Use Restrictions

Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.

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Preferred Citation

John Thomson Mason, Jr. letter, C0375, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by David S. Turk on April 28, 2005.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Amanda Brent in January 2022. EAD markup completed by Amanda Brent in January 2022.

Biographical Information

John Thomson Mason, Jr. was an American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Maryland. Mason was the grandson of Thomson Mason, younger brother of George Mason IV. Mason was born in Maryland on May 9, 1815. He attended Princeton College (now University) and practiced as a lawyer in Hagerstown, MD. He was eventually elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served Maryland's sixth district from 1841 - 1843. Mason died on March 28, 1873.

Scope and Content

Letter from John Thomson Mason, Jr. to an unknown recipient, July 7, 1841. The letter was written during Mason's tenure as U.S. Representative for the sixth district of Maryland. The letter reads: "House of Representatives, July 7, 1841, Dear Sir, You will do me a favor by giving the information [desired?] in the accompanying letter. If possible let me know where is the regiment or company to which is attached the new [?] under Lee. Respectfully yours, [?] Thomson Mason Return also if you please this letter."

Arrangement

This is a single item collection.

Related Material

The Special Collections Research Center holds other materials related to the Mason family, including the Mason family manuscript account book and the George Mason letters to John Augustine Washington III.

The Gunston Hall Library and Archives holds many documents and collections pertaining to the Mason family.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Mason, John Thomson, 1815-1873
• United States. Congress. House