Letter from Henry Clay to Reverend Gilbert H Sayres, Jamaica, Long Island, New York. Washington, 12 April 1842
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Letter from Henry Clay to Reverend Gilbert H Sayres, Jamaica, Long Island, New York. Washington, 12 April 1842
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Clay thanks Sayres for his letter and for "the sentiments of esteem and confidence" that he expressed. Is grateful for "the lively interest" Rev. Sayres takes in his "spiritual welfare. " Has perhaps neglected "preparations for a future extate, " but thinks his retirement will afford the leisure for a more serious contemplation of it Is sending Sayres a copy of "a little farewell speech" he recently made in the Senate. The speech he refers to is the "Valedictory of Henry Clay," 31 March 1842. It is printed on silk and is in The Filson Club Museum.
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Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to Reverend Gilbert H Sayres, Jamaica, Long Island, New York. Washington, 12 April 1842,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 13, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2999.