ALS to Morgan Neville, 1 p.

Contains a fine tribute to Dolly Madison

Cosnists of autograph compositions signed and dated by Charles K. Tuckerman. The second half of the compositions numbered 26-50 entitled: 26. Can we in all cases do what we ought to do, and ought we to be blamed for not doing what we have not the ability of doing? (March 30, 1838); 27. Stars (April 5, 1838); 28. Spring (April 28, 1838); 29. Is it wrong to be ashamed? (April 24, 1838); 30. History (May 1, 1838); 31. Truth (May 11, 1838); 32. Which is most conducive to happiness, seeing or hearing? (May 18, 1838); 33. Clarity (May 25, 1838); 34. The facilities of travelling (May 29, 1838); 35. Ought children to obey their parents in all things, and in view of the child can the parents ever be wrong? (June 8, 1838); 36. The equality of happiness throughout the world (June 15, 1838); 37. What constitutes man? (June 21, 1838); 38. Which produces the most beneficial influence upon the child, severity or kindness? (July 2, 1838); 39. Since the declaration of Independence, which nation has produced the best government? (July 5, 1838); 40. Natural and moral ability (July 9, 1838); 41. Which is the most useful metal, Gold or Iron? (July 17, 1838); 42. It is more blessed to give than to receive (July 25, 1838); 43. Which is longest, a day without food, or a night with a toothache? (Aug. 1, 1838); 44. Thunder, its causes and effects (Aug. 10, 1838); 45. The Rainbow (Aug. 18, 1838); 46. What hath God wrought for me? (Aug. 23, 1838); 47. Which is most apparent in the operations of nature, the Wisdom or Goodness of God? (Aug. 1838); 48. I'd be a butterfly (Sept. 3, 1838); 49. Whoseever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand (Sept. 14, 1838); and 50. Gratitude (Sept. 19, 1838).

Louis Joseph Papineau led an armed movement in Canada looking toward the setting up of a French Republic on the Saint Lawrence, and sought asylum in the United States. This letter speaks of the Agitation as having about subsided "unless we should become involved in a nation war with the United States; and of this we have some painful apprehensions at present. A number of the disaffected have gone over to the States... there has been the most flagrant violations of neutrality of the two countries on the part of the United States people; what the result will be it is for the British Government to determine."

With a rough draft of Fernando's response, dated 1838 June 7, Seville.

With a rough draft of Fernando's response dated 1838 June 26, Seville.