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Pres. Tyler Gives Instructions On Annexation of Texas

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Pres. Tyler Gives Instructions On Annexation of Texas
<Our item number 140691><B>[Tyler, John] Historic Letter Written For the President by His Son Robert.</B> Historic Autograph letter signed &#40;&#34;John Tyler&#34;&#41; by Robert Tyler, the President&#39;s son and private secretary, one full page, 10 x 7¾ in., Executive Chamber, Washington City, 30 May 1844, Addressed to Col. W.A.J. Britain. In full:<BR><BR>&#34;Yours of 25 inst. received in due time but owing to the price of other business the answer has been delayed. I am indeed happy to find the start I have taken in regard to the annexation of Texas meets with your approbation, and you will please accept my warmest thanks for the interest you manifest towards me. I have no doubt the good sense of the great &#40;?&#41; party, as well as large numbers of all parties will concur with you in your opinion of this important project. And when the subject is properly understood I have no doubt it will meet with the approbation of every American citizen. Should it be necessary to marshal force to maintain what I conceive to be justice to Texas as well as to ourselves I will have the satisfaction of knowing that I can rally some brave hearts around the cause of justice and liberty… &#34;<BR><BR>In 1837, the Republic of Texas, newly independent from Mexico, was voted to be annexed by the U.S. The request was initially refused the administration of Martin Van Buren, which anticipated that it would lead to war with Mexico. Texas withdrew the annexation offer in 1838, and chose to exist as an independent nation, recognized by both the U.S. and the United Kingdom. In 1843, Britain opposed annexation, but President John Tyler decided to support it. Mexican dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna warned that annexation would be &#34;equivalent to a declaration of war,&#34; but Tyler signed the treaty of annexation with Texas in April 1844. The Republic of Texas&#39; President, Sam Houston, and the Texas congress consented to the annexation. A factor, always in the background, during the Tex as Annexation discussions in the United States was the realization of the northern states that the slave states would gain the representation of two new senators when Texas was admitted as a slave state. James Polk, a strong supporter of territorial expansion, won the Presidency in 1844, but before he took office, Congress approved the annexation on 28 February 1845. On 29 December 1845, Texas ceased being an independent nation and became a state. On 19 February 1846, a ceremony was held to mark the official transfer of authority, and Texas President Anson Jones proclaimed: &#34;The final act in this great drama is now performed. The Republic of Texas is no more.&#34; Very fine. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000 - 6,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 140691<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140691.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/140691N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>