We learn from the
Lexington (Ky.) Observer that the
remains of Henry Clay, after interment of twelve years, were removed last week,
upon the death of his wife, and placed side by side with hers, beneath the
beautiful monument erected to his memory in the Lexington cemetery. The wreath
of immortelles placed upon his coffin by his friend, the gifted poetess, Mrs.
Ann S. Stephens, prior to the removal of the body from Washington, was found to
be in almost perfect state of preservation, being but little faded, whilst a
gold ring bearing the initials, “J. W.,” which rested near the wreath, was as
bright as though just from the jeweler.
SOURCE: “Henry Clay’s
Remains,” The Daily Progress,
Raleigh, North Carolina, Wednesday, May 4, 1864, p. 2, Col. 3
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