Auction Date:2010 Dec 08 @ 19:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Unique LS as president, one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, September 16, 1841. In the first few months of his presidency, Tyler congratulates “His Majesty Ferdinand II, King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies” on “the birth of a Prince, who has received in baptism the names of Alfonso Maria Guiseppe Alberto. Upon this event, which is a source of great joy…my most cordial congratulations.” Matted with the original transmittal envelope and a colorized portrait to an overall size of 31.5 x 16. The opposite side of the correspondence has been photocopied enabling both sides to be easily read. In fine condition.
Only three months had passed since Tyler became the first US vice president to assume the office of president upon the death of his predecessor, but the tenth chief executive had already set about strengthening foreign ties any way he saw fit. That included a greeting to Ferdinand II following the birth of Alfonso, the fourth-in-line heir to the throne of Two Sicilies. The thought of a new life in the world must have caused a bit of joy in an otherwise turbulent week, as only five days before this letter was sent, members of Tyler’s Cabinet entered his office one by one and resigned following a presidential veto of a measure by Henry Clay of a national banking act. Although Tyler stood firm, the Whig Party eventually abandoned him and expelled him from their ranks on September 13. Admirable pleasantries sent during a tumultuous politic period. Oversized.
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