J. Tyler

Alexander Gardiner Esq
Clerk U.S. Circuit Court
New York City

Sherwood Forest
Nov. 4. 1847

My Dear Sir;

As Tazewell is on his way to 
school and I sent you out of the regular mail, 
a letter but a day since recieved, from my 
friend Col. Jos. Watkins relative to the move
ments on the pact of my agents in Kentuc
ky. You will readily percieve that the
denouement has arrivd, and that instead 
of acting exclusively for my interests, they 
have been acting for themselves. Their 
object being to slice off as large a 
share for themselves as possible. Their 
exactions have been so unreasonable as 
to have thrown off all the substantial 
purchasers and to place the property 
under the control of irresponsible 
men- Nothing shows more clearly the 
nature of the property. Samuel in his 
last letter states that Col. Morrison had 
been rejected because of his inability 
to pay. Col. Walkins gives the true ex
planation. You percieve that he urges 
you to go down, and avows his rea
diness to enter into association with 
you upon your own terms. Can you 
not come on immediately. It will be 
necessary for you to come here in 
order to receive a full power of attor
ney and to procure other papers which 
may be necessary to develop the whole 
case. You reach Baltimore in the af
ternoon and sleeping on toward the [?] 
[?] the next day.

so that you encounter the loss in coming from Balti
more and returning one day. The weather 
is delightful and starting at once, the 
trip may be performed before the winter 
sets in. If all things are right here and 
Gardy's health will justify it, I may 
accompany you. I am thoroughly 
convinced that the property is of great 
value. 
One word as to Col. [Watkins?]. His 
letter is characteristic of the man. We 
were at College together and in the Legista
ture. His letter bespeaks our great in
timacy, and his detestation of fraud. 
He was for many years a leading man in 
Virginia. He [?] [?] in 
Tenessee and migrated thither in 1842. 
Upon the establishment of the Navy 
yard at Memphis I made him the 
Navy agent with universal approba
tion. Mr [?] Lyons of Richmond is 
his Brother in law. Hesitate not 
to [?] in him the fullest confi
dence. If you can come, come 
speedily.
I have been unwell for some days, 
but that you know is my [?] des
tiny. Gardy gets on bravely with 
his whooping cough, in the paroxisms 
Julia says "cough Gardy and don't fret" 
and he seems to recognize the wisdom 
of the admonition.

With love to all
Yrs truly
John Tyler

A. Gardiner Esq

I need not admonish you to be particularly careful of Col. [?] [?].