Letters, 1838-1851.

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Letters, 1838-1851.

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Letters to Peter B. Porter, 15 Apr. 1838, regarding the upcoming Whig convention, and 24 Oct. 1838, regarding an exchange of gifts and the state elections; to Octavia Walton Le Vert, 24 Dec. 1846 and 14 Nov. 1851, regarding a dinner engagement, personal news, and the situation in Cuba; to L. Hodges, Buffalo, N.Y., 15 Sept. 1849, concerning Clay's missing black servant Levi; and to Mrs. Hall, 23 Jan. 1851, declining an invitation due to poor health.

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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...

Whig Party. National convention, Harrisburg, 1839.

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Le Vert, Octavia Walton, Mrs.

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