CLAY, HENRY, Secretary of State. Autograph letter signed ("H. Clay") to W.H. Ewing, Ashland, [Kentucky], 14 May 1829. 1 page, 4to, 195 x 240mm. (7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.), edges lightly browned, integral address leaf in Clay's hand with remnants of original red wax seal, seal hole, intregral address leaf browned and soiled. A letter discussing livestock: "...I may find a demand or use for the rams among the lambs of the Ewes that you purchased for me; and therefore I do not wish them castrated..."