George C. "Tiny" Mercer was an American man who was convicted for the rape and murder of 22-year-old Karen Keeton in Belton, Missouri, on August 31, 1978. At the time of the murder, Mercer had a charge pending against him of raping a 17-year-old girl. He was executed at the age of 44 by the state of Missouri by lethal injection. He became the first person to be executed in Missouri since 1965. His execution was carried out in the former gas chamber which was converted to use lethal injection.
[Alexandria, 2 October 1755] To Captain Thomas Waggener. As Colonel Washington has been informed by Governour Dinwiddie, that you was Dispatched from Williamsburgh before the Seventeenth of last month, with…
[7 October 1755] To Major Andrew Lewis. I am Ordered by Colonel Washington to acquaint you, that there is Clothing at Winchester, for which he sends an Order on the…
[7 October 1755] To the Store keeper at Winchester. It is Colonel Washington–s orders, that you Deliver to Captain Woodward Clothes, for the Detachment of men under his command; taking…
Winchester: October 10th 1755. To Captain Thomas Waggoner. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders, that you, with the Detachment under your Command, make all possible Dispatch to Winchester: The Times are…
[Winchester, 10 October 1755] To Major John Carlyle, at Alexandria. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders, that all the Soldiers Clothing be sent up immediately, as there are very few here,…
[Winchester, 16 October 1755] To Captain Robert Spotswood, of the Virginia Regiment. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders, that you acquaint all the Officers appointed to Rendezvous at Fredericksburgh, the 20th…
[Winchester, 18 October 1755] To Major Andrew Lewis. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders that you send a Subaltern and Twenty men with Commissary Jones, to bring in the Waggons which…
[Winchester, 30 October 1755] To Sergeant David Wilper, of the Virginia Regiment. You are hereby ordered, so soon as the Waggon arrives from the Fort, and you have got those…
[Fredericksburg, 1 November 1755] To Captain John Mercer, of the Virginia Regiment. You are hereby ordered to Rendezvous at Alexandria the first Day of December, with all the men you…
[Williamsburg, 8 November 1755] To Ensigns Dangerfield and Dean. You are hereby Ordered to continue Recruiting until the 20th December next; at which time you are peremptorily ordered to Rendezvous,…
[Williamsburg, 8 November 1755] To Captain John Savage. You will receive by Colonel Eyre £45 for Recruiting; 1 and you are allowed a further day, until the 25th of December,…
[Williamsburg, 9 November 1755] To Mr Commissary Jones, at Winchester. It is Colonel Washingtons Orders that you, until a Commissary arrives at Winchester, 1 purchase all the Pork you can…
[Williamsburg, 13 November 1755] To Doctor James Craik, of the Virginia Regiment. You are to apply to Mr Prentis or Mr Withers, to know what time the Sloop will be…