History & Science
Hugh Mercer T-shirt
The Hugh Mercer T-shirt is a Honeyman Tees print-on-demand tee from the History & Science collection. The design shows Hugh Mercer in a tricorne and blue general's coat, grinding herbs with a mortar and pestle beside a stool with a jar of herbs, saying “Fled Scotland. Opened a pharmacy. Became a general.” Available on Etsy.
“Fled Scotland. Opened a pharmacy. Became a general.”
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About this design
A general's coat, a sword and a mortar full of herbs.
The story behind it
Hugh Mercer, a Scottish-trained doctor, served as a surgeon at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and then fled to America, where he ran an apothecary shop in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In June 1776 the Continental Congress made him a brigadier general.
Proposed colors: Natural
Mockups show the print at true scale on a size M tee. Colors are proposed, not final.
Where to buy
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