Mercer, Charles Fenton, 1778-1858
Gen. Charles Fenton Mercer was the son of James Mercer and Eleanor Dick Mercer of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and he attended Princeton University, afterwards accepting an commission from President George Washington. He helped in the defense of Norfolk during the War of 1812. Mercer practice law in Loudoun County, served in the Virginia House of Delegates, and as a U.S. Congressman from 1817-1839. Mercer was opposed to slavery and was active in the American Colonization Society, which promoted repatriation of free people of color and emancipated people back to Africa. He's buried in Union Cemetery in Leesburg.
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[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, October 30, 1824]
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing what she saw of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the United States.