Henry Clay letter 1844 July 1

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Henry Clay letter 1844 July 1

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Typescript copy of a letter written by Clay, dated 1 July 1844, from his plantation, Ashland, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Stephen F. Miller of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, commenting on the possible annexation of Texas.

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W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Miller, Stephen F. (Stephen Franks), 1805-1873

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Stephen Franks Miller (b. 1805), native of Trenton, Jones County, N.C., moved to New Bern in 1822, where he worked as a clerk. Miller moved to Georgia in 1824 and was admitted to the bar in 1827. Subsequently, he edited the Monitor (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) in 1848, and in 1849, he was associated with DeBow's Review and the Daily Commercial Times of New Orleans. He penned this memoir about 1872. From the description of Stephen F. Miller memoir, 1872 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University)....