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Title
Henry Clay emancipation, 1808 July 11.
Creator
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
Contributor
Daniel (Slave of Henry Clay), born 1775?
Wisdom, John Minor, 1905-1999.
Biographical Information
Daniel (born 1775?) was an enslaved person who lived in Kentucky and New Orleans. He had at least three slaveholders: James Bristow of New Orleans, Henry Clay of Fayette, Kentucky, and John Clay, the brother of Henry Clay. In 1808, Henry Clay attempted to emancipate Daniel.</br></br>Henry Clay (1777–1852) was an American statesman born in Hanover County, Virginia. After moving to Lexington, Kentucky in 1897, he quickly gained repute as a lawyer and orator. In 1810, Clay was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–20) and served as speaker. As a candidate for the presidency in 1824, Clay had the fourth largest number of electoral votes. Clay was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1831. He reentered the Senate in 1849 when the country faced the slavery question in the territory newly acquired following the Mexican War. Clay denounced the extremists in both North and South, asserted the superior claims of the Union, and was chiefly instrumental in shaping the Compromise of 1850.</br></br>John Minor Wisdom (1905-1999) was a liberal Republican from Louisiana and a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit during the 1950s and 1960s, when that court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans. He attended Tulane Law School and was later an Adjunct professor of law there from 1938 to 1957. The documents in this collection were items collected by Wisdom.
Date Created
1808-07-11
Subject
Free African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans. New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century
Slaves--Emancipation--Louisiana--New Orleans
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Legal documents
Location
New Orleans (La.)
Occupation
Judges
College teachers
Collectors
Description
Emancipation of the slave Daniel, described as a man of color, by Henry Clay of Fayette, Kentucky. Daniel, who formerly belonged to Henry Clay's brother, John Clay, and James Bristow of New Orleans, was 32 or 33 at the time of his emancipation. Certified on verso by John D. Young, Clerk of Court, and Sam Blair, Justice of Peace.
Type of Resource
text
Size
1 civil court record.
Language
English
Source
Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, La., http://larc.tulane.edu/
Digital Collection
Revealing an Unknown Past: Free People of Color in Louisiana and the Lower Mississippi Valley
Repository Collection
John Minor Wisdom Collection, Manuscripts Number 230, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.
Shelf Location
Manuscripts Number 230, Box 5, Folder 5
Contact Information
To inquire about ordering copies of these images, email larc@tulane.edu.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright of the original material is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. Permission to reproduce this image must be requested through the repository that holds the original.
Preferred Citation
John Minor Wisdom Collection, Manuscripts Number 230, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.
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