Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859

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John Young Mason, from Greensville County, Va., was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 1831-1837; served as secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845 and 1846-1849; was attorney general of the United States, March 1845-September 1846; and served as United States minister plenipotentiary to France, 1854-1859.

From the guide to the John Y. Mason Papers, 1843-1898, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Benajah Ticknor papers, 1818-1852 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Hawkins, John D. (John Davis), 1781-1858. A letter to the Honorable John Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy, Washington City, postmarked Henderson, N.C., April 19 (1847), from Colonel John Davis Hawkins (my great-grandfather, Wm. J. Andrews) concerning President James Knox Polk's visit to Chapel Hill, N.C. (the University of North Carolina, where he graduated, A.B. 1818, A.M. 1822, L.L.D. 1845) / copied and annotated 1933, Wm. J. Andrews. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn John Gwinn Papers, 1815-1864, (bulk 1825-1849) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843 Houghton Library
referencedIn William Medill Papers, 1834-1864 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931,. Barringer family papers [manuscript] 1717-1959. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, M Houghton Library
creatorOf Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873. Papers. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn McLane, Louis, 1786-1857. Correspondence, 1795-1894 (bulk 1817-1855) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice. 1790 - 2002. Photographs of Attorneys General National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Mason family. Papers, 1813-1943. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Bridges, Samuel A. (Samuel Augustus), 1802-1884. Letter to John Y. Mason, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 28 March 1848. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Letter to J. Y. Mason, Secretary of Navy., June 12, 1848 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Mason, John Y. Letters : Richmond, to Col. William H. Brodnax, Hicksford [Greensville County, Virginia], 1824-1827. Library of Virginia
creatorOf John Y. Mason Papers, ., 1843-1898 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Eberstadt Collection AR 76-62., 1699-1959 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Mason, John, 1796-1859. John Mason papers, 1818-1910. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863. John J. Crittenden papers, 1836-1861. University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn United States. Dept. of the Navy. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Letter Collection, 1810-1934 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. George Bancroft letter : Washington, D.C., to John Young Mason. ALS, 1846 September 14. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Washington Irving Collection, 1847 Feb 4 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Blunt, Simon Fraser, 1818?-1854. Papers, 1833-1921. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Duke University Libraries, Rare Book, Ms., & Spec. Coll. Lib. Campbell Family Papers.
referencedIn Nicholson, Sommerville, 1822-1905. Papers of Sommerville Nicholson, 1839-1881. Library of Congress
creatorOf Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Papers of Beverley Dandridge Tucker [manuscript] 1853-1964. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn U. S. Secretary of the Navy Letter Collection 2008-131., 1810-1934 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Rochelle, James Henry, 1826-1889. Paper, 1811-1907; (bulk 1811-1898). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn McLane, Louis, 1786-1857. Correspondence, 1795-1894 (bulk 1817-1855) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Hawkins, John D. (John Davis), 1781-1858. [Letter] 17 April 1847, Henderson, Granville County [N.C., to] John Y. Mason, Washington City / Jno. D. Hawkins. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Mason family. Papers, 1825-1902, of the Mason family of Greensville and Southampton counties, Va. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. John Y. Mason correspondence, 1847-1848 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Letters to Matthew Calbraith Perry from various correspondents, 1799-1945. Houghton Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letter, Fortsville? Va. to Eliza H.M. Mason, Petersburg, Va. [manuscript] 1836 May 13. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letterbooks : of John Y. Mason, 1853 November 4-1859 September 17. Virginia Historical Society Library
referencedIn Duke University Libraries, Rare Book, Ms., & Spec. Coll. Lib. Joseph Henry Papers.
referencedIn Portsmouth, N.H., Commission on Drydocks. Report, 1847. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
referencedIn Westcott, James Diament, Jr., 1802-1880. Letter, 1846. Florida State University
creatorOf Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. ALS, 1849 June 27 : Wheatland, near Lancaster [PA], to John Y. Mason. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn John A. Dix Collection, 1831-1879 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Noland, Callender St. George, 1816-1879. Papers of the Noland family [manuscript] 1774 [1813-1899] 1947. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858. Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1831-1859. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Papers, 1818-1852 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Bouck, William C., 1786-1859. Autograph letter signed : Albany, to the Secretary of the Navy, 1844 Jun. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Dolley Madison Papers, 1794-1852, (bulk 1836-1849) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, 1848 June 10, Washington, to John Y. Mason [n.p.]. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Gold Rush letters and contract, 1848-1858. California state library
referencedIn Hallett, Samuel. Samuel Hallett papers, 1857-1858. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Benajah Ticknor papers, 1818-1852 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf John Y. Mason Letters, 1824-1827 Library of Virginia
referencedIn Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to John Young Mason, n.p., 1848 Dec. 27. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Papers of John Y. Mason, 1830-1871 (bulk 1844-1849). Library of Congress
creatorOf Carroll, Daniel, 1764-1849. A memorial of George Washington, engineer, 1785-1800. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Brown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859. Letter, 1847 June 10, Nashville, Tenn., [to] J[ohn] Y[oung] Mason, Washington, D.C. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Dale, Richard, 1756-1826. Papers, 1780-1845. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Rush, Richard, 1780-1859. Richard Rush papers, 1812-1843 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Woodward, Joseph Addison, 1806-1885. Letter : to J.Y. Mason, 1848 Aug. 8. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Sawyer, Horace Bucklin, 1797-1860. Papers of Horace Bucklin Sawyer, 1812-1950. Library of Congress
referencedIn Tucker, Nathaniel Beverley, 1820-1890. Correspondence of Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, 1837-1888. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn James K. Polk Papers, 1775-1891, (bulk 1830-1849) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Trist, Nicholas Philip, 1800-1874. Four letters from Trist to F.P. Blair, Thomas J. Durant, John Y. Mason and Henry S. Randall [manuscript] 1834-1873. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Benajah Ticknor papers, 1818-1852. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. Letter, 1847 August 27, Washington, D.C., to John Young Mason, Washington, D.C. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letter : to General Waddy Thompson / by John Young Mason, 1845 Jul 20. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn William L. Marcy papers, 1806-1930 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Mason family. Papers, 1805-1886. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letter, November 2, 1846. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Papers, 1844-1849. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Albert Stephens Borgman autograph collection, 1600-1950. Houghton Library
creatorOf Cowper, S. P. C., fl. 1851,. Virginia political miscellany, 1847-1914. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. John Y. Mason papers, 1843-1898 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf John Y. Mason Correspondence, ., 1847-1848 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Conner, David, 1792-1856. David Conner papers, 1817-1847 (bulk 1844-1847). Library of Congress
creatorOf Breckinridge, Jefferson,. Papers of the Key, Cutts, and Turner families [manuscript], 1808-1859. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Elisha Kent Kane Papers, Bulk, 1843-1857, 1810-1953 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Brent, Sidney, 1800-1878. Letter : to John Young Mason, Secretary of the Navy, 1846 Nov. 11. Cornell University Library
referencedIn US Frigate Potomac collection 1844-1847 1844-1845 Potomac, US Frigate collection William L. Clements Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIe. 1845-1865. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Boarman, Charles, 1795-1879. Letterbook of Charles Boarman, 1838-1858. Library of Congress
referencedIn Ticknor, Benajah, 1788-1858. Papers, 1818-1852 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letter : n.p., to Richard Smith, [Washington, D.C.], 1848 Jan. 18. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Hines, William. Correspondence, 1781-1836. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letter, 1845, Jan. 24, Washington, to G. F. Usher, U.S. Commercial Agent, Cape Haytien. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. Letters : Richmond, to Col. William H. Brodnax, Hicksford [Greensville County, Virginia], 1824-1827. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Washington Irving Letter to John Y[oung] Mason [manuscript], 1847 February 4. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859. Letter of John Young Mason, Paris, to Henry Alexander Wise, Richmond [manuscript] 1856 Aug. 17. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Stevens, Thomas Holdup, d. 1841. Stevens family papers, 1810-1952. Library of Congress
creatorOf Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891. Papers of Alexander H. H. Stuart and the related Stuart and Baldwin families [manuscript], 1776-1878 (bulk 1850-1861). University of Virginia. Library
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Fortsville Plantation (Va.)
Virginia
France
France
Haiti
Amelia County (Va.)
Virginia
China
Texas
Coahoma County (Miss.)
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
United States
California
Hawaii
Mexico
Day's Neck Plantation (Va.)
Mexico
United States
United States
Europe
North Carolina
Mississippi
San Francisco (Calif.)
United States
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Ambassadors
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Artists
Astronomy
Cabinet officers
Diplomatic and consular service, American
Families
Lotteries
Marriage law
Merchant marine
Meteorology
Navies
Plantation management
Plantations
Portraits, American
Recommendations For Positions
Science In America
Scientific publications
Smithsonian Publications
Surveys And Explorations, General
Treasury Department
Voyages and travel
Occupation
Cabinet officers
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Public officials
Representatives, U.S. Congress
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Birth 1796-04-18

Death 1859-10-03

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