The mother of Henry Clay : typescript copy, 1897.

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The mother of Henry Clay : typescript copy, 1897.

Typed transcript of a paper about Elizabath Clay Watkins, Henry Clay's mother. The paper was read before the Filson Club by Zachary F. Smith, October 14, 1897.

1 v. (17 leaves)

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