Mason, George, 1725-1792

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George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 [O.S. November 30, 1725] – October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution. His writings, including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774, the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and his Objections to this Constitution of Government (1787) opposing ratification, have exercised a significant influence on American political thought and events. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, which Mason principally authored, served as a basis for the United States Bill of Rights, a document of which he has been deemed a father.
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referencedIn Rutland, Robert A. Papers : for the preparation of The Papers of George Mason, ca. 1970. George Mason's Gunston Hall
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Receipt signed : [n.p.], 1777 Dec. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards. 1893 - 2008. Portraits of the Founding Fathers of the United States National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Plan settled by the Committee of Revisors in Fredricksburg January 1777, 1777 January 13. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Mulkearn, Lois. Research files of Lois Mulkearn, 1937-1956. University of Pittsburgh
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Autograph letter signed : Gunston Hall, to Willson [sic] Nicholas, 1790 Feb. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
referencedIn Washington, George, 1732-1799. Letters and will : of George Washington, 1777-1814. George Mason's Gunston Hall
creatorOf Virginia. General Assembly. Letter : Williamsburg, Va., to George Rogers Clark, 1778 Jan. 3. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Lee, Charles, 1758-1815. Letter, 1793 June 3, Richmond, [Va.] to William Lee, "Greenspring" near Williamsburg, [Va.]. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Campbell, Arthur, 1742-1811. Arthur Campbell Papers, 1752-1811. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn York County (Va.) Letter of George Mason to Benjamin Waller, 1789 August 12 Library of Virginia
referencedIn Ohio Company (1747-1779). Records of the Ohio Company, 1736-1813 [electronic resource]. University of Pittsburgh
referencedIn Wood, James, fl. 1750. Papers of James Wood and the Wood family [manuscript] 1736-1892. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Glassford and Company Records, 1743-1886, (bulk 1760-1820) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lee, Thomas Ludwell, 1730-1778. Letter, 1776 May 18, Williamsburg, Va., to Richard Henry Lee, Philadelphia, Pa. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Burton, Patricia. Letter to Joell Thomas Turner [manuscript], 1965 November 12. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Randolph, John, 1773-1833. Papers of John Randolph [manuscript], 1832 and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Autograph letter signed : Gunston Hall, to Patrick Henry, 1783 May 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Beebe, Virginia Dawson,. Collection : of Mason family papers, 1725-1857, n.d. (bulk 1781-1834). George Mason's Gunston Hall
referencedIn Griffen, Cyrus, 1748-1810. Letters, 1788-1810. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Beall-Booth family. Beall-Booth family papers, 1778-1956. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Johnston, Zechariah, 1744-1800. Papers, 1747-1893. Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume II, miscellany, 1755-1831 Cornell University Library
referencedIn Mercer, George, 1733-1784. Letters: London, to James Mercer and George Mason, 1771. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Letter, 1785 May 18, "Gunston Hall" [Fairfax County, Va.], to John Fitzgerald, Alexandria, [Va.]. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Rowland, Kate Mason, d. 1916. Letters from Kate Mason Rowland to Robert Alonzo Brock, 1883-1892. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Letters of George Mason, 1779-1787. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burton, Patricia. Letter to Joell Thomas Turner, 1965 November 12. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Simms, Charles, 1755-1819. Charles Simms papers, 1776-1820. Library of Congress
referencedIn Adams family. Papers, 1672-1792. Section 13. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. George Mason family papers, circa 1780-1890. Library of Congress
referencedIn Truro Parish (Fairfax County, Va.). Truro Parish taxable property records, Mar.-May 1792. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Everett, Joseph, fl. 1892. Letters to "Miss Mary", 1892 June 18 and September 17. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Papers, 1706-1858. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867,. Lee family papers [microform] 1652 [1769-1870] 1890. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Truro Parish (Fairfax County, Va.). Records of Truro Parish, 1732-1802. Library of Congress
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Letter, 1769. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814. ALS, 1787 September 20, New York, to John Adams. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf Virginia. General Assembly. Letter : Williamsburg, Va., to George Rogers Clark, 1778 Jan. 3. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. Papers of George Mason, 1750-1921. Library of Congress
referencedIn Brady, James D. (James Dennis), 1843-1900. James D. Brady autograph collection, 1776-1948. Library of Congress
referencedIn Lee family. Lee family papers, 1750-1824 [microform]. Library of Virginia
creatorOf Mason, George, 1725-1792. [Letter] 1784 Aug. 4, Gunston Hall [to] Col. John Fitzgerald / G. Mason. Smith College, Neilson Library
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