Letter from Henry Clay to George Claiborne Thompson, near Harrodsburg Ky. Washington, 22 February 1817
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Letter from Henry Clay to George Claiborne Thompson, near Harrodsburg Ky. Washington, 22 February 1817
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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.
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Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to George Claiborne Thompson, near Harrodsburg Ky. Washington, 22 February 1817,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 4, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2728.