Papers, 1815-1824.

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Papers, 1815-1824.

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The letters and miscellaneous other items, for the period 1815 to 1824, include various receipts and accounts, in addition to numerous letters written by Richard Barnes Mason to his brother during his army service. Richard's letters discussed financial arrangements between the two brothers, transactions regarding selling or hiring-out their slaves, investment in Kentucky and Missouri lands, a few dueling incidents, and insights into Army life. Also, a few letters describe a trip to the Wisconsin Territory on the steamboat _Walk-in-the-Water_.

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Gadsden Public Library

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Gadsden Public Library

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Mason, R. B. (Richard Barnes), 1797-1850

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Richard Barnes Mason, born in Virginia in 1797, was a Colonel in the United States Army when he arrived in 1847 in California to succeed Kearny as military governor. He was made a Brigadier General in 1848, and retained his position as governor until February 1849. He died of cholera in St. Louis in 1850. From the description of Richard Barnes Mason papers, 1847-1848. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26657368 Richard Barnes Mason (1797-1...

Mason, George

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Member of the Continental Congress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gunston Hall, to Patrick Henry, 1783 May 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468371 Alexandria, Va. resident. From the description of Papers, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36492148 ...

Walk-in-the-Water (Ship)

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...