Thomas Bodley collection, 1797-1832.

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Thomas Bodley collection, 1797-1832.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191917519

This collection contains correspondence, business papers, and land documents pertaining to the life and business affairs of General Thomas Bodley. The papers include letters concerning politics and public affairs of the era, from such people as Henry Clay and William Henry Harrison. Land documents, surveys, related letters, and business papers are also present. There are two letters written by Bodley to his wife during the War of 1812 and other letters to Bodley concerning the conflict and his duties with the army.

.475 cubic ft.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6961778

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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...

Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613

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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...