Letter : to General Waddy Thompson / by John Young Mason, 1845 Jul 20.

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Letter : to General Waddy Thompson / by John Young Mason, 1845 Jul 20.

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John Mason, Attorney General during the Polk administration, writes to the United States Ambassador at Mexico, Waddy Thompson, that affairs have been handled well. He is confident that there will be no war with Mexico. He ends with complimentary remarks about the annexation of Texas.

3 p.; 25 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868

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Waddy Thompson, a member of the Whig party of South Carolina, served in the state legislature, U. S. Congress, and as Minister to Mexico. From the description of Waddy Thompson letter, 1848 Jan. 14. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244566435 South Carolina politician; United States minister to Mexico, 1842-1844. From the description of Waddy Thompson papers, 1823-1851 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23304922 American lawyer, politician...

United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk)

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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...