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- GLC#
- GLC02018
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1847/12/05
- Author/Creator
- Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
- Title
- to Adam Beatty
- Place Written
- Ashland, Kentucky
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address : docket Height: 27 cm, Width: 22 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Discusses whether or not he will run for president again, remarking that he has "not made up my mind whether I would accept or decline a nomination." Also comments on his recent speech in Lexington, Kentucky, in which he presented some unspecified resolutions, and expresses appreciation for the support he received. Address leaf is in Clay's hand.
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