George Robertson
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George Robertson was born in Mercer County in 1790. As an adult he was friends with Abraham Lincoln until their policies on slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation strained their relationship. Robertson’s sister, Charlotte, was Robert Letcher’s second wife.
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Historical Marker #714 indicates the house (added to the original log cabin from 1798) in which several congressmen and other important gentleman were said to have lived. Those men included Governor…