[Refusal to furnish instruction to Mr. Slidell. Message from the President]
January 13, 1848
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Polk's refusal to furnish correspondence between Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico Slidell and himself on the grounds that the orders contained therein relate to negotiations that are ongoing. Polk does include reports from the Secretaries of War...
GLC00267.126