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Entry #1

Author: Mercer, Charles Fenton, 1778-1858.
Title: Charles Fenton Mercer Papers, 1748-1861.
Description: 42 items.
Summary: Charles Fenton Mercer, the son of James and Eleanor (Dick) Mercer, was born June 6, 1778, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. While in the Virginia Assembly, 1812-1813, he sponsored legislation to organize the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; he eventually served as its first president from 1828 to 1833. Manuscript Group 328, Charles Fenton Mercer Papers, New Jersey Historical Society.
Location: New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102.
Source: NUCMC/OCLC.