Robert Raymond Reid letter to Henry Clay, 1827 November 5

Summary

Creator:

Reid, Robert Raymond, 1789-1841

Date:

1827 November 5

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Robert Raymond Reid letter to Henry Clay, ms 1693. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated Augusta, Georgia, November 5, 1827, "The Hon. H. Clay," signed "Robert Raymond Reid," regarding Florida patronage.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Raymond Reid (1789-1841) was elected judge of the superior court of Georgia in 1816, and then elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Forsyth.

For more information, see his congressional biography.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Patronage, Political -- Florida.
Correspondence

Names:

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 -- Correspondence

Places:

Florida -- Politics and government -- 19th century.

Preferred citation:

Robert Raymond Reid letter to Henry Clay, ms 1693. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.