ALS as senator, one page, 7.75 x 9.75, May 15, 1834. Letter to his son, Robert Tyler, in full: "What sort of a celebration will there be at James Town on the 24th? Will there be a large crowd? Is there to be a Ball? In short what is to be the character of the celebration? Some members of Congress talk of going over, but if it is to be a poor affair I would not persuade them to do so—Get the best information you can from Gregory Edloe and any others and write me immediately—Do not make it known that I request the information, but get it as if for yourself and be careful that you be not deceived—And write me without delay." Addressed on the reverse of the second integral sheet in Tyler's hand, with the franking signature mostly torn off but retaining portions of the last few letters and "USS." In fine condition, with aforementioned paper loss to the integral address leaf obliterating the franking signature. As settlers first arrived in Jamestown on May 24, 1607, Tyler seems to have been looking forward to an anniversary celebration of the first permanent English settlement in America.
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