Letter of John Young Mason, Paris, to Henry Alexander Wise, Richmond [manuscript] 1856 Aug. 17.

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Letter of John Young Mason, Paris, to Henry Alexander Wise, Richmond [manuscript] 1856 Aug. 17.

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Letter of introduction for M. Lacortier, the representative of the French firm Guatier, frères, a steamship company who are interested in making Chesapeake Bay the eastern terminus of the France-U.S. run.

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Lacortier, M.

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Gautier, frères.

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Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876

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American lawyer and politician; governor of Virginia. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to President Buchanan, 1857 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588282 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Thomas Teackle in Baltimore, 1841 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588600 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, to Col. T.H. Ellis, 1859 Aug. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588...

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...