Item #36067 Property in the Territories. Speech of Hon. J.M. Mason, of Virginia, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 18, 1860. J. M. Mason, James Murray.

Property in the Territories. Speech of Hon. J.M. Mason, of Virginia, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 18, 1860.

[Washington, D.C.]: Printed by Lemuel Towers, 1860. 16 pp. 8vo. Self wrappers. First edition. Blind stamp on title, chip to one leaf at corner, else a very good copy. LCP. Afro-Americana, 2nd ed. Suppl. 1400. Item #36067

In support of Jefferson Davis' Resolutions on the Relations of States. James Murray Mason (1798-1871) was a Senator from Virginia who had drafted the (second) Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and headed the senate committee selected to investigate the (Brown) rebellion, and was one of the first to interview Brown after his failed attack.

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