Letter from Henry Clay to Col. John Francis Hamtramck, Shepherdstown, Virginia. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 19 September 1848
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Letter from Henry Clay to Col. John Francis Hamtramck, Shepherdstown, Virginia. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 19 September 1848
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Since the Philadelphia Convention passed over Clay for the Presidential nomination, he has written to many people that he "would not consent to any further use of my name in connection with that office, and that I would not consent to accept a nomination, if it were tendered to me."
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Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to Col. John Francis Hamtramck, Shepherdstown, Virginia. Ashland, Lexington, Kentucky. 19 September 1848,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3034.