John Mason papers, 1818-1910.

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John Mason papers, 1818-1910.

Papers include business and family correspondence of John Mason Jr. as well as his father and other family members, including letters when Mason Jr. served as secretary of the U.S. Legation in Mexico.

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes, 1 large manuscript, 1 microfilm reel)

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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...

College of William and Mary.

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Mason family.

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