Letter from Henry Clay to Mrs. Octavia W. LeVert, Mobile, Alabama. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 6 November 1846
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Letter from Henry Clay to Mrs. Octavia W. LeVert, Mobile, Alabama. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 6 November 1846
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Clay writes of his family in some detail and then of the War with Mexico. "It was begun without any necessity, and in folly, and is conducted without wisdom." He criticizes the war severely. Clay discusses his travel plans for the winter.
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Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to Mrs. Octavia W. LeVert, Mobile, Alabama. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 6 November 1846,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 16, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3024.