1841 John Tyler Iowa Territory Land Grant: George McIntosh Van Buren Co.40 acres

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1841 John Tyler Iowa Territory Land Grant: George McIntosh Van Buren Co.40 acres:
$40.00

1841 Land Grant for George McIntosh in Van Buren County, Iowa, Territory during Administration of John Tyler [1841-1845] for forty acres. First, and most important! After Andrew Jackson stopped signing land grants in March, 1833, presidents no longer personally signed with one tiny exception - John Tyler. For some reason Tyler signed a few land grants. However this is NOT one of them. It was signed for Tyler by his son and private secretary, Robert Tyler [#3 and #7 show the secretarial signature of John Tyler and signature of Robert Tyler] [Robert Tyler (1816-1877) see #6 from internet was the oldest son of John Tyler. Born in Charles City County, Virginia, he served as his father\'s private secretary, a federally funded job and lived in the White House with his wife Priscilla Cooper Tyler, a former stage actress. John Tyler\'s wife assigned her daughter-in-law as the public hostess from 1841-1844. Of course, Tyler was the first Vice-President to become President upon the death of William Henry Harrison and the conservative Democrat found himself a man with power but no party as both Whigs and Democrats distrusted him. One of Robert Tyler\'s duties was as political liaison with national and particularly northEastern Democrats. In 1844, the Robert Tylers relocated to Pennsylvania, Priscilla\'s home state. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Robert Tyler sided with the Confederacy and became Confederate Register of the Treasury. After the War, the family moved to Alabama, where Tyler was Democratic State chairman and editor of the Montgomery Mail and Advertiser.] The other signature is Recorder of the General Land Office, John Williamson, a Pennsylvanian. The 40 acres is granted to George S. McIntosh (1788-1893), a Virginian and early settler in Van Buren County [extreme southEastern Iowa] .[Iowa Territory existed from 1838-1846 when its southEastern portion became the State of Iowa] Note seal of United States General Land Office [see #4] Document mentions sale of land at Burlington, Iowa Territory. Dim: 9 3/4\" x 16\" It needs to be flattened. A nice land item from the Trans-Mississippi in 1841. Sent folded.