Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-30
To l.ie E.t,iors nCMe Eacue.

10 lie ls.t'tors of ne Focus
GEETLE3EN: Suma days past a peu,sr,an Ito
mutual friend OF the Hon Henry CIsy and ,nvs..r
handed to nc the Kentucky Gazette calling nv aucn
Zen 10 the following interogato"g, propcnde in that
paper with many others TO Mr. Clay 10y ritter o-
me signature OF !,iogenes, IN ia Eertntk, Gazette
Of Nav 10th 1928
Did you not win car;s IT," property with ri:c,, c
purchase" the hotel &c fravcj!ers ia} IN TeAins,c.3
The gentleman observed me, that II was helcy~.
Chat was 'he person alluded 81 "a ,,o in,crrooa,or,
OF whom tne consideration Of Travellers Hall IN T,e
';aon asi-becIi b. Rir. fiav. lie Yhc observe!
tIa hc had Frequently heard il stated that Mr. (s,,
had not only won thai suni "f me- bu, much gcr
'3 ard requested the &c state whether snch was Tho
iact replied to linn that Z had long since loow,
:Aa such belief had existed, and that had reuucr;
" hear it mentioned and he'd as e0nen,Iy bee .,c
Ell whether ii $50! true, and that had AZ all irpoa
promptly declared that The report wholly 6c.riiut.
OF truth. During. oug- and intimate acquaintsure
With Alr. Clay, he lad uniformity dspa, ed towards ,,
tie most friendly ds2oston, which bad insIi cd
me w'tH sincfTc respect and friendship oJ Inn: nd AL
tcush was during tnc last IT,sidcntia! contest "a
am now decidedly favour If General Jaci;sou1s
e. oton yet have suffered my respect ~ INV
personal Friendship for Mr. Cay ar Others to be iuc
ru?ed hy differences Of opinion Justice, truth md
can'rr urge me to make tie following statement G ;
fact:
Some ti'ne IN tho year 1897 3 purchased rs
Mrs. Sarah Beard deceased her claim 10 lie ann.
tell estate and adjoining this place Her CHIN -
inat time was generally considered very doubtful
one; indeed SIX members o of our general
NoHt huu O"CiHcu INd' aenS could uUpTit.
ted 10 pay her ten thousand dollars for her CT ancre
Shortly after bad made that purchase associated
Mt Clay w'ih me III the purchase, and conveyed TO
BIN the one blvd part for which he contracted to rat
me- dtlc more ihaO third Of the purchase rancy
Not iong after Tins conveyance, Ir. Clay exchanges
hs interests with General Iytc for Travellers Hall m
Lexington, 'ic property ailnded lire IntcrrGea(o
". MIR. Clay paid me 1000 dollars Of the purftss
money, by draft his favor from Wu. o. Allen q,
whom indebted that SUN; previous however T.,
Mr.. Claws presenting Aliens draft he cndured nf
me whc'her II would be perfectly agreeable me 10
accept u; f"T reply ct5E1i3iy that would iser
owe bin shan AI"" ho b1(Snce IF he pVrchqss ,o7 m
hc Mr. Clay paid to Jas. Beard, tic adm n.raor ~
Safah Hoard II ~ t'cn utterly untrue that Mr. Clay
won ot rnc The c0psd"ra EoU Tor Travellers Hall IN
c>.sc'o H N'r do the reports HAT vs. Elay ha4
uPnn co' ""c@''"ns '~cD large Of money OF me
rest upon better foundation 1T f,r Gn,c with IN
recollection, did Mr.. Clay ever WIN aDy fnn Of mo
worth Wcnionpg. except unnn occasion ~ I.cxN
Ineton when he won between three and 6re hundred
] dollars. which was settled by Mai W. r Barry and
who Wa OF TIE party. Of whom had equal, o
somewhat larger SOM. : ours respectfully
r. COSBY. Sen