Papers of James K. Polk, 1790-1889 (bulk 1845-1849 and 1883-1889).

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Papers of James K. Polk, 1790-1889 (bulk 1845-1849 and 1883-1889).

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Political correspondence, notes, and other papers of James Knox Polk. Correspondents include Robert John Walker, Thomas Ritchie, and others. The collection also contains Polk's notes on the annexation of Texas, his comments on publications in the New York Evening Post, the Washington Union, and other editions, George Bancroft's translation of an excerpt from Journal des Debats, and Polk's last will and testament. Also included an article on the Oregon dispute with Great Britain prepared for publication in the Pennsylvanian (1846, October), Arthur Pendleton Bagby's open letter to the people of Alabama concerning the annexation of Texas (1845, Nov. 15), and a report by the Senate Committee on Title, endorsed by James Madison (1790, May 14). The collection also contains correspondence of Sarah Childress Polk, chiefly concerning biographical sketches of herself and her husband. Correspondents include George Bancroft, James Grant Wilson, and others.

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