Hugh Mercer Apothecary - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Mercer Apothecary - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Mercer Apothecary was an apothecary founded by Hugh Mercer in the mid-18th century. Mercer was a doctor who fled Scotland after the Battle of Culloden. He travelled to Pennsylvania, where he met Colonel George Washington during the French and Indian War and later moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia, on Washington's advice to practice medicine and operate an apothecary. Read more on Wikipedia
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