Titles. 1835-1836.

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Titles. 1835-1836.

Attested copies of the muniments of title to the estates of the trustees of George Mercer esq., deceased, situate in the parish of Gheringhap, in the County of Grant, in the Colony of Victoria. Also a letter to J.A. Ferguson dated 25 Nov., 1920.

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Mercer, George

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Epithet: Lieutenant -Colonel, ADQMG British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000304.0x0003d9 George Mercer was a member of a wealthy Scottish family. He had a commission in the East India Company's marines and then became a merchant in Calcutta. There he had connections with Charles Swanston and Thomas Learmonth who later settled in Australia. He established himself as a merchant in Edinburgh and, in 1833, on Swanston's...