Henry Clay, Jr. to Henry Clay III, Jan. 1, 1847

ID: 3809 ~ Creator: Henry Clay, Jr. ~ Date: Jan. 1, 1847

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Henry Clay, Jr. to Henry Clay III, Jan. 1, 1847 — Henry Clay Memorial Foundation Papers held at The University of Kentucky Special Collections Library

When Henry Clay, Jr. enlisted at Camp Oakland in Louisville, he listed among his "property" a "Negro man John." John was with Henry Clay, Jr. throughout his service in the Mexican-American War.

Henry Clay, Jr. wrote to his son, Henry Clay III, on Jan. 1, 1847. In the letter, he wrote, "John asks me to give Xmas compliments to you. He is still with me and has turned out on the whole a very good boy."

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Henry Clay, Jr.

By Daniel Burge

Historical Marker #1 in Lexington notes the location of Ashland, the home and estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. Henry Clay, Sr. was born in 1777 in Virginia. The son of a Baptist minister, Henry was the seventh of nine children. Clay worked…