Sherwood Forest
March 10, 1853

My Dear Sir;
Accept, in the first place, my
sincere congratulations on your recent ele-
vation to the head of the Post Office Depart
ment. You have no friend who more sin-
cerely rejoices in it than myself. And
now permit me to introduce to you my 
brother William Tyler, and to ask you
to aid him in the objects of his visit
to Washington as far as may lay in
your power. He is desirous of obtain
-ing the place of Naval Store Keeper
at the Washington Navy yard, or one
elsewhere of a corresponding character.
With the Secretary of the Navy I have not
a personal acquaintance, and must
therefore seek to interest him and the
President through the agency of others.
Who more likely to do me a favour of
this sort than yourself? I have ask'd
myself that question, and the answer
produces this letter.
My Brother has seen hard service
in the cause of the Country. He was quite
young when the War of 1812 broke out
but he rush'd to the standard as an ensign

and was exposed to all the hardships of
campaigns on the Norther frontier 
for two winters, and after having con
siderably increas'd his rank, was dri
ven out of service by Typhus fever.
He has since held a seat in our legista
ture, and been in the discharge of other
important local duties. In my time
I nominated him to the Senate as
one of the Commissioners to settle the 
vast multitude of the Choctaw claims
and in view of the magnitude of the amounts
involved and the vast temptations in
the way of the Commissioners, I put
his nomination upon the ground of 
my having one at the board who wd
not hesitate to disclose to me upon
all occasions, the whole truth. He
was confirmed, and the result fully 
answer'd my expectations. He is poor
with a numerous family. As thorough
a Democrat as any in the Union
and worthy of all trust and confi
dence. His appointment is most 
probably the only one I shall ask as 
a personal favour of the Administration

I may not trouble you in any 
other case. In this every feeling of
my heart is interested. May I 
not ask your active aid in his 
behalf?
Wishing to you every possible 
good, and a successful administration. 

I am Dr. Sir
Most Truly Yrs
John Tyler

P.S. My Brother bears with him the recommendation
of 60 members of our Legislature.

Hon. James Campbell
P. M. General

March 10 1853
Hon Jn Tyler