Papers of Alexander Macomb Mason, 1871-1898.

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Papers of Alexander Macomb Mason, 1871-1898.

Official letters to Mason, diplomatic papers, orders from Gen. Charles Pomeroy Stone, reports, cables, accounts, inventories of army and expedition supplies, maps and articles relating to the Egyptian Sudan and Ethiopia expeditions in search of oil and water in which Mason participated in the service of the Khedive of Egypt under the command of Generals Stone and Charles George Gordon. Includes material relating to the slave trade, treaties between Egypt and Ethiopia, visits to Roi Jean d'Abyssinie, and social, topographic, and military observations of the Nile region.

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Johns, E.

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Mason, Alexander Macomb, 1841-1897

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Diplomat. From the description of Papers of Alexander Macomb Mason, 1871-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453831 ...

Stone, Chas. P. (Charles Pomeroy), 1824-1887

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American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Grance Ecore, La., to D. D. Porter, 1864 Apr. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574772 Born in Greenfield, Mass., Charles Pomeroy Stone graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and served in the Mexican-American War under General Winfield Scott. During the U.S. Civil War he commanded a brigade in General Robert Patterson's Army of the Shenandoah in the First Bull Run campaign. After a portion of his...

Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885

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Epithet: Major-General; of Add MS 44147 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x0000f0 British general who became a national hero for his exploits in China and his ill-fated defense of Khartuom against Sudanese rebels. From the description of Letter, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 363531820 "Chinese" Gordon. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Southampton, t...