Quote Originally Posted by Mael Coluim View Post
The Fredericksburg Scottish Society will be out Tartan Day at the Apothecary Shop in the Historic Area of the City. The Apothecary Shop was owned by Hugh Mercer who came to Virginia from Culloden Moor serving as a physician to Bonnie Prince Charlie. He would give his life to his new homeland serving as a General to George Washington at the Battle of Trenton.

So, Malcolm if you would like any reinforcements from the Virginia rabble to take Alexandria on the evening of the fifth let it be known.
Just a slight correction: Hugh Mercer was killed at Princeton in January 1777. I've always wondered what role he would have played in the Revolution had he lived. He truly was an unsung American hero.

T.