Mrs. Mercy Gordon seeking Governor Wilson

The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA)

August 28, 1875

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INFORMATION WANTED.

INFORMATION IS WANTED OF GOVERNOR WIL-
SON [Wilson], [undecipherable] called "GOVERNOR DUKE," who
went from Tennessee [?] to California over twenty years
ago. Address his Sister, MRS. MERCY GORDON, No.
[undecipherable] Cedar Street, Nashville, Tenn.

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Mrs. Mercy Gordon seeking Governor Wilson who traveled from Tennessee to California around twenty years ago. He is sometimes called Governor Duke. This ad ran forty-eight times between July 24, 1875 and July 15, 1876.

Date
August 28, 1875
Searcher Location

Nashville, Tennessee

Searchee Location

California

Tennessee

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Carly Beehler

Citation
"Mrs. Mercy Gordon seeking Governor Wilson," The Pacific Appeal (San Francisco, CA), August 28, 1875, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 21, 2026, https://informationwanted.org/items/show/4657

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