Letters of Henry Clay [manuscript] 1820-1851.

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Letters of Henry Clay [manuscript] 1820-1851.

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To: Mr. Langhorne regarding bank affairs; Hezekiah Niles regarding transfer to his newspaper, "The Register" from Baltimore to New York and how the move would affect Clay's political fortunes; J.R. Ingersoll regarding the Chambersburg (Pa.) convention and the Anti-Masonic movement; John L. Carey, thanking him for a book; to ... Esq. thanking him for a gift of shirts and socks; James S. Whitney, expressing appreciation for information about his (Clay's) appointment to the Jefferson Literary and Historical Society of Philadelphia; and to "Gentlemen", a committee of Wilmington, N.C. regarding a possible visit.

7 letters.

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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...

Niles, Hezekiah, 1777-1839

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Ingersoll, Joseph R. (Joseph Reed), 1786-1868

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Langhorne, John, 1735-1779

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Carey, John L.,

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Jefferson Literary and Historical Society of Philadelphia.

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Whitney, James Ronald

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