Mercer, Hugh, approximately 1725-1777

LC control no.	n 88027740
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Mercer, Hugh, approximately 1725-1777 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Mercer, Hugh, 1725 (ca.)-1777 Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777
Other standard no.	48305853
Associated country	United States
Associated place	Pennsylvania
Birth date	1725~
Death date	1777-01-12
Place of birth	Pitsligo (Scotland) Fort Pitt (Pa.)
Found in	NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Watson family. Papers, 1750-1826 (Mercer, Hugh (1725-1777)) LC data base, 8/15/1988 (hdg.: Mercer, Hugh, 1725 (ca.)-1777) DAB (Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777; Revolutionary War officer) Digital encyclopedia of George Washington, March 23, 2024: home >> Subject [Military] >> Type [Biography] (Hugh Mercer; born in Pitsligo, Scotland on January 16, 1726; died on January 12, 1777 from wounds suffered on January 3, 1777 at the Battle of Princeton; Once the post [i.e., Fort Duquesne] was taken, Mercer was selected to command "the point" for nine tenuous months until construction on Fort Pitt could begin.) <https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/hugh-mercer/>
Invalid LCCN	n 88126875