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Polk's inaugural address, in his own handwriting

Polk's inaugural address, in his own handwriting

CREDIT: "First telegraph message, 24 May 1844." Inaugural Address, March 4, 1845, in Polk's hand. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. The Papers of James K. Polk.



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