Letter to Orlando Brown [manuscript], 1849 August 22.
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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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Finnell was editor of the Lexington [Ky] Observer and reporter; Brown was Commissioner of Indian Affairs under Zachary Taylor. From the description of Letter to Orlando Brown [manuscript], 1849 August 22. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647894612 ...
Letcher, Robert Perkins, 1788-1861
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Robert Perkins Letcher was governor of Kentucky during 1840-1844. After his term ended, Letcher practiced law in Frankfort and remained active in politics. From 1850 to 1852, he served as U.S. minister to Mexico where his proposed treaties sought to protect American interests in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. From the description of Robert Perkins Letcher papers, 1844-1853. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 38555012 Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, U.S. congr...
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Orlando Brown was born September 26, 1801, in Frankfort, Kentucky, to John and Margaretta Brown. He is a descendent of John Preston of Londonderry (now Northern Ireland) through his father's mother, Margaret Preston. He received an A.B. from Princeton and a law degree from Transylvania University. Brown practiced law in Alabama, but returned to Kentucky and became joint proprietor and editor of the FRANKFORT COMMONWEALTH. He was the first corresponding secretary of the Kentucky Historical Societ...
