Mercer, William Newton, 1792-1874
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Mercer, William Newton, 1792-1874
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William Newton Mercer, born in Cecil County, Maryland, studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and during the War of 1812 as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army. He later was stationed in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi, as Army Post-Surgeon and established a private practice in Natchez after retiring from military service in 1821. He and his wife, Anna Eliza Farar of Adams County, Mississippi, had two daughters and lived at Laurel Hill Plantation in Adams County, where they also owned Buckhurst, Ellis Cliffs, and Ormond plantations. Mercer also owned lands in Coahoma County, Mississippi; Marshall and Macoupin counties in Illinois; and properties in New Orleans. He served on the boards of Natchez Academy and the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), and was president of the Bank of Louisiana.
William Newton Mercer (1792-1874), born in Cecil County, Md., studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and during the War of 1812 as an assistant surgeon in the U. S. Army. He later was stationed in New Orleans, La., and Natchez, Miss., as Army Post-Surgeon and established a private practice in Natchez after retiring from military service in 1821. He and his wife, Anna Eliza Farar of Adams County, Miss., had two daughters and lived at Laurel Hill Plantation in Adams County, where they also owned Buckhurst, Ellis Cliffs, and Ormond plantations. Dr. Mercer also owned lands in Coahoma County, Miss.; Marshall and Macoupin counties in Illinois; and properties in New Orleans. He served on the boards of Natchez Academy and the University of Louisiana (an earlier name of Tulane University), and was president of the Bank of Louisiana.
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Cotton growing
Physicians
Plantation owners
Plantations
Tuberculosis
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New Orleans (La.)
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Laurel Hill Plantation (Miss.)
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Natchez (Miss.)
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Mississippi--Adams County
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Ellis Cliffs Plantation (Miss.)
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Southern States
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Laurel Hill Plantation (Miss.)
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Louisiana--New Orleans
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Louisiana
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Buckhurst Plantation (Miss.)
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Mississippi--Adams County
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Mississippi
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Ormond Plantation (Miss.)
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Natchez (Miss.)
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New Orleans (La.)
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