WASHINGTON, February 15, 1848. MY DEAR SIR, — I received your letter of the 9th instant and I was gratified with the proceedings in Bourbo...

WASHINGTON, February 18, 1848. MY DEAR GENERAL, — I received your favor this morning. I have written this winter no letters to Kentucky on...

CINCINNATI, March 1, 1848. MY DEAR SIR, — Your favor from Baltimore was lately received at this place, it having been forwarded to me by M...

BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 1848. MY DEAR SIR, — Your highly esteemed letter of the 4th inst. was duly received, for which you have my bes...

Fort Hill 17th April 1847 MY DEAR SIR, The mistake, which I think you and the most of my friends make in reference to myself is, that you ...

Fort Hill 6th May 1847 MY DEAR SIR, I am very happy to hear by yours by the Cambria, that you are all well. The views you take in refere...

ASHLAND, May 23, 1848. MY DEAR SIR, — I received your kind letter of the 19th instant, and I feel greatly obliged by the confidence in me ...

NEW YORK, June 9, 1848. MY DEAR SIR, — The mis-representatives of the Whig party have at length consummated the greatest act of national i...

NEW YORK, June, 1848. MY DEAR MR. CLAY, — I write to you in the fullness of my heart, not to condole with you, for though I feel all the p...

ASHLAND, June 22, 1848. MY DEAR SIR, — I wished much to see you, and hope soon to meet you. I got your letter from Choles' on your way...

ASHLAND, June 28, 1848. GENTLEMEN, — I received your favor adverting to certain reports in circulation in respect to me, with regard to t...

Fort Hill 8th July 1847 MY DEAR SIR, There is not much to be added about politicks to what I wrote you last. The difference between North ...

Fort Hill 24th July 1847 MY DEAR SIR, We have had little of publick interest of late. The Mexican war has been at a stand. There is ever[y...

Fort Hill 6th Sept 1847 MY DEAR SIR, I agree with you, that the political condition of all western Europe is very unsettled, and especiall...

ASHLAND, July 4, 1848. DEAR SIR,—I comply so far with the request contained in your note of the 23d ultimo, as to acknowledge its receipt,...

ASHLAND, July 19, 1848. If I have not before written to you, my dear Miss Susan, I pray you to believe that my silence has not proceeded f...

ELIZABETHTOWN, N. J., July 19, 1848. MY DEAR MR. CLAY,—I have been most unfortunate in respect to your very kind note to me of May 30, add...

ASHLAND, August 5, 1848. MY DEAR SIR,—I received, at the Estell Springs (from which I returned yesterday), your favor transmitting a sketc...

ASHLAND, August 24, 1848. MY DEAR SIR,—I duly received, and perused with lively interest and gratitude, your friendly letter of the 27th u...

ASHLAND, September 16, 1848. MY DEAR SIR,—I received your favor of the 9th instant, informing me of the movement of some of my friends in ...