H.G. Otis to Hon. C. M. Clay

Authors

• H. G. Otis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-18-1860

Abstract

Dec.18, [1860] - H.G. Otis, Louisville, Ky., to Hon. C. M. Clay, dated Dec. 18, [1860]. ALS, 3 pp. (1 pc.)

Otis writes that "here in America ... we ought to be ashamed to acknowledge any king, much less "king cotton." He writes that "today we have the first news from rebellious South Carolina's Convention."

Recommended Citation

Preferred Citation: “H.G. Otis to Hon. C. M. Clay”, 1860, Cassius Marcellus Clay Papers. Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN.