Manuscripts

James K. Polk notes on New York Evening Post articles

Description: 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)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1848 August 1, 4
Call number: HM 28831
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

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James K. Polk notes on Washington Union article

Manuscripts

Autograph notes initialed on docketed envelope. Includes clipping of the Washington Union article, which pertains to the Wilmot Proviso. (2 pages)

HM 28832

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James K. Polk, Washington, D.C., letter to Michael Hoffman, New York

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Letter. Regarding the collectorship of New York. Marked private and confidential. (4 pages)

HM 28829

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James K. Polk notes regarding annexation of Texas

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Autograph draft. (2 pages)

HM 28830

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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

James K. Polk notes on New York Evening Post articles

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