ALS signed “H. Clay,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, August 7, 1846. Letter to William C. C. Claiborne, in part: "I lament that there is so much ground for your complaints on amount of the state of public affairs. Ever since the date of your letter, new causes of dissatisfaction have occurred at Washington. If the measures which have been adopted there do not break down the dominant party, we may indeed despair of the Country. But I cannot keep thinking that it has sealed our fate. Nous verrons…I am truly sorry for the defeat of your uncle L. Watkins. It furnishes a further proof of the uncertainty of popular duties, and how much better it is to rely on ones own exertions than public office. I sent a letter for your uncle to your care, introducing him to Genl. Taylor, which I hope came safely to hand." In very good condition, with two small old pieces of tape on the first page, mottled overall toning, and writing showing through from opposing sides.
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