Papers relating to the Peace Convention held in Washington, D.C. in 1861 of which John Tyler was President [manuscript] 1861.

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Papers relating to the Peace Convention held in Washington, D.C. in 1861 of which John Tyler was President [manuscript] 1861.

Includes clippings, broadsides, photographs, and notes in Tyler's hand, and a letter from Tyler to [James A.?] Seddon, ca. 1861, enclosing a suggestion [not present] "calculated to heal discontents both North and South."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7931654

University of Virginia. Library

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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....

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

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Representative from Virginia; Confederate Secretary of War. From the description of Autograph letter in pencil signed : [n.p.], to R.J. Walker, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270633277 Confederate Secretary of War. From the description of Letter to Dr. [Lewis] [manuscript], 1853 November 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647986794 From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20313944 ...

Conference Convention (1861 : Washington, D.C.)

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