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My Brother's Keeper: William H. Polk Goes to School
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This is a reprint of letters written by family members concerning the education of William H. Polk, younger brother of James K. Polk. James Polk inherited responsibility for his siblings' education upon the death of his father in 1872. William Polk was sent to North Carolina to prepare for entry to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by first studying at the Hillsborough Academy also known as the Bingham School.
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