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Collection Number: 00496-z

Collection Title: John Y. Mason Correspondence, 1847-1848.

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This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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Size 4 items
Abstract John Young Mason, born in Hicksford, Va., graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1816 and served as United States Secretary of the Navy in 1844-1845 and 1846-1849. He was also a federal judge, a U.S. Congressman, and a land owner. The collection is three letters from American artist Thomas Sully (1783-1872) and James Earle, 1847, about portraits of Mason and James Knox Polk for student societies at the University of North Carolina; and one letter, 1848, from Mason to United States Navy Commander William M. Glendy about Master James S. Ridgely and his indiscretion in giving recruits extra liquor.
Creator Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the John Y. Mason Correspondence, #496-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sensitive Materials Statement
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John Young Mason, born in Hicksford, Va., graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1816 and served as United States Secretary of the Navy in 1844-1845 and 1846-1849. He was also a federal judge, a U.S. Congressman, and a land owner.

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The collection is three letters from American artist Thomas Sully (1783-1872) and James Earle, 1847, about portraits of Mason and James Knox Polk for student societies at the University of North Carolina; and one letter, 1848, from Mason to United States Navy Commander William M. Glendy about Master James S. Ridgely and his indiscretion in giving recruits extra liquor.

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Processing Information

Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Kate Jordan, January 2011

This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.

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