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James Knox Polk Autograph Letter Signed

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James Knox Polk Autograph Letter Signed
<B>James Knox Polk Autograph Letter Signed,</B></I> "<I>James K. Polk</B></I>", 2 1/2 pages with free-franked address panel on verso, 8" x 10", Washington, D.C., January 27, 1832, to John Turney, Galena, Illinois. The letter reads in part: "<I>…Genl. Jackson's administration has been iminently </B></I> sic <I> successful…Though opposed by a violent, well organized and vindictive opposition who spare no pains to thwart his measures , and thereby destroy his usefulness hesitation in believing that his re-election is beyond the possibility of a doubt. In the crises of our affairs, which is just at hs to the country, I have yet no doubt that his administration must in the main continue to be successful, and I have no and, I regard it as fortunate for the country that we have at the helm of affairs a man in whose patriotism firmness and unbending integrity the honest men of all parties have confidence…</B></I>". A few small splits and old repairs. Good condition.<BR>The recipient, an attorney and friend of the future president, is here treated to Polk's rapturous gushing over Old Hickory. <I>Ex. Henry E. Luhrs Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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