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See also Polk's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jp11.html) and research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000409).
Polk writes to his Secretary of War to recommend the bearer of the note to him for the post of surgeon to one of the units of Baltimore troops. Polk states that the physician has "high claims on account of his eminent qualifications." This letter was written during Polk's term as eleventh President of the United States (1844-1849); before assuming the duties of this office, Polk served ten terms in Congress, two as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and he also became Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841). During his presidency, the Mexican War began, as a result of which the United States acquired California and New Mexico with the help of then-General Zachary Taylor. See also letter from Taylor and Robert E. Lee in the collection written during this conflict.
Full Title
[Letter] 1847 July 22 [to] The Secretary of War / James K. Polk.
Member of
Contributor(s)
Attributed name: Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857
Date Issued
1847-07-22
Language
English
Type
Subject (Name)
Identifier
typle; 19cty; abyes; War and Politics; Presidential Papers; Warfare
i-remain_629
Note
typle; 19cty; abyes; War and Politics; Presidential Papers; Warfare
Extent
[1] leaf.
25 cm.
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Date Season
Record Origin
Converted from Dublin Core to MODS during migration from CONTENTdm to Islandora
Date Other
1847 July 22.
Polk, . J. K. (James K. . 1795- 1849. (1847). [Letter] 1847 July 22 [to] The Secretary of War / James K. Polk. (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/i-remain/letter-1847-july-22-secretary-war/james-k-polk
Polk, James K. (James Knox) 1795-1849. 1847. “[Letter] 1847 July 22 [to] The Secretary of War James K. Polk”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/i-remain/letter-1847-july-22-secretary-war/james-k-polk.
Polk, James K. (James Knox) 1795-1849. [Letter] 1847 July 22 [to] The Secretary of War James K. Polk. 22 July 1847, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/i-remain/letter-1847-july-22-secretary-war/james-k-polk.