Letter to Henry Clay [manuscript] 1841 April 30.

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Letter to Henry Clay [manuscript] 1841 April 30.

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Tyler promulgates the principles upon which he intends to administer the government. He fears the "ability of the country to repel invasion" in the unlikely event of war; is not going to push for resetablishment of the Bank as Jacksonians will still agitate against it; and asks Clay to consider framing a charter that would "avoid all constitutional objections."

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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...

Tyler, John, 1790-1862

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John Tyler (b. March 29, 1790, Charles City County, Virginia–d. January 18, 1862, Richmond, Virginia), was the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845) and the first to succeed to the office following the death of President William Henry Harrison....