Letter from Henry Clay to Octavia Walton LeVert, Mobile, Alabama. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 25 June 1846
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Letter from Henry Clay to Octavia Walton LeVert, Mobile, Alabama. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 25 June 1846
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Clay regrets he could not visit Mobile. He discusses the enthusiasm shown for the war with Mexico and writes that his son Henry has become a lieutenant colonel. Great Britain has offerred mediation and Clay hopes it will be accepted. Next week Clay will represent Lafayette Shelby who killed a man last winter.
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Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to Octavia Walton LeVert, Mobile, Alabama. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 25 June 1846,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 16, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3021.