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Manuscript/Mixed Material James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, 1775-1849; 1828, May 3-1831, Jan. 1

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Title

  • James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, 1775-1849; 1828, May 3-1831, Jan. 1

Names

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

Created / Published

  • May 3, 1828 - January 1, 1831

Headings

  • -  Presidents--United States
  • -  Political parties--United States
  • -  Slavery--United States
  • -  Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • -  Tariff--United States
  • -  Polk family
  • -  Nullification (States' rights)
  • -  Oregon question
  • -  Patronage, Political--United States
  • -  Plantations--Tennessee
  • -  Public works--United States--19th century
  • -  California--History--1846-1850
  • -  New Mexico--History--1848-
  • -  Tennessee--Politics and government--To 1865
  • -  Texas--Annexation to the United States
  • -  United States--Politics and government--1845-1849
  • -  United States--Territorial expansion
  • -  Governors--Tennessee
  • -  Representatives, U.S. Congress--Tennessee
  • -  Manuscripts
  • -  United States -- Tennessee

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Call Number/Physical Location

  • series: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, 1775-1849
  • mss36509, reel 5

Source Collection

  • James K. Polk Papers

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, -1849; 1828, May 3-1831, Jan. 1. May 3, - January 1, 1831, 1828. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss365090005/.

APA citation style:

Polk, J. K. (1828) James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, -1849; 1828, May 3-1831, Jan. 1. May 3, - January 1, 1831. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss365090005/.

MLA citation style:

Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 2, General Correspondence and Related Items, -1849; 1828, May 3-1831, Jan. 1. May 3, - January 1, 1831, 1828. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mss365090005/>.