A Guide to the Henry Clay Collection Clay, Henry, Collection 3417-b

A Guide to the Henry Clay Collection

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 3417-b


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
3417-b
Title
Henry Clay Collection 1818-1866, 1934
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of 10 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Henry Clay Collection, Accession #3417-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items were made a gift to the library by Mrs. Bernard P. Mayo of Charlottesville, Virginia on October 4, 1984.

Processing Information

These items were originally received in 1979 as part of Professor Bernard P. Mayo's Papers (#12746) but were removed for separate accessioning.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of items concerning Henry Clay and the political events of his period. The collection contains correspondence, a deposition regarding a slave, a talbotype of Clay, and other related items. The three letters from Henry Clay (two originals and one transcript) deal entirely with personal matters, including: disposition of some personal property to his son, April 30, 1852; an introductory letter on behalf of two Kentucky inventors, March 24, 1845; and an acknowledgement of his membership in the Colombian Horticulture Society, May 2, 1834. Items of a political nature include: a letter concerning a mass meeting in support of Clay's candidacy for President, September 23, 1844; a campaign badge for the Clay-Frelinghuysen campaign, [ca. 1844]; and an incomplete manuscript of a pro-Whig political drama concerning the election of 1836, n.d. The remainder of the collection contains: a legal deposition made by Henry Clay, October 3, 1818; a talbotype of Henry Clay, 1850; a printed invitation to the celebration of the 89th anniversary of Clay's birthday, April 12, 1866; and a letter, September 24, 1934, concerning the purchase of the letter Clay dated April 30, 1852.