Papers, 1802-1852 1821-1851 (bulk).

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Papers, 1802-1852 1821-1851 (bulk).

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Correspondence and papers (mainly for the period 1821-1851) dealing with the second Bank of the United States, public finance, the Missouri compromise, Cabinet appointments (1817), the possibility of the purchase of Texas by the United States (1825), a financial panic in 1819, the tariff, Nullification, and the Whig Party. Some letters (especially 1844) give evidence of Clay's presidential ambitions. Other subjects referred to include Clay's private debts, horse breeding, various lawsuits, land sales and purchases, appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, political appointments, introduction of English cattle into the West, Kentucky bluegrass, and Clay's refusal to free three of his slaves. Includes several letters of Clay's daughter, Ann B. Clay Erwin, commenting on family matters and Washington (D.C.) society.

138 items.

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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