Lewis Sanders letter : 1829.

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Lewis Sanders letter : 1829.

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The collection consists of a letter written by Lewis Sanders of Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, to William Taylor of Ballardsville, Oldham County, Kentucky. The letter is dated July 15, 1829. Sanders, a Jacksonian Democrat, is writing to Taylor about his fear that Henry Clay and his followers will be elected to office. He expresses his fear that if Clay gains the nomination for President in 1832, and wins "resolutions will be introduced denouncing the administration of General Jackson and approving that of Adams."

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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