Cassius M. Clay papers : letter and petition, 1847-1881.

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Cassius M. Clay papers : letter and petition, 1847-1881.

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This two item collection consists of a Jan. 12, 1847, petition and an Oct. 8, 1881 letter. The petition was written to the president on behalf of Cassius M. Clay. The signees were trying to secure a military appointment, at the rank of Colonel, for Clay. The petition was signed by Samuel Swope, C.M Ballard, and Gabrial C. Slaughter, among others. The second item is a letter written to Mrs. C. Bush at the Kentucky Historical Society. The document requested the circulars be printed containing an oratory Clay had written. Clay then continues that it was his understanding that the fees would be waived because of his donations to the society.

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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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Kentucky Historical Society

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These cards were created by staff of the Kentucky Historical Society. From the description of Kentucky General Assembly biography cards, 1792-1960s. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 671373485 ...

Bush, Cornelia Wheat, 1834-1916.

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Slaughter, Gabriel C.

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Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903

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Cassius Marcellus Clay was born to Sally Lewis and Green Clay, one of the wealthiest planters and slaveholders in Kentucky, who became a prominent politician. He was one of six children who survived to adulthood, of seven born. Clay was a member of a large and influential political family. His older brother Brutus J. Clay became a politician at the state and federal levels. They were cousins of both Kentucky politician Henry Clay and Alabama governor Clement Comer Clay. Cassius' sister Elizab...

Ballard, C. M.

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Swope, Samuel.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...