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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 to Joseph Gales

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04353.01 Author/Creator: Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Place Written: Lexington, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1818/07/19 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses his "second speech on Internal Improvements," which Gales had copied down for him. Briefly comments on the activities at Pensacola during the first Seminole War, noting "that the Executive must feel embarrassed." Mentions expecting a good corn crop.

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Gales, Joseph, Jr., 1786-1860

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