A Guide to the John Mercer Letter to James Mercer, 1766 October 20
A Collection in the
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation`s
John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 2005.2
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
John Mercer Letter to James Mercer, Manuscript #MS 2005.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2005
Biographical/Historical Information
Born in Dublin, Ireland, John Mercer came to Virginia in 1720 where he built the colonial estate Marlborough (also called Marlboro; at Marlborough Point on the Potomac River, in Stafford County). He was a leading Virginia attorney and lawyer to George Washington, as well as a colonial prosecutor for the King's court of Virginia. Mercer was also a founding member, secretary and general counsel of the Ohio Company of Virginia, a land speculating company that had George Washington as a member.
Scope and Content
Letter written by John Mercer to his son, James. Discusses legal and family issues.
Arrangement
1 item.
Index Terms
- Mercer, James, 1736-1793
- Mercer, John, 1704-1768