Henry Lee papers, 1756-1854 (bulk 1794-1832).

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Henry Lee papers, 1756-1854 (bulk 1794-1832).

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These are papers and records of General Henry Lee, an early settler of Mason County, Kentucky. The collection contains a 1794 letter to Lee by a man named Orr, concerning business matters and politics and an 1832 letter to Lee from his son, Richard Henry Lee, then a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives. The younger Lee gave an account of the nomination of Henry Clay for President by the General Assembly, described other actions of the legislature, and mentioned legal actions involving the elder Lee. Other materials include survey documents for land in Mason County, a plat of land at Stone Lick Creek, Strodes Run, and the War Path, and Henry Lee's bankbook from the Washington Branch of the Bank of Kentucky.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research 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...

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Lee, Henry, fl. 1794-1832.

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