John Tyler note

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

John Tyler note, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Tyler note, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The note, written in 1843 by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and signed by President John Tyler, records the president's involvement in the discharge of Joseph Taney from Old Capitol Prison during the Civil War. The note was likely forwarded to War Secretary James Madison Porter. Includes a single sheet of paper measuring to 3" x 5" and ink prose.

Processing information:

The collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions and acquisitions to the collection.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard