[ Autographs ] James M. Mason 1798-1871 Confederate Congressman and commissioner to Great Britain and France, captured with John Slidell and as a result nearly drew Britain into the Civil War. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., Selma, Sep. 12, 1857 to Mr. Hague giving the address of a gentleman living in Norfolk, Va. Neatly inlaid.