Kentucky Yeoman Broadside, 1849 July 12.

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Kentucky Yeoman Broadside, 1849 July 12.

The broadside tries to clear up some confusion concerning a controversy between Stephen Trabue and Charles Morehead; the broadside provides evidence that Morehead voted to censure President James K. Polk for starting the war with Mexico, as claimed by Trabue.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7605850

The Filson Historical Society

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

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Trabue, Stephen Fitz James, 1819-1898.

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Trabue was a lawyer from Frankfort, Ky. From the description of Broadside, 1849 July 28. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49347937 Trabue was a lawyer from Frankfort, KY. From the description of Broadside, ca. 1849. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49347939 Lawyer and land speculator. From the description of Stephen Fitz James Trabue : papers, 1847-1881. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat reco...

Morehead, C. S. (Charles Slaughter), 1802-1868

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At the time the letter was written, Charles Morehead was a practicing attorney. He also served in the state legislature, became speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, and was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Whig candidate. He served as the governor of Kentucky from 1855 to 1859. From the description of Charles Morehead letter, 1843 June 28. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 42622539 Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congressman, and govern...