Papers : of James Murray Mason, 1826-1868.

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Papers : of James Murray Mason, 1826-1868.

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The collection contains letters to Richard Smith; to Eilbeck Mason concerning a legal suit they were handling; to George M. Dallas, U.S. Minister to England, about the Panic of 1857 and the Kansas slavery issue; to Charles Green, son of a fellow prisoner in Boston, regrets missing meeting him; and to Lord Bath, 1862, thanking him for good will toward the Confederate states, and mentions the defeat of Pope in Virginia. Also, includes notes to Asbury Dickins concerning appointments to U.S. Senate staff, and requesting a check be mailed to J.R. Tucker; portions of a manuscript on slavery views; printed speech in the U.S. Senate about the admission of California as a state (1850); printed document of correspondence of Mason with Parliament in March 1863 (1864); his will, 1868; and an autograph of John Slidell on the back of a note to O.H. Peck.

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George Mason's Gunston Hall

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George Mason's Gunston Hall

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Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864

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George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829 and as the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. The son of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas, George Dallas attended elite preparatory schools before embarking on a legal career. He served as the private secretary to Albert Gallatin and worked for the Treasury Department and the Second Bank of the United Stat...

Slidell, John, 1793-1871

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American lawyer and politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to T.H. Herbert, Esq., 1856 12 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664032 Slidell was a Louisiana lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and as Confederate agent to France whose capture sparked the Trent affair. From the description of Legal answer, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 122558030 ...

Mason, Eilbeck,

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Smith, Richard M.

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Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871

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Green, Charles,

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Dickins, Asbury, 1780-1861

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Peck, O. H.,

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