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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00144 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1828 |
| Title | Henry Clay to George Thompson on the presidency |
| Date | 26 July 1828 |
| Author | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) |
| Recipient | Thompson, George |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Based on news from Kentucky, Clay predicts to Colonel Thompson that John Quincy Adams will beat Andrew Jackson for Presidency. Four years earlier, Clay, as a Kentucky Senator, had helped Adams defeat Jackson when the Presidential election came before Congress. Clay and Jackson would dislike each other from then on. In this election though, Jackson emerged victorious, even in Clay's state of Kentucky. |
| Subjects | President Politics Election Government and Civics |
| People | Clay, Henry (1777-1852) Thompson, George (fl. 1828) Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Place written | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Henry Clay was Adams' Secretary of State at the time. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |