$840
Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Autograph Letter Signed, Ashland, 6 December 1847. Single wove paper page. To Judge Francis Taliaferro Brooke (1763-1851), mentioning a speech of his own, and another by Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), entitled Peace with Mexico , and discussing a case he was to argue before the Supreme Court, Houston v. The City Bank of New Orleans; old folds, some spots, marginal bumping and slight toning, 10 x 8 in. This letter was published in the Washington Daily National Intelligencer , on December 30, 1847, but the addressee was not identified. In their similar speeches, Clay and Gallatin argue that the U.S. was responsible for starting the hostilities on the Texas-Mexico boundary that lead to the Mexican-American War, which claimed the life of Henry Clay Junior earlier in 1847.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
