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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02469.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1858 |
| Title | James Mason to George F. Gordon informing him that form President John Taylor now lives in "Charles city Court House Virginia" |
| Date | 26 April 1858 |
| Author | Mason, James M. (1798-1871) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Gordon that former President John Tyler now lives in "Charles city Court House Virginia," where Tyler's home, Sherwood Forest Plantation, was located. |
| Subjects | President Confederate General or Leader American Statesmen |
| People | Mason, J. M. (James Murray) (1798-1871) Gordon, George F. (fl. 1858) Tyler, John (1790-1862) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | James M. Mason served as the Confederate Foreign Minister to Great Britain and France, also a United States Senator from Virginia. While he and John Slidell were travelling to England to serve as the Confederate Ambassadors, they were captured by the Union ship Trent while on board a neutral British ship. This event set off the Trent Affair. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |