The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01574.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
| Title | Henry Clay to Alexander Miller on the chances of securing a loan |
| Date | 4 April 1840 |
| Author | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Recipient | Miller, Alexander |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | States that he would be happy to assist him in procuring a loan but feels that now is not a good time. Remarks, "There is a want of Capital and a want of confidence." Explains that he would be able to represent him well but that there is a tendency to not lend money to distant borrowers. Offers to supply him or his agent with letters of recommendation. Comments that chances are good for the election of General William Henry Harrison, who won the Presidency in 1840. |
| Subjects | Finance Economics President Election Politics |
| People | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Miller, Alexander (fl. 1840) Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Clay served as a United States Senator from Kentucky. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |