Mercer, Hugh, approximately 1725-1777

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Virginian physician, and French and Indian War and Revolutionary War officer.

From the description of Letters of Hugh Mercer, 1767-1774. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32960048

Brigadier General Mercer served in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.

From the description of ALS, 1776 July 22 : Perth Amboy, to General George Washington. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13767822

Brigadier General Mercer served in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton during the Revolutionary War; here a Colonel.

From the description of ALS, l760 April 23 : Fort Augusta, to unknown. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 12591711

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referencedIn Bradford, William, 1755-1795. Manuscripts on Indian affairs, 1737-1775, [n.d.]. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca.1721-1777. Letter, 1776 October 13. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Collins, Varnum Lansing, 1870-1936. Correspondence, 1929-1931. Historical Society of Princeton
creatorOf [Hugh Mercer, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Shepherd, Andrew. Account book, 1773-1790. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Weedon, George, 1734-1793. Account book [manuscript], 1777-1793. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777. Letters of Hugh Mercer, 1767-1774. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Burd, James, 1726-1793. Burd-Shippen Papers, 1740-1792 (bulk). American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Hale, Henry E. (Henry Ewing), 1840-1925. Register of visitors to "Mercer Room" and Princeton battlefield, 1876-1921. Historical Society of Princeton
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
creatorOf Livingston, William, 1723-1790. William Livingston family papers, 1695-1788. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Miller family. Papers of the Miller family, 1806-1914. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777. ALS, 1776 July 22 : Perth Amboy, to General George Washington. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume VI, miscellany, 1774-1807 Cornell University Library
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777. Papers of Hugh Mercer, 1777-1813. Library of Congress
creatorOf Taylor family. Papers : letters, legal documents, deeds, surveys, and maps, 1799-1828. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777. ALS, l760 April 23 : Fort Augusta, to unknown. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815. Papers, 1756-1816. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Andrew Shepherd Account Book, 1773-1790. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
referencedIn Weedon, George, 1734-1793. Account book, 1777-1793. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Weedon, George, 1734-1793. Ltne. Col. Geo. Weedon, Springfield Camp [Va.] June 18, 1776 [to] James Hunter, jun., esq., Mercer's, Fredericksburg [Va.] for Brig. Mercer. California State University, Long Beach
referencedIn Innes, James, 1754-1798. Letter, 1777, Jan. 28 : Fredericksburg, to Mrs. Gordon. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777. Ledger, 1771-1775 : Fredericksburg, Virginia. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
creatorOf Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777. Will 1776 March 20. William & Mary Libraries
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associatedWith Andrew Shepherd, fl. 1773-1790 person
associatedWith Brockenbrough, John, 1774-1852. person
associatedWith Burd, James, 1726-1793. person
associatedWith Clements, Ewen. person
associatedWith Collins, Varnum Lansing, 1870-1936. person
associatedWith Dearborn, Frederick M. (Frederick Myers), b. 1876 person
associatedWith Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809. person
associatedWith Fitzhugh, Henry, 1723-1783. person
associatedWith Fitzhugh, John, d. 1826. person
associatedWith Fitzhugh, William, 1741-1809. person
associatedWith Hale, Henry E. (Henry Ewing), 1840-1925. person
associatedWith Hamilton, James. person
associatedWith Innes, James, 1754-1798. person
associatedWith Julian, John. person
associatedWith Lee, Thomas Ludwell, 1730-1778. person
associatedWith Lewis, Fielding, 1725-1781 or 2. person
associatedWith Madison, James, 1751-1836. person
associatedWith Miller family. family
associatedWith Morgan, John, 1735-1789, person
associatedWith Page, James Taylor. person
associatedWith Page, Mann, 1749-1781. person
associatedWith Shepherd, Andrew. person
associatedWith Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815. person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Taylor family. person
associatedWith Thornton, John T., d. 1862. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Continental Army. corporateBody
associatedWith Washington, Charles, b. 1738. person
associatedWith Washington, George, 1732-1799. person
associatedWith Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789. person
associatedWith Weedon, George, 1734-1793. person
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Birth 1725-01-17

Death 1777-01-12

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