Conditions Governing Use:

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.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Preferred Citation:

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

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agreements
• Presidents--United States--Election--1836