Collins historical sketches of Kentucky. History of Kentucky: Vol. I, Part 9

Author: Collins, Lewis, 1797-1870. cn; Collins, Richard H., 1824-1889. cn
Publication date: 1874
Publisher: Covington, Ky., Collins & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452

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Oct. 11-Interest in fine stock inercas- ing. First agricultural fair of Mason county at Washington.

Nov. 13-Termination of the lowest stage of water ever known in the Ohio river ; 25 steamboats reach Maysville in 24 hours from 6 A. M. Except for a few

Nov. 19-15 men drowned at Dam No. 3 on Green river.

Dec. 23-Ohio river frozen over, for two weeks.

Dec. 29-Ducl at Vicksburg, Miss., be- tween Alex K. McClung and John Mene- fee (both Kentuckians) with rifles, at 30 paces.

1839, Jan. 5-James T. Morehead and John Speed Smith appointed, by the legis- lature, commissioners to visit the Ohio leg- islature, to solicit the passage of acts to prevent evil disposed persons in that state from enticing away, or assisting in the es- cape of, slaves from Ky., and to provide more efficient means for recapturing fugi- tive slaves by their masters or agents. 21-The " Louisville Legion," of dragoons, artillery, infantry and riflemen, author- ized . .. Original manuscript of each governor's message ordered to be pre- served among the state papers ......... 30- Lien on steamboats allowed, for wages, mechanics' work, and supplies.

Jan. 3 .- W. W. Mather, of Ohio, makes a report to the legislature of his geological reconnoissance of Kentucky just com- pleted.

County court of Lewis county, under the statutory authority to fix the rate of charges at taverns for meals, lodg- ing, liquor, and stable fare, fixes a tariff of charges, and prohibits the sale of whisky by groggeries at a greater price than two cents for a half pint, under certain pen- alties ; brandies and other liquors in propor- tion. Many men abandon the business as unprofitable-"the consummation devoutly wished " and intended.

Jan. 11 and 12-Great debate in the house of representatives, on the bill to charter a branch of the South-western rail road bank-Simeon H. Anderson, of Gar- rard, in favor, John A. McClung, of Mason, and Thos. F. Marshall, of Woodford, against. Col. C. G. Metnininger, special commissioner of South Carolina, was heard by both houses, in the representative-hall, in an exceedingly able, ingenious and elo- quent speech. McClung's effort was states- manlike, masterly and thrilling, and Mar- shall's scarcely less so ; the whole debate was one of the most remarkable in the his- tory of Kentucky. Feb. 23, the bill passed - the senate, by 19 to 18, and was rejected in the house a third time, by the close vote of 49 to 48.

Jan. 23-The citizens of Frankfort give a public dinner to Col. Memminger, as & mark of respect and regard to South Car- olina and to him as " her honored and en- lightened organ." He was similarly com- plimented by the citizens of Lexington and of Richmond.

4.039 horses and 3,177 mules, valued at $577,280 ; 4,549 beef cattle at $227,450 ;

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68,764 hogs at $962.696 ; and 3,250 sheep at $13,000, passed Cumberland Ford, dur- ing 1838, bound for a southern market.

Feb. 9-Congress unanimously author- izes the president to present to James Rum- sey, Jr., the son and only child of James Rumsey, deceased, a gold medal commem- orative of his father's services and high agency in giving to the world the benefits of the steamboat.

Feb. 8-The legislature passes an act prohibiting the issue or circulation of small notes or checks by any county, city, town, or corporation ...... .. Citizens of Paducah authorized to raise, by lottery, $100.000 to build two seminaries, and furnish a library and school apparatus for each. ....... .Joseph R. Underwood authorized to permanently loan to the town of Bowling Green the " Robert Craddock fund," the town to pay 6 per cent interest thereon forever; and may build two school houses with the fund, etc ......... 20-Southern bank of Ky. incor- porated, capital $2,000.000, of which the state to take $1,000,000 ; principal bank and four branches south of Green river, and two branches north of it ........ .. 22-

$923,000 appropriated to internal improve- ments ......... 23-Interest upon the common school fund, not used for the current ex- penses of the system, to be invested in state bonds or bank stocks ......... Commox school law amended ; one amendment ex- empts from taxation for common school purposes the property of free negroes ...

Resolutions passed complimentary to the state of Indiana, because of resolutions of her legislature condemning "interference in the domestic institutions of the slave- holding states, either by congress or the state legislatures, as contrary to the com- paet by which those states became mem- bers of the Union, highly reprehensible, unpatriotic, and injurious to the peace and stability of the Union."

Feb. 23-Rev. Hubbard H. Kavanaugh appointed superintendent of public instruc- tion.

March 2-James T. Morehead and John Speed Smith, the commissioners to the Ohio legislature, return to Frankfort, hav- ing fully accomplished their mission ; they were treated with great courtesy and re- spect. Ohio passed a law (by a vote of 23 to 11 in the senate, and 53 to 15 in the house) to punish the abduction, or aiding in the abduction or escape, of slaves, by fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, and also be liable for all damages to the party aggrieved ; and one of her courts enforced its execution, sometime in 1839, by the conviction and punishment of Rev. John B. Mahan.

Judge Wilkerson and Mr. Murdaugh. of Mississippi, by a change of venue, are tried at Harrodsburg, for their participa- tion in the bloody affair at the Galt House in Louisville, last year, and acquitted ; Hon. Sergeant S. Prentiss, of Mississippi, defends them, in a speech of great power and eloquence.

March 29-Public dinner at Maysville

to Adam Beatty, senator, and John A. McClung and James W. Waddell, repro- sentatives from Mason county in the last Ky. legislature, in compliment to their ef- forts in defeating the Southwestern railroad bank bill ; Thos. F. Marshall, of Wood- ford, and James Guthrie, Percival Butler, and Wm. H. Field, of Louisville, specially invited as guests of the city of Maysvillo.

June-Col. Blanding, president of the Charleston railroad bank, says all idea of pushing the Cincinnati and Charleston railroad further than Columbia, is aban- doned.

Aug. 27-Death of James Clark, gov- ernor of Ky. Sept. 5, Lieut .- gov. Chas. A. Wickliffe takes the oath as governor.

Sept. 5-Shock of an earthquake in northern Ky., preceded by a rumbling noise.

Sept. 30-Great four-mile race at Louis- ville, purse $14,000; Wagner beats Grey Eagle, in the last heat only 10 inches ; time 7:48. 7:44. On Saturday Oct. 5, for jockey club purse $1500, Grey Eagle beat Viley's mare in 7:51, Wagner just running to save his distance ; 2d heat, Wagner beat Grey Eagle by 12 inches, in extraor- dinary time of 7:43; 3d heat, Grey Eagle let down, lamed, in the second mile.

Oct. 3-Total amount of Kentucky state bonds issued, $4,635,000 ; of which $2,000,- 000 to Ky. banks in payment of bank stock subscribed and owned by the state, $850,- 000 to common schools (a debt to herself ), and $1,765,000 for internal improvements.

Oct 11-Suspension of specie payments by the banks of Philadelphia and Balti- more, and, in a few days, by those in Vir- ginia, Cincinnati (except the Commercial bank), several in Ohio, and New Orleans. In New York, during the month, mer- chants pay 3 to 5 per cent interest per month, on 4 mo. paper, to sustain their credit. Kentucky bank stocks fell to 71. Specie, S@11 per cent premium. Silver small change plenty, because dimes and half dimes readily pass for 1212 and 614 cents.

Oct. 16-The Kentucky banks, because of the systematic run upon them to help meet the drain to Europe, deem it prudent to suspend specie payments; when they had on hand $1,158,351. Dec. 31, they had in gold and silver $1,108,047, and their circulation was $3,940,333; a decrease, in one year, of $505,336 specie, and $1,477,- 987 circulation.

Nov. 18-Ohio river, for some weeks past, lower than ever known except dur- ing last year.

Dec. 6-In the whig national convention at Harrisburg, Pa., General Wm. Henry Harrison is nominated for president, re- ceiving 148 votes, Henry Clay 90, and Gen. Winfield Scott 16.

Dec. 9-W. C. Allen, a young Kentucky artist, presents to the state a full length portrait of Daniel Boone, which is hung in the hall of the house of representatives.

Dee. 11-Tho first iron steamer on the western waters, Valley Forge, built at

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Pittsburgh, passes down the Ohio for New Orleans.

Dec. 16-Bank of Kentucky stock which sold previously at $70, falls to $55 in New York; owing to the Schuylkill bank, Phil- adelphia, issuing $1,299,700 of unauthor- ized and fraudulent stock.

1840, Jan. 17-The Louisville college chartered ... .23 - Marshall college, at Hopkinsville, chartered ......... 29-Kenton county, opposite Cincinnati, established, "in honor of Simon Kenton."

Feb. 5-Western Baptist theological in- stitute at Covington incorporated. 12 -Charter of the Southern Bank of Ken- tucky amended, reducing the amount of stock to be subscribed and paid in before commencing business ....... .. 19 - Ratio of representation in the house of representa- tives for the next four years fixed at 1,085 voters .. .21-As the state is the guar- antor for the Lexington and Ohio railroad company, the treasurer is authorized, on the request of the governor, to pay the in- terest or principal of debts when the com- pany is in default.

Feb. 13-Kentucky Yeoman newspaper established at Frankfort.

May 5-Ohio river higher than at any period since 1832.

May 7-A small steamboat upset in Green river, and 9 persons drowned.

May 24 and 25-Celebration of the first settlement of Kentucky at Boonsborough, Madison county ; 7,000 to 10,000 people, of whom 3,000 were ladies, present ; 11 military companies, reviewed by Gov. Wickliffe ; Mrs. French, a daughter of Col. Richard Calloway, and her female servant, who were in the Fort during the siege in 1777, John Hart, who was acquainted with them both in the Fort, and some other pio- neers present, received marked attention. Just as Rev. Lewis W. Green, D. D., was commencing the first anniversary sermon, the rain poured down in torrents, so con- tinuing for two days and a half, causing great personal suffering and great danger to life by the freshet which followed. On Monday, 25th, Ex-Gov. James T. More- head delivered the anniversary address.

June-The U. S. census shows the total population of Kentucky 779,828; whites 590,253 ; free colored 7,317, and slaves 182,258 ; ratio of total increase since 1830, 1313, and of slave increase 1013 per cent.

Aug. 5-Vote for governor : Robert P. Letcher (whig) 55,370, Richard French (democrat) 39,650-majority 15,720 ; for lieutenant-governor, Manlius V. Thomson (w.) 52,952, John B. Helm (dem.) 36,199 -majority 16,752.

Aug. 19- Legislature convened in extra session for two days ; law re-enacted for the election of presidential electors on the first Monday in November.

Oct. 12-Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge, D. D., (now of Baltimore,) speaks at the court house in Lexington in defense of him- self, "from the accusations of Robert Wickliffe, Sen., Esq.," last August, in the same place.

Great political excitement during the current political campaign ; large and fre- quent meetings of the people, from 1,000 to 12,000 in number.

Nov. 4-Vote for president and vice- president : Wm. Henry Harrison and John Tyler 58,489, Martin Van Buren and Richard M. Johnson 32,616-majority 25,- 873. The vote in Owen county was 454 for Harrison, 541 for Van Buren.

Nov. 16-20-Gen. Harrison, president elect, visits Louisville, Frankfort, Lexing- ton and Shelbyville, on private business, and receives an enthusiastic welcome. He declined all public honors. In Frankfort he visited Mrs. Sharp, in whose parlor he remarked, in reply to a compliment from some distinguished gentlemen, that "in this very house (then the governor's), and in this very room, he had been adopted by the state of Kentucky, and received the commission of major-general to command her brave troops in the North western Army in the war of 1812. It gave him unalloyed pleasure and great gratification to know that the confidence then so gen- erously reposed in him remained un- shaken." [His majority in Kentucky for president was larger than in any other state.]

Dec. 1-M. R. Stealey, resident engineer of the Kentucky river improvements, in his report states " that in nearly all of the excavations, in building five locks and dams, detached teeth and bones of the mammoth were found, in a state of excel- lent preservation ; at depths generally of 50 feet below the surface of the ground, and at distances of 100 to 150 feet from the margin of the river."

Dec. 4 and 5-Snow falls over northern Kentucky to the depth of 12 to 15 inches.

Dec. 16-John J. Crittenden re-elected U. S. senator for 6 years from March 4, 1841, receiving 100 votes, to 29 for James Guthrie.

1841, Jan. 2-Ohio river frozen over for 5 days.

A published communication from Bishop B. B. Smith, superintendent of public in- struction, gives the following facts, as of date June 1, 1840 :

Persons above 20 years old unable to read : In Floyd county 673, Clay 671, Knox 512, Ohio 556, Pike 852, Barren 1,- 190, Mercer 747 : total in these 7 counties 5,201, and in the state 42,000.

In Floyd county, of 2,055 children of school age (between 5 and 15) none were at school; in Clay, of 1,180 none; in Knox, of 2,566, 46 ; in Ohio, 25 out of 1,- 714 ; in Pike, 25 out of 1,066; in Barren, 859 out of 3,829 ; in Mercer, 1,191 out of 3,545 ; in the whole state, 32,920 out of 170,000.

It costs Kentucky $181,000 more per an- num to educate those 32,920, than it ought to cost, at the rate paid in New York ($1.25 per scholar) to educate the whole 170,000. The average cost in Kentucky is $12 per scholar.

Jan. 21-The legislature directs one

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copy each of the journals of that body, and of all books published by the state, to be deposited with the Kentucky Historical society, " to be accessible to the examina- tion of any citizen."

By experiments at the navy yard at Boston, Kentucky water-rotted hemp proves stronger than either Riga Rein or Russia hemp.

Feb. 15-The legislature changes the time of its annual meeting to the last day of December ......... 17-Rate of taxation raised to 15 cents on the $100 of taxable property, of which five cents to increase the resources of the sinking fund to pay off the public debt. 18-$648,000 appro- priated to internal improvements .Ad- ditional buildings or room ordered, for the . Auditor's office.

Feb. 18-After three days voting, on the 21st vote James T. Morehead is elected U. S. senator, in place of John J. Critten- den who declines, to become attorney gen- eral in President Harrison's cabinet : Morehead 72, Jos. R. Underwood 61. The following distinguished citizens received votes as follows, at some stage of the vot- ing: Thos. Metcalfe 24, John Calhoon 48, Wm. Owsley 20, Chas. A. Wickliffe 20, Richard A. Buckner 41, Richard H. Men- efee 32, Christopher Tompkins 3.

Feb. 20-Death of Richard H. Menefce, of bronchitis, aged 31.

March 9-Concerted attack upon Henry Clay, in a debate in the U. S. senate, by senators Smith of Conn., Walker of Miss., and King of Ala. That of the latter was so personal, that in a few words of reply Mr. Clay denounced "his assault on him as discourteous, unparliamentary, rude and cowardly." Mr. King, saying he had " no reply to make here," sat down and com- menced writing, as was supposed, a chal- lenge to a duel. The Mayor of Washing- ton had them both immediately arrested, and bound over in the penalty of $5,000 to keep the peace toward each other. No challenge passed.

April 4-Death of President Harrison.

April 28-Special election for congress- men in Ky., because of the called session of congress next month.

May 14-Day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer, because of the death of President Harrison.

May 15-Duel, near Louisville, between Cassius M. Clay and Robert Wickliffe, Jr., both of Fayette county, with pistols at 30 feet ; no blood shed.

May 16-Steamboat Edward Shippen arrives at Louisville from New Or- leans in 5 days 14 hours, making 22 stop- pages.

May 20-Wm. Greathouse obtains a ver- dict, in the Mason circuit court, against Rev. John B. Mahan, of Brown county, Ohio, for $1,600, the value of two slaves whom (as was in proof before the jury ) Ma- han aided and assisted in making their escape to Canada, in 1836.

June 13-First rain to-day, in northern Kentucky, for six weeks; severe drouth fort.

and great heat; thermometer 96° to 103º in the shade.

June 16 and 17-66th anniversary of the settlement of Kentucky celebrated at Harrodsburg ; from 7,000 to 10,000 persons, 1,500 of them ladies, present ; 10 military companies, about 400 men, in elegant uni- form, in camp; sermon by Rev. Joseph C. Stiles, and address by Benjamin Hardin.

June 25-Great hail storm in central Kentucky, remarkable for its direction and extent, passing from south to north and from two to five miles wide; hemp de- stroyed, other crops greatly damaged.

July 1 to 4-Brilliant military encamp- ment at Oakland, near Louisville ; 20 com- panies from Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, and various points in Ken- tucky.

July 10 -"Lynch law" at Williams- town, Grant county ; Smith Maythe (who had been a convict in the Ohio and Ken- tucky penitentiaries) and Lyman Crouch (recently an under-jailer at Cincinnati) rob and murder (as they supposed) Wm. S. Utterback, of Bourbon county, by cutting his throat, on the highway; Utterback ultimately recovered, but was rendered speechless for life ; 350 men from Bourbon and Harrison, fearful the villains would escape justice, broke open the jail, took them to the spot where the crime was com- mitted, and hung and buried them there ; the gallows was left standing for some 25 years, when it rotted down. The leaders of the mob were subsequently indicted for murder.

Aug. 7-Cornelius Burnett indicted and fined $100, at Cincinnati, for resisting the officers in the recapture of a fugitive slave from Kentucky.

Ang. 31 to Sept. 4-Great mob at Cin- cinnati ; severe fighting between whites and negroes, many wounded and some re- ported killed ; houses and a church occu- pied by negroes destroyed ; press and ma- terials of the abolition newspaper, the Philanthropist, broken up or thrown into the river.

Sept. 8- African church at Maysville pulled down by a mob.

Sept. 11-John J. Crittenden resigns his seat as attorney general, and Chas. A. Wickliffe accepts that of postmaster gen- eral, in President Tyler's cabinet.

Oct. 7-The citizens of Maysville tender to John J. Crittenden the compliment of a public dinner, and the citizens of Wood- ford county make him a present, at a cost of $17,000, of the farm in that county on which he was born.

Oet. 12-Arrest of Col. Monroe Edwards, the " great forger," in Philadelphia ; $44,- 000 found in his trunk ; his forgeries at Louisville, Cincinnati, New York, and elsewhere, successful, on a stupendous scale ; he is a native of Russellville, Ky., but had lived mostly in Mississippi or Texas ; he is transferred to New York for trial.

Oct. 16-Convention of editors at Frank-

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Dec. 3-Vickars and Brown, reformed drunkards-the former one of the original six who initiated the movement at Balti- more-enter Kentucky at Maysville, in the interest of the Washingtonian temper- ance or total-abstinence movement. In- tense interest wherever they speak, whole communities signing the pledge, liquor- sellers closing their shops, and they and their best customers alike reforming.

1842, Jan. 10-Beautiful raw silk pro- duced in Somerset, Ky. ; increasing in- terest felt in the growth of silk.

Jan 11 - Population of Maysville, by new census, 2,784.

Jan. 12-Lexington and Ohio railroad sold at auction, at Frankfort, to pay to the state the sum of $150,000 and interest, which as surety she had to assume ; pur- chased by the state.

Jan 14-Legislature unanimously passes strong anti-state-repudiation resolutions. The first one declares it " the high and sacred duty of a sovereign state to observe the obligations of good faith in all her en- gagements, not only with her own citizens, but equally and alike with those of other states and countries."

Jan. 21-Charter of the Louisville and Portland canal company amended so as to provide for the selling of individual stock to the state, or to the city of Louisville, or to the United States, with a view eventu- ally to make the canal free of tolls ; or the net income may be used to buy in the stock for said purpose .... ... 31-Louisville au- thorized to erect water works, and for that. purpose to borrow $200,000 at 8 per cent.

Feb. 5-Kentucky Institution for the education of the blind established at Lou- isville, and $10,000 appropriated to it, out of the common school funds ... . Mercan- tile Library association at Louisville char- tered ........ 15-Boyle county established, after 40 years persistent application, by a vote of 18 to 17 in the senate, and 48 to 44 in the house .... 19-Henderson col- lege incorporated .. .22-Act passed al- lowing the bank of Kentucky to set apart all undivided earnings and profits on hand, and all hereafter made in excess of 5 per cent dividends, and all sums recovered from the Schuylkill bank, as a fund to cover losses by the fraudulent over-issue of stock by said bank when agent of the bank of Ky.

Feb. 23-Henry Clay, desiring to retire to private life, resigns as U. S. Senator, to take effect March 31, 1842. John J. Crit- ten elected his successor, without opposi- tion ; receiving 29 votes in the senate and 91 in the house.

March 1-Common school law amended. .3-Governor authorized to exchange 30-year state bonds for the 6-year bonds. .$420,000 appropriated to internal improvements, to pay for work already done, and complete existing contracts.

March 1-B. B. Sayre appointed super- intendent of public instruction, to succeed Bishop B. B. Smith ; but shortly declines.

March 22-Lexington and Ohio railroad,

now owned by the state, leased to Philip Swigert and Wm. R. McKee.

April 1 - Washingtonian temperance revolution rapidly extending. Over 30,- 000 persons have signed the pledge in four months.

April 6-Charles Dickens visits the west, and spends a few hours in Kentucky.

April 26-Rev. Robert Davidson, D. D., late president of Transylvania university, appointed superintendent of public instruc- tion, but declines May 15.

June 1-Kentucky banks resume specie payments.

June 9-Public dinner or festival, at Lexington, in honor of Henry Clay ; 10,- 000 to 12,000 people present.

July 2-Duel, in the state of Delaware, between Thos. F. Marshall, member of congress from the Lexington (Ky.) dis- trict, and Col. James Watson Webb, editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer. Marshall challenged ; and on the second exchange of shots, wounded Col. W. in the left leg, below the knee.

Aug. 8-To the state senate 27 whigs, 11 democrats are elected, and to the house of representatives 56 whigs and 44 demo- crats.

Sept. 26-Leonard Bliss, Jr., shot in Louisville, and mortally wounded, by God- frey Pope, editor of the Louisville Sun.

Sept. 29-Great barbecue at Dayton, Ohio, given by the Whigs of Ohio to the Whigs of Kentucky as the Whig banner state at the presidential election in 1840 ; over 100,000 people present ; speeches by Henry Clay, John J. Crittenden, Thos. Metcalfe, Wm. W. Southgate, Landaff W. Andrews, and Cassius M. Clay, from Ky.

Oct. 18-The synod of Kentucky ( Pres- byterian), by a vote of 62 to 8, adopts res- olutions to the effect that the Bible fixes no rate of interest, but denounces all op- pression and extortion ; and as the law of Kentucky establishes 6 per cent, declares obedience to the laws a high christian duty, and exhorts church members not to require or receive more than the rate of in- terest sanctioned by law.

Nov. - Isaac Cunningham, of Clark county, raises a large field of corn which averaged 140 bushels to the acre, the sea- son being favorable. But in 1840, Gen. James Shelby, of Fayette, received from an agricultural society a premium for 5 acres of corn which yielded 550 bushels, or 110 bushels per acre. The same year, Wm. R. Duncan, of Clark county, raised 120 bushels on one acre. Geo. W. Williams, of Bourbon, raised 178 bushels from 118 acres, or 158 2-9 bushels per acre. And Walter C. Young, of Jessamine county, raised a field of corn, of which two acres, when measured off, gathered and shelled by gentlemen of the Jessamine agri- cultural society, yielded 195 and 19814 bushels respectively. The season was re- markably favorable for corn, and these fields received special cultivation and at- tention.

Nov .- Friends of Daniel Webster hav-

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ing denied it, the fact is now brought out that Mr. Webster owed his position as sec- retary of state in Gen. Harrison's cabinet entirely to the active and strong recom- mendation of Mr. Webster by Henry Clay -to whom Gen. Harrison, through others and in person, tendered any position in the cabinet which he would accept ; saying that he should not invite Mr. Webster into his cabinet at all. Mr. Clay declined the offer ; and urged upon Gen. Harrison the special propriety of making such an offer to Mr. Webster, and that he (Clay) was sincerely desirous he should do it. To Mr. Clay's positive influence, Mr. Webster was indebted for his seat in the cabinet. [This was made public in consequence of a "private and confidential " letter written by Mr. Webster, Aug, 22, 1842, to John P. Healy, of Boston, advising the whigs of Massachusetts against committing the state to any body for next president, and saying that a nomination of Mr. Clay now " would be sure to give the state to the Locofocos."]

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Collins historical sketches of Kentucky. History of Kentucky: Vol. I, Part 9

Author: Collins, Lewis, 1797-1870. cn; Collins, Richard H., 1824-1889. cn Publication date: 1874 Publisher: Covington, Ky., Collins & Co. Number of Pages: 1452

Author: Collins, Lewis, 1797-1870. cn; Collins, Richard H., 1824-1889. cn
Publication date: 1874
Publisher: Covington, Ky., Collins & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452