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