William N. Mercer papersMS.0090Virginia Military Institute Archives

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Dr. William Newton Mercer resided New Orleans, Louisiana. No other information is currently known. Mercer was a benefactor of VMI during the 19th century.

Scope and Contents

The William N. Mercer papers consist of legal documents (1874-1875) regarding Mercer's bequest of 1,000 books to the VMI Library, an invoice (1874) for medical services submitted to the executor of Mercer's estate, and a document transferring a pew in Christ Church, New Orleans, from Jane E. Barnard to Mercer (1845).

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Preferred Citation

William N. Mercer papers, 1845-1875. MS 0090. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—History—19th century Legal instruments Correspondence