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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Independence Day Oration

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00033
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a handwritten oration containing ruminations on the Declaration of Independence and the need for education to prevent the fragmentation of the union. The speech also memorializes Henry Clay, Senator from Kentucky, who had died recently. The booklet is unsigned.

Dates: 1852 July 5

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  • Subject: United States. Declaration of Independence X