From James Madison to John Tyler, 4 August 1826
To John Tyler
Montpr Aug. 4. 1826
Dear Sir
I have recd. your favor of the 31. Ult:1 inclosing a copy of your Oration on the death of Mr. Jefferson,2 in which you so eloquently express what is felt by all, as a just tribute to his exalted name, and a grateful commemoration of his invaluable services to his country and to his fellow men. Be pleased to accept, Sir my thanks for your polite attention, with assurances of my high & cordial esteem.
Draft (DLC). Virginia governor John Tyler (1790–1862), of Charles City County, was the son of former governor John Tyler. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, the younger Tyler was a lawyer who served in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1811–16 and 1823–25, and in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1816–21. He went on to serve as Virginia’s governor, 1825–27, and in the U.S. Senate, 1827–36 and 1839–40, before becoming the tenth president of the United States after the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841. Tyler served one term. He voted for secession in March 1861 and was later elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, but he died before taking his seat.
1. Letter not found.
2. John Tyler, A Funeral Oration on the Death of Thomas Jefferson, Delivered at the Request of the Citizens of Richmond, on the 11th July, 1826 (Richmond, 1826; 26258).