General and Brother Hugh Mercer
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Name
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General and Brother Hugh Mercer.pdf
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Speaker
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Rt. Wor. Shelby L. Chandler
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Presented
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George Washington Lodge of Research No. 1732
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Date Presented
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11/04/2022
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Category
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Biography
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Keywords
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American History;#George Washington
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Spreading
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262
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Pages
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Summary
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Brother Hugh Mercer, physician for Mary Washington, was a member of Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4. This paper provides a biography of his life and Masonic career. He is elected Captain of a Virginia militia company, and ends up promoted to Brigadier General. He is later slain in battle to avoid capture, as the British mistake him for General Washington.