Henry Clay Sr. 9th U. S Secretary State, Senator Kentucky Autograph Letter ' Rare '
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31137977 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Signed by: Henry Clay Sr. | Original/Reproduction: Original |
Henry Clay Sr. [1777 1852] was an American attorney and statesman from Kentucky who served in both the United States Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives and as the ninth Secretary of State. In 1811 he was chosen as speaker of the House and along with President James Madison led the United States into the War of 1812 against Britain. In 1814 he helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, which brought an end to the war. In 1849, Clay played a key role in passing the Compromise of 18...50, which resolved a crisis over the status of slavery in the territories. Clay is generally regarded as one of the most important and influential political figures of his era and during his political career received electoral votes for president in 1824, 1832 and 1844 presidential elections and also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, Clay earned the appellation of the ''Great Compromiser''. Listed for auction is a rare letter extract written by Henry Clay at his home at Ashland. The upper portion of the letter is dated October 22, 1849, followed by hand written content. The lower portion of the letter is dated Ashland September 23, 1851, followed by written content and is signed at the bottom as follows, ''I am truly your friend H. Clay'' in black fountain pen. The letter measures 4.00 x 3.25, it is affixed at the top only to a larger page and is in very good to fine condition. The letter will be accompanied with a rare original vintage carte de visite of Henry Clay. The card measures 4.00 x 2.50 inches and is in very good condition. The letter is authentic, a rare and desirable example of this noted statesman and is ideal for display with the carte de visite which is also rare to obtain. We have listed a nice collection of political, aviation, military and astronaut autographs.Authenticity/Return Policy/About Us. Dear collector, we are life time autograph collectors and an autograph dealer now beginning our 18th year of autograph sales on eBay. We believe the purchase of an autograph is an monetary investment. Our policy is simple, all our autographs are researched and guaranteed authentic with ''No'' time limits. All sales will be accompanied with our Certificate of Authenticity and we also offer a 30 day unconditional return policy, If the autograph or display you purchased is not as stated or is not to your expectation simply return and we will refund your full purchase price along with your return shipping costs. We are also a Top Rated eBay seller with thousands of satisfied customers. We feel you should be comfortable with your purchase and our policy reflects this. United States Shipping/Handling..... Please Read.... Dear collector shipping in the U.S is free unless otherwise noted in the auction description. Your auction will be well packed and shipped United States Postal Service 1st class with delivery tracking with the exception of larger framed items which will be shipped United States Priority Mail with signature confirmation. To our overseas customers shipping is as follows. Auctions of one or more items with a total value up to 250.00 dollars will be shipped United States Postal Service 1st class Registered Mail. We do combine shipping on items purchased together and the costs is 27.95. Auctions of one or more items valued over 250.00 dollars will be shipped Priority Mail Express International and the cost is 59.95 dollars. Please be advised that we do not make any money on shipping charges and please do not ask us to change the above shipping services. Additional International shipping information. We do not have control over a package once it has shipped and please note that import duties, taxes and custom charges are not included in the shipping charges. These additional costs/charges which are different in each country are the buyer's responsibility. Thank you for your purchase, your auctions will be well packed and shipped upon payment.
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