Finding aid to Confederate States of America Bonds
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA BONDS
The collection includes one $1000 bond, No. 503, dated 8 October 1862, one $500
bond, No. 377, dated 8 October 1862, and one $1000 bond, No. 3051, dated 20 January
1862, all signed by Robert TYLER, Register of the Treasury.
ROBERT TYLER (1818-1877)
Robert TYLER, son of President John TYLER and Letitia CHRISTIAN, was born 9
September 1818 at Cedar Grove in New Kent County, Virginia. He was educated at the
College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, graduating in 1835. He received his law
degree from the same institution in 1837. He practiced law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and was active in politics, serving as chairman of the Democratic executive committee in
1858. He was also active in promoting the nominations of Franklin PIERCE in 1852 and
of James BUCHANAN in 1856.
Robert TYLER married Priscilla COOPER, daughter of Thomas A. COOPER, in
1839.
During the presidency of John TYLER, Robert TYLER served as signer of patents
and as the president's private secretary. In 1847, he was appointed sheriff's solicitor of
Philadelphia. Later he was appointed to the Office of the Prothonotary of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.
When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Robert TYLER removed to
Richmond, Virginia, where he was appointed Register of the Treasury by President
Jefferson DAVIS in 1861, in the place of Alexander B. CLITHERALL, who had
resigned. TYLER served in that position throughout the war.
Following the Civil War, Robert TYLER moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where he
became editor of the Mail and Express, and was chairman of the Democratic state central
committee. He died 3 December 1877 in Montgomery.
[Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publ.,
1915), pp. 33-34; Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Vol. I
(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904), p. 343.]
MS1224
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA BONDS
The collection includes one $1000 bond, No. 503, dated 8 October 1862, one $500
bond, No. 377, dated 8 October 1862, and one $1000 bond, No. 3051, dated 20 January
1862, all signed by Robert TYLER, Register of the Treasury.
ROBERT TYLER (1818-1877)
Robert TYLER, son of President John TYLER and Letitia CHRISTIAN, was born 9
September 1818 at Cedar Grove in New Kent County, Virginia. He was educated at the
College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, graduating in 1835. He received his law
degree from the same institution in 1837. He practiced law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and was active in politics, serving as chairman of the Democratic executive committee in
1858. He was also active in promoting the nominations of Franklin PIERCE in 1852 and
of James BUCHANAN in 1856.
Robert TYLER married Priscilla COOPER, daughter of Thomas A. COOPER, in
1839.
During the presidency of John TYLER, Robert TYLER served as signer of patents
and as the president's private secretary. In 1847, he was appointed sheriff's solicitor of
Philadelphia. Later he was appointed to the Office of the Prothonotary of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.
When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Robert TYLER removed to
Richmond, Virginia, where he was appointed Register of the Treasury by President
Jefferson DAVIS in 1861, in the place of Alexander B. CLITHERALL, who had
resigned. TYLER served in that position throughout the war.
Following the Civil War, Robert TYLER moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where he
became editor of the Mail and Express, and was chairman of the Democratic state central
committee. He died 3 December 1877 in Montgomery.
[Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publ.,
1915), pp. 33-34; Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, Vol. I
(Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904), p. 343.]
MS1224
Dublin Core
Title
Finding aid to Confederate States of America Bonds
Subject
Finding aids
Confederate States of America--Securities
Description
Finding aid to three Confederate States of America bonds held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The bonds are dated 1862.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1224FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library, “Finding aid to Confederate States of America Bonds,” Digital Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/253.