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Manuscript/Mixed Material James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, 1833-1849; 1848; July 24 , boundaries, New Mexico and California

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Title

  • James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, 1833-1849; 1848; July 24 , boundaries, New Mexico and California

Names

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

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 5: Messages and Speeches, 1833-1849
  • mss36509, reel 60

Source Collection

  • James K. Polk Papers

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, James K. Polk Papers.

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Chicago citation style:

Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1848; July 24 , boundaries, New Mexico and California. 1848. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss365090099/.

APA citation style:

Polk, J. K. (1848) James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1848; July 24 , boundaries, New Mexico and California. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mss365090099/.

MLA citation style:

Polk, James K. James K. Polk Papers: Series 5: Messages and Speeches, -1849; 1848; July 24 , boundaries, New Mexico and California. 1848. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss365090099/>.