| | Page |
| Preface | vii |
| History | 3 |
| 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 |
| Archeology and Architecture | 65 |
| 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 |
| Artifacts | 123 |
| XV. | Ceramics | 125 |
| XVI. | Glass | 145 |
| XVII. | Objects of personal use | 155 |
| XVIII. | Metalwork | 159 |
| XIX. | Conclusion | 173 |
| General Conclusions | 175 |
| XX. | Summary of findings | 177 |
| Appendixes | 181 |
| 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, 1767 | 209 |
