Item 27: Letter from John Tyler to Mary T[yler] Jones, 1845 January 18
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 27
Dates
- Created: 1845 January 18
Creator
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862. (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good. Ink bleedthrough, stainage, and some tears present, however nothing prevents legibility
Measurements:
9 ⅞ in. x 8 in. (closed); 16 in. x 9 ⅞ in. (open)
Title:
M/A
Description:
The following item depicts a letter dated January 18, 1845, written by John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, to his daughter, Mary Tyler Jones. In the letter, Tyler writes about a property recently purchased for his daughter and her husband, Henry Lightfoot Jones. The property is named Broomfield, and is being sold by their uncle, William, for $800, including land, a crop of wheat on it, and its buildings. The deal was set by her father, Tyler, and he further instructs her on how Henry should go about acquiring the staff. There is a mention of another property on Cedar Hill that might be amenable if this property falls through.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Transcription:
Washington, Jan[uary]. 18. 1845
My Dear Daughter;
I have prevailed
upon your uncle William to return
to Charles City with a view to
your matter. He is authorized
by me to give $800 for Broomfield
with the crop of wheat upon it. Your [some form of the derogatory word “negro”] men
I will hire, and Henry must
do the best he can with the
old negro woman— with
prudence and economy you can
live very well. The hire of your men will furnish you all
necessaries, and Henry must apply well his manners in the
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hill and divide the open land into two or three fields. The land is susceptible of improvement and small as it is the tract it may be made valuable. The circumstances of its being retired is no objection to you. You will be near your uncle and near enough for me to see you often— Tell Henry to pull off his coat and go to work like a poor man, and he will come out well— Has Chaney reached you— If so tell him to press on with the painting and the carpenters with the House. After finishing the stairs and putting up the pillars to the front porch, the lower rooms
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new floors should be “planed” off - The furniture may be mov(e)d all into one room or changed about so ^as to enable this to be done. I send eighty ninety Dollars Fifty for Mount Castle and the rest for the sawyers and carpenters after paying your uncle William’s expenses. Have all the rubbish remov(e)d from around the House— Y[ou]r Father J. Tyler If Broomfield can’t be bought you will have to go to Cedar Hill. I rather think- you need not make up the carpet— We prefer to think more about it— Perhaps Henry may want one of the men. If so let him take Dick—.
{back} (annotation) 1845 President Tyler Washington Jan[uary]. 18/[18]45 To Mrs. Jones concerning the purchase of Broomfield for herself & the buildings at Sherwood.
Mrs. Mary T. Jones
Sherwood Forest Ch[arles]s City
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hill and divide the open land into two or three fields. The land is susceptible of improvement and small as it is the tract it may be made valuable. The circumstances of its being retired is no objection to you. You will be near your uncle and near enough for me to see you often— Tell Henry to pull off his coat and go to work like a poor man, and he will come out well— Has Chaney reached you— If so tell him to press on with the painting and the carpenters with the House. After finishing the stairs and putting up the pillars to the front porch, the lower rooms
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new floors should be “planed” off - The furniture may be mov(e)d all into one room or changed about so ^as to enable this to be done. I send eighty ninety Dollars Fifty for Mount Castle and the rest for the sawyers and carpenters after paying your uncle William’s expenses. Have all the rubbish remov(e)d from around the House— Y[ou]r Father J. Tyler If Broomfield can’t be bought you will have to go to Cedar Hill. I rather think- you need not make up the carpet— We prefer to think more about it— Perhaps Henry may want one of the men. If so let him take Dick—.
{back} (annotation) 1845 President Tyler Washington Jan[uary]. 18/[18]45 To Mrs. Jones concerning the purchase of Broomfield for herself & the buildings at Sherwood.
Mrs. Mary T. Jones
Sherwood Forest Ch[arles]s City
Harmful Language Tag:
There is language that may be harmful to the African American community. This language is a product of the time it was written in.
Creator
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862. (Person)
Repository Details
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu