Hurston received financial support for most of her research from a wealthy woman in New York named Charlotte Osgood Mason.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work;

VOA: special.2009.04.12

He asked Senator Mason to read it for him.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Old ones were getting pretty bald. Well, probably be late for dinner.I gotta head down to Mason County.

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