. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. ral years. Our subjectwas adopted by his godfather, the distinguished John Randolph, ofRoanoke, and lived with him in Virginia, until the year 1830, when heaccompanied Mr, Randolph, as Secretary of Legation, on his missionto Russia. Mr. Randolphs health having compelled him to leave St. Petersburgafter a residence of only six weeks, Mr. Clay remained there as ChargedAffaires, and continued in that capacity at intervals until the , w^hen he was appointed to Vienna, where h
. Portraits of eminent Americans now living : with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions. ral years. Our subjectwas adopted by his godfather, the distinguished John Randolph, ofRoanoke, and lived with him in Virginia, until the year 1830, when heaccompanied Mr, Randolph, as Secretary of Legation, on his missionto Russia. Mr. Randolphs health having compelled him to leave St. Petersburgafter a residence of only six weeks, Mr. Clay remained there as ChargedAffaires, and continued in that capacity at intervals until the , w^hen he was appointed to Vienna, where he remained until then returned to St. Petersburg as Charge. In 1847 he was transferredto Peru, where he has since resided. Mr. Clay has thus had the honoi-of serving the United States in a diplomatic capacity during the unin-terrupted period of twenty-two years; and, though a detailed accountof his life would necessarily involve subjects of importance connectedwith the negotiations of our country, it would be improper to revealthem, and these leading events are, therefore, all that can bo fine. g^aved VaCButtre fiom a Dagw
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