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List of Illustrations with Notes PACK Henry Clay in Middle Life Frontispiece (F rom a painting by Dubourjal. This, though rare, is considered one of the most interesting portraits of the statesman.) Birthplace of Henry Clay 22 (B urned down about a century ago. It was typical of the period when slave cabins adjoined the family mansion. From an old print.) School-H ouse of the Slashes 22 (H ere Henry Clay received his elementary education, which was practically all he ever received in any school. From an old print.) Mrs. Henry Clay 32 (F rom a portrait painted by Oliver Frazer, in the possession of Mrs. Henry C. Mc Dowell, a granddaughter of Mrs. Clay. The portrait was an unfinished one, and was discovered after the death of the painter. It is believed to have been painted about 1851, in which year Mr. Frazer also painted a portrait of Mr. Clay. The delicacy of outline of the face and the sensitiveness of the lips and eyes would indicate that Mrs. Clay was at this time a woman of considerable charm of appearance. Copyright, 1897, by the S. S. Mc Clure Company. By courtesy of Mc Clures Magazine. )O riginal Court-H ouse 38 (H ere Henry Clay made his first reputation as a lawyer. From the second story window a lynching took place.) The Paddocks at Ashland (1904), and Descendants of the Famous Thoroughbreds owned by Henry Clay .50 (F rom a photograph taken for this volume.) The Phcenix Hotel, Lexington 68 (T his famous hostelry was for many years Whig political headquarters in Kentucky. Here Clay dined frequently, and his farm supplied produce for its table. From a photograph taken about 1854.
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