Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 to Anne Lynch

GLC04623.03

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GLC#
GLC04623.03
Type
Letters
Date
1852/03/18
Author/Creator
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Title
to Anne Lynch
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 17 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Writes concerning the recent loss of a gold medal bearing Clay's likeness that had been presented to him by the Clay Association of New York City. Lynch had taken the medal to Daniel Ullmann, chairman of the association, for some "slight improvements," when it was taken from her carriage. Assures Lynch that she is not to blame, and is confident that history will remember that he received the medal, even if he no longer has it. Another copy of the medal was soon cast, and in 1867 the stolen original was found in Switzerland.

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