CASSIUS M. CLAY, "LION" - The Filson Historical Society

1957] Cassius M. Clay 135
heard from Mr. Clay yesterday through some gentlemen of Richmond.
He had marched through Camargo on his way to Saltillo to join Gen.
Worth. I hope he has left Marshall's command. He was in high spirits
the writer said. Let me know whenever you hear from him if you
please. Love to Ann & Martha. When are you coming over?
P.S. Mr. Wilkerson says cat!le worth buying are high and scarcer than
he ever knew them to be.
Good bye
Yrs. affectionately
M. J. Clay
Patrick Boyle, the writer of the next letter, was a former tenant of
Brutus J. Clay, who had moved to Hardeman County, Tennessee:
March the 31, 1847
Mister Brutus J. Clay,
On this morning I take my pen to inform you that your Brother
Casies Clay is taken Prisnor By the Mexicans. But they are giving him
good treatment, as I am told. I have heard from there lately. Buy a
young man that cum from there. And young Henery Clay got killed. I
have not heard from Mister Fields that is your Brother in law and made
every inqiry aBout him. Mister Clay i would be wiling to go back to
Kentucky to live with yu again if youre not engaged with any other
man and if yu dont want me i shall not go back there, there is no
other man i would go back to. I hope this leter may find you and family
in good health. Let me know have yu any man living with yu now.
I have no more to say But remain yours Respectful
Patrick Boyle
Direct your letter to Whiteville, Hardyman county, State of Tennessee
Next is a letter from an uncle of Mrs. Clay:
Lexington, March 31st, 1847
Mr. B. J. Clay
D Sir,
After you left town today, Mr. Jno. Brand rec'd a letter from New
Orleans of date 23rd by the Sultana, the same boat that brought the
ac't of the action at Buena Vista, from his grandson Wm. H. Brand.
After it had been sealed and closed, there is a postscript on it in these
words, to wit "C. Clay has been exchanged. IVm. Tu/ts for FT. H.
Brand"--
Mr. Tufts is the Capt. of the Sultana & carried Wm. H. Brand to
New Orleans--We therefore infer after the letter was written & deposited
to be sent on the Sultana Brand went to the Capt. & had the
endorsement made from information then rec'd--it is taken as a fact--