Papers : of John Mason, 1790-1840.

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Papers : of John Mason, 1790-1840.

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The collection contains letters to Clothworthy Birnie, inquiring about a female academy in Maryland, and financial problems of banks; to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, recommending someone for employment; to Brig. Gen. Henry Dearborn, about Major Melville's debt; to Thomson Francis Mason (1785-1838), about legal cases; to William Patterson & Sons, Baltimore, concerning a financial transaction; and to the trustees of Alexandria Museum donating artifacts. Also, includes a bill from Adam Lynn for goods delivered in 1796; a printed document, "Relative to the unchartered banks of the District of Columbia," 1817; a copy of "Recollections of John Mason," Mason family Bible records, and manuscript memoranda about Mason family portraits; and a 1790 military pass to travel within France.

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George Mason's Gunston Hall

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George Mason's Gunston Hall

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Mason, John, 1766-1849

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William Patterson & Sons,

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Mason, Thomson Francis, 1785-1838

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Resident of Alexandria (Arlington Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1778-1886; (bulk 1778-1884). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030134 ...

Birnie, Clothworthy,

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Dearborn, H.A.S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851

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Massachusetts politician, resident of Boston. From the description of Papers, 1802-1848. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405827 U.S. representative from Massachusetts, lawyer in Portland, Me., and army officer. From the description of H.A.S. Dearborn autograph letter signed, 1806. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129499 Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), an officer in the Continental Army, was U.S. Secretary of War and ...

Mason family.

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Lynn, Adam

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Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851

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Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 - February 3, 1851) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. From the description of Letter, April 20, 1815. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168831 Banker, U.S. secretary of the Navy, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield correspondence, ...

Alexandria Museum (Va.),

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