Box 1, Folder 1
James Madison note regarding 1st Congress, 2nd Session, report on title by committees of House and Senate, Washington, D.C. HM 28824
1790 May
Scope and Contents
Manuscript notes; second note in hand of Madison (begins "communicated May 14"). (1 page)
Box 1, Folder 2
George Given, Philadelphia, letter to James K. Polk (copy) HM 28825
1844 September 24
Scope and Contents
Twentieth-century handwritten copy. Also present is an original newspaper clipping about Given. (4 pages)
Box 1, Folder 3
James K. Polk, Washington, D.C., letter to Robert J. Walker, Washington, D.C. HM 28828
1845 March
Scope and Contents
Letter signed, with addressed cover. Regarding politics, plans and policies for his presidency. (2 pages)
Box 1, Folder 4
James K. Polk, Washington, D.C., letter to Michael Hoffman, New York HM 28829
1845 May 27
Scope and Contents
Letter. Regarding the collectorship of New York. Marked private and confidential. (4 pages)
Box 1, Folder 5
James K. Polk notes regarding annexation of Texas HM 28830
1845?
Scope and Contents
Autograph draft. (2 pages)
Box 1, Folder 6, Box 2, Folder 8
"The Oregon Negotiation" newspaper articles HM 28826
1846 October, November
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of articles "The Oregon Negotiation" numbers 1-9 from the Pennsylvanian newspaper, Philadelphia, sent by publisher
John W. Forney. Copy 1 is a manuscript draft, approximately 1846 October; also includes James K. Polk autograph docket on
envelope regarding articles and correspondence with Forney, 1849. (6 pages) Copies 2-9 are clippings from the newspaper (located
in box 2).
Box 1, Folder 7
James K. Polk notes on New York Evening Post articles HM 28831
1848 August 1, 4
Scope and Contents
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)
Box 1, Folder 8
Thomas Ritchie letter to James K. Polk HM 28836
1848 October 4
Scope and Contents
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)
Box 1, Folder 9
Arthur P. Bagby, Washington, D.C., letter to the people of Alabama HM 28820
approximately 1848
Scope and Contents
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)
Box 1, Folder 10
Translated extract from Journal des Debats, 1849 February 11 HM 28839
1849
Scope and Contents
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)
Box 1, Folder 11
James K. Polk notes on Washington Union article HM 28832
1849 February 22
Scope and Contents
Autograph notes initialed on docketed envelope. Includes clipping of the Washington Union article, which pertains to the Wilmot
Proviso. (2 pages)
Box 1, Folder 12
George Bancroft, Newport, Rhode Island, letter to Sarah Childress Polk HM 28822
1883 August 29
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. (3 pages)
Box 1, Folder 13
George Bancroft, Washington, D.C., letter to Mrs. S.P. Fall HM 28823
1886 April 7
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed. (2 pages)
Box 2, Folder 1
George Bancroft letters to Sarah Childress Polk HM 28821 (1-9)
1887, 1889
Scope and Contents
Includes four autograph letters signed, 1887 August 8, August 18; 1889 April 16, May 9 (6 pages total). Also includes notes
and receipts relating to biography of James K. Polk, 1887, 1889, undated.
Box 2, Folder 2
Washington C. Whitthorne, Washington, D.C., letter to Sarah Childress Polk HM 28838
1888 February 11
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed, with envelope. (2 pages)
Box 2, Folder 3
Sarah Childress Polk, Nashville, letters to James Grant Wilson, New York HM 28834
1888 February
Scope and Contents
Two autograph letters signed, 1888 February 27 and February 28?. (6 pages total) Also includes items relating to Appleton's
Cyclopaedia of American Biography, including three letters to Polk from Wilson and J.W. Weidemeyer, 1888 February, genealogical
notes, and a form.
Box 2, Folder 4
James K. Polk copy of will of 1849 February 28 HM 28833
1888 March
Scope and Contents
Handwritten copy with seal of Davidson County Court, Tennessee. (10 pages)
Box 2, Folder 5
Joseph E. Washington, Washington, D.C., letter to George W. Fall, Nashville HM 28837
1888 August 24
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed, with envelope. Letter regarding James K. Polk's papers. (2 pages)
Box 2, Folder 6
Sarah Childress Polk, Nashville, letter to Occie Brooks, St. Louis HM 28835
1888?
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter, undated, with note of Brooks' address. (3 pages) Also includes letter from Occie Brooks to Sarah Childress
Polk, February 25, with envelope postmarked 1888. (4 pages)
Box 2, Folder 7
Ella Whitthorne Harvey, Baltimore, letter to George W. Fall, Nashville HM 28827
1889 January 15
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed, with envelope. (2 pages)
Box 2, Folder 8
Newspaper clippings
1839, 1848, undated