Autograph letter signed from W. Newton Mercer, New Orleans, to James Henry Hackett [manuscript], 1856 January.

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Autograph letter signed from W. Newton Mercer, New Orleans, to James Henry Hackett [manuscript], 1856 January.

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Thanks Hackett for the package he sent. Address appears on item as: Canal St.

1 item ; 17 x 14 cm.

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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, w...

Hackett, James Henry, 1800-1871

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Early American character actor. From the description of Letters : New York and Philadelphia to George Peabody, 1863 Feb, 3, 10, 23. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39472713 Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001109.0x0003ac American actor, comedian. From the description of Letter: Adelphi Hotel, [England?], to [Sheridan?] Muspratt, 1851 Mar. 5. (Abraham ...