Green Clay : miscellaneous papers, 1784-1820.

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Green Clay : miscellaneous papers, 1784-1820.

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Includes five letters, 1784-1785, of Clay to Isaac Clark and Isaac Morrison of Jefferson County about their land contract; annual return of the 2nd Division of the Militia of Kentucky, 1809, signed by Major General Green Clay (in miscellaneous military papers); a seven page typewritten copy of Clay's General Orders to his troops as they marched from Lexington, Kentucky to the Maumee Valley, 29 March - 14 April 1813; and papers regarding surveying areas of western Kentucky and the Jackson Purchase, 1818-1820.

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Clay, Green, 1757-1826

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Green Clay was born in Powhaton County, Virginia, and emigrated to Kentucky in 1777. A surveyor, he amassed a vast land estate, settling in Madison County. A Kentucky legislator and soldier, he served as major general in Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812. He raised the siege of Fort Meigs, Ohio, reinforcing the army of General William Henry Harrison. From the description of Green Clay letters received, 1808-1813 [microform]. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 464504...