Clay-Russell family papers, 1788-1929.

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Clay-Russell family papers, 1788-1929.

These are the microfilm copies of the letters of the families of Henry Clay and Robert Spottswood Russell and their descendants.

2 reels of microfilm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6819794

University of Kentucky Libraries

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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...

Clay, Lucretia Hart, 1781-1864

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Erwin, Eugene, d. 1863.

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Russell, Robert Spottswood.

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Clay family.

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U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator Henry Clay was a famous Kentucky statesman. Josephine Russell, daughter of William Henry Russell and granddaughter of Robert Spottswood Russell, married Clay's grandson, Eugene Erwin. Erwin died at the battle of Vicksburg in 1863. Three years later, Josephine married Clay's son, John M. Clay. From the description of Clay-Russell family papers, 1788-1929. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13246830 ...

Clay, Josephine Russell Erwin, fl. 1860's-1900.

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Clay, John Morrison, 1821-1887.

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Russell, William Henry.

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