Correspondence of Henry Clay [manuscript], 1841-1846.

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Correspondence of Henry Clay [manuscript], 1841-1846.

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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...

American colonization society

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The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 in Washington, D.C. for the purpose of transporting freeborn and emancipated American blacks to Africa and helping them start a new life there. From the description of List of emigrants for Liberia, 1867 Nov. 17. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144821 The American Colonization Society was an organization dedicated to transporting freeborn blacks and emancipated slaves to Africa, to what is n...

Johnson, William Cost, 1806-1860

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White, Henry, 1812-1880

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English historical writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Harper & Brothers, 1868 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587776 ...