TEXAS]. TYLER, John (1790-1862). President . Document signed ("John Tyler") as President, an order to affix the seal, Washington, 30 July 1842. 1 page, 4to . DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. Two and a half years before Texas was annexed by the United States, President Tyler signs an order to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to "a Full Power, authorizing him to conclude a Treaty of Commerce with the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Texas [Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847)]." Texas gained its independence from Mexico after the defeat of the army of Santa Anna at San Jacinto in 1836. Although a constitution created an independent Republic of Texas with Sam Houston as its President, the Texans immediately sought annexation to the United States, a prospect which reanimated the question of slavery's expansion. While Tyler fully supported annexation, a divided Congress thwarted annexation moves. Texas thus remained an independent entity for eight years until finally brought into the Union by a joint resolution of Congress endorsed by Tyler during the final days of his Presidency.
TEXAS]. TYLER, John (1790-1862). President . Document signed ("John Tyler") as President, an order to affix the seal, Washington, 30 July 1842. 1 page, 4to . DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS. Two and a half years before Texas was annexed by the United States, President Tyler signs an order to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to "a Full Power, authorizing him to conclude a Treaty of Commerce with the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Texas [Isaac Van Zandt (1813-1847)]." Texas gained its independence from Mexico after the defeat of the army of Santa Anna at San Jacinto in 1836. Although a constitution created an independent Republic of Texas with Sam Houston as its President, the Texans immediately sought annexation to the United States, a prospect which reanimated the question of slavery's expansion. While Tyler fully supported annexation, a divided Congress thwarted annexation moves. Texas thus remained an independent entity for eight years until finally brought into the Union by a joint resolution of Congress endorsed by Tyler during the final days of his Presidency.
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