Letters from Henry Clay and Edmund Randolph [manuscript], 1791-1830.

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Letters from Henry Clay and Edmund Randolph [manuscript], 1791-1830.

Letter from Henry Clay to John C. Wright, dated 1830 May 31 and discussing happenings in Congress with special focus on "the Tariff." The second letter is from Edmund Randolph (Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, and the first Attorney General) to Beverley Randolph, who was the Governor of Virginia at the time of the letter's writing. The letter discusses the application of some Virginia laws in a claim involving the Gish family.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813

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Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was an American attorney and politician. He was the 7th Governor of Virginia, and, as a delegate from Virginia, he attended the Constitutional Convention and helped to create the national constitution while serving on its Committee of Detail. He was the first United States Attorney General (1789-1794) and the second Secretary of State (1794-1795) during George Washington's presidency. Born in Williamsburg in the Colony of Virgini...

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...

Gish family.

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Randolph, Beverley, 1754-1797

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Governor of Va. From the description of Papers, 1789-1791. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36321599 Governor of Virginia. From the description of Letter of appointment, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367392280 Wingfield lived at "Bellair" in Albemarle County, Va. Married Mary Lewis. Appointed magistrate in 1794 and served as sheriff in 1819. Family tradition (unproven) that he was Episcopal minister. He died in 1819. From...

Wright, John C. (John Crafts), 1783-1861

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U.S. representive from Ohio, public official of Pennsylvania, editor, printer, jurist, and lawyer. From the description of John C. Wright papers, 1816-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981429 John C. Wright was born July 27, 1933. He earned an A.B. in Social Relations (Magna) from Harvard University in 1954 and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1960. After holding teaching positions at Stanford, the University of Minnesota, and the Universit...