Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains a letter written by James K. Polk to an unidentified recipient on November 2, 1832. The letter is written from Columbia, Tennessee and discusses the education of Polk's younger brother, William Hawkins Polk. Polk describes William's good character and intelligence and writes that he has written to a Mr. Bingham in Hillsborough, North Carolina, asking that William be admitted to Bingham's preparatory school before attending university. Polk also reminds the recipient...