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Tyler, John, 1790-1862 to H. A. Weber

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04440 Author/Creator: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 23, 1837 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses tariff reduction at length and the opposing views of the southern states on the matter. Also brings up sectionalism, the failed Whig campaign of 1836, and fear that " ... no union can be formed between us and the latitudinarians of the north." Written from "Gloucester Place."

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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