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Papers, 1706-1858.

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Letters, 1779-1792, from George Mason at "Gunston Hall," Fairfax Co., Va. to his son John in Bordeaux, France and to Richard Henry Lee commenting on Maryland's claim to Virginia's western lands; and a political essay, post 24 January 1791 by Mason on representation in Fairfax Co., Va. Includes papers and letters of other members of the Mason and Thomson families, in particular, Stevens Thomson Mason (his will and a letter to James Monroe on Alien and Sedition Laws), Armistead Thomson Mason (his will), Ann Mason; and biographical information by John Thomson Mason.

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Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

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Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732 – June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain leading to the United States Declaration of Independence, which he signed. He also served a one-year term as the president of the Continental Congress, was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation, and was a United States Senator fro...

Mason, John L. (John Latimer), 1923-

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United States Commissary General of Prisoners. From the description of Letters, 1813 Dec. 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122347810 Resident of Florence, Erie County, Ohio. From the description of Letters, 1862-1864. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18059486 Represented in collection are: John Mason, planter of Sussex County, Va.; his son, Anthony Mason, also of Sussex County; and his grandson, John T.J. Mason,...

Mason, George, 1725-1792

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Mason, Anne, 1954-

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

Mason, John Thomson, 1815-1873

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Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1760-1803

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U.S. senator from Virginia, 1794-1803. From the description of ALS : to Spencer Roane, 1795 June 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122645467 ...