Merideth Watson, Nottoway County, 1880 April 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539121 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia...

Tyler family.

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Members of the Rochelle, Shands, Thomas, Tyler, and related families lived primarily in Charles City and Southampton counties, Va., Jacksonville, Fla., and Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers (part 1), 1723-1961 (bulk 1845-1930). (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31752200 ...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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College of William and Mary.

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Republican Party (Va.)

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Virginia. General Assembly. Senate

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Eclectic Institute for Young Ladies (Baltimore, Md.)

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Tyler, John, 1819-1896,

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John Tyler, Jr. (1819-1896) was private secretary to his father John Tyler (1790-1862) during his presidency, 1841-1845, Confederate Army officer and Assistant Secretary of War, 1861-1865, activist in Republican Party politics, assistant newspaper editor of the Washington National Intelligencer, and Tallahassee, Fla. Sentinel, editor of the Fernandina, Fla. Observer, Treasury Department official, lawyer and licensed preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church South. From the descripti...

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....