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Polk, James K. (1795-1849) [Endorsement securing midshipman's commission]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.130 Author/Creator: Polk, James K. (1795-1849) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 14 June 1847 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

In response to J.B. Blake's third party request for a naval position. Forwarded to Secretary of the Navy John Young Mason.

Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849
Blake, J.B., fl. 1847

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