Orders from the Engineer Department of the United States Army to Brevet Second Lieutenants Charles Mason and Robert E. Lee [manuscript], 1829 August 11.
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Mason, Charles, 1804-1882
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First Chief Justice of the Iowa Territory supreme court, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and U.S. Commissioner of Patents. From the description of Diaries and temperance lectures, 1836-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519999 Lawyer, "Copperhead" Democrat, and judge. Notable posts held during Mason's professional career include Chief Justice of the Iowa Territorial Supreme Court (1838-1846); Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (1846-1847); De...
Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870
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