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Excerpt from Report of the Ceremonies on the Fourth of July, 1857, at the Laying of the Corner Stone of a National Monument, to Be Erected Near Lexington, Kentucky, to the Memory of Henry Clay: Together With the Oration Delivered on the Occasion The Fire Companies present were the Lafayette and Union Companies of Louisville, and the several Companies of Lexington. The family carriage, which was presented to Mr. Clay by the Citizens of Newark, N. J., in 1833, which was the only one in the procession admitted nto the Cemetery grounds, was ornamented with white funereal plumes and wreaths of evergreens and flowers. It was occupied by Aaron Dupuy, an old negro servant of Mr. Clay, who had been in his service for many years. In the back seat was a bust of Mr. Clay, and the engraving of his leave-taking of the Senate. Long before the procession arrived at the Cemetery, 3 large concourse had assembled and were in waiting, occupying every eligible point to witness the interesting ceremonies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.