A Guide to a Henry Clay Letter 1842 September 17
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11159
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Preferred Citation
Henry Clay Letter to A.M. January, 1842 September 17, Accession #11159, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The letter was purchased by the University of Virginia Library on November 17, 1994, from Vesta Gordon, The Book Broker, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Biographical/Historical Information
Henry Clay (1777-1852) was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
Scope and Content Information
This collection consists of an one-page autograph letter signed by Henry Clay, September 17, 1842, Ashland, [Kentucky], to A.M. January, concerning his route and other arrangements for an intended visit to Cincinnati, probably for a speaking engagement following his resignation from the Senate.