Manuscripts

Arthur P. Bagby, Washington, D.C., letter to the people of Alabama

Description: Contemporary copy taken from a Mobile newspaper of an open letter regarding the annexation of Texas, 1845 November 15. Also includes autograph note by Polk on docketed envelope, 1848 October 11. (32 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1848
Call number: HM 28820
Creator: Polk, James K (1795-1849)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Mrs. James W. Fertig, 1949.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

James K. Polk papers

Manuscripts

This collection primarily consists of correspondence and notes of James K. Polk, dating from 1844 to 1849, and correspondence of his wife Sarah Childress Polk, dating from 1883 to 1889; a 19th century copy of Polk's 1849 will is also present. Polk's correspondence discusses politics, plans for his presidency, and the collectorship of New York. His notes on newspaper articles concern Martin Van Buren; Benjamin Tappan, Francis P. Blair and the annexation of Texas; and the Wilmot Proviso. The collection also contains several newspaper articles from 1846 regarding the Oregon boundary dispute, a copy of Senator Arthur Bagby's 1845 open letter to the people of Alabama concerning the annexation of Texas, and an 1849 extract from a French newspaper about events in the United States. Sarah Childress Polk's correspondence primarily concerns biographical sketches of herself and her late husband, with several letters from George Bancroft. In addition, the collection contains a note regarding a Congressional report on title endorsed by James Madison, 1790.

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Newspaper clippings

Manuscripts

mssPolk

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Translated extract from Journal des Debats, 1849 February 11

Manuscripts

Translated extract from the French newspaper Journal des Debats regarding the United States, sent to Polk by George Bancroft. Also includes autograph note by Polk on docketed envelope, 1849 April 6. (6 pages)

HM 28839

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Thomas Ritchie letter to James K. Polk

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. Is sending reports of Free Soil Party meetings at St. Louis and New York. Includes autograph note by Polk on docketed envelope. Enclosures referred to in letter are not included. (2 pages)

HM 28836

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Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., letter to David Trotter Patterson

Manuscripts

Autograph letter signed. Regarding the annexation of Texas and relations with Mexico; the state of the Democratic Party and the 1844 presidential race; and several politicians including Martin Van Buren, Lewis Cass, John Tyler, Henry Clay, Thomas Hart Benton, James K. Polk, and others. Letter also mentions a recent tariff bill defeat. (5 pages)

HM 8201

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James K. Polk notes on New York Evening Post articles

Manuscripts

Autograph notes written on envelopes. August 1 note signed with initials. Articles regarding Martin Van Buren; Benjamin Tappan, Francis P. Blair and the annexation of Texas. Includes clippings of articles. (4 pages)

HM 28831

Arthur P. Bagby, Washington, D.C., letter to the people of Alabama

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