Clement C. Clay, Jr.

My goal was to find proof that Elizabeth (Acklin) Hinds of Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, was my 4th great-grandmother. While in New Orleans I decided to check out the Acklen Family Papers at the Tulane University Archives to further that goal. While at Tulane, I took notes about many (then) unfamiliar names found therein.
Here’s one – C. C. Clay

From Tulane Archives, Acklen Family Papers, File #86-2-22:
LETTER FROM CLEMENT C. CLAY TO JOSEPH ACKLIN

“Private --- Tuscaloosa, February 13, ’43 [1843]

My Dear Joe,

…..I am sincerely troubled as to your failure to get my miniatures … of that devil. For God’s sake….Joe trump up some tales of my going to Mobile…being absent….to procure the thing. …..she lies…..I will not pay her one cent over $300. In truth I only owe her $265……

__ Sincere friend,
C. C. Clay
Huntsville, Alabama
To J. A.V. Acklen, Esq
Forward by Col. Z____


Didn’t realize at the time that Clement C. Clay was an interesting historical figure. Here’s what I found since the Tulane experience:

Clement Clairborne Clay’s father, Clement Comer Clay:
http://www.archives.state.al.us/govs_list/g_claycc.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_C._Clay

Clement Clairborne Clay:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Claiborne_Clay,_Jr.

See Mr. Clay’s picture on a Confederate dollar:
http://www.allensinc.com/coins/currency/confederate/62.htm

Clement Clairborne Clay as one of America’s “Most Wanted”:
http://www.biblio.com/books/59118738.html

Comprehensive website “Clays of Alabama”:
http://theclaysofalabama.tripod.com/index.html

Here’s the book authored by Mrs. Clement Clay online:
http://docsouth.unc.edu/clay/clay.html#ill15

More about Joseph Acklin, to whom C.C. Clay wrote the above letter:
http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=A001