This work forms volume 253 of the _Bulletin_ series.
FRANK A. TAYLOR _Director, United States National Museum_
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
I. Official port towns in Virginia and origins of Marlborough 5 II. John Mercer's occupation of Marlborough, 1726-1730 15 III. Mercer's consolidation of Marlborough, 1730-1740 21 IV. Marlborough at its ascendancy, 1741-1750 27 V. Mercer and Marlborough, from zenith to decline, 1751-1768 49 VI. Dissolution of Marlborough 61
VII. The site, its problem, and preliminary tests 67 VIII. Archeological techniques 70 IX. Wall system 71 X. Mansion foundation (Structure B) 85 XI. Kitchen foundation (Structure E) 101 XII. Supposed smokehouse foundation (Structure F) 107 XIII. Pits and other structures 111 XIV. Stafford courthouse south of Potomac Creek 115
XV. Ceramics 125 XVI. Glass 145 XVII. Objects of personal use 155 XVIII. Metalwork 159 XIX. Conclusion 173
A. Inventory of George Andrews, Ordinary Keeper 183 B. Inventory of Peter Beach 184 C. Charges to account of Mosley Battaley 185 D. "Domestick Expenses," 1725 186 E. John Mercer's reading, 1726-1732 191 F. Credit side of John Mercer's account with Nathaniel Chapman 193 G. Overwharton Parish account 194 H. Colonists identified by John Mercer according to occupation 195 I. Materials listed in accounts with Hunter and Dick, Fredericksburg 196 J. George Mercer's expenses while attending college 197 K. John Mercer's library 198 L. Botanical record and prevailing temperatures, 17 209 M. Inventory of Marlborough, 1771 211
Figure John Mercer's Bookplate 1 Survey plates of Marlborough 2 Portrait of John Mercer 3 The Neighborhood of John Mercer 4 King William Courthouse 5 Mother-of-pearl counters 6 John Mercer's Tobacco-cask symbols 7 Wine-bottle seal 8 French horn 9 Hornbook 10 Fireplace mantels 11 Doorways 12 Table-desk 13 Archeological survey plan 14 Portrait of Ann Roy Mercer 15 Advertisement of the services of Mercer's stallion Ranter 16 Page from Maria Sibylla Merian's _Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium efte Veranderung Surinaamsche Insecten_ 17 Aerial Photograph of Marlborough 18 Highway 621 19 Excavation plan of Marlborough 20 Excavation plan of wall system 21 Looking north 22 Outcropping of stone wall 23 Junction of stone Wall A 24 Looking north in line with Walls A and A-II 25 Wall A-II 26 Junction of Wall A-I 27 Wall E 28 Detail of Gateway in Wall E 29 Wall B-II 30 Wall D 31 Excavation plan of Structure B 32 Site of Structure B 33 Southwest corner of Structure B 34 Southwest corner of Structure B 35 South wall of Structure B 36 Cellar of Structure B 37 Section of red-sandstone arch 38 Helically contoured red-sandstone 39 Cast-concrete block 40 Dressed red-sandstone block 41 Fossil-embedded black sedimentary stone 42 Foundation of porch at north end of Structure B 43 Plan of mansion house 44 The Villa of "the magnificent Lord Leonardo Emo" 45 Excavation plan of Structure E 46 Foundation of Structure E 47 Paved floor of Room X, Structure E 48 North wall of Structure E 49 Wrought-iron slab 50 Excavation plan of structures north of Wall D 51 Structure F 52 Virginia brick from Structure B 53 Structure D 54 Refuse found at exterior corner of Wall A-II and Wall D 55 Excavation plan of Structure H 56 Structure H 57 1743 drawing showing location of Stafford courthouse 58 Enlarged detail from figure 58 59 Excavation plan of Stafford courthouse foundation 60 Hanover courthouse 61 Plan of King William courthouse 62 Tidewater-type pottery 63 Miscellaneous common earthenware types 64 Buckley-type high-fired ware 65 Westerwald stoneware 66 Fine English stoneware 67 English Delftware 68 Delft plate 69 Delft plate 70 Whieldon-type tortoiseshell ware 71 Queensware 72 Fragment of Queensware 73 English white earthenwares 74 Polychrome Chinese porcelain 75 Blue-and-white Chinese porcelain 76 Blue-and-white Chinese porcelain 77 Wine bottle 78 Bottle seals 79 Octagonal spirits bottle 80 Snuff bottle 81 Glassware 82 Small metalwork 83 Personal miscellany 84 Cutlery 85 Metalwork 86 Ironware 87 Iron door and chest hardware 88 Tools 89 Scythe 90 Farm gear 91