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Show Prealdaal 1'elk'a llallca. Tb Chicago Historical Society la now th owner of the diary aud correspondence, cor-respondence, state and personal, of Janie K. I'olk, which hna been purchased pur-chased of the heirs In Nashville Air $J,600. The correspondence cover a period of twonty years -one of th most Important and trying periods !n American history. It la In l"olk' own handwriting. There are lettera from Andrew Jackson and replies from l'olk. negotlntlona on the Oregon boundary, Ihe annexation of Texas, coiiiiuuulca-(lons coiiiiuuulca-(lons with the llrtlMl parliament ovel what then were vexing qumtlonn. nnd a complete history of diplomacy nt that time. visitors knew what nun nappenen isrj wel outside. |