Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1777-03-12 - 1852-05-29
Henry Clay (1777-1852), American lawyer and politician
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Evarts family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 200
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, legal and financial material, congressional papers, family memorabilia, and other papers of various members of the Evarts family of Vermont, Boston, and New York. The principal figures, however, are Jeremiah Evarts (1781-1831), author, editor, lawyer, and philanthropist, and his son, William Maxwell Evarts (1818-1901), lawyer and statesman. The papers of Jeremiah Evarts relate to his work and writings on Congregational orthodoxy, his travels for...
Dates:
1753-1960, bulk 1798-1901
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Evarts family papers
Humphreys-Marvin-Olmstead collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 857
Overview:
A collection of unrelated papers, linked by the family connections of the major figures. The papers of David Humphreys, a diplomat in the service of the United States, document his activities in Spain, 1789-1808. Also included are personal papers including correspondence with David Bushnell and Ezra Lee about submarines and with James Madison on politics, and some family correspondence. The papers of George William Erving, who was chargé d'affaires in Madrid (1804-1809) during Humphreys'...
Dates:
1776-1867