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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1777 - 1852

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Clay Judson Papers - Additions

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC2
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia of Chicago lawyer and civic leader, Clay Judson, including correspondence, mostly with family members; travel narratives of camping trips taken by Judson and his friends, chiefly in Wisconsin and Minnesota; materials relating to Judson’s experiences with the A.E.F. in World War I; and photographs of Judson and his family members, among which is an album of snapshots made while his father was stationed in Panama during the construction of the Gatun...
Dates: 1839-1960; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1926

Daniel S. Dickinson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dickinson
Abstract Daniel S. Dickinson was a prominent Civil War politician from New York, a conservative Democrat who worked toward compromise before the war began. During the war, he sought to quash Union internal political disagreement and after the war he remained in politics. He was commended by the public and politicians on both sides of the conflict for his oratorical skills and genial manner. This collection is mainly composed of correspondence to that effect, as well as some letters on the subjects of...
Dates: 1799-1892; Majority of material found within 1830 - 1860

Henry Clay Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Clay
Abstract

Letters of Henry Clay, prominent statesman and orator, during his career as US Senator, concerning political topics which include the election of Jackson, secession, the temperance movement, and slavery.

Dates: 1825-1851

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Correspondence -- 1801-1850 2
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 2
Manuscripts, American 2
Canada -- Description and travel 1
Children's drawings -- France 1
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Compromise of 1850 1
Correspondence 1
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1
Europe -- Description and travel 1
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Gatun Locks (Panama) -- Photographs 1
Invitations 1
Legislators -- United States 1
Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Middle West -- Description and travel 1
New York (State) 1
Nullification (States' rights) 1
Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 1
Photographs 1
Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
Photographs -- 1901-1950 1
Political parties -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Politicians 1
Politicians -- Kentucky -- Correspondence 1
Presidential candidates 1
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1828 1
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1848 1
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History 1
Scrapbooks -- 1801-1850 1
Scrapbooks -- 1851-1900 1
Scrapbooks -- 1901-1950 1
Secession -- South Carolina 1
Slavery 1
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
Slavery -- United States -- Public opinion 1
Speeches 1
Temperance -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Texas -- Annexation to the United States 1
Travelers -- Europe 1
Travelers -- Middle West 1
Travelers' writings, American 1
United States -- Confederate States of America 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861 -- Sources 1
Wilmot proviso 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
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