Letter from Robert Tyler to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 10, 1875

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Letter from Robert Tyler to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 10, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Bestor, D. P.Clements, N. N.Clopton, Unknown Davidson, F. E.Davis, A. K. (Alexander Kelso), -1884 England, W. G.Fort, Robert W.Foster, T. G.Gatson, J. B.Ketchum, George A.Ketchum, W. H.Lay, Bed D.Michel, R. F.Packer, A. G.Stone, Unknown Tyler, Robert Tyler, Robert, 1816-1877

Events

Finances Political Office--Appointment to office Social gatherings Social gatherings--Fairs Social gatherings--Fairs. Centennial International Exposition (Philadelphia, Penn., 1876)The Declaration of Independence

Organizations

Alabama--Department of State Boards of Medicine Mississippi--Executive Department United States--Congress

Businesses

Insurance Companies Insurance Companies--(Ala.) Life & Health Insurance Company

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Farmers Lawyers Medical Profession Medical Profession--Physicians Secretaries

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Alabama Alabama--Mobile County. Mobile Alabama--Montgomery County. Montgomery Georgia Louisiana Pennsylvania--Philadelphia County. Philadelphia Tennessee

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OFFICERS
OF
HOME COMPANY,
MOBILE, ALA.

W. H. KETCHUM,
President.
F. E. DAVIDSON,
Vice-President.
ROBT. W. FORT,
Secretary.
BEN. D. LAY,
Actuary.
W. G. ENGLAND,
Gen. Supt. Agencies.
GEO. A. KETCHUM, M. D.
Med. Director.
D. P. BESTOR,
Attorney.

OFFICE OF THE
Alabama State Department
OF THE
GRANGERS'
Life & Health Insurance Company
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Cor. of Market and Court Streets.

Montgomery, Ala. June 10^th 1875

OFFICERS
OF
Ala. State Department,
MONTGOMERY, ALA.

ROBERT TYLER,
President.
N. N. CLEMENTS,
Vice-President.
T. G. FOSTER,
Secretary.
J. B. GASTON, M. D.
R. F. MICHEL, M. D.
Med. Directors.
STONE & CLOPTON,
Attorneys.

Hon Adelbert Ames
Governor of Mississippi.

Sir, I deem it proper to take the liberty to acquaint you with the fact that the Board of Finance of the Centen-nial celebration of The Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia, have recently sent me a commission by their own unsolicited action, in which they have done me the honour to appoint me Centennial Agent for the five states of Ala-bama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana & Tennessee. No doubt the spirit of this appointment should be construed into an intention to manifest a feeling of kindness and compliment towards our people rather than to any personal merit recog-nized in myself. But I have accepted the appointment with pleasure.

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being convinced that the managers of the Inter-national Exposition and the Congress of the United States have designed the meeting at Philadelphia as the celebration of a great national ^and spiritual^ event dear to us all, and that the proposed gathering distinctly tends to cultivate in favour of Peace, Union, & nationality, Industrial progress & prosperity, a sentiment of fraternity and reciprocity among the co-equal Citizens of all parts of our vast country

On carefully reading my commission I find that my principal ^duties^ are First—To encourage such a feeling as has been above described in forgetfulness, as far as possible, of our recent collisions, by turning to the memories of a glorious Past in which we all have an equal heritage & to the con-

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-plation of That Future in which we possess a common & most immediate and commanding interest. Second—To induce to the extent of my ability, the people of the States embraced in my sphere of service to take timely measures for an for an exhibition to the millions to be assembled at Philadelphia in 1876 from all quarters of the globe specimens of their mineral resources, of their inventions and of their varied productions of soils & climates and Third—To take subscriptions to the stock of the Centennial within the five states mentioned to a certain limited amount on the part of the persons who may be willing to subscribe, either from motives of profit in expectation of dividends, or from those of a less selfish and more patriotic

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character

I have regarded it as both personally respectful and officially proper to communicate to yourself as Governor of Mississippi the facts and the objects of my appointment, with a feeling of confidence that you will be prepared to lend, with avidity, whatever assistance ~~that~~ may be in your power or in the scope of your office, to promote so desi-rable & impressive an undertaking. I shall be happy to hear from you upon the subject at your earliest convenience

In the mean time
I remain respectfully
Your obedient servant

Robert Tyler
Agent Centennial Celebration

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Centennial Comm
Ack Recpt

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U. S.
"Centennial"

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Montgomery Ala ~~County.~~

From Robert Tyler Agt. Cent Cele.
Address Montgomery
Dated June 10 1875
Received ^,, 12 ^,,
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:

Board of Finance of Cent'l Com. has appointed him Agent for 5 States viz. Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana & Tennessee
[gap]

~~ADELBERT AMES,~~^A. K. Davis^
Lt. Gov. Actg. Governor.

A. G. Packer.
Private Secretary.