Agreement between F. P. Blair and Charles Mason

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Agreement between F. P. Blair and Charles Mason, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Blair, F.P.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Agreement between F. P. Blair and Charles Mason, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of an agreement between F. P. Blair and Charles Mason over whether or not Martin Van Buren and Richard Johnson, the 1835 Democratic National Convention ticket, would succeed in Virginia. In the agreement, Blair wagered one hundred dollars with Mason that the ticket of Van Buren and Johnson would not succeed in Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2014.054 was received by Special Collections from the donor via U.S.P.S. on 3/6/2014.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in May 2014.

Physical description:
24.5 in. by 19.25 in