President's Mansion
March 13th 1843

My Dear Sir
I received your kind letter 
several days ago, and should not 
have delayed my answer to this 
late period but that a serious indis
position has denied me the energy 
to use my pen. I am this morning 
however, much relieved in health &
spirits. We were all rejoiced to 
hear that your excellent mother 
had conducted herself with so 
much fortitude. In this un
certain world, every person in 
my opinion should cultivate
in the days of their best [?], 
such feelings & principles.
Give my best love to your
sisters & say to Margaret that 
altho awake on the morning of your
departure I could not [?] 
my [?] of telling friends



"good bye & [?] did not see
her to the carriage. May in a 
hearing of her we had since
boyhood, & altho I am now quite 
an old man, my education has 
[?] the [?]. 
I shall be ever delighted 
to hear from you. In a few days 
I leave for Philadelphia.
Yrs most truly
R. Tyler

Mr. Gardiner

Alexander Gardiner Esq.
New York
43 No 43 Lafayette Place