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Book The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay

Download or read book The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay written by Thomas L. Elder and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay The precepts, character and life of that distinguished and picturesque statesman, Henry Clay, find ample expression on the many medals and tokens issued in his honor covering the periods during which he was a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Those phrases and inscriptions do not convey their full meaning to the collector or layman unless he is familiar with the life and acts of the man himself and with the history of the times in which he lived. With such a subject as Henry Clay we have a good deal to consider in a single address, and the biographical and historical sketch I am about to give can only be an outline of some of the more important events of his life and times. The question as to how a man of such importance could have been overlooked for the Presidency I have several times heard asked, but not answered. How a man with over half a century of prominence, during which time he had occupied almost every honorable position except the Presidential chair, could have missed the crowning ambition of his life, I am going to attempt to make clear this evening. It was in Hanover county, Virginia, on April 12th, 1777, in a neighborhood mentioned on the tokens, "The Slashes," that Henry Clay was born; and the year 1777 was known along the southwestern border as "the bloody year of the three sevens." The territory in Kentucky where he early removed to was known in Indian fighting days as "the Dark and Bloody Ground." His father, a Baptist clergyman, was a man of standing and character, while his mother was a daughter of George Hudson, of Hanover county, and said to have been a woman of exemplary character and of much public spirit. Clay's life does not seem to have been filled with so many hardships as Lincoln's, and his forefathers had more social standing and a little more means. Henry was the fifth of seven children, and received only a common school education at the "School-house of the Slashes," a small log-cabin affair, presided over by an Englishman named Peter Deacon. This teacher had an uncertain past and was given to hard drinking, so he was not a very good model for Clay to imitate. While not at school Henry worked for the support of the family, and he was often seen walking barefoot behind the plow, or riding a pony to Daricott's Mill on the Pamunkey River, using a rope for a bridle, and a bag filled with wheat or corn or flour as a saddle. We token collectors have seen him thus pictured on the little brass token showing "The Mill Boy of the Slashes." On this token Daricott's Mill with its wheel appears, the scene being shown in crude style. It was by these trips to the mill that Clay got the nickname of "The Mill Boy of the Slashes." His mother married a second time, her second husband being Captain Henry Watkins, of Richmond. The Captain placed young Henry at 14 as a "boy behind the counter" in a small retail store kept by Richard Denny in Richmond, Va. There Henry gave himself for one year to drawing molasses, measuring tape and selling various goods, while he devoted his small spare time to the study of books. Soon afterwards he was placed in the office of the clerk of the High Court of Chancery. Roland Thomas, the senior clerk of the office, has given us an interesting account of Clay's appearance as a boy in his new position. He was a raw-boned, lank, awkward youth, with a countenance by no means handsome, yet not unpleasing. His garments of figinny cloth were home-made and ill-fitting, and his linen, which the good mother had starched for the occasion to unusual stiffness, made him look peculiarly strange and uncomfortable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

Book The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay Classic Reprint written by Thomas L. Elder and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay In 1824 it was Clay's privilege to welcome the great hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, to the House of Representatives. It was a solemn and touch ing scene, and Clay delivered an address full of feeling. With delicacy he seized upon theopoetic side of Lafayette's visit, saying: The vain wish has been sometimes indulged that Providence would allow the patriot, after death, to return to his country, and to contemplate the intermediate changes which had taken place, to View the forests felled, the cities built, the mountains leveled, the canals cut, the highways constructed the progress of the arts, the advancement of learning, and the increase in the popula tion. General, your present visit to the United States is a realization of the consoling object of that wish. You are in the midst of posterity. Clay and Lafayette had long been friends and correspondents. The old soldier had been completely won by the brilliant and frank Clay, and he was repeatedly heard to speak of Clay as the man whom he most wished to see made President of the United States. On March 25th, 1825, the House thanked Clay by resolution for the able, impartial and dignified manner in which he had presided over its deliberations. His biographers state that Clay stands in the traditions of the House as the greatest of its Speakers. He was a past master of parlia mentary law. Even his bitter enemies felt obliged to give their assent to this resolution. Clay got into an argument with John Randolph of Vir ginia in 1825, and Randolph called him a blackleg. A duel promptly resulted. They exchanged shots, both missed. Only Randolph's coat was touched. At the second shot Clay put another bullet through Randolph's coat, xbut Randolph emptied his pistol into the air, exclaiming, I do not fire at you, Mr. Clay. Thereupon they shook hands and forgot their enmity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay

Download or read book The Medals and Tokens of Henry Clay written by Thomas L. Elder and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Arrangement of Medals and Tokens Struck in Honor of the Presidents of the United States  and of the Presidential Candidates  from the Administration of John Adams to that of Abraham Lincoln  Inclusive

Download or read book An Arrangement of Medals and Tokens Struck in Honor of the Presidents of the United States and of the Presidential Candidates from the Administration of John Adams to that of Abraham Lincoln Inclusive written by Alfred H. Satterlee and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Henry Clay to Anne Lynch Regarding a Gold Medal  18 March 1852

Download or read book Henry Clay to Anne Lynch Regarding a Gold Medal 18 March 1852 written by Henry Clay and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writes concerning the recent loss of a gold medal bearing Clay's likeness that had been presented to him by the Clay Association of New York City. Lynch had taken the medal to Daniel Ullmann, chairman of the association, for some slight improvements, when it was taken from her carriage. Assures Lynch that she is not to blame, and is confident that history will remember that he received the medal, even if he no longer has it. Another copy of the medal was soon cast, and in 1867 the stolen original was found in Switzerland.

Book Coins  Medals  and Seals  Ancient and Modern

Download or read book Coins Medals and Seals Ancient and Modern written by William Cowper Prime and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of Coins  Medals and Tokens

Download or read book Catalogue of Coins Medals and Tokens written by W. Woodward and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-17 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Book An Arrangement of Medals and Tokens Struck in Honor of the Presidents of the United States  and of the Presidential Candidates  from the Administration of John Adams to that of Abraham Lincoln  Inclusive

Download or read book An Arrangement of Medals and Tokens Struck in Honor of the Presidents of the United States and of the Presidential Candidates from the Administration of John Adams to that of Abraham Lincoln Inclusive written by Alfred H. Satterlee and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Arrangement of Tradesmen s Cards  Political Tokens  Also  Election Medals  Medalets   c  Current in the United States of America for the Last Sixty Years

Download or read book An Arrangement of Tradesmen s Cards Political Tokens Also Election Medals Medalets c Current in the United States of America for the Last Sixty Years written by Charles Ira Bushnell and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Priced catalogue of the collection of American coins  medals  etc    sold at auction at the store of E  C  March 25 26  1862

Download or read book Priced catalogue of the collection of American coins medals etc sold at auction at the store of E C March 25 26 1862 written by Edward Cogan and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coins  Medals  and Seals  Ancient and Modern

Download or read book Coins Medals and Seals Ancient and Modern written by William Cowper Prime and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Works of Henry Clay

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  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Works of Henry Clay written by Henry Clay and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book HNAI Medals and Tokens Long Beach Auction Catalog  1100

Download or read book HNAI Medals and Tokens Long Beach Auction Catalog 1100 written by Mark Van Winkle and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Public Auction Sale Catalogue of the Wm  Belcher  Henry Clay Ezekiel  Jos  Hallar and Other Collections of Fine and Valuable Coins  Medals  Paper Mone

Download or read book Public Auction Sale Catalogue of the Wm Belcher Henry Clay Ezekiel Jos Hallar and Other Collections of Fine and Valuable Coins Medals Paper Mone written by Thomas Lindsay Elder and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Public Auction Sale Catalogue of the Wm. Belcher, Henry Clay Ezekiel, Jos. Hallar and Other Collections of Fine and Valuable Coins, Medals, Paper Money, Autographs, Curios, Etc: Including, Rare Ancient and Modern Foreign and American Gold, Silver, and Copper Coins, Silver and Bronze Medals, Paper Money, Autographs of Royalty, Books, Prints, Over 400 Foreign Dollars and Double Dollars, Valuable Foreign Pattern Coins, Etc New bidders, and those who have not already done so, are requested to read our sale terms before bidding, as these will be strictly adhered to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Numismatist

Download or read book The Numismatist written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Papers of Henry Clay

Download or read book The Papers of Henry Clay written by Henry Clay and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: