Papers, 1802-1852.

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Papers, 1802-1852.

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Correspondence dealing with the U.S. Bank, public finance, the Missouri Compromise, cabinet appointments in 1817, the possibility of the purchase of Texas by the United States in 1825, the panic of 1819, tariff, Nullification, and the Whig Party. There is also evidence of Clay's desire to be president, especially in 1844. Other topics referred to are his private debts; horse breeding; various lawsuits; sale and purchase of lands; appointments to the U.S. Military Academy and to political offices; the introduction of English cattle into the Western country; a long discussion of Kentucky bluegrass; and his refusal to free three of his slaves. There are also several letters of Clay's daughter, Anna B. Clay Erwin, commenting on family and personal matters and to some extent on Washington society.

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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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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...

Erwin, Anna B. Clay.

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Whig Party (U.S.)

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