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1957] Cassius M. Clay 123 of his friend John C. Vaughan, previously Assistant Editor, with Paul Seymour as its business agent, and a power of attorney to his brother Brutus J. Clay to manage his affairs in his absence.6 Before setting forth a number of letters from and about his service in the War, we shall include some correspondence about the business of The True American. The letters from his wife, Mary Jane Clay, not only reveal her sympathetic understanding and approval of her husband's course, but likewise reveal the sacrifices he made and their impact upon his family during his absence in the Ward Within a few weeks after his enlistment and while he was still in camp at Louisville, the question how the bills for publishing the paper were to be met became of pressing urgency to his business agent m Cincinnati. June 17th, 1846. Dear Brutus, Today I received a letter from Mr. Seymour saying it was very necessary to pay the bills that he sent over a few days ago, which you saw. Mr. Clay told me before he left to call upon you if subscription money did not come fast enough to pay bills as they were presented & you would attend to it. I had no idea there was such a hurry about it as I would have asked you about it at once. The amount due is $499.95 cts. Can you send the money to Paul Seymour? Whether you do or not please let me know. I have not yet put those notes in any one's hands for collection but expect to do it today. Mr. Goodloe has promised to send me up a responsible man today. I heard from Mr. Clay yesterday. He said he was well. Love to Ann. Yrs. affectionately, M. J. Clay Louisville, Ky. June 22, 1846 Camp Oakland. Dear Brutus. I have just now placed in the W. Bank of Ky. here $1500, fifteen hundred dollars to be transferred and placed to your credit in Paris free of charge, which you will use for my debts to the best advantage. I drew on you for $500 which this will replace. My company is in good order and is the brag com. in camp, so admitted on all hands. We are full and all things right. I hope to remit to you again in 2 months about same amount. If you could spare the money it would be well for Wilkersons to buy about 50 more cattle perhaps.
124 The Filson Club History Quarterly [Vol. 31 Mary Jane is here and will stay a few days longer. We will go to San Antonio in Bexar in Texas as a rallying point, by water I suppose to Memphis or Alexandria and thence by land. I have seen Gen'l Wool our Briga-General and he promises me fair play Your bro. C. M. Clay. Lexington, Ky. June 26th, 1846. Dear Brutus. I have just returned from Louisville having been on a visit to Mr. Clay but he is so much engaged with his men that I felt but little inclined to remain long feeling as if I was an incumbrance. Upon his business I said very little for that is never an agreeable subject to him. He told me had deposited $1500 in bank for you. I hope you received my letter last week asking you as a great favour to send Paul Seymour [Mr. Clay's agent at Cincinnati] $400 & some odd dollars & to let me know if you could, would & should send it. I have not received an answer from you & I rec'd yesterday another letter from Seymour praying to have it there by the 27th of this month. I will be very much obliged to you to send me an hundred dollars for my own use if you can, that is out of that fifteen hundred dollars above spoken of, as Mr. Clay's deposit in your hands for his bills. I want to pay for some groceries to the amount of 50 odd dollars & buy wood, etc., etc. But if I am mistaken do not send it for I will prefer to wait longer for money that is due. Goodloe sent up a man to collect those debts I showed you. He is an old collector in this County. He says the principal ones of them are not worth a cent, many of the men he does not know & advised me to address the most of them through the P.O. which I have done today. I saw your Mother, indeed she went to Louisville to see Mr. Clay & returned the day she got there very much pleased with the Boat & the trip.9 Give my love to Ann & Martha1° and believe me sincerely Yrs. affectionately M. J. Clay Lexington, June 29th, 1846. Dear Brutus. I have rec'd another letter from Seymour & another bill from Ochiltree, calling for $290.00 which you will please send him from Paris or send here but I should think it best to send directly to him from you & he can send me receipts. I suppose you have rec'd my letter asking for 100 dollars for my own use. Discontinuances for the paper are
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