Mason Family Manuscripts Collection

Barnes, James C.

• Letter to unidentified relative, 23 Aug. 1852

Barnes, Margaret

• Letters to John D. Dutton, 25 Jan. 1833; Feb. 1835

Barnes, Richard

• Letter to Mark Alexander, 12 Aug. 1780

Chase, Helen M.

• Grades, Univ. of Virginia, 30 July 1921

Cooper, Samuel

• Copy of letter from Winfield Scott (Schuyler Hamilton, Aid-de-Camp) to Col. W. Preston, 27 Jan. 1854, regarding the brevet promotion of Capt. Gustavus W. Smith. Signed by S. Cooper, Adjutant General.

Fowke, Gerard (1625-1669) and Anne Fowke

• Deed of Gift with Richard Hope, 1664
  
• Deed with Richard Hope, 18 Sep. 1672
  
• Deed with Richard Hope, 30 July 1673
  
• Ms. Survey Plate of Passpantanzy lands, Oct. 1712

Fitzhugh, George

• Letter and Bill from Thomas R. Tilghman, 15 May 1786

Graham, George Mason and George Mason Graham Strafford

• Genealogical Notes on Brat/Mason/Graham Families, 19th-century

Graham, George Mason

• Letter to Unknown Recipient, 9 Dec. 1848

Jamison, Ann (Johnson)

• Letter to Mary Barnes Mason, 1 Feb. 1831

Lee, Fitzhugh (1835-1905)

• Letter to Mrs. Sidney Smith Lee, 12 June 1859
  
• Letter to General Louis T. Wigfall, 9 Dec. 1863
  
• Letter to Mr. Ralph, 10 Dec. 1885
  
• Letter to Robert Stockwell Hatcher, 7 July 1897 [Typed]
  

Macomb, Alexander (1742-1841)

• Letter to Messrs Mills and Smith, 7 July 1837

Magill, Henry D. (1806-1847)

• Diploma (Parchment), Univ. of Penn., Medical School, 21 Mar. 1829
  
• Letter to Miss Ann E. Mason, before 1836
  
• Letter to Ann E. C. Magill (wife), 30 July 1836

Mason, Abram Barnes (1807-1863)

• Letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Mason (Mother), 27 Aug. 1827
  
• Letter to John D. Dutton, 13 Feb. 1829

Mason, Abraham Barnes Thomson

• Estate Papers for Thomson Mason, 1785-1786 (3 items)
  
• Receipts, Accounts, and Legal Notice with Original Young for Thomson Mason estate, 1791-1792

Mason, Ann (Noland)

• Letters to Mary (Carter) Mason, 1853

Mason, Armistead Thomson

• Order Book, 5th VA Regiment (War of 1812), 24 Mar. - 16 July 1813
  
• Order Book, 5th VA Regiment (War of 1812), 17 July - 12 Oct. 1813
  
• Land Indenture to Philip Key, 13 Dec. 1813
  
• Letters to Charles Fenton Mercer, Apr. 1816 (4 items)
  
• Letter to Col. R. Butler, 3 Feb. 1817
  
• Letter to Charles Fenton Mercer, 1 Sep. 1817
  
• Printed document about votes, 2 Oct. 1818

Mason, Elizabeth

• Letters to Miss Mary Barnes Mason, 3 Mar. 1811; 9 May 1817

Mason, Francis

• Land Indenture to Aminta Graham, 17 Oct. 1822

Mason, George II (1660-1761)

• Deed to him and James Hereford, 4 Jan. 1715

Mason, George III

• Commission signed by Gov. Alexander Spotswood, 2 July 1719

Mason, George V (1753-1796)

• Note (fragment) to unknown person, 9 July 1787
  
• Copy of Will and Codicil, 27 Feb. 1885

Mason, George, VI (1786-1834)

• Land Indenture to James W. Ford for Gunston Hall, 2 Dec. 1822
  
• Copy of Letter to James Madison, 6 July 1826
  
• Letter to Messrs. Ritchie & Gooch, 25 July 1826
  
• Letter to William B. Stone, 6 [ ] 1826

Mason, George (1787-1876)

• Copy by T.H. Troth to Edward C. Gibbs (19 Mar. 1852) of Letter from George Mason of Hollin Hall to John Mason of Woodlawn, VA, 6 Mar. 1852

Mason, George (1846-1888)

• Letter to Edward C. Gibbs at Hollin Hall, 14 Sep. 1868
• Letters from E.A. Dalyremple, 24 June 1880; 24 July 1880
  
• Gift Receipt from the Virginia Historical Society., 23 Aug. 1881

Mason, James Murray (1798-1871)

• Letter to Richard Smith, 10 Nov. 1826
  
• Portions of Ms. on slavery views, N.D. (Ca. 1829?)
  
• Letter to Eilbeck Mason, 1 Nov. 1833
  
• Printed Speech in U.S. Senate about admission of California, 27 May 1850
  
• Note to O.H. Pelk, 16 Mar. 1856
  
• Letter to George M. Dallas, 15 Oct. 1857
  
• Note to Asbury Dickens, 22 Mar. (before 1861)
  
• Letter to Charles Green, 1 Mar. 1862
  
• Letter to Lord Bath, 12 Sep. 1862
  
• Printed "Correspondence with Mr. Mason w/Parliament in March 1863,? 5 Apr. 1864
  
• Last Will & Testament, 26 May 1868
  
• Note to Asbury Dickens, 16 Mar. (n.y.)

Mason, John

• Printed Document "Conge - Volontaires de la Garde Nationale Bordelaise," 9 Dec. 1790
  
• Bill from Adam Lynn for Goods delivered, 9 May 1797
  
• Letter to Messrs William Patterson, 13 Sep. 1809
  
• Letter to Trustees of Alexandria Museum, 5 July 1812
  
• Letter to Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 21 June 1815
  
• Letter to Clothworthy Birnie, 9 Oct. 1816
  
• Printed Document "Relative to the Unchartered Banks of the District of Columbia" 25 Feb. 1817
  
• Letter to Clothworthy Birnie, 30 June 1818
  
• Letter to Brig. Gen. Henry Alexander Scammall Dearborn, 26 Apr. 1821
  
• Letter to Thomson Francis Mason, 13 Feb. 1824
  
• Copy of "Recollections of John Mason & Mason Family Bible entries," in another hand, (n.d. after 1834)
  
• Ms. Memos about Mason family, 10 May 1840

Mason, John McCarty

• Ms. Cruise Journal of USS Fairfield; includes 7 pages of poetry by Eleanor Ann Clifton Patton Mason, 19 Oct - 17 Dec. 1835

Mason, John Thomson

• Legal Statement: Patrick Sims vs. Williams Potts, 17 Mar. 1794
  
• Letter to unknown person, 17 July 1799
  
• Note to unknown person, 28 Sep. 1811
  
• Land Indenture made for Mary Mason, widow of S.T. Mason, with Aaron Sanders Loudoun Co., 28 Feb. 1818
  
• Obituary tribute for John T. Mason (10 Dec. 1821) and Elizabeth Beltzhoover Mason (30 June 1836) written by their daughter, Elizabeth Armistead Thomson Mason Wharton, after 1836

Mason, John Thomson

• Letter from Mother, Ann Eliza Carroll Mason, 24 n.m. 1849

Mason, Kora and George Mason

• Baptismal Certificate signed by Charles B. Dana, Rector of Christ Church, 30 Aug. 1853

Mason, Polly

• Letter to Robert E. Lea, 3 June1901

Mason, Richard Chichester

• Printed Broadside for Runaway Slave Thomas Cook, 3 Dec. 1855
  
• Register of names; Oath of Allegiance to U.S., 3 June 1865

Mason, Stephens Thomson (1760-1803)

• Power of Attorney for John Glean, 13 Mar, 1786
  
• Bond with Cornelius Sullivan and Josias Clapham, 26 Nov. 1790
  
• List of debts due David Briggs, 21 Sep. 1791
  
• Letters from David Briggs, 1791-1795 (4 items)
  
• Power of Attorney between William P. Tebbs and William Chilton endorsed by Stephens Thomson Mason, 1 Sep. 1802
  
• Printed Document Warrant issued by John T. Mason for estate of Stephen T. Mason against Samuel Clapham, 31 Jan. 1805

Mason, Stephens Thomson (1789-1814)

• Letter to Thomas Harrison, 15 Mar. 1803
  
• Letter from Thomas Harrison, 21 Sep. 1803
  
• Land Indenture with Philip Key, 13 Dec. 1813

Mason, Stephens Thomson

• Engraved Commission on parchment S.T. Mason, Capt. In U.S. Army, signed by President James N. Polk; 26 June 1846

Mason, Thomson (1733-1785)

• I.O.U. from John Nicholls, 8 Nov. 1762
  
• Summons from Charles Binn, Clerk of Loudoun Co. Court for not entering land warrants for Selden Orphans, 14 May 1763
  
• Notices to Robert Hamilton, John Fouch, James & Richard Abbot, re: estate of Mary Mason Selden, 3 Mar. 1770
  
• Ms. List of Cases filed in Court, Loudoun Co., Aug. 1773
  
• Letter to Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 22 Sep. 1773
  
• Letter from G. Mynatt to Original Young about Thomson Mason Estate debt., 3 Jan. 1786

Mason, Thomson

• Letter from John Janey to J. Moncure, Clerk of Court, referring to Thomson Mason's will., 22 Mar. 1844
  
• Letter from J. Williams to John Janey about Thomson Mason's will, 29 Mar. 1844

Mason, Thomson Francis (1785-1838)

• Letter from Clarence Luckett, 23 Nov. (1820's)
  
• Letter from John Marbury, N.D. (1820's)
  
• Land Indenture with Leonard and Rebecca Cook and James and Ruth Clare for lot in Alexandria, VA, 5 June 1822 [Printed form]
  
• Letters from J.B. Beverley, 18 Apr. 1823; 19 Apr. 1823
  
• Letter from Samuel W. Berry, 20 Sep. 1823
  
• Letter from Arch McClean, 10 Nov. 1823
  
• Letter from Thomas Nelson, 11 Apr. 1825
  
• Letter from George H. Newbould, 21 Aug. 1826
  
• Letter from John B. Morris, 5 Dec. 1826
  
• Letter from Samuel Harrison Smith, 14 Oct. 1828
  
• Letter from Thomas Carbury, 23 July 1830
  
• Letter from Samuel Harrison Smith, 1 Sep. 1830
  
• Letter from Samuel Harrison Smith, 21 Dec. 1830
  
• Letter from Samuel Harrison Smith, 23 Dec. 1831
  
• Letter to President and Directors of Alexandria Canal Co. from William Smith, 11 Sep. 1832
  
• Note from U.D. Smithford, 26 Jan. 1833
  
• Letter from John Scott, 15 May 1833
  
• Printed Document to President and Directors of Middle Turnpike Co., 7 Oct. 1833
  
• Letter from Samuel Harrison Smith, 25 Mar. 1834
  
• Letter from W. Patton, Jr., 16 June 1834
  
• Printed Document to President and Directors of Middle Turnpike Co., 8 Oct. 1835
  
• Letter from William K. Grant, 1 May (?) 1836
  
• Letter from Wilson M. Fairfax, 24 Nov. 1837
  
• Letter from R.A. Smith, 14 May 1838
  
• Copy of Will, 14 Dec. 1838
  
• Receipt Books (2 Books), 1840

Mason Family (Unidentified)

• Ms. Fowke Family History, n.d.
  
• Ms. genealogy chart - through Kora Mason to Helen Mason Chase, n.d.
  
• Ms. Mason Family History, n.d.
  
• Descriptions of Coat-of-Arms, n.d.
  
• Mason Tree of Life, 19th-century, with note by Thomson Francis Mason, July 24, 1826

Mercer, Charles Fenton

• Letter to George Carter, 24 Feb. 1817
  
• Letter to Richard Smith, 30 Aug. 1833

Mercer, George

• Land Indenture with brother, James Mercer, to dispose of lands in Loudoun Co. as part of Ann Mercer Estate, 17 Feb. 1775

Mercer, James

• Letter to Col. John Fitzgerald, 8 July 1783

Mercer, John

• Letter of Power of Attorney with Francis Peyton (26 Aug 1759), 15 May 1760
  
• Land Indenture endorsed by John Mercer and sons James & George between John Hough & Griffith Merick, 12 Sep. 1762

Mercer, John Francis

• Letter to unknown Correspondent, 4 May 1781
  
• Letter to Col. John Fitzgerald Marborough, 23 June 1784
  
• Letter to James Monroe, 24 Jan. 1812

Murray, Sarah

• Ms. description of Murray Family of Md., July 1830

Selden, William

• Note to George K. Fox, 27 Feb. 1853

Smith, Marion N.

• Letter from E.W. Noland, 11 Oct. 1853
  
• Letter from Aunt Abby?, 12 Sep. 1853 (?)
  
• Letter from Mary ?, 21 Sep. 1853
  
• Letter from Virginia ?, 12 May ?
  
• Letter from Virginia ?, 14 May ?

Smith, Sally A.

• Letter from E.W. Noland, 23 May 1853

Unknown Author (possible George Mason Graham Stafford)

• Journal of a Trip through the Eastern U.S.