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Letter from Henry Clay to Henry Grinnell and Capt. Ezra Nye, New York. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 27 September 1845

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Title

Letter from Henry Clay to Henry Grinnell and Capt. Ezra Nye, New York. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 27 September 1845

Description

Clay thanks Grinnell for a painting of the packet Henry Clay, owned by Grinnell, Minturn & Co. which has just arrived. He thanks them, too, for the offer of free passage to Europe aboard the ship, but doubts he will ever again make the trip.

Source

Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection

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Mss. C C

Citation

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to Henry Grinnell and Capt. Ezra Nye, New York. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 27 September 1845,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3020.