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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler) Texas. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the rejected treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United States, together with the accompanying documents.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.103 Author/Creator: United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1844 Pagination: 110 p. ; 24 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Contains the text of the treaty and diplomatic correspondence. From the U.S. 28th Cong., 1st sess., House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. no. 271. Date refers to when the document was "Read, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs." Printed by Blair & Rives. Uncut.

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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