to George Thompson

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 to George Thompson

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GLC#
GLC00144
Type
Letters
Date
July 26, 1828
Author/Creator
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Title
to George Thompson
Place Written
Lexington, Kentucky
Pagination
1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Based on news from Kentucky, Clay predicts to Colonel Thompson that John Quincy Adams will beat Andrew Jackson for Presidency. Four years earlier, Clay, as a Kentucky Senator, had helped Adams defeat Jackson when the Presidential election came before Congress. Clay and Jackson would dislike each other from then on. In this election though, Jackson emerged victorious, even in Clay's state of Kentucky.

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