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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 Register of debates in Congress: Volume IX.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05514 Author/Creator: Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Book signed Date: 1833 Pagination: xi, 1311p. : 25.5 x 17.5 cm. Order a Copy

Published in Washington D.C. by Gales and Seaton. Signed by James K. Polk while a Tennessee Congressman. Includes debates on reduction of duties, public lands and import tariffs, nullification, debate of Jackson's proclamation, Calhoun's resolutions, the Force Act.

Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849

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