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Domestic News
July 30, 1827
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Large dinners honoring Mr. Clay in Woodford and Bourbon Counties, Kentucky, drew thousands of attendees from Kentucky and Ohio, with the Paris event being the most sumptuous ever in the western country.
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We learn from the Lexington Reporter that the Dinner given to Mr. Clay in Woodford was attended by upward of a Thousand of the respectable citizens of that county, and an immense concourse from the counties adjoining. At Paris, in Bourbon County, the assemblage was still greater, being composed of between FOUR AND FIVE THOUSAND. The latter entertainment was the most sumptuous, and extensive ever known in the western country. Invitations from all parts of Kentucky, and many from Ohio, were hourly coming in but could not be accepted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Celebration
Social Event
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Mr Clay Dinner
Woodford County
Bourbon County
Kentucky Celebration
Political Gathering
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Clay
Where did it happen?
Woodford And Bourbon Counties, Kentucky
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Woodford And Bourbon Counties, Kentucky
Key Persons
Mr. Clay
Outcome
attended by over 1,000 in woodford and 4,000-5,000 in bourbon; most sumptuous entertainment in western country; many invitations declined.
Event Details
Dinners given to Mr. Clay in Woodford attended by over a thousand local and adjoining county citizens; larger assemblage of 4,000-5,000 at Paris in Bourbon County; invitations from Kentucky and Ohio could not all be accepted.