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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05598 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
| Title | Bound collection of 45 Congressional speeches of various people |
| Date | 1840-1841 |
| Author | Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849) |
| Document Type | Book; Government document |
| Content Description | Bound volume of printed speeches from Congress signed on the front pastedown by James K. Polk. Most pamphlets have been printed at Washington by Blair and Rives. The book has some damage; one pamphlet even has a portion cut out (#19). Two are signed (# 20, 39). Speech topics include Sub-Treasury Bill; Treasury Note Bill, debt assumption; appropriations; attacks on the Van Buren administration; and a few on abolition petitions. All but one are printed at Washington. |
| Subjects | Congress Government and Civics President Politics African American History Slavery Abolition Finance Petition Reform Movement |
| People | Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |