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Cassius Marcellus Clay autographed handwritten one-page letter, 5 x 8", dated New Berlin, February 24, 1860. Clay writes in response to an autograph request, "Your favor asking my autograph is received. I am very truly yours," and signs at the conclusion, "C. M. Clay."

Very good condition with expected folds, light toning, and remnants of prior mounting at the corners.

Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903) was an American politician, diplomat, soldier, and prominent Kentucky abolitionist who became a nationally known opponent of slavery despite coming from a wealthy slaveholding family. A veteran of the Mexican-American War, Clay became active in the antislavery movement and published the abolitionist newspaper True American in Kentucky. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him U.S. Minister to Russia, where he served from 1861 to 1862 and again from 1863 to 1869. Clay worked to maintain Russian support for the Union and later participated in negotiations surrounding the United States' purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.

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