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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04076 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1806 |
| Title | Thomas Jefferson to John Mason offering him a position as commissioner of the Cumberland Road |
| Date | 11 April 1806 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Recipient | Mason, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks General Mason to serve as one of three disinterested commissioners for the Cumberland Road, two of which should come from "this quarter." A post script indicates he was also asking Thomas Moore, who accepted. Mason apparently declined, since Eli Williams of Maryland became the second eastern commissioner (Joseph Kerr, the other commissioner, was from Ohio). |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Infrastructure Road Construction Westward Expansion Cumberland Road |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Mason, John (1766-1849) Moore, Thomas (fl. 1806-1808) Williams, Eli (fl. 1806-1808) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Not in Bergh, but compare Bergh 7: 418, 11: 401 and 12: 189, all to General John Mason, who is otherwise unidentified. Mason apparently declined the position since he was not one of the commissioners chosen. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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