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Legal Document signed by Henry Clay, 10 August 1801
Legal document wherein John Dale releases to William Dale and his heirs any and all claims to 1000 acres of land for which William Dale has brought suit against John Campbell and James Speed in the Lexington District Court. John Dale also releases to William Dale any advantages that may accrue from the suit itself. Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Henry Clay. -
Letter from Henry Clay to William Taylor, n.p. Lexington, (Ky.) 28 September 1802
Encloses $500 in bank notes. Gentleman he had intended to send doubloons by has broken his leg and had to postpone his trip. Therefore further payment will have to wait until he can procure more bills. Expects to receive the balance owed by Shepherd and Hubbard in ensuing month. -
Legal advice from Henry Clay, 5 March 1803
Statement by Clay regarding the responsibilities and duties of the administrator of a Mr. Tilford in paying that estate's accounts. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Col. Thomas Hart, Olympian Springs. Paris, Ky., 25 May 1804
Clay writes his father-in-law that friends and family are well. and "Mrs. Hart" has been delivered of a daughter. "Mr. [James] Brown" had not left the Falls the last they heard. "The river was too low to admit of the passage of the rigged vessels and he had to look out for a flat bottom boat." Gives more details and calls the low water "a national misfortune." Recaps judgments in Hart' s favor in two lawsuits. Says yesterday's mail brought news of Bonaparte's assassination and the Bourbons reascension of the throne. "A few days will confirm or refute the rumors." Discusses the political situation in France resulting from the arrest of Moreau and Pichegru. Says the Olympian Springs,a spa in Montgomery Co which Hart owned, are a constant topic of conversation. -
Agreement between Daniel Bryan and Henry Clay, 7 September 1804
Said Clay agrees to act for the said Bryan in any suit ... against the Trustees of Transylvania University relative to the settlement and preemption on the waters of Hickman and Elkhorn. Bryan agrees to pay Clay seven pounds and one dollar per acre. On reverse: H. Clay received fifty dollars in full satisfaction of the agreement. 5 Sept. 1808. In: Misc. Papers. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Adam Beatty, Washington, Kentucky. Lexington, Ky., 7 May 1808
Advises Beatty not to run for elector as he feels he would not win. Mentions various legal cases. -
Legal Document signed by Henry Clay, ca. 1805
Legal document from the Circuit Court of Fayette County, Kentucky, written and signed by Henry Clay, wherein Green Clay brings suit against Joseph Hostutter for a broken agreement which was entered into on 2 September 1805 whereby Hostutter was to pay Clay twelve and one half bushels of good merchantable salt in Lexington within two weeks of the date of the agreement, and did not do so. -
Letter from Henry Clay to ---. Lexington, Ky., 31 August 1810
Letter of introduction for Charles Stewart Todd, son of Justice Thomas Todd of the Supreme Court. -
Letter from Henry Clay to James Breckinridge, Louisville. Lexington, 10 July 1810
A letter sent to James Breckinridge, Louisville. Lex., 10 July 1810, discussing the release of Mr. Clarke who is committed to jail. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Manuel Eyre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C., 23 January 1814
Mrs. Clay will return to Lexington, Kentucky and will not accompany Clay to Gottenburg, Sweden. Clay plans to sail from New York on the John Adams. On the way he will try to see Eyre in Philadelphia. -
Letter from Henry Clay to H. Jackson, Paris, France. London, England, 24 June 1815
Introduces Mr. Ticknor, an American who is spending two or three years touring Europe. -
Indenture between Henry Clay and Samuel Hopkins, 7 October 1816
Indenture between Henry Clay and Samuel Hopkins of the first part and John H. Morton of the second part. Regards a debt owed by Hopkins to Clay. Land and slaves owned by Hopkins are conveyed to Morton by deed of trust to be sold at auction if Hopkins does not pay Clay the money due him by January 1, 1817. -
Letter from Henry Clay to George Claiborne Thompson, near Harrodsburg Ky. Washington, 22 February 1817
Received Thompson's " favor" by Capt. Moore. "The public wants in K" have been a surprise but Clay can't believe that Thompson's father' s cause, in which Clay has cooperated with Geo. C. Thompson, has been lost. Says "Kentucky may be under an eclipse...but her light cannot...be extinguished." There is much speculation in Washington about the new cabinet. J.Q. Adams will certainly be Secy. of . State, "Mr. Williams" remain in the Treasury, "if he pleases," Crowninshield won't "give up the ship" and, it is rumored, Secy. of War will go to Col. Shelby. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Jonathan Russell. Washington, D. C., 20 March 1817
States that Shelby's decision on the offer of the Dept. of War is not yet received, and Crowninshield is not sure about staying in the Navy Dept. The. Minister to the Court of St. James will not be filled until the return of Adams. Clay dines with Madison today at the President's house and leaves for Kentucky in a few days. -
Letter from Henry Clay to William Jones, Philadelphia. Washington, 3 March 1818
Enclosing a copy of the late act of Kentucky imposing a tax on the offices of Discount and Deposit. He is mortified that the Legislature of his state has adopted a measure of this kind. -
Letter from Henry Clay to William Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington D.C., 18 January 1812
I do not entertain a doubt that we shall have War before the termination of the present Session, unless England repeals her orders in Council, of which I think there does not exist much probability. Discusses war preparations and the granting of commissions. Believes Wilkins can be given a major's rank. -
Letter from Henry Clay to John Coburn, Maysville, Kentucky. Washington D.C., 20 February 1819
"There is no prospect at present of a continuation of the U States road westwardly from Wheeling." Plans to continue efforts to accomplish this. There is no plan to establish a distribution office at Maysville. Mentions his work on the Seminole question. -
Legal document signed by Henry Clay, 27 June 1803
Brief prepared and signed by Henry Clay for the Fayette County (Ky.) Circuit Court concerning a breech of contract between William Beard, plaintiff, and Patrick Cullen, defendant. The defendant located a stable too close to the plaintiff's barn, then failed to finish the barn. -
Letter from Henry Clay to James Breckinridge, Frankfort. Ashland, 8 January 1810
A letter sent to James Breckinridge, Frankfort. Ashland, 8 Jan. 1810, sending back the boy for whose services he is much obliged. Also sends the names of Mr. Hart's executors. -
Letter from Henry Clay to Dear Sir, n.p. Ashland (Lexington, Ky), 12 April 1813
Intends placing his sons in Dear Sir's school afterall. Oldest recovering from a fever and too weak to begin studies for at least ten or twelve days. Wants the boys to start together.