Papers 1826-1837.

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Papers 1826-1837.

Scattered correspondence, 1826-1837, of Henry Clay including a letter to Nicholas Biddle to secure a loan for the Ohio Canal, and an unsigned letter to Clay suggesting amendments to the U.S. Constitution relating to slavery and abolition. One letter is a typed copy.

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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...

Biddle, Nicholas, Dr.

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