Henry Clay papers, 1834-1844 [manuscript].

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Henry Clay papers, 1834-1844 [manuscript].

Three original letters (two from Clay, one to him); a newspaper clipping of a letter from Clay to J. M. Clayton, 1844; photoprints of two letters from Clay; and a statement about two of the original letters. The original letters are one from Charles Burchard and John J. Foote to Clay, 1844, asking him to issue a statement of his stand on slavery; Clay's response to Burchard and Foote, indicating that his stand was well known; and one from Clay to S. W. Whiting, 1844, about an error made in the publication of one of Clay's speeches. The photoprints are of a letter, 1837, from Clay to Seth Wheatley about political matters, and from Clay to Hamilton Smith, 1834, about politics and commerce.

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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...

Foote, John Jackman, 1832-1897

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Smith, H. L. (Hamilton Lanphere), 1819-1903

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Whiting, S. W., fl. 1844.

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Burchard, Charles A., fl. 1844-1846.

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Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856

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Farmer, lawyer, and statesman. From the description of John M. Clayton papers, 1798-1868 (bulk 1819-1850). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980031 Clayton served as U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-1850. From the description of ALS, 1850 June 15 : Department of State, Washington, to John Charles Fremont. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15531096 Politician Clayton, who was born in Delaware, served in the U.S. ...

Wheatley, Seth, fl. 1837.

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