Clay-Russell family papers, 1788-1929
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Clay-Russell family papers, 1788-1929
- Creator
- Clay family
- Extent
- 2 reels of microfilm
- Subjects
- Clay, Henry, 1777-1852--Family.
- Clay, John Morrison, 1821-1887.
- Clay, Lucretia Hart, 1781-1864.
- Erwin, Eugene, d. 1863.
- Russell, William Henry.
- Russell, Robert Spottswood.
- Russell, Robert Spottswood--Family.
- Agriculture--Kentucky.
- Politicians.
- Account books.
- Reminiscences
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator. Henry Clay was a famous Kentucky statesman. Josephine Russell, daughter of William Henry Russell and granddaughter of Robert Spottswood Russell, married Clay's grandson, Eugene Erwin. Erwin died at the battle of Vicksburg in 1863. Three years later, Josephine married Clay's son, John M. Clay.
- Scope and Content
- These are the microfilm copies of the letters of the families of Henry Clay and Robert Spottswood Russell and their descendants. The papers that relate to Henry Clay deal primarily with agricultural interests. The are also a few letters to Clay from friends which discuss politics and several letters written by Clay to his wife, Lucretia, about family matters. The remainder of the collection consists of Russell family letters, a farm account book of Clay's, a letterbook belonging to Josephine Russell Erwin Clay, and three historical sketches written by unidentified members of the family. The latter include a biographical sketch of Lucretia Hart Clay, the history of two Russell family homes in Lexington, and reminiscences of life at Ashland.
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