Letter to General Robert Armstrong. Columbia, TN. 1844 July 26.

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Letter to General Robert Armstrong. Columbia, TN. 1844 July 26.

Concerning a mass meeting to be held near Nashville; urges that letters be sent to distinguished men.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6702911

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Armstrong, Robert Cornell.

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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