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Cabell, Edward Carrington, 1816-1896 Speech of Mr. Cabell, of Florida, on the Mexican War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.125 Author/Creator: Cabell, Edward Carrington, 1816-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 4 March 1848 Pagination: 16 p. ; 22 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses Polk's failure to consult Congress about the question of Texas' western boundary, the negotiation therein to settle the border dispute, and the order to send the army into Mexico.

Cabell, Edward Carrington, 1816-1896
Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849

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