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   Jul 12, 2011 · The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849 : now first printed from the original manuscript in the collections of the Chicago Historical Society by Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849; Quaife, Milo Milton, 1880-1959

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   • We must ever mandate the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. James K. Polk. Destiny, People, History.
   • There are four great measures for my administration - a reduction of tariff, an independent treasury, settlement of the Oregon boundary and acquisition of California.
   • No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure. James K. Polk. Patriotic, Political, President.
   • One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. James K. Polk. Rights, Majority, Minorities.

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   Jun 4, 2008 · The diary of James K. Polk during his presidency, 1845 to 1849 by Polk, James K. (James Knox), ... PDF download. download 1 file ...

5. blogs.loc.gov › kluge › 2019“My Dear Master”: An Enslaved Blacksmith’s Letters to a ...

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   Feb 5, 2019 · An unusual letter arrived in the mail for the Tennessee planter James K. Polk shortly after he won the 1844 presidential election. Written from Carrollton, Mississippi, and dated November 28, 1844, the letter began “My Dear Master” and was signed by “Blacksmith Harry.” Here’s what Harry wrote: Suffer your faithful survant Harry to say a …

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   The papers of James K. Polk (1795-1849), governor of Tennessee, representative from Tennessee, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and eleventh president of the United States, contain approximately 20,500 items dating from 1775 to 1891, with the bulk falling in the period 1830-1849. The collection includes correspondence, presidential letterbooks, diaries, speeches and messages, account ...

7. digital.library.unt.edu › 1002772845-MarshJAMES K. POLK AND SLAVERY - UNT Digital Library

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   two of which were willed to Jane Knox, mother of James K. Polk.10 It is thus evident that James Polk's descendants were firmly established in slave-holding practices. True to fam-ily tradition, James was not to break this bond that had tied his forefathers to the peculiar institution. Even before his

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   Did blacksmith Harry write a letter to James K Polk?

   • An unusual letter arrived in the mail for the Tennessee planter James K. Polk shortly after he won the 1844 presidential election. Written from Carrollton, Mississippi, and dated November 28, 1844, the letter began “My Dear Master” and was signed by “Blacksmith Harry.” Here’s what Harry wrote:

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   What is the James K. Polk Project?

   • The James K. Polk Project, based in the History Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, sought to locate all extant letters by or to the United States’ eleventh president (1845–49) and to publish an annotated edition of selected letters in print and online.

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   How many slaves did Samuel Polk own?

   • Samuel Polk, the father of James Knox Polk, was a man of great wealth. He owned a 400-acre plantation with twenty-four slaves at the time of his death in 1824.

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   What were James K. Polk's beliefs about slavery?

   • James K. Polk believed that slavery was being used as a political question to divide the Union. He saw anyone who used the slavery issue for political advancement as an enemy of the United States. Polk served in the House of Representatives from 1825 to 1839.

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   Did Polk see a connection between slavery and the expansion?

   • Although Polk did not see a connection between the expansion of the United States and slavery, his opponents suggested that he was being duplicitous in the Texas and Oregon issues as evidence (Polk, Diary, 4:288).

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   Did Polk's stance on slavery change?

   • Although Polk recognized the injustices of slavery, he made no attempt to change its existence or expansion. It seems that the thought never crossed his mind that slaves yearned for freedom. To Polk, slavery was a matter of practical economics that broached no interference.

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9. polkproject.utk.eduThe James K. Polk Project

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   Based in the History Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the James K. Polk Project sought to locate all extant letters by or to the United States’ eleventh president (1845–49) and to publish an annotated edition of selected letters in print and online. Students, scholars, and all interested in U.S. history can use these.