Correspondence with Henry Clay, 1822-1850.

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Correspondence with Henry Clay, 1822-1850.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122468838

Letters address politics and government, senatorial and presidential elections, and extensive analysis of the Whig party. Collection also includes circulars and newspaper articles about the letters in the collection.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6725472

Houghton Library

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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...

Whig Party (Great Britain)

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Sloane, John, 1779-1856

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Sloane was a congressman from Ohio and Treasurer of the U.S. Clay was congressman from Kentucky. From the guide to the John Sloane correspondence with Henry Clay, 1822-1850., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Sloane was a congressman from Ohio and Treasurer of the U.S. Clay was a congressman from Kentucky. From the description of Correspondence with Henry Clay, 1822-1850. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468838 ...