Ephraim H. Foster Letter to General William Polk
Collection contains a single original letter written by Ephraim H. Foster to General William Polk on June 26, 1832. The subject of the letter is Mr. Robert Woods, who collected information for Foster and Polk on an unnamed bank.
Dates
- 1832 June 26
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Collection contains a single original letter written by Ephraim H. Foster to General William Polk on June 26, 1832. The subject of the letter is Mr. Robert Woods, who collected information for Foster and Polk on an unnamed bank.
Biographical / Historical
General William Polk was an influential political leader in North Carolina and Tennessee history. Born on July 9, 1758, Polk grew up in North Carolina under British control and fought for independence during the American Revolution. Widely seen as a war hero, Polk began a decades-long political career. At the time he received this letter in 1832, he was involved in banking. He died two years later on January 4, 1834, at the age of seventy-five. He was a first cousin of President James K. Polk.
Ephraim H. Foster, author of the letter, was born on September 17, 1794, in Kentucky. At the time this letter was written, Foster had just finished serving one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives. A member of the Whig party, he served in the United States Senate from 1838 to 1839. Foster died on September 6, 1854.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository