North Carolina, Wake County, Raleigh
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Henry Clay, on a visit to this city, wrote the famous Raleigh Letter, April 17, 1844, opposing the annexation of Texas. Many authorities believe that this statement cost him the presidential election of 1844. According to tradition Clay wrote the letter while sitting under this oak tree, in the yard of Colonel William Polk, at whose home he was a guest.---------------
( Lower Marker : )
Raleigh
Historic Property
The Henry Clay Oak
Circa 1650
(Politics) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Henry Clay, on a visit to this city, wrote the famous Raleigh Letter, April 17, 1844, opposing the annexation of Texas. Many authorities believe that this statement cost him the presidential election of 1844. According to tradition Clay wrote the letter while sitting under this oak tree, in the yard of Colonel William Polk, at whose home he was a guest.---------------
( Lower Marker : )
Raleigh
Historic Property
The Henry Clay Oak
Circa 1650
(Politics) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.