HENRY CLAY LETTER (Mss. 3452) Inventory Compiled by Sally C. Proshek Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana Revised 2009
CONTENTS OF INVENTORY SUMMARY... 3 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE... 4 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE... 4 INDEX TERMS... 5 CONTAINER LIST... 6 Use of manuscript materials. If you wish to examine items in the manuscript group, please fill out a call slip specifying the materials you wish to see. Consult the Container List for location information needed on the call slip. Photocopying. Should you wish to request photocopies, please consult a staff member before segregating items to be copied. The existing order and arrangement of unbound materials must be maintained. Publication. Readers assume full responsibility for compliance with laws regarding copyright, literary property rights, and libel. Permission to examine archival and manuscript materials does not constitute permission to publish. Any publication of such materials beyond the limits of fair use requires specific prior written permission. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed in writing to the Head, LLMVC, Special Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803-3300. When permission to publish is granted, two copies of the publication will be requested for the LLMVC. Proper acknowledgement of LLMVC materials must be made in any resulting writing or publications. The correct form of citation for this manuscript group is given on the summary page. Copies of scholarly publications based on research in the Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections are welcomed. Page 2 of 6
SUMMARY Size. Geographic location. 1 item. Ashland, Kentucky. Date.. Summary. Source. Access. Copyright. Citation. Stack location. Letter written by Henry Clay to the directors of a comb manufacturing company in Clayville, Kentucky (?) expressing his appreciation for a letter and samples of ornamental combs sent to Clay and to his wife, Lucretia Hart Clay. Gift, 1980, of John Hazard Wildman, grand-nephew and namesake of John Boyington Hazard. Original housed in vault, use surrogate in Misc. Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators of the materials in accordance with U.S. copyright law. Henry Clay Letter, Mss. 3452, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Misc.:C; Vault:1 Page 3 of 6
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE Henry Clay (Apr. 12, 1777-June 29, 1852), congressman, senator, and secretary of state, was residing at Ashland, Kentucky, with his wife, Lucretia Hart Clay, at the time he wrote this letter (1829). The comb manufacturing factory at Clayville, Kentucky (?) was directed by J. Whitaker (Josiah), Oliver Taylor, Peter G. Taylor, and Wm. Easter. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The letter compliments the workmanship of the combs produced by the factory in Clayville and gives special mention of one intended for use by Mrs. Lucretia Hart Clay. Included are Clay's comments on the American economic system, on the enterprise and ingenuity of American citizens, and on his advocacy of domestic economic protectionism. Page 4 of 6
INDEX TERMS Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Combs--Kentucky--Clayville. Protectionism--United States. United States--Economic conditions--19th century. Page 5 of 6
CONTAINER LIST Stack Location Contents Misc. C Surrogate: Henry Clay Letter, Vault:1 Original: Henry Clay Letter, Page 6 of 6