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Letter from Henry Clay to "The Honorable Secretary of the Navy. " n.p. Washington, 16 March 1820

Item

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Title

Letter from Henry Clay to "The Honorable Secretary of the Navy. " n.p. Washington, 16 March 1820

Description

Clay is enclosing a letter of recommendation, apparently from [Horace] Holley, "president of Transylvania university," recommending a midshipman's warrant for James E. Brown Austin of the Missouri Territory. Clay writes,"I will only add the expression of my hope for the success of the application." Austin was the brother of Stephen L. Austin.

Source

Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection

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Mss. C C

Citation

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to "The Honorable Secretary of the Navy. " n.p. Washington, 16 March 1820,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 28, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2763.