Letters to J. Watson Webb [manuscript], 1842.

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Letters to J. Watson Webb [manuscript], 1842.

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Letters from Henry Clay to the editor and future Ambassador to Brazil, J. Watson Webb, dated 1842 January 30, 1842 February 12 and 1842 [?] Topics include a duel Clay was unable to avert, voting on the repeal of the Bankrupt Law, advice on setting up another Whig paper, disinclination to run for President in 1844, and Whig party spirit.

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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...

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James Watson Webb was born in Claverack, New York on February 8, 1802. Webb's military career included service in Illinois during the 1820s. In 1827 his journalistic career began with the acquisition of the New York Morning Courier. In 1829 he acquired and merged the New York Enquirer with the Courier. In 1861 he sold his newspaper interest to the New York World. Webb was a nationally prominent journalist and editor whose writings sometimes resulted in libel suits and duels. During the Civil War...

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