This correspondence is between Yell, William Moore, and James Knox Polk, and concerns politics in Arkansas and the United States (1836-1839). There are also letters from Yell while serving in the Mexican War (1847), and accounts of his death there.
Archibald Yell was a soldier and congressman.
Provenance
Presented by Julia Sioussat, 1961; accessioned, 1962 (1962 46ms).
General physical description
10 p., typed carbon transcripts.
Geographic Name(s)
- Arkansas -- Politics and government.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
Subject(s)
- Mexican War, 1846-1848.
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