. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PERSONAL ACTIVITIES During the 1 730"s Mercer recorded a iiiiniiiuiin of recreational activities. Those that he did list are representative of the society of which he was a part. Making wagers was a favorite anmscnient. For example, he was owed £7 16s. by "Cbl" George Braxton To a Wager you laid n\c at Cap' Rob' Brooke's house before M'James Rcid, Will"' Brooke &c Six Guineas to one that Col" Spotswood would not during the Reign of K. George that now is, procure a Commission as Chief or Lieu' Ciov' of \'
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. PERSONAL ACTIVITIES During the 1 730"s Mercer recorded a iiiiniiiuiin of recreational activities. Those that he did list are representative of the society of which he was a part. Making wagers was a favorite anmscnient. For example, he was owed £7 16s. by "Cbl" George Braxton To a Wager you laid n\c at Cap' Rob' Brooke's house before M'James Rcid, Will"' Brooke &c Six Guineas to one that Col" Spotswood would not during the Reign of K. George that now is, procure a Commission as Chief or Lieu' Ciov' of \'; In 1731 he paid William Brent "By a pistole won of me about Hedgman's wrestling with and throwing Fra*' Dade. £'" He also paid £2 10s. to James Markham "By [my] part on the Race on Stotham's ; There aic other scattered references to wagers on horseraces. Mercer had become a vestryman in Ovei-wharton Parish as early as 1730, and appears to have been made responsible for all legal matters pertaining to that church. His account, shown in detail in Appen- dix G, is of interest in showing that violations of moral law were held accountable to the church and that fines for convictions were paid to the church. Mercer, representing the parish, collected a portion of each fine as his fee. Most of his energies now seem to have been divided between the law and the substantial responsibilities for managing his plantations. The increasing extent of tobacco cultivation is revealed in the tobacco account with ''M'' Jonathan Foward, Merchant in London" (presumably John Foward, mentioned earlier), extending from 1733 to 1743. This account lists shipments of 129 hogsheads of tobacco, totaling £643 Is. lid. (if we include a few extraneous items, such as "To an over charge in Lemons" and "To a Still charg'd never sent"). Several similar accounts involve proceeds from tobacco. In 1734 and 1738, for example, he shipped 54 hogsheads t
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