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Eco Estate Jewelry of Austin is very pleased to offer you this Original Senator Thomas Benton Letter!

Description:

Circa 1850, This significant letter is from Senator Thomas Benton to William Scott (Dred Scott decision) pushing for Henry Clay during the election primaries.

The letter is as follows:

St Louis Oct 7th

Dear Sir,

M Nain? is attached by name in the Boon lik? paper as the author of reports against Barton ( David Barton). This lays him under the necessity of acting, and he will justify his reports before the legislature. Will give a statement; he wants another from you; many others will give this. The attack upon M Nain puts him upon the defensive and he has to make good his statements, or pass for a caluminator.

Push for Clay

You will see an address for him – Push it.

Your Friend

Thomas Benton

Cover Hon W.Scott

St Genevieve Mo

Col Benton

Thomas Benton, (March 14, 1782 – April 10, 1858), nicknamed Old Bullion , was a United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms.

Henry Clay, (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House Speaker and the ninth Secretary of State. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the Great Compromiser and was part of the Great Triumvirate.

Type:

Ink on paper

Stamps:

None

Measurements:

Approx 12 x 8

Condition:

Very good condition.

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