VAMES K POLE

JAMES KNOX POLK

From the original painting made in 1846 by G. P. A. Healy in the collection of the Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, Tenn.

JAMES K.
K. POLK

DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, 1845 TO 1849

NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT
IN THE COLLECTIONS OF

THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY

MILO MILTON QUAIFE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE LEWIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

ANDREW CUNNINGHAM MCLAUGHLIN

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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COPYRIGHT (4 vols)

By A. C. MCCLURG & COMPANY

A. D. 1910

Published June, 1910

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England

This work forms volumes VI-IX of The Chicago Historical
Society's Collection, a special issue of 500 copies being printed
for the purposes of that Society.