archives.nypl.org -- James K. Polk papers (original) (raw)

Creator

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

Call number

MssCol 17764

Physical description

1 box

Preferred Citation

James K. Polk papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library

Repository

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Access to materials

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James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States. Letters and documents of James K. Polk, 1827-1845, one letter of his wife, Sarah, and one letter to Polk from James Irvin, 1845. Included in the collection is a volume of autographs of Polk and the members of his administration, 1848-1849.