Boldly penned ALS as president, one page, 8 x 9.75, November 6, 1842. Letter to the commissioners under the Choctaw Treaty. In part: “My Brother Mr. William Tyler has concluded that it will not suit his views or purposes to act as the clerk to your Board—and Mr. Pierce Bailey of Richmond Virginia, who had been long known to me, has been selected to carry on the necessary papers and to convey to you a request that he may be appointed in place of my Brother—His appointment would give me great satisfaction from a full conviction that no one could be selected who would more faithfully or accountably discharge the duties—I do not doubt that you would find in him a most desirable auxiliary.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and light mirroring to ink.
This document concerns the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, signed on September 27, 1830, which was the first treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act, forcibly relocating the Choctaw Nation from the Mississippi area into the American West—resulting in the tragic 'Trail of Tears.' The treaty set forth terms under which members of the Choctaw could make claims for reservation allotments in the West. On March 23, 1842, President Tyler signed a land patent fulfilling the promise of lands to the west of the Mississippi for the Choctaw to permanently settle. A commission was made to oversee the distribution of land claims, which is what Tyler is discussing in this letter; according to congressional records his brother, William Tyler, would eventually serve as a commissioner on the board, and the man he recommends here, Pierce Bailey, would serve as a secretary. An important letter concerning one of the most controversial US policies of the early 19th century. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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