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TYLER, John (1790-1862). Autograph letter signed ("J.Tyler") as President to the Secretary of War, Washington, 8 March 1844.
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TYLER, John (1790-1862). Autograph letter signed ("J.Tyler") as President to the Secretary of War, Washington, 8 March 1844.
One page, bifolium, 255 x 200mm, with franking signature on verso.
President Tyler commends a soldier's "gallantry and good conduct." Tyler writes to Secretary of War William Wilkins (1779-1865) and "strongly" recommends Major Washington Seawell to command Battalion Cadets at West Point. Seawell's brother was John Boswell Seawell, a distinguished Virginia lawyer who was married to Maria Henry Tyler, the President's sister.
One page, bifolium, 255 x 200mm, with franking signature on verso.
President Tyler commends a soldier's "gallantry and good conduct." Tyler writes to Secretary of War William Wilkins (1779-1865) and "strongly" recommends Major Washington Seawell to command Battalion Cadets at West Point. Seawell's brother was John Boswell Seawell, a distinguished Virginia lawyer who was married to Maria Henry Tyler, the President's sister.