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