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Preferred Citation

John Tyler Letter to Henry A. Wise, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in April 1957 from Walter R. Benjamin of New York, NY

Scope and Contents

Letter from John Tyler to Virginia Governor Henry A. Wise dated July 4, 1855. The letter states that Wise's being elected Governor would not be inconsistent with his remaining on William & Mary's Board of Visitors, and that other members of the Board hope Wise will not resign.

Related Material

Tyler Family Papers University Archives Faculty-Alumni File Collection

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College of William and Mary--History--19th century
• College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors.
• Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876

General

This item was removed from the Faculty-Alumni File in 2016.