[SLAVERY & ABOLITION.] [CLAY, Henry, Jr. (1811-1847)]. Manuscript inventory signed ("Henry Clay Jr."), listing 5 enslaved individuals, Pompey, Suckey, and her children. Bourbon County, KY, 24 March 1816.

1 page, folio, 7 3/4 x 12 5/8 in., toning along old creases, small loss at center. Undersigned and docketed to verso.

The document lists the assets of the deceased John Clay going to George Clay, under the guardianship of Henry Clay, Jr., the third son of American politician Henry Clay. In addition to the lands and assets, it notes: "I have also received the following negro slaves, to wit, Pompey - a woman Suckey and her two children and a Girl named Jenny." It continues with details of how each has been hired out: Pompey for $90 per year, Suckey and her children for $30 per year, and he notes that Jenny is "too young to hire." It also lists that "I have rented the hand of said George one year" for $120.

John Clay (1757-1814), brother of politician Henry Clay, enslaved 10 individuals, according to the 1810 census, likely accounting for several of the individuals listed here. The document is signed by Henry Clay Jr. (1811-1847) on behalf of George Clay.

Clay Jr., the third son of Henry Clay, would go on to become a Kentucky politician and military man, attending West Point and serving in the Mexican-American War where he was killed at the Battle of Buena Vista (1847).

Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the “Historical Shop”

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[SLAVERY & ABOLITION.] [CLAY, Henry, Jr. (1811-1847)]. Manuscript inventory signed ("Henry Clay Jr."), listing 5 enslaved individuals, Pompey, Suckey, and her children. Bourbon County, KY, 24 March 1816.

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