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Milo Milton Quaife, ed., The Diary of James K. Polk during His Presidency, 1845 to 1849, vol. 3 (1910).Open the sourceAll sources
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President James K. Polk returns to Chapel Hill for the university commencement
Polk came from Raleigh by carriage with Sarah Polk and a large party, lodged at the hotel where Nancy Hilliard had built an annex for his stay, was greeted by Elisha Mitchell, the only professor left from his own student days, visited the college room he had lived in, and stayed through commencement on June 3.
People: Elisha Mitchell · Nancy Hilliard
Subject: South Building
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