Correspondence, 1834-1840
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Includes a letter from C.C. Clay, Sr, to a "Capt George" regarding the disposition of the estate of someone named Beauchamp to their heirs specifically discusses enslaved people and how they, as "property" would be divided when considered of unequal value, and how they would not be emancipated.
Letters primarily of C.C. Clay, Sr., Susannah Clay, C.C. Clay, Jr., William Clay, between family members, including some from the Withers family (Susannah Clay's family). Also includes a diploma for Virginia Tunstall from the Female Academy of Nashville Tennessee, dated 1840.
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