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Letter from Henry Clay to Hamilton Fish. Washington, D.C. 23 February 1851

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Letter from Henry Clay to Hamilton Fish. Washington, D.C. 23 February 1851

Description

Comments on a dispute between Fish and Mr. Maxwell and on Mr. Beckman, a New York state senator. "I believe that the substantial preservation and vigorous enforcement of the Fugitve slave law, involve the safety, if not the existence, of the Union " Advises Fish as to how to proceed with his campaign for the U.S. senate and comments on Fish's support of Seward at the beginning of Gen. Taylor's administration, "by which that senator was enabled to control a large amount of the public patronage."

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Citation

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, “Letter from Henry Clay to Hamilton Fish. Washington, D.C. 23 February 1851,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed June 3, 2023, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/3041.