Daguerreotype of Cassius Marcellus Clay by Southworth & Hawes, 1850s
Board, verso in graphite: “C. M. Clay/to Rus[sia]/Minist[er] -antislavery” [?]/11942 [?]. According to Lavinia Clay (11/10/04), Cassius Marcellus Clay was appointed minister (=ambassador) to Russia by President Lincoln.
Via: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
C.M. Clay was y great grandfather. Our family gave his daughter’s wedding dress to his home, /WhiteHall a few years ago. Her name was Anne Clay Crenshaw, my grandmother. Sally Clay Crenshaw Witt