Samuel Hallett papers, 1857-1858.

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Samuel Hallett papers, 1857-1858.

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Diaries describe the attempts of Hallet to secure European and British patents and government orders for the diving bell, "Nautilus," and his interest in the financing of an American transcontinental railroad in London and Paris; and include information relating to George M. Dallas, minister to England, and John Y. Mason, minister to France, and lengthy commentaries on London society and British politics. Also, miscellaneous correspondence, bills, reports, leases, stock lists, clippings, and an invitation to the opening of the Union Pacific Railroad Eastern Division.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Dallas, George M. (George Mifflin), 1839-1917

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Hallett, Samuel, 1827-1864

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American financier. From the description of Samuel Hallett papers, 1857-1858. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64068436 ...

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...