George Washington Polk papers, 1793-1927 [manuscript].

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George Washington Polk papers, 1793-1927 [manuscript].

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The collection includes scattered 19th-century papers of members of the Polk and related families and extensive 20th-century papers aboout them. Early papers are chiefly of Lucius Junius Polk, Mary Eastin Polk, and Lucius's father, William Polk (1758-1834), who owned much land in North Carolina. Letters pertain to politics, planting, family matters, lands, and other business interests. Included are letters from Andrew Jackson and Leonidas Polk, and papers of General John Coffee (1772-1833) of Alabama and other members of the related Coffee, Donelson, and Eastin families of Tennessee. Postbellum papers are chiefly of William Harrison Polk (fl. 1875) of Paris, Ky., and George Washington Polk. The majority of these later papers relate to George's genealogical and historical interests. Also included are George's reminiscences of his childhood during the Civil War, education at schools in Tennessee and at the University of Virginia in the late 1860s, and experiences in Texas and the West as a civil engineer working primarily on the westward expansion of railroads.

About 820 items (2.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7135919

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Polk, William Harrison, 1843-

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Genealogist, author, newspaperman. Polk was born in central Kentucky in 1843, was raised in Indiana, and returned to Kentucky after serving with the Union Army during the Civil War. He was appointed clerk and then postmaster of the post office in Paris, Ky., resigned, and moved to Texas, where he became city editor of the SHERMAN DAILY REGISTER. He returned to Kentucky to take a position as editor of the (Lexington) DAILY TRANSCRIPT, and later served on the staffs of and...

Polk family.

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Eastin family.

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Polk, William, 1758-1834

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Polk, Mary Ann Eastin, 1810-1847.

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Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864

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Bishop in the Protestant Episcopal Church and Confederate general. From the description of Letter to Mrs. Banger, n.y. October 11. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 68116515 Polk, an Episcopal bishop, served as a major general in the Confederate army until he was killed by a cannon shot at Pine Mountain, Georgia, June 14, 1864. From the description of Letter, November 28, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 650825874 ...

Donelson family.

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Polk, Lucius Junius, 1802-1870.

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Polk, George Washington, 1847-

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George Washington Polk, civil engineer and genealogist of San Antonio, Tex., was the son of Lucius Junius Polk (1802-1870), planter of Maury County, Tenn., and Mary Ann Eastin Polk (1810-1847), who was Mrs. Andrew Jackson's niece, and nephew of Leonidas Polk (1806-1864), Episcopal bishop and Confederate general. From the description of George Washington Polk papers, 1793-1927 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24678709 George Washington Polk (born 1847) was the s...

University of Virginia

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Coffee, John, 1772-1833

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Coffee family.

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