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	Hugh Mercer at AllExperts
		Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a brigadier general of the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington.
		Although it is only rumored that Hugh Mercer exclusively originated Washington's daring plan to cross the Delaware River and surprise the Hessians at the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776, what is confirmed is that he was a major contributor.
		Hugh Mercer was then carried to the field hospital in the Thomas Clarke House (now a museum) at the eastern end of the battle field.
	en.allexperts.com /e/h/hu/hugh_mercer.htm (1591 words)

	Hugh Mercer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hugh Mercer (January 17, 1726 – January 12, 1777) was a physician, a brigadier general in the Continental Army and a close friend to George Washington.
		Mercer died as a result of his wounds received at the Battle of Princeton and became a fallen hero and rallying symbol of the American Revolution.
		Mercer was born near Rosehearty, at the manse of Pitsligo Kirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to Presbyterian Minister, Reverend William Mercer of Pitsligo Parish Church and Ann Monro.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hugh_Mercer (1456 words)

	Picture of the Week Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hugh Mercer was born in Scotland in 1726 and studied to be a doctor there.
		A statue to memorialize Hugh Mercer was erected in the green on Washington Avenue, across from Kenmore, in 1906.
		Sacred to the memory of Hugh Mercer, Brigadier-General in the Army of the United States; he died on the 12th of January, 1777, of the wounds he received on the 3rd of the same month, near Princetown, in New Jersey, bravely defending the liberties of America.
	www.kenmore.org /foundation/pic_of_week/041006.html (343 words)

	Hugh Mercer: An unexpected life
		Hugh Mercer was born in 1726 into a family of Presbyterian ministers in the lowlands of Scotland near Aberdeen.
		Mercer's principal mission was to prepare the road to Fort Duquesne, and Washington's was to advance to the post at Loyalhanna (today Ligonier), halfway to the fort.
		Mercer instructed his executors to sell all his town lots, including his residence, and to build a new dwelling at the farm if the old farmhouse was not satisfactory to his wife.
	www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2004/092004/09042004/1488210/printer_friendly (2947 words)

	ArtsPoint Feature Article: General Hugh Mercer: Highland Rebel and Hero of the American Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hugh Mercer's memory is especially deserving of recollection and respect.
		Hugh Mercer was born in 1726 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
		Mercer was shot in his right arm during the raid, and almost taken by the enemy.
	www.artspoint.org /articles/columns2.asp?column_id=476&column_type= (1436 words)

	RCW - History - Hugh Mercer
		Ironically, Hugh's grandfather Sir Robert Monro was a commander in the Hanovarian army.
		When Colonels Hugh Mercer and George Washington met for the first time they bonded a friendship that endured till the end.
		Hugh Mercer's father and mother are buried at Rosehearty cemetery close by the church William served so well for 47 years.
	www.rosehearty.co.uk /history/mercer.htm (469 words)

	Hugh Mercer - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		A physician, he was a surgeon in the forces of Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender) and after the defeat at Culloden (1746) emigrated to America.
		In the French and Indian Wars, Mercer served with Edward Braddock (1755) and John Forbes (1758) in their expeditions against Fort Duquesne.
		Mercer moved to Virginia, and, at the start of the American Revolution, helped organize the Virginia militia.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-E-Mercer-H.html (451 words)

	We honored Hugh Mercer, but where were the kids? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On April 9, Hugh Mercer was remembered and honored as a part of the Scottish Tartan Day observances.
		Gathered at the Hugh Mercer Monument were Mayor Tomzak, members of the Fredericksburg Scottish Society (with flags, banners, and a piper), members of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Culpeper Minutemen, the Fielding Lewis Chapter, and the Virginia State SAR Color Guard.
		Mercer was bayoneted and left for dead by English soldiers at the Battle of Princeton.
	www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2005/042005/04222005/1731802/palm (227 words)

	In search of Hugh Mercer's Scottish roots
		Tankersley, principal of Hugh Mercer Elementary School in Fredericksburg, keenly believes in the importance of history in the lives of her students.
		Mercer was brave, loyal, fair, responsible, persevering and dependable, she said.
		There are also plans to recognize some of the heroic acts of Mercer at appropriate times throughout the year, she said.
	fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2007/012007/01272007/253707/palm (983 words)

	Early History of Mercer County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mercer County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on March 17, 1837, from parts of Giles and Tazewell counties (Virginia).
		The county was named in honor of Brigadier General Hugh Mercer (1725-1877).
		Captain William Smith (1774-1859) was the leading citizen in the community and donated one and a half acres of land for the courthouse.
	www.polsci.wvu.edu /wv/Mercer/merhistory.html (568 words)

	HUGH WEEDON MERCER, CSA
		Hugh Weedon Mercer was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on November 27, 1808.
		Mercer was relieved of command, and sent to Savannah, serving under Lt. Gen.
		Mercer traveled to Baden Baden, Germany, in order to find a cure for illness.
	www.multied.com /bio/CWcGENS/CSAMercer.html (253 words)

	And the Angels Sing by Gail Jarvis
		Hugh’s grandson, and Johnny’s great-grandfather, Hugh Weedon Mercer relocated to Savannah and became a general in the Confederate army.
		Mercer also won an Academy Award for In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (1951), a song that was used in Here Comes the Groom.
		An enjoyable collection of Mercer songs by contemporary artists is Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Clint Eastwood’s companion CD for his film of the same name.
	www.lewrockwell.com /jarvis/jarvis86.html (1970 words)

	American Memory from the Library of Congress - Browse by
		Hugh Mercer to James Madison, August 22, 1825.
		Hugh Mercer to James Madison, January 17, 1828.
		Hugh Mercer to James Madison, November 2, 1833.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/collections/madison_papers/titleH3.html (344 words)

	Mercer Hugh: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Hugh Mercer, native Scot, friend and physician of George Washington, was a general in the Continental Army who lost his life in...
		Sword in hand, General Hugh Mercers bronze form overlooks the centre...local woman wrote in with the name Hugh Mercer.
		Hugh Mercer was mortally wounded in the attack.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/mercer-hugh.jsp?l=M&p=4 (1400 words)

	RCW - History - Hugh Mercer
		Ironically, Hugh's grandfather Sir Robert Monro was a commander in the Hanovarian army.
		Douglas Freeman, an important military biographer, wrote in his work on Washington, that Brigadier General Hugh Mercer's magnitude was such that have been Washington's superior.
		Hugh Mercer's father and mother are buried at Rosehearty cemetery close by the church William served so well for 47 years.
	www.rosehearty.com /history/mercer.htm (469 words)

	Maine Local Government - Town of Mercer - Main Page
		Mercer is a town in Somerset County incorporated on June 22, 1804 from Industry Plantation.
		First settled in the early-1780's, it was named for Revolutionary War Brigadier-General Hugh Mercer.
		With forty-one residents in 1800, Mercer exploded to a population of 1,432 by 1840.
	www.maine.gov /local/somerset/mercer (138 words)

	Mercer County, NJ Genealogy Forum
		Re: Hendrickson in Mercer County - Jude 5/06/05
		Townsends in Mercer County - Juliet Moritz 7/03/03
		Deegans, Brophys and McCues in Mercer County - Mary Richardson 3/08/02
	genforum.genealogy.com /nj/mercer (2203 words)

	Mercer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mercer (occupation) - The original definition of a Mercer is a merchant or trader, though its current meaning is more specifically a merchant who deals in textiles.
		Major Mercer, a Parliamenterian cavalry officer who fought at the Battle of Worcester.
		Patrick Mercer UK Conservative Member of Parliament, 25 years in army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercer (138 words)

	hugh weedon mercer t-shirt and apparel from Zazzle.com
		Hugh Weedon Mercer (November 27, 1808 – June 9, 1877) was an officer in the United States Army and then a Confederate general during the American Civil War.---------------------------------- Hugh W. Mercer was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to a wealthy and well-known family.
		Mercer worked as a bank cashier, and was an artillery officer in the local militia.
		Mercer was relieved of command and sent home to Savannah, serving under Lt. Gen.
	www.zazzle.com /product/235944738647108023 (469 words)

	Monuments in the local area
		Bronze statue of Hugh Mercer (by Edward V. Valentine) erected in 1906 by the U.S. Government. In 1761, on the advice of Washington, Mercer opened an apothecary shop in Fredericksburg.
		Mercer was a general in the Revolutionary War and was killed at the Battle of Princeton in January 12, 1777.
		His Grandson was Hugh Weedon Mercer a Confederate General in the Civil War.
	www.simplyfredericksburg.com /visit/monuments/monuments.shtml (362 words)

	Hugh Mercer Apothecary - APVA Preservation Virginia
		Mercer served the citizens of Fredericksburg with medicines and treatments of the time.
		Mercer practiced medicine for fifteen years in Fredericksburg.
		Mercer left his practice to join the Revolutionary army and died as a Brigadier General at the Battle of Princeton.
	www.apva.org /hughmercerapothecary (89 words)

	Hugh Mercer
		He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, became a physician, and was assistant surgeon in the army of Prince Charles Edward in 1745.
		Although surrounded by the British, he arose, refused quarter, defended himself with his sword, and after a brief struggle, in which he was repeatedly bayoneted, was left for dead on the field.
		Mercer county, Kentucky, is named in his honor.
	www.famousamericans.net /hughmercer (530 words)

	Hugh Mercer
		Hugh Mercer Plaque at the Mercer County Courthouse
		Portrait of Gen. Hugh Mercer at the Mercer County Courthouse
		He was with Washington’s arms’ in its retreat across New Jersey, assisted in the capture of the Hessian troops at Trenton after the crossing of the Delaware on Christmas, 1776.
	www.rootsweb.com /~pamercer/PA/Biographies/hughmercer/hugh_mercer.htm (453 words)

	Composers M
		In 1942, Mercer founded Capitol Records with two partners, serving as talent scout and company president, and he was the first president of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
		Mercer recorded a number of duets with various great artists of the period, including "Friendship" with Judy Garland, for Decca Records.
		Mercer died in Bel Air, California on June 25, 1976.
	www.classicmoviemusicals.com /compm.htm (1438 words)

	Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Fredericksburg \| Frommers.com
		Although he was a noted physician, Dr. Hugh Mercer was better known as a warrior.
		Born in Scotland in 1726, he fled to Pennsylvania after choosing the wrong side in the "Bonnie Prince Charlie" rebellion of 1745-46.
		Since opium, the only known anesthesia, was too expensive and difficult to obtain, those waiting for treatment were often put to work holding down the screaming wretch under the knife.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/fredericksburg/A31485.html (394 words)

	Hugh Mercer, Jr. Collection, ca. 1937 - ca. 1973 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		was the nephew of Johnny Mercer and son of Johnny Mercer’s half-brother Hugh Mercer.
		The correspondence includes several letters from Johnny Mercer to both the senior and junior Hugh Mercer; the greeting cards include several Christmas cards from Johnny and Ginger Mercer and their children.
		Ann Mercer Klein, cousin of Hugh Mercer, Jr., and niece of Johnny Mercer, donated the materials.
	www.library.gsu.edu /spcoll/collections/music/m2001-7.htm (227 words)

	Parent Reviews of Hugh Mercer Elementary School - Fredericksburg, Virginia - VA
		"My son has been at Hugh Mercer since the 1st grade and is now going to the 4th.
		Hugh Mercer is a wonderful school that has an outstanding staff of teachers and office personel that are loving and caring and always helpful.
		My family loves Hugh Mercer, we are looking forward to our 5 year old attending there in the fall!
	www.greatschools.net /modperl/parents/VA/716 (224 words)

	Mercer County history sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Misadventure in Princeton in 1852; Or An Englishman's Thrilling Experiences in Mercer County.
		"Bicentennial Salute to Mercer County," WV Hillbilly, 3-6-1976.
		"Mercer County's Share of the Roaring 20's in Courthouse Vault," Bluefield Daily Telegraph, n.d.
	www.wvculture.org /history/counties/mercer.html (1145 words)

	Hugh Mercer Programs: Reading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shared reading is a means of introducing the SOL skills at each grade level to all the students in a class.
		Hugh Mercer's teachers recognize a strong correlation between the number of minutes per day a child reads and how they score on standardized test.
		Because of the research, we have developed a balanced literacy program that allows children to practice their reading skills independently.
	www.cityschools.com /cityschools/hughmercer/Programs/Reading/General_Information.html (249 words)

	Mercer County, Ohio, Genealogy
		Formed from Darke Co. in 1820, Mercer County, Ohio, was named for Revolutionary War hero General Hugh Mercer.
		Sponsored by the Mercer Co. Chapter of OGS.
		Mercer Co. Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
	www.calweb.com /~wally/mercer (888 words)

	AllRefer.com - Hugh Mercer (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Hugh Mercer (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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		Hugh Mercer[mUr´sur] Pronunciation Key, c.1725–1777, American Revolutionary general, b.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/E-Mercer-H.html (200 words)

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