Johnson, William. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New York; from January Term, 1799, to January Term, 1803, both Inclusive; Together with Cases Determined in the Court for the Correction of Errors, During that Period. New York: C. Wiley, 1812. 8vo, full leather, red leather label with gilt lettering on spine, rebound retaining most of front and rear boards, 439pp. Small bookplate with James K. Polk. No. (blank) on front pastedown. James K. Polk 1822 written on line with "of" - below "Reports" - on title page. James K. Polk (1795-1849; 11th President 1845-1849) was born in North Carolina, but moved to Tennessee in 1803. He served as Member of U.S. House of Representatives (1825-1839); Speaker of the House (1835-1839); Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841) before running for and being elected President in 1844. In four years (he pledged to only serve one term) Polk expanded the nation westward more than any President other than Jefferson - he brought in Texas, settled claims to Oregon Territory, and fought the Mexican-American War, thereby bringing in California and the Southwest. He reduced tariffs and reestablished an independent Treasury to hold government funds, rather than holding them in private or state banks. He has been called "easily our least-known consequential president." (Donald Graham, "The Overlooked President," Nov. 12, 2009; http://mag.newsweek.com/2009/11/12/the-overlooked-president.html) He avoided the issue of slavery, hoping to keep both North and South "happy" (if one can call it that) by allowing Texas to be a slave state, and prohibiting Oregon from holding slaves - he favored extending the Missouri Compromise "line" (36o 30') to the Pacific. At the end Polk was exhausted, which may have made him more vulnerable to disease. He may have contracted cholera in the South on his final "goodwill tour." He died just three months after leaving office, having aged far more than four years during his time in Washington. Condition: Water damage to edges of boards. Overall moderate toning. Wear to corners.
Johnson, William. Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New York; from January Term, 1799, to January Term, 1803, both Inclusive; Together with Cases Determined in the Court for the Correction of Errors, During that Period. New York: C. Wiley, 1812. 8vo, full leather, red leather label with gilt lettering on spine, rebound retaining most of front and rear boards, 439pp. Small bookplate with James K. Polk. No. (blank) on front pastedown. James K. Polk 1822 written on line with "of" - below "Reports" - on title page. James K. Polk (1795-1849; 11th President 1845-1849) was born in North Carolina, but moved to Tennessee in 1803. He served as Member of U.S. House of Representatives (1825-1839); Speaker of the House (1835-1839); Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841) before running for and being elected President in 1844. In four years (he pledged to only serve one term) Polk expanded the nation westward more than any President other than Jefferson - he brought in Texas, settled claims to Oregon Territory, and fought the Mexican-American War, thereby bringing in California and the Southwest. He reduced tariffs and reestablished an independent Treasury to hold government funds, rather than holding them in private or state banks. He has been called "easily our least-known consequential president." (Donald Graham, "The Overlooked President," Nov. 12, 2009; http://mag.newsweek.com/2009/11/12/the-overlooked-president.html) He avoided the issue of slavery, hoping to keep both North and South "happy" (if one can call it that) by allowing Texas to be a slave state, and prohibiting Oregon from holding slaves - he favored extending the Missouri Compromise "line" (36o 30') to the Pacific. At the end Polk was exhausted, which may have made him more vulnerable to disease. He may have contracted cholera in the South on his final "goodwill tour." He died just three months after leaving office, having aged far more than four years during his time in Washington. Condition: Water damage to edges of boards. Overall moderate toning. Wear to corners.
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