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Tyler, John (1790-1862) to Henry Curtis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00988 Author/Creator: Tyler, John (1790-1862) Place Written: Greenway, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1825 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 24 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a carriage he is selling to Curtis. States that he will accept a mule Curtis has as partial payment. Mentions that his wife Letitia's health is still poor.

Curtis was Tyler's brother-in-law.

Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Curtis, Henry, 1792-1862
Tyler, Letitia, 1790-1842

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