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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00984 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1851 |
| Title | John Tyler to Robert Tyler exchanging pleasantries and discussing politics |
| Date | 17 March 1851 |
| Author | Tyler, John (1790-1862) |
| Recipient | Tyler, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his son about visiting a friend and his health. Remarks that he would be happy to see Robert's friend win the governorship. Comments that, " ... the preservation of our institutions depends on the maintenance of the sound Jeffersonian principles - The purification of the Democratic party has been affected by throwing over Van Buren and his train attendants, ... " Mentions his relations with William Buchanan as a sympathizer with the South, "To Wm Buchanan I owe nothing of sympathy - He had none for me in my severe trials, and I was well informed at the time of his nods and smiles of approval whenever I was assailed in the Senate." Ends by discussing the admittance of a man named John (possibly another son of his) to the bar. Addressed to Robert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | President Health and Medical Government and Civics Office Seeker Election Children and Family Democratic Party Politics Congress Law |
| People | Tyler, John (1790-1862) Tyler, Robert (1816-1877) Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Buchanan, William (fl. 1751) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |