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Worth, William Jenkins, 1749-1849 [United State Military Academy diploma of Leonidas Polk]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01687 Author/Creator: Worth, William Jenkins, 1749-1849 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Printed document signed Date: 4 July 1827 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum ; 50 x 44.1 cm. Order a Copy

Diploma is cosigned by Major General William J. Worth, among other instructors. Partly printed document.

Worth, W. J. (William Jenkins), 1794-1849
Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
West Point (US Military Academy)
Education
Military History
Confederate General or Leader
The First Age of Reform

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