John J. James Memoir, ca 1931

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John J. James Memoir, ca 1931

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This is a photocopy of two notebooks written by John J. James about his experiences working for Cassius M. Clay in the 1890s. The researcher should keep in mind that he is writing nearly forty years later, so these are memories rather than events as they occurred. He talks about men who worked on the farm, and about how Clay met Dora Richardson. He also talks about working on the farm, killing hogs, picking berries and more. It consists of an intimate look at Cassius M. Clay in the later years of his life, particularly through his marriage to Dora and after.

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Eastern Kentucky University, Crabbe Library

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Eastern Kentucky University, Crabbe Library

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Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903

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Cassius Marcellus Clay was born to Sally Lewis and Green Clay, one of the wealthiest planters and slaveholders in Kentucky, who became a prominent politician. He was one of six children who survived to adulthood, of seven born. Clay was a member of a large and influential political family. His older brother Brutus J. Clay became a politician at the state and federal levels. They were cousins of both Kentucky politician Henry Clay and Alabama governor Clement Comer Clay. Cassius' sister Elizab...